The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-28
ST, Marks TO
OBSERVE 4OTH
ANNIVERSARY
English Lutheran Church
Members to Hear Noted
Kansas City Pastor.

Fortieth anniversary of st. Marks
English Lutheran church, Prospect
and Linden streets, will be observed
Sunday, with an address by DR.. An
dreas Bard of st. Marks, Kansas
City, one of the outstanding pastors
Of the United Lutheran Church in
America.
The days observance Of the ami
versary will start at $50 a. m. in
the Sunday school. At 1O:45 a. m.
the choir and the girls chorus will
lead the formal professional and
will sing special numbers, prior to
the festival sermon of DR.. Bard.
DR.. Bard has developed his pres
ent parish from a struggling down.
town church in 1912, to a parish of
1900 and erected church seating
more than 1000.
Born in Germany
DR.. Bard is a son of the late
Bishop Bard Of Schwerin, Germany.
He came to this country as young
man, having graduated from the
grand ducal college of Schwerin and
speaking the English language flu
emily.
After graduating from theologi-
cal course at Wartburg Theological
Seminary, Dubuque, Ia, he served
pastorates in oregon, and since 1912,
st. Marks of Kansas City.
The evening service at 7:45, will
be a reunion and home coming of
all former members and all present
members, who will be introduced by
annual classes by four decade chair
men, Mrs. Herman H. Rahe, Miss
Sophie E. McMullen, Miss Julia
Wmterrowd and Mrs. a. L. Wott-
ring.
DR.. R. H. Benton will bring greet
ings and read kilograms from for
mer members resident in other
states.
4 banquet for United Lutherans
of the city will be served by a ladies'
auxiliary Tuesday evening, Nov /.
Addresses will be made by DR.. Ira
r. Ladd, president of Indiana synod,
and the Rev. Arthur H. Abplanalp,
pastor of Ebenezer church and
president of the Indianapolis Luth-
eran Ministers Union.
Founded in 1891
ST. Marks congregation, now a
parish containing more than 1000
baptized members, with 688 active
contributing members, was founded |
in swhat was known as Lillian Hall
at Stevens street and Virginia ave-
nue. on June %, 1891.
The charter was signed by eight
cen individuals, Of whom eight are
living and four are residents of In |
dianapolis.
Of the original eight charter
members, Mrs Soren Hansen, Miss
Sophie E. McMullen and Harry w.
Otte are active in the congregation.
Miss McMullen served as organist |
from 1891 to 1923, when Mrs. Ovid |
H. Dunn became organist and Miss
McMullen became president of the |
altar guild. Since 1926, Mrs. Dunn
has been director of music of the
parish.
Following are the pastors who
have served the parish, together
with their terms of service: The
Rev. I. d. Woman, 1891-l900; the
Rey. Harvey w. Simon, 1901-1902;
DR.. Clarence E. Derr, 1903-1907; the
Rev. Gustav Neuhauser, 1903 1909;
DR.. William B. Sigmund, 1909-1913;
the Rev. w. L. Sifferd, 1913-1918;
DR.. r. H. Benting since 1919.
Built in 1892
The first church building was
erected at the intersection of Hos
brook street and 'Woodlawn avenue
in 1892. In 1922 the property was
purchased by the Salvation Army,
in whose hands it continues to serve
as "a religious and social center for
the Fountain Square area.
In 1922 st. Marks dedicated the
first unit of the present structure at
the intersection of Prospect and Lin
den streets. In 1927 a second unit was
added, which more than doubled the
capacity of the original plant, pro-
viding a seating capacity for LOO
in the sanctuary and $50 in the
social rooms A modern house was
purchased adjoining the church in
1919. The total cost of the proper
ties was $156,000.
Present enrolment in the church
and the various auxiliaries is as
follows: Baptized membership, 1913;
contributing and communing men,
bership, 688; Sunday school, $50;
wonnen's aid and missionary, lat;
mems organization, 90; the young
peoples league, 1862; the choir, 30;
the girls chorus, %.
There are flfty-six officers and
teachers in charge of the six de-
partments of the Sunday school.
The church maintains a central of
fee, with Miss Caroline Mas as
secretary.