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Title: Semi-centennial celebration of the First Congregational Church, of Dubuque, Iowa, May 12th and 13th, 1889
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Brown, Charles O. ed
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Publisher: (Dubuque, Iowa)
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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886. God blessed us with agracious refreshing following the first week of prayer whichwe spent together, and the March communion witnessedtwenty-seven accessions by profession of faith. The house was sadly in need of repairs, and the old bellhad been cracked since the night following Lees surrender.We resolved to attend to these matters and we did so. Dur-ing the month of May the upper part of the house was new-ly frescoed and painted and other repairs were made. Anew Clinton H. Meneeley bell of the best quality, weighingwith its furniture nearly or quite 4,000 pounds, (or five timesas much as the former bell) was purchased. It was hung inthe tower in the month of July, 1886. It speaks for itself.You have all heard its voice. The total cost of improve-ments was a little less than $3,000. Another revival was enjoyed in the early winter of 1887,followed by large accessions. In the month of February, 1887, at a union meeting of thisChurch and the German Congregational Church held in this
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German Congregational Church, Corner i8th andJackson Streets. Dedicated, October, 1888. Size, 45x75. Brick, stone-trimmed. Capacit3r, exclusive ofparlors, 500. Cost with lot, $12,000. room, which was addressed by Pastor Ficke, SuperintendentAlbrecht, and the writer of this sketch, the initiatory publicmovement was made which resulted in the erection of the finenew structure now owned and occupied by our Germanbrethren. Prior to this time the Pastor of the 1st Church had 72 conducted a correspondence to bring about this meeting withthis end in view. Our brethren greatly needed the new build-ing. The old one was crowded, especially by the Sundayschool. The growth in all departments since the new was oc-cupied shows the wisdom of the movement. The history of itcannot be told here, except to say that the pastors of the Ger-man Church and this Church together canvassed the city forfunds and found so ready a response that plans were en-larged, so that the total cost was nearly $12,000, wher

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