The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-07-14
Valley Y City
DIAMOND JUBILEE OF
81. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
(Contributed),

(Contributed)
IA We frequently hear Of Silver and
Golden Jubilees, but not so often Of /
Diamond Jubilee. Seventy-fiye years
Is long span Of time. An institu-
tion that has existed for seventy-fiye /
years has sufficient reason to make
much Of an event Of this kind XIV
st. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
church, Valley City, Ohio, has reached
the seventy fifth markstone and pur-
poses to celebrate the occasion in a
fitting way. BY the unanimous voice
/ of the congregation the 31th Of July,
1921, has been selected as the day to
\ commemorate the great event. The
day will be to the members Of the
congregation, as we'll as to others in
Medina, Grafton, Elyria, Berea, Cleve-
land, q day Of great Joy and gladness.
we should not be surprised to see that
day avast throng Of Lutherans.
Three divine services will mark the
celebration. The following ministers
will fill the pulpit that day, In the
morning at l0:30 Rev. P. Kleinhaus
from Cleveland; in the afternoon at
2:30 Rev. H. w. Tothmann; in the
4 evening at 7;30, Rev. c. c. Morhardt
from Cleveland. With the exception
of the afternoon service, the services
I will be conducted entirely in the Eng
iish language. Rev A. Bay and H.
v Weidner will also speak. Mrs. D.
h Hazel will preside at the piano; an
thems by the choir, solos by Mrs. A.
" Hoppe and music by the orchestra
from Akron will add to the edification
\ OF the participants in the services.
We repeat, the day will be to. all Of
us day Of great joy. Who will chide
\ ns ,for giving expression to few thots
which cause us to be jubilant with
" joyf 'Tis not done for self-glorifica-
tion, but the glory Of God. The
" world should know that the Lord has
Blessed St. Paul's congregation these
y past years. The third generation is
NOW sitting at the Savior's feet hearing
his Word, the Word Of the cross, the
cFucified and risen Saviour. Three
Jgenerations in those seventy-five
years received the bread Of life in st
Paul's. The faith, the strength, the
n JOY. the consolation which comes from
NJ Gods Word was passed in unbroken
succession to three generations.
Should we not rejoice over it7
This is day that the Lord hath
III made, let us rejoice and be glad. The
). work of our pastor, Rev. Theo E.
Prinz,is accompanied with signal sue
N cess. The congregation is in healthy
and f1ourshing state. Whereas, the
rural church seems to be grave
problem to some, the problem is solv,
h ed So far as ST. Paul's church is con
cerned. / The congregation not only
takes care Of itself, but helps other
INDECENT congregations Vast sum.
annually 60 out from ST. Pauls fol
benevolent purposes. Extensive re-
pairs have been going on in the pas
few years at home Lately library
for the edification Of our young people
+ was installed in the church. Oul
young people take an active part II
church work The Bible hour con
Quoted by the pastor is well attend
led BY the young people.
In the past few years many were tai
en- into membership, others are on tn'
list to be taken. The congregation
II is growing in number. We have
II Nine Sunday school and an excellen
force Of teachers. The teachers arr
the following: Rev. Theo. E. Prinz
George Messmer, Hadwin Hazel
Wanessa Platz, Charlotte Hoppe. Th'
latter presides at the organ in Sunda,
school .
M The Ladies' Aid of St. Paul's churcl
has since its existance given good a
II count of itself The officers are, Mrs
G. I. Gest, pres; Mrs. Mary Schmidt
NJ vice pres; Mrs. F. Kleinknecht, sec
IN retary; Mrs. R. Steingass, treasurer
Cooperation and harmony among TIL
members and between the pastor am
the members mark all efforts Of ST
\ "A Paul's congregation, and it is but
question Of time when a new churcl
edifice will take the place Of the oil
one. The congregation was per
chance never in better state than
Is at the present time.
In order to carry on the Lord
worksmore efficiently the congregation
many years ago joined hands with th
Synod of Missouri, Ohio and othe
states. The delegates to this syno
this year, which will convene at RI
Wayne, Ind, is Mr.. William Wich
n and Mr.. Chris. Schmidt, an old mem
Der of the church, well-known and we
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