CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - WYNOT CHURCH DEDICATION
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WYNOT TRIBUNE  JUNE 6, 1940

MANY ATTEND WYNOT CHURCH DEDICATION

Wynot - A large crowd attended the dedication of the new Bethany 
Lutheran church Sunday. The dedicatory sermon was delivered by J.A. 
Bergsaker of Minneapolis, Minn., Rev. L.A. Pierson of Sioux Falls, 
district president and Rev. Aamoth of Elk Point, circuit president, 
assisted in the day's program and the evening meeting was in charge of 
former pastors, Rev. R.O. Aga, of Elk Point, circuit president, 
assisted in the day's program and evening meeting was in charge of 
former pastors, Rev. E.L. Bentson and Rev. R.O. Aga.

Another former pastor, Rev. O.c. Harang of Belview, Minn., sent 
greetings. Rev. Roseland of Vermillion was unable to attend.

Music for the morning services was by the Wynot choir and for the 
dedication service the Obert choir sang and Rev. and Mrs. Falk sang a 
duet.  A loud speaker system was in use and those unable to get into 
the church were able to hear the service. The bell presented by the 
Maskell congregation was used for the first time and pealed forth 
its deep mellow tones.

At the cornerstone laying ceremony the box which was put into the 
stone was prepared by Rev. R.L. Falk and contained the old papers 
taken out of the stone after the old church burned, also a recent 
issue of the Cedar County News and the Hartington Herald, the by-laws 
and history of the church, a new testament and a song book like the 
ones in use at present and a small bottle of ashes of the old church 
which burned October 25, 1936.