The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-08-24
FOR FEDERATION IN
WORK Of CHURCHES
DR.. Hale of Lafayette Makes Strong Ad-
dress--Local Council Is Formed For
County---Some Starting Conditions
Shown Among Denominations.

formed Friday night are stated in
the bylaws which read as follows:
Article Name and Membership.
The name of this organization shall
/ be The Church Council of Marshall
County, Indiana. 1t shall consist of
the pastor and one layman from each
af1iliating church together with any
persons the council itself may ap-
point. The laymen shall be appoint
ed in each church in ways conform
able to its usage. These represen-
tatives shall serve on the Council
until they are withdrawn or replaced
by the church appointing them.
Article II-Obiect. Section /. The
object of this federation shall be the
promotion of Christian interests in
his community through the co-opera-
tion of the churches of Christ here
located. The council exercises no
authority. Cooperation in any pro-
posed undertaking is voluntary.
Section 2. The Council is affiliated
with the Interdenominational Council
of the Churches of Christ in India
ma. and shares its aim to manifest
the unity an dto increase the eff
e'ency of Christs Church.
Article III-Officers. The officers
of the Council shall be a president.
vice-president, a secretary and
treasurer. who shall be elected an
nnally and shall serve until the. cleo
tion of their successors. Their du-
ties shall be those usually attaching
to these offices respectively Moneys
shall be paid out by the treasurer
only upon the order of the president
! or some other one designated by the
Executive Committee.
Article IV-Section 1. The four
officers named above shall constituts
the Executive Committee. who shall
propose plans for the Council and
direct such parts of its work as are
not committed to others. But the
executive committee may add at its
discretion to its own membership.
Section g Other Standing Com
mittees may be appointed as need
for them arises. All committees
shall expire with the annual meeting
following their appointment.
Article V-Meetings. Section /.
The annual meeting of the Council
shall be held during the second week
of January at an hour and place des-
ienated by the Executive Committee.
At this time written reports shall
be presented by the president. the
treasurer and each of the standing
committees, and officers and commit
tses shall be chosen for the ensuing
year.
Section .. Other meetings may he
called at any time by the executive
committee.
Section 3. All members of the
Council shall be duly notified of all
meetings by the secretary. A quorum
of at least seven members shall be
necessary for the transaction of bus
mess.
Article VI-Amendments. These
| bylaws may be altered or amended
at any regular meeting of the coun-
ell by two-thirds vote of those pres
emf. provided that the change be an
nounced in the call for the meeting.
President, F. OF Fraley; vice-pes-
ident, 0. S. Ellis; secretary. Rev C..
G.. Baker; treasurer, Rev S. F. Hen
ricks.
Conditions In County.
The conditions shown by the rel;-
gious census in this county will be
quite startling to church people. Out
of population of 24.175 only 27.4
per cent are church members. 72.6
per cent non-church members.
! There are 91 churches in the
county. and these 81 churches are
split up into 90 different varieties of
faith, or denomination, as though
thev were trying to catch up, with
Seinzs 81 varieties. OF. these 81
churches, 37.2 per cent. are growing.
20.5 per cent. are standing still, and
42.3 per cent. of them are actually
losing ground.
One fourth of these 81 churches
have not a young man under 21
wears of age in their membership.
There was fonnd to he only one
young man in the churches of Tin
peeanoe township and not one in
all the churches Of Green township,
To impress this fact the canvass
erS made chart on which wore