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Pastors, Churchwomen Will Receive Constitution At Session Here Jan. 29

New Organization Expected to Include All Indiana Evangelical Protestant Denominations; Open to All Christian Groups

By EMMA RIVERS MILNER A constitution for an Mmdiana Council of Churches is to be presented ‘fo the State Pastors’ Conference and the Indiana Council of Church

women at their joint conference here Jan. 29 to 31. Dr. Rueben H. Mueller, pastors’ president, said today that the con: |

ptitution already has been drafted and that it will be effective when | ratified by those two groups, the Indiana Council of Christian Education §

and the state central bodies of 10) denominations. [sions will be for five Wednesdays It is expected that the Council | from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m, beginning will include all the Evangelical next Wednesday, with the Rev. Protestant churches; it will be open | Charles R. Lizenby as dean. to all Christian Siro. The, Protestant Episcopal an yrian | ay Orthodox Churches, which are not | Revivals

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Evangelical churches, are members (Yen Tomorrow | &

of Doth the Indianapolis Federation and the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Some branches of the Lutherans also co-operate in such activity, permitting the hope that they might join in the Indiana council. Considerable interest is centered

fn the matter of the selection of the

all-time executive secretary whose

The evangelists known popularly

as “Jimmie and Betty” and private- |

ly as the Rev. Mr. and Mis, James Gibson, will open revival services at the EDGEWOOD METHODIST CHURCH tomorrow.

| The Rev. Mr. Gibson is a native |

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services Will be necessary for the Indiana Council of Churches, Tt is master. He and Mrs. Gibson are yecalled that such appointments both graduates of Asbury College. sometimes require both time and, The Gaddis-Moser Evangelistic] effort. as was true when it became Party will open a revival at the necessary to find a successor to Dr. EDWIN RAY METHODIST nest N. Evans, executive secre- CHURCH tomorrow. | tary of the Indianapelis Church] They will conduct services Federation, after his death this morrow at 10:30 a. m. and 9:30 p. spring. |m.: every evening thereafter for two Fach denomination in the state weeks, at 7:30 p. m., and for school council of churches will be allotted children every afternoon. two lav and two clerical delegates] The Rev. George T. King, pastor, Groups such as the Methodist will be assisted by the Rev. J. WalkChurch. which has three autono- er Martin of Lawrenceburg, Ind. in mous annual conferences in the evangelistic services at the EMER-

which has two dioceses, will have a; The Rev. Mr. King will preach elight advantage in representation and the Rev. Mr. Walker will sing over the groups like Baptists and during the two-week revival each Presbyterians which have state-wide day except Saturday at 7:30 p. m, cvnods or conventions, Each of the beginning Tuesday. ; Methodist conferences and each Elder Frank James, an ordained Episcopal diocese would be consid- Minister for 60 years and a first ered a separate denomination, as cousin of the much publicized Jesse the proposal now stands. and Frank James of Missouri, will The Pastors’ Conference, Council Presch the RESCUE ARMY MISof Churchwomen and the Kduea- SIC ednesday at 7:30 p. m. tion Council will be constituent The Rev, Cariyie T. Scott of arts of the proposed state coun- Crawfordsville will preach the first! o sermon of a three-week revival New|

mam [Years Eve at the LYNHURST Special Home Missions

| BAPTIST CHURCH. The Rev. Dewey Whitwell of NashPrograms Arranged Indianapolis will celebrate

| ville, Tenn. will open an evangelisna- | te Sones at the FIRST UNITED ; | BRETHREN CHURCH with a watch | tional Home Missions Sunday Jan : \ 14 differently from any city in the Nght service tomorrow beginning at

county 7:30 p. Mm. The Rev. Russell Ford | This is because 400 delegates, each | Will be in charge of the music. vitally

interested in home missions, | +, is will be here attending the meeting Yale Student of the Home Missions Council and J} 4] Speak | the Council of Women for Home| Missions | Sunday of the begin Jan. 11

