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*St. Paul’s Danish Lutheran ChurchCelebrates 25th Anniversary Sunday/Worshipped in Presbyterian Church Before Erecting This BuildingSt. Paul's Danish Lutheran, church several trips for the same purpose;in Penn Yan has made enthusiastic preparations for its silver jubilee of the 22nd this week. The anniversary services are to be held Sunday. Rev. H. Berthelsen, R. D., who for ten years served as pastor of the congregation, will deliver the jubilee sermon at the Danish service, 11 a. m. A short service in English will be held at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening, after which members and friends of the congregation are invited to an informal program in the church parlors.The jubilee brings to mind the founding of the Danish colony in Penn Yan. Among the older colon-]his last Visit here was made in 1891. At that time the colony had increased ‘acid he baptized 16 children. For a while other visiting Lutheran pastors conducted services here, thus a Rev. Jacobsen from Lansingburg came regularly four times a year. For some reason his visits were discontinued and for about four years the Lutheran people pf this locality were without the benefit of clergy, i Meanwhile immigrants continued to arrive and were now to be found in great numbers throughout Yates and Ontario counties.The First PastorIt was through a missionary at Ellis island that church services were1(ists prevails the story that it was aE Dt™E™yerwT«eve?URl .oik I aSain -tarted here. He happened .0a load of cattle to New York eltyj it was his custom to bring back withhim ‘an immigrant. On one such trip to the big city it so happened titfat he incidently ran across a Danish lad who had just arrived from the old country. By Yankee speech most likely accompanied toy signs and gestures the Penn Yan farmer induced the young immigrant to “go home with him. Enthusiastic letters to, friends and relatives c in Vendsyssel, Denmark, brought new settlers to these regions. This happened about 1880 and in some years as many as 20 to 30 Danes arrived.Many Came fron VendsysselTo the historian it might ,be of interest to note that the majority of our Danish settlers here came from the above mentioned province of Vendsyssel. According to recent discoveries, this quite bleak district by the North sea seems to have been the original home of the Vandals, whose how remote descendants invaded Rome in the fifth century and somewhat upset the ancient city. Although it is a far cry from the Ap-piain way to the Pre-emption road, there is a characteristic connection. The modem and peace-loving Vandals have not been satisfied with less than the'best of farmland and they have become a pass-word for integrity, endurance and co-operative success.Since most Danes are Lutherans, the Lutheran church began work here at an early date. In 1881 the late Rev. R. Andersen of Brooklyn came to Penn Yan and held services for ifis countrymen. Later he madeport in which was an appendix’ of Danish Lutheran clergymen’s addresses. The late Rev. Grill of Warren, Pa., and the Rev. T. Beck of Brooklyn were contacted and they both visited Penn Yan dn 1909. The president of the Atlantic district, of the United Danish Lutheran Church of America made a survey of the field in the same year and the Rev,.. M. Matthiesein was called to serve the colony. Due to poor health he remained only two years.3Present Pastor, Rev* N. T. NesgaardiSheriff%Com. Public WelfareCoronerDelegate Judicial Conventiont♦.AlternateDelegate■ProsserFitzwaterHendersonu*2(ti££££o♦HylandFeltonLincoln20341521531 47144|43442735535343421383823545468625863158598911 12712711910611011076945( 9285, 7776811 7891X116195176115513011 1471351079218217114613714014177811511431231181081106316220320316616717217284150204♦19617417117415757160219203179161177173641041541471! 128131It 123129631251146| 144| 130119!1 1361277313117216813814113814878139196187|174162f15815075971120149132135130
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