Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 258, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1926 — Page 7

FEB. 27, 1926

DR. SHANNON TO GIVE SERMONS AT B. F. KEITH’S Noted Speaker to Give NoonDay Talks Next Week. R. FREDERICK E. SHANDNON, pastor of Central _Church, Chicago, has been selected by the Indiana Church Federation, as speaker for the noon gospel services to open Monday at Keith’s theater. The noon meetings will be the usual outstanding feature of the federation's pre-Easter campaign. Noon services will be conducted each day except Saturday and Sunday from March 1 to March 12. Gospel music under the direction of A. H. Godard, a rousing songdirector, will feature each service. •'We are hoping this season to crowd the theater each day because Dr. Shannon is a veritable whirlwind,” said Ernest H. Evans, secretary of the Federation. Services will open promptly at 12:05 o'clock and audiences will be dismissed at 12:55. An effort is being made to enlist the interest of the entire city in 1 the movement. Dr. Shannon, said to be a speaker of dynamic force, fire, and enthusiasm. succeeded Dr. Frank Gunsaulus, one of Chicago's noted preachers, coming to Chicago from Brooklyn, New York, where he was pastor of Reformed Church, Brooklyn Heights. One of his Chicago anmirers recently said of him: ‘‘He looks you in the eye and shakes your hand with a grasp of steel and makes you feel instinctively that he would be a real ‘buddy’ in the hour of trouble.” A campaign slogan for the noon meetings is "The gospel at your elbow.” Dr. Shannon's services in Chicago are held in Orchestra Hall. Central church was organized in 1875 with Dr. David Swing as- its first pastor. But four pastors have ever been called. Dr. Swing, Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, Dr. Frank W. Gunsalus, and Dr. Shannon. * * • BISHOP BREYFOGEL TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK Bishop S. C. Breyfogel, D. D., of Reading, Pa., will be in the city, March 4th, in the interest of the new Evangelical church on FiftySixth St. and Broadway. The bishop Will hold a conference with the committee on location and erection of new churches in the afternoon and deliver an address to a mass meeting of Evangelical people of the city at 7:45 p. m„ at the First Evangelical Church, corner of New York and East Sts The following persons who are members of the above named com. mlttee will attend the rally meeting: the Rev. E. C. Johnson, Ft. Wayne. Ind.; the Rev. J. C. Mosier, Van Wert, Ohio; the Rev. M. C. Herman, Rochester; the Rev. J. H. Rilling, this city; the Rev. F. C. Berger, Ft. Wayne. Ind., and the Rev. C. P. Maas, Elkhart, Ind. The ministers of the Evangelical churches will also be present. • • # The following gives both morning and evening program for the Irvington Methodist Episcopal Church, W. D. Ewing, minister. Morning “The Mission of Strength to Weakness.” Evening—Bruce Barton’s dramatization of his book, the "Man Nobody Knows,’’ in motion pictures will be the evening service. Bruce Barton is now ready to give to the public the dramatisation of his book “The Man Nobody Knows.” A six-reel feature film on the "Life of Christ," portraying a "Jesus” human and divine, will be shown at the Irvington Methodist Episcopal Church, Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. This film, which has just been released will be shown in churches exclusively, a.nd it was the good fortune of this east side church to be among the first to obtain this much-talked-of picture. * * * THE FOLLOWING is the sermon subject for Elden H. Mills, pastor of First Friends Church: "Christ for the Whole of Life.” Service at 10:45. Vesper service at 5 p. xn. B. D. Chapman, State Boy's secretary of Y. M. C. A., will be the speaker. Special music.

