Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 May 1942 — Page 6

: Church ‘News—

Expect 10,000 at

Baptist Convention

For haan

jf. 100 From City Will Go to - Cleveland Next

Week.

Because of the central location

| {the largest attendance in years at

The Rev. Earl W. Johnston is one of several Indianapolis persons who will attend the Northern Baptist convention next week in Cleveland. The Rev. Mr. Johnston is the new director of Christian education for Indiana Baptists. He has just been graduated with a B. D. degree from the Louisville seminary.

Lowe to Address Kokomo Sessions

Times Special KOKOMO, Ind. May 23.—Bishop Titus Lowe of the Indianapolis area of the Methodist church will give several addresses and preach at the

annual love feast of the North Indiana Methodist conference here Wednesday through May 31. Others from Indianapolis on the program are Dr. John G. Benson, superintendent of. the Methodist hospital, and Dr. A. H. Backus, executive secretary of ' Christian education for the state. : The conference lecture will be . delivered by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, pastor of the Marble Collegiate church, New York. No Indianapolis churches are included in the North Indiana conference.

BISHOP WILL SPEAK

Bishop Logan Roots, for 33 years Episcopal missionary bishop in Hankow, China, will speak at 10:45 a. m. tomorrow at All Saints Episcopal cathedral.

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the Northern Baptist convention.

The convention, Tuesday through Sunday, May 31, in Cleveland is expected to draw a total attendance of 10,000 including 100 from Indianapolis and 300 from the state.

- | Among the local people taking part in convention proceedings, are Drs.

J. M. Horton, T. J. Parsons, Clive McGuire and C. W. Atwater.

Open Forums Planned

Dr. Parsons will cover the convention for the Indiana Baptist Observer of which he is editor. Dr. Horton, who is executive secretary of the Indiana Baptist convention and Dr. Atwater, pastor of the First Baptist church, are both members of the Northern Baptist convention council of promotion. Dr. McGuire, as executive secretary of the Indianapolis Baptist association, will attend a pre-con-vention meeting of the city sponsors’ group. The convention theme is “p Ministéring Church in a Stricken World.” Open forums will be held on the following subjects: ‘“Looking Toward an Enduring Peace;” “The Church's Place in Our Industrial Age;” “The Evangelistic Task,” and “Missions in Tomorrow’s World.”

Pageant to Be Presented

A cast of 1500 assisted by a choir of 600 and a brass quartet will present the pageant, “The Triumph of Religious Liberty.” Another feature will be the outdoor, interdenominational mass meeting with a patriotic address. The convention will be asked to give one of the largest appropria-

tions to missions in its history be-

cause of the conditions developed by the war. Some of the money will be used for work among the armed forces at home and some for foreign missions and other causes. Dr. Charles T. Leber of the board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian church in the U. 8. A. who has just returned from mission fields in the war zones will speak

lof Cleveland, local Baptists predict

Shullenberger Is Bond Minute Man

The 34 clergymen selected by. the U. S. treasury department to serve as “National Savings Bond Minute Men” include Dr. William A. Shullenberger of Indianapolis. The clergymen represent the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths and come from all over the country. Dr. Shullenberger is president of the international convention of the Disciples of Christ and pastor of the Central Christian church. Hundreds of ministers are working as minute men’ to further the sale of war bonds locally, but the group of 34 will perform a national service. For the most part they represent leading denominational agencies or inter-church bodies. The announcement was published in the current Christian Century.

APPOINTED PASTOR OF AQUINAS CHURCH

The appointment of the Rev. Fr. John Halloran of Evansville as new pastor of the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic church was announced today by fhe Most Rev. Joseph E. Ritter, bishop of the diocese of Indianapolis. Father Halloran succeeds the Rev. Fr. Joseph B. Tieman, who has resigned his pastorate because of illness. The new pastor comes to Indianapolis from Reitz Memorial high school of which he is the su-

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The Madison Avenue Church of the Nazarene , . . looks like a filling station but makes a business only

Pastor of Nazarene Church Is Barber on Week Days

By EMMA RIVERS MILNER

Runways sweep up from the highway to bright red, but empty, gasoline and oil pumps in front of a building at 3301 Madison ave.

a church.

Oddly enough, the squat, stucco building is not a fling station but

A sign informs the visitor that here is the Madison Avenue Church

of the Nazarene. Lace curtains at the home of the Rev, and Mrs. Herman Myrick and their three children. Sunday through Tuesday, the Rev, Mr. Myrick may be found at the church or going about his pastoral duties. But the rest of the week he works in his shop at 4442 W. Washington st., plying the craft of barber just as he has done for the last 20 years.

