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CONGRATULATIONS
AUBURN
150TH ANNIVERSARY
On behalf of the Council and residents of the
Corporation of the Township of North Huron, I
wish to congratulate the residents of Auburn on
the occasion of your 150th Anniversary. I also
wish to extend a hearty welcome to all visitors. I
trust everyone will take the opportunity to renew
old acquaintances, make new friends and cherish
the memories of this weekend.
Doug Layton
Reeve
Township of North Huron
(519) 357-3550
Municipal Office
274 Josephine Street
Wingham, Ontario
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AUBURN - 150 YEARS OF HISTORY. PAGE 15.
Glimpse to the past
Salem Lutheran Church provided a place of worship for members for 41 years. Also pictured
is the Orange Lodge, left and the W.T. Riddle Store, on the right. (Photo courtesy of Dorothy Schneider)
Meeting place
Manchester Lodge 932 was built in 1884. The Orangemen
had organized in 1859, and until the Lodge was
constructed met in the Temperance Hall. The Orange Hall
was sold in 1968 and became the post office. Today it's
owned by Jeff Thomson and serves as a storage building.
Lutheran Church closes 1918
By Elyse DeBruyn
Citizen staff
For 41 years the Salem Lutheran
Church provided a place of worship
for its members, but in 1918 the
church was forced to close its doors.
Following the closing of the
church, monthly services were held
in the home of Miss. C. Wagner.
The building is now two
apartments with an upper level and a
lower level on Goderich Street. Jeff
Thompson of Auburn bought ' the
property 19 years ago from Sam
Caldwell and remains as the
building's owner today.
Thompson said the building was
turned into a schoolhouse shortly
after the church closed and a few
years later the school was sold for
residential use.
The old Orange Lodge that once
stood next to the church, was
transformed into a post office, which
moved location and Thompson
renovated the building into a storage
garage.
The Salem Lutheran Church,
originally located on Goderich
Street, was organized on Oct. 13,
1877 and had 12 voting members.
The congregation was served by
neighbouring-village pastors for
nine years before the arrival of Rev.
P. Langholz in 1886.
In 1894, near the west end of the
village, a new church was built to
replace the previous one, which was
renovated into a house.
Chas. E. Asquith purchased the
church after it closed in December
1918.
It was renovated and reopened as a
Continuation School in 1929 and in
1948, William Straughan bought and
remodeled it into a house.
Past ministers include Rev. J.
Langholz from 1886-87; Rev. H.
Walbaum in 1888; Rev. L.
Rosenstein in 1889; Rev. G. Dachsel
from 1889-91; Rev. A. Eggers from
1891-95; Rev. E. M. Genzmer from
1895-1904; Rev. W. Seidel from
1904-06; Rev. J. Badke from
1907-11; Rev. C. Zeigler from 1913-
18.
The minister's wife was usually
the church organist, but Mrs. Harry
Wagner was the final organist.
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