Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 232, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 February 1925 — Page 7

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DR. KISTLER WILL PREACH ON‘LAWS, PUBLIC MORALS’ Rev, Morris Continues Sunday Night Sermon Series, + * . l - . \ Sunday night at Fairview Presbyterian Church Dr. Edward Haines Xistler will preach on “Laws and the Public Morals.” At 11 a. m. his theme will be “The Ascent of the Christian Man.” At this service new members will be received and the Lord's Supper observed. • < • REV. MORRIS CONTINUES SUNDAY NIGHT SERIES On Sunday night at the Emerson Avenue Baptist Church Rev. Judson Morris will deliver his second sermon of a series, “Twelve Gates to the Temple of Manhood.” These sermons are especially, directed toward the young people. The Boy Scouts of Troop 10, of which H. E. Robertson is scoutmaster, will give an exhibition of scouting Sunday night before the address. • * • INTER-RACIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED HERE Asa part of a national observance of Inter-Racial Sunday as planned by the Federal Council of Churches, Indianapolis Sunday will take part in the observance. A program will be given at 4 o’clock Sunday at Hollenbeck Hall at the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. Will H. Adams, chairman of the inter racial committee, will preside. Miss May Belcher will speak on “The Application of the Ideal of Christian Brotherhood to Race Relations.” Lalet Shah, a native Indian, will also speak. Others will take part. • • # DR. FRANK S. C. WICKS of All Souls Unitarian Church announces the fol.owing order of service at 11 a. m. Sunday: “Andante in C” Silas Largo. “New World Symphony" ..^..Dvorak Hymn 336. Second Service. Covenant. Anthem. Words of Aspiration. Responsive Reading—Eighth Selection. Scripture. Kymn 259. Notices and Offerings. “Melody" . Brahms Address. Hymn 496. Benediction. Poetlude. "Fantasia” '<• ..... Tours

* * * REV. L. C. E. FACKLER of St. Matthew Lutheran Church will preach in the morning on “Christ Cleansing the Lepers’* and at night, "Philadelphia, True to It’s Name.” The Brotherhood will meet Tuesday night at the home of ,M. L. Stahl, I 1415 S. Alabama St. The Ladies’ Aid will be entertained Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. August Kesler, 1102 W. Thirty-Third St. • * • INTER- RACIAL DAT services will be observed Sunday night at the American-Spiritualist Church, with the Rev. Charles H. Gunsolus, spiritualist, lecturer, speaking on “The Desire of All Nations.” • * * AT FIRST MORAVIAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. C. O. Weber will preach Sunday morning on “The Working Church That Christ Can Use.” At night Charles Remy will speak. * * • DR. M. B. HYDE of Grace M. E. Church announces Sunday themes as "The Why of Intercession” and "The Future Stimulating the Present.” • * • REV. GUT V. HARTMAN of Hall Place M. E. Church will preach ip the morning on “The Emancipation of the Races,” and at night on "Weathering the Storms of Life." • * • AT ST. PAUL M. E. CHURCH Dr. Frank L. Hovis announces that four laymen will speak Sunday moming as a part of Home-Coming Day. Rev. Homer P. Ivey of Lebanon will make an address at 2:30 p. m. There will be no night service. • • • "CHRIST THE CREED” and “Re[ligous Delusions” will be the morning and evening sermon subjects at Hillside Christian Church, Homer Dale, pastor. • t m MERLE BIDENER will speak on “The Great Thinker” Sunday morning before the Christian Men Builders at the Third Christian Church. A musical program will precede his address. • • • ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE, former United States Senator and author, will speak on “The Bible as Good Reading" Sunday night at the Polk Memorial, community auditorium at a union service to be held under the auspices of the Greenwood M. E. Church. CHARLES F. HANSEN, organist, announces the following program for the Sunday afternoon vesper services at the Second Presbyterian Church: Organ Meditation Prelude—"Moonlirfct Serenade” G. B. Kevin Anthem—“Chriet I* Knocking at My Sad Heart” i Otis Gonel Anthem—" Who Will Open Mercy'* Door?" Ackley Gospel Solo—“ Savior. More. Than I.lfe to S*e” Leant Mr*. James H. Lowry. Organ Interlude Luthw'* hymn. “A Mighty Portree* I* Our God.” Anthem—“ln Heavenly Lore Abidin*'’ Holden Organ Postlude—“ Gavotte in B Hat’’.. • Handel • • e HENRY DOWLING, an attorney, wfll speak before the men’s Bible class of the Greenwood M. B. Church jtt 2:30 p. m. Sunday. * • * AT BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, morning worship will be at 10:46. Sermon by the pastor, the Rev. Earl Coble. Theme, '“The Evil 3ye.” Vespers at 7:45. The pastor vill deliver the first of a series of sermons on the great words of Christianity, the subject for next Sunday evening, “Faith.” The church counSli meets on Tuesday evening at 8 ••dock*

WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON _ Intercessory Prayer Reveals True Character of Man

The International Uniform Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 8: Christ’s Intercessory Prayer for His Disciples. By WILLIAM E. GILROY, D. D. Editor of The Congregationalist N“— | OTHING so much reveals a man’s character as his prayers. If there are no depths to his nature, if there are no great longings

Churches of Today Appreciate. Value of Pipe Organ Music

Flandorf Sees Improvement in Organs as Well as Players,

By the Visitor G" “TENERAL appreciation and wider interest in pipe organ music which has been caused by organ music In movie theaters, has resulted in improvements in church organs as well as the organists. This is the opinion of Walter Flandorf, organist of 'Christ Episcopal Church on the Circle. For years past, the church was the only place where pipe organ music might be heard. With the developement of the movie theater, organ music has become a regular paid of a photoplay bill. Christ Church is one church which does not confine its organ music to Sunday alone, but each year, during a certain period, Flandorf gives noon-day recitals on Fridays. These recitals are now being given on Fridays up to the Lenten period. At that hour. It is an interesting sight to see people from all sorts of business go into Christ Church to hear Flandorf at the organ. These recitals have become quite an event at Christ Church. Better Organists “Organ music Is taking a more and more important part in the services of ail churches,” Flandorf claims. “This Is due to the fact that splendid and larger organs are being intsalled not only in the larger but smaller churches. “There was a time when the movie organist was superior, technically, over the church organists, as experts were engaged in the theaters. “Today, with larger and better organs in the churches, experts have bene engaged to play them until the choir end organ part of the services have become an important part at all sendees. “There has been a great change in church music in the last ten years, chiefly concerning the use of the organ. The organist today uses his own adaptation of themes. People are appreciating better mu-

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in his life, his prayers will be formal, cold and shallow. If there are great longings and aspirations his prayers will in some way tell of them, even if his prayers be halting and poorly expressed. It is in one’s prayers for others, also, that this self-revelation will be found. What are the highest things?

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WALTER FLANDORF sic and are getting away from the ‘wlshey-washey’ music.” Few New Hymns Churches do nit take to new hymns with ease, according to Flandorf, and for that reason new church hymns are not being written today in large numbers. Generally, a hymn book stays in a church for about ten years before it is changod. It has often been noticed that a nwe hymn is lifted to popularity during a revival, but congregations and pastors as a rule remain faithful to the old inspirational songs. The new note Is struck In church music by the choir, the organ and special soloists. Expert soloists are engaged in many of thfe leading churches. Recently In Chicago a grand opera prima donna sang in a church choir. And yet the congregation has not been forgotten in the new order of church music. Just as a trained minister is engaged to preach the word, so the music in the modern church today has been left largely to trained musical artists with the cooperation of the congregation*.

