The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-05-04
A DIAMOND JUBILEE.
Appropriate Services in lions Luth-
eran Church, Princeton Town
ship, Next Sunday

Next Sunday in lions Lutheran
church, five miles northeast Of Prince
ton village, the diamond jubilee of the
Missouri synod will be celebrated with
appropriate ceremonies. This synod
was founded in 1847.
The morning service will be at 10
o'clock in the German language and
Rev. A. O. Strauch, the pastor, will
deliver the sermon. In the afternoon
the service will begin at 2:30 and
Rev. Edw. A. Nauss of Milaca will
preach the sermon. The pastor and
members Of the church extend hear
ty welcome to the public to attend
these services irrespective Of whatso-
ever religious denomination they may
belong.
A brief history Of the Missouri sy-
nod: In the spring of 1847 % pastors
and dozen lay delegates met in Chi
cago, then town Of 10000 inhabi-
tants squatting on the frontier. That
group organized the Evangelical Luth-
eran synod of Missouri, Ohio and 9th
er states. The real beginning of the
Missouri synod antedated this historic
event in Chicago. The scene is laid
in Dresden, the capital of Saxonia,
where was located the parish of Pas
tor Martin Stephan, staunch expon-
ent of confessional Lutheranism and
an equally staunch opponent Of the
governmental church union of the
J Lutheran and Reformed denomina-
tions. His fearless stand for the
Lutheranism Of Luther had won the
hearts of many minded men. 1t
also brought him into serious conflict
with the government, resulting in vir-
tual persecution. In 1886 an emf
grafton was decided upon as the only
means of escape In the fall of 1888
this emigration was actually begun.
An emigration society was organ
lied, common treasury established
and five ships for New Orleans were
chartered. There had been some talk
about settling in Australia, but Amer
lea was finally chosen. At Bremen
five sailing vessels received the pill
grim party, numbering approximately
$50 men, women and children. One of
these ships, the Amalia, was lost at
sea. The other four, after a stormy
passage, arrived at New Orleans dur
ing December, 1888, and January,
1889. Proceeding up the Mississippi
these weary pilgrims landed at st.
Louis. A number of them remained
there, but the major portion, after but
few months, settled 112 miles south
of St. Louis, in Perry county, where
they had purchased 4,44O acres of land.
The Missouri synod at present is
made up of rs district synods, repre-
senting, according to the statistics of
1920, over million souls, and more
than four thousand pulpits. It main
tains 1910 organized parish schools,
attended by over $4,000 children, and
taught by over 1900 teachers and
489 pastors. The synod owns end con-
trolls IA colleges and seminaries with
81 professors, 26 assistants, and
total enrolment of 2,042 students.
There are five privately owned high
schools with AZ teachers and 667 en-
rolled students. Home mission work
is carried on at 1864 stations. The
synod maintains also missions among
the Jews, Indians, foreign tongue i'm
migrants, deaf mutes and, very ex-
! tensively, among the negroes. Foreign
mission is conducted in Brazil, Mexico,
! Argentina, China, East India, Alsace
and through so-called free churches in
Germany, Australia and New Zealand.