Howard J. Baumgartel Jr, son of dst | Dr. Howard J. Baumgartel, execu-| which wil Hive secretary of the Indianapolis Jan. 16. Church Federation, will address The delegates will be js. | FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH tributed among the various city young people tomorrow at 6:30 p. m.

congregations to speak at Sunday|. Young Mr. Baumgartel, who is morning worship. There will be a

a Yale student, will speak “On : Being a Christian | lege.” The | town and country luncheon meeting | ga © n College.” The at 1 p. m. and a joint conference

[open house and supper following! i the meeting will be especially p on the promotion of home missions | jee Se home eal ol at 2:30 p. m., both : | Severin,

in the Hotel gave | Miah ch | A home-coming supper and proThe sharecroppers situation in the gram in honor of college students United States will be described bY will be held in the IRVINGTON | the Rev. Howard Kester at a young METHODIST CHURCH tomorrow | people's mass meeting at 5:30 p. m | beginning at 5:30 p. m Sunday, Jan. 14, in the First Baptist | Short talks will be given by Church. The Rev. Mr, Kester,|Robert Aldag, John Ferguson. | Nashville, Tenn, is executive secre- Richard Gripe, Louis Bruck. Miss tary of the Southern Tenant Grace Havnes and Miss Esther Farmers Union and superintendent Kivkoff. Gustav Klippel will pre-| of two co-operative farms. Dr side: Miss Frances Loomis will play | Conrad Hoffman Jr. of New York the violin, and Alan Gripe will diwill also speak on “Refugee Prob- rect the singing. | fems.” He is in charge of European] The Rev. J. Lemuel Johnson, | refugee work for the Federal Coun-] UNTON CHAPEL METHODIST cil of the Churches of Christ in| CHURCH pastor, and Mrs. John. | America | son will have open house for | Miss Edith Lowry will address the! their friends tomorrow from 2 to | young people on the “Migratory La-| 5 p. m. at the parsonage. i bor Situation.” Miss Lowry is execu- | | tive secretary for the Council of Spiritual Crusade Women for Home Missions. | ne T , \ | At the missionary mass meeting in| pens fomorrou | the same church at 7:30 p. m. Sun-| A spiritual life crusade will open | day evening, Mrs. F. E. Shotwell of tomorrow in the SEVENTH! San Francisco, Western supervisor CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The cruof migrant work for the Council of sade will close on Easter, | Women for Home Missions, will give| Chief purpose of the Crusade is|

will fall in the mi convention,

and close

- an address on migrants. “Indians” to bring 100 per cent of the mem-|

will be the subject of the Rev, Earle bership to regular church attend-| ¥. Dexter of Sherman Institute of ance and to intensified spirituality | Riverside, Cal, and “Home Missions and the faithful practice of stewand World Mindeduess,” of Method - ardship. ist Bishop Francis J. McConnell of | New York.

New courses in story telling xa Church to Burn others called “experimental” are Paid Mortgage

scheduled for the Methodist leadership training schools beginning Tuesday and ending Feb. 4. "The schools will be in the IRVINGTON BROADWAY VICTORY| At the stroke of midnight tomorMEMORIAL and RIVERSIDE row the recently paid mortgage of PARK METHODIST CHURCHES. the Englewood Christian Church

of Ireland and a former dancing]

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» state, and piscopal Church, SON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. dramatize the thought that the in- WwW P tate, 0 UE Se terests of the students transcend | ar O | C

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A magazine cover , , , the students above the school.