New Church Delayed

For the Madison congregation is too small to afford a full-time pastor. The church has a maximum attendance of 60 and an enrollment of 37 while there are sometimes as many as 100 present at its Sunday school. * Near the filling station-church, a permanent home for the congregation is under construction. But because of war conditions, the Rev. Mr. Myrick says he has no idea when the new church will be finished. It is brick veneer over concrete block, has a sanctuary ample to seat 200 and includes several educational rooms. The filling station never has been

BUY THIS MONTH Due to priority bans against building,

prices will likely rise rapidly . . . BUY NOW is really good advice.

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used. Once an oll. company almost rented it but the lease was never signed and the deal fell through. And so the station became a church. Now with a slump in the oil and gasoline business going hand in hand with building difficulties, it looks as if the filling station may remain a church for sonie time,

Once Indifferent to Religion

How the Myricks happen to be here dates back 10 years. The family lived on a farm in Martin county. In the winter, there was so little for a farmer to do that he worked then, and on week-ends, at a barber shop in Martinsville. He wasn’t the least bit interested in churches, he says, even scorned religion. Then one day, an earnest young preacher walked miles out into the country trying to round up a congregation for a meeting. After that everything was different with Farmer Myrick, He was so impressed by the sincerity and courage of the young parson that in spite of religious prejudices, he turned in to help gather a crowd together for the meeting. And when it was over and the young parson had gone on his way, Farmer Myrick did not forget him. Conviction Grows Driving the wagon along the road to the mill to get feed for the stock one sunny noon, Farmer Myrick became aware of a conviction that he, too, must try to make the world a better place. Just as the young parson was doing. And the conviction became so strong that it echoed in the farmer’s ming like the voice of God, he recalls. He promptly sold the farm and began to give part of his time to religious work. He was instrumental in building the Garfield Church of the Nazarene and another of the same denomination at Clayton, Ind., as well as the Madison Avenue church. And all along, he has continued to carry on as a barber. And all along, Mrs. ‘Myrick has been his associate and helper in the church work, he will tell you.

Young people of All Saints Episcopal cathedral will receive the communion in a body at a 7:30 a. m. choral eucharist celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Richard Ainslie Kirchhoffer, bishop of the Diocese of In-

" |dianapolis. A preparatory service by

Bishop Kirchhoffer at the cathedral this evening will precede the choral eucharist and breakfast in the parish house tomorrow will follow

it.

James Genders will show moving pictures, including one of Palestine, for young people at 6 p. m. following evening prayer tomorrow at the cathedral.

500 ARE EXPECTED AT ROUNDUP JUNE 7

More than 500 are expected to attend the roundup of boys and girls of the Indianapolis Methodist district at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 7, in the Central Avenue Methodist church. The roundup is sponsored by the district Epworth League and Miss Lucile Perry, superintendent of junior and intermediate work. The purpose of the meeting is to inspire boys and girls to organize intermediate Epworth Leagues in their local churches.

[| Will Be Told

Bishop's Wife to Describe Singapore Bombing. How Bishop Edwin F. Lee and Mrs. Lee fled from Singapore dur-

i ling the recent bombing of the city

will be described by Mrs. Lee in an address at 10:45 a. m. tomorrow at

[the North Methodist church.

‘Mrs. Lee is the house guest of

‘| Bishop Titus Lowe of the Indian-

apolis Methodist area and Mrs. Lowe, who are also one-time residents of Singapore. Mrs. Lee was the editor of the Malaya Message, a missionary publication, and comes here from Columbus, O., where she addressed the national conference of the Woman's Society of Christian

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"Let Us Remember"

Veterans’ Day and Memorial Sunday will be observed tomorrow at 10:45 a. m. in the Roberts Park Methodist church. The Rev. S. L. Martin, pastor, will preach on “Let Us Remember.” The honor roll for 1918 and that for the present war will be displayed in the foyer. Retired Methodist ministers, their wives and widows will be recognized along with parents of service men.

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To give background to the service, the pulpit of Peter Cartwright,|:

pioneer Methodist evangelist, will be used. It has been in the Kansas, Ind. church now within the limits of Camp Atterbury. Following the service there will be a farewell dinner for Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Bell, active workers at Roberts Park, who are moving to Niagara Falls.

