Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-05-25
LAY CORNERSTONE
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES ARE
WITNESSED BY LARGE
/ CROWD
REV. KUNOERT CONDUCTS SERVICE
Thirty-four New Members Received
Into Church at Morning
Service

Although the day was cold and a
raw wind was blowing, large
crowd witnessed the ceremonies
attending the laying of the corner
stone of the new NJ E. church Sun
day afternoon.
Rev. j. E. Kundert, Dist. Supt.,
took charge of the ritualistic service
and gave a brief and pointed ad-
dress on significance of the event
both to the church and Ladysmith.
Rev John Birrell read the history
of the church in Ladysmith which
was prepared by Mrs. j. w. Carow.
Also gave an address touching the
various matters to be placed in the
fvault He emphasized the fact
that the church regards the Bible
which contains the word of God as
the sole rule of conduct. Also that
] the church has ever been loyal to
the flag. He said the M. e. church
had more chaplains in the army
and more in the navy than any
other church and that ten of the
first fifty volunteers in Ladysmith
were affiliated with the local
church.
| To Mrs. H. r. II. Ross was given
the honor of guiding the corner
stone into place.
| In the recess in the stone was
placed steel box containing numer-
Gus papers and documents, among
which were the following: bible,
United States flag, history of the
church in Ladysmith, history of the
schools, history of the city, copies
of both local papers, subscription
list of the new church, program of
cornerstone laying service, the
names of national and state officers,
including the president, vice-presi-
dent, cabinet, senators, representa-
tive, governor of wisconsin, state
senator, assemblyman, official 1917
directory of public OFFICIALS of Rusk
county, officials of the city of Lady
smith, names of officers of the
church, officers and teachers Of the
Sunday school, officers of the Ep-
worth League, also of the Ladies'
Aid Society and the Camp Fire
Guardians, members of school board
and faculty of Ladysmith city
schools, of Rusk county training
school, and Of the parochial school,
pictures of the old church and of
the new edifice.
Cornerstone laying day will long
be remembered as a red-letter day
for the local Methodist church, both
on account of the historical signifi-
canoe of the event in relation to the
splendid new house of worship now
under construction, and for the fur
ther reason that thirty-four new
members were received into the
church at the morning service
EARLY CHURCH HISTORY
AS the Methodist Church has all
ways been pioneer, so it was in
Ladysmith. About thirty years ago,
when the city contained fewer than
one hundred people, the only church
services were held in the Corbett
(now Manley) hotel dining room,
conducted by Methodist missionaries,
among them being Revs. Peck, John
son. Mckenzie, pepper and others.
The religious life under Methodist
leadership grew apace but later diff
ferent denominations were organized.
The Methodist church Of Ladysmith
extended it's arms to neighboring viii
lagos.
Wherever Methodism has been es-
tablished on the frontiers OF Amer
lea. it has had a small beginning.
The church at Ladysmith was no ex-
ception. In 1904, Rev. f. M. Haight,
the district superintendent met with
mere handful of Methodists in the
home of Jackson Hand next to the
Lutheran church, and organized the
denomination until a pastor could be
appointed services were conducted
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