Butler U. Is Honored by Magazine of Disciples

World Call, international Disciples of Christ magazine published here, will come of age next week. The January number of its 2ist year, just off the press, is dedicated to the church's educational institutions, including Butler Univer sity and the Indiana School of Religion at Bloomington. On the cover, three Butler students, Herbert Schiwomeyer, Mary Marott and Angelo Angelopolous, — . are shown atop Jordan Hall to

those of the institution. | World Call is said to be different | d St d from most religious publications | Nn er u Y not subsidized. It] Sits

depends for* maintenance upon ad- | . : vertising and its 30000 subscribers, Church of Christ Meetings

including 3200 Hoosiers. Subserib- | To Scan Problem.

ers receive it monthiy in homes all

over the world. The magazine, which deals with : missionary, educational and social! “What Can the Church of Christ

questions, is fllustrated and printed Do Now. as the Shadow of Another on glossy paper in an Indianapolis World War With All Its Tragedy shop. | Deepens?” will be answered at BapDr. George W. Buckner. former tist convocations during 1940. Grand Rapids Disciples pastor, be-| Dr. E. A. Fridell, Northern Bapcame World Call editor in 1935. His list Convention president, is one of duties since have taken him to the the speakers scheduled for the In1937 Oxford Conference in England dianapolis convocation Jan. 22. and the World Missionary Council! The 100 convocations in the coun last vear at Madras. India. [try include six in Indiana and are Dr. Buckner's office and those of planned “to help meet the religious his associates are in the Downey heed of today” by developing the Avenue Mission Building. }3 . 9 The Rev. Harlie L. Smith of In.|in a Distressed World. dianapolis, executive secretary of Dr. Fridell was elected president the Disciples’ Board of Higher Edu- of the Northern Baptist Convention cation, writes of the 26 denomina- last summer in Los Angeles. He fis tional schools in the January num- | professor of practical theology and ber of World Call. Another article homiletics at Berkeley is by Dr. Donald G. McGavran, But- School at Berkeley, Cal. He has ler alumnus, now on leave in In- toured the world as a newspaper diana from his missionary work in correspondent and editor, was a India. | World War artillery private, and a Dr. Buckner today expressed the | worker in political campaigns in following editorial ideal for World factories and on farms, Call: | Other speakers to be heard here “To see without distortion. To are Miss Dorothy A. Stevens of the differentiate between the essential Baptist Board of Education; the and the superficial. Ao report ac- Rev, J. Melvin Prior of Bridgeport, curately and fairly. To interpret as Conn.; the Rev, Walter E. Woodone who sees and values the time- bury of New York, head of the delv, but who sees it on the back- partment of evangelism of the ground of the timeless.” Northern Baptist Convention, and

———————— [ne Rev. Louis P. Jensen of ChiMisr 60h Yaar | on At St. Bridget's EDITOR RETIRES

The 60th anniversary of St shar Bridget’s Catholic Chureh will be! Announcement of the retirement

A y : of Mrs. Imogene Mullins Reddell as ele ed w $ 3 Soichral ith 3 Solemn high mass editor of the Marion County Church

The Rev. Fr. John F. McShane School Reporter is made in today's pastor and City Hospital chaplain, |humber. ia sk \ : has announced that further cele.! The Reporter, organ of the Marbration will follow the redecoration lon County Church School Associaof the church in the spring. | tion, has been edited by Mrs. Red{dell for the last four years. She is | resigning because of the press of | other duties. Her successor has not been named.

Assumes New Duties The Rev, Fr. Servace Ritter, O. F. M. Sacred Heart Catholic Church assistant pastor, today assumes his|

WALIDICT' 16 ©1ID IE? duties as member of the home mis- CHRIST IS SUBJECT

sion band and assistant at St. An-| “Christ Jesus” is the lesson-ser-thony Monastery at St. Louis, [mon subject for all Christian Scie

Father Ritter who has been at i bebe the Sacred Heart Church ever since ence Churches tomorrow. The Gold

his ordination nearly eight years en Text is “I am the light of the ago, will be succeeded by the Rev./world: he that followeth me shall Fr. Michael Wernsing, O. F. M,, of not walk in darkness, but shall have St. Louis. {the light of life.” John 8:12,

