The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-06

Of Fiftieth
Anniversary
MINI. Association of Congre-
gational Churches Met at
Little Falls
SAUK CENTRE IN 1888
Rev. Morgan, Of This City,
Moderator at Gathering
Local Delegates


significance to Sank Centre in par
ticular, and to Minnesota in gen.
eral, was observed at Little Falls
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30 and
80. 1t was the 50th annual meeting
of the Central Minnesota Associa-
ton of Congregational churches.
At the Fellowship supper in the
dining room of the Little Falls
church, the minutes of the first
annual meeting were read. Many
interesting facts were discovered
in the reading of the minutes, as
they covered a period of so years of
time in the history of this district
The most outstanding was the fact
that the first meeting convened to
form the Central Minnesota Asso-
citation of Congregational churches
was held at Sank Centre in the
spring of 1882. The following
churches were represented at this
first meeting:
Sank Centre, Stearns county.
Alexandria, Douglas county.
Belle Prairie, Morrison county.
Blue Hill, Sherburne county.
Clear Water, Wright county.
Easton, Ottertail county
Gordon, Todd county
Glenwood, Pope county.
Little Falls, Morrison county.
Monticello, Wright county.
Osakis, Douglas county.
Paynesville, Stearns county.
Princeton, Mile Lac county.
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st. Cloud, Stearns county.
Two Rivers, Morrison county.
Union Grove, Meeker county.
West Union, Todd county.
Willard, Pope county.
Through the re-districting of 9TH
er associations of the state sever
al of these above mentioned
churches were removed from the
Central Association. A number of
them have been merged with other
churches, while some have passed
out of existence. The present num-
Der of Congregational churches in
the Central Association are Sank
Centre, Alexandria, Holdingford
and South Elmdale, Little Falls and
Vawter, Glenwood, Monticello,
Sank Rapids, Swanville, Burtrum,
Round Prairie. The names read
from the minutes of that first meet
ing representing Sank Centre were
Rev. ]. L. Cory, minister; w. A.
Gates, Esq, and c. c. Toby. It will
be remembered by many that Rev.
Coary visited Suk Centre five years
ago for the sixtieth anniversary of
the Congregational church in this
city During that time Rev. Cory
stated he would be looking forward
to the time when he would return
to Sank Centre for the seventy-ffth
anniversary. DR.. A. K. Voss, State
Superintendent of Congregational
churches, informed those present
at the dinner that he met Rev. Cory
in Montana this past summer and
that he was quite well and active
in church work. During his min
istry in this city he married Miss
May Leavitt, also of this city.
The honorary members attending
that first meeting were:
Rev. P. B. Frisk, Carleton Col
lege, Mortified, Minnesota.
Rev. Norman Plass, Willard.
Rev. E. V. Campbell, st. Cloud.
Rev. r. r. Coon, Jr., st. Cloud.
Rev. NJ. w. Montgomery, State
Superintendent, Minneapolis.
The sessions of that first meet
ing continued for four days where
as they are usually from noon to
noon at the present time. The top
les discussed were confined very
largely to the observance of the
Sabbath, the promotion of temper
ance education, foreign missions
and church finances, and the social
life of young people. From the
reading of such minutes one can
readily see that we today are con-
cerned with practically the same
questions.
The fiftieth annual meeting was
presided over by Rev. c. J. Morgan,
and the following delegates from
Sank Centre were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. v. T. Conklin, Mrs. j. A.
Caughren, Mrs. c. J. Morgan, Mrs.
v. G Wedge, Mrs Gordon Morse,
Mrs. Russell Cooper, Mrs. G. H.
Vandesteeg, Mrs. p. Lamb.
The next meeting will be held at
the First Congregational Church of
this city early in the fall of 1888.
Special plans will be made to make
these meetings outstanding in
speakers and topics, and it will be
an event of unusual interest for the