Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-20
Services Held Sunday In Y. NJ.
G. A. and Y. w. G. A., and Her.
rick Chapel Buildings
CHAPEL HAS COST s2s,soo
OF This Amount, tho Largest Single
Gift Was $4,000 and Small Dona-
tons Have Been Npmsr0us-Feat-
ures Of Celebration, Of Iowa Colleges
sixtieth neutrality-suspicious. News.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. May 20.-Sunday afternoon
| the simple but impressive services by
| which the Y. NJ. and Y. w. c. A. and
Herrick chapel We're dedicated, were
held in the respective buildings, in
the former at $3.50 p. M, and In the
latter at p. M, the hour for the usual
vesper service. The dedication of the
association building was in charge of
Ross A. Hadley, state student secre-
tary OF the Y. M. c. A., who gave the
Invocation. Short addresses were de-
livered by Miss Theresa Wilbur, ma
tional student secretary Of the Y. w.
G. A., and Rev. Alexander Francis, d.
D., pastor Of the American church, St.
Petersburg, Russia. These We're fol-
lowed by statement on behalf of the
building committee by Edward D. Mer-
rill, a student who told in few words
of the inception Of the idea Of home
for these associations as long ago as
1891, and Of the progress during the
years which have passed, till the pres
ent occasion. Rev, Charles Noble, Of
the college faculty, offered the prayer
Of dedication and the benediction was
pronounced by the venerable Prof. l..
+. Parker. This closed the exercises in
the association building. and the audi
ence retired to the chapel for the ex-
ercises to be held there.
& AS the procession, formed of the
college officers, faculty and the class OF
OF. entered the building, the congre-
cation read responsibility psalms 122
and "a, the organ playing very soft
". The invocation was offered by Rev.
j. M. McClelland pastor of the M, e.
church OF this place. Prof r. f.
tAlmy. secretary Of the building com
mittee, made statement In behalf OF
the committees, going over the wholel
matter Of the origin. growth and COM
pletion Of the enterprise. which final
" produced the Heri.ick chapel.
The cost Of the building, without
furniture or fittings has been $20,-
$50. OF this amount the largest single
gift was $4,000. from two Of the
alumni Of the college. The next larg-
est was gift OF $1,000 With these
exceptions, the gifts which have made
these handsome buildings possible,
have been small and from many
sources.
The choir rendered the beautiful
anthem, .'Sanctus,' Frank Westlake, a
student, rendering the solo parts in
comsnendable manner.
The Old Testament lesson was read
by Rev. C, o. Day, u. d., president Of
Andover Theological Seminary, and the
New Testament lesson by Prof. I. F. I
Parker. 81
The dedicatory service was led by
President ]. n. T. Main and consisted
of reading alternately with the con-
gregation, followed by the dedicatory
prayer offered by Rev. Dan. F. Bradley,
Of Cleveland, o.. and formerly presi-
dent of Iowa college. The henediction
was offered by the venerable Ephraim
Adams, who Is the Oldest member of
the board of trustees Of Iowa college,
and who has been a familiar figure at
commencement for many years. This.
afternoon the exercises consist of the
ceremony Of unwilling an oil portrait
of this venerable and faithful man and
a bust Of Professor T.. F. Parker. Pro-
fessor Parker has been connected with
Iowa college from the time 1T came to
Grinnell from Davenport, and in spite
OF his years he was able to read the
scripture lesson without the aid OF
glasses.
An interesting fact in connection
with the unwilling of the portrait bust
Of Professor Parker is that the sculp-
tor, William Whitney Manatt, Of PROV
fdence and New York, is a grandson
of the college, both of his parents, DR..
James Irving Manatt, OF Brown uni
and his mother, nee Clark
having been early pupils of Professor
Parker and graduates of Iowa callege.
He studied his art in Athens, Rome,
Paris and New York, and is fast win |
ming recognition as one of the best por-
trait sculptors in the country.
He regards thfs portrait as among his |
lost, successfully works. He had never
seen the professor until he came east
to sit to him and the sittings were linn
tied to eight days, but Mr. Parker's
oldest friends will miss nothing in the
portrait which belongs to the real man |
This celebration of the Goth birthday
Of Iowa college will long be remem-
bered by those who have had la part in
1t as q great event.