Arthur Baptist Church
Charles Waterbury,
Interim Lay Minister
90th Anniversary Program
October 22, 25, 26, 1975
O Praise the Lord,
Praise Him, all ye people.
For His merciful
kindness is great toward us;
and the truth of the Lord endureth
forever.
Praise ye the Lord.
Psalm 117: 1, 2
"Let's just praise the Lord, Praise
the Lord,
Let's just lift our hands t'ward heaven
and praise the Lord."
Women's Missionary Guest Day
90th Anniversary Program
Wednesday, October 22nd, 1975
Let us Praise the Lord for the Past and Our Challenge for Our Tomorrow. "His Mercy is everlasting and His Truth endureth to all generations. "
Organ Prelude -------------------------------------------
Ruth Olson
Hymn of Praise ------------------------------------------
Ladies Choir
Invocation ------------------------------------------
Gladys Lindberg
Welcome --------------------------------------------------
Ruth Olson
History of Our Women's Missionary
Society ... Evelyn Johnson
Adele Krusenstjerna
In Memoriam -------------------------------------------
Hazel Belstene
Ollie Houser
Ladies Choir -----------------------------------------
"O Glorious Day"
Recognition of Early Members
-------- Lucile Fries, Goldie Palm
Esther Samuelson ----------
Ollie Houser---------- Hazel Anderson
Ellen Lindquist ----------
Mabel Hamlin ------------ Evelyn Johnson
Which Hat Fits You Best? ------------------------
W.M.S. Members
Vocal Solo -----------------------------------------
LaVon Van Houten
Closing Prayer ---------------------------------------
Agnes Gustafson
A Bit of History
In 1883 the "Sewing Society" was organized
by Mrs. Jonas Fanberg with four other ladies, Mrs. Johanna Samuelson, Mrs.
Louisa Sederberg, Mrs. Martha Anderson, and Mrs. Margareta Hallander. They
helped support the Sunday School and other Missionary projects. From this
group, our present Women's Missionary Society had its beginning.
The "Sewing Society"' was more formally
organized in the home of Mrs. J.B. Samuelson in 1889; Mrs. C.J. Almquist,
chairman; Viola Johnson, vice-chairman; Mrs. Hans Levin, treasurer; and
Miss Anna Bergman, secretary. Through ninetytwo years, the Women's Missionary
Society has played an important part in the church - both spiritually and
financially.
Saturday, October 25, 1975
Sunday,
October 26,
1975
Morning Worship Service,
10 A.M.
Let Us Praise the Lord by Our Worship
Organ Prelude
Call to Worship ------------------------------------------------Mr.
Charles Waterbury
Congregational Hymn #10 -------------------
Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty
Pledge to the Flag --------
Led by Susan, Cathy, Steven and David Brown
Words of Welcome ---------------------------------------
Mr. Charles Waterbury
Scripture and Prayer ----------------------------------------
Rev. Ritchie Peterson
Special Number -----------------------------Barry,
Barbara and Brenda Peterson
Sunday School represented by a Welcome
------------------- Jack Davenport
Vocal Solo ------------------------------------------------------------
Susan Jamieson
Our Tribute --------------------------------
To God Be The Glory Women's Chorus
Mrs. James Schubring, Director
Announcements, ---------
Offertory prayer, -------- Offertory, --------
Doxology
Morning Message ----------------------------------------------------Rev.
Alrik Blomquist
Cong. Hymn #394 ---------------------------
Near the Cross Hymn of Preparation
Communion Service ----------------------------------------
Led by Rev. LeRoy Carter
Served by Rev. David C. Brown, Rev.
R.W. Forsman and Rev. Ritchie Peterson
Vocal Duet-Sweet, Sweet Spirit
---------------------- Rev. & Mrs. Ritchie Peterson
Scripture and Prayer --------------------------------------------------
Rev. LeRoy Carter
Cong. Hymn -----------------------------------------
Blest Be the Tie With hands clasped
Closing Prayer --------------------------------------------------------------Rev.
R.W. Forsman
Prayer Response ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Postlude
Let us Praise the Lord for the
Past and Our Challenge for our Tomorrow. "His Mercy is everlasting and
His Truth endureth to all generations. "
Piano and Organ Prelude ------------------------------------------
Mrs. Michael Houston
Mrs. Oscar Olson
Invocation --------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Charles Waterbury
Cong. Hymn #241 ----------------------------------------------------
To God be the Glory
Let's Just Praise the Lord
Welcome ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Charles Waterbury
Scripture and Prayer --------------------------------------------------------
Rev. R.W. Forsman
Let Us Praise the Lord in our Remembering.
