Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-31
eERvicES WILL LAST
ThRUoUT COMING WEEK
No Canvass For Funds at Dedication
Service, Altho Liberal Collection is
Expectsd-Rev. Dr.. Ford. Of Ensle-
wood, IIi., to Preach Dedicatory Ser
mon-other Services Of tho Week.

extend turnout the week. A feature OF
the dedica ton service is that there Will
be no canvass for funds, as is usuall@
the case in church dedications. A col
lection will be taken and il is expected
that liberal response will be made by
the aAdianoe, but any actual appear lof
funds will be eliminated
today the sum OF S50,367.34, which in
Guides $1,000 paid for the site. The
c2edIes made on subscriptions 10 the
building fund viii practically care for
the expense. and at meeting heIo
Thursday night the trustees OF the
church agreed Ito secure the balance
unsubscrtbed. IL is expected that the
Sunday collections will go far toward
Gearing tor this amount, as there are
several who have siglhed their inten-
1ions of making liberal contributions on
1.-The day OF dedication. The pledges for
the church have been made in the
shape Of subscription bonds, payable
within five years, without interest. The
ladies Aid Society of the church has
AXTeSO TO GdnS S-di z u SAiC 1Ai'SA~-
Enalswood Man to Give Sermon.
p The dedicatory sermon is to be
preached by Rev. DIR. Smith Thomas
Ford. pastor of the First Baptist church
J. of Ensle.wood, ILL.,, at the morning serv-
lice. beginning at 1913 DR.. Ford Will
also preach in the evening.
/. other Services Of Week.
The other services OF dedication
week which will extend thruout and
Including Friday night. are as follows:
On Monday night the brotherhood of
the Baptist church will entertain the
men of all the other churches Of the
city, including the brotherhood organ
izations whore the churches have reg
ularly organized brotherhoods. The
evening will be largely social in nature,
and an address viii be given by Rev.
CLYDE MoGee. pastor Of the Bethany
Congre gational church. of Chicago.
brother of Rev. James MCGEE, pastor of
the local church
Tuesday evening Rev. DR.. Rowland
Hanson. of Dies MONIES. pastor of the
First Baptist church of that city. will
deliver an addres on The Surrender
That Makes a Conquerer." This will
be a public meeting. to which a general
invitation has been extended.
Wednesday nights service will be in
the nature Of a concert by the church
choir assisted by other musical taleHr
of the city, and this, like the Tuesday
night service, will be free to the pub
tic, with a general invitation extend
ed.
Thursday night will witness an
evangeffstic service with sermon by
Rev. Hulburt G. Beeman. pastor of the
Walnut street Baptist church of Wat
erloo.
! On Friday night. the last Of the
fweek's meetings, banquet for the
members OF the church and few in
vited guests will be held in the church
dining room. The spread will be fol-
lowed by program of toasts.
Description Of Interior.
Z The features of the front the Sec
lond street side or east facade of th.,
building are the twin towers and the
colonnaded entrance which connects
the bases Of these towers. To its COL
umns and thru its arches flights of
easy steps carry the feet TO under its
roof From either end of the colon
made, doors open 20 the north and south
Into the building These are the main
entrances. Other doors give admission
TO the building from the south and
north
Has Handsome Interior.
However much opinion may differ as
TO the architectural design and beau
~ OF the exterior Of The building. il
is safe prediction that the entire pl4b-
lie will be Of one mind regarding the
interior. The main auditorium is with
out doubt the most handsomely pro-
portioned. best arranged and most ar
tfstically finished and decorated OF any
building In the city. The lofty arches
arcs the dome lend themselves ad-
mirably to the decorative scheme which
while handsome. is of a dignified. quiet
beauty, IN harmony with the purposes
and uses for which the building was
intended.
The exterior dimensions look i'm
mense in proportions. and they are The
interior appears small in comparison
This IL due to the arrangement and
the subdivisions into which the floor
space was divided. In it's designing
size vas not the first consideration
given 10 the inside. Rather, instead.
It was intended to be of ample pro-
portions to meet the demands of the
congregation for many years and at the
same time give convenient accommo-
dations for the members. Sunday school
and church societies. choir and pastor.
Yet nothing has been crammed or
crowded. Even the aisles Of the main
auditorium are of unusually ample
width.
The doors that open from the north
and south ends Of the hexastyle portico
admit TO roomy Hobbies from which
twin pairs OF swinging doors lead into
the main auditorium. which occupies
J the north and central parts Of the
building directly under the dome which
centers the ceiling.
The pulpit and the choir loft, the
FORMER directly in front Of the other,
Hnceo u,e eass, occupying the central
eection Of the west wall Of the room
Four immense arches. which support
& the dome, spring from near the four
FseogneFs Of the auditorium. Under the
rest arch, facing the east and extend
- hts tn auditorium. on . levs,