Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-06
HANDSOME NEW PROPERTY,
COSTING $4,000, OPENED WITH
SIMPLE SERVICES.
DEDICATION ATTRACTS
LARGE CONGREGATION
Rev. 3. F. Martin breaches tho pedi.
eatory Sermon-Pastors Of City and
Former Clergyman Of Church Partie.
ipates in Opening Services That
Continue Thru Week.

gregationalists was brought to sue
cessful ending Sunday, when the con-
gregation dedicated its splendid church,
corner of Main and Fourth streets, that
cost. including the site, 100000. Sun
days services were but the beginning
of series for each day of dedication
week, excepting Saturday, and ending
with Easter Sunday.
Arranged in the order OF their hap
pening, the principal events of this
building project were: At a special
meeting Of the congregation held May
4 1911, the advisability OF buying
site was discussed.
May 10. 1912, general building COM
mittee was chosen, with H. G. Brintnal
chairman.
Ground was broken March so. 1918.
and the corner stone was laid June II,
1913
The special committee of the general
building committee, which had charge
of the erection, consisted of I. o. KEN
bic. chairman: Z. ". McCreery, Mrs.
a. F. Balch, NJ. NJ Dickson, and L. S.
kilborn.
Dedication in Morning.
Four services We're held in the new
building Sunday. Dedication by the
Sunday school and congregation in the
forenoon, a union service in the after
noon, at which most Of the pastors OF
the other churches spoke. and eve
ming service, when former clergymen of
the church delivered addresses.
Large congrega tons attended the
three services that of the morning tax
ing the seating capacity. The service
of the dedication proper was simple.
Rev. Mr. Martin. the pastor delivered
the sermon and was assisted in the
service by Rev. T. Q Douglass. of Grin
nell. and Revs. A w. Sinden. of Rien-
beck. and L. B. Hix. of Waterloo. the
latter two former clergymen of the
church
Goods Challenge to the Church"
Gods Challenge TO the Modern
Church was the subject OF Rev Mr..
Martins dedicatory sermon. This
church and its many friends are at the
dawn of realization of some of its high
est hopes" he said. They are not
only the highest hopes Of the immediate
membership of this church, but of
many who are gone.
Our position as church today is
not unlike the position of the children
of Israel when they came up out of
Egypt and crossed the Jordan. This
morning we have passed over into the
promised land. But. like the Israeltes.
our labors have just begun. It means
a conquest from this hour. Let US not
feel that all i,s now over and that we
are thru and may now rest and take
our ease
The Challenge to Service.
THE church that meets the needs
must not sit down and say unto them
selves We are little circle of good
people sufficient to ourselves If I I'M
derstand Alright Gids challenge to this
church Il IS that 1t shall have a deeI
and vital concern for the people Of this
ritv, state and nation. The mission OF
this church IS to dedicate itself to Ihi:
community. We are here to help a.
other churches and all other people: t.
draw no line Of distinction against any
man or woman within or without an!
church.
The Spiritual Church.
God is challenging the church toda,
to work and to do service. i can no
think Of church answering God
challenge without being busy. The cal
Of the business work is efficiency. Tina
also is the call to the church. Be eff
cient in leadership Let its member
ship be efficient and let It be busy
working church.
Goods challenge to the church IS t
follow after the leadership of Jesu
Christ. The challenge Is that tn
church shall be christlke. The churc
that is doing the great work is tn
church that is taking Jesus Christ TO
its pattern and following after hin
Nv prayer while these walls have bee
going up. has been that We might b
building a spiritual church In the ike
ness Of Jesus Christ"
The mixed quartet, Mrs. F. L. Meeke1
Miss Ruth Bell, and Messrs. Henri
Henry Shove. Jr.. and D. Ros
Salisbury, sang at the dedica
ton service 1.-The Palm Trees,
and the professional "Adeste Fidelis.
and Mrs. Meeker sang the solo, "Wh
Seek Ye the Living"
Other Pastors Speak.
Eight pastors of other churches {
the city spoke briefly at the service a
$50 in the Afternoon. Those who too
part in this union meeting were Re-
A. F. Colver. Baptist; ]. J. Fitzpatrick
ST. Mary's; r. F. Hurlburt. Methods
Episcopal; James P. Linn, PresoS
terrain: c. H. Morris. Central Church {
Christ: c. f. Pilgrim, United Brethren
Isaac y. Rich, Friends: and Karl Res
German Evangelical: E. P. Gale. fir:
reader of First Church Of Christ. Scier
tisI: and General Secretaries Henry !
Wilson of the Y NJ c. A., and Angeiir
Mckinley. Of Y. w. G. A., also gay
short addresses.
Have Subscribed $4,000.
Rev. Mr.. Hix, Of Waterloo, who pre-
coded Rev. Mr.. Martin as pastor OF tf
church, and Rev. Mr.. Sinden. OF Relr
beck who was Rev Mr.. Hix's pr
decessor, delivered the addresses OF II
evening service.
No strenuous effort was made at u
dedication services to raise the enti
unsubscribed balance Of the cost
the church Thirty Thousand doila
had been subscribed prior to Sunoa
This was increased to almost s3I, "
l,y subscriptions of s6.S4s that we
made at the Sunday services when a
most $1,000 was paid on subscription
previously made.
The building, including organ. pr.
4 pairing the site. side walks and driv'
wsr, cost $4,000.