We Praise the Lord as we Honor
Those Who began the
Work of this Church --- A
short historical summary
Mrs. Maurice Krusenstjerna
We Praise the Lord in a Song of Faith
Message ---------------------------------------------------------------Rev.
David C. Brown
Presentation of Honored Guests -----------------------------------Mr.
Dennis Lindberg
Mrs. Carl Sonichsen
We Praise the Lord today as we
continue to serve Him.
We are pleased you could attend our
services today and we cordially invite you to stay for a time of fellowship
and refreshments. Kindly remain seated until served.
Our Heritage
We, the congregation of the Arthur
Baptist Church, dedicate this brief history to the consecrated men and
women, who ninety years ago, possessed the vision, courage and faith in
their Lord, to organize the First Swedish Baptist Church of Arthur, Iowa.
The early settlers who came from Sweden
felt the urgent need to come together to worship and serve their Heavenly
Father in this "New Land". They found the distance between their homes
and the Kiron Baptist Church quite long to travel by horse and wagon; so
it was decided they form their own group.
In the "Larson" school house one mile north of our present location, on October 25, 1885, the church was organized under the name "The First Baptist Church" of Arthur, Ida County, Iowa.
The Charter members were:
Two years previous to the organization
of the church, the "Sewing Society" was organized by Mrs. Jonas Fanberg
with four other ladies; Mrs. Johanna Samuelson, Mrs. Louisa Sederberg,
Mrs. Martha Anderson, and Mrs. Margaretta Hallander. They helped support
the Sunday School and other missionary projects. From this group, our present
Women's Missionary Society had its beginnings. The "Sewing Society" was
more formally organized in the home of Mrs. J.B. Samuelson in 1889; Mrs.
C.J. Almquist, chairman; Viola Johnson, vice- Chairman; Mrs. Hans Levin,
treasurer; and Miss Anna Bergman, secretary. Through ninety-two years,
the Women's Missionary Society has played an important part in the church
both spiritually and financially.
The Sunday School had its beginning
in the Lund school house, one mile south of the church, in 1882. Miss Dorothy
Pluver, a rural school teacher, was responsible for its organization. Some
of our Sunday School members who attended as children still continue to
attend the Adult Sunday School Class. The Sunday School helps in various
missionary projects, including the support of a Korean orphan.
The Willing Workers was organized in June, 1927. This group continues to meet with the purpose of helping others through their White Cross work and other worthy community projects.
In 1951 the Family Fellowship was organized; its purpose to be a time of worship and fellowship for the entire family.
Through the years the following pastors
have served the church:
()indicates summer pastorate; * indicates
interim pastorate
1885-1886 | Hans Hallander | 1914-1918 | A.E. Carlson |
1886 | A. Pearson | 1918-1920 | Bennett Erickson |
1889-1892 | C.J. AhImquist | 1920-1922 | Carl A. Anderson |
1892-1896 | C.J. Granquist | 1922 | John A. Roos |
1896-1898 | N.A. Lindholm | 1922-1924 | E.J. Nordlander |
1898-1901 | C.J. AhImquist | 1924-1933 | Peter Lovene |
(1900) | C.R. Osbeck | 1933-1942 | A.W. Erickson |
1901-1903 | Andrew Swartz | 1943-1952 | Alrik Blomquist |
1904-1907 | A. Berglund | 1944-1946 | C. I. Peterson |
1907-1909 | O. Lindholm | *1952 | Gordon Hasselblad |
1909-1910 | V.E. Peterson | 1953 | James Schubring |
1911-1914 | Herman Bergman | 1953-1956 | R.W. Forsman |
*(1913) | Benjamin Nelson | 1956-1961 | David C. Brown |
*1914 | N.S. Miller | 1961-1968 | Ritchie Peterson |
1968-1975 | LeRoy Carter |
Thus we "Praise the Lord" for the Arthur
Baptist Church which has stood at the "Crossroads" for ninety years. It
stands as our heritage out of the past, a witness for Christ in this our
rural community, but continues to prove itself alive for the present.
Congregation Picture
on 28 September 1975