Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 October 1941 — Page 7

Of Baptists Likes Sports

~The Rev. J. M. Horton to * Be Installed at State Meeting Monday. By EMMA RIVERS MILNER

A man who says he likes “all kinds of sports, all kinds of people

and all kinds of books,” will become |

‘official leader of nearly 100,000 In‘diana Baptists next week. « He is the Rev. J. M. Horton, a

former Hammond, Ind., pastor, who will be installed as executive secretary of the Indiana Baptist Con-| vention at the annual meeting to be held Monday, Tuesday and} Wednesday at Peru, Ind. The Rev. Mr. Horton y sons who has served the for 25 years. i The new secretary says he has a great curiosity about the opinions of thinking people on many’ subjects and that is why his taste in people and reading is so varied.

q Bought Home Here + He and Mrs. Norton have bought a house at 618 DeQuincy St. and . expect to make their permanent home here. Their three daughters

are grown and following independent careers, or are married, but the father and mother say they must ‘keep a home here where the girls may come to visit.” : The new secretary is genial and friendly, with a merry smile and - cordial handclasp. He was physical director for the Y. M. C, A. during the last World War and can still hit a baseball, he says. Fishing is ‘one of his chief delights but he

- | mond, Ind., will speak and the choir, of 40 voices from his church, will

- |the new church at 10:30 a. m.

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EVENTS

Al Feeney, sheriff of Marion County, will open the autumn week-night dinners in the NORTH METHODIST CHURCH Thursday with the address, “Christian ‘Education Prevents Juvenile Delin= quency.” Other

features listed for coming | School for the Blind, Oct. 16; Gov-| ernor Henry F. Schricker, Oct. 23; Dr. Guy O. Carpenter, Methodist district = superintendent, Oct. 30; program from the School for the Deaf, Nov. 6, and Cleo Blackburn of Flanner House, Nov. 13. :

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Many people are asking whether money sent to the foreign mission field will be lost and just what is to be the fate of the millions of dollars spent on Christian hospitals, churches and schools. Those questions will be answered tomorrow at 10:50 a. m. by the Rev. Randall T. Capen, for 37 years a missionary to China, at the morning worship service in the FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. The Rev. Mr. Capen’s

women’s work all over the world.

subject is “The Investment of Missions in China.” Mrs. Araminta Wood will speak on “Seven Remarkable Chapters of the Bible,” Thursday, at 7:30 p. m.

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Richmond Pastor Speaks The Rev. Oscar Smith of Rich-

sing, tomorrow at the 7:30 p. m. dedication services in ‘the ST.

MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. Holy Communion will be celebrated for the first time in

Solemn Novena to Open

the Blessed Virgin in" St. John’s Catholic Church will have a special meaning Tuesday evening. !

Prayers Will

Ask Peace

Tuesday in St. John's. Candles burning on the Altar of

They will be a reminder. that a

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EFENSE

"8 p. m. Monday at the Red Men's will remain at its present level,| sal

Edward C. Harding

Grand Officers to Attend Meeting of Indiana Red Men.

A united America will be the theme of the 72d Great Council session of the Indiana Improved Order of Red Men Monday at the Claypool Hotel, The two-day meeting will be climaxed with an address Tuesday by Edwin Wilcox, Dayton, O., national head of the order, Edwin Lawson, Dunkirk, great sachem of Indiana, will preside at the business meetings. James Lampkin, Indianapolis, past great sachem, will be in charge of memorial services for deceased members at 2:30 p. m. Monday. There will be entertainment at

Wigwam, at North St. and Capitol Ave.

INDIAN TREK

Letters of Young Priest Tell of Potawatomi Exodus to Kansas.

The publication of a book ree counting the removal of the Potae watomi Indians from Indiana te their reservation in Kansas was published today by the Indiana Historical Society, Dr. Christopher B. Coleman, society secretary, ane nounced. , The book, “The Trail of Death

| consists of the letters of Benjamin

Marie Petit, which are in the le brary of Notre Dame University. They were edited for this book by Irving McKee, of Culver Mili« tary Academy. Many Died on Trip

The events described by Father Petit, who was a young Catholic missionary assigned to the Pota- MS watomi Indians, tells a story of & | h but important episode in the i history of this State. Moreover, they tell of an ime portant saga in the dealings of the United States Government with the Indians. The author of the letter came to Vincennes in . 1836. The next year he was elevated to the priesthood and took up his mise sionarv duties. Fall) © But the year 1838 was set by the Government to remove all Pota« watomies from Indiana. After pleading with his Bishop, Father Petit was allowed to accompany them on their harsh journey, dure ing which many of them died.

