Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-01
CHURCH OF CHRIST, RECENTLY
coMPLETED, READY FOR
CONSERVATION.
THREE SERVICES ARE
ARRANGED FOR THE DAY
Dedicatory Sermon Proper al ::
O'Clock, Followed BY Afternoon and
Evening Services-Rev. Finis S. Idle
man, Of Des Moines, to Give Dedieat.
ory Sermen-cost Over $4,000.


comb, built during the past year at a
cost Of over $4,000, will be formally
dedicated next Sunday, Feb. 4. Three
services will constitute the days pro-
gram. the dedicatory service proper be-
ing fixed for II o'clock in the fore
noon. Other services will be held at
2:30 and 1880 p. m. Rev. Finis S.
Idleman, pastor of Central Church of
Christ, Des Moines, will preach the
dedicatory sermon.
Building Strictly Modern.
The new Liscomb church has seat
ing capacity of 400. and is strictly
modern in every particular. 1t has
ground dimensions Of Skis feet, and is
Of brick and stone construction, over
foundation OF concrete. Dark brick
are used above the grade line, and
for the main body Of the church buff
brick and bun Bedford stone, for trim
| ming. enter into the construction. The
roof Is Of asbestos shingles.
The main floor contains two vesti-
| bules, and the auditorium is square,
| 40x40. The main floor comprises an
elevated choir loft, a study for the
pastor. Sunday school lecture room,
and six smaller Sunday school class
rooms. The floors are of quarter
sawed yellow pine.
The interior Of the main audience
room is in dull-f1nished quarter sawed
oak. The pulpit furniture is beautiful
and substantial, genuine leather, up
hostered quarter sawed oak. The pull
pit furniture Of seven pieces was pre-
scented to the church by Mr.. and Mrs.
. ALL Ia1o Do in,
memory of Mrs. Kendall's father, Jonas
T. Wiley.
The walls Of the main auditorium are
of green and tan. with sky effect
over the pulpit and in the dome.
Basement Pleasing Adjunct.
For the social life of the church the
basement has been planned for most
convenient use. The basement COM
prises a dining room, 22x32: kitchen,
14x22; main room, 25x40; fuel room, %
feet square: furnace room, 16x2S; a
reception room, 25x40, to be used as a
reception and brotherhood room, with
| a seating capacity Of about $50 people.
| The basement floors are of yellow pine.
Cupboards have been built in between
the kitchen and dining room, and work
| tables are built around two sides Of
the kitchen, with cupboards above. The
kitchen is equipped with a range, and
two furnaces to heat the building.
Hope to Dedicate Free From Debt.
| The original subscriptions for the
| church will practically cover the cost
of building, and what yet remains will
doubtless be provided for at the morn
ing service Sunday. The church has
been in use during the month Of jan
uary, and has been found to be most
satisfactory in every way.
Rev. T. F. Paris is pastor Of the
church, and is now on his third year in
Liscomb. With the service of Sunday
evening series Of evangelistic meet
ings will be held, to continue for sew
eral weeks.
The Liscomb church was organized
in 1876 with a membership of about
forty. A frame building was erected,
and this was enlarged and rebuilt in
| 1897. The present membership Of the
| church is III.
The building committee Of the
church, which has had charge Of the
construction. is com posed of Messrs.
Daniel and Elias Bueghly, D. B. Elliott,
S. H. Rolston, and E. H Burkhart.
The Dedieatory Program.
| The GedlcatOry service proper, at IL
o'clock, will open with song, followed
by the invocation by Rev. George
Biersborn. Rev. Walter NJ. Gaddis,
pastor of Grace Reformed church, will
give the scripture reading. Another
song will be followed by prayer by Rev.
w. P. Clark, of Eldora- An orchestra
will play The Wayside Chapel" pre-
ceding the reading Of the financial re-
port by Elias Bueghly. Another must
cal number will be given before the
dedicatory sermon by Rev. Mr.. Idle
man. Prayer by Mr.. Idleman. song.
and the benediction by Henry Green
will bring the exercises to a close.
Afternoon and Evening Services.
The afternoon service at 2:30 will
open with song, followed by COM
munion and greetings from the visiting
pastors-Rev. T. N. Hauser, Union;
Rev. Eugene Curless, Written; Rev.
George Biersborn, Bethel Grove; Rev.
w. P. Clark, Of Eldora, and Rev. Walter
NJ Gaddis. Another song will precede
the benediction by S. 3. Smith.
The evening hour will be devoted to
an evangelistic sermon by Rev. C. H.
Morris, pastor Of the Central Church
of Christ Of this city.