The Sauk Centre herald., 1917-01-25
former Pastors Write Letters
Golden Jubilee Services Success

l did not know there were such people.
After that we learned to trust God.
During my stay in Sauk Centre l
saved the life of Mr.. Lindbergh. He
was terribly mangled. Everybody was
poor; no one dared send for a doctor
but took the risk, did all could for
him until the surgeon came and then
helped take off his arm. The doctor
only charged $40. hustled around,
got quarter here and so cents there,
and as I remember took $500 from
my meager hoard, and paid him up.
Here is remarkable sequel. Last
winter l was in California. l wrote
to Congressman Lindbergh and sent
him my book giving an account of his
fathers injury. His daughter Jose
phlne wrote me-we had pleasant cor
respondence. Then she wrote me she
was going to be married June ID and
| wanted the man to marry her who
saved her grandpa, so 55 years after
the event had most delightful we'd
ding at Hotel bennington in Mime
| apolis. 1t was the most pleasant af-
fair ever attended. So my life has
been full Of surprises, many delight
| full ones, too..
May the richest OF Gods blessings
attend you all. May his kindly es-
corts, Goodness and Mercy" follow
you all the days of your lives.
| do not know what is before me.
keep up we'll as yet. ! gave foul
addresses in Minneapolis the firsl
week in December. / addressed oul
state association in October. | go to
Lincoln the 18th to give an address
before our state horticultural society.
l wish very much to visit Sauh
| Centre before l pass over. l usually
go to Minneapolis to the Horticultural
1 summer meeting.
My wife is slowly dying of Brights
disease. The expenses of nurses are
high, but if I should go, if your PEI
pie would be wiling to pay the fare
from Minneapolis and back again, l
think l could make it.
Again, if any should want the little
book. I now send you gratis, 1 coulG
ilet rhefns have sthefn at, rs cents each:
l woulh gladly send them free if 4
were able. Lhave given nay life "pro-
bono publico;" I have saved about
enough for coffin and that is all
will soon need. Yours cordially,
,'5'- - c.. S. Harrison.
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The next letter to be read was that
from Mrs. Tubbs, who wrote from
| California as follows:
To the Congregational Church, Sauk
| Centre, Minnesota.
Greeting:
I count it great Joy that l can be
one among you ON this Jubilee occa-
sion.
Backward, turn backward, o Time
in your flight" How well / remem-
Der the day little band of 13 gather
ed in the tiny school house to organize
church. Mr.. Fox was our Home
Missionary Pastor. Mr.. Powels was
chosen Deacon. The school house was
"a small building used in the stockade
as a commissary department. The
ladies from all the country round
formed sociable and accumulated
enough to have it plastered so that
we could have school. 1t became our
i"Civic Center"
After the war people came who
wanted their own church, Episcopal
ians, Presbyterians, Methodists. The
little school house became too small,
SO each began to build with borrowed
money from their missionary socie-
ties. We built very small building
opposite the present library building.
The Presbyterians built on the lot now
occupied by the library, theirs was
larger and more beautiful in design.
After few years it was thought best
for the Congregationalists and Pres
byterians to unite and Mr.. Pike, who
was then, our pastor, negotiated for
the Presbyterian building.
The Presbyterians united with our
church and it proved a very happy
and wise plan. The Lord blessed our
church and it grew in strength and in
fluence and many were added to it
that will be saved.
Mr.. Pike, who was our pastor for
many years, was a good man and ex-
erted a great influence on the young
people by his evening meetings for
Sunday school children. There was no
Christian Endeavor thought of then. l
heard map say in Los Angeles the
| other day that he attended those meet
ings as boy and that they had made
Q lasting impression upon him.
May the Lord bless our church. May
| it be vine that will overrun the wall
and may many be gathered in and be
saved. M
AS for me, the Sunset is resting up
on my head. I wish to meet the Pilot
fare to face when / have crossed the
bar. Mrs. L. e. Tubbs,
Los Angeles, Calf.
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