Alfred Baur/Funeral/In Memoriam Book for Ralph

In Memoriam

I am the Resurrection and the Life. John 11:25

Note written on cover by Clara reads: "Ralph Baur. In memory of your Daddy from your Mother."

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

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One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er, --
Nearer my home, to-day am I
Than I have ever been before.

Nearer my Father's house,
Where the many mansions be;
Nearer to-day the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea.

Copyright 1924 C.R. Gibson & Company, New York City PRINTED IN U.S.A

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In Memoriam

Name

Rev. Alfred Otto Baur <ref>Alfred Baur</ref>

Born at

Gibbon, Minnesota<ref>Gibbon, MN</ref>

on

March 11, 1893<ref>1893</ref>

Departed this life on

Saturday, November 19, 1927<ref>1927</ref>, 11:30 P.M. at Cedar Mills<ref>Cedar Mills, MN</ref> Meeker Co., Minn.<ref>Meeker County, MN</ref>, near Hutchinson<ref>Hutchinson, MN</ref> where he lived from July 30, 1916<ref>1916</ref>, until his end<ref>1927</ref>.

'Aged'

34 Years 8 Months 8 Days

Blessed are the dead
that die in the Lord
from henceforth

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

Services

Conducted by

Rev. Henry Albrecht at the house.

Rev. Robert Heidmann at 10 A.M. Nov. 23, 1927 in church.

Rev. Robert Heidmann at 1:30 P.M. Nov. 23, 1927 in church. (in German)

?? Prof. Adelbert Schaller English Nov. 23, 1927 in church. (in German)

Text of Funeral Address Rev. Heidmann Genesis 48, 21 "Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers." Siche Ich Sterbue + Gott Mid mit tauch sim.

Prof. A. Schaller Isaiah 25, 6-9 inclusive.

"On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
    a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine,
    of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
7 And he will swallow up on this mountain
    the covering that is cast over all peoples,
    the veil that is spread over all nations.
8 He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
    and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
    for the Lord has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day,
    “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
    This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
    let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”

Special Music by

Quartet: Prof. Jahnke, Rev. Schmidt, Fiache Karth sang "Du hast geduldid Zionsklangu."

Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep,
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes.

Cemetary

It was your Daddy's wish to be buried on the church cemetery at Cedar Mills, as this was his only charge. He was buried by Praises Immanuel Alrecht of Fairfax, MN.

Lot or Section ____________ Number ________________

Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest,
Whose waking is supremely blest,
No fear, no woe shall dim that hour
That manifests the Savior's power.

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

Floral Offerings

The only floral offerings he wished was a cross, crown and anchor. You and I got the cross for him.

Grandmother and Grandfather Baur, Cordy + Bea the crown,

and Uncle Art and Aunt Lydia, Uncle Ted, Marie and Agnes and Helen the anchor.

There were a few other pieces. A harp from the Millers at ???<ref>????</ref> and basket from the Yaegers at Sanborn. Chrysanthemums from the Ladies Aid and young people at Watertown, SD and a bouquet from the Webbers<ref> Grandpa Alfred Baur's brother Theodore married Laura Weber, a sister of Raymond Caspar Weber. Raymond was married to Irene E. Koch, a sister of Albert Koch (the deceased). So... Theodore was a brother-in-law of Raymond and Raymond was a brother-in-law of Albert. It appears we have a connection to the Sanborn Weber and Koch families. What makes it even more interesting are the ties to Saginaw. MI Weber and Schneider families. On top of that, Rev. Harold Sauer performed the burial of a Weber at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Just to make things a little more interesting, Jacob Baur's half sister, Barbara Sauer, married Henry F. Weber.</ref>. at Sanborn, from Teacher Lushing, from Julius Hasse, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, carnations from W. F. Sauer and Family and the day after the funeral a large bouquet of Chrysanthemums came from Chich (Rev. M. Mueller) and Chick (Rev. L. Acker) two pals at the Seminary.

They are a sleep: In the
morning they are like grass
 which groweth up;

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

Floral Offerings

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
In the evening it is cut down and withereth.
Ps. 90:5,6

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Paul Bearers

Were the six members of the Vestry<ref>In this context, Vestry is the equivalent of today's Church Council</ref>. They worked in perfect Peace and Harmony in affairs for the church with your Daddy and he wished to be carried out by them.

They were: 6) Louis Witte 5) Henry Schulte 4) William Runke 3) Henry Gauger 2) Les Rannow 1) Frank Schlueter <ref>the numbers are on the photograph</ref>

Family Record

Father

Clara Baur, wife and Ralph, our little son.

Mother

Jacob and Emilie Baur, You Daddy's Parents. Arthur and Lydia Streich at Sanborn.

Other Member 0f the Family

Uncle Theodore, brother.

Aunt Tabea, Marie, Agnes, Helen, Cordelia, sisters.

Ruth Streich, Norma, Margaret, Marie, and Elfrieda Streich, nieces.

and Many Aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Jesus, I die to Thee,
Whenever death shall come;
To die in Thee is life to me
In my eternal home.

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

Memoranda

Members of the congregation under the leadeship of the Laides Aid Society took care of all the guests that came to pay the past tribute to your Daddy.

All the relatives from Sanborn, as well as many ministers and friends came. Everything was well done and arranged for by them and the Vorstiher (Leader), and if your Daddy could have seen how well everything went on his funeral day and how good they have been to us since, he would praise them and His Father in Heaven for their many kindnesses to us in this, the saddest time of our lives.

Jesus, in mercy bring us
Soon to that land of rest
Who art, with God the Father
And Spirit ever blest!

Death is
swallowed
up in Victory! Ok death, where
is they sting? O grave, where
is thy victory? Thanks be
to God, which
giveth us the
victory through
our Lord
Jesus Christ.
1 Cor. 15:55-57

1.
Tod wo deine Stachel -Death where is your sting
Hoelle wo Dein Sieg? - Hell where is your victory?
Christass Mine Lebern. - My Christian life
Sterben Mien Gerioss. - To die my win.
Wir Sieheriousder - We
Mit in Scisem allen - With in all
durch Jesum Christum. - Through Jesus Christ

Hebtet nun die Hauptic - Now lift the head
hebet nun die herzen - Now lift up the heart
Seht die Gerloesung - Look at the sound
Nahet allen Frommemi - Approach all of them
Erloesung


source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

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