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These Honored Dead

“These Honored Dead” is the sermon to be preached by Dr. S. Grundy Fisher at the Memorial Day services at 10:40 a. m. tomorrow at the University Park Christian church. Everett K. Todd, choir director, will conduct special music arranged to coincide with the service. " ” » Dr. B. Burdette Backus will deliver a sermon on “Mahatma Gandhi's Autobiography” tomorrow at 11 a. m. in All Souls Unitarian church. This will be the sixth sermon in a series on “Makers of Modern History. ” > E » » ”

Mrs. Fifer to Talk

Mrs. Orien W. Fifer, conference president of the Woman's Society of Christian Service, will give highlights of the recent’ convention of the national society at a dinner meeting in the home of Mrs. Howard G. Lytle Monday evening. The meeting is sponsored by the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Central Avenue Methodist church.

Young men from the Naval Armory will be guests at a “supper snack” sponsored by the young people of the Fairview Presbyterian church’ tomorrow at 7 p. m. at the church.

= ” ” WIRE will broadcast the sermon, “The Lame Man at the Gate,” delivered tomorrow at 11:30 a. m.' by Dr. R. L. Holland in the Carrollton Avenue Evangelical and Reformed church. ” ” »

Hold Oratory Contest

Technical high school pupils will speak in an oratorical contest sponsored by the W. C. T. U. tomorrow at 7:45 p. m. in the St. Paul Methodist church. ” ” » - Dr. O. W. Fifer will give the sermon, “The Supreme Preparation,” tomorrow at 10:45 a. m. at the Fifty-first st. Methodist church. . ” ” » The Fellowship team and Hallelujah quartet of the Senate ave. Y. M. C. A. will sing spirituals and other numbers and R. W. Starms will present the devotional message tomorrow at 7:45 p. m. at the Union Chapel Methodist church. The Rev. J. L. Johnson is pastor. t J » » Dr. William McConn, president of Marion college, will speak in the interest of the Anti-Saloon league tomorrow at 7:30 p. m. at the Wesleyan Methodist church, Hoyt and Shelby sts.

MOURNING BAND APPROVED . WASHINGTON, May 23 (U, P)).

—President Roosevelt today ap-|

proved a plan for gold star mothers of the current war to wear threeinch mourning bands with a gold star for -each member of their family who dies in service. The band would be worn on the left

arm.

Mayer Chapel

After performing pastoral dutiés t the Mayer chapel for nearly

to Install

Rev. Linberg as Pastor

the Second church and had no official status as a church. Its ministers were each in turn called the “stated supply.” Tomorrow eve-

‘—The treasury today denied “false

Mr. and Mrs, Harry U. Bailey:

MR. AND MRS. Harry U. Bailey, of 231 N. Noble st. will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, May 31, with an open house. Guests will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. A family dinner will be served at 6 p. m, Mr. and Mrs, Bailey are both 70 and have lived in Indianapolis most of their married life.

Temple to Honor Class

Beth-El- Zedek Fete to Fol-

low Confirmation.

The 1942 class of the Beth-El Zedek temple will be confirmed in ceremonies at 10:30 a. m. and be honored by a reception from 3 to 6 p. m, tomorrow ati the temple. Confirmands are William N. Barrett, Arthur E. Bartick, Janet Marcia Blatt, Philip Arnold Entin, Mildred Murial Friedman, Melvin M. Goldberg, Marjorie Joan Helman, Frances Lee Izsak, Gertrude Evelyn Jacobs, Melvin L. Lefkovits, Sidney William Maurer, Milton H. Miller, Lenora Platt and Myron H. Weinstein. Rabbi Elias Charry will deliver the address and the benediction; Daniel Frisch, temple president, will present the diplomas; ‘and . Mrs. Louis - Rappeport will award the gifts. Cantor Myro Glass, the choir and Dorothy Knight Greene, organist, will be in charge of music.

3-Part Program

‘begin tomorrow

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Holy Orders

Bishop Ritter to Officiate at St. Meinrad's.

“The Most Rev. Joseph E. Ritter,

bishop "of the diocese of Indiane apolis, will ordain two secular priests and four Benedictines from this city in the class of 1042 at $6 Meinrad's abbey next week. The ordination ceremonies will - and continue

through Tuesday, called Pentecost Tuesday. The secular ts from

| Indianapolis are the Rev. Fr. Wile

liam Henry O’Brien and the Rev, Fr. James Francis Hill. The Bene dictines are the Rev. Fr. Qasimir J. Kot, O. 8. B.; the Rev. Fr. Ade rian R. Fuerst, o. S. B.; the Rev, Fr. Raban George Hathorn, 0. 8, B, and the Rev. Fr. Stanilaus Maudlin, O. S. Bo,

First Mass May 31

Father O'Brien, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. O'Brien, will celebrate his first mass in the new Our Lady of Lourdes Catholio church, Sunday, May 31. The same day Father Hill will chant his first mass at St. John's church. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Hill, Fr. Casimir, son of Mr. and Mrs, Tonn Kot, will celebrate his firs mass May 31 at St. Patrick’s church and be honored by a reception at the. home of his parents in the evening. Fr. Adrian, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Fuerst, will celebrate his first mass June 7 at St. Joan of Arc’s ghurch.

