The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-08
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North Indiana Conference is
Asked to Join Others in Pro-
Ject to Separate State From
Other Areas.
II ORDAINED DEAC0NS

A request for the North Indiana
conference to join the other Indiana
conferences in asking that Indiana be
made an Episcopal area was made at
the Thursday morning session of the
North Indiana conference by DR.. J.
NJ. Walker, of Connersville district.
He said that Indiana is one of the
most important Methodist states in
the world, and that if all of the Indi.
ana conferences were made into one
Episcopal area instead of being d.
vided into other conferences, Indiana
would be one of the eight largest
areas in the world
Methodist population in the state is
241 900. Should the move be made.
indianapolis would be the residence
of the bishop and the headqua rters
for the area.
Other States May Follow
1t Is even thought that this might
be the beginning of a movement TO
make each state an area. However,
Dr. Walker stated that the probabil.
lty of this was slight, even though
other states might follow the exam.
pie of Indiana. No action was taken
in the conference, but the matter was
referred to the memorial committee.
which will report its action to the
conference
Officers for the annual business
meeting Of the Preachers Aid society,
held Thursday morning. We're elected
as follows: President. Leslie J. Naftz.
ger; vice president, B. S. Hollopeter:
secretary, {. U. Wade; treasurer. B. F.
Schroyer; general secretary, r. A,
Morrison, and assistant, ]. C. Wood
run. Managers are J. c. Woodruff.
BENJAMIN Gla
b. S. Hollopeter, William F. Janney.
c. Y. Wade, R. A. Morrison, l.. F.
NaftZger and A. B. Cline.
The annual reports of the officers
were made.
Seventeen young men were received
into full connection with the church
and ordained deacons. The young men
In the second year class included Clar-
ence G. Cook, Estill E. Franklin. JOS
eph A. Land, Clyde S. Miller, Bertrand
ID. Nysender, Ralph C. Plank. James
II. Roger, Alfred R. Sanks, Chester l..
Schwartz, Phillip b. Smith, George A.
Snyder, John B. Sparkling, James F.
Stephenson, John Nj. Stewart, Lewis
W. Stone, George W. Thomas and Her.
man L. Adams.
Men received into the church from
transfer were James SturgeI, Arthur
Uphoff. Frank c. knolls, Chester G.
Nelson, Herbert A. Broadweu and
Japes A. Gardner
We total membership of pastors of
the North Indiana conference is 313.
Saturday at 1870 a m. the place for
the conference next year will be de-
termined.
DR.. George R. Grose, president OF
DePauw university. reported the pro-
gress of that institution before the
Thursday morning He
first explained the Rector Scholarship
Foundation fund of 100000, one of
the largest donations of any kind to
any institution in Indiana
This fund is to take care of those
standing high in scholar
ship in their high schools who can
not afford to attend college. 1t also
provided loans for students during
their college course. At present there
are 200 picked men and women in
DePauw university on loans.
Men Are Serious.
A marked change in the atmosphere
Is noticeable on the college campus
this year, said DR.. Grose. Since the
return of men from war to the cam
pus there is a distinct note of earnest
ness and soberness never before rec
ognizable. There are 60 men in the
preparing for the ministry.
The enrolment this year is 1000.
The classes are heavy and DR.. Grose
emphasized the fact that the religious
needs are not being adequately cared
for. Many of the teachers who should
be devoting their entire time to the
college are forced to take pastorships
near Greencastle. However DR.. Grose
said that the salaries Of the instruc.
torial staff had been increased rs per.
cent and that he hoped they would be
put upon living basis in a very short
time.
Campaign Is Started
Campaign for 100000 for teachers
who will soon have to cease teaching
was recently started and Dr. Grose
$4,000 Of that amount AL
ready collected and the rest will be
by May /.
The Rev. Ernest L. Waldorf, of
he First Methodist church in Cleve-
and. spoke Thursday afternoon on
The Modern Church effectively or
sanized." Rev. WALDORF is pastor Of
church that has grown in membership
n five years from 600 to 1900.
There have been only three Sundays
n that five years that there have not
been accessions. There are 900 teach.
ars. For the centenary campaign the
church was asked for 100000 and
5207 900 was subscribed
Details Elements of Success.
The Rev. Waldorf gave as the
necessary things to an organized
church, vision, the right kind of an
good morale, and
thorough organization.
He detained the necessity for each
If these factors. In detailing the or
yanization he suggested that Of the
centenary as being excellent for the
church organization. He
advocated organization of the church
,y geographical districts.
Bishop Nicholson delivered the his.
orical address at the Centerville
Methodist church Thursday afternoon.
4 large number of the conference dele
gates were in attendance.
The Centerville NJ. E church is 80
Jears old, although still in use. In
S42, the Indiana conference, which
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