Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 202, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1927 — Page 17

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YEAR END SEES CITY CHURCHES IN NEW HOMES Growth oi Religious *'ork Cited by Leader c Ministers. nv the uev. ernest n. lvans Sf*fiet,;rv f lh* larManx |>ls I rder,.lio:i of i htirrhcH Evidences abound to .bow the progrr; ... n religious life and ; pintual growth of Indianapolis during the past year. Not only did 1927 cxcr’.l in the construction of new church edifices and improved church plants, but in a widening of religious influence The year, experiences in the city's religious realm best may be presented. probably, by being grouped under four headings: <l> advance in church building; '2t the emphasr. upon religious education; <3> the increase in the spirit of good will and fellowship, and <4i the direct spiritual contributions to the city's life. t hurcli I.uiidin;; East year reference was made to the fact that new structure- to the value of ? 1.500.000 were in process of construction or under contemplation fr the next two or three years. C<e year since and more than one- ialf, or almost $1,509,000. Pas been expended in completed structures or in those about to be dedicated vithln a few months. The m< -t outstanding piece of church architecture lor the year is the Broadv.ay Methodist Church, being completed at a cost of $510,000. Other chiu -hes by which new buildings have been erected are the Woodruff i .ace Baptist, the Calvary United Brethren, the Brookside United Br hren, the Lynhurst Baptit, st, the ' peedwav Methodist arid the Mr rid n Heights Presbyterian. Churchc that have added parish houses air recreational and educational buildings arc St,. Paul's Lutheran, T mmanuel Reformed, Pairview Presbyterian, Roberts Par!: Methodist and St. Mark's Lutheran. Blaine Avenue Methodist was remodeled and Trinity Reformed is being refaced with brick and anew parsonage is being erected. Novel Way to Start The E\ angelical Church of the State is financing erection of the church at Broadway and FiftySixth St., at a cost of $91,500. It is distinctly a venture of faith. The building will be dedicated about Easter. This structure is being erected before the existence of the congregation. The Rev L. E. smith was sent to organize the congregation and o be its first pastor. The year also has seen the birth of four no v churches, Calvary Presbyterian, W. Sixteenth St. and Holmes Ave.; Forest Manor Method-

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PLAN SAVINGS PARLEYS Four Regional Conferences to Be Held by Banl ers in Spring. Hn Timm svr -inl NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Four regional savings coferences covering au parts of the United States will fce held in the spring of 1923 undei ‘he auspices of the savings bank division. American Bankers Association. it is announced by the president of the division, George L. Woodward, treasurer South Norwalk Savings Bank, South Norwalk Conn. The first conference of the scries w ill be held for savings bankers and others engaged in savings activities m the Pacific and Rocky Mountain States, end is scheduled for March 8 and 9 in Seattle, Wash. The second conference will be held in Chicago, March 15 and 16. for the convenience of central district States. On March 22 and 23, New York will be the conference city, covering the east and northeast group of States, and in Richmond, Va.. the conference will be held on April 5 and 6 for the southern group. ist, Thirty-Fifth and School Sts.; Forty-Ninth Street Christian and North Baptist, Fifty-Second and Sangstcr Sts. Contemplated for the coming year is completion of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, the remodeling of Immanuel Reformed Church, the erection of the parish house of the First Reformed Church, the newbuilding for the University Heights United Brethren Church, and within a few years at least, anew Wheeler City Mission. Religious Education The pressure upon the religious life of the city by the Marion County Council of Religious Education has always been toward raising standards of religious education in our churches, and securing teachers with better qualifications. live community training schools in religious education have been conducted during the year, and in September in the first Baptist Church a great central school attended by more than four hundred, with a faculty composed of national leaders furnished by the denominations. The effect of this continuuous program is now- seen in the number of churches that are adding directors of religious education to their staffs. A Social Service Institute will be conducted for eight weeks this winter under the direction of Linn A. Tripp, social director of the Church Federation. Good Will The third note is the increase In the spirit of good will and fellowship. One of the factors in producing this is the retreat for pastors held at the Boy Scout, Reservation in October. One hundred and sixty pastors of the city and near-by localities were present. Another cooperative effort that has much to do in fostering this

spirit is the program of union services Thanksgiving. There were thirty-four of them, fourteen of which were by individual congregations, twenty were union community services, in which 115 congregations cooperated. Other factors in the increase of this spirit was the exchange of pulpits the first Sunday in May by fifty ministers and International Friendship week field under the Y. W. C. A., the Missionary Social Union and the Woman's Department of the Church Federation in February. This program of cooperation also exists between the Jew and the Catholic and the Protestant. The Catholic and the Protestant cooperated in the Good Friday program. Spiritual Benefits The last 1927 contribution of the churches to be mentioned is the direct spiritual contributions to the city's life. There is a sense in which the items that have already been mentioned have spiritual values, and the patient pursuance cf the program of the church throughout the year produces more than any other effort wholesome religious life. We

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refer to the distinctive cooperative efforts to this end. These included the Personal Visitation Evangelistic Campaign in which sixty churches united; the Religious Emphasis Week and Lenten programs culminating in the week of Keith Theater meetings and Good Friday services. Balancing all accounts, comparing all totals, we believe we are safe in calling 1927 "one of the best years, an outstanding year—ln the life of the churches of the city of Indianapolis." Tills is true in spite of the many cutting words that have been said about our city and our State. HUNTERS TO TAG DEER California Adopts Regulations to Keep Tab on Annual Kill. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 31.—California has enacted a law which requires successful deer hunters to tag the carcass of their skill. This was done to provide more accurate information as to the annual deer kill and the causes of game depletion or increase. The law is similar to one in effect in Minnesota.

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