The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-09

conference which met Friday at First
Methodist church. They are c. l..
Walter. of Fort Wayne; Elwood Star
buck, of Fort Wayne; Frank Greene
of Goshen; Charles w. Beecher, Of
Logansport; Charles H. Neff, of Mum
Gle; o. F. Ward, of Richmond. and
Mrs. w. H. Chandler, of Richmond.
Elwood Starbuck of Fort Wayne was
reelected president of the lay elector-
al and Frank Green of Goshen was
elected secretary and treasurer.
Church Must Bring Peace.
Judge c. c. Raymer Of Elkhart was
the speaker for the morning. He said
that the duty OF the church today is to
cooperate in order to bring about
world peace and prosperity. Demon
national selfishness was denounced
by him.
At noon dinner was served. Ten
minute toasts were given by the fol-
lowing: G. L. Walters, Win One
The Methodist Million" James M.
Triggs "Interchurch Movement" ]. H.
Bentley mo Place to Stop" c. P. Fitz-
patrick "Our Evangelistic Opportun-
ity," H. B. Roberts New Church for
the New Age" Edward J. Humpe,
Every Minister Every Layman Co
operating"
John W. Kendall of Peru talked on
Intensive Methodism" Officers for
the lay association and business OF
that organization were conducted dur
ing the afternoon. The conference ad-
journed at p. m. to meet in joint
session with the North Indiana confer
ence at the coliseum.
Reports Of the committees were
read and approved by the main confer
ence at it's Friday morning session.
They included report of the committee
on rural churches, the report OF the
Memorial Home at Warren, the COM
mittee on church literature, and the
committee on the state of the church.
The report on the memorial home
at Warren urged that more adequate
facilities be provided. The last year
has been the best year of the home,
more room.
Talks on Education
DR.. Raymond J. Wade, district SUI
perintendent of Goshen district, talk
ed in the interests of the Methodist
state educational campaign. He point
ed out the need of the church to pro-
vide educational institutions which
would equip the commonplace for the
mastery of the commonplace tasks of
life.
The matter was referred to a COM
mission on emergencies for the edu-
cational institutions, appointed Thurs
day afternoon which was asked by
the conference to investigate certain
projects looking to this end.
The members of the commission
are the resident bishop, the district
superintendent and George Crosse. NJ
S. Marble. w. T. Arnold, c. H. Smith
3. f. Parker. J. O. Powell, M. O. Les
ter, C. U. Wade, Juston A. Morrison
J. G. White, f. E. Fribley. U. S. A
Bridge, J. II. Runkle and r. L. Sc
mans.
This commission acts only on emer-
cency problems of the educational in
situations, which are not already TAX
en- care of in no other ways.
Appoint Committee.
4 committee of appeals appointed is
composed of w. A. Arnold. u. S. A.
Bridge, c. T.sWale. G. S. Smith. Re-
Serves are II. c. Harmon and C. E.
Line.
Edgar Williams Talked.
B f. J.. Williams, chairman of the
: state federation of churches, gave a
brief address Friday morning concern
ing the violation of the law legaliZine
moving pictures. He said he had found
in the state 10 cities that are showing
illegal moving pictures. He said this
great invention was being grossly
used
Recommended TO Conference.
DR. Raymond J. Wade, delegate to
the general conference, was recon-
mcnded and commended by the North
Indiana conference for secretary OF
the general conference. DR.. Wade was
recommended by his district for a posi-
ton as bishop.
The following students were advanc
cd to second year: Frank NJ. Hall
Thurman Mott, Claude NJ. Fauns
Ralph r. Henderson, Fred r. Hill
Joseph Imler, Chester A. McPhctArs
Justin A. Morrison, Julius Pfeitfer
Barton r. Poque, Victor +. Stone and
Samuel l.. NOdcr.
Students advanced to fourth veal
are Edward Antlo. Herman r. Carson
benjamin r. Franklin. Edwon L
Gates. Weber Roanrig, James L. Viii
liams, Arthur j. Armstrong, Fitz james
Robbins, Stewart ID. White, Carl e
Bash, Newton A. Gilialand, Lewis C
Mcfarland. Albert L. Scotch, Noah Z
Smith Charles Il. futile and Franl
S. Young.
Have Completed a Years Course
Members of the student course wht
have completed their four years arr
True S. Haddock, Edgar Moore, VIII
liam O. Power and George f. Whit
ten, all OF whom were ordained ant
/. elected elders
Arthur ii. Huntington spoke at 2 p
M. Friday on anniversary Methods
Memorial Home for the Aged. At
p. m. the Rev. T.. l.. Waldorf, pa
of the First church in Cleveland, CAV,
the second of his series of talks OF
church methods.
At p. NJ a joint session of the gen
eral conference and the lay electora
conference was held at the Coliseum
\. Il. Cline made the address for tn
lay conference and Bishop Nicholson
made the response.
The concert will be given at 7:3O ?
M Friday evening. Earl Cartwright
of the Boston Opera company, vii