South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-14
CORNERSTONE OF
NEW CHURCH WILL
BE LAID SUNDAY
Elaborate Ceremony Arranged
for Dedication Of First
Brethren Church.

Laying Of the corner stone 70 the
new church cf the First Brethren
church al Paris and Michigan SITS
VIII be conducted Sunday afternoon
a. o'clock at the site where the
ediacs Is being constructed. Elab-
crate ceremony with many out-of-
town Brethren clergymen partici-
pating has been planned for the aft
ernoon OF the Easter Gay.
The principal address OF the day
VIII De given BY the Rev. A. 7. Wi
rick, former pastor Of the church
and now moderator OF the Indiana
conference Of the Brethren church.
Rev I. W. DUker. Ardmore. will de-
liver the invocation; Dr. Charles A.
Bame. Plymouth. the prayer. and
Rev J. McTnturff OF Goshen the
scripture, reading. Rev c. c. Girls
80 OF North Liberty will give the
prayer OF dedication and Rev c. G.
Stoffer OF EIkhart the benediction.
To Cost SEQ, 900.
The services VIII be held at the
grounds al o'clock. and in the
event OF Indictment weather in the
temporary church edihce. The
structure which IS costing 100000.
Is being constructed by Hay and
Weaver.
A brief historical sketch OF the
church together with other interest
ing data OF the South Bend denom-
ination viii be deposited in the
stone The sketch follows:
In the winter Of 1856, the First
Brethren church Of South Bend.
Ind. located at 1914 S Michigan ST..
was dedicated. The pastor was II
r. Holsinger.
Both the property and building
was donated TO this organization by
the late D. G.. Ullery.
From 1886 TO 1906 the Brethren
continued TO worship in the orig
inal church home-the growth OF
the membership and attendance dur
ing that period gradually incl sased
and in 1906 the membership decided
20 remodel the church This in
creased the seating capacity consid-
erably. The second dedication took
place on Novembe %. 1906. DR.. F.
Eikenberg. the pastor. was assisted
by DR.. Gillen and A. II. Lichty. both
OF Ashland college
Destroyed by Fire.
Fire OF unknown origin partially
destroyed the church on Friday
evening. Nov. u. 1920, causing the
abandonment Of worship in the
church until Feb. 27. 1921. During
the intervening period Sunday SER
vices were held in the auditorium
Of the Elder school from Nov. IA.
70 2Sth and in the Evangelical As
ISOLATION tabernacle from Dec. 5.
1920 10 Feb. 20. 1921; by that time
the church had been repaired suffi-
c!ently TO permit its use as a place
OF worship until the new church
could be completed.
The following committees have
been instrumental IN formulating
ways and means for the erection OF /
the new church:
Building plans committee. Rev. G.. /
w Rench, D. D., chairman; Charles I
L. Colip. Clarence a. Shelley, Rev. /
G.. D. Whitmer; building committee. /
Charles Z. Colip. chairman: Harley /
II. Firestone. Harold Haines: pres /
ent list of officers Of the First
church pastor. Rev. G.. W. Rench. /
d. D. deacons. NJ. V. Bachtel. G. NJ |
Urey, II II Firestone; deasoness. /
Mrs NJ. V. Bachtel; trustees. William
W. Meyer. G.. s. Jackson. Charles z. I
COlip. William Meinke. John rum
mel; Roland Obenchain, moderator;
II. II Firsstone, vice moderator:
Clarence Shelley. recording secre-
tary; T. ]. Foraker. financial secre- (
tary; William Johannson, treasurer:
s. T. Sriver. Bible school superinten- /
dent. Alegra Ingleright, president /.
Y. =. S. c. e Mrs. Samuel Hartzog. f.
president W " S; Mrs Joseph Gun ]
ningham. Choirster
Missionary committee. Mrs. 10 /
seph Cunningham. chairman; Har- /
old Wolfe, Mrs. C. A. Shelley. Bible /
school committee. William Johann I
son, chairman. Mrs. Harry o. Camp [
bell Miss Maude Wingard. nomin- /
ating committee. Clarence HuIlinger
chairman. Mrs Joseph Cunningham. /
Arthur Rummel
New building finance committee.
o.. NJ Trey. chairman. Maude Win
gard, Francis T. Sriver, A. ]. For
aker and William Johannson.
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