Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-05-25
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in this private home by Rev. Frank
Bell. who was at that time mis-
sionary in this pioneer district. Rev.
Bell is gifted in music. With the
assistance of Mrs. Ross they organ
lied and trained choir, the first
and only one in the city. From the
very beginning music has been a po-
| tent Influence in our services and
until the past year, Mrs. Ross has
devoted her sweet voice almost ex-
clusively to the church and it's SER
vices.
From 1904 to September 1905, La
dysmith, Bruce and Weyerhaeuser
| were one charge, Rev. L. E. Squires
was the pastor and held services in
the old school building now the city
hall, Ladysmith, Sunday afternoons.
At the annual conference, held in
Madison September, 1905, Ladysmith
and Tony were combined as one
charge and Rev. J. H. Sanford was
appointed pastor. In his first re-
port to the quarterly conference,
December 20, 1905, he stated that
there were two Sunday schools with
a membership of SO, average attend
ance So and teachers 10. The total
membership of the churches was 6S.
The membership which welcomed
him to the Ladysmith circuit con-
sisted of the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Boyer, Althea Boyer, Mrs. Nc
Phail, Lester Clark, Mrs. Lester
Clark, Lulu Clough, Mrs. Ellen Ford,
Mrs. VIM. Grunner, Mrs. Harrington,
VERNE Harrington, Mrs. E. c.. Kief-
er. Mr. E. c. Kiefer, Mrs. Lelpey,
DR.. Landmark, Mrs. La Mere, Mr..
and Mrs Sam McCandless, Tilhe Nc
Candless, Leonard McCandless, Miss
Pratt, Ralph Pratt, Walter Pippin,
Mrs. Fl. R. 7. Ross, Mrs. Scoville,
Mrs. Scott, Dora Scott, Mrs. T.
Scott, Mrs. Ada Scott, Miss Martha
Smith, Miss May Smith, Mrs. F. M.
| Sergeant Mrs. VIM, Nett1e
Whicher.
Twelve of these members are still
connected with the Ladysmlth
church. Rev. Sanford reports that
the first church building was begun
December z, 1905, by Messrs. Kiefer,
Clark, Borreman. They seemed to
look forward longingly for the com
pletion of the building which we of
today are so eager to abandon for a
more splendid house of worship, one
suited for all the purposes of mod
ern up-to-date church.
Methodism in Ladysmith had heard
the voice that sang to oliver Wen
I.daM Holmes "Build thee more state
ly mansions, o my soul, as the swift
seasons roll; Leave thy low vaulted
past; let each new temple nobler
than the last, shut thee from heav-
en- with a doom more vast, Till Thou
at length are free, Leaving thine
loutgrown shell by LIES unresting
sea"
In June, 1906, Rev. d. Jayne was
Appointed to fill out the year for
REV. Sanford, who had returned to
England and served until September.
L hi aCtO
Iwere held Sunday afternoons in the
lChristian church. Rev. Haight was
district superintendent The confer
lence of 1907, appointed Rev. J. E.
WATSON, just graduated from Carrot
biblical Institute, to the local pas
ltorate. His first sermon was
lpreached on Sunday evening in Wor
Idens opera house. After that ser
Vices were held Sunday mornings in
the Odd Fellows Hail. some of us
remember yet the emblematic car.
Ipet upon the floor, bright red
adorned with three links, collins, ant
exhortations, to remember the widow
and orphans. In spite of this in
artistic environment the church grew
and in the spring Of 190S, the LOT
south of the jail, was purchased with
the help of our good friend Mr.. HI.
Weigel, who had come among us.
Thither the building which had been
begun on Lake-av was moved and
dedicated August 20, 1908, Rev.
Joseph Hardness of the city mission
in st. Paul gave the address. Rev.
f. M. Haight presiding elder and
REV. Watson assisted. The com
leption of the building was made
possible by the acceptance of a do
nation through the church extension
society of $250O0 from Mrs. S. M.
Birch, of Passaic, New jersey, on
condition that she be permitted to
name the church in memory of her
son. And so it was named 1.-THE
Samuel Arthur Birch Memorial Meth