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• -Lutherans Celebrate Anniversary With Church Services — Picnici iREV. ADOLPH KLOTH Will Act as Anniversary HostREV. HANS P. BERTHELSEN Speaks Twice SundayPehn Yan Offers US Army Signal Corps TrainingPrincipal Donald Grant will be the teacher of the free evening radio course which will be offered at Penn Yan Aadomy under the auspices of Alfred university.G. F. Craig, supervisor of radiotraining at Alfred university, states that Penn Yan is one of a few villages that have been chosen in which this course will be given. Many of the larger city schools will offer the same opportunity.At Penn Yan the classes will start on or about Sept. 30 and will be conducted three nights a week from 7 to 10 p. m.Any citizen between the ages of 18and 45 who has a high school education which included two years of mathematics and one year of physics or general science or the equivalent in radio practice, will be eligible to enroll.Says Army Needs OperatorsFirst Lieutenant Harry Ross of the signal office at Governors island. who was in Penn Yan to inspect the set-up for the courses, has expressed his approval of the classes as they are planned here, and stressed the urgent need by the signal corps of the army for trained radio operators and technicians. In connection with this need, Lt. Ross made an .unusual announcement.He stated that any applicant upon enrollment in this course, may enlist in the enlisted reserve section of the signal corps of the United States army and be immediately placed on inactive duty status permitting him to complete this course for a period not to exceed eight months. During this time the applicant may pursue his usual civilian occupation during the day, attending the course at the school three nights a week. Upon completion of the course, the student will be called into active service and assigned to the signal corpsAssignment may then be made to Fort Monmouth, N. J., for the 13-week basic training period. At the end of this period, application mny be made for1 admission to officer candidate school and upon the successful completion of this latter three-month course, the applicant will receive his commission as second lieutenant in he signal corps, United States army. Offers Enlistment OpportunityLt. Ross suggested that this plan should appeal especially to 311 young men who expect to enter the armed forces soon and who would prefer to serve in a branch of their own chosing as well as one for which they were especially trained.Hardly having recovered from some busy convention days, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church, Hamilton street, Penn Yan, nevertheless, looks forward to a joyous day and occasion on Sunday, Sept. 20, for on that day the congregation is to celebrate its 30th anniversary as an organized church body. “It will be a joyous day,” says Rev. Adolph Kloth, the pastor, “because past blessings will be called to memory. Memories of small beginnings and many hard struggles and difficulties are not beyond the reach of some of our older .people. And to all of us, old and young alike, God's benediction on these small beginnings is in evidence, for there have certainly been marks of progress down to and including our own day/'Celebration Replaces PicnicThis 30th anniversary celebration will take the place of the annual church picnic and all members and friends who customarily attend the picnic are invited to this occasion. The Sunday school and Bible class will meet at 10 a. m. and the worship service at 11 a. m. will be conducted by Rev.H. Bcrthelsen. Picnic lunches will be eaten on the lawn back of the church and at 2 p. m. Rev. Rudolf Ludwig will speak to the group in English and Rev. Bcrthelsen in Danish.The first Danish people came to the vicinity of Penn Yan about the year 1880, and in 1881, according to an old reeord book, “Daabs-minder,” that Rev. R. Andersen made a mission trip to Penn Yan. That was the first Lutheran service conducted among these people. Pastor Andersen continued to come to Penn Yan at intervals up to the year 1891. By that time the group had grown considerably and for a number of years was served by ministers of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran church (a sister synod). Rev. Mr. Jacobsen from Lansingburg came here at quarterly intervals for some years. But then for some reason these visits ceased and for three or four years the little Lutheran group was without any church connection. Church Buys Building LotAfter these years during which immigrants had been coming in groups of 20 to 30, one particular man saw the pressing need of some kind of church agiliation and therefore, wrote to the president of the synod, the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The call for help was not left unheeded, but immediately, in the year 1909, Rev. Mr. Grill of Warren, Pa.t and Rev. Mr. Beck of Brooklyn came to Penn Yan in the dead of winter. On the 25th of April of the same year the president of the synod came here and at that time a church society was organized.*3 •The same summer Rev. Max Mathiesen was called and came U Penn Yan where he worked for two years. When he left for Denmark Rev. Lewis C. Larsen came here from Falmouth, Me. During his pastorate the work went forward. A couple of months after he came on the 22nd of Sept., 1912, the congregation was organized.On Jan. 28, 1917, the congregation was incorporated under the name, “St. Paul's Lutheran Church for Penn Yan and Vicinity. Services were held in the Church school quarters of the local Presbyterian church. The same year, 1917, the congregation sought membership in the synod and began to work on a piece of church property. A lot was purchased on Hamilton street through the gifts of members and friends, and in the year 1918 the present church home was finished. The church records show that there was steady growth during Mr. Larsen’s pastorate which lasted down to the year 1924.The same year Rev. C. B. Larsen of Worchcster, Mass., was called as pastor. He came and served the congregation until the fall of 1926. Many people were likewise brought into relationship with the church during his pastorate. It was also in his time that the beautiful altar was dedicated Rev. Mr. Larsen left in 1926 to take up a theological professorship at Trinity seminary, Blair, Neb.Build Parsonage in 1928In 1927 Rev. Hans P. Bcrthelsen of Philadelphia was called to he pastor. His work likewise was not in vain. Many names were added to the records the first years he was here, the word was preached and the sacraments were administered. During his pastorate the physical plant was greatly improved by the building of a spacious parsonage which building was dedicated in a formal ceremony on July 4, 1928. Rev. Mr. Bcrthelsen found it necessary to retire from the active ministry in 1937 but chose to remain in this community as a member of the congregation. He is still active and known to many.The same year, 1937, Rev. N. T.Neesgaard was called from Detroit, Mieh. He served the congregation for five years up to the time of the present pastor's arrival. The records also show that some members were added during his pastorate. Mr. Neesgaard tendered his resignation in the early spring of this year! Shortly after Rev. Adolph Kloth was called and installed on June 28, 1942. Since his coming all regular services have been conducted in the English language.-V-Schedule Chemical Warfare CoursesDue to the increased interest in chemical warfare another course for the Yates county decontamination unit will be given next week Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 22 and 24. The meetings will be held at the Junior High school at 7:30. Walter H. Pond, who conducted the last course, will be in charge of the class.A decontamination center is being organized where, in case of an emergency, gas casualties will be treated before they are admitted to the hospital. For this reason the jPcnn Yan squad is in need of more men. Volunteers for this interesting and important work are urged to attend the class. Others interested are also welcome. County deputies are asked by Mr. Pond to notify any of their men who wish to obtain the training.Instruction for a women’s group, which will form the personnel of the women’s decontamination center, will be given at a later date. These courses will be more complete and intensive than those to be offered for the requirements of the wardens and firemen.V-Izaak Walton League Plans Sunday Breakfast and SkeetLake Keuka chapter of the Izaak Walton league will serve breakfast at the clubhouse in Guyanoga valley on Sunday, Sept. 20. at 8:30 a. m. Pancakes, sausages, and coffee will be served.There will be skeet shooting following the breakfast.The state convention of the Izaak Walton league will convene Sept. 25 and 26 at Utica. Morris Burke, president of the local chapter, is a member of the state nominating committee and Oliver Wilcox is a member of the resolution committee.
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Penn Yan Chronicle Express
Penn Yan, New York, US
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