Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 297, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1925 — Page 7
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1925
BAPTISTS ARRANGE START OF VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS
BISHOP LEETE WILL PRESIDE AT CONFERENCE Connersville M. E. District Meets at Waldron in May. Bishop F. D. Leete will preside at the Connersville District Conference at TYalclron, Ind., May 5 and 6. At the conference some of the lm portant things to be discussed are UOrder of Serice in Church Worship,’’ “Administration of Holy Communion," "Reception of Members — How?" “Qualifications of an Efficient Minister," "Qualifications of an Efficeint ’’Layman," "Some Parsonagts I Have Known,” and "The Place of the Minister’s Wife." Dr. R. J. Wade, executive secretary of the World Service Commission, Chicago, will speak on Wednesday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and in the evening at a mass meeting. Dr. Wade was formerly pastor and district superintendent in Indiana, and is secretary of the Geni ral Conference and executive secretsry of the World Service Commission. Dr. Luther B. Lovejoy, Chicago, ■will speak on Tuesday afternoon ai 3:30. The Rev. John T. Scull Jr., district superintendent, and the Rev. Ralph O. Pearson, pastor at Waldron, Ind., have charge of the local program. YOUNG PEOPLE TO GIVE NEW COMEDY "Let’s AH Get Married," Is a twonct comedy to be given hy the Young People’s Class of Centenary Christian Church, Tuesday evening, April 28 at the East Tenth St. Community House, E. Tenth St. and Keystone Ave. The play is filled with romance anrd comedy situations and promises to furnish an evening’s entertainment for every one. It is being directed by C. Norman Green of the Sutherland Ave. Presbyterian Church. The following characters have been chosen. Pauline Tolin, as Marjorie Miller, a distant cousin of the Carrington's. Henry Hollenbeck, as Trofcssor Maxwell Carrington, a nervous and irritable college professor, with a reputation for Mathematics. Elsie Davidson, as Ethel Carrington a very romantic college student. Dudley Park, as Jack Foster, a critic on a Boston paper. Fern Bertels, as Goldie McGrath a "perfect" stenographer. Elizabeth Spurgeon, as Miss I-aura Plum, devoted aunt, who is always anticipating trouble. Norman Wilson, as Everett Payne, lawyer of the Carrington’s. Paul German, as Dick Havens a very college student. Claude Ward "as Ben Morris a clergyman and very close friend of Professor Carrington. Harold Vehling, ns Biggs a dignified English hutler. ’ Little Miss Rosemary Clark will give a toe dance between acts. • • • UXT VERSA LISTS USE A NEW FINANCIAL IDEA The National Lamen’s Commit-* tee of the Universallst / Church Is watching with Interest the work now being carried on by a special committee appointed by the Massachusetts Universallst Convention |to try and determine the percentage of income Individuals should contribute to the church. The Laymen’s Committee, which Is raising two separate funds of $1,000,000 each, the first to be used for the denomination, and the second for non-sectarian philanthropy, will have access to the figures obtained from Massachusetts and will prepare a chart frorp. them for use In Its national Five Year Program. The questionnaire, which Is being sent out to a cross section of Unlversallsts throughout Massachusetts, and which will be unsigned asks for the annual income of the individual, the occupation, the number of dependents, and the amount now pledged to the church. • * • PASTOR AND CHOIR TO BROADCAST SPECIAL SERVICE Rev. L. C. Fackler of St. Matthews Evangelical Luthern Church at 3 o’clock Sunday will broadcast a special service over WBBZ. The 3 o’clock program is as follows: Piano solo. '•Melody in E,” be Rachmaninoff, Miss Irene Hoffman. Violin solo, by George Wysong. aceomI>anied by Miss Hoffman. Quartet. ‘May the Christlike Life Be Mine male quartet of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church. Duet, "There's a Work for Jesus. *' Misses Alberta and Anita Chambers Addrfss by Rev. L C. E. Fackler. pastor of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran (- niircß. Piano solo. Miss Mildred Snell Song "Listen to the Story." by the choir of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church. Violin solo by Mr. Wysong, accompanied by Miss Hoffman. Quartet. "Just as I Am.” St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church male guarJ? at the vv* choir f** U ln HU ™ nt ’ le ’” Sunday morning ho will preach on "Our Father’s Business,” and at night on “The Lord Is My Shepherd." In the morning the quarterly congregational meeting will he held. The Dorcas Society will meet
