South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-01

First Baptist. Evening. Rev Henry
l.. Davis. Greencastle.
Broadway Evangelical. Morning.
Rev. L. @. I.eazenby. south America;
Evening. Rev. o. r. L. South. Terre
Haute.
Grace Evangelical. Morning. Rev.
Robert o. Kimberlin.
First Church OF the Brethren.
Morning, Rev. Geo. F. Francis
First Brethren. Morning. Rev o.
Indiana Avenue Disciples. Rev.
Chas. Brown. Lowell
Mishawaka.
First NJ E. Morning. Rev. NJ. RI.
Appleby, Crawfordsville: Evening.
Rev. L. G. Leszenby. South America.
First Christian. Morning. Rev.
Jesse Bogue. Indianapolis: Evening.
Rev. G. g. Ford, Danville.
Presbyterian, Rev. W. II. Hick-
man, Terre Haute.
Evangelical. Rev. W. A. Greist,
Brazil
Bishop William Frazier Mcdowell
in addressing the conference at $3.50
Friday morning emphasized the de-
velOpment Of personality by pastors
in expanding their parish duties. He
said this was an important element
TO be considered in a clergyman
pastorate.
He quoted the words Of Emerson
TO the end cit is easy enough 10 live
IN the world after the fashion OF the
world and easy enough tc live apart
from 10 in our own fashion, but the
difficult thing TO do is 70 live in the
world and preserve our Ideals" He
declared that vital matters should
be defined in terms OF personality
rather than in terms OF the diction-
airy and that personality is its own
explanation.
In discussing