Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 111, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 September 1927 — Page 8

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CHURCH CHIEFS 1 DENY BIG DROP ! IN MEMBERSHIP Federal Council Asserts Gairw Exceed Loss Over 20-Year Period. 8 1/ Time* Special NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Stirred by reports that the chyrches are suffering severe losses in membership, t’-3 Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America today announced figures for twenty-five leading denominations, showing that they have grown almost fifty per cent in the last twenty years. This statement is made, according to the Rev. Charles S. Macfarland, general secretary of the federal council, in response to inquiries as to the validity of the public announcement accredited to H. K. Carroll that “the total yearly loss (of Protestant churches), would approximate about half a million." Report Misunderstood "This estimate,” said Dr. Macfarland, “has been misunderstood, because it had to do only with one side of the picture. It made no reference to the additions of new, members year by year. For example. Rev. Frederick L. Fagley of the Congregational Commission on Evangelism, was quoted as saying that about 30,000 members are lost from the rolls of that denomination annually, but no mention was made of the fact that some 75,000 are added to these rolls each year and ♦hat the percentage of increase in membership is greater than that of the population of the country. The fact is that the net result for all Protestant denominations has been a gain in membership considerably in excess of the growth in population. No thoughtful person should overlook the disquieting drift from active to inactive membership, to which Dr. Carroll called attention, but anyone who thinks this means that the churches are decreasing in membership simply does not know what he is talking about.” Quote Census Bureau The statement gives statistics from the United States Census Bureau and the Handbook of the Churches. It says: “The twenty-five principal denominations in the United States had a growth in total membership from 18,762,943 in 1906 to 23,638,597 in 1916, and to 27,466,470 in 1926. “Th.re was never a time in the history of the country when so many people belonged to the churches. “From 1906 to 1916, in twenty-five principal Protestant denominations, the net gain in- membership was 4,875,654. From 1916 to 1926 the net gain was 3,827,873. This is a gain of 8,703,527 during the last twenty years. In addition to making up all their losses from death, removal and other causes, the churches have made a net increase in membership of 46.4 per cmt In twenty years. “During these same twenty years, the increase in population of the country was 36.5. The churches, in other words, gained in membership much fa ;ter than the population.

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FISHHOOKS IN POCKET DOWNFALL OF‘DIPS’ Boilermaker Sets Trap After He Loses One Bankroll. Bu NBA Service ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 17. Tony Augustine of St. Joseph is a boilermaker. He Is prosperous enough to travel abroad, but not so affluent but that he Is careful of his money. Tony had his pockets picked while he was in Warsaw, Poland, recently, and was greatly Irked. So he went to a tailor and had him sew sixty fish hooks In the two pockets where he carried his money. Leaving Warsaw for Bremen, Germany, two men jostled and slyly slipped their hands into his pockets. Loud yells gave evidence that the thief catchers were at work and the entire pockets had to be cut from his clothing before the two men could be released. Hotel Men to Meet By Timet Special GARY, Ind., Sept. 17.—Hotel keepers from about fifty cities will meet in annual convention here Monday. Their orgwiization, known as the Northern Indiana Hotel Association, includes Ft. Wayne, Logansport, South Bend. Elkhart, Michigan City, La Porte, Valparaiso, Lafayette, Goshen, Kendallville, Mishawaka, East Chicago, Hammond, Whiting and Crown Point

Exeristes Roborator to Battle With Corn Borer

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SUNKEN .VESSEL FOUND Ship Loaded With Copper to Be Raised, Salvaged. By United Prett GENOA, Sept. 17.—1n October, 1917, the steamship Washington, on Its way from America to Italy, with a load of copper, was sunk by a German submarine. It has just been found by divers at Camogli, near here. It is planned to raise the vessel and salvage the, cargo. Electrifies Plant By Timet Special ALEXANDRIA, Ind., Sept. 17. The city owned waterworks here will soon be operated by electrical power, machinery for the change having arrived from Ipdianapolis. Marion Grocers Organize By Timet Special MARION, Ind., Sept. 17.—Twentyeight independent retail grocers here have organized for closer cocveration and will advertise together in offering nationally advertised and other products.

MANY FACULTY CHANGES MADE AT BUTLER 1 Revised Courses of Study Also Offered to Students This Year. Many changes in Butler University, faculty jnembers and courses of study for the coming year have been announced by Dr. Robert G. Aley, president. Important changes in the College of Religion will become effective when the term opens Sept. 21. The Rev. Thomas W. Grafton, formerly pastor of the Thir<J Christian Church, will be chaplain and student advisor. Talbert F. Reavis, former acting professor of the romance langue department, will be professor of churon history. Dr. Everard Roy Moon, from the college of missions, will have the position of professor of missions. Miss Aliena Grafton, for five years connected with the Third Christian Church, was named instructor ’n practical theology. Liberal Arts Faculty Changes Some changes have been made in the College of Liberal Arts. Miss Emily Helming and Miss Mary Mcßride, instructors in the English department, and Stanley A. Cain, instructor in botany, will return after a year’s leave of absence. Earl Beckner, A. 8., Butler PhD., Chicago University, will be assistant professor of economics. Frank R. Hall of the University of Wisconsin will fill the position of Walter L. Slifer as professor of history during the latters absence at the University of Pennsylvania, H. E. Birdsong, former head of the Journalism department, will have a similar position at Temple University, Philadelphia. J. Douglas Perry will become head of the department. Departments Consolidated Consolidation of the department of classical languages and archeology has been made. Dr. H. M. Gelston, former head of the Latin department, is head of the r.sv department. Anew instructed in this department will be Dr. Janet MacDonald, formerly professor of Greek at Franklin, who has been named associate professor. Reorganization of the physical training and athletic department has bpen made with George (Posty) Clark, formerly of the University of Minnesota, as head of the department and football coach; Paul Hinkle, assistant coach and basketball mentor; Robert Nipper, remaining as freshmen coach; Herman Phillips, track coach, and Ralph Hitch, graduate manager. Grant Leaves of Absence Leaves of absences for for the coming year will be granted Miss Faye Cantrall, assistant librarian, Prof. Irvin T. Shultz of the education department, Associate Prof. Fcrinne Welling of the English depart, Joseph Fucilla of romance language department, Merwyn C. 8.-idenstine of the economics department, and L. E. Dahney of the romance language and .nartment, who will be given leave oi two years. New courses to be offered this year for the first time are courses in heredity, monetary, history of the United States, educational statistical methods, conference course in educational research, economic history of Europe, American- politics, law of the press, advanced debating, Shakespearean reading, oral interpretation of Tennyson, pageantry. FTench civilization and French works. MORTALITY RATE DOWN Wilmington, Del., Most Healthful of Larger Cities. By United Pret* WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Sixtyseven cities, with a total population of 28,000,000, show a mortality rate 1.3 per cent lower than for last year. The highest rate was shown in Memphis, Tenn., and the lowest in Wilmington, Del. In the latter city only six persons in every 10,000 died during the first thirty-three weeks of 1927.

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