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WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON I Considering Stephen as the First Martyr for Faith
The International Uni fra in Sunday School Lesson for April 26, Stephen, rite First Martyr. By W. E. GUroy, I). I). Editor of the Congregationalist mHIS lesson is not quite rightly named. Stephen was not the first martyr, but the first Christian martyr. Many as the 11th chapter of Hebrews reminds us, had died for the faith, and are linked in purpose and spirit, as Hebrews 11 and 12 plainly teaches, in the great unity of all those whose supreme .aim is to know and do God's will, and who do not value even life itself for the sake of faith and conscience. Why is the history of the progress of truth and righteousness a long story of martyrdom? Why should a pure and saintly man like young Stephen be stoned to death? We cannot say. That Is the mystery of life, and it Is the mystery of Calvary. We cannot understand the mystery, but we can understand /some of the results and incidents of this mysterious process. Wc can see that from the standpoint of the progress of the Christian church, the death of Stephen was worth while, so much so that if Stephen could have seen all that his death was going to accomplish he would undoubtedly chosen to have made the sacrifice. The most Important fact In con nection . with this stoning of Stephen is in the 68th verse of the
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Edward Fork, 914 N. Jefferson Ave. The Standby Club will meet all day Wednesday at 1612 Villa Ave. * * • ELABORATE PROGRAM ARRANGED BY KISTLER Dr. Edward Haines Kistler preaches Sunday at 11 In the Fairview Presbyterian Church on "A God for Any Kind of Man.” A special spring hour of musical worship will be held there at 7:45 p. m„ arranged by Mrs. Frank T. Edenharter, the organist and choirmaster of the church. The program follows: Prelude. ".Spring Song," "Sherzo." . Shelley Offertory, "At Evening.”... Dudley Buck Quarter, “New Every Morning.". . Bullard Violin. "Air for the O String Bach Miss Octavla Green Solo. “How Beautiful Upon the Mountains.’’ ..Bartlett De Witt S. Talbert Quartet. "The Day is Ended,"... Bartlett Violin Obligato. Miss Green The Metropolitan Trumpet Quartet, "I Love to Tell the Story.".... Fisher. Quartet. "O Lord of Heaven. ’’ Cuthbert Harris Postlude Scotson Clark Dr. Kistler announces that the opening of Music Week will be observed next Sunday, May 3, with a sermon at 11 a. m. on “Music, Religion’s Handmaid"; at 7:45 p. m. an illustrated address will be given on "The Gospel In ’Faust.’ ” • • • A SERVICE IN MUSIC* TO BE HELD SUNDAY The Church of Our Redeemer, Fairfield and Fark, announces a service in music Sunday night. An organ recital will be given by Walter Sassmannshausen of Chicago. Program follows: Organ— . (a) "Cono"rt Overture” Hollis* lb) "Harmonies du 901 r”.. .Karg-Elert (cl "Allegro" BooTlmonn Prayer and Scripture Lesson. Organ—(a) “Marche Funebre et Chant Seraphique” GulJmant (b) "Fugue" Bach Anthem—" Ponder My Words" . . Hark or Redeemer Choir. Organ—Concert Variations on the Choral. "Jehovah, Lot Me Now Adore Thee" . . W. Sassmannshausen (Choral with four variations. Dedicated with tho highest respect and esteem to his dearly beloved deceased mother.) Hymn by the Congregation. Anthem "Jubilate Deo" Nevin Redeemer Choir. Organ— j. (a) ’Largo” ... Dvorak (b) "Toccata’* Widor MISS ALICE WHITTIER JONES of the Friends Girls' school in Ram Allah, Palestine, will be the speaker at the 10:45 a. m. service of the First Friends Church, Thirteenth and Alabama Sts. A year ago Easter the first Y. W. C. A. conference ever held for Egypt and Palestine was entertained by the school which Miss Jones represents. DR. FRANK S. C. WICKS announces the following order of service at 11 a. m. Sunday at All Souls Unitarian Church: Offertoire Batlgto Intermezzi Thomae Hymn 3J. Service, page 32 Covenant. Anthem. Words of Aspiration. Fespousive Reading, 26th Selection. Scripture. Hymn—Tune 401. Notices and Offering. "Kamennoi Ostrow r _. . Rubensteln Address. Hymn—Tune 70. Benediction. Postlude. From "Mignon" Thomas DR. EDWIN CUNNINGHAM of the Central Universalist Church will preach Sunday morning on "Belief in God.’’, "LOVE. THE GREATEST OF 1 HE THREE,” are the words for the sermon of the Rev. J. H. Rilling, Sunday morning at the Second Evangelical Church. This will be the pastor’s last sermon before leaving for conference. April 28.
