Sioux City Volksfreund: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

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Die Deutsche evangelisch-lutherische St. Pau[l‘]s Kirche hat in Uebereinstimmung der Proclamation des Governors W.L. Harding, wonach in allen öffentlichen Versammlungen die fremde Sprache verboten ist, die deutsche Sprache vollkommen in der Kirche abgeschafft, so hat der Pastor G.A. Matthaides am Sonntag angezeigt. – Für einige älteren Mitglieder der Gemeinde, die nicht englisch verstehen können[,] wird ein Gottesdienst in deren Hause periodisch abgehalten werden. so hat der Verwaltungsrath der Gemeinde bestimmt. Die Kirche wurde organisirt am 8. Sept 1878 und hat 300 Mitglieder.

[transcribed by Pearl Vick]

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Title

Sioux City Volksfreund: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

Subject

Anti-German Sentiment during WWI; switch from German to English during sermons

Description

St. Paul's German Evangelical-Lutheran Church, in accordance with the proclamation of Governor W.L. Harding, which forbids the use of all foreign languages in public assemblies, has completely done away with the German language in church, as Pastor G. A. Matthaides announced on Sunday. Worship services for the several elderly members of the congregation who cannot understand English will be held periodically in their homes, as was decided by the parish administrative council. The church was organized on the 8th of September 1878 and has 800 members.

Creator

Oscar A. Hoffmann

Source

Sioux City Volksfreund

Date

6 June 1918

Rights

State Historical Society of Iowa

Format

jpg

Language

German

Type

newspaper article

Identifier

microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa

Coverage

Sioux City; Woodbury County