AT THE EMERSON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, the Rev. Paul Judson Morris will use as the subject of his Sunday morning sermon, “The Man Under a Tree.” In the evening the subject of the address will be, “He Made It Again.” • • • THE REV. B. F. LAYCOCK, assistant superintendent of the Wheeler City Mission, will preach at the morning service at the Riverside Park M. E. Church. The Epworth League will have charge of the evening service. The following young people will give short addresses: Norman Robinson. Paul Hudson and Arthur Reeder will read the Scripture. William Robinson will sing a solo and Miss Marjory Holl and Miss Florence Chapman will sing a duet. Miss Ruth Owens will make the opening prayer. * • • THE REV. A. M. COUCHMAN, D. D., field secretary of the Preachers’ Aid Society, will preach\Sunday morning at the Bellaire Methodist Episcopal Church, Forty-Ninth St. and Manlove Ave. In the evening there will be a special service having as its theme the American Negroes. A quartet of Negro singers will sing a number of Negro songs, and the pastor of the church, the Rev. Walter W. Krlder, will .speak. • • SECOND REFORMED CHURCH will celebrate Loyalty Sunday as the closing of Religious Emphasis week. Tn the morning the pastor, the Itev. George P. Kehl.v will preach on Why Do We Have the Church.” In the evening Mr. Kehl’s topic will be “An Economic Revolution: Is it Possible or Desirable?” • • THE REV. EDMOND KERLIN will preach at 1,0:40 a. m. at the First Evangelical Church, New York St. at East St., tbo final sermon before beginning of the revival, “a

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Beginning Monday noon Dr. Frederick E. Shannon of Chicago will speak at the noonday Lenten meetings to be held at B. F. Keith s under auspices of the Church Federation. Christian conscience crusade,” on March 7. This service preceded by Sunday school at 0:30. The Rev. John O. Mosier of Van Wert, Ohio, will be the preacher at the “peoples’ service” it 7i45. Double QUcirict music-. Thris service precided by Christian Endeavor meeting at 7, led by Miss Ruth Eberhardt, with brief address by Edmond Kerlin. • • * ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Oxford and New York Sts.; the Rev. L. C. E. Fackier, pastor: sermon by the pastor at 10:30 a. m. on “Come, Let Us Reason Together." Second Lenten service at 7:30 p. m.; subject, "Let Him That Thlnketh He Standeth Take Heed Lest He Fall.” Vestry will meet Tuesday evening at the parsonage. * * * Rev. Thomas J. Hart, of Barth Place Methodist Episcopal Church will preach Sunday morning on "The Master Pasision of Jesus.” and in the evening on “Jesus at the Grave of Lazarus.” Sunday school program broadcast by WFBM. 9:30 until 10:45. • * • REV. J. O. MOSIER OF VAN WERT, OHIO, oylll preach Sunday morning at the Second Evangelical Church. After the sermon, the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated in charge of the Rev. Mr. Mosier. At 7:45 Sunday evening the Christian Endeavor will render a program in the interest of missions. • * “THE HIDDEN MAN OF THE HEART” will be the Sunday evening theme of Homer Dale, pastor of the Hillside Christian Church. The morning sermon will be, "Worthiness and Unworthiness in Christian Life.” • • • "OVERCOMING NIGHT" will be the theme of Dr. Edward Haines Klstler’s sixth sermon on "Homeland Characteristics,” Sunday, at 10:45, in the Fairview Presbyterian Church. "Terah, the Halfway Pilgrim,” will be his theme at 7 p. m., when Dr. Klstler will draw the story to scale. De Witt S. Talbert will sing “Just for Today" and "The Cross." * • THE VICTORY MEMORIAL PROTESTANT CHURCH will hold its anniversary service Sunday. "Chosen of Christ” will be the morning theme of the Rev. G. L. Farrow. At night, "Bad Manners Toward God.” A basket dinner will be served at noon. There will be a musical program at 2 o’clock, followed by an address by the Rev. E. T. Howe of the Unity Methodist Protestant Church of this city. • • • THE REV. A. F. BRIGGS of Greencastle will, preach Sunday morning at the St. Paul M. E. Church. The Rev. Elmer Jones will preach in the evening on “The Faces We Forget.” • * • THE REV. H. R. BORDNEMAN of the New Jersey Street M. E. Church will preach Sunday morning on "Responsibility.” At 7:30 p. m. the Epworth League will sponsor the presentation of movies of “The Passing of the Melting Pot.” • • • THE GOSPEL SERMONS at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Chester and Pratt Sts., will

