The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-25


Sunday morning and the effects OF the
cloudburst of early Saturday morning,
the attendance at the Lutheran Re
formation jubilee at the Watertown
fair grounds on Sunday was far above
expectations Hundreds of automobiles
and other vehicles conveyed thou
sands to the grounds while the street
cars carried thousands more, and the
day, which opened threatening and
cloudy broke into sunshine during the
afternoon and the regular program Of
exercises was carried out.
Street cars began carrying the peo-
pie to the grounds before 10 o'clock
in the morning as the program COM
menced at TO- 80 o'clock. The afternoon
program began at 2 O'Clock and the
addresses and music were listened to
by concourse Of people which pack
ed the grandstand and all the APP
proaches. Aside from the four local
Lutheran churches there were dele
cations from all the nearby towns
and villages. A chorus Of some 15O
voices, composed Of the local Luther
an church chOirs and the Lutheran
choirs of Oconomowoc and Jefferson,
and a children's choir of 200 voices
sang appropriate music. while the
bands of St. Johns and st. Marks
churches furnished the instrumental
music.
The committees in charge OF the
Jubilee represented the four local
churches:
ST. Johns church-Rev. F. H. Egg
gers, Messrs. H. Tetzlaff, ]. Block,
John Knispel, c. Block, F. Schmidt,
Ernst Zastrow, Albert Oestreich,
Ewald Kaliebe, F. Uttech, A. F. Mayer,
Albert Kaddatz, William Nickeis, H.
A Schumacher.
St Luke's church-Hev. H. Sterz,
Messrs. Henry School, H. Lemmer-
hirt, R. Lindemann, Theo. Mueller,
Albert Schulz, o. Vorlob, G. Stein
horst.
st. Marks church-Rev. julius
Klingmann, Messrs. William Gorder,
Sr. F.. Siegler, Prof. c. F. Bolle, R.
Biefeld, John Schumann, Herman
Bublitz, Emil Kaercher, William
Schlueter, Frank Zastrow, H Mark
worth.
Trinity ehurch-Rev. F. E. Stern,
Prof. H. A. Frank, DR.. F. Schlueter,
George Wick, Henry Sauer, William
Gorder, Jr., DR.. T. Abelmann, Theo-
dore Gamm, Harry Schlueter.
The ladies committee Mesdames
II. Sterz, A. Heise, H. Lemmerhirt, St.
Lukes church; H. A. Schumacher, l..
Schoenicke, ]. Schaefer, ST. Johns
church; E. Podewells, J. Klingmann,
C. Kohn, ST. Marks church; E. VoSS,
M. Grant, R. Young Trinity church.
The Rev. H Sterz of St. Luke's
church was the chairman of the COM
mittees and Prof. H. A. Schumacher
was secretary.
The following program was carried
out:
Morning Services, 1880 A. NJ.
Prelude
BY Bands Of st. Johns and st. Marks
Churches
Choir: Ehre sci Colt in der Hoehe-
------BornlanSKy
Mixed Chorus composed OF cholrs
from local Lutheran churches and
choirs from Jefferson and Ocono-
mowoc Lutheran churches. Orches-
ira accompaniment.
Hymn: Elm feste Burg list unser Got
Audience
Liturgy
Choir. Herr Colt Dich loben wir----
Reuter-
United chorus with orchestra accom-
paniment, Prof Bolle, director
Sermon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ply Prof. August Pieper, professor OF
theology at theological seminary
Wauwatosa
Hymn, Sci Lob und Ehr den hoech
Gu'
Liturgy
Closing hymn, Els danke GOtt--------
Afternoon Services, P. NJ.
Prelude
BY Bands of st. Marks and St. Johns
Churches
Reformation Cantata, Psalm 100
------F. Reuter-
Mixed Choir and Children's Chorus
Hymn, When Israel Thru the Desert
Passed
BY Prof L. Dorm, Professor at Con-
cordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Hymn, Praise My Soul the King OF
Children's Chorus, G. c. Groth, Direc-
tor
Hymn, Lord Jesus Christ, With Us
Abide
Audience
sermon
BY Prof. G.. Weller, Professor al
Teachers Seminary, Seward, Neb.
Choir, Colt list unsere Zuversicht
A Schumacher
Hymn, Herr Colt, erhalt' uns-------
Audience
Prayer ------------
Closing Verse, Lass mich dein sein