Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-18
JUBILEE SERVICES.
A Memorable Week for St. Paufs
Evangelical Congregation.

| watch will long be remem bered by the
members of st. Paul's Evangelical
/ Church and their friends. as it marked
LIE nItle5h anniversary of the or
gsnlzatlon OF the congregation and
TIE thlrtleth anniversary of the or
| gsniZatiOn of the Ladies' society OF
that church. The edifice was
beautifully decorated with palms,
| MOVERS ana evergreens. The numbers
1858, "50'' and 1879 were hand
l-somely displayed. At each of the
three services, which were held in
the morning, afternoon and evening,
the church was crowded to overflow
ing, not only by members of st. Pauls,
| but also by their friends and men,
bers of other churches of the city.
The following out-of-town clergymen
assisted the Rev. E. G. Grauer in the
services: Rev. f. Schaer Of Shermer-
vile, Ill, former pastor of the church;
Rev. III. Meier of Milwaukee, presi-
dent OF the Wisconsin district of the
Evangelical Synod of North America;
Rev. 4. Kuether of Ripon, Wis, a.
former Wausau boy, who was con-
frlned and ordained in St. PauPs
church, and Rev. G. Betz of Schotield.
Otaer ministers, who were not attend
ing the services, sent congratulations,
among them being Rev. FL. Gammert
of Merrill, and Rev. f. G. Ludwig, Of
Milwaukee.
The sermons delivered by the par
tlclpating ministers were appropriate
to che occasion and were very impress
sive. Music lovers, who attended the
services, were delighted by the selec-
lions which were rendered, among
them being organ solos, duets and
chcir numbers. Three selections by
the Wausau Liederkranz were favor
ably rendered. Another special fea-
ture OF the evening service was 1.-The
Holy City," played by q. 5. Cone and
four members of his band-four corr
nets and one trombone-with organ
accompaniment.
Last evening there was reception
given at Elk's hall for the members
anC families of the congregation. The
hall was crowded to its fullest extent.
There were brief talks by Rev.
Grs,uer, VIM. YELLOW, John Ringle
and Carl Lutz. The juvenile band of
the church furnished music. There
were several selections rendered by
the choir and one by the Liederkranz
society, and solos by Miss Selma
Pagenkopf, Miss Helen and Max Veh-.
low and Bernhard Riebe, as were also
two recitation numbers delivered by
Miss Pagenkopf and DR.. P. A., Riebe.
1t was a notable event in the history
of the church. ,oJh
Next Sunday, Feb. %, there will j6e
two more special services at St: Papl's
church. At 10 a. m. reunion SER
vice will be held for all those who
were confirmed at this church within
the last fifty years. A large number
of these, who now reside in other
cities, and whose addresses could be
secured, have received special invita-
lions from the Rev. E. G. Grauer and
members of the church, and it is eX-
pected that quite a number of them
will attend. At this service the Rev.
Paul Gehm of Piqua, Ohio, and Rev.
Emil Kollath of Calumet Harbor,
Wis, former Wausau boys, will de-
liver the sermons.
At 7:30 .. No. there will be a service
in memory of those who have depart-
ed from the congregation within the
last fifty years. The Rev. r. Grune-
valid of WauwatoSa, Wis, another
former Wausau boy, will address the
congregation. This service will mark
the closing of the 50th anniversary
celebration. A4
In 1868 the St. Paul's Evangelical
church was organized under the name
of the Omitted German Evangelical
church," and during that year the
congregation built its first church,
a mparatiyely small place of w9r-F
ship. 1t occupied the same site as
does the present church, at the corner
of Fifth and Washington streets. In
1863, it was in the outskirts of the.
town and east of it were cut over
lands and as wild otherwise as natuIes
made them. Some of the first menu
bers and workers of the church were
such we'll known citizens as Bartholea
NEW Ringle, Jacob Paff, Philip Wer.
helm, August Kickbusch, Conrad
Anthem, George Werheinl, Anton Dern,
Casper Seim, Jacob Kolter, August
Deichsel, Aug. Lemke, Balsar Will
liams; and many other well-known
citizens associated themselves a little
later, among them +. W. Kickbusch,
Anton Schuetz, Henry Adam, Frank
Wartman, Conrad Binzer, Jacob Koi-
ter, 'Yoessner, Richard Bauman,
John AgeIer, August Predel, Carl Pa
genkopf, John Bandelow, John Ringle
and Gustav Mueller.
1t has always been one of the most
prominent of our German churches.
The small church first built became too
small and another had to be erected
and in 1886 the present beautiful
church was the result of the work of
the congregation. These have been
the pastors: Rev. Waldman, Rev.
Stoeffler, Rev. Leupp, Rev. P. Albert
Rev. F. Kern, Rev. Reinecke, Rev.
Linder, Rev. @. Schaer, Rev. +. Schaer
and Rev. e. G. Grauer. rs 81
The church today is one OF the most
prosperous and growing ones of our.
city and promises to continue to con-
tribute to Wausau's welfare in the
future as in the past,
The present officers OF the church,
are: g41Glst
President-Fred Vehlow. 0 e5Ioi
Secretary-Henry Juers. s
I'reaSurer-Carl Lott. So
The above with the following COM
pose the Board of Trustees: Henry
Pagenkopf, H. G. Bratz, John Bande-
low, f. Schumacher, Hilmar Schmidt
and John Ringle. z'l
The following young men, who were
raised within ST. Paul's congregation,
entered the Theological Seminary and
later became Evangelical minister's:
r. Grunewald, F. Kuether, Paul
Gehm, Otto Ringle and Emil Kollath.
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