Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-12-09
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
rev. Orlando IngvO.dstad Builds
Handsome New Church at
MarshalltOwn.

Kew. orlando Ingvoldstad, son of |
Mrs. - Ingvoldstad, of De- |
corah, now stationed at Marshall
town, has just completed handsome |
new church for his congregation, AMI |
the following concerning the dedica-
ton exercises is taken from the
Neutrality-suspicious. Republican:
Much interest centered Sunday in
the dedicatory exercises of Elm Nor
wegian Lutheran church, held at tao
fine new church building recently
completed at the corner of Third and
Church streets, Sunday forenoon.
Six hundred people witnessed the
ceremonies of dedication and heard
the sermon preached by DR.. C. NJ.
Weswig, of the United Lutheran
Seminary, st. Paul. Rev. Orlando
lngvoldstad is pastor of the church
Preliminary to the dedication se'
vice an oldtime Lutheran dediCator-
ial ceremony was INDUCED in by the
ministers and others in attendance.
Five minutes before the hour Sc.
for the dedication service the min
listers gathered IN the sachristy, AID
from there marched thru the west
door, followed by Chris Larson. heal
usher of the church, and his six as
Isistants, Talbert Sandvig, Herman
Halverson, Oscar Tweed, Oscar
Hougeland, Carl Larson, and Clar
ence Norland. The procession mar
ched to the main entrance of the
of the church, where Rev. Dr.
Weswig read short praise
psalm and opened the door with the
prayer: May peace be with those
who go in and out of this door, now
and forever more Dr. Weswig
then unlocked the door, and march
ed into the church as Mrs. Ingvoid
stad, wife of the pastor played an or
gan number. In the procession Rev
| n. G. Peterson, president of the D2s
Moines district of the United LutE-
eran church, carried the bible, and
services were borne by several of the
other pastors. Dr. Weswig receiy-
ed the bible and the communion ser
vices at the altar, placing the arti-
Cles upon the altar for the frs time.
/ In five minutes time the church was
/ completely filled for the service.
A great many people from a dis.
tance were here for the dedicatory
services. Practically all of the con-
gregation from the Dunbar church,
of which Rev. Mr.. Ingvoldstad also
Ipresides, was in at enhance.
The new church is a beautiful edi-
flee and has been greatly needed by
the congregation for many years. The
Norweg:ans have looked forward To
the time when they might have
modern church, and when Rev. Mr.
Ingvoldstad became their pastor he
went to work with view of realiz-
lUS the dlHUl'lOll VI Ills pcoplo. l hS
church is one of the finest owned BY
the denomination in Iowa, and cost
complete $4,000, exclusive Of lot
With the church lot and the parson-
age property included the church
property is estimated to have
value of $4,000.
The building mas dimensions Of AZ
KS feet, exclusive of the extra adii-
ton for the tower. The building is
faced with dark red hard pressed
brick, trimmed with stone. On the
main floor, in addition to the audi
forum, are study for the pastor
and a choir room. In the basement
is a large Sunday school room, when
may be used as a dining room, and
kitchen with complete modern equip
ment. The finish of the interior is
oak, stained dark. The altar is OF
Gothic construction, and surmount-
ing it is a copy of the statue or CHRIST
by Thorwaldson, the celebrated Dan
ish sculptor. The art windows are
another pretty feature of the church.
All portray large Christ figures, the
one on the east being descriptive OF
the Good Shepherd, that on the SCUM
the ascension, and to the north the
Garden of Gethsemene. The church
has a pew seating capacity OF 800,
and with additional chairs Will seat
45O in the main auditorium.