New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-01-29
INVITE LUTHERAN
SYNOD CONVENTION.
ST. PAUL'S CONGREGATION IN
ANNUAL MEETING PASSES
RESOLUTION 3..
NUMBER OF PARISH MEMBERS
TOTALS 1851; AND 1853
IN SCHOOL

At the annual meeting OF the Evan
gelical-Lutheran st. PauIs church of
New Ulm held recently a proposal was
made to invite the next session of the
General Synod Of Wisconsin, Minnesota,
and other Northwest states to New
Ulm. After some deiberation the mo-
ton was carried. This session is to be
held some time in August. K.
Congregation Grows
The annual report of Rev. G.. ].
Albrecht, pastor of the church, which
was submitted to the meeting shows that
eighteen new voting members were adj
mitted to the congregation during the
year just closed This brings the total
membership Of the parish up to 236.
while the number of souls belonging to
the parish now amounts to 1881. Conn
municants counted during the course OF
the year numbered 2,012 this being al
most double the number of those who are
entitled to receive communion Fifty
one persons were baptized, seventeen
couples married and twenty-five dead
buried Among the last mentioned there
were ten persons who were not mem
bers Of the parish. Confirmation was
received by forty children and one
adult. The parish school is being at
tended by 1853 children
Financial Items
From the report of Treasurer VIM
Muesing it may be seen that the total
income Of the parish during last year
amounted to $8,798.63, while the eg:
penditures totaled $8,796.39. The par.
ish has no debts, the last having beer
paid up about two years ago. The
members of the parish contributed
literally to the funds for the missions
foreign and domestic, the total of these
collections amounting to $1,614.96
$509.41 was collected during church
services
Members of the Board
A new board of trustees was elected
the following being the members fol
the new year: John Poehler, Court
land; ALT. Fritsche, Cottonwood; ALI
Jnngkauz, Lake Hanska: Otto thinner
man, Sigel; Prof Rich. Albrecht, New
Ulm. The officers are. Prof. Rich
Albrecht, chairman; Herman Aufder-
heide, secretary; VIM. Muesing, treasurer
Carl Falk again was made church clerk
and Herm Vohs overseer of the cemetery
The Inauguration of the new mem.
bers of the board took place last Sunday
during church services.
Included in Board Of Trustees
The school board Of the parish from
now on is a part of the board Of trustees,
according to resolution passed by the
annual meeting Its members are Fred
Oswald, H. F. Raabe and Otto Tape.
The parish is divided into sixteen
districts, ten belonging to New Ulm
and the other six being made up by the
following townships: CORTLAND, Lafay-
cite, Lake Hanska, Sigel, Milford and
Cottonwood
Work on School House
The basement Of the school house Of
the parish was entirely renovated during
1918, and a good fire escape installed.
Atty. Burton A. French writes the
Review that labor conditions in the
cities are becoming very complicated
and the unemployed problem is not go
ing to be at all easy Of solution. He
says there is a sort Of impression among
employers that soldiers do not care to
go back to their old jobs but are look
ing for something s#4soft and the re-
suit is 4 lack Of cooperation, which is
making it hard for both the soldiers
and the employing public. There is al
50 he says a strong sentiment in favor
of reduction In the scale &c wages
and it is certain that there will begin
soon q downward revision of the scale
altho it is not expected that there will
be any sudden change. However, the
man who changes jobs from now on will
not do 50 because Of a chance to earn
more. The overabunda Of men who
now nov have technical training where be.
fore they belonged in the ranks Of IN 4
skilled labor is going to make it easy
within within few weeks TO secure. almost
any sort ''r Of help at lower wages than
are now being paid and the man who
sticks lex to his present job is the one who.
viii fer best IL tbs long run