Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
tn REDED|CATE
CHURCH SUNDAY
REMCpELED CHURCH AGAIN
READY Fer SERVICES, AFTER
TWO BAD FIRES.
ORGAN NOT YET FINlSHED;
TO BE DEDICATED LATER
Work on Rcmodeline Has Cost $4,000
and Indebtedness Of $4,000 Above
Insurance Remains-No Effort to
Raise Money on Dedication Day
Rev. =. W. Russell to Preach.

After long period Of misfortunes
resulting from fires. two of which
nearly destroyed or damaged severely
the building, and two others destroyed
records stored in other buildings. the
remodeled Presbyterian church will be
rededicated Sunday. Rev. F. W. Rus
sell, a former pastor Of the church,
now pastor Of the West Presbyter, an
church, st. Louis, will preach the de-
dicatory sermon Sunday forenoon. The
service will begin at II o'clock.
The officers and members of the
church have had much to contend with
since the afternoon Of Saturday, Sept.
%, when a fire that started in the
Knutson lumber yards, next door
south spread to the church and Quilted
tho building. Some OF the furnishings
undestroyed were stored in the Arney
warehouse, which was destroyed by
fire on the night Of oct. IS. Records of
the church, stored in the home OF
Robert Booth. were all but lost when
fire damaged the Booth home severely
on the afternoon Of Jan. {. This wasn't
enough. and the interior Of the church
again was badly damaged on the night
Of Feb. 9, whom a furnace filed with
rubbish became overheated and set
fire TO a partition.
Work Has Cost $4,000.
The work Of rebuilding and improv-
ing the church property has cost VA
600. OF this amount $4,000 is in
surance. The remaining $4,000 stands
as Indebtedness at the present time
but about half OF this amount is al
ready pledged. There will be no
attempt 10 make dedication sunday d
debt raising day. the officers having
decided TO overcome the Indebtedness
by private subscription.
The church has been refn!sfed in
oak, with new pews. a fine indirect
lighting system, and furnishings to
harmonic with the woodwork. The
fixtures for the lighting reached the
city on Thursday.
Organ Remains Unfinished.
A new organ, to replace the one de-
stroyed by the fires, Is as yet I'M
finished 1t will be dedicated at re-
cital to be given probably about July
!. A strike which affected wood and
metal workers in the st. Louis factory
where the organ Is being made,
hindered the progress Of the work. The
governm ent"s order to curtail the out
put OF luxury industries also stepped
in to interfere. The organ is Of fine
type Of electric pneumatics and will
be one OF the finest in the city. 1t is
hoped by the manufacturers to have
the organ here ready for installation
in from four to SIX weeks.
Three Services Sunday.
Three services Will be held Sun day
In addition to delivering the dedi-
catory address Mr.. Russell will speak
SUNDAY evening. In the afternoon a
community service will ne held, when
Rev. ]. R. Mccartney. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church Of Water
loo, will speak on The Church in the
Present War Crisis
The other services Of the day will
include Sunday schoo! at $50. when
the classes will be assigned to their
rooms, and the Y. P. S. c. E. at / in
the evening.
The music for the days services will
be in charge Of Prof. George Trimby,
Y. NJ. c. A. song leader at Camp
Dodge Mrs. c. E. Gilman. and Mrs.