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lesson. "The witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul." Why was that m§.n Saul, afterwards called Paul, not an active participant in the stoning? Why was he content to watch the garments of those who did the killing? Did the soul of the map who afterwards wrote the most beautiful sermon on Love ever written (1 Corinthians 13. revolt agc'nst this horror? Wr know not, hut -we do know that in that hour Paul was forced to decision. Knew He Was Murderer At first <he decided wongl.v. But ■he was too straight a thinker not to realize that he was as responsible for the death of Stephen as those who had done the actual stoning, and this is what Paul probably had In mind, when In after years, though he declared that he had lived in all good conscience, he called himself “the chief of /sinners.” He knew that bigorty had made him a murderer. % But at first ne “kicked against the pricks.” Thy first awakenings of truth in a man who is pursunig a wrong course usually only tend at first to drive him more intensely along his wrong line. He struggles against the new light, and when his faith in the thing that he lia/ been doing begins to waver he hopes to strengthen himself by a sort of artificial intensity. SP Paul became after this scene a terrible perseer tor, breathing out threatening?* !fl.l
Sunday evening will be devoted to baptismal service and reception of members. E. L. C. E. meeting at 7 o’clock. DR. M. B HYDE will preach at the Grace M. E. Church at 10:45 a. m. on “Human Sanctity” and at night the theme will be "Herod's Thought of the Ch-‘ Special music at all services. • THE REV E. F. DREVO will prea< h at the Riverside Park Meth odist Episcopal Church In the morning service on “Glorious Opportunity.” At the evening sendee his theme will be “The Mercy of God.” DR. E. A. ROBERTSON, pastor of the Bartn Place M. E. Church will preach Sunday morning on "The Personal Aim of Christianity” and at night, "Is Heroism Dead In the Modem Church?” AT HALL PLACE M. E.. CHURCH, the Rev. Guy V. Hartman will preach Sunday on "Helping God" and "Holy Determination.” "THE ABSENTEE}” will he the theme of the morning sermon of Homer Dale at Hillside Christian Church. At night the subject will b "Christ Before Pilate.” THE REV. CHARLES H. GUN SOLUS of the American Spiritualist Church will preach Sunday night on "The Greatest of These Is Love.”, SUNDAY SCHOOL will he field at 9:30 a. m. Sunday at the Centenary Christian Church. Preaching service will be held at .’0:30 a. rn. Subject, "What Next?” with Evangel ist V. P. Brock In the pulpit. Endeavor meeting at 6:45 p. m. and evening service (baptismal) at 7 30 o’clock. ” , AT BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH morning worship will be held at 10:45. Sermon by the pastor, Rev. Earl Coble. Subject, “The Lamb of God.” Evening service at 7:45. Theme, "The Convenient Season.” Mid-w r eek service Thursday at 7:45. Topic, “Faith and Practice of the Lutheran Church."
William Hodge
The last road attraction of the current season at the Murat will be William Hodge in "For All of Us.” The date is May 4-6. In the home of a world-worn banker, oppressed by physical ailments which are the result of a carefree. Indifferent existence, William Hodge is seen as an old Irish ditch-digger. The latter has evolved a theory that all diseases are fundamentally the result of wrong-thinking. Montaigne has said, "As we think so we are,” and re-echoing his. sentiments the ditch-digger offers a cure to the weary' financier, whose Home is upet and whose domestic affairs are in the process of disintegration. The panacea is accepted and tried, and the result Is as startling as It is effective. English Character Woman Here. Emily Fltzroy Is one of the few English character actresses who have invaded the American screen and won Instant success/ Miss Fltzroy first won attention as the mountaineer mother In “Driven.” She has a highly dramatic role In "Tlje Spaniard,” with Ricardo Cortez and Jetta Goudal.
