Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1918 — RURAL MINISTERS TO HEAR PROMINENT SPEAKERS [ARTICLE]

RURAL MINISTERS TO HEAR PROMINENT SPEAKERS

Lafayette, Ind., May 7. —Leading men from Ohio as well as Indiana will be on the program at the third conference of rural ministers and aymen at Purdue University June 3,4,. and 5, it was stated today ,by men in charge of the program. Michael E. Foley, chairman of the state council of defense will speak n the afternoon of the first day on “Indiana’s part in the war.” He has earned a wide. reputation throughout the state for his patriotic addresses and his coming will be welcome news to all the ministers and aymen who attend. ReV. Allen B. Philputt, pastor of the Central Christian ‘church, Indianapolis will discuss, “The Church, Army Morals and Religion.” Rev. Moses Breeze, of Columbus, 0., executive secretary of the laymen’s committee of the Presbyterian Forward Movement in Ohio, will be the principal speaker the second day of the conference. He is what Dr. W. O. Thompson, president of Ohio State University, says of him: “I never heard a man <juite like Mr. Breeze. He always interests, entertains and arouses his audience.” Rev. Clice McGuire, Oberlin, 0., who was placed ip dfiarge of the Rural Y. M. C. A. organization work in Ohio because of his splendid success in Knox county, Indiana church, will speak on “Mobilizing Boy Power for the Church and Nation.” Other leaders in both states will be on the program and ministers and laymen attending the conferences will endeavor to work out a definite line of action for the church to aid in winning the war and policies to be pursued during the reconstruction period. A number of ministers already have indicated their intention of attending the meeting.