The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-03
DR.. LOUIS C. STERN
Osteopathic Physician
Main St. Over Vandesteeg's Jewelry
SAUK CENTRE, MIMI.


and the people SO great
Iy encouraged with good substantial
gifts began in September the work
on very elaborate and what was then
considered an up-to-date parsonage.
This building was entirely completed
in every way by Dec. LIST. New and
beautiful and on Dec. A, 1886 the
Rev. A. T. Foster, wife and family /
moved into it. 1t is needless to say
that as the winter was most severe |
and work hard-the pastor and his
family were greatly comforted with
the blessings of this newly acquired |
home. This house stood on the old |
parsonage corner from 1886 to 1917
or for a period of thirty-one
years and housed the pastors famil-
les of those swiftly moving years.
This house still stands intact, as then,
but on another location. 1t may be
Seen and looked at with interest,
just south of the Parker & Cass po-
tato warehouse. 1t is owned by DR..
H. F. Hennemann and Bro. George
Rice-who will preserve it for the
years to come for it works sake.
The Fourth Parsonage
Rev. r. w. Duel, Builder
The parsonage of 1886 built By
/ Rev. A. T. Foster like all ancient
i orders or institutions that grow NOR.
tai, they fall into decay or cease te
be adequate-such was the case witt
the old parsonage. The need ant
the demand became urgent for new
i home and this demand soon was cared
for in a most gratifying way. The
church trustees had just come in
possession of a large and beautiful
i LEGACY in the sum of several thousands
of dollars left by the Moore Estate
for the special purpose of providing
comfortable and suitable home for
future pastors. In the early years
it was in the heart of Mrs. Moore
to do the nice, the beautiful lovely
thing which her beneficence made
possible; build our present most beau
tiful parsonage home.
Rev. R. w. Duel, deserves gener-
Gus credit for his artistic tastes, de-
signs and splendid committee en-
ployed in bringing to full compile
ton and perfect fruition so worthy
an endeavor. For convenience, fin
ish, appearance, comfort and home
like, marks and touches the present
house could not be improved upon
1t has truely grown out of the heroic
struggles, privations, embarasments
of the past. 1t is one Of the finest
and most complete of all the parson
age homes in the entire state. 1t viii
stand, so permanently built, to house
and bless the families of our ministers
for many-many years to come. Al
honor to builders and those who made
the builders possible.
The Early Sank Centre Churches
I Our first pastors and missionarie
preached in the homes of the settlers
in school houses, taverens and where
ever appointments could be made
When the stockade was erected il
August 1862 the old hospital build
: ing within the stockade was used TO
. church services. This was the com
: mon meeting ground" for a perio'
t of over four years where people cam
Y to gather, prayed for their protection
n and worship God. At the close o
e the Civil war and when people fel
9 safe in settlements round about, tn
: "old stockade," having so well serve
t its day, was removed. The hospita
d building was moved to the site wher
the High School building now stand
and. was continued in use for churc
and school purposes for some time
d When the building was being remoy
S ed from the Stockade site to its neN
: location it rested over Sunday abou
h or near the present Library corne
) and Rev. Benz. A, Kemp conducte
r his services there as usual that da!
e The Methodists, after the old Stock
e ade building fell into disuse, in 1877
r and 1871 worshipped in the oil
IS Presbyterian church built in 1867 b
all the Christian people. This churc
stood for many years on the sit
:. where the Library now stands.
{ was indeed landmark and served il
day in a wonderful manner. The oil
8 building with some changes was late
/ moved to the Fair Grounds where
{ stood for several years to house til
{ Arts exhibits during the fair week
s secured the old Congregational churc
+ for services for every other Sunds
I night. j. Milton Akers was paste
I then and had been since Novembt
I 1870. He had several other preac
{ ing places; Richmond, Pleasant Va
! ley, West Union, Osakis and Melro
+ and preached every other Sunds
+ night in Sank Centre in this churc
I For the use of this church the Met
{ odist paid at the rate of $3.50 p
! month in the winter and $1.00 p
+ month in the summer. The chur,
! rent was paid out of the proceeds
! an oyster supper and festival he
! during the winter. In the fall
/ E1872, Osakis and West Union we
T cut off of Sank Centre Circuit, hl
! that winter services were conduct
I every Sunday in the church in ha
/ mony with previous agreement.
I 1873-1874 Rev. S. D. Fry, PASTOR
I engagements were made with the Go
I gregational society for the exclusi
I use of their building for which tn
{ agreed to pay $4,000 per year. III
: arrangement obtained for about t.
4 years. The Congregational Socie
= amalgamated with the Presbyteria
: in the meantime, took over tha
& church and maintained a succeSS1
= and growing church for many VII
= on this corner. When the old b1l
81 ing was no longer adequate and ~
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