Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1926 — Page 17

DEC. 31, 1926

KHURCH PROGRESS , GREAT DURING ’26 (Continued From Page 1, Section 2.) Calvary United Brethren and University Heigtos United Brethren. Buildings Tontemplated for the coming year are the First Presbyterian, Acton Baptist, Lyndhurst Baptist, Tabernacle Presbyterian, 'trvington Presbyterian, Zion Evangel! sal, Second Moravian and the new Broadway Evangelical church. The First Moravian Episcopal Church moved into its new home, the former Broadway Methodist building, during the year, as did the South Side Church of God into the former Elm Street Christian Church. Many of the churches have made big improvements during the year. This fact is also noticeable among the Negro churches. The Greater St. John Baptist has completed a basement unit at a cost of $41,000, and the First Baptist erected its first unit costing $35,000. Union Tabernacle Baptist also completed anew structure. Assembly Held The Disciples held an eight-day assembly at Fairview Park in July with an average attendance of 4,000 per day. It will hereafter be a yearly event. The same denomination prides itself on an average SunI day school attendance of over 3,000 livery week. Two new churches have been orgainzed during the year, anew Presbyterian mission at Tenth and Belleview Sts., and a union organization at Sunshine Gardens. The spirit of cooperation between the churches has increased during the year. In the past year the congregations of the city have been divided into eight districts. Each section of the city that is normally a unit has been constituted a district. Some districts, because of size, for working purposes have been made into sub-districts. Each of the units Is officered by the ministers in the locality, and is on call for every consideration of community interest that may arise. Thus they have under cooperative supervision every moral and religions matter of value. The first use of the districting was in the distribution of Thanksgiving services this fall,

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which covered the city more completely than In any previous year. At present the Black evangelistic campaign during the coming January will he conducted by the districts. The need of this additional organization was brought out by the survey made last spring, and there is hope for much value to come from It for the city in the future. One of these channels is the matter of the location of new churches within the districts. A wise and adequate provision of church privileges for every section of our city will prevent nondescript bodies from entering, and will make the spiritual temper more wholesome. No groups are better Informed or more concerned than the churches of the district. Duplicate Work Another fact brought out. by the survey made is the number of individual and independent religious groups, outside of the regular denominational groups, to be found in our city. None of them is of any

size, and each maintains a plant or work that must have an overhead expense, at the same time duplicating work that can be done better by larger groups already in existence. There are about ninety such organizations; our city has all unusual number of them. Another cooperative ente.'prLe that has been of value In quickening the spirit or good will among the citizens of the city has been some few gestures made by the Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders.* Dr. S. Parkes Cadman held a great meeting last December, which will be duplicated with a speaker of national reputation in the near future. The speaker secured Just before, this review goes to press is Bishop Francis J. McConnell of the Pittsburgh area of the Methodist Episcopal Church. There was cooperative effort last Good Friday and at various other holidays of the year in which there were common interests. In lesser ways these relationships are being

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kept alive, so that that fine fellowship which ougjit to exist between every group within a city may be developed and Intensified. We consider this one of the contributions which the churches can make to “Indianapolis First." One of the policies of the Church Federation is the development of this spirit. The Church Federation also assumes the same attitude toward the relations between, the colored and the white population of the city. It conceived its function to be to foster the rigljt feelings between these groups cased on the principles of Jesus. Its activity this past year has not been very great, but a committee composed of representatives of colored and white churches is constantly at work to this end. Its business is not to present methods for settlement of specific problems, but so appeal to all concerned to accept Christian principles as the basis upon which they may be wrought out acceptably. At the present time a joint committee of the Y M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A., the Council of Social Agencies and the Church Federation are working out a program for

the observance of Inter-Racial Sunday, Feb. 13. Outstanding Events Some of the outstanding events that has furthered the spiritual interests of the city has been the annual ministerial retreat, held at the Boy Scout reservation Sept. 24. The second retreat was held rthis year on one of the most favorable days of autumn, and one hundred ministers were present. At this retreat the program for the year that relates to all the church is considered and some outstanding leader of the coun try is present to give two inspirational addresses. This year we were fortunate In having the Rev. Dr. William O. Thompson, ex-presldent of Ohio State University and moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly. Another cooperative contribution by the churches to the city’s life was the presence of Dr. Frederick F. Shannon of Central Church, Chicago, for two weeks at Keith's Theater last March. He is a rare preacher and gave noon-day addresses that were gems of sermonic art and inspiration. During the week of Feb. 22, Re-

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ligious Emphasis week was observed. The theme, “Religion an Essential Element in the Nation's Life,” was considered by local speakers of ability in every high school, before luncheon clubs and other groups. This came at the beginning of the Lenten season and gave an impetus to the spiritual activities of the city. It is contemplated tc observe this week again this year on a more extensive scale. All these activities led up to the Easter season with accumulating momentum. For the first time in the city’s life a union three-hour service was held on Good Friday from 12 to 3 p. m., the three hours on the cross. This service was held at the Roberts Park Methodist Church. For three hours the church was crowded and hundreds were turned away. This, too, is to be repeated, and probably a union service similar to this one will be held In every district In the city. The speaker during holy week at Keith's Theater this year will be Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of the Chicago area of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In addition to all these activities of the churches, they maintain the

office of the Church Federation, at Room D, Y. M. C. A., which set-vet as a constant clearing-house for every church interest of the city, serving In every instance where it may be called upon. During the year a new activity has been in existence through the formation of the Woman’s Departmeent of the Church Federation. Mrs. John R. Barrett has been its chairman. Under the direction of Mrs. Charles A. Mueller, Miss Gertrude Brown and Miss Natalie Coffin, associate secretary of the Federation, this department has through the churches and Sunday schools of the city, dressed about four hundred dolls to be sent as friendship dolls to the children of Japan in time for the doll festival in Japan, which comes in March. This is a gesture of goodwill on the part of America’s youth to the youth of Japan, and the dolls will be distributed by the Japanese government. The women still have about one hundred dolls that may be dressed and sent by any organization that desires to do so, and the time by which it must be done is Jan. 20, 1927. Anyone interested may get further information by calling the Federation office, Main 0426.

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MATE AND NATION ENJOY PROSPERITY (Continued From Pago 1. Section 2 ) tion in 1926 fell 500,000 cars short of his 1925 output. Those well-in-formed in the industry say that he has a 50 per cent excess plant capacity. It is a certainty that he is not going to sit quietly in this situation and see furher inroads made on his business, and he is certainly In a better position than any competitor to stand a price war. Still a third answer to those who believe that employment will continue unabated might be based on the steady decline in the average commodity prices which has now persisted over a considerable period and which is not reassuring. As the Annalist points out, "This Increasing low commodity index of course Indicates an increasing over supply with reference to immediate baring."