Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-23
JUBILEE AT TRAER
Ripley Congregational Church at That
Place Begins Today the Jubilee Cele-
bration of Its Fftieth Anniversary
Program for the Two Days Event.

Special to Times Republican.
| Traer. June 23.-IOn June %, today
and Sunday June "a, occurs The cele-
bration of the fiftieth anniversary OF
the Ripley Congregational Church at
| this place. During the fifty years OF
its existence the church has had eleven
pastors, of whom J. r. Upton, o. EN-
1 erson, Bennett Roberts, James Gilbert
j. II. Bingham, Israel Brown and w
a. Hobbs are dead the two latter dying
/ during their pastorate here. The other
! four are w. r. Bovey, the present pas
! tor; III. Mills, now of Michigan; c. H.
4 Bissell. engaged in newspaper work in
i Nebraska, and o. y. Smith, Of Council
! Bluffs. The program for the celebra-
ton is as follows:
Saturday Afternoon, June %.
| Devotional Service-Rev. w. r. Bun
dy. Dinsdale.
we Are Marching Home" (RooD--
Children's chorus
| Addresses historical and reminis-
| cent
Our Church--1S56-1 9Os"-T. F.
Clark.
"Recollections of Early Congrega-
| tionalism"-B. F. Thomas.
Our Deacons and Our PASTORS
d. c. Laid.
Reading Of Letters Congratulatory-
Mrs. Lyman Wood.
Address-Rev. L. O. Douglass, D. D..
Grinnell.
Refuge" (Brown) Mrs. Camery,
DR.. Pinkerton.
Benediction.
Jubilee Supper.
The Jubilee supper for the church
and its guests will be served in the So
cial rooms Of the church.
Saturday Evening.
Piano prelude.
Hymn All The Children of the
Heavenly King"
Scripture reading and prayer.
Come Unto Me" FarreD Mrs. Ed
ward Cohrt.
Address, ''The Church and the Col
ege"-President j. H. T. Main, Phi.
D.. Grinnell
Hymn 800, II Love Thy Kingdom,
Lord"
Benediction.
sunday morning., June ~.
Piano prelude.
Tho doxology.
Invocation.
Response.
Responsive reading.
"On Thee Each Living Soul
Awaits'-Mrs. j. A Pinkerton, L. c..
Barbour, DIR. j. A. Pinkerton.
Invocation.
Hymn 80, praise the Lord"
Scripture reading
'.Twenty-third Psalm" (Robertshon)
Male chorus.
Jubilee offering.
Hymn 533. How Firm a F'ounda-
ton"
sermon-Rev. T. O. Douglass, D. d.
Hymn 525, Lead Kindly Light
Benediction.
Piano postlude.
Sunday School Anniversary.
The primary department will meet
as usual. The main school will listen
to short addresses by T. f. Clark, B. F.
Thomas, Jr., and Arthur Calderwood
There will be special music at this
service.
vesper Service.
Piano Prelude.
BE STILL" (Buck), soprano, Mrs
Cohrt; alto. Mrs. Everett; tenor, Mr..
Everett, and bass, Mr.. Thomas.
Scripture Reading and Prayer
Face to Face" (Johnson)-Rev. W.
E. Bovey.
Hymn 1885, mot Worthy, Lord"
The Holy Communion.
Hymn 369, 20 Jesus Have Prom
Used"
Benediction.
Sunday Evening.
Piano Prelude.
Hymn "a, abide With Me-"
Scripture Reading and Prayer.
"Sing Alleluia Forth" (Buck) So
prano, Mrs. Thomas; tenor, R. c.
Stoakes; alto, Mrs. Camery; bass, Rev.
Bovey.
Jubilee Offering.
Greetings from Iowa College,
Pres. ]. H. II. Main, Phi. D.
Greetings from the Home Mission
airy Society"-Rev. I. o. Douglass, D.
d,
"The Heather Ragged" (Buck), "The
Lord of Hosts" (Buck)-Mr. L. C. Bar
bour and chorus.
Greetings from our Older sister,
Rev. w. A. Briggs, Toledo.
Greetings from our Reinbeck
Daug hter''-Rev. Chas. Tower, Rein
beck.
Greetings from the Local Churches"
Rev Peter Swan, Rev. Gilman Smith.
Hymn 6S1, God Be With You"
Benediction.
Piano Postlude.