The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

fills a large furniture car. Copies of Fra
Angelico's three archangels, done in oil,
ornament the walls on either side of the
organ.
The font is the gift of Mr.. j. NJ. Stude-
baker. in memory of his brother. For many
years II was in the chapel of the crypt of
the Church of st. Cecilia, in Rome, and
probably was used for holy water. Its style
is Byzantine. of the type general in Con-
stantinople in the fifth, sixth seventh and
eighth centuries, and introduced in Italy
about the same time. This style is partcu-
larly made conspicuous in the Church of st.
Marks, Venice. The ceiling, walls and floors
OF the chapel of the Church. of st. Cecilia
are done in this curious and very ancient
style of mosaics the same as the font, and
were put there in the year S21 A. D., when
the chapel was rebuilt.
The lectern and pulpit and general in
terror detail is strictly Gothic, of the Eng
lish type. The lectern is made on the model
of John Wesley's pulpit in Wesley's Chapel.
beautiful Gothic bridal altar and kneeling
bench. for use in weddings.
The natural elevation of the lot brings
the basement wall above ground, and hav
ing high ceilings the rooms will be light,
dry and airy and well arranged for the pur-
pose of social and institutional work.
These consist of a large dining room and
social hail. with a seating capacity of over
five hundred fitted up with folding tables
uninterrupted cane bottom chairs, platform
for entertainments. music room. reading
room, church office. with freproof vault
for records, ladies' and gentlemen's cloak
rooms, kitchen completely furnished with
gas range and all necessary cooking uten-
sils, dishes, etc, boiler room, toilet rooms,
fresh air chambers with ventiating fan and
motive power for operating the fan. organ
and the large partition separating the
church from the Sunday-school depart
ment.
The entire building and all it's depart
ments is connected by an improved system
of whispering telephones" the pastor or
any other person from any part of the
building can reach any other part of the
building during service or at other times,
by cutting in the desired apartment The
entire phone can be held and hidden by a
single hand.
THE SERVICES.
The dedicatory services will be held in
T! the morning. beginning at 1890 o'clock In
| the evening there will be services memorial
| to Clement Studebaker. In the morning
Bach's "Fantasie'' will be the prelude, with
Miss Hanford at the organ. The opening
| hymn will be Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God
| Almighty" Following Will be the Apostles
Greed, by the congregation, and prayer by
| the Rev. DR.. H. A. Goblin. after which the
choir will chant the Lords prayer Schill-
ing's "Te Deum'' will follow, then the re-
/ sponsive reading of Psalm 8, after which
the choir will lead the congregation in the
Gloria" The Scripture reading, from
| First Corinthians iii, 9-23, will be by the
Rev. DR.. j. G. Campbell. Mrs Jeanette
8oIy ons o wis shg Eane Gf e is the
by President Goblin. Of De Paw University,
| be sung by Mr.. Z. @. Eberhart, Mrs. Bell
| Ellis and r. c. Ogle.
The dedcatory service. proper will be
| opened by the pastor. the Rev. William
| Forney Hovs, who will speak briefly. The
| hymn. Enter Thy Temple Glorious King"
will be sung by the choir There will be two
| Scripture lessons by Dr. Campbell. and a
responsive reading led by the pastor. Mrs
| Clement Studebaker will then present the
| church as a memorial to her husband on
| behalf Of herself and her family. The dedi-
| catory declaration and the prayer following
| ology will be sung and the benediction will
| be pronounced by the pastor. A march
from Smart will be the postlude. played by
| Miss Hanford.
| al services will be Allison's Song of
| Thanksgiving" The hymn Refuge will be
sung by the choir, followed by prayer by
| the pastor, and this in turn. by the hymn
| Rock of Ages by the choir. An address
| on "Clem Studebaker-the Churchman." will
be delivered by the Rev. DR.. E A. Schell
Me. Cod followed by an address on
| "Clem Studebaker-the Citizen" by Marvin
| Campbell. The choir will lead the congrega-
| ton in singing Nearer. my God TO Thee, -
| followed by an address on 1.-The Home
| Life of Mr. Studebaker. by the Rev. w e
| McLennan. After the choir sings Barnby' s
| sweet Is my Mercy. d =. Marsh will
| speak of Mr.. Studebaker as The Employ
! err The choir will lead the congregation
| in singing abide with Me-. and the Rev
| S. w. Goss will speak of THE Spiritual
Life of Mr.. Studebaker. The doxology and
the benediction will follow. The organ post
| Jude will be Caikins's 'FeStal March
The pastor of the church is the Rev Will
! liam Forney Hovis. A. NJ. B. D. He was
born at Wesley. Pa, on May is. 1872 and
| his early years were spent on his father s
| farm. His early schooling was obtained
| in a country school, also on his fathers
| farm. AT the age of sixteen he obtained a
| teachers certificate, and by teaching paid
! his way through college, working on the
| farm during vacations. His preparatory
work was taken at Barkeyvile Academy
1 and at the Academy of Grove City College
| He was principal of the Mercer High School
/ for a year, and then entered the senior
class at Allegheny College, from which he
was graduated in 1895 In the fall OF that
| year he entered the theological department
| of Northwestern University. from which he
| was graduated in May of 1898. During the
summer of 1901 he travelled in Europe. with
| the view of studying its life and doing some
postgraduate work at Oxford University
/ His ministerial work began in 1896. while he
was student in theology, with some supply
| work at South Valparaiso. In the fall OF
| 1897 he was appointed to the First Metho-
| served for four years. The Brazil confer
| ence in 1901 sent him to Danville, where he
had phenomenal success in a brief pastor
| South Bend congregation.