The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12
TRABUE NAMED
AS PASTOR OF
FIRST CHURCH
The Rev. R. L. Semans Is
Assigned to Grace M. E.
Church at Chicago in List
of Appointments.
OTHERS UNCHANGED

Inc ReV. II. IL. SeHldnS, present pas
tor of the First M. E. church in Rich
mond, will be sent 10 Grace church at
Chicago, and the Rev. o. A. Trabue
will fill the First Methodist pastorate
here, it was announced at the confer
ence Monday afternoon. The Rev.
Trabue has been at Greenfield, and is
native of Gary. The Rev.'s A II.
Backus and f. l.. Gates return to Grace
and the Third church respectively.
A resolution approving the general
plan Of unitication of the Methodist
Episcopal church and the Methodist
Episcopal church South was passed
at the Monday morning session. The
resolution follows:
I'VE, the members of the North In
diana Indiana conference approve the
general plan OF unification transmit
ted by TIE joint commission on unfit
cation OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. We request the dele
gates from our conference TO the com
ing general conference to use their
influence and votes in support of the
plan, with such notifications as seen
best to all concerned"
Oppose Indiana Area
The following resolution concerning
the continuance of this conference in
the Chicago area was passed Monday
morning:
1--WE, the members of the North In
diana conference, re-affirm our posi-
ton taken last Saturday in protesting
against the creation of an Episcopal
area with Indianapolis as the seat Of
the episcopal residence. We also re-
affirm our action in asking the gen.
eral conference that we remain an
integral part of the Chicago area.
I'VE also ask our delegates to op-
pose the formation Of any more Epis-
copal area in the United Statecs at
the coming session of the general
conference. If. however, it becomes
necessary for our delegates to con-
sent to the formation of an Indiana
area in order to protect the best in
terests of our own conference, we do
not want our action arbitraSily to
prevent them from exercising their
own best judgment in the matter"
Appoint Commission
An amendment to this resolution ap-
,einted the first three delegates.
Raymond j. Wade, Fred B. Fisher
md w. w. Martin, a commission to
'onfer with the CON-. lissions from
he other two Indiana conferences
concerning ~his resolution.
Timothy Nicholson was presented
o the conference by Bishop Nichol-
4 son:
The report of the treasurer showed
a marked increase in benevolences.
Over last year there was an increase
of s138,S34 for the board of foreign
missions, and s151,136 for the board
Of home missions. The total increase
IN benevolences is s337,771. the total
amount of benevolences being $527,-
S07.
A marked increase in membership
n ever district was shown in the re-
port of the statistician.
Ministers transferred out of the
North Indiana conference are r. C.
Ballard. R. f. Zeigler. NJ. F. Shad-
Jock. M. NJ. Thornburgh. G. r. Bash,
r. s. Jones, Ernest c. Hallman,
Charles F. Jones, John w Zerby and
William A. Greist
Fred B. Fisher of New York, had
charge of the Centenary conservation
services Saturday evening. DR.. w
q. Hollingshead gave an illustrated
lecture. Frank Mason North, CORES
ponding secretary of the board of
foreign missions and DR.. Melvin c.
Burns of the board Of home missions,
spoke.
Saturday afternoon the anniversary
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society and the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society was observed. Mrs.
w. 7. Arnold presided at the meeting
of the latter. Reports showed a gain
of 976 members and a membership of
$500 in the North Indiana conference.
Mrs. Stecker Speaks.
Mrs. Daniel Stecker of Gary, said
hn Of ha
workers were the negro, the slum and
the alien. She pleaded for more work
ers to take care of the young foreign
girls in this country.
Reports were presented at the
meeting of the Foreign Missionary
society. The speakers were Or. Frank
Mason North of the board of foreign
missions and Dr. May, Chinese
woman missionary who arrived re-
Gently from China. Mrs. May sub
stituted for DR. Ida Kahn. She de-
scribed the need of more workers in
that country and the work done in
China by Dr. Kahn and DR.. Mary
Stone.
Memorial Address.
J. w. Potter delivered the memorial
address Sunday afternoon.
At the ordination services Friday
afternoon the following were made
deacons: Clarence G. Cook, Estill E
Franklin, Joseph A. Land, Clyde S
Miller. John A. Morrison, Bertram d
Nysenwander. Ralph c. Plank, James
Royer, Albert r. Sanks, Chester l.
Schwartz, Phillip B. Smith, George
A Snyder, John B. Sparling, James
F. Stevenson, John NJ. Stewart, Lewis
w. Stone, George w. Thomas, Albert
d. Cline Oscar S. Day and Herbert
H. Miller.
Elders ordained were True S. Had
dock, Walter w. Krider, Edgar Moore
William o. Power and George w
Written.
Sherwood Eddy in an inspirationaI
address at the Coliseum Sunday eve
ming, pleaded for more leaders in the
j, fields where Christian influence is
n needed. He described the work done
by Methodist missionaries in India
China and other foreign fields. He
urged people to consecrate their
wealth and lives to create new
Christian leadership in the Orient.