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


thews, B. g. Plumer, r. 2. Manson
and j. P. West, declaring that the,
lOrganiZe themselves under the nam,
and style of the 'sFirst Universalis
Society of Wausau" as a religious
corporation. The laws in force a
that time governing the organization
Of religious societies consisted o
Chapter 66 of the revised statutes O
Wisconsin for 1858, as amended b,
chapter 337' of the laws of 1860, and a,
further amended by chapter LOB o.
the laws of 1862. This latter amend
mend is immaterial as far as thi.
matter is concerned. The declaration
was signed, witnessed and acknowl
edged in the manner required BY
Chapter 337 and filed in accordance
with its provisions. There is ne
record of any proceedings had subse
Quently until March %, 1886. II
would seem that the first record
book of the corporation must be miss
ing. 1T appears from page Is of the
present record book under date oi
April %, 1887, that Judge T. G. Ryan
made and reported as to the status oi
the society now existing "He finds
that it is legal organization. it hav.
ing been recorded in the secretary OF
states office in Madison" At this
time motion was made and carried
that the society adopt a new constitu-
tion and bylaws. This the society
had authority to do under Section 8
of Chapter 337 Of the laws of 1860
Pursuant to this motion the present
constitution and bylaws of the soci-
ETY., found at pages IS TO 2S of the
records of the society, both pages in
elusive, were adopted, section by sec
tion. The constitution as adopted be-
gins as follows:
''We, the members of the First
Universalist Society of Wausau. Wis
consin," etc.
Article of the constitution is as
follows,
"This body shall be known and dis
tinguiShed as the First Uniyersalist
Church in Wausau, Wisconsin"
At the time that this constitution
and bylaws were adopted, Chapter
337 of the laws of 1860 had been re-
pealed, excepting only in so far as
they were continued in force by Sec
tion 1895 Of the revised statutes of
1878, which section so far as material
here is as follows:
Section 1895 Every existing church
congregation or religious society, here
tofore incorporated, is hereby estab-
lished and confirmed and shall con-
tinue to be governed by the statutes
now applicable by this statute, in the
same manner as if not SO repealed,
until organized under this Chapter"
etc.
Mr.. Rosenberg further says that
he has made very thorough search
in the Office of the register of deeds,
where all certificates affecting relig-
ious corporations are required to be
recorded since the adoption of the re-
vised statutes of 1878, and / find
nothing whatever of record in that
office | conclude therefore that the
constitution and bylaws as adopted,
so far as they attempt to change the
name of the corporation were ineffect
ual for that purpose, and that the
corporation now exists by virtue of
the provisions of section 337 Of the
laws of 1860, and that if any change
of name is desired, it must be done
by amendment or reorganization in
the manner prescribed by section
1895.
In accordance with the advice and
recommendation OF Mr.. Rosenberg,
the society proceeded to re-organize
at a duly called meeting held April
II 1914, at which meeting w. B.
Soholtield, E. B. Thayer, A. L. Kreut-
er, Frank Kelly and e. A. Gooding
we're legally chosen to file articles re-
the society under the name
First Universalist Church of Wausau,
Wisconsin. At the same meeting
committee was appointed, consisting
of Rev. w. II. Gould, Judge A. II.
Reid and K. A. Gooding to prepare
new bylaws for the re-organized
society This committee reported at
a regular meeting July /, 1914, and
the bylaws as adopted are to be
found on page OF the new record
book of the First Universalist Church.
During the year 1856 a new church
building was erected on lot donated
by Mrs. Mary Scholtield on the north
west corner of Fifth and Mcclellan
streets. 1t was described at the time
in the following languages:
Its style is different from any other
church in the place being somewhat
after the ''Queen Anne" and has no
tower, but the several gables and
hutresSes are ornamented with pin
nacles. 1t is cruciform in shape and
the exterior is very neat and attrac-
tive in appearance. The whole
length including choir and study is
sixty feet: width, forty-four; height,
twenty-six. The main entrance is
from the south through small yesti-
bule which opens into a good sized
class or lecture room with auditor
iun. The auditorium is A Ss, and
and will seat two hundred people.
Over the lecture room is gallery,
seated. The full seating capacity is