Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1917 — Governor Calls On Clergy Of State For Conference. [ARTICLE]

Governor Calls On Clergy Of State For Conference.

Governor James P. Goodrich has issued a proclamation calling on the clergy of Indiana to meet at the statehouse Tuesday, May 15, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon for the purpose of determining what course the churches of the state can best pursue to aid in the present war crisis. It is understood that plans may be evolved, among others, whereby direct appeals from the pulpits of the state may be made to the housewives of Indiana for greater and more intelligent conservation of the food supply. The governor at the same time apI pointed a committee of ministers and I laymen to formulate a program fur I the meeting. „ "