The Cost of Living Father Petit died in 1839. The book has an appendix which ine cludes his daily journal and shows,

solemn novena for peace is opening then, in honor of the Virgin under her title, “Our Lady of the Miraculous” Medal.” Prayers beseéching Mary to intercede for peace in every quarter are to be offered by those attending. Services will continue daily at 7:45]

Other grand lodge officers are Thomas Crouch, Indianapolis, great senior sagamore; Willard Anderson, Martinsville, great junior sagamore; Alfred Frick, Indianapolis, great keeper of wampum; Charles Levi, Rushville, great prophet, and Edward C.

among other things, that lodging and breakfasts for the traveler usu ally cost 37 cents a night, although once he paid only 31 cents. The stage from Logansport to South Bend cost $5 and from Terre Haute to Lafayette, $6. A whip cost

confesses he’s no good at sitting all day in a boat waiting for the fish to nibble. He “prefers to fish where there’s fishing.”

Helped Foreign Born

The Rev. Mr. Horton has worked with Mexicans, Rumanjans and

. ” i" ” Yo ple attending the EAST ST Ta ENDEAVOR RALLY Tuesday at 7:30 p. m, in the FOUNTAIN SQUARE CHRISTIAN CHURCH will separate into discussion groups. Subjects will be

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the state. The Hammond church had a membership of 800 when he took over 14 years ago and had twice that when he left. ‘ : Sunday evening congregations numbering 400, mostly young peopel, are called a striking achievement of the Rev. Mr, Horton, Partly responsible for this is the large chorus and orchestra which he organized, the pastor thinks. Called a friend and student of youth, the Rev. Mr. Horton has been sharing his knowledge of the young by holding institutes for youth leaders. He is chairman of the State Department of Christian Education: a one-time president of the Hammond Kiwanis Gib; a vice president of the Salvation Army Board, and a member of the Boards of the Goodwill Industries, the Maywood Home for Old Folk and Franklin College.

Praises Wife's Work

. Dr. Parsons chose his own time to retire and also his successor. Far the past month, the new secre- : tary has been in Indianapolis being instructed in his new duties by Dr. Fajeona in the Illinois St. state

* The Rev. Mr. Horton is graduate of Lagrange College and Mrs. Horton of the Missouri State Teachers’ College. Her Jushand says she has & cons elp to him in ~ the Christian educational work. The daughters are Mrs. ‘Odessa Stalions of Hammond; Miss Dorothy Horton, in nurses’ training in the Baptist Hospital at St. Paul, and Miss Virginia Horton, graduate of Wheaton College, who is engaged in student employment work in the college,

Speaking Team Due

One of the highlights of the Indiana Baptist Convention at Peru, in.addition to the installation of the v. Mr. Horton as executive secretary, is the visit of a Northern Baptist Convention speaking team. By a new constitutional provision the convention will open on Monday instead of on Tuesday this year. The four speakers of the guest team will

discuss the theme, “Christian World | *

Service Today.” They are Dr. Earl F. Adams, general director of the Council of Finance and Promotion; Dr. Guy Wimmer, president of Shurtleff College; Mrs. Leslie E. S » world traveler, author, in- . terdenominational religious worker an Home Base Arico, President of j an’s erican Baptist ® Missi on Soviet, snd Dr. A. M, Me. » Chairman of th “ vities Committee. e Plea Ae ? e closing mass m Wednesday evening, Dr. ig . Spencer, president of Franklin College, will give the address. Will R. Barr of Bluffton, Ind, convention president, will preside at all sessions ‘and deliver the president's message Monday evening, The Pastors’ Coun©il will convene Monday afternoon. —————————

LIST LESSON-SERMON

All Christian Science Churches will study the lesson-sermon subJect, “Are Sin, Disease and Death The Golden Text is “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for Thou art my praise.”—Jer. 17:14.

