Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-29
GIBSON IS
PRESIDENT
OF Church Club of the WisCOn-
sin RIVER Valley

Johns Episcopal church in this city
Early in January invitations had
been sent out by the Vicar, Wardens
/ and Vestrymen to the churchm6n III
the towns along the Wisconsin
River Valley, inviting them to meet
the Bishop and be present at a ain
ner served at $50 in the Parish
House. The responses to the invi
tatiOns were generous and sixty
five men sat down to splendid
dinner furnished and served by the
ladies OF the church. Early in the
afternoon the visitors began to ar.
rive. In all there We're th.rty-o1e
representatives trcm seven nearby
parishes:
Fond du Lac:-Bishop Weller.
Marshfield:-ReY Father Davis
Mr.. w. H. Roddis, Mr.. E. S. Bailey,
Mr. E. B. Barr, Mr.. A. L. BouIar.e,
Mr. w D. Wheeler, Mr.. Emil Klein
er, Mr.. George thinner, Mr. Alfred
Neuman, Mr. E. S. Porrs.
Waupaca:-Re Father Wilson.
Wausau:-Hon L. A. Pradt, Rev
Father Lloyd, Mr.. J. L. Sturtevant,
Mr.. c. S. Edgar.
Mosinee:-Rev. Father Reader,
Mr.. S. B. Bugge, Mr.. A. Paramso
Mr.. L. Davis, Mr. Richard La Mere,
Mr.. Harold Tinetti, Mr. Robert La
Mere, Mr.. L. L. La Mere, Mr.. B. E.
Walters.
Stevens Point: Rev. Father Gear,
Mr.. Edward Johnson, Mr. T H.
Hanna, Judga Byron B. Park, R.
A. Cook.
Merrill: Rev. Father Vaughan.
Bishop Weller arrived on the one
o'clock train and after luncheon
with Mr.. MacKinnon was escorted
to the Parish House, where he held
an informal reception and visit the
entire afternoon, the clergy, visiting
laymen and a number of local church
men availing themselves of the I'M
usual opportunity to pass part Of the
day socially with him.
There was a service for the child
rem in the church at 4:30. AS soon
as school was out the members OF
| the Sunday 5. hoo~ cane trooping
through the church doors, occupying
all the front peWs, the visitors and
friends filling the remaining seats. A
short service, such as the children
are accustomed to having every Sun
| day, was said by the Vicar, Father
Fliedner, and after singing the chill
dren's favorite hymn, Thou didst
leave Thy throne and Thy Kingly
crown When Thou Camest to Earth
for me-" Bishop Weller stepped QoWI
from the chancel among the children
| and spoke to them in his affection:
ate. and inimitable way. 1t was a
| little. short service, but full of joy
and happiness for every attendant
After the singing of the final hymn
the Bishop dismissed the children
with his blessing, and most OF the
visiting delegates were then taken
through the Consolidated mill.
The dinner followed promptly at
$50. about thirty-five local men oi
St. Johns church sitting down with
the visiting churchmen. AS soon as
dinner was served Mr.. Gibson called
| the gathering to order and introduc-
ed Father FIiedner, who with hap
py and gracious words extended a
welcome to the honored visitors and
guests. In introducing Bishop Vel
Ter as speaker of the evening, the
toastmaster Stated that this meeting
of Iaymen in, the Wisconsin River
Valley had been called in this first
month of the fiscal year for the pur-
pose of giving Bishop Weller an
opportunity to lay before the men o
this portion of the Diocese some OF
| the problems which confronted him
and his work and also to give him
the opportunity to indicate in what
manner the laymen could help hin
TO solve these problems. Bishop
/ WeIler's address was a powerful ples
or men. He was at his best. The
antral thought which he presented
..as that of the Fatherhood, without
j.. hich universal Fatherhcod and f'
acknowledgement by men there coult
T. mo universal Brotherhood; that W
-istian men are all members o
O., family and that it is the family
hi in the church lived day by day
Ilo. ing to the good Father and eacl
onl helping his Brother, assembly
| ing frequently in the family home
thi. vas the solution of the prob
lem which confronted the Church
mot Iy in the Diocese Of Fond dl
Lac. ut in the world at large.
tt latter portion of Bishop Wei
ler's Gdress was a recommendatiol
that 1t this meeting an. organiza
ton formulated to be known a:
the = urck Club of the Wisconsin
River slley" and that such organi
zat:on e formed before adjourn
menf. officers elected and tht
next n ing place selected. The sus
| gestion ct with instant approval
Mr.. Pra- Of Wausau seemingly ex
pressed l. unanimous opinion o
the gatL ng, which was in effee
that the ption of the Bishops su:
gestion W the most obvious actsol
: to take an hat he was sure tha
o,-o,.1 man art must now be ash