Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-06
CORNER, Stone Of
NEW CHURCH Ibid
APTlsTS OBSERVE IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIES LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
REV. JAMES, MCGEE
DELIVERS ADDRESS
REV. JAMES, M'GEE
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Many Members of Church and Con-
sresation Witness Exercises, in
Which Pastors of Other City
Churches Take Part-Whst Stone
Contains.

The corner stone OF the new s45,-
600 First Baptist church was laid with
impressive ceremonies al O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. A large number
of the members of the church and con-
gregation were present TO witness and
participate in the exercises. The adj
dress was delivered by Rev. James Nc
Gee, pastor Of the church. who also
spread the first 7rowelful of mortar.
Pastors Of other churches Of the city
took part in the ceremonies.
The program opened with the singing
of hymn, after which Rev. William
NJ. Force. pastor of the First United
Evan gelical church. gave the invoea-
ton. Rev. James Raybur7l, pastor o.
the Presbyterian church, gave the
scripture reading. after which Aaron
the list of articles 10 be placed in the
copper receptacle within the stone.
The stone was than placed by Rev, Mr..
MCGEE, the pastor, assisted by B. W.
Sinclair and #. /. WATSON, TWO Of the
church deacons, and John Byers, sup
erintendent of construction. Mr.. Me
ATSc SpI eau the AZ VI -4AS4 a. tS4
which the trowel was presented by
John W. Wells, another Of the deacons.
10 Mr. Byers, who finished the work.
Then followed Mr.. NcGee's address in
which he referred 10 mans opportunity
in the building Of the new house OF
worship. and in the work Of which all
members OF the church must be living
stones. Another hymn. and the bene-
At, ~
of the Friends church, brought the ex
ercises TO a close.
What the Stone Contains.
The articles placed il the corner
stone comprise a list Of the members OF
the church at the present time, a pro-
gram of the exercises and the passages
OF scripture read at the corner stone
laying, the church bylaws, rules OF or
der, and covenant; two copies Of the
Tim ore Of March l.
1910. containing a cut of the new
church and a description Of the PLANK
for the building, and the other Of July
., 1910, containing a notice OF the APP
preaching corner stone laying and the
program TO be followed; a copy of the
weekly church bulletin, containing a
list Of the church officers, the different
! departments Oh the C4UrSA NUih- anu
the program for the service Of July s.;
copies Of The Standard, Chicago. and
, Baptist Record, PeIla, two church pa
pers, of the date Of July 2; q picture Of
the church now occupied, which has
been sold 70 the city; a list of the pas
tors Of the church since its organiza
ton, with the dates Of their settlement;
the names Of the contractor. superin-
tendent of building. and building COM
1nittee Of the church; and a copy of the
address delivered by Rev. Mr.. MCGEE.
Church FortyFive Years Old.
The First Baptist church Of this city
is forty-five years old, and in that time
has had but twelve pastors.
The pastors and the length Of
their service With the church
are as follows: A. T. Wiley. March 10,
1865: o. A Holmes, January, 1867; L.
J. Fisher, March 3, 1872; d. y. Mason.
Sept 1, 1874; J. c. Hurd. May 6, 1875;
T w Powell, February, 1879; A. c.
wilkins, June, 1881; H. 3. Foskett,
April /. 1888: S. A Perrine, June Is,
1889; F. W. Parsons, May Is, 1892;
Elijah Brown Jones, October, 1903 ;
James MCGEE. Jan. l. 1908. OF the for
rner pastors OF the church four are
living-Revs. Messrs. Powell, Perrine,
Parsons, and Jones.