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decided that now is the time for the services in the Scottish Rite Cathe

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Lutheran Service

The Rev. Arthur L. Mahr, pastor of the First United Lutheran Church, tomorrow will serve as liturgist leading the congregation in a confession of faith and prayer. The North Methodist Church Choir will sing several anthems directed by J. Russell Paxton and accompanied by Mrs. Paxton, organist. There also will be unison hymns and additional prayer. Vespers also are scheduled for Nov. 9, with the Rt. Rev. Richard Ainslee Kirchhoffer, bishop of the diocese of Indianapolis, as speaker: for Dec. 14, with Dr. Erroll T. Elliott, pastor of the First Friends Church; Jan. 11, 1942, Dr. C. W. Atwater, pastor of the First Baptist Church; Feb. 8, Dr. William A. Shullenberger, pastor of the Central Christian Church, and March 8, Dr. Roy Ewing Vale, pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, :

FLETCHER CHURCH FESTIVAL TONIGHT

The Fall Festival, which climaxes Shoe and Bundle Week, will be celebrated tonight at 7:30, in the Fletcher Place Methodist Church.

collect sufficient discarded clothing and working materials to keep the elderly and handicapped of the Goodwill Industries busy at least a month. The week is sponsored by the Indianapolis District Epworth League. : The results of the week’s ingathering will be displayed tonight.

HONOR CHILDREN IN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Children entering the religious school of the Indianapolis Hebrew congregation for the first time will be honored in a consecration service, tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. The class of new children includes Joan Lee Cassell, Doris Kahm, David Lurie, Nancy Mossler, Michael Lee Rosen, Marvin Howard: Silberman, Larry Sussman, Lynn Frances Cassen, Thomas Fisher Kahn and Susan Ottimer.

Note Homecoming The ASBURY MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH will hold

The purpose of the week is to|

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Masons belonging to the Indianapolis Rose Croix Chapter have

ir group to sponsor regular religious dral, : pe

Accordingly, with the help of the Indianapolis Church Federation, he first of a series of interdenominational vespers will- be held: in\the Gathedral tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 p. m. Dr. C. A. McPheeters, pastor

of the North Methodist Church and

chairman eof the federation’s co

mittee on evangelism, will give th sermon and be in charge of the

program.

A local Rose Croix member said the chapter has been talking about such a service for years and has

decided that now, with the world in a state of chaos, was .the appropriate time .to translate talk into action. He explained that the Rose Croix Chapter exemplifies Christianity “in action and embraces the philosophical and Christian grades. : 3

“A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another,” quotation from St. John, is the slogan of 18th degree Knights of the Rose Croix,

The vespers will be held in the Tudor auditorium on the second floor, sometimes called’ the sanctuary. It will seat 1200, has a stage 38 feet deep and 80 feet wide and is finished ‘in carved paneling of curly Russian white oak. The light comes through eight sets of stained glass windows in the east and west walls. . A. Marshall Springer is most wise master of the Indianapolis chapter of Rose Croix. :

Arrange Vespers At 3d Christian

Vespers for young people of all churches, all nationalities and all races will be held tomorrow at 4 p. m. in the Third ' Christian Church. The vespers are sponsored by the Race Relations Department of the Indianapolis Council of C h urchwomen. Mrs. Lionel Artis and Mrs. Royal Miglain are co-chair- Mrs, M men. The Rev. ™ SClain M. B. McFall, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Bloomington, will speak on “The Limits of Love.” There will be spirituals by the a capella choir of Crispus Attucks High School and a solo by Miss Suzon Osler. The Rev. Lenn L. Latham will give the invocation: : Norman Merrifield will direct the

its Homecoming and Rally Day tomorrow, :

Indianapolis is playing a leading part in a new experiment planned to solve the problem of the declining country church. Driving along the highways, you have no doubt noticed that many churches in rural districts are deserted, nowadays. You have seen their broken window panes, observed that their furnishing are either missing or damaged and that pigeons seem to be their only congregations. i ! To change this: desolate picture, Dr. Alexander E. Sharp of Indian-

TABERNACLE PRESBYTERIAN

3TH and CENTRAL ] Dr. Roy Ewing Vale Rev, Stewart W. Hartfelter y . nisters

‘jmer and developed a working plan.

seminars for students in the Louis-

choir, and Mrs, D, L. Conner will play the organ.

