Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
REDEDICATON OF
THE WEST END
CHURCH
PRESBYTERIAN EDlFIcE WHICH
HAS UNDERGONE ExTEN-
sIvE REPAIRS TO BE
SCENE OF SERVICES.


opposite Caldwell park will be re-ded-
icated Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock
with appropriate services. The build
ing has been remodeled throughout.
1t has been raised three feet and the
basement rooms fitted for work. A
| primary room So by Is, we'll lighted
and airy has been fitted up and II
gymnasium room 80 by 80. These
two rooms can be thrown together
for social purposes. Besides these a
| good furnace and coal room has been
built.
Repairs Cost 81 1000.
| On the main floor the old room,
lobby and gallery have been papered
and painted throughout. Two new
been added. These two rooms may
lifting glass windows may be thrown
three rooms and gallery a capacity
Of 450.
The work has been done in charge
of w. e. Moon, chairman, D. M.
Baughman and J. e. Cummings,
treasurer. The repairs exclusive Of
/
900. Almost I'll this has been already
secured so there will not be much,
If any to solicit at the dedication.
This gives the West End church
which hitherto has been hampered
for lack of room, modern roomy
building.
The services Sunday will begin at
2:30 D. NJ, when Rev. j. w. Foote
will preach. There will be addresses
by Rev. w. l.. Vincent, pastor at
Kirkville; George A. Brown and other
business men. In the evening at 1880
o'clock the Rev. F. F. Stoltz, D. D.,
will preach the dedicatory sermon.
T. D.. Foster, s. H. Harper, D. G.
Brockman and other business men
will speak. The pastor the Rev. ].
e. Cummings will conduct the dedi.
catory services and the dedicatory
prayer will be made by the Rev. T.
r. tombstone.
Excellent music will be rendered
by the West End Presbyterian choir
led by Ben Lewis. In addition to
we'll known church hymns the follow.
ing anthems will be rendered in the
afternoon Guide Me o Thou Great
Jehovah" and God Be Merciful." AT
night, Lead Kindly Light, and
blessed Be the Lord God"
In addition to regular church work
branch Of the city library has been
successfully maintained for the past
two years and gymnasium class IN
charge Of the Y. w. O. A., and 1t Ia
! hoped to add a boys gymnasium
class in charge of the Y. NJ G. A..
i This church was organizer In 1896
Last year 1t built McCurdy chapel in
Rutledge where successful Sunday
school and gospel services are held
every Sunday night.
The Sunday school and evening
services In the church are very en-
couraging and now with improved
facilities the church will move for
ward to greater things.
The Officers Of the Church.
The officers Of the church are as
follows:
Rev. J. e. Cummings, pastor.
Elders, Evan D. Lewis, W. e. Moon
) H. H. Davis, R. Martin and Morgan
Phillips.
5 Sunday school superintendent, w
Assistant superintendent, L. G
Hildebrand.
Primary superintendent, Mrs. R. M
Thomas.
Adult Bible class, A. D. Rundell.
r McCurdy chapel superintendent, II
, H. Davis.
Assistant superintendent, Jane:
Speers.
!, Primary superintendent, Miss Mar,
: Reese.
! The trustees are. M. Wood. l.. F
i Hildebrand. J. Knox. w. H. Kelley, v
8 M. Franklin, R. M. Thomas, D. M
e Baughman. Treasurer. NJ. Phillips
= president of the brotherhood, W. E
I Moon: president of the Aid society
Mrs Ellen Withrow; chorister, Bel
: Lewis; organists, Misses Hannal
t Lewis and Mabel Kelley.
v Rev. J. E. Cummings has been pas
tor for the past three years, comini
from Sunburn, where he was 4