Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1915 — DUNLAVY MAKES OPENING SPEECH [ARTICLE]

DUNLAVY MAKES OPENING SPEECH

Lafayette Pastor Declares Ministry Must Keep Apace With Times, at First Laymen’s Session. South Bend, Ind., Sept. 28.—That the ministry must keep apace with the times and study closely the various social movements was the declaration of Rev. E. W. Dunlavy, pastor of the Trinity Methhdist church of Lafayette, in an address here tonight, at the opening session of the Northwest Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference. The Rev. Dunlavy delivered the principal address of the evening. His subject was “Modem Ministry of the church.” Fully 500 ministers and lay delegates were present at the formal opening. Mayor Fred W. Keller, of South Bend, delivered the address of welcome and Dr. S. B. Towne, of DePauw university, responded. Marvin Campbell, of South Bend, leader of the movement of establishing a fund for superannautes presided. He suggested that this conference go on record as making the plans for establishing a fund for aged ministers.