Thanks so much to the beautiful aunt (You know who you are!) who shared this with me - the baptismal certificate of my grandfather, Albert Elling.
The first Bible verse above the handwriting reads:
"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid which is Jesus Christ." Corinthians 3:11.
Translation of the handwriting:
Albert Louis Johann born on 28 January 1888 in Henry County, Ohio
Son of Fritz Elling and Maria born Rohrs
On 28 February, 1888 at the house of the parents.
Printed banner - In the name of the Triune God (could not read right side)
Witnessing the Christening were
L. Bockelman, H. Miller
C. Bostelman, H. Meyer
Johann Harms
L. Damman, Pastor (Louis)
I'm sure the photos are very significant, although very hard to see in this copy, even with a magnifying glass. The top has the ship sailing toward the light around the church. On the left is Jesus with the lambs, a chick with her hens, and an angel pouring the living water over a child.
On the right side is Christ on the cross with lilies suggesting his Resurrection, a duck with its ducklings and finally the tree in the Garden of Evil with the snake and the skull. Some passages are just too blurry to read, but I'm sure they all have a connection to baptism.
What a treasure!
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