To Lecture No candidate for public office about to start upon a “swing around the circle” ever had a more extensive and more sweeping itinerary mapped out for him that General William Mitchell, who will lecture at the Murat Theater Sunday afternoon March 21, under the direction of the Ona B. TaJbor Fine Arts Enterprises, has undertaken in order to carry his fight for military aviation development directly to the country. In the short space of seven weeks the former "stormy petrel” of the Air Service will speak in ■virtually every large city in the United States from New York to California. And his lecture is certain to be a longer and more carefully presented effort than the average political speech. That General Mitchell has undertaken no light task can be attested to by anyone who has ever heard him make an address. He is not the type of speaker who saves himself. His fiery conviction leads him to deliver every sentence as if it were the most important utterance of his speech. The physical strain of only one lengthy address delivered in the Mitchell manner would be enough to make the average public speaker retire for the next few days. General Mitchell’s splendid physique is counted on, however, to allow him to go through with the program he has undertaken, which takes him from Carnegie Hall in New York on Feb. 10, to California, on April 1. THIRTEEN DRIVERS SLATED Thirteen motorists were slated at the city prison Friday night on charges rangng from having improper license plates to transporting Uquor-

GILROY PLEAS FOR RESPECT OF THE LAW A Study of the Relation •of Law and Good Conduct. The International Uniform Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 2*S: How _to Secure Heaped for Law.—Matt. 22:15-22. BY WILLIAM K. GILROY, D. D. Editor of The Cougregationalist No subject is of more importance in America at the present hour than that of the relation between law and good conduct. In this country we have established in a general way separation between church and State. It not meat), however, the entire separation between State and religion. Not only are politics and religion inseparable in the life of the individual, but in the very foundation of our national life some link between religion and the State has always been recognized. The coins of the realm bear the inscription, “In God W 6 Trust,” and it is the custom to open both houses of Congress by prayer. The President of the United States at his inauguration takes an oath of office with his finger resting upon a passage of Scripture. There can be little sound political or social life where there is not the deepest thing that religion implies. Misquoting Passage Few passages have been more used in relation to the problems of religion and politics, and few have been more seriously abused than this passage in which Jesus enjoins the rendering unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's. A fundamentally wrong interpretation of the whole passage is frequently evident in its use. It Is constantly quoted to suggest that the spheres of religion and politics, of church and State, are entirely separate, and have no connection. Consideration of the whole conception that Jesus had of life and of the circumstances under which these words were used would show how utterly unjustified is any such interpretation. Jesus was speaking to Pharisees who were not anx'ous for the truth but who were seeking, as the lesson says, “to ensnare him in his talk.” It Is more than probable that they were themselves disloyal to Caesar, for the Pharisees, for the most part, represented the ultra-patriotic party, resentful of foreign domination and anxious to shake off the Roman yoke. Jesus evidently had this in mind when he said, “Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?” He asked for a piece of money and inquired whose image and superscription were/ upon it. When his enemies replied Caesar’s, Jesus very naturally used these words, "Render therefore, unto Caesar the thingtthat are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's."

