History of Allen and Woodson counties, Kansas : embellished with portraits of well known people of these counties, with biographies of our representative citizens, cuts of public buildings and a map of each county . ber had increased sufficiently to organize a congre-gation. This was done by Rev. S. J. Osterberg, now deceased. A fewyears after the organization a great number was added by those who camefrom Moline and WoodhuU, Illinois. They built their first church in1878, now used by the Free Mission Society, of which Rev. Alfred John-son is the local pastor. In 1898 the Lutheran congregation
History of Allen and Woodson counties, Kansas : embellished with portraits of well known people of these counties, with biographies of our representative citizens, cuts of public buildings and a map of each county . ber had increased sufficiently to organize a congre-gation. This was done by Rev. S. J. Osterberg, now deceased. A fewyears after the organization a great number was added by those who camefrom Moline and WoodhuU, Illinois. They built their first church in1878, now used by the Free Mission Society, of which Rev. Alfred John-son is the local pastor. In 1898 the Lutheran congregation had so increased as to number 250 WOODSON COtlNTIES, KANSAS. 55 communicants and, including the baptized children, more than 45a Soit was very apparent that should build a new and more to accommodate this large and fast growing congregation. The accompanying half-tone engraving is of the Swedish Lutheranchurch. This handsome edifice was erected in iSgS and dedicated Mav14, 1899. Its dimensions are 36x54 feet with an addition of 24x26 feet,•and a steeple 65 feet high. The total cost of the church and all appurte-nances will aggregate to say nothing of the gratuitous labor. which would have amounted to several hundred dollars. The furnishingsare fine. The bell, one of the largest and best in Kansas, was made inSt. Louis by the Henry Stuckstade Foundry. The architect was Olof , of Rock Island, Illinois. The builders were Huff Brothers ofSavonburg. This church is three miles west of Savonburg, in the midst of theSwedish settlement of East Cottage Grove and Elsmore townships. Moren, the estimable pastor, is a highly educated gentleman and con-tributes largely to the social, intellectual and moral life of this Swedish people composing the congregation are of the best type ofcitizenship, honest, thrifty^ and provident. 56 HISTORY OF ALLEN- AND ^be 2)iscover^ anb Development of IRatuval (Bas Natural gas has been known t
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