South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-06
CHURCHES ELECT
COUNTY OFFICERS
Form New Organization at
Christian Church Confer
enCe Thursday Morning.

Thursday afternoon at the county
conference OF Christian churches at
the Indiana Az. Christian church.
The officers elected follow: Pres
ident, Elmer Rodgers South Bend;
vice president, Clayton Benjamin.
North Liberty; secretary treasurer,
Ernest Whitenger, South Bend;
county Sunday school supeFintend-
ent. w. 5. Brown, New Carlisle;
county Christian EndeavOr superin-
tendent. Miss Hazel White. South
Bend: codnty superintendent of mis-
sions. Mrs. c. f. Kitson, Misha-
waka; county superintendent of ed
ucation. Prof. II. NJ. Appleman,
South Bend.
The officers are laymen OF the va
rious churches, it having been de-
cided at the conference to elect no
clergyInen 10 the offices.
The next county conference Will
be held in the First Christian church
here next fall. A definite date Will
be announced later.
The conference closes tonight with
an address by Rev Garry l.. Cook Of
Indianapolis. the subject being The
Church and the Young People" Rev.
T. j. Legg OF indianapolis spoke
Thursday morning at the conference.
the subject of his address being
Organization of the Local Church"
The speaker made plea for strong
er church organizations, insisting
that men with initiative be appoint
ed 10 membership on the various
church boards.
Here Are Statistical Reports.
Statistical reports Of the various
Christian churches in the county
were made Thursday morning at the
conference. The reports which fol-
low. are for the past year:
Granger. membership Of 35. gain
Of one, $4,000 valuation of church
property, no Indebtedness, no con-
tributions to foreign missions; Wy
att. membership of 90. 5000 vaIua-
ton of church property. no indebt-
edness. IS contribution TO missions;
North Liberty, mem bership 200, 81
increase, $4,000 valuation Of church
property, no Indebtedness. $40 con-
tributions 10 missions; Indiana Az.
Christian. South Bend. 33S mem
bers. II increase, $4,000 valuation
Of property. $1,000 Indebtedness.
Sis contributions to missions:
Misha waka Christian, 476 member
ship. II gain, $4,000 valuation of
church property, 5000 Indebtedness.
$500 contributions TO missions; First
Christian. South Bend, $50 mem bers.
80 increase. $4,000 valuation Of
church property. $40. 900 indebted
ness. S455 contributions to foreign
missions; Linden Az. Christian. 1S5
members. 90 increase. 700 valu.a-
ton of church property. $3.50 in
debtedness. SIC contributions to
missions.
Reports from Lakeville and New
Carlisle churches were missing as
new pastors had been placed in those
communities during the last three
months.
The chief business before the con-
ference during the morning was the
organization of the county cooper
alive association. A nominating COM
mittee was appointed 10 report as
the first item of business for after
noon. The committee was composed
of Rev. Cecil Franklin. John Clark.
OsceOla. and J. w. Miller.
Speaks on Church school.
The Rev. Garry L. Cook, state
Sunday school superintendent of the
Christian churches. addressed the
conference this afternoon on The
Church school" In the course OF
his remarks he said:
Christ told his disciples TO go TO
all nations teaching them 10 observe
whatsoever I have told you. The
biggest part of the work that Christ
intended the church to do, it is evil
dent, is that of teaching.
we have been playing in our
Sunday schools. devoting our time to
contests and musical programs. We
have fostered the spirit Of competi-
tion rather than the spirit of learn
ing. The time has come for the
church 10 teach all things whatso-
ever they may be"
As a remedy for these evils IN the
system OF Sunday school training.
the speaker pointed out that the sun
day schools needed 10 organize its
teachers. and organize teachers
classes. The Sunday schools
should be transformed into graded
classes. from which the scholar
moves in succession. just as he does
in the common schools" Rev. Cook
said
Mrs. W. :. Moffett of Indianapolis.
memb Der OF the executive committee
of the international board OF Chris
tian Women Missionary societies
and state representative OF the Chris
tian Women's board of missions.
concluded the afternoon meeting OF
the two days session.
Her talk, OF an informal nature
reviewed the work done by the So
cieues in the state. and she outlined
the plans now awaiting unfolding
She spoke for cooperation in the
county organizations
TO AWARD TROPHY.
Hull and Calnon will award the