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Oct. 11, 1934
HARTINGTON — Rev. A.J.
Thorson, the new pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church of this city, was installed last Sunday morning with an impressive ceremony.
The installation was conducted at 11 o’clock just before the regular service by Rev. H.R. Gregorson, former pastor, now located at Marshall.
Minn., and the church was packed to capacity. So large was the congregation that a number of chairs had to be brought in and placed in the aisles and in the rear of the auditorium.
During the ceremony, the new pastor and all the officers of the church stood in front of the pulpit and the installing pastor asked them a number of questions relative to the mutual obligations which they were assuming.
When these questions had all been answered in the affirmative, the words installing Rev. A.J. Thorson as pastor of Trinity Lutheran church were pronounced. The ceremony was concluded with a prayer by Rev.
Mr. Gregorson. An address was then delivered by the installing pastor, who emphasized the importance of the pastoral relationship and the fact that the spiritual welfare of the church depended on it. He also stressed the fact that, while the congregation had called the new minister, they were merely an instrument and that he was not their servant, but the servant of God. A pastor has a divine call — he “takes his orders from God,” it was pointed out and the Word of God instructs him in regard to his duty.
What is expected of a pastor, it was asked. Only this said the installing officer — that, in the words of St. Paul, he “Be found faithful.” A congregation may expect many things — that a pastor be highly educated, that he be an eloquent speaker, that he have a fine personality, et.; but Paul did not mention any of those things. All he said was required was that he be ‘faithful.”
Oct. 11, 1934
HARTINGTON — Mayflower Rural School, District. No. 46, is closed this week because of the large number of cases of chickenpox among the pupils.
Oct. 11, 1934
HARTINGTON — Mr. and Mrs.
Dwight Burney of near this city, left Saturday for Chicago to attend the World’s Fair. At Sioux City, they were met by Mr. and Mrs. George Burney, who then accompanied them.
Oct. 11, 1934
HARTINGTON — At a special meeting of Hartington Post 4 American Legion Thursday evening, plans were discussed for the organization of a Boy Scout Troop in Hartington.
Committee appointed in charge of the organization of the troop includes Clyde Booth, chairman, R.J. Amundson, L.R. Eby, L.G. Riibe and Judge E.W. Hesse. The meeting was conducted at Mack’s Cafe and Hotel.