What Was Meant This surely floes not mean that certain things were Caesar’s and that certain things were God's. Such a notion would be at variance With New Testament, the very essence of which was the Insistence upon the fact that everything belongs to God. Does Jesuß Imply then that the citizen has no obligation to the state, that there are certain thing! that i\o not belong to Caesar? By no means. He suggests that there are obligations that are binding as far as they go. But when Caesar and God are in conflict there can bo no other attitude for the Christian than the atltude of the early disciples when they were forbidden to preach the Gospel, "We ought to ol?ey God rdther than men.” We should not hesitate to apply this to the vexed question of law enforcement, and specifically of the prohibition movement in America today. The man who is willing and disposed to break any law of the land should consider very carefully what would happen if others chose to disregard laws in which he believes. be as follows: Sunday, Feb. 28, 10:45 a., m. “Ten Ways To Bo Saved All Combined In One.” 7:30 p. m. “One Church or Many: Which?” Monday, "The Bight Eternal or The Gospel Restored." Tuesday, “Does the Bible Teach Three Baptisms or One, and Is It Essential to Salvation.” Wednesday, "The Signs of the Times.” Thursday, “The Gifts of the Spirit.” Friday, "Continued Revelation.” Sunday, March 7, 10:45 a. m., "The Resurrection”: 7:30 p. m., "If Jesus Should Come Which Church Would He Own?” Sundays, 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Week nights, 7:45 p. m. •* * * AT BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, Morning worship 10:46. Sermon by the minister Earl Coble. Subject: "An Exhortation to Holiness.” Special Lenten Services Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. PRINCECSTHEATRE West. 10th St. and Holmes Ave. SUNDAY AND MONDAY Feb. 28-March 1 Mary Pickford "The World’s Sweetheart” in Little Annie Rooney ADMISSION IKo TO AUI, V* First Half llllnSr'li ill Week “LORRAINE of THE LIONS” With Patsy Ruth Miller and Norman Kerry -I- -I- -I- -I- -1- -ILLOYD HAMILTON COMEDY “THE MOVIES” lOC-All Seats -10c

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Probably the greatest success that the air has had in encouraging dramatic plays written by Indiana playwrights was witnessed Friday night on the Times program when three one-act plays were presented by the Theatre Guild over WFBM from the Hotel Severin. Before an audience of several hundred In the Inn at the Severin and before an air audience of thousands, the Indianapolis Theatre Guild under the direction of Bert F. Merling scored a great success in presenting Indiana written plays. Carl Fohl, announcer, stated these facts over the air: "The three one-act plays that you will listen in on tonight are the dramatic writings of Indiana authors and their production in the first on any stage. A brilliant first night audience is already seated, here in the Hotel Severin. This premier of Hoosier written plays has been achieved through the enthusiastic cooperation of The Indianapolis Times and its dramatic critic, Walter Hickman, The Indianapolis Theatre Guild and its membership and indorsers. The contributions to this performance and all others of tjie Indianapolis Theatre Guild will be turned over to the Homer McKee Million Population Indianapolis campaign fund. "The first playlet of the evening is ‘The Spirit of Freeman Stone,* written by Donald G. King. Its fevlsion, adaptation and staging for radio production was done by the dramtic director of the Indianapolis Theatre Guild.

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“This playlet is a pleasant satire on a cult that is anathema to Harry Iloudini, the manacle wizard. Its cast of characters: Freeman Stone, played by Bert F. Merling, director of the Guild and Mrs. Freeman Stone played by Mrs. Claude J. Stevenson. The scene of the action is the dining room of the Stones. The time is the dinner hour and the room is not lighted. - "Freeman Stone, a tired and hungry business man, enters and switches on the electric lamp. He looks at the table and notes its bareness. Mrs. Stone is away attending a spiritual seance and the hot, steaming dinner Mr. Stone was expecting has not been cooked. He goes to the telephone greatly Irritated and the playlet begins. "The second playlet of the eve ning is ‘Cross-Word Puzzlin',’ written by Mrs. Harry Stedfeld. It was revised and adapted for radio presentation by the director of the Indianapolis Theater Guild. This playlet place in a small town in Indiana. Its characters are William Hicks, whose one obsession is the cross-word puzzle. Mr*. William Hicks is the dominating wife. Gladys Hicks is thrtr daughter. “Peter Smithers is very much in love with Gladys. James Overtor, is but a recent arrival from the East. William Hicks will be played by Ben Harris. Mrs. William Hicks will be played by Mrs. P. W. Fielding. Peter Smithers by Robert Houston. Gladys Hicks by Edith Jane Deyer and James Overton by Fred Sanders. “The entire action takes place in

