Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-24
CHURCHES
HONOR TO CITY
MARTYRSINWAR
Special Services Are Held in
Many Edifices, Respecting
Memory of Fighters.
VETERANS JOIN YOUTHS

Special services in the various churches
Of the city, strewing of flowers on Fail
creek, and community sings featured
ceremonies in Indianapolis Sunday in
honor of the soldier and sailor dead.
Services for the sailor dead at tie
Capitol avenue bridge over Fall creek,
n charge of Mrs. Claudia K. Erther
were attended by large number OF for
mer service men.
Sunday night at the Columbia Place
sChristian church, Company 81, Tenth
infantry, conducted military honOrs for
soldiers buried at Fit Benjamin Harrison
The graves of the soldiers at the fort
will be decorated next Sunday afternoon
at 1 O'Clock.
GRAY HAIRED MEN
JOIN YOUNGSTERS.
Memorial services were held at the
STsntraI Avenue NJ. E. church by the
> Osric Mill Watkins and the St M1hlel
posts Of the American legion, in con-
junction with the George H. Thomas
post of the G. \. +.
A new Christian church will be erected
at Forty-sixth street and Central ave-
nue.. It was decided Sunday at a meeting
held at the home Of Harry Jockey, 62d
East Forty ninth street, and building
committee has been appointed to ar
range for the work.
The conception the American people
have of the Mexican works against a
helpful attitude toward Them declared
z. T. Cornelius, graduate of the College
Of Missions. in IrvingtOn, and former
pastor Of the Broad Ripple Christion
church, speaking at the North Pork
Christian church
erhe only way to understand the
Mexican is through our approach to him
through Christianity" said Mr.. Cor
nelius.
SPECIAL SERVICES
IN MANY CHURCHES.
Special services were held in the First
Baptist church by the Rev. Frederick E
TAYLOR. the Mansur Park Methodist
church BY Rev. J. c. McCaslin, and at the
Meridian Street NJ. z. church by DR.
Loren NJ. Edwards Of Baltimore, who
substituted In place OF the pastor, Rev
Philip L. Frick, who is at the general
conference at Des Moines. Ia.
Announcement Of the choice for the new
Indiana area Of the Methodist Episcopal
church from the general conference at
Des Moines, is expected soon.
According to a report from the confer
ence received here Bishop Frederick De
Land Leete Of the Atlanta area, or Bishop
Francis !. Mcconnell Of the Denver ares
may be selected for this place.
Bishop Mcconnell was formerly presi
dent Of DePauw university. and his
father. Rev. I. H. Mcconnell. was at one
time pastor of the Roberts PARK NJ E
church Of Indianapolis.
Checkered suits and silk shirts will not
establish a fellows status in the here
after. Merle Sidener. teacher Of the
Christian Mems Builders of the Third
Christian church, told his class yester
ay.
SAYS BACKBONE
Is WHAT WE NEED.
Some chaps go whining around in this
old world, yelping about not being "A;
lucky as some other fellow" said Mr.
Sidener. when as a matter Of fact It is
not a wishbone that they need at all. but
a backbone
we need fellows who spell luck by
putting a p in front Of the word, and
who practice the principles that go with
the new spelling, able to meet the de
mands Of the business, and who are
yearning all the time for checkered suits
and silk shirts"
A survey was made by the class per
sonnet department. in an effort 70 direct
the activities of the class more effect
lively.