Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-23
SEVENTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE FIRST coNGREGs-
TIONAL CHURCH.


graduation were read from Miss
Pearle Chamberlain of Waupaca, Mrs. |
NJ r. MoorehoGSe OF Cleveland, +. s. |
De Graft OF Denver. Rev r. T. Farrill
| of Milwaukee, Rev. +. A. stephens of
viroqua, Rev S. r. Kidder, Rev. l. |
Fl. Keller and Rev II. w Carter OF
Madison, Principal Ellis of Endeavor
Academy, Pres. Browneil of Northland
College, Pres. Evans of Ripon College,
Pres Eaton and Prof Deane of Be |
lott College and the following former
pastors of the church: Rev. James
w White of Elmira, n Y, Rev. w
c. Stinson of Chillicothe. Ohio; Rev
Henry Holmes of the Minnesota House |
OF Representatives, Rev. j. w. Suther
land of Lansing, Mich, and Rev. A. !
/ G. Kelley of Henry, III. This was fol-
| lowed by responses from Mrs. Oswald
Rogers of Milwaukee and Mrs Carrie
| Warren HARDWOOD of Smiths, n II.
| Then series OF historical papers were
read, Mr.. c. d. Waugh giving a his
| torical sketch of the church, Mrs. +.
/ c.. Watner telling of pioneer days
when garments were patched until the
and the rent was made worse" and
when school children sat on splitlog
| seats Mr. NJ. B. Potter telling of the
/ first building of the church, the lot
costing $50 and the building itself So
/ 1885, Mr.. G.. J. Swan telling OF the
! growth of the church in membership
/ from 8 to 1856, in expense budget from
! some $500 TO $500, in benevolences
| from $50 TO $2,445 Mrs. NJ B. Potter
| telling of the old time music when the
choir sang in the gallery and the con
| gregation stood facing the rear of the
/ church when singing hymns, Mr. A.
! +. Kellogg telling of the romantic days
when the distance from Elm Grove TO
singing school was exceedingly short
and of the joys of the treasurership
when, after failure TO raise money
4 by assessment according to the tax
/ list, it was found necessary to return
to the old method OF giving the poor
an opportunity to help pay the diff
cheney, Mrs. H. p. Gilbert paying beau
/ tiful tribute to the pastors OF the
/ church, referring especially to the long
and influential ministry of Father
| Clapp, and Mrs A. f. Kellogg relating
! the good times of the young people
of former days, closing with poem
describing how the birthday cake of
the past was made after the plan of
! the tower of Babel
over 220 partook of the anniversary
supper Saturday evening. Letters of
congratulation were read from Rev
/ CnDnpIT,r rF pcoI- fC.d III D.
H. A. Miner of Madison, Miss Mabel
| Nelson of Chicago, daughter OF for
mer pastor, and Mr. f. d. Underwood
| of New York. Responses were made
by Rev. f. A. Hayward, Rev c. +. w.
! Ludwig, Father John Fitzgerald, Rev. 1
! l.. A. Conyis of Hanover Church, Mr.
/ c. S. Kitchei of Plymouth Church, Mr. |
| f. w. Stickney of Grand Avenue Con
/ gregational Church, Rev II. w Carter
of Madison and former Pastor Rev. A. |
! r. THAN. The program about the |
tables concluded with an anniversary |
Ode in "ffiawatha" meter by Mr. r. |
/ NJ. Hammond The platform of the |
| dining room was arranged as an old |
| time parlor, with furniture. pictures, |
drapery. etc. of the past. On the piano |
| was the lighted log-cabin made by the /
! late Henry Watner for the 50th AN
niyersary.
AT the second historical session in /
the auditorium Saturday evening fol /
lowing the supper. MI w A. Clapp |
told of the patriotic devotion of the |
church in war days and how the mem /
| bers helped operate the underground |
| railroad,' Miss +. H. Benson told OF |
the interest of the church in education, /
how it raised 500 for Beloit in the |
days when the most il could do to-
ward the minister's salary was $500 |
and how in the first half century of I
its life, ii gave to that college $4,000, I
Mr.. c. G. Wade told of the strong
stand taken by the church for tenn
perance even in pioneer days and how T.
its members have suffered financial |
loss for their attitude on the question, |
Mrs. w. A. Hart described the organ
zation and work of the women of the |
church so that their indispensablity |
was very evident to all, and Mr.. j. q. |
Myers told of the benevolences of the |
church, these amounting to s25,527 the |
first fifty years and to little less than
$40 900 in the last twenty-five years. |
The session closed with poem by |
Mrs Carrie Warren Harwood. describ-
ing the characteristics of many of the |
members of the olden days.
During the Sunday School hour Sun
day morning Mrs. Vernon Kinney de
scribed the first Sunday School and |
incidents of the past We're related by
Mr.. w A. Clapp, Mr.. c. D. Waugh, |
Mr.. j. 0. Myers and Superintendent
c. d. Adams.
The anniversary sermon Sunday |
morning was preached by Rev. w. w. |
Newell, d. D., Efficiency Secretary of |
the Congregational Church Building /
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