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

Text: Matthew 13:54.14:4; 15:29.31

By WILLIAM E, GILROY, D. D,

The East Side School in the IRV- will be set afive. INGTON CHURCH will offer al The burning ceremony will concourse in story telling conducted by clude a four-hour New Year's Evel Miss Nellie Young on successive service. Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m.| The Rev. O. A. Trinkle. Englewood Regine next week. a Young IS Church pastor, will preach on “The children’s minister and youth ad- yndefeated Church” and the choir ye Lie CENTRAL CHRIS- a;,q glee club will present a concert. a There Su be A period of praver will precede the Church for a New World” by Dr. A morigeee arg, H. Backus, Methodist state director| Baptists of Indianapolis of Christian education, in charge of | - ‘ ell schools, and one in “Steward-| 10 Hold Devotions ship” by PS. RUS. . | re Mt bs SiMpsoN| Baptists of the Indianapolis Area METHODIST CHURCH pastor, will will hold devotional services tomor-|

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Editor of Advance

THE LITTLE HILL town of Nazareth, something over 50 miles north of Jerusalem, has become the most famous little place in all historv—unless, of course, one should except the village of Bethlehem where Jesus was born. But Bethlehem, despite its fame, was only incidental in the life of Jesus. His parents did not reside there, and, in fact, their presence there at the time of the birth of Jesus was that of travelers for whom there was not even room i) qi own communities, especially [in the inn or in any proper place of before the young geniuses

have at- | tained fame, These people in Nazareth were (not, after all, very much different | from the people in other communi- | ties. Instead of accepting Jesus for (what He was and glorying in the

They returned to Nazareth, their home, after the flight to Egypt, and it was here that the childhood and young manhood of Jesus were spent. Thus it is that, al-

lecture on "Jesus and His Teach- IOV evening and bow in prayer as|though we speak of “the Babe off, ot that so unusual a youth should

ings,” and the Rev. H. A. Coble on

Moving pictures, illustrated talks,

and special devotions for assembly; VW heeler M isson P lans

the old year passes, The devotions| Bethichem, J oh in : X ; ably “Jesus of Nazareth” | “Understanding Ourselves.” Dr. E. 2r¢ part of an evangelistic move. | Variably also of ¢ | scornful. L. Hutchins is Gea. ment throughout the denomination. When we refer to His earthly life) yo oorhenter's son?

We speak almost In-|y, ve come among them, they were

They said: “Is not this : Is not his Nb. 1» { mother called Mary?” They referred NAZARETH OUGHT to have also to His brethren in a passage

programs are among the unusual, Watch Service ‘been proud of a youth who showed |that gives us greater information

features of the North Side School in| the BROADWAY CHURCH, of!

[such The annual watch night service genius as Jesus displayed!

which the Rev. E. A. Clegg is dean./in the Wheeler Mission from 7:30/19 he discussed the matters of re-

character

remarkable and | than we have elsewhere about the

When | family and home life of Jesus. These people of Nazareth made

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PUSH STATE CHURCH COUNCIL PLAN

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i SATURDAY, DEC. 30, 1939

Her Indiana

Methodists To Observe | Watch Night

* 'S 58 County Congregations ud, a English's Theater Monday, | . * . land then sometime between pers Will Join in Opening ay |

formances during the three-day] |stay of the company here she will 1940 Program.

(motor the 53 miles between here | ‘and her birthplace. | Gardner Wilson, Miss Bennett's Methodists of 58 Marion County publicity man, says it has been a! congregations are among the eight jong time since she has visited the

Be Made Between Shows Here.

Hoosier Constance Bennett is | Coming back to Bennett Switch, nd.!

service in churches and over the seen Bennett Switch “since she was radio New Year's Eve. \ a child.” Bishop Titus Lowe of the Indian- | Arrives Monday Morning apolis Area will be heard in a watch! Two “firsts” are connected with | night address over WIRE tomorrow the opening of Miss Bennett's show night beginning at 10:15 o'clock, here. One is that it will be one of One of the major local New Year's her first appearances in a legitimate Eve. services will be held in the stage production; all her previous BROADWAY METHODIST 15 years acting experience has been CHURCH. (before Hollywood cameras. The Drs. William C. Hartinger and other “first” is that this will be her {Orien W. Fifer will lead the devo-| first visit to the Hoosier state since

Constance Bennett to Visit

Visit to Bennett Switch to :

First, she’s going to open her road | |

tions and the Meridian Street {Church quartet will sing during the) ‘WIRE broadcast. | Rally Set for Feb. 21 The Advance Program (is to strengthen the tie between the] | Methodists of three denominations’ |who were united as one church last April at Kansas City.

