The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-15
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR ASSOCIATION
Rev. Howe Heads Indiana
Christian Missionary
Association.
INTEREST IN CHURCH
Among Young People Should
Be Created Speakers
Declare.
palladium Specially

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 15.-At
the annual meeting of the Indiana
Christian Missionary association yes
terday officers for the coming year
were elected as follows: President,
Rev L. G. Howe, of NoblesvilIe; vice
president, Edward Jackson, of New
castle; secretary, Rev. w. H. Newlin,
of Brownsburg. The board of directors
consists of 0. E. Tones, e. w. Cole,
Joseph G. Todd, C. M. Yocum, W. H.
Book, Marshall T. Reeves, and w. C.
Slower.
Many speakers presented interest
ing facts and reports regarding the
work of the Christian Missionary as
ISOLATION. Others outlined the work
which the association should take up
in the future.
Among the most prominent speakers
of the meeting was Ira G. Battman of
Bloomington, the seat of the Indiana
university. He declared the college
town to be one of the richest mission
airy fields. He stated that in preparing
for the church of tomorrow, the church
of today must interest the youth. He
designated this as the most important
work confronting the church members
today
THE opportunity for this prepare
ton lies in the youth of the church, "
he said. 1.-THE making of the right kind
of men and women of the boys and
girls should engage the ceaseless and
unremitting efforts of the church. To
perform this great service for the
church of tomorrow, the church of to-
day must engage both in conservation
and development. 1t must see to it that
the seed of religious life, implanted in
the heart of every child, born and rear
ed in Christian home, by Christian
parents, is conserved and developed.
"The church that would grow and at
tain greater power for good, and be
OF greater service to mankind, must
conserve the spirit of it's youth. 1t
must see that the moral side of life
has proper emphasis, and the child
should be taught to fully know and
rightly understand the proper rela.
tons of things temporal to things spir-
litual. An ever-increasing number of
youths go to state universities where
religious instruction is impossible. 1t
is here that the abandonment of reli-
gious training takes place.
At the afternoon session Melnotte
Miller of Linton gave an address on
County Organization, Plan and Pur-
pose" He advocated closer organiza
ton and at least two gatherings year.
ly of delegates from each church in
the country.
Lack of Leadership.
Several speakers called attention to
tn lack of leadership in the country
churches, assigning this as the cause
of SO many failures among isolated
churches. DR.. F. E. Lumley, a member
of the College of MissioAs stated that
the country church has failed to take
advantage and although farm life has
progressed with leaps and bounds, the
churches of the farmers have steadily
fallen back and in many cases failed.
Officers of the Women's Christian
Board of Missions were reelected fol
the following year. Reports of the of
Ificers show that the organization has
turned over $4,000 to the nationa
treasury for missionary work, this rep
resenting returns for three quarters
that the balance in the state treasury
was S919.50; that the organization haG