English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . 3 th, with twenty-seven present. A Sundayschool was begun, and on January 5, 1890, the Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church of the Redeemer was organized. But a Mission cannot live long and prosper in an in-convenient hall, hence the question of a church propertyat once became a vital one. As lots centrally locatedwere exceedingly high, help was needed, and a man wasfound who would advance the money at a reasonable inter-est. Mr. J. A. Bohn, of St. Johns Church, Minneapolis,had already advanced money to secure lots for churchesat the west
English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . 3 th, with twenty-seven present. A Sundayschool was begun, and on January 5, 1890, the Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church of the Redeemer was organized. But a Mission cannot live long and prosper in an in-convenient hall, hence the question of a church propertyat once became a vital one. As lots centrally locatedwere exceedingly high, help was needed, and a man wasfound who would advance the money at a reasonable inter-est. Mr. J. A. Bohn, of St. Johns Church, Minneapolis,had already advanced money to secure lots for churchesat the western outposts, and his kindness made it possiblefor the mission in Milwaukee, within a year from its or-ganization, to worship in their own church home. Thecorner stone was laid on September 14, 1890, and thechurch consecrated on December 14th. This was thebeginning of a work which in the course of time began toexpand, showing not only the importance, but also theripeness, of the field for English Lutheran work. The Rev. W. K. Frick was the man adapted for the. Rev. W. K. Frick, EXTENDING EASTWARD ioi work of laying the foundation in the metropolis of Wis-consin. He looked southward and saw the city of Racine,which he visited in 1891, and held English servicessemi-monthly, for which he secured the use of the Nor-wegian church. But it was impossible to do efficientwork in two cities at the same time, so after the lapseof several months, he discontinued at Racine, devotingall his energies to Milwaukee. For eight years there was but one English Lutheranchurch in the great Lutheran State of Wisconsin. Con-gregations had been planted in Minnesota and on thePacific Coast, but nothing had as yet been done in thegrowing cities of the Badger State. Mr. J. A. Bohn, ofMinneapolis, was a member of the Board of English HomeMissions, the meetings of which he conscientiously at-tended, and where he kept the work in the Northwestconstantly before the body. While pressing home theinterests
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