Show Iowa Has Church Seating eating 8 Persons CR CRESCO Ia la Dec 11 it AP AP-A AP A Avow I vow given at the time Napoleon was vas conducting his Russian campaign campaign campaign cam cam- eventually resulted resulted in the erection here of one of the smallest churches in the world The mother of John Gaertner a a. French explorer who Vho was with Napoleons Napoleon's Na Na- Napoleons Napoleon's pole ons on's forces at the burning of Moscow vowed that if it God would safely return her son she would build a 1 church ChUlch The son returned but his mother because of finan- finan was unable to eo carry carryout carryout carryout out her plan Her lIer granddaughter I Mrs Mary Anna Huber however took ook up the work work and the r result sull was the building in 1885 of ot St St. Anthonys Anthony's Anthonys Anthony's An- An thony's honya Catholic chapel The church is of native lime I rock It is 11 feet wl wide e and 17 feet teet long ong It has four stained glass windows a tall belfry a cross four pews a center aisle a main altar and two side altars It seats eight persons The tiny edifice dedicated to the memory of John Gaertner was maintained by the Huber family until 1924 when St. St Anthonys Anthony's Chapel association formed by six six- ty-five ty grandchildren of Mary Ann Huber took over its care Gaertner first came to this vicinity vicinIty vicin- vicin Ity ty In 1848 receiving his In pira- pira tion from a priest in CInci Cenci Cincinnati naU nati who urged him to explore the coun coun- try He came with several others and reported the country desirable Four families from Oldenburg Ind followed in 1849 and they built builta a alog log og church on on the present site of ot St. St Anthonys Services were held In n the log church until 1853 1863 when it was destroyed by y fire |