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STUDENT PRINCE RETURNS TO.CITY (Continued From Page 5) I want to play it. It is a poem. It is so truthful. It is clean and wholesome. “It will make people young again, and It will teach a lesson of the priceless days of youth. It may soften hearts of parents and Induce them to help make youth a more precious memory for their children.” Richard was in his forty-sixth year when he played the role of Karp Franz. The role of the Prince was so easily within his grasp, however. that it remained simply a question of whether he could repeat other miracles of make-up and transform himself into a boy of 19. Ills characterization of the role was so successful that it was his favorite play for several seasons. It received its first presentation at the Lyric Theater, New York, in 1903, and even then the Messrs. Schubert looked upon it as wonderful material to musicalize. * Now that the sweet old story has been so skillfully and cleverly musicalized by Dorothy Donnelly and Sigmund Romberg, who are also responsible for the beautiful book and score of "Blossom Time,” the j producers offtiines wish that | Richard Mansfield were alive to wit- ! ness a performance of “The ytudont * Prince in Heidelberg." The noted cast to be seen here | upon the return engagement includes | Sudworth Frazier as the Prince. Eileen Van Bien as Kathie, Eddie Garvie as Lutz. George Mack as Hubert, Patricia Ann Manners, Charlotte Granville, Evelyn Darville, Ann Carey, Otis Sheridan, James Murray, Timothy Daley, Walter Tenney. I John Goldsworthy, Clyde Moffett | and others, many of whom have apj peared iq the Chicago company at the Great Northern Theater. The company with the wonderful choruses and special symphony orches- | tra number over one hundred peo- | pie. Matinees will be given on I \ | the humble but comfortable home of the Hickses. Mr. William Hicks j is discovered in an old Morris chair, | behind a veritable fortification of dictionaries, reference books and newspapers, busily working out a crossword puzzle. The playlet begins at this point. “The third play was written by Sara Kingsbury, called ‘A Prophet and His Household.’” The cast: EUm, the mnlil .. Mins Emma I.ou Thombrougn Mrs. Matilda Frost, an exponent of modernism ... Allee Dexter Mitchell Mrs. Aimes Barnard, a believer in eensorship Mrs. James TANARUS,. Kaileen Mr. George Barnard, of the Library Board . Colonel R'ober! R. Woodson Miss Helen Barnard, a crusading flat)per Miss Betty Raore Miss Margaret Frost, another crusadme flanprr • • Mim Anita TV anno! Hopkins, in th* service. .Mr. Lester Horton Tlmt —Tontirht. . . _. Place—Washington Boulevard: Indiaapolls.

Children’s Dramatic Guild Starts

The work of organizing it Children's Dramatic Guild has been achieved through the indefatigable efforts of Mrs. Jean Selkirk Merling. Her ambition* to give Indianapolis a Children's Theater that will be absolutely new alvd unique, not only locally, but nationally, entailed a great amount of time and thought, so consequently the first production has been unavoidably delayed. The only play that seems! ;o be written for juvenile actors I the trite and saccharine fairy and legendary form which in prod .icing would mean no originality in thought or attempt. They have been done interminably by schools and kindergartens. To swerve from this well worn path of juvenile theatricals was the foremost desire of Mrs. Merling. Finally the idea of a novelty children's performance that would appeal not alone to the i ciTlldren themselves, but to the adult public as well was bit upon. The Guild is now happy lo announce that the initial production of its Juvenile acting group will be an elaborate production of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom’s Cabin." Every role in this Immortal play

