Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-17
FOR NEW CHAPEL
Students of Iowa College at Grinnell
Hold a Mass Meeting to Devise Ways
and Means Of Raising the Necessary
Funds,
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Grinnell, Dec. II. The pulpit OF
the Congregational church Of this city
will be occupied tomorrow morning by
President d. +. Bradley, who will pre-
sent the urgent need of Iowa College
of the chapel and association buildings,
but no attempt will be made to secure,
pledges or cash for this purpose. Rev.
e. M. Vittum, the pastor, will conduct
the usual evening service.
There was an enthusiastic mass
meeting Of students and friends of
Iowa College at the chapel yesterday
morning in the interests Of the new
chapel and association buildings Pres
ident Bradley led in chapel exercises
and then gave way to Professor Nozzle
who gave a brief history OF the move
ment in this direction for the past ten
years. Trustee Fl. w. Spaulding was
called upon to present the matter from
business point Of view. He empha-
sized the fact that the way to do a
thing is to go to work and do 1t. lie
also urged the students not to go down
SO deep into their own pockets or
pledge their credit, as to handicap
themselves in their first years after
leaving college, but to go to those who
were able to give something. MIR.
Minear, general travelling secretary of
college Y. NJ G. A. work, was present,
and voiced his confidence in the en-
ergy and earnestness Of Iowa College
students and in the speedy results of
the present efforts. Mr.. Ernest Jo1ua
was called upon and spoke OF the ur-
gent need of association rooms for the
young men and explained the plans al
ready drawn by competent architect.
Rev. T. o. Douglas gave encourage
ment that the necessary funds can be
raised Within the required time. Miss
Ada Hopkins, president Of the Y. M.
c. A. of the college, spoke for the col
lege girls gladly accepting g. share In
this work. and this responsibility in full
proportionate equality with the men.
Pledges were then given out to the
students, by which each one accepting
binds himself to do his best to raise
by solicitation twenty-five dollars or
more during the holiday recess The
earnestness displayed is a good guar
antee of success in this enterprise IL
perseveringly continued. The time for
action is short, as the larger pledges
are somewhat dependent upon se.cur-
ing the balance of the funds before the
first Of May.
| r. ]. Byrnese has sold his house. and
FIVE acres Of land near the fair ground
| to w. L. Corrough, and has bought 120
acres in Warren county.
Rev. j. M. McClelland will address
the mems meeting at the Z. M. G. A.
| rooms tomorrow afternoon at 4 o.
clock.
Presiding Elder ]. G. Willitts. of Os-
kaloosa will preach at the Methodist
church tomorrow morning and even
ing. Quarterly conference meeting on
Monday evening.
Mr.. H. L. Davis, deputy auditor of
Green county, accompanied by his wife.
is visiting at the H. J. Davis home in
this city.
T. H. Ziegler, principal Of the high
school here, Is enjoying visit from
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ziegler Of
Clinton.
There will be services i'll st. Pauls
church at 1880 Monday evening, con-
Quoted by Rev. w. D. Williams, D. D.,
Of Iowa City.
A. B. Gage has just returned from
Phoenix Ariz., where he has been for
the past ten weeks as representative
of the Spaulding Manufacturing Com
pany. of this city.