Reception Planned

Fr. Raban, the nephew of MrsA Rose Green, who educated him, will celebrate his first mass at St, Anthony's church May 31. That evening, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Doerr will hold a reception for him and his friends. The Rev. Fr. Raymond E. Gates, who received his education at the St. John Seminary of Little Rock, is also to be ordained by Bishop Ritter. Fr. Gates will offer his first mass May 31 at the St. Rita church, here, in the presence of the bishop,

LESSON - SERMON TOPIC

All Christian Science churches will study the lesson-sermon sube ject: “Soul and Body,” tomorrow, The golden text is “Why art thou cast down, O, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my coun=

Lenora Platt is inscribed on the. honor roll for “outstanding achieve- |

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ment” and honorable mention is; made of Marjorie Joan Hellman,

Frances Lee Izsak, Sidney William! Maurer and Miriam M. Miller. The program is divided into three parts, “Jewry and the American Scene,” “Towards Jewish Survival,” and “In the Making of America,” with each member of the class speaking on a phase of one part. Confirmation represents the completion of an eight-year course in the religious school and the climax of year of hard diligent study, Rabbi Charry says. Students have covered a complete survey of Jewish history, literary achievements and religious rites.

WAR BOND RUMOR DENIED WASHINGTON, May 23 (U. P.).

and widespread rumors” that war savings bonds revert to the governnent on the death of the bond owner. It said the war bonds become a part of the owner's estate| upon his death and are paid to per- | sons entitled to share in the estate! under local laws.

Home Defense | Bulletin

From Marion county and Indianapolis offices of civilian defense World War memorial. 431 N. Meridian st.

Is there a bomb in your basement? Is there a machine gun in your garage? A vital airplane part in Top attic? A tank in the rust piles on | your farm? It is everyone's job on the home front to lick the shortages of metal, rubber, rags, and waste paper. Civilian defense urges that you get in the scrap—to help win the scrap. Salvage every pound of scrap metal! America’s fighting men, millions of them, are being called upon to risk their lives --yvou are being called upon to give just minutes of your life to salvage every scrap of scrap in your homes, factories, and on your farms— now!

tenance, and my God.” Psalms 42:11. 2

“Christian Science: Its Healing Power” is the title of a lecture to be given by. Mrs. Elizabeth Mes {Arthur Thomson, C. S. B., of St,

«Louis, Monday at 8 p. m. in Cadle

Tabernacle. Mrs. Thomson is sponsored by the Fifth. Church of Christ, * Scie entist, Indianapolis, and will be ine troduced by Thomas C. Perine. She is a member- of the board of lectureship of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston.

CONVENTION JUNE 17

Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 23.—The 78th annual convention of the Ine diana Council of Christian Educa« tion will be held in the memorial union: building at Purdue university June 17-19. This convention fore merly was known as the state Sune day school convention.

BUN Old Fashioned Revival * Charles E. Fuller Old Hymns and Gospel Preaching

WIBC_L8.00 P.M. Sunday 1070 Kiloeycles Continuous International S| Broadcas

Second Presbyterian This whstorls Church of Ward Beeche

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* REMEMBER A Strong Nation Is a Christian Nation ROBERTS PARK CHURCH is trying to do its part for National Defense. SUMNER L. MARTIN, Minister

Delaware at Vermont St. 10:45 A. M. and 7:45 P. M.

TABERNACLE . PRESBYTERIAN 34TH and CENTRAL Dr. Roy Ewing Vale Rev. Stewart W. Hartfelter Ministers

9:30 A. M.—Bible School—10:46 A. M. Mr. Hartfelter preaching. “Keep the Home Fires Burning" 7 P. M. Youth Society

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7:15 P. M. Mid-Week Service

Sunday

Mahatma Gandhi’

E. Burdette Backus, Minister All Souls Unitarian Church

1453 N. Alabama St.

s Autobiography

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.|ning, the Rev. Mr. Linberg will

Pentecostal HEAR ° The Alabama Evangelists

Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Patton } at the

Bible Church

‘3851 E. New York

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house than you are NOW renting. Look over the real estate ads Yonight and

‘talk with the advertiser tomorrow.

The government is making it more and more difficult to buy nearly ALL commodi-

ties except houses. Why? There's something for you to think about! :