. Theodore Emanuel Schmauk, , a biographical sketch with liberal quotations from his letters and other writings. lityof planning for a church building and looking after thedetails of its erection, the typewriter which had been in-stalled even before his activities at the Mt. Gretna Chau-tauqua, was kept busy, his sister and a number of boysand young men giving him much-needed assistance untilin 1900 he engaged a regular stenographer, and in addi-tion a secretary and proof reader. As he had launched deeply into the work of prepar-ing a Graded Series of text books for the SundaySchools
. Theodore Emanuel Schmauk, , a biographical sketch with liberal quotations from his letters and other writings. lityof planning for a church building and looking after thedetails of its erection, the typewriter which had been in-stalled even before his activities at the Mt. Gretna Chau-tauqua, was kept busy, his sister and a number of boysand young men giving him much-needed assistance untilin 1900 he engaged a regular stenographer, and in addi-tion a secretary and proof reader. As he had launched deeply into the work of prepar-ing a Graded Series of text books for the SundaySchools, the Memorial Chapel took the form of a com-bination of a churchly house of worship and aSunday School building. It is a Tudor Gothic struc-ture and cruciform in style. Ground was broken on Sep-tember 12th, the cornerstone laid September 30th inthe same year, and on May 19, 1901, a massive building,the pride of the city, costing over $70,000, was dedicatedto the service of the Triune God. An interesting inci-dent connected with the consecration of the Chapel wasthe planting of a sprig of ivy taken from the vine that. DEATH OF THE FATHER 113 climbed the walls of the Wartburg Castle in Germany,the gift of a life-long friend and schoolmate of his father,Mr. John B. Zimmele, who was then traveling throughGermany. What is specially interesting in connection with theerection of this Chapel is the amount of detail workand study that was devoted to it by Dr. Schmauk. Hehad familiarized himself with the history of churcharchitecture and mastered its fundamental concepts andprinciples. The materials that went into the buildingfrom foundation to roof were selected by him, and it isdoubtful whether any church building of its size andcost can boast of better, high-grade material. An in-stance of his expert knowledge and minute attention todetails is related by one of the church members who ac-companied him to Philadelphia to select stained glassfor windows to be placed near the eaves of th
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