Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-14
FIND ACOUNTY
is NEGLECTING
CHURCH WORK
Rural Population of Tippe-
canoe Without Proper Influ-
ence, Survey Shows.
FEW ATTEND SERVICES

population of Tlppecanoe county, In
diana, attend church.
This condition was brought about IN
the first survey Of rural Protestant
churches in Indiana, under the direc-
ton of the Interchurch World Movement,
and made public today The whole sur
vey will be laid before church work
ers in Lafayette on Feb. q and %.
The survey of the rural section out
side Lafayette has brought out that of
approximately $4,000 people IN the
county, 10000 are living in the rural
section. The total number of people
living within the parish boundaries is
$4,000 This means that more than four
Thousand people in the rural section are
living outside the boundaries Of any
church parish.
ONE CHURCH HAS
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Twenty four ministers, half Of whom
are college graduates, are serving the
communities. The largest salary paid by
two churches that also provide a parson-
age is ST 1000 The lowest salaries are
$40. S120 and $3.50, but this condition ex-
lists where the churches belong to cir
cult or where the pastor gives his serv-
ices to more than one church.
One church is without Sunday school
service The smallest Sunday school has
an enrolment Of twenty-nine members.
the largest, more than 300. The sum of
the average Sunday school attendance IS
near 1000 each Sunday.
OF more than fifty church buildings.
twelve have been abandoned. This does
not necessarily mean that lack oil interest
has closed the doors, but that concresa-
tions have seen the advisabiiity Of trans
ferring their membership to stronger
churches regardless of UNCONVENTIONAL af-
1liations.
One hundred square miles ot t"o c"un-
ty are untouched by church Influence.
Fifteen churches have a membership en-
rollment of AZ to "a, thirteen churches
have more than 100 members while four
churches have between 200 and 25S mem
bers.
Speaking in terms Of adequate church
equipment found in the thirteen town
ships OF Tippecanoe county. only five
towns ships possess churches that approach
in a limited way the ideal rural church
situation, that of meeting the needs of
the community.
Six protestant denominations are rep
resented in the survey. the names Of
which and number of churches follow;
Disciples of Christ, four; Friends. one;
Methodist Episcopal, sixteen; Presby-
terrain. four; Evangelical Lutheran. four;
United Brethren. twelve.
LADIES' DAY AT
BIG MEETING.
The second Ladies day" at the Sun
day afternoon Big Meetings at English'S
theater will be leld tomorrow. The doors
of the theater viii open at p. IN. and
a musical program will follow. The en-
tertainer will be Packard. widely known
as an illustrator, reader and singer
Prof. william Sweet OF the history de
partment of DePauw university will
speak tomorrow night at the Meridian
Street NJ. E. church forum on the sub
iect. Americas Moral Obligations"
Tomorrow the Villa Avenue Methodist
church congregation Will say farewell TO
their little frame church. Next week
the church furnishings will be moved
into the spacious new edihce at the cor
ner of Villa and Woodlawn avenues. The
name of the new church is Victory
Memorial Methodist Protestant church.
The old church at Prospect street and
Villa avenue soon will be torn down.
Church announcements are as follows:
BROOKSIDE PARK Z. B.-Rev. J. B.
Parsons, pastor will preach Sunday
morning one of a series of educational
sermons. Subject for evening service,
"Frailty Plus Faith"
FOURTH CHRISTIAN-Mornin sub
ject OF J. A. Roberts, Hearing and
Doing" Evening, The Parable of the
Good Samaritan"
CENTRAL Observation-Disclosures
subject of Rev. Lucius r. Paige, "Our
Real Resources
MANSUR PARK METHODIST
PROTESTANT--Mor1ing subject of Rey
c;rft, >, E,o,ino "rTba DeviIfs World.
Wide Revival
CENTRAL AVENUE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL-Rev o. W. Fifer will
preach in the morning on Gentle Still
ness" Evening, Presidents Who
Prayed"
MERIDIAN STREET NJ. E-Mornlng
subject of DR.. Philip L. Prick, Taking
the Not Out Of the Ten Commandments"
The speaker at the Meridian forum in
the evening will be Prof. w. w. Sweet OF
DePauw university.
FIRST BAPTIST-Morning subject Of
Dr.. Frederick, E. Taylor, Every Life q
Plan of Cod" Evening, The Story of
the Man Who Kept the Detectives Busy"
ROBERTS PARK NJ. E.-Mrs Madison
Swadener will make al address at IL
o'clock under the auspices Of the
Womens Home Missionary society. Eve
ming sermon by Rev Willard Trueblood,
pastor of the First Friends church, The
Larger Forgiveness.
CENTRAL CHRlSTIAN-MOrn sub
ject of Rev Allan B. Philputt, Bringing
Air Castles Down to Earth" Evening
subject, THE Vision Of a New Heart"
THIRD CHRISTIAN-Mrs Anna r.
Atwater Will deliver an address at 10 -
a. N. In the interest of the Christian
WOmens Board of Missions, Evening
subject, THE Miracle of the Ages
WHEELER MISSION. c. O'Hair.
Irish evangelist, will preach at 8 p. m.
on Baptism of the Holy Ghost and
Sunday evening on Clouds Without
Rain"
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN - Morning
subject of Rev. N. l. Haines, 1.-THE Won
ALL Souls UNITARIAN-Rev. Frank
s. c. Wicks will preach Sunday morn
ing on the subject, Twenty five Years
In the Ministry"
TABERNACLE PRESBYTERIAN -
Rev. J. Ambrose Dunkel will preach at
Il a. m. on the subject, 1.-The Inspire
ton Of the Perfect Life" Evening serv-
ice at Tabernacle chapel, Central ave-
nue. and Thirty fourth street
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Owen
.. OdelI will preach at II Il. n. on Our
Life" Evening, Rev. George T. Berry
will speak on present Conditions in
HEATH MEMORIAL-Mor subject
of Rev. Elmer St. Clair will be Lincoln"
Evangelistic service in the evening.
HALL PLACE NJ. E.-Rev. D. W.
Nichols will preach in the morning on
the subject, THE Shepherd Psalm" Eve
ming 'GoodbY, Leaving Home" Re-