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What should we most like the people for whom we pray to havewealth, health, happiness, or something even deeper and greater? What did Jesus desire most for His disciples and friends? This lesson tells us. It Is an intercessory prayer for His disciples. Jesus prayed much for himself, but no man prays really for himself who does not learn to pray for others. Now as Jesus Is conscious of having fulfilled His mission—“l have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work that thou gavest me to do”—His depest prayer is for those whom He is about to leave. What is His prayer? No Greater Prayer It is the prayer that they may be kept. CouM there be a greater and more appropriate prayer than that —that one’s friends might have a spirit of stability and faithfulness, might never lack power, or sufficiency of grace? But note —they are to be kept through the name of God. “Holy Father, koep through thy own name those whom thou hast (riven me.” Men are not kept by mere chance or clrcumtasnce, or by any slight force. The “name” of God stands for his character and men are kept through his power, for his character is Love. And this prayer of Jesus is that the disciples may be kept in unity, “that they may be one, as we are.” What is that unity of Father and Son? Unity of character, unity of love and purpose, untly of will, to love the same things and seek the same ends—that is unity in God and it Is the unity that men ought to seek. Love and grace are the foes of discord and distrust. An Eternal Intercessor Finally, the prayer of Jesus is that the disciples may have Joy—“that they might have my Joy fulfilled in themselves.” No life can be satisfactory that has not an inner consciousness of peace. It may be the Joy of the martyr, at the burden bearer, or of the savior of his fellowmen, who sees of the travail of his soul and is satisfied —but the Joy of a good conscience, airtight life and a sense of communion with God, is essential. So Jesus prayed that His Joy may be “fulfilled” in His disciples. We should remember in connection with this prayer that Jesus is an eternal intercessor. He makes intercession for us at the right hand of God. When we sing the hymn, “For You I Am Praying,” and learn to pray for others, let us remember that Jesus is ever praying for us—in he prayed for his disciples. We should realize that we must pray as Jesus prayed. We cannot pray for others without assuming anew attitude toward them.

Fountain Street M, E. Church Completes Modern s4s r 000 Structure as First Part of a SIOO,OOO Church Building Program—Services Open Sunday, Preliminary services looking toward the formal dedication of the new $45,000 Sunday School unit building of the Fountain Street M. E. Church, Fountain St. and Roosevelt Ave., will begin Sunday morning. Rev. Philip S. May, pastor, today announced a two weeks’ program of public meetings to be held in the new two-story brick building. The Sunday school building will be formally dedicated on Sunday night, Feb. 15, by Bishop Frederick D. Leete.

The new building is two stories, the first being the basement and is devoted to large Sunday school class rooms built along the lines of a public school; the second is made up of a large auditorium which can also be used as a community gymnaaiuni for all kinds of sports and a lecture room. With the completion of the modern Sunday School plant, the congregation has Just completed the

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first step In a SIOO,OOO building program as plans call for the completion within the next five years of a new church as tab second unit. Interesting Start Rev. May states that this church which is community in its mission, was started in a grove near Katherine and Hazel Sts., in 1889. For a while services were held In a car-

penter’s shop and later the present church site was obtained and a small building erected. From this little structure a congregation of more than 400 has grown. The first unit of the building program has been erected to meet all demands of the community, as no other church is within a mile of the Fountain Street M. E. Church. For the two weeks’ service which starts Sunday Rev. May has invited prominent civic and church workers to make the principal talks. Big Meetings Rev. May announces the following schedule of meetings beginning Bunday: Sunday morning: Sunrise prayer meeting 6 a. m. and basket breakfast. Rev. P. S. May, leader. Regular service: 11 a. m. Mrs. Pearl Whitlock, soloist. Rev. H. O. Kisner in the pulpit. Evening service: 7:30 p. m. Special music by the choir. Dr. Duncan of Bloomington, 111., speaker. Monday evening: Special music by the choir. Dr. C. E. Bacon, speaker. Tuesday evening: Special, Pollock brothers’ quartet. C. J. Orbison, speaker. Subject, “The Influence of

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the Church Upon the Community.” Auspiecs of Community Boosters Club. Wednesday evening: Music by Brightwood M. E. choir. Rev. Ray Ragsdale, speaker. “Christ Within the Church.” Thursday evening: Music, special ladies’ chorus. Mrs. Nellie Hurlbert, speaker. “Christian Citizenship.” Friday evening: Music by choir. Dr. George M. Smith, speaker. RAPER DANcTTIANNED Campaign to Sell Tickets for March . 6 Opened. Drill coips of Raper Commandery, Knights Templar, which gives its eleventh annual reception and dance in the Egyptian room of Murat Temple, March 6, has named committees for a whirl-wind campaign to dispose of tickets. Funds raised will be applied to take the drill team to the Grand Encampment at Seattle in July. Committee chairmen: General Committee. Granville A. Richey: printing 1 . Frank Bowers; Publicity. Paul J. Maas: decorations. Floyd C. Temple: entertainment. Edward M. Moors; refreshments. Charles Apostal: checking. Robert L. Templeton: reeelptVm, Edward j. Seoonover: floor. Walter B. Smith.