|
Inscription
KOM NU UNGE KOM NU GAMEL
HERREN ALLE VILL VORSAMLE
Come young, come old,
The Lord would have us all
together!
|
Concordia's church bell
was purchased by the Young People's Society (ungdommen).
They raised the $210.86 cost through donations and a
variety of fund-raising activities. The bell was
ordered in 1894 and installed in 1895.
"...On June 8, 1971,
Nettie Cosen at the age of 87 came to Vacation Bible
School. She came to tell us about the day the
bell was put into place. She was 11 the day
the bell first rang. She, along with other
pioneer children, were invited to come and see as
the bell was slid on long heavy planks from the
ground floor to the balcony...It was a great thrill
to hear the bell ring, Nettie said, on that first
day..."
from Concordia, 1872-1972 - 100 Years of the
Mercies of God!
The bell was tossed to the
ground by the 1931 tornado, but survived undamaged. It
took its place in the new church's bell tower in 1938.
|
