Baptism Card of Charles William FIEDLER

1920
Overview

Sepia tone Christening card featuring a floral border with some printing on the front and some handwriting in black ink. Printed on the back is the order of service and a single signature in black ink. The corners of the card are rounded and there are drawing pin marks on the top edge. There is minimal foxing with slight staining.

Historical information

Part of a collection of military memorabilia donated to the museum commemorating the service of two sons and a nephew of the FIEDLER family. Private Charles William FIEDLER, 3326; Private Harold FIEDLER, 6337; Private John Frederick FIEDLER, 3485.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2026.7.8
Item type
Certificates
Themes
Material
Card
Ink
Width
114 mm
Height or length
155 mm
Depth
1 mm
Weight
6 g
Inscriptions and markings

On the front “Jesus is the Christ / the SON of the / Living God / Believing this with all my heart, and resting wholly upon the / Finished Work of Jesus for Salvation, / I Confessed my Faith in Him / at / Collie / West Australia / On April 20th 1920 / Was Buried with Christ in Baptism On April 21st 1920 / Received the Right Hand of Fellowship and Welcomed / as a Member of God’s Family, coming to the / Lord’s Table to show forth His death on / Lord’s Day April 25th 1920 / Name [sic] Chas Fiedler / Address Ewington Collie / ‘A Sinner Saved by Grace’
On the back “CHURCH OF CHRIST / My Dear Friend, -- As a penitent believer in Jesus the Christ / you have this day publicly confessed your faith in Him as / the Son of the Living God / Your next step is to bow in subjection to Him as your King by / being ‘Buried with Him in Baptism’ That your action may be in- / telligent, and your faith ‘Stand in the power of God and not in the / wisdom of men,’ I invite your earnest, prayerful, and immediate / attention to the following portions of God’ Holy Word:-- / Christ Your Savior – John 3:16; Luke 2:11; Matt. 17:5; / I John 4:14; Heb. 7:25; I Tim. 1:15; I Peter 2:24; Isa 45:22; / Isa 53:4 6; John 17:4; John 19:30; John 1:29; Cor. 5:21; / The Resurrection – I Cor. 15:3-4; Luke 24:34; Rom. 1:4. / The Ascension – Acts 1:9-11; Acts 5:31. / Faith – Heb. 11:6; Acts 13:38, 39; John 6:29; John 7:17; / Mark 1:15; I Cor. 15:1-11; Acts 16:31-34; John 20:31. / Repentance – Rom. 2:4; Acts 17:30,31; Luke 13:3; Luke / 24:46,47. / Confession – Rom. 10:9,10; Matt. 10:32,33. / Baptism – Matt. 28:19; John 3:36; Mark 16: 16; Acts 2:38; / Acts 8:15,13; Acts 10: 44-48; Acts 16:14-15; Acts 18:8; Acts 19:1-7; / Acts 22:16; Rom. 6:3,4; Gal. 3:26-29; Col. 2:12; I Peter 3:21. / Words to the Christian – 2 Peter I: 4-11; Acts 2:41,42; / Rom. 2:6-11; Rev. 22:12-14. / Coming thus to Jesus for the remission of your sins, be assured / that ‘He is faithful that hath promised.’ When you have obeyed / Him thus, and have wholly given yourself to Him, fill in the / opposite side of this card, and preserve as a memento of your / consecration to God. / May the Lord keep and preserve you spotless until His / appearance is the earnest prayer of / Yor Brother in Christ, / D.R. Stirling / Austral Publishing Co, 528-530 Elizabeth St., Melbourne”

Place made
Victoria, Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Well provenanced
Google Maps search term / URL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8
Last modified
Thursday, 17 September, 2026
Completeness
100
Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

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Baptism Card of Charles William FIEDLER
Baptism Card of Charles William FIEDLER
Baptism Card of Charles William FIEDLER
Baptism Card of Charles William FIEDLER

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