Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-03

The whole of the room will be seated
with circular slips and the whole
church is to be carpeted before dedi-
cation. The basement ten feet in
the clear and the full size of the
building is eycdyated and will some
day be finished. The money 30 build
the church has been raised mostly
among the members and friends OF
the parish and the church will be
dedicated free from debt. The trus-
tees of the parish who have served as
the building committee are H. S.
Haseltine, V. A. Anderson and S. NJ
Quaw. H. S. Haseltine esuperintended
the work. The architect and builder
was William LaSelle of this city, and
he has Gone his work well and given
universal satisfaction. Mr.. Hasel-
tine too has been untiring and pains.
taking in the work entrusted to him.
All in all the church for the money
expended is very neat, attractive
and well built edifce. The Rev. B.
f. Rogers, lately state superintendent
of state Universalist churches of Iowa,
has recently been called to be the
pastor of the church. Mr.. Rogers
had served for three years as chap
lain of the Fifteenth Illinois Infan.
try in the late war. This church was
dedicated January 8, 1887. The SER
mon of dedication was preached by
Rev. DR.. RYDER of Chicago who took
for his text Revelations 2l:29. The
prayer of dedication was offered by
| the pastor, Rev. B. +. Rogers. At
the close of the services Mr.. Fl. S.
Haseltine, chairman Of the trustees
committee, announced that the church
was out OF debt. No call was made
for money for any parpose. For the
money which the church cost it is
the prettiest and best building of the
kind in the state and much credit is
due to Mr.. LaSele, the contractor
and builder, and to Mr.. Haseltine,
who has had the supervision of the
| work.
The parsonage adjoining the church
was built in 1899.
For many years the late Judge Il.
G. Ryan served the church either as
moderator or clerk. w. B. Scholfeld
succeeded Judge Ryan as moderator
and served until 1911 when he re-
signed in favor of the present incum-
bent.
The church has had as pastors since
Rev. Rogers the Rev. Joseph L. An
drews from some time in 1888 to 1891;
Rev. j. f. SCHNEIDER; Rev. w. S.
Williams 1892-1S94; Rev. Seward
Baker few months iii the year 1894;
Rev. B. F...Snook Oct. l3, 1896 to 1898,
inclusive. The church then was
without a settled pastor for con-
siderable time. The Rev. B. B. Gibbs
became pastor in 1902 and served un-
til 1907. He was followed by Rev.
T. B. t. Fisher who remained as
pastor until May, 1911. The Rev. W.
FL. Gould has served as pastor since
January l, 1912.
The church has had it's ups and
downs such as are incident to most
associations of mortals. Its periods of
encouragement and Encouragement,
but on the whole it has maintained
vigorous and helpful life.
The church property on the corner
of Fifth and Mcclellan streets was
sold to Mt. Siani congregation on
April %, 1914. A double lot on the
northeast corner of Fifth and Grant
streets was purchased of William f.
Collins on the 28th day of April, 1914.
The officers chosen at the adjourned
annual meeting held July l, 1Ol4.
The trustees for one year: A. L.
Kreutzer, j. N. Manson, C. H. Veg
ner.
The trustees for two years: E. A.
Gooding, A. H. Reid, &C. Yawkey.
The trustees for three years Karl
Mathie, E. B. Thayer, W. B. Schol-
field.
The president is Karl Mathie; Secre-
tary E. A. Gooding; Treasurer E. B.
Thayer; Chorister Mrs. j. w. Coates;
Superintendent of Sunday School, A.
L. Kreutzer; Vice Superintendent j
n. Manson; Secretary E. B. Thayer;
Assistant Secretary Roland Bartlett;
Treasurer E. A. Gooding: Musical
Director G. H. Ingraham; President
of the Sunday School Association Mrs.
C. III. Ingraham.
The day, for the second of Noyem-
Der, has been a delightful one and
added much to the success of the
occasion.