Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-16
EXPECTED THAT 800 DELEGATES
WILL ATTEND PRESBYTERIAN
ASSEMBLY At BURLINGTON.
COMPRISES ALL CHURCHES
IN STATE AND OTHERS
Delegates Equally Divided eetween
Clergy and Laity-lowa Synod Sup
ports Six Institutions, Including Par
sons Co!!ege-Rapid Growth Made
Eminent Men to Be Present.

Burlington, oct. 16,--TWenty years
iago the lowe synod of the ~Presbytev-
ian church wa held in Burlington.
Since then there has been great growth,
as will be sllo.Na IN tie coming Iowa
| synod of that body, which viii .or tie
| first time in the twenty years again
| NEE, in Burlington. On next Wed
! resday will owen in the First Pres
byterian church Of this city n Of the
most important church meetings that
The synod Will bring to Burlington
about $40 delegates, and Will draw to
the city some of the most noted men
in the church. The OWE synod com
prises all the Presbyterian churches in
the state, and a few foreign speaking
churches in contiguous states. There
are a total of ass church congregations
in the synod with a total OF o1,264
members. The Sunday school enroll
men. has reached 1854. These
! churches are grouped INTO smaller di-
visions and organized under the title
! OF presbyteries, arc OF these there are
fifteen in Iowa.
me CfNtt!teS ot lIic ~ u ''AS
last year contributed more than $780,
600 to missionary work and over $685.
coo to local church work. Other be-
nevolent contributions amount to about
$4,000.
Eminent Men to Attend.
The 800 delegates to attend the sy-
nod will be equally divided among the
clergy and laity. In addition to these;
: ,ll ~ -rhor, will ha commemorative
workers Of the church in Iowa, will be
a number OF eminent me Of the church
from various parts of the country. Not
able among these will be DR.. John Bal
com Shaw, of Chicago and DR.. Robert
E. Speer Of New York City. In the lat
ter the convention will enjoy a rare
treat, as there is no more impressive
speaker in the world than Or. Speer.
He will speak Thursday afternoon and
Thursday evening. Many other pro!ni-
nellt and eloquent speakers from the
east will be heard during the synod.
The Iowa synod is the supporter Of
no less than six institutions. including
Parsons College at Fairfield, Coe Col
lege at Cedar Rapids, Lerox College
at Hopkinton and Buena Vista College
at Storm Lake. At Dubuque is stu
ated the German Theological College,
which ministers to the foreign speaking
people. The newest Presbyterian insti-
tuition is Highland Park College In
Des Moines. 1t has a large enrolment
of students and is doing a great work.
At Fairfield, in connection with Par
sons College, stands the Barhydt me-
mortal chapel, erected by Theodore
Barhvdt OF Burlington as a memorial
to his late mother. 1t is a beautiful
Norman building constructed Of stone
and handsomely fnia.4ed. costing over
$4,000 to complete.
Memorial Chapel Dedication.
This chapel will be dedicated on
Wednesday. Oct. Is. On this occasion
a special train will transport the en-
tire membership Of the Iowa synod from
Burlington to Fairfield to participate
in the dedicatory ceremonies. The oc-
casion will be a remarkable one. and
will draw a large number Of people. in
addition to the 800 delegates to go from
Burlington.
The officers OF the synod are: w.
B. Sanford. of Waterloo. the retiring
moderator: Rev. w. o. Ruston, d. D.,