Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-08
NEW PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH IS ASSURED
Most Enthusiastic Meeting Of
Congregation Held Thurs
day Night
PuRMoRT DELIVERS ADDRESS
Des Moines Pastor Says That No
Church in State Ever Had Finer
Prospects and Easier Time to Build
Than That Of MarshalItown conere-
y
sation-comm ittees Appointed,

A new church for Marshalltown. to
cost $4,000 exclusive of the land on
which it will stand. is assured as a
result of the congregational meeting
of the Presbyterians held Thursday
night. The meeting was attended by
fifty people, including many of the
most influential and active members.
and by rising vote on favoring
building, the expression was unani
NOUS.
DIR. c. TT. Purmort, of Des Moines.
one of the best known members of the
Waterloo Presbytery, was in the city
TO address the meeting. Dir. Purmort
created an immense amount of enthus-
iasm by his statement based on thor
ough study OF the situation, that no
church of the denomination in Iowa
ever had finer prospects for putting up
church building than Marshalltown.
DIR. Purmort listed the Indebtedness
that would accrue, and then scheduled
the assets, showing the outlook to be
most encouraging.
DIR. Purmore said there We're three
points to be considered in building a
church The first was the necessity
Of church; secondly rs the church
generally harmonious in wanting a
schurch?" and thirdly. the danger of
too large an undertaking to be sue
gcessfully carried out by the church.
B When these three conditions could
be successfully met, the realization of
new church was an easy matter.
No 'lfs" Nor "Ands."
'There will be no ifs nor 'ands'
about the new church." said we'll
! known member of the congregation to-
! day. 'The church is determined to
build. as the entire congregation real
ICES that we need new building as
much, IL not more, than any church
organization in the city. All that will
be required is that we all put our
shoulders to the wheel and work to-
gether toward the one end--a new $780,
600 church"
Committees Appointed.
L. Derby acted as moderator of the
Thursday night meeting, and c. A.
Newcomer was secretary. On motion
the chair was authorized to appoint q
committee of six on finance. and the
committee was named by Mr.. Derby
this morning as follows: George Nc
Gill, w. T. Smith. II. Christoph, Mrs.
John T. Bell, H.. F. Echternacht and &.
A. Newcomer.
At the meeting other committees
were selected as follows:
Location-Jt,hn /. Bell, George Nc
Gill A. III, Sheldon.
Plans-A H. Sheldon. G. A. C. Og-
Ter, F. w. Isernan.
All committees will report at meet
ing to be held on the evening of July
S, just four weeks from Thursday
night.
Like Monticello Plans.
Different sets of plans, which have
been secured since the building project
assumed definite phases. were inspect
ed by the congregation Thursday night.
The plans of the new church at Month
cello Just completed at a cost of $780,
600 met with almost universal favor.
The audience room Of the Monticello
church seats ESQ. The church is mod
ern in every way, the interior hand
somely furnished, and the auditorium
proper can be added to by throwing
open folding doors, thus charging the
seating capacity when necessary. The
,Marshalltown church would be a little
larger than the building at Monticello,
even if built according to the same
plans. as it Isl planned to erect here
a building that will cost, furnished,
S25. 400