Congregational Church Lansing |
Historical ...... from Chapter 2, History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties Iowa,1882, by W. E. Alexander The Congregational Church was organized May 15th, 1853, by Rev. Timothy Lyman, with the following members: Lorenzo Bushnell, Mrs. Melinda R. Bushnell, Mrs. Louisa Reed, Lyman C. Reed, Mrs. Fanny Haney, and Mrs. Sarah Cowles. The Congregational society was incorporated May 18th, '54, the incorporators being Timothy Lyman, Jos. I. Gilbert, John Haney, G.W. Gray, John W. Remine, G.W. Hays, F.D. Cowles, T.E. Williams, and S.H. Haines. The first church building erected by the society was occupied in 1854. On March 6th, 1877, this was consumed by fire. During the same year, a new and beautifully designed edifice was begun, which remains unfinished. The basement intended for Sabbath School purposes and lecture rooms was completed in 1877 and used by the society for several years as its place of worship. The church organization is still maintained, but the society is at present without a pastor. Revs. T. Lyman, Geo. Bent, D.N. Bordwell, James B. Gilbert, S.H. Canfield, Orlando Clark, A. Graves, P. Litts and C.H. Rogers, have, in the order named, occupied the position of pastor. ~*~ ....... from Chapter 21, Past & Present of Allamakee County, 1913 The Congregational church was organized May 16, 1853, by Rev. Timothy Lyman, with the following members: Lorenzo Bushnell, Mrs. Melinda R. Bushnell, Mrs. Louisa Reed, Lyman C. Reed, Mrs. Fanny Haney, and Mrs. Sarah Cowles. The Congregational society was incorporated May 18, ‘54, the incorporators being Timothy Lyman, Jos. I. Gilbert, John Haney, G. W. Gray, John W. Remine, G. W. Hays, F. D. Cowles, T. E. Williams, and S. H. Haines. The first church building erected by the society was occupied in 1854. On March 6, 1877, this was consumed by fire. During the same year, a new and beautifully designed edifice was begun on the old site. The basement intended for Sabbath school purposes and lecture rooms was completed in 1877 and used by the society for several years as its place of worship. The church building, however was never finished for that purpose, and is now known as “Temple Hall.” Revs. T. Lyman, Geo. Bent, D. N. Bordwell, James B. Gilbert, S. H. Canfield, Orlando Clark, A. Graves, P. Litts and C. H. Rogers, in the order named, occupied the position of pastor. |
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Grand Concert - 1862 We have this week come into possession of a relic of bygone days, in the form of a printed programme of a grand concert given by a Juvenile Singing Class, under the direction of Mr. James Wheeler, at the Congregational church, in this city, Saturday evening, May 17, 1862. It was found among the leaves of an old book, by a friend, who handed it to us, and thinking it may recall to many of our readers pleasant memories of the haleyon days of long ago, when our now developed city was an infant and caste unknown to society, all seemingly standing on a common level and mngling together in happy communion, we reprint portions of the programme, as follows: PART FIRST Duet ... "Meet me by the Running Brook" - Misses Lizzie Morgan and Carrie Burgess Humorous Duet ... "Sour Grapes" - Miss Blanche Gray and Mr. Charles Burgess Quartette ... "Anna Lisle" - Misses Sarah Cowles & Carrie Burgess, Messrs. James Wheeler & C.W. Selle Solo ... "The Orphan Flower Girl" - Miss
Sophrona Spencer Trio ... "The Warbling Waters" - Misses Lizzie Morgan, Alice Johnston and C.W. Selle PART SECOND Trio and Chorus ... "The Star Spangled Banner", representing in Costume -
Quartette ... "The First Gun in Fired" - Misses Lizzie Morgan, Carrie Burgess; Messrs James Wheeler & C.W. Selle Solo ... "The Maiden's Song" - Nellie Wing The Zephyrs, Queen - Estella Bates Humourous Solo ... "Sixty-two"
- Sophrona Spencer Duet ... "The History of a Little Old Gent of '76" - Sophrona Spencer and Frank Cowles ~~ Miss Lizzie Morgan, now Mrs. Dr. Davis, was pianist on that occasion, and it will be seen that of all the principal participants in the entertainment, that lady and Mrs. H. Shierholz (nee Miss Mattie Shaw) are the only ones still numbered among our inhabitants. A retrospective view of the others shows that accoding to the general law of Nature, the young ladies have become stately matrons, and as far as we have been able to learn, are located as follows in the enjoyment of happy homes: The Misses Gray, in Oregon. Sarah Cowles and Ella Shaw, McGregor. Estella Bates, Rockford, Ill. Sophrona Spencer, Hampton, Iowa. Nellie Wing, in Chicago at last accounts. Death, too, has broken in upon the circle, and made vacant forever more on this side of the yawning and remorseless, yet quiet and peaceful grave the places that were wont to be filled by some of them. The relic bears the imprint of the Argus office, and is a very good job and would be no discredit to the newspaper offices of the present day. ~Lansing Journal, March 10,
1880, pg 8 |
Baptism - 1874
Very imposing religious services have been held at the Congregational church in this city since last Saturday. On Sunday last, the following named persons were baptized as members of the church.
By imersion:
Mrs. H.D. Spaulding
Misses L. Bates, Jane Daniels and Clara Lloyd
Messrs Henry Daniels and Willie LloydBy sprinkling:
Mrs. T.C. Medary
Geo. W. CampMr. W. Lloyd, Mrs. Daniels, Louis and Willie Shaw had been previously baptized and were admitted without that ceremony.
To-day, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Bates, and perhaps some others, will be immersed, and admitted to the membership of the Congregational Church.
~The North Iowa Journal, Lansing; Wednesday, May 13, 1874; pg 3
~transcribed by S. Ferrall
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