Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
CORNERSTONE is
LAID FOR SCHOOL
Fitting Ceremony Marks Beginning
of lmmanuel's Lutheran Edu-
catiOnal Institution.
DIR. BRAND SPEAKER OF DAY
Regards Proper Training of Youth
During War of More Importance
Than Ever Before.


congregation met yesterday after
noon on the floor of the first story
of the new school building and
near by to celebrate the solemn
ceremonies of the corner stone lay
ing of the new edifice which is in
course of construction on Fifth
avenue between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets. The Henry w.
Horst company had provided tenn
porary seats for about 500 people
and had also built a platform for
the speaker of the day and the min
listers officiating. This platform
was covered with a canvas and the
frame of the temporary roof was
decorated by the young people of
the church with bunting in the ma
tional colors and flags, while the
table on the platform was decorat-
ed with bouquets and in the walls
of the building over a hundred
small flags were placed.
After the pastor of the congrega-
ton, Rev. Phi. Wilhelm, had opened
the services in the name of the
Triune God, the audience, accom-
panied by Mr.. Hoeltje on the piano
and Elmer Boldt on the cornet,
sang, God Bless Our Native Land "
This was followed by a short pray
er and the reading of a scripture
lesson by Rev. Oscar Horn of Trim
ity Lutheran church, Davenport.
After the Gloria Patri, the audience
sang, Glorious Things of Thee Are
Spoken and thereupon followed
the eloquent Grafton of Rev Fred
erick Brand, which will follow in
this issue The newly organized
Young Ladies' chorus, under the
direction of W. c. Hoeltje, then rem
dered very nicely the anthem,
Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations"
which was followed by the hymn of
the congregation, Praise to the
Lord, the Almighty, the King of
Creation"
Rev. Phi. Wilhelm PreSides.
The solemn rites of the corner
stone laying followed. Rev. PHI
Wilhelm, after a few words of in
PRODUCTION, read the list of the con-
tents of the copper box which was
to be placed in the corner stone.
The contents are: A bible, a small
prayer book for the boys under the
flag, a copy of testimony and proof,
list of the United States camps
and the camp pastors, a copy of the
history of Immanuel's congregation
written in the year 1906 by the late
Rev. c. A. Mennicke, a pamphlet
containing the declaration of indie
pendence and the constitution of
the United States, an address of
Rev. F. Brand against pan-German-
ism, a copy of each of the following
church papers: Gemeindebote, Luz
theraneT, Lutheran Witness, Luz
theran Magazine, Lutheran Guide,
Soldiers and Sailors Bulletin, War
Time Bureau; copy of each of the
following local papers; The Argus,
the Union, the Arsenal Record; also
list of the officers of the congre-
cation, the finance and building
committees, the contractors and
architects; list of the names of
the teachers who have served the
congregation since 1862; list con-
tanning the names of the presidents
of the country, his cabinet mem
bers, the governor of the state, the
chairman of the state council of
defense, the chairman of the local
council of defense, and the mayor of
the city; list of the names of the
chief of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces, and the
40 boys of Immanuels Lutheran
church serving the country and
who are honOred by the service
Ano 5ah ~
service; coins of all denominations
from penny to a silver dollar,
and last, but not least, a small silk
flag of the beloved country. After
the box had been closed it was
handed TO Carl Lutz, the foreman
of the Henry w. Horst company,
who placed and frightened it into
the corner stone. The stone was
then lowered to the place where it
adorns the building in future, A. e.
Horst and Robert Mogler placing
and setting the stone. Rev. Mr..
Wilhelm spoke the words of the
corner stone laying, and while the
name of the Triune God was said,
W. c. Hoeltje, the present princi-
pal of the school, struck the stone
whole audience confessed the creed,
a prayer by the pastor followed,
and the whole assembly united in
the Lords prayer. The regular
choir then sang, And Will the
Great Eternal God" While the col
lection was taken up the elders of
the congregation sang, Lord, While
for All Mankind We Pray" Rev.
John F. Schnack of Hampton spoke
the benediction, and by the singing
of the doxology the services came
to a close.
The first parachial school teach
er of Immanuels school, the vener-
able John Frederick Moeller, who
entered his Office 81 years ago when
the congregation was still small,
and who served faithfully for over
forty years, was present at this ser
vice and occupied the seat of honor
on the platform. The teachers who
have served the congregation, be-
sides Mr.. Moeller, are: Frederick
Brakesuehler, August Schoeverling,
Ernest Louis Selle. Frederick Lust
fedt. Emmanuel Kaspar, Edward F.
Rolf, Herman c. Landeck, Bernard
c. Meyer, Walter Kraeft.
DR. Brand spoke as follows:
This is indeed a joyous occa-
sion. For. years the members of
Immanueps Lutheran church have
been looking forward to this day.
Fond hopes center in the compile
ton of this building which
is destined to house the narish