Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-09
SERVICES At NEW BETHANY;
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
WILL BE HELD SUNDAY.
BISHOP w. M. WEEkLEY
TO DELIVER THE ADDRESS
Rev. w, r, cronk, Of Dss Moinss, Pre-
siding Elder, Will Preach Evening
DISQUALIFICATION Of New Base
ment, Which Will Be Used For Wor-
shin Until Church is Finished.

The basement. that part of the
Bethany United Brethren church. cor
ner Of State and Seventh streets, which
has been completed-or practically sc
is to be consecrated to the uses OF
the church at services to be held Sun
day. The name Bethany is to be for
mally adopted at that time.
The exterior OF the building. with
the exception Of setting in place the
art glass windows and main entrance
door. is finished Not having the
money to complete the church thru
out at this time. the basement only
was finished 1t will answer the i'm
mediate needs of the congregation and
Sunday school until the rest OF the
building Is made ready some time next
summer. Already s12,s0o has been
spent on the building. and 1t VIII re-
o,ire between $4,000 and $4,000 more
TO complete it.
The services Of the day will be held
at 10 a. m and 7:30 p. m. The con-
secration service proper will ne that
of the morning hour when Bishop W.
NJ. Weekly, Of Kansas City, Mo- VII
preach. The evening sermon WI! De
bv Rev. W. F. Cronk, D. D., Of Des
Moines. presiding elder.
pinina Room Down Stairs.
TIE 10 semenr plan provided for a
large combined Sunday school ana
dining room, kitchen. toilets, furnace
rooms. and closets. Until the auditor
iIm of the building is rnlshed the
meetings Of the congregation and sun
day school will be held in the oase-
men, The entrance from the OUTSIDE
ip,o the basement is thru pair OF
doors on the west. or Seventh street
side They open directly into the sun
day school room
The woodwork Of this room has been
stained 10 initiate fumed oak. II is
furnished with TUNED oak chairs. and
a movable rostrurn. with oak furniture,
which has been placed at the north
end Of the room.
Kitchen at North End.
tn the north of the Sunday school
room. and occupying the extreme
r,--harn mart of the basement. is a
large kitchen. Serving WINDOWS IN
IRE partition are intended for use
when the dining room IS being used 1or
meals.
-" nSn com Two IA -itts VI sSe-AA =
will drop from the yestibule Of the first
floor into a similar apartment direct
IL below II. from which doors open
into the Sunday school room, which y:
lust north of it Doors at each end
of the vestibule lead into toilets. The
building is heated by Two hot air fur
naces. one in the south and one in
the door end Of the basement. The
lighting fixtures are plain brass.
The natural gray finish Of the plas-
tered walls has been left unlimited
They are 70 be left that way until the
rest Of the building is completed.
Is Handsome Building.
The exterior Of the church is hand
some. its plain and simple, yet dig
nifed. style Of architecture making il
the prettiest OF the small churches OF
the city. The walls Of the building
have been faced with a bright tan
colored pressed brick. while the walls
of the basement. up TO the water table
are dark brown brick. Gray stone was
used for the trimmings, the huge col
umns that flank the portico in front
Of the main entrance and the frame
and Intel Of the door. A broad figh,
Of steps. as wide as the portico itself
leads from the State street side to the
entrance.