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Object Name |
Candle |
Donor |
Jensen, Irving F. |
Description |
Baptismal candle with religious designs, stored in a red box (2009.015.008a), which was house at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa. The candle is composed of white wax and is cylindrical in shape. A lip is created 1.3 inches from the bottom of the candle as it tapers to the bottom. This bottom section is ridged in a vertical pattern, allowing the candle to be secured in a candlestick or other holder. The candle comes to a point as the top three fourths of an inch narrows to the wick. A white wick extends from the center of the top of the candle. A thin layer of rectangular wax, cream in color, covers the front of the candle. It is embellished with the printed designs of four religious symbols; a white dove at top, seashell below, three vertical waves of blue water, and a brown baptismal font at the bottom. |
Dimensions |
H-9.75 Dia-1 inches |
Place Of Origin |
USA/IA/Sioux City |
Owned By |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Used By |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Material |
Ink/Thread/Wax |
Associated People |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Jensen, Irving F. |
Search Terms |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Jensen, Irving F. candle baptismal candle dove seashell water baptismal font |
Given In Memory Of |
In Memory of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa, UELC |
Provenance |
Baptismal candle, stored in a red cardboard box (2009.015.008a), which was housed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. In the summer of 1890, young seminary graduate N.P. Gravengaard arrived from Denmark. On August 3, 1890, the first congregational meeting was held and they officially declared themselves the Danish Lutheran Church of Sioux City. In October of that year, the congregation decided to purchase its own building and two months later a lot at 115 12th Street was purchased for $1400. Soon after, the congregation also bought the Norwegian Lutheran Church building (located at 6th and Court) and moved it to their newly purchased lot on 12th Street where it still stands (as of 1990). In December 1892, Gravengaard was officially called to be the pastor of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, as it was now called. He remained for two years and then returned to Denmark. Several preachers came and went, and in 1899, Pastor Niels Damskov arrived from Denmark. In 1910, the congregation voted to have worship once a month in English, and in 1911, young men and women aged 18 were given the privilege to vote. On March 2, 1922, the congregation joined the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and on July 10, 1922, construction of the new church began and dedication services were held that December. In 1960, the congregation joined the merger of three former Synods and became affiliated with the American Lutheran Church. On Sept. 25, 1965, Our Savior's celebrated its 75th anniversary with a baptized membership of 312 and a confirmed membership of 217. The next year showed a decline in membership and attendance, but they regained strength in the next several years. |
Date Received by Museum |
05/05/2009 |
Images |
130\2009015008b.JPG |
Accession number |
2009.015 |
Object Identification Number |
2009.015.008b |