The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-12-26

finally moved away to make room fee
the present structure. II is large
lowered. pressed brick building, the
finest in the city, with full basement
equipped with kitchen and dining hall.
The present building is valued at $40
600. 1t maintains as auxiliary organ
izations: Knights of Columbus, Altar
Society, Sewing Circle, Catholic
Young Ladies' Club, Catholic Order
of Foresters, Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin, and Sunday School with an
enrolment of IS to so. Father w. j.
Jiracek has been the priest here for
the past two years
Church of Christ.
The Church of Christ was organized
December goth. 1888 with member
ship. of "a. There first building was
lost by fire and new site was bought
at the corner of Third and jefferson
streets. Here the present structure
was started in 1906 and dedicated
January 9th, 1907. 1t is one of the
finest church structures in southwest
ern Minnesota, Grecian Classic in
architecture with five Corinthian
columns at the front. The building
is of gray cement block and all CELL
ings are of pressed steel. The church
auditorium is capable of seating over
1000. The valuation of the church.
is over $4,000. The basement rs
very complete in its arrangement, be-
ing sub-divided into an assembly or
dining room, two kitchens, Junior
room and six class rooms. The aux
iliary organizations consist of the In
dustrial Society, the Foreign Mis-.
sionary Society, Christian Endeavour.
and the Sunday School, with classes
from the cradle roll to the Bible
classes and home department for
those unable to attend regular ser
vices. The membership of the church.
is $50 with 126 enrolled in the Sun
day School. E. T. Gabriel is the past
or, having just recently started his
work here.
st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
This church was organized 25 years
ago with eight or ten families. TIVE
years later they built the present
house of worship at cost of about
$4,000, 1t is a frame structure on
basement completely equipped for use
as kitchen and dining hall. This
church at the present time has .
membership of 20 voting members,
each voting member being the head
of family. An active aid and
Young Peoples society greatly assist
in keeping up the standards of the
| church. There is a Sunday Schods
enrolment of rs and catechism classes
are held six days each week. w. C..
Nickels is the pastor and has beer
here for three years.
Week Day Religious Instruction
At the present time plans are be-
ing formulated by the pastors of tbs
four protestant churches for the in
struction of the children of the public
schools. Under this plan all protest
ant school children between the grades
of three and six, inclusive, win as
semble in classes at the various
churches one period each week for re-
| ligious instruction. twenty-five towns
in the state of Minnesota have already
instituted this form of religious IN
struction and are carrying it out with;
, splendid results.
| Next week the Gazette will prink
an article on the Public utility Of
Redwood Falls, taking up separately
everything of public utility nature.
Writer'S Note: The statements con
tanned in this article were obtaibes
from the best sources available, frors
the heads of the churches where u
was possible. Any irregularities that
may appear are unintentional az the
writer has done his best to confine al,
statements to facts.