New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-11
HISTORY OF THE CONGREGA.
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The Ev. Lutheran St. Paul's congre
CATION OF this city was organized on July
80, 1865. The charter members were
Friedrich Book, Jonas Laudenschlaeger,
Aug. Hellmann, Herm. Kiesling, c..
PAUL., Carl Fritsche and Henry Stein
hauser ST., Of these seven Mr.. Kiesling
is the only survivor. Jonas Lauden-
schlaeger was chairman of the organiza-
ton, Friedrich Book assumed the duties
of secretary and Herm. Kiesling was
treasurer. The trustees were C.. PAUL.,
Carl Fritsche and Henry Steinhauser, ST..
Preparations. were at once initiated
for the erection of place of worship
and during September, 1865, but a few
months after the organization of the
congregation, the cornerstone of the
first Lutheran church in New Ulm was
laid. The edifce was completed and de-
dicated in June, 1866, on the site of the
present parochial school. The building
was 26x42 feet and was also used tenn
porarily as school,
Until in August, 1867, the local con-
gregation did not have an ordained min
lister to look after the spiritual welfare of
it's members, but Candidate Popp, who
was ordained later, discharged the
duties of pastor. He was called in Oct
ober, 1866, and remained in New Ulm
until the following June, when Rev. Aug.
Renter was called. He was paster of the
local church until September, 1869. Rev.
G. REIN was called in July, 1870, and
remained as paster until he died on June
%, 1882. He was the father of Prof. A.
F. and C. G. REIN of this city. Rev.
C. ]. Albrecht took up his duties as pas
tor during the month of August of that
year. He has been pastor ever since.
The first parsonage of the local Luz
theran congregation was erected in 1868,
of brick, on the present site of the new
Concordia club house, and south of the
first church. This was used until 1890,
when the present parsonage, located
across the street from the present church
building, was erected that year.
The first Lutheran parochial school
was erected in the later seventies, and
consisted of one room. This was built
between the first church and the parson-
age, or occupied the site, which is
vacant at this time and is between the
present parochial school and the club
house. No regular school was held until
in 1885, when the first teacher, H. Adele,
was employed. Prior to this time Rev.
REIN and Rev. Albrecht, held school at
intervals in the church and latter in the
school building.
Teachers Adele, Freund, Weller and
Luebkert we're only temporary instruc-
tors and remained in New Ulm but a
short time.
A frame school was erected in 1886
adjoining the present church. This
used until 1900, when the present paro-
chial school building was erected,
which is 4Ox7O feet and consists of two
stories and basement. The building is
of brick.
VIM. F. Blauert was secured as teacher
in 1883 and w. F. Muesing the following
year and both remained as instructors
in the local school, until last year, wher
the latter resigned. The former is still
here. Teacher Louis Sievert was called
in 1902 and he remained until 1908. H
Klatt was called last year to succeed
Teacher Muesing and will take up his
work in the local parochial school this fall
In 1911 school house was erected al
Essig and church services are also helc
there.
! The present church was built in tn,