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Corner Stone Ceremonies

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Day
5
Month
June
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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In the (presence oí, a throog of 2,000 people, tthe ceremonies itteading tlie laying oí the corner stone of the mew Betlilehem Germán Bvangelical cliurch occurred yesterday afternoon, commencing at 2:30 o'clock. The 6ite iof tlie clmrcli, bet ween William and Packard sbreets, was coverd vrith. members of tlio church congregation and friends of the ctawch. Hev. J. ."eumann, the tor of the clmrch, began the exercises promptly at the appohited hooir with a, short wotrd of greeting io tbc people present. Tlie people joined ia Binging a hymn, a f ter which Eer. Schweinfurth iread a, scripture lessoe. Tho ehurch choir rendered b, BoloctiO'n and Eer. Paul Irion, oí Freedom, gave ifrhe jirineipnl address, or sermón, of itlio afteruoon, taking Ma txt from Epliosiaais, 12:19-22. He fwas Tollo-n-ed hy Rev. Iv. G. Nollau of Detroit, -vlio ppoko frora the wortls contaiaed in Psalm 90:17. Rev. W. Li. Tedrow, of tlio Trinity Lutheran cliurch, s oke a word of congrntulation to tli cemjgregation of the Bethléhean ehurch. Pastor Xeumajia then read a short history of the ehurch and its continual growtli and advancement. Bethlenera Germán Evangelical chui'ch was org-aeized in 1833, and in ihetrefore G2 years old at tho present 1 ime. Ifc ii'as Uie first Germán Lutheraa ehurch in Michigan, as -vell as the first Gorman ehurch of any kind in the state-. Tlie iinsb pastor was Hev. Tred Schmidt, ïather of our fellow towiisman, Fred Schmidt. Since its orgamization, the ehurch lias liad but three pasto-rs. Rev. Schmidt was succeeded by Kev. Hermaji iïeuther, who was liere iar some six years, giviag way nineteen years ago to the p-resent popular pastor Kev. J. Neiimaian. ThO ehurch organizatioin has also had three ehurch buildings, or will Jiave had when, the present edifiee is coimpleted. The ehurch has ürviariably liad a prosper ous oareer aud is to be congratulated om ibs (prospects for what will probably be thO iinest chureh home ia the city when coimpleted. The history of the ehurch, as read by Her. Neúmann, was placed in the comer statte, together with many other intoresting documente and articles. FhotoigTaphis of the threo pastora of the choirch were placed inide the grajaite Wock, photographs oí tíie tb ree church buildings that liave been the property of the congregatioïi, a Hst of tho officers, trustees, and building cammittees oí the church, the cantractor's mame, copies of both the church and local papers, the catechlsm, the constitution o] the congregatioii, reports of tho work of the young Ia4ies' society aad oí the Y. P. S. C. E. The hamdeomo corner stone of solid granito was then laid, accoTding to the custom 'Of tho evangélica: clwirches, by thO pastor, Rev. J. Xeumamn. This part of the program ■was followed by prayer, amd siaging by ftlio audieince, after which a lectiO'U w:i taken, which amounted jto $60, tlic rost of the stone. ,'nie exercisee woi-e cloeed witli the lsneautioii. The edifire. wliich wlH be built entlrely of field stcme. aaxd at a cost of a libüe (Kwr ,000, wlU, it is expected, be ready dedicatioa ahout the last o'ï uext November. It wlU not omly be tlie haaidaomeet, but ateo th largest chureh in the city. llic accompamyins cut wlU show something oí its general appearance.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier