New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-11
LUTHERAN JUBILEE
Is WELL ATTENDED
PERFECT WEATHER BRINCx
MANY VISITORS FROM OUT
SIDE TOWNS.
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY is Al
INSPIRING AND ENJOYABLE
EVENT.

Favored by ideal weather, the Jubile.
that marked the fftieth anniversary al
the St. Pauls Lutheran church provedss
success in every respect. Coming By
car and by rail, from far and near The
Lutherans of this section of the state
Joined with the local congregation in the
celebration of the fifty years of the
existence of the New Ulm church.
Nicollet, CORTLAND, Sleepy Eye, Spring
field, Mankato, Sanborn, Fairfax, Glib
bon and Morgan and many other sur
rounding towns were represented in the
long lines of automobiles that congested
the streets leading to the heights west Of
the city where the afternoon celebration
took place. 1t is estimated that nearly
hundred and fifty cars came from
distance to take part in the jubilee.
And it was, indeed, jubilee, I'D
which some three thousand peope
Joined with all their hearts. Beginning
at an early hour with the swell of old
German hymns from the belfry of the
church and ending with solemn de-
votional service late Sunday night, the
day was filled with the spirit of thanks
giving for the blessings enjoyed by thu
church thru the half century of liz
existence.
The celebration started at six O'Clock
in the morning when band climed into
the belfry of the church and played 4
number of the familiar German hymns
and choral pieces.
At ten o'clock the usual services of the
church were solemnized and Prof. AuRuH
Pieper of Wauwatosa, Wis, delivered The
sermon. The general theme OF .h;s
address was the guidance of God in the
long and prosperous career of the churck
in New Ulm. The speaker pointed out
how clearly this guidance was shown
from the struggles of the early days to
the present peaceful years. The services
were rendered more beautiful and i'm
pressive by the splendidly trained chon
OF male voices which rendered tive
splendid selections. Rev. Albrecht. ia,
SO many years the spiritual adviser of ths
church, read a history of the church from.
the time OF its organization fifty yearsaa
to the present day. This history ap
pears elsewhere in the paper.
At the conclusion of the morning
service, Prof. G. Burk was remembers
by the congregation and was presented
with handsome gold watch in token Of
their appreciation of his long work in the
church. For twenty-seven years Prof.
Burk has been the oragnist for thu
church services. He will now retin
from this position and his place is to h.
taken by the newly elected teacher. II
Klatt. Prof. Burk was visibly impressed
by this token of appreciation on the pa1x
of the church for which he has labored
so long and faithfully.
At the close of the morning services
many automobiles were pressed int
use to convey the guests to the campus Of
DR.. Martin Luther College where the
big dinner was spread and where the
afternoon social gathering and services
were held. The dinner was under The
auspices of the Ladies Aid of the church
and they were busy, indeed. SOM
$500 people were fed at dinner and nearir
5000 enjoyed the hospitality Of "a.
ladies at the evening repast. Tfae
there was enough food and to spa.e
speaks very well, indeed, for the fore
sight and management of the ladies'
The dinner was served free to the mem,
bers of the local parish and their inyit&
guests.
After dinner social hour was enicvsA
at which the members of the New m
congregation attempted to make sae
visitors from the surrounding towns FL
that the day was theirs as much N tn
home churches The mems choir aSa
the band helped to make this social ho.u
q success. At three o'clock the aftz-
noon program started. After the threr
thousand voices had made the voodeH
heights of the beautiful campus reaoa,sA
with the rendering Of Luther,s ara1t
hymn, Rev. Albrecht who presided sa1stle
servlce, introduced Rev. Cad Hrsnsw
OF kenosha, Wis. The pastr intse
duced Rev. Buenger as son a the s..
Pauls congregation. a home boy. VI
had secured his education It the loc1
college.
Rev. Buenger gave ! forcefd ..,sa
entertaining address on the growth II tt
local church from small pioneer pa9iiuh
(Centinusd q Last Sass.)