Indianapolis and be able to visit

she left as a child. The production of “Easy Virtue” opened yesterday at Wilmington, Del. Miss Bennett and her company will arrive here by train at 7:20 o'clock New Year's morning. Miss Bennett demanded that she be allowed to help route the show so she would be able to play in

* ters on “Testimony of Youth,” Bar-|

(theme, “The Mission of the Church

Divinity |

| The program, planned by the pep birthplace, Mr, Wilson said. To Council of Bishops at their recent he able to visit her home town was |

Chicago meeting, will continue one of two things she especially: through January, February and has looked forward to. The other March and be highlighted by bish-

is to be kissed by John Barrymore | in Chicago, Jan. 7, according to| Mr. Wilson,

ops’ rallies over the nation. The three rallies in Indiana will include one in Indianapolis Feb. 21. Ceremony Arranged | Peace addresses by young people | On that date “Easy Virtue” will | will open the watch night service replace “Dear Children” on the Selat the BROADWAY METHODIST wyn Theater stage in Chicago. ! CHURCH at 6:30 p. m. Symbolizing that Miss Bennett will | Virginia Gammon will speak on succeed him ase®the central chars | “The Cost of Peace,” Patricia Wal- acter on the Selwyn stage, Mr. Barrymore will carry her across the [bara Jean Wood on “Dignity of threshhold of the theater and then [Man,” and “Mary Lorraine Wood bestow the Barrymore Kiss. {on “The Way Out.” “That is a Barrymore tradition— | The moving picture, “Hunting in [to Kiss all pretty girls,” Mr, Wilson the Canadian Woods,” will be said. shown, followed by recreation and| The play, “Basy Virtue” is a so[refreshments at 10 p. m. The meet« | Phistocated comedy built around ling will close with the Holy Com- the visit of an American girl in munion from 11 o'clock until mid«|the home of an English family [night | Which is shocked by her frank | Movie to Be Shown jlanguage. The director is Hassard There will be a worship service [Short and John Koenig designed

leonducted by young people at 7, the set. Miss Bennett will take the

p. m. in the ROBERTS PARK leading part of “Larita.”

He Soh and Mrs SLAYER OF FATHER

| Mrs. Chester Conway Sexson E. Humphreys and Miss| Lucille Alexander will be the] FEELS JUSTIFIED speakers. The movie, “King of] —— Kings,” will be shown before time| BRAINERD, Minn, Dec. 30, for Bishop Lowe's radio address, tU. B.)eaRloye DeVilbiss, 15, an un- | Recreation for young people and |dernourished farm boy, regretted toan “Information Please” program day that he had shot and killed

for adults will follow. As in the|his father but felt sure he had had Broadway Church, the Roberts Park | sufficient cause because, he said, service will close with the Holy his father had not provided for him Communion sing at midnight. [and 11 brothers and sisters. The services at ST. PAUL METH-| “He had it coming to him,” he ODIST CHURCH will last from 7|said. "He drank too much, and he to 12 p. m. At NORTH METHOD-!didn't take care of us kids. He

IST CHURCH. Dr. C. A. McPheet-| would have beaten mother, if me ers. pastor, will preach on “Will and my brothers hadn't been around | 1040 Be Different?” at 11 p. m, [to stop him.” |

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SCHOOL HOUSING ILLS REMEDIED

{ Building Program to Meet 63,215 Enrollment Rise Is Near Completion.

