South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-24
SAYS CHURCH IS
AN INSTITUTION
FOR COMMUNITY
Speaker Before Ministers
Council LikenS Pastor to
General Of Great Army.
Says Unity is Need.

That the church is for the COM
munity and not that the community
should be used by the church TO
develop a successful institution was
the keynote of two powerful ad-
dresses given at the morning ses-
sion Of the Ministerial council, We'd
uesday by Rev. Perry j. Rice, ex-
ccutive secretary OF the Chicago
Christian Missionary society and Al
bert +. McGarrah, who is probably
the first man 20 devote his entire
time 20 the promotion of church ef-
hciency and who has written sew
eral books on that subject.
TOO long have we satisfied our
selves said Rev. Rice. with the
building up OF our churches as in
stitutions rather than determining
beyond doubt that we have really
gotten the heart and soul of the
individuals who so to make up our
parishes, i'm the church work. The
church is for the people and not the
people for the church
Must Feed Intellect.
The time has come. and il is
surely an imperative demand espec-
tally in the cities and the great in
dustrial centers. when there must
be an answer TO the call for knowl-
edge and information that will feed
the intellect If the church fails TO
provide ample and proper social and
intellectual sources where the peo-
pie of the community may come and
lind satisfaction. the people will go
out i'm their community and find
what they want and the church will
fail in the purpose for which it was
established.
1T is alarming TO find out the
countless times that we men of the
gospel are thrown 20 utter confusion
in matters OF philosophy by the
questions that are put 10 us by the
industrial workers of the day. the
men with blackened and toil-worn
hands. the men of smutty. blackened
faces. the men who know the right
side OF socialism and who have the
GOd-Eiveu understanding OF philos-
Opny i'm its truest sense.
I'm the great readjustment that
is coming. we must look 20 these
needs The church has too long
run away from the foreigner The
foreigner is here and we must meet
the requirements that his presence
demands"
Pastor Should b. General.
Mr.. NcGarrah discussed in detail
he various plans for church organ
tzation. He likeued the manage
ment Of the church 20 the manage
ment OF a vast army and says that
C. should be commanded in "a similar
fashion
The reason that the allies have
not won out completely over the
solidarity OF the German forces. "
said Mr.. McGarrah. "is because there
has not been az AN times i'm all
units. complete unity of action. SO
.t is with the church I'm many
churches the pastor iS head over
both the spiritual side OF the work
and has charge over the business
management while i'm other churches
ne is ordered 20 keep his place in
he pulpit while the board runs the
finances. \ general of an army
cannot be commander OF just one
section OF the line and get action
from another part OF the line over
which he has no control. There
should be unity in managing the
church affairs. and 10 seems. reason
able that the pastor is the man for
the position. From each church de-
Dartment there should come one or
two mem bers which should be
formed into a sort OF cabinet and
while they should not be vested
with the power 60 make final de-
risions OF problems that may pre-
sent themselves in individual
.hurches they should be the agency
through which some decision may Toe
arrived az which viii make 70 pos
sibIe for an action 90 he taken 90
better or settle the problem
Keeping up With the War
A. the opening Of the Wednesday
morning session Rev. o.. q. Nor
rison. pastor OF one OF the Chicago
churches and team leader OF the
council. save a short informal dis
cussion on some of the leading war
books pertaining particularly in re-
lisiou He ramed number Of
books and urged the clergy 90 ac-
Quaint themselves with the writings
% the men who have made a specific
study Of the effect of war on reiig-
ion Rev Morrison named Europe
Since 1915" written hy Prof iaZer
of Columbia university as "a tex
which would be very helpful 90 any
one wishing to be informed on the
history Of Europe for the last 100
wears and especially with The causes
which have lead directly 90 fhe
r~csCnt crisis fIe also recommend sd