Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-23
ST. PAUL 5 PROJECT
| FORMALLY LAUNCHED
At Vestrymen's Dinner Plans
of Parish for New Church
Are Made Public
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
In Testimonial Meeting, Following
Dinner, Mayor lnsedue Takes oc-
casion to Discuss Political Grievances
Episcopal People to Como Back to
Their Own.

At a dinner given to fifty men by
the vestry of st. Paufs Episcopal
church, in the Kibbey building Mon
day night, the project to come into
possession of new church was form
ally launched. The meeting was a
most enthusiastic one, and as re-
suit the committees appointed by Rev.
Mr.. James will begin at once the work
OF raising the money to insure the
financial undertaking.
The church, which recently sold its
North Center street property, is
planning to purchase the old Univer-
salist church at the corner of Second
avenue and Church street. In so do
ing st. Paurs will come back to it's
own, as the little parish Of over thirty
what later became the Universalist
church, and even later has been aban-
doned by that denomination.
properly Will Cost $luuUU.
To buy the church property. enlarge
and remodel it, will stand the parish of
st. Paurs $4,000. The money is go
ing to be raised, and in three months
time Mr.. james thinks that the church
will be occupying new home of its
own. The church has an option on
the property for $3.50 until July l..
This price includes the parsonage,
which stands to the south on the same
lot. The churchs idea is to dispose
of a part Of the ground, 55X60. and the
house that stands on 1t.
The old Episcopal church. later the
Universalist and even better known by
everybody as "the old stone church"
The parish went into debt and lost the
property six or seven years later, the
Universalists acquiring it for $4,000.
Plan Modern Church Building.
The building as remodeled will pro-
vide the church with a thoroughly
modern church home. 1t will be as
nice as anything in Iowa for its size,
and will be conveniently arranged in
every respect The seating capacity
will be $50, 210 Of which is in the body
of the church, and the rest in the choir
loft. The basement will be equipped
as a guild room. and an entrance on
the street will be provided, and the
quarters turned over as q rest room
for women. A kitchen and serving
room are In the basement. and the
guild room itself can easily be con-
verted into a dining room. A room for
the choir is also to be arranged in
the basement.
Committees Are Named.
Following the dinner and addresses
Monday night, Rev. William Pence
James, the rector, announced the fol-
lowing committees:
FINANCED. T. Denmead, G. w.
Lawrence, "A. G. Click L. C.. Abbott
Robert Johnson. A. M. Parker, Jasper
Fisher, o. l.. Ingledue, F. B. Garvin,
Theodore Brown, Percy Webster, H. o..
Allard.
Building, Grounds and Plans-J. C..
Mitchen, D. IS. Nancy, James Skegg.
Temporary Place of Worship-Dr. "
B. Kibbey. E. E. Howe, j. G. Nelson
Dinner Happy Affair.
The dinner, which was prepared by
the ladies' guild, and served by the
young men and boys of the church,
proved decidedly happy affair. Fol-
lowing it Mr.. James, as master of cere-
called on several guests for
short expressions as to the ADVISABLE
ty OF building. Several pledges, altho
not in any specified sums, were made
on the part of different members of the
audience. 1t Dis the church's idea to
raise the entire amount needed before
doing anything toward remodeling, as
Episcopal churches can not be conse-
Grated unless they are entirely free
from debt.
Rev. George R. Chambers, of New
ton, and Mr.. w. L. Ryan, of Des
Moines, were the out-of-town speak
ers.
Mayor Discusses Politics.
When Mayor Ingledue was called
upon for his testim onial he took occa-
sion to refer to political grievances.
The mayor expressed himself as ie-
sirous of becoming affiliated with the
church movement, said that he had
been knocking at the door Of some
church in Marhalltown for a long
time The only one he knew of that
seemed willing to receive him was the
Episcopal.
The mayor referred to his supposed
friend, Rev. G. w. McCord, of the Pres
byter1an church, taking occasion to
refer to him publicly; now Rev. James
MCGEE, of the Baptist, had criticized
his administration from his pulpit. Rev.
Mr.. Hix, of the Congregational, was
also placed in the list of undesirables
The recent letter of Mr.. MCGEE, to
the mayor, as reported in the T.-R.
Monday night, was read and commented
Upon by the mayor, also referred 20
The text of his answer, and asked his
hearers If they thought he had been
treated fairly.
Mr.. Ingledue promised to aid the
Episcopal church in it's new building
% the full extent of his capabilities.
MISS WALSH WEDS.