Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-29
CHURCH DEDICATION.
consresationalists at Traer Dedicate
Fine New Structure.

/ rtne NEW SGTSCtuTCs
Special to Times Republican.
| Traer, Oct 29.--The new Congrega-
tional church of this place. recently
completed All cost of $4,000, was dedi-
Gated here with appropriate and inter
estlng services, which were brought to
| a close Sunday evening. The dedication
of the new church is the. accomplish
ment CT a rather marvellous work. es-
pecialiy when the size and elegance of
the building is considered and at the
SAME time 1t is borne in mind that Traer
is but small place and the church
membership is only sos. The new church
would grace city of many times the
size of Traer and the residents of the
town, irrespective of religious beliefs.
look to the new church with common
pride. The audience room of the new
edifice is 50X5O and this, with the lecture
room and gallery gives 1t seating ca
pacity of 500. A large basement is to be
used for social purposes only. AT the
Sunday morning meeting thank Offer
ing, conducted by DR.. IT. o. Douglass. of
Grinnell. secretary of the Congregations
al Home Missionary Society, resulted in
all of the outstanding debt incurred In
out. The amount raised was S4,100. At
the Sunday evening meeting DIR. Doug
lass. started an organ fund of $3.50 by
basket collection. The new church sup
plants an old structure that. until re-
Gently, has been in use since 1867. The
Congregational church was organized
June 90. 1856 and the old house of wor-
ship was built at what was the. old town
of Buckingham, of which Traer IS the
outgrowth. The old church was dedi-
Gated June 10, 1867 and In 1915 was
brought to irraer and re-dedicated. The
farewell service was held in the old
building July s, 1900 and many Of the
timbers of the old church were incor-
porated in the building of the new. The
new edifice is of pressed brick, with
stone trimmings.
The dedicatory services began Satur-
day afternoon, the main address OF
which. on "Our Church Life in Iowa.
was given by DR.. Douglass. The his
tory of the local church was also given
by Deacon b. r. Thomas. AT the Sat-
urday evening meeting the principal adj
dress was by Professor w. B. Chamber
lain, of the Chicago Theological Semin-
airy, on Music and Worship On Sat
'urday evening reception was given in
the basement and after refreshments
were served by the ladies Of the aid So
5ciety several after dinner talks were
made. including speeches by Professor
Chamberlain. DR.. Douglass the local
ministers and the presiding officer Rev.
%. H. L. Mason. of Reinbeck.
The dedicatory sermon was preached
Sunday morning by Rev. Frank g.
Smith, OF Dubuque. AT the afternoon
meeting Sunday responsive dedicatory
service was INDUCED in, led by Rev.
Hobbs. Greetings by neighboring pas
tors were given at the close, Rev. Palm
.er Lifts, OF Dinsdale. Rev. Mason. OF
Reinbeck, DIR. Douglass and the min
listers of Traer all taking part.
One of the most pleasant features OF
the entire service was the oratorio Dud-
ley Bucks THE Forty-sixth Psalm"
by a large chorus, assisted by Miss
Alice Barbour. sopranos; Mrs j. W.
Brown, alto: Mr.. r. G. Stoakes. tenor:
Miss Lucy Wheeler. pianist; Mr.. Ernest
Franklin. cornetist Mr.. Lucian Bar
bour acted as director.
Rev. William A. Hobbs. the pastor of
the new church, is a man who has but
come to the Iowa field. He
came to the state from Warsaw. N. Y,
wherehe was pastor for nine years.