Indiana and Kentucky Presbyterians Launch Plan to Revive Rural Churches

apolis and Dr. Frank H. Caldwell of Louisville, Ky., held frequent consultations here through the sumThe plan is now in operation: Mr. Sharp is executive secretary of the Indiana Presbyterian S and Dr. Caldwell, the president of the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. Their plan is one in which Indiana and Kentucky are co-op-erating.

Rev. C. Morton Hanna, a who is versed in the problems of tke country church and has steadfastly refused to accept big city pastorates,. has been brought -from Grundy, Va., to help in the experi-

ment. : The Rev. Mr. Hanna will conduct who expect to be-

ne rural ministers and also take under his supervision 12 churches

J Endeavor.”

“Lookout, Social, Prayer Meeting and the Executive Divisions of Christian Endeavor.” The Rev. Robert Lewis, pastor of the FOUNTAIN SQUARE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, will give an address -on “The Four Essentials of Christian

Talks on Holy Land

Dr. E. A. Marshall of Kalamazoo, Mich., who has lived in Palestine, will give a lecture illustrated with large oil paintings tomorrow, morning and: evening, and Monday and Tuesday, at 7:30 p. m,, in the GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH. Dr. Marshall will describe the customs of the Holy Land- as pictured in the Bible.

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morrow, the Rev. William C. Nelson, pastor of .the IMMANUEL | EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED CHURCH, will be the guest speaker in the denomination’s church at Brazil, Ind. The Rev. Mr. Nelson's | pulpit will be filled by the Rev. James Weber of Indiana Central College.

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Honor Largest Family

Awards will be made to the oldest person, the largest family and the one traveling the longest distance to attend the homecoming, tomorrow, at the CASTLETON METHODIST CHURCH. Services beginning at 9:30 a. m. will be followed by a noon basket dinner and an afternoon program. » t J o Williarn H. Remy, teacher of the Business Men's Bible Class of the CENTRAL AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH, will resume his weekly talks at the Rally Day celebration, tomorrow,

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Observe Homecoming

Homecoming will be marked by the special sermon, “The Church, the Bulwark of Truth,” delivered by the Rev. E. Robert Andry, tomorrow at 10:35 a. m.,, in the Downey Avenue Christian Church. The FOUNTAINTOWN, IND. CHRISTIAN CHURCH will also celebrate homecoming with noon basket dinner and a 2 p. m. program.

The Rev. A. E. Powell, rector of Christ Church, will speak before the young people’s group of ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday at 7 p. m. The Rev. J. Willard Yoter, in charge of St. Matthew’s will be host. Refreshments will be served at 8:30 p. m. ” ”® f J

Dr. F. 8. C. Wicks, pastor emeritus of ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH, will preach on “Conscientious Liars,” tomorrow at 11 a. m. Dr. E. Burdette Backus will be absent because of illness. :

Speaker Named

The Rev. Hoyt Canary will speak and the Rev. Leon Weatherman and Mrs. Weatherman will be in charge of music at the conference

ENDEAVOR UNION, Tuesday, at 7:30 p. m. in the FAIRFAX CHRIS-

t yhod | sulting from the seminars, and the

According to its provisions, the minister

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seminary and in supervising the 12 churches, the Rev. Mr. Hanna will serve as pastor of the Charlestown, Ind, Presbyterian Church.

practice: work of the students in the 12 “laboratory” churches, will go a long way toward helping the

p. m. through Oct. 22. C. M. of Germantown, Pa., a Vin-

centian missionary priest, will give the sermons.

after devotions and every morning, and mass celebrated daily.

of the WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN |}

The Rev. Raymond E. Reicherter

Services will include mnovena

prayers and Benediction in addi-|The tion to the sermon. Each evening, there will be investing in Miraculous Medal and blessing religious articles at the altar rail after the devotions.

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Also confessions will be heard

VILLAIN BECOMES HERO

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