Madison, Dane County and surrounding towns; being a history and guide to places of scenic beauty and historical note .. . t streets, which was fin-ished by Mr. Miller in 1856. The church oa-Pinck-ney street, corner of Mifflin, was built in 1865, underthe pastoral charge of the Rev. W. F. Schneider, suc-ceeded by the Revs. C. F. Finger and Chas. Schneider. The German Lutheran Church has erected twobuildings, the first on Main street, in 1858, near therailroad depot, on block forty-four; the second, tenyears later, on Washington avenue and West Canalstreet. The organization dates from 1856. Rev.
Madison, Dane County and surrounding towns; being a history and guide to places of scenic beauty and historical note .. . t streets, which was fin-ished by Mr. Miller in 1856. The church oa-Pinck-ney street, corner of Mifflin, was built in 1865, underthe pastoral charge of the Rev. W. F. Schneider, suc-ceeded by the Revs. C. F. Finger and Chas. Schneider. The German Lutheran Church has erected twobuildings, the first on Main street, in 1858, near therailroad depot, on block forty-four; the second, tenyears later, on Washington avenue and West Canalstreet. The organization dates from 1856. Rev. , was pastor until 1872, when he was succeededby Rev. Christian Wilke. The German Methodist Church, Rev. Mr. Walker,pastor, was built in 1864, on the corner of Mifflin andWebster streets. The Norwegian Lutheran Church, on the corner ofHamilton and Bntler streets, was erected in II. A. Preuss is pastor. The Hebrew Congregation Schaare Schoymayn, ofwhich the Rev. J M. Thuringer is Rabbi, hold servicesevery Saturday at 10 A. M., in the Synagogue onWashington avenue, between Henry and Hon. David Atwood. HISTORY OF MADISON. ]Q9 CHAPTER VIII. NEWSPAPER HISTORY. A Scotchman who had seen the Stuart dynastysung from a throne, said: Let me make a nationsballads, and who will, may make its laws. Newspa-pers have superseded ballads. Journalism, the popu-lar voice in type, is the foe of usurpation. Thegrowth of our press has been wonderful. WhileCaptain Carver diplomatized among the Indians here,the newspaper advanced from an advertising sheet toa political power. Before King George rewardedCarver with a grant, the press had defeated the mon-arch. The stamp act might have been fought invain, but for our journals. Henry would have rouseda small circle, but there would have been no nationalsoul. Journalism was the bond of union that savedthe colonies. Charles Carroll, in the Maryland Ga-zette, indorsed Patrick Henry, and every liberal sheetresponded. The G
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