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slaughter against those of the Christian way. But did he ever shake from his vision and memory the scene of the death of Stephen? Could he drown from his ears the martyr’s cry as he called upon God. not this sin to their charge," and “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit?" The conversion on the way to Damascus of Saul, the persecutor, was begun that day as he saw Stephen /stoned t death. How often Paul must have recalled the scene m later years when he himself suf sered: How the memory of Stephen's faith and fortitude must have helped to uphold him in perils, privations and sufferings on behalf of his Lord such as the human spirit could hardly l>ear! Strange Contrast What a /strange contrast between the serenity of Stephen in the very hour of death and the passion and fury of those who killed him! Strange, is it not, that men should think that hateful and vengeful pas sions should In any way be honoring to God? Yet to this very' day In the name of religion men are still bitter and unrelenting against those whom they deem unorthodox. True, they can 'no longer kill, and burn at the stake, or imprison, or torture. But the bitter /*pirit still remains. I>et us be hesitant about assuming that we ore right and that other men are wrong. If the mlsgidderl people who stoned Stephen had been as intense in fairness and love as ttiey were in upholding what they thought to be the truth, they would not have done to death a saint and hero. Those who stoned Stephen were the foes of new truth. They could not see that God i/s ever fulfilling truth, revealing it in now forms and In richer meanings. It Is pathetic to see how even In America the ranks of those who call themselves Chris tlans are torn with dimension and strife, and some men are bent upon casting out of the church those who do not agree with them, or who are unable to express their religious faith in the language of yesterday, m..?h as they claim sincere faith In Christ and loyalty to Him. Perhaps tlip very form of Paul’s conversion was determined by this Incident. Did he not say when ’ccused as Stephen was accused, "Aftei the way that they cal’, heresy so worship I the God cf my fathers?”
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Upper—Clestine Craney. Lower —Henry Blschoff. On Sunday afternoon and night at St. Catherine's Hall. Shelby and Tabor Sts., the St. Catherine’s Dramatic Club will present an Irish drama In three acts. "Erin Go Bragh.” Cast includes: Squire Donnelly Alfred Gorman Barilo Brannijan NeaJ Howe James O Brien Henry Btshoff Phil O Connor 1/n McCarty Terry Murphy William J Reilly M arxaret Donnelly Celestine Craney Blanche Flynn Heleti Washam Alice Gorman Bernadette Murphy Old Nancy Irene McGovrrn Jack Pick ford Busy Again Two of the featured players of "The Goose Woman,” Jack Piekford and Constance Bennelt, are returning from New York to Universal City to resume production of this Hex Beach novel, the making of which was held up because of the Injury to Jack Piokford’s eyes.
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Sessions Will Open on June 15 and Will Continue for Three Weeks —Baptist Churches Will House Institutes as Part of Great Program. . t By The Visitor The department of religious education of the Federated Baptist churches of this city today announces the opening of the Daily Vacation Bible Schools on June 15. The institute will be held in the various Baptist churches of the city, a part of modern church activity. It will continue for three weeks with classes in the morning, every day but Saturday, with recreational activities in the afternoon.
Dr. L. C. Trent Is chairman of the religious committee and he has prepared an extensive booklet giving tho aims and courses of the summer school. It is announced that there is no charge for class instruction. The booklet concerning the Bible .school sessions has chapters devoted to the following: Tho Dajly Program for the Junior and Intermediate Departments. The Doily Program for the Primary Department. Tho Daily Program for the Beginners’ Department. Tho Bible Curriculum. Missionary Stories and Character Stories for all Departments. Craft Activities. Project Work. Hymnal Coordination with the BiI ble Stories. "Perhaps never before have the ' Baptists of the city put out a more complete edition of material along religious education. It is developed along the latest lines of educational thought," Dr. Trent stated. The studies are so worked out that they may be applicable In schools of other communions, if desired. It is stated that the various churches work out their Individual problems by permitting the program j to be fitted to special needs of the pupils. School children from four to fourteen years attend these summer Bible schools. Much Activity Indianapolis Baptist churches have passed the highest period In a five-year stretch In the matter of buildings. The physical valuations of Baptist churches have now passed the $2,100,000 mark. Never have the needs been more clearly defined. Baptist congregations and schools have long since passed capacity, extreme capacity, of the church buildings. More than $850,000 In new build-
ings and repairs were spent recently. Already the prcjects ahead dealing with Beech Grove Baptist Church, Lynnhurst Baptist Church. River
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Ave. Baptist Church, West View Baptist Church, Brookfield Baptist Church, Southern Ave. Baptist Church, Baptist Foreign Center buildings and Hill Crest Baptist Church will cost no less than $125.000, 1 nmost cases building will commence in a few weeks. It Is conservative to say that the building plans of the Baptist congregations in this area will reach—if they do not pass—a half million dollars in five years. Dad Congratulates His Son When William Collier Jr, was given the great role of the Prodigal Son in Paramount’s film version of "The Wanderer," he received numerous telegrams of congratulations, but the one that he is proudest of came from his father, William Collier, the noted actor and playwright.
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