Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-03
NEW PASTOR OF PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH breaches FIRST
SERMON SUNDAY.
CHURCH LOOKS FORWARD
TO SUCCESSFUL WORK
Relations Between Paste. and People
Most Cordial, and Church Anticipates
Era of Activity in Life Of Church.
Sketch Of New Pastor and His
Achievements.

Rev. Robert c. Westenberg, D. D.
the newly-chosen pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of this city, Will
take active charge of the church Sun
day, hen he will preach his first ser
mon as pastor. With the coming OF
the new pastor, and owing to the fac,
thai the church has been without a
pastor for more than six months, a
under the direction Of DR.. Westenbers,
The relations between the new pastor
and the members of the church are
most cordial. as was indicated in the
vote that called him from Waterloo,
where he has been acting pastor of the
First church Of that city for the past
six months.
+ AS is the case with most of the other
churches, the Presbyterian will join in
the Observation-Disclosures evangelistic
meetings which start Sunday and con-
tinue for a month Sunday morning.
however, Mr.. Wes,enbers Will occupy
pastor, and will speak IN rs the Love
o. I'LL d Z at VI d VI II
.t;v. et Cleveland.
Rev. MIR. Westenberg is a native Of
Cleveland, O., where he was born Oct
20, 1872. His preliminary education
was received in the public school of
Cleveland, and after his graduation
from high school he entered the Boston
University. where he took his collegiate
work, and followed with his course in
theology. He finished his university
course in 1895, and was given his doc
tors degree at Wesleyan University,
Middletown, Conn. in 1901.
First Passionate Los Angeles.
Upon graduating from the Boston
school Mr.. Westenberg was chosen
pastor of the Prospect Park ~Presbyter-
ian church at Los Angeles, where he
remained for five years. He resigned
to accept a call from Cleveland, his
native city, where he became pastor Of
the Woodland venue church, and
where he had as members Of his
church people who had known him
from babyhood. He remained with the
Woodland avenue church five years.
and then went to Woodsield, O., where
he was pastor for five years.
AZ "oooSAlC4A u "a
dertook the task of building a new
ing $4,000, the parsonage $4,000, and
both being dedicated free from debt
During the last year of his pastorate
at Woodsfield Mr.. Westenberg spent
abroad in trave and study.
Upon returning to this country Mr..
Westenberg entered the lecture field in
Pennsylvania. and was in this work
when called last July to take charge OF
the Waterloo church during the alb
sence abroad of its pastor, Rev. Her
bert W. Reherd.
Wife a College Woman.
Rev. Mr.. Westenberg's family com
prises his wife and three daughters
Mrs. Westenberg was Miss Lee Taylor
before her marriage, and is a native OF
Richmond. Ind. AS a young woman
she entered Radcliffe College. at Cam
bridge, Mass. and 1t was while she was
a student in Radcliffe, and Mr.. Yves.
tenberg was in the Boston University
that the couple first met. After the
graduation Of both. In the spring OF
1895, Mr.. Westenberg and Miss Taylor
were married at San Diego, Cal. Oct
"a. 1895. The three daughters of the
pastor and his wife are Dorothy Lee
aged Is: Donna Roberta, aged IL; anc
/ Marian Alice, Z years old. Mrs. Yves
tenberg and her daughters will no.
come to Marshalltown until spring
owing to the fact that it Is now impos.
sible for the pastor to secure a suitable
home, and also because the eldes
daughter, who is in high school. will bt
able to make a change in her schoo
work at the spring vacation period tt
better advantage than It the presen'
time.