Wednesday and Saturday afternoon at 2:15 sharp. The curtain at evening performance will rise at S:ls sharp. No one will bo seated during the prologue. + -I- I THURSTON BOOKED AT ENGLISH’S FOR WEEK Thurston, the famous magician, will return to this city for his twentieth annual engagement,, week beginning March 8 at English's His new production can be truthfully called a glorious phantasy of the Arabian Nights, born of a magician’s dream in the Orient, It Is a veritable treasure-house of almost unbelieveable wonders. Thurston has gathered new effects for his forthcoming engagement, the like of which has never previously been attempted. Ills program will have features which are new to the theater and have only been made possible of accomplishment through the resources without bounds, which are ut the noted magician’s command. Before the spectator’s very eyes, he unravels mystery after mystery, each In succession mounted with all of the lavish extravagance displayed in the riotous bizarre coloring and magnificence one sees only in the Durbar of Delhi, in India. Thurston has undoubtedly ex-

CtCa B. DeMiLID "ROD it LA ROCQUEW ‘DrdYetteaifQn ASSISTED BY PjM V Lillian Rich Jean Acker y]jJ\ it Tyrone Power Robert Edeson * fcl WITH :A TOUCHDOWN tie savings hit college team ta AflrefflP xA victory, but at what a costl To save the girl he adores, he saeriPS: fleet himself only to discover tflat re<i an<i w^te Hood eon v W never mingle—An epical Indian ' & . photoplay, tense and appealing \ W —A love story of tremendous force—A screen presentation of primitive passion, vibrant with 'Y thrills you trill never forget. Our Supplemental Screen Fare ARTHUR LAKE “HOT DOGS" AESOP FABLE, “SPANISH I OVE”—INTERNA* TIONAL NEWS FLOYD THOMPSON’S American HarmonistS 808 .JONES—SOLOISTS—VIRGIL MONKS IN A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF “LAUGHING WATER." A Singing and Dancing Novelty, JULIA NIEBERGALL—PIANOLOGUES Charleston Contest Finals MONDAY EVE—COUPLES-—l 2 ENTRIES FRIDAY EVE—SINGLES—I 2 ENTRIES SATURDAY MAT.—CHILDREN—I 2 ENTRIES SEE THE MONTH’S WINNERS STRUT THEIIt HTI UF—JTHTB CREAM OF THE CITY’S DANCERS. PICK 0’ THE PICTURES MUSIC THAT CHAIMS

will be played by a junior. Simon Logrco will bo enacted by a 12-yoar old boy and not an actor or actress it*- this presentation will be over fourteen years and several will be only H and 7 years old The eagerness with which the various parts are being besieged for augurs well the Intense delight with which the children of Indianapolis are woloom tug this opportunity to play adult •characters in a play that is as real to them ns life. The cast is large and will require the talent# u X at least fifty children. Besides the acting cast there wtyp. be the traditional "Uncle Ton’s Cabin" orchestral band which is now being recruited. They will wear ♦!• conventional red coats of the wellknown "I'ncle Tom” bands and will play all the incidental music during the performance. Mr. Merling his revised the Samuel French edition of the play to fit the abilities of the children, lie will stage production and Mrs Merling will direct the child ran In tho rendition of the many roles. The date of the matinee and night performance which will also ho broad cast will bo announced later.

ceeded his previous efforts, for he frankly admits that his present program is by fat; the most proton tious of any during his career ns the premier master of magic, ns will he shown by his mysteries, such ns "The Great. East Indian Rope Trick,” “The Human Cannon Bs.ll.'' "Broadcasting a Woman," "The Phantom,” "The Vanishing Horse and Rider,” "Crushing a Woman," "Tho Mystic Follies,” "Tlio Vanishing Donkey,” “Tho Human Pin Cushion,” "The Elastlo Lady,” "The ITiantom Princess.” SLAMS ITALIAN PACT Pat Harrison Says Senate Will De feat Debt Terms. Bv TJnitfS Prent CHICAGO, Feb. 27. — The proposed terms for the settlement of the Ital lan debt will be rejected by the Sen ate. Senator Pat Harrison, Missis slppl, Democrat, declared In an ad dress here. “Great Britain and other countries are to pay us 82 cents on the dollar," he said. “Belgtum, which suffered more than any other country, la to pay us 55 per cent. Are we to receive from Italy only 27 cents on the dollar?”

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