Home-Town

With new buildings erected this vear and the contemplated comple tion of other structures in 1940, In|dlanapolis Public Schools will have & the best housing facilities since & 11920, according to A, B. Good, busiBe (hess director, When buildings now under con- | struction are completed, all the g | School Board building committee's emergency recommendations made [in 1035 will have been carried out, [he said. 3 With the building program to

million of the denomination who small settlement near Kokomo will launch the 1940 Methodist Ad- named after her father, Richard| 5 meet the 63.215 enrollment, almost vance Program with watch night Bennett. Mr. Wilson said she hasn't | R complete, portable wood structures

are gradually being eliminated and only 22 will be in use next year, Ten years ago 52 were used. Buildings completed this year include the 18-room School 91 at 51st St. and Baltimore Ave, at a cost of $243,000; 16-room School 20 at 1849 Pleasant Run Parkway, South Drive, costing $243,000; a $255,000 addition to Broad Ripple High School; a $32,800 auditorium at School 60, at 30 E. 33d St, and a $12,000 auditorium at School 63, 1116 Traub Ave, Auditoriums at School 67, at 3615 W. Walnut St., and School 58, at 301 Linwood Ave. were remodeled at a cost of $3000. Under construction are the $730,«

WARNED AGAINST | POLITICAL AD PLEAS 000 Milo H. Stuart Memorial Build- --—— ing at Tech High School; the $200,-

The Better Business Bureau to-|000 physical education unit at Howe day warned Indianapolis residents | High School and the $130,000 buildto be wary of self-appointed “so-|ing at School 86, at 1200 W. 49th licitors” for political publications, St., to replace the frame sthructure, The bureau reported a recent “The lag in school building cone widespread telephone solicitation in| struction behind the increase in enthe name of the Republican State|rollment already had created a ser= Committee, The committee declared | fous housing situation prior to 1930,” it is not seeking advertising for any | Mr, Good said. publication, Persons solicited should| “Most of the construction during procure the name and telephone the past decade has been for the number of anyone calling them for replacing of wholly unsatisfactory such political ads to he checked with | buildings.” the Police Department or the Bet- S—————— AUTHOR HONORED

ter Business Bureau, the organization said. WINDSOR, N. 8, Dec. 30 (U, P). an Sir Wyly Grier has been commis«

EIGHT ON NAZI SHIP INJURED! Sioned by the Nova Scotia Governe COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 30 ment to do a full length, life size, (U., P).—A German Coast Guard painting of Thomas Chandler Halipatrol ship went aground today at | burton, who wrote his famous 19th Boeste in southern Sweden. Right|century Sam Slick stories here. The members of its crew were taken to| Haliburton estate is being rehabili= a hospital at Trelleborg. [tated

Constance Bennett . . . a Hoosier comes back

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Sessions will be on five Friday eve- p. m. to 12:30 a. m. will include VO- ligion with the best informed of | the common mistake of judging

nings from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m, beginning next week, Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 o'clock have been chosen as the time for the classes of the South Side school in the VICTORY MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH.

The Rev. Gerald Skidmore, pastor, |

will be dean.

“The Methodist Church in His- |

tory, Discipline and Future Program” is a course to be taught by Dr. J. E. Porter, Greencastie District Superintendent, in the North and West Side School in the RIVERSIDE PARK CHURCH, Ses-

[cal and instrumental musie, personal | testimonies and a talk on “In the {Fullness of Time” by the Rev. Her{bert E. Eberhardt, _superintendent.

Dy. Wicks Will Preach ‘Here Tomorrow

“I Wish You a Happy New Year” {is a sermon {o be preached by Dr. |F. 8S. C, Wicks in All Souls Unitarian {Church tomorrow at 11 a. m. Dr. Wicks is the church's pastor jemeritus who has just returned from extensive travels in this country ahd abroad

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IT IS A GREAT gift to be able to appreciate men and events for what | they are, without some determining (label. The man who attains to conspicuous character and fame is not {great because the world recognizes ‘him; he is great because of what he is and what he does. It is a sad saying in our lesson that Jesus, the great wonder worker, could not do {many mighty works in His ow community because of the unbelief

town people often of His fellow townsmen and their have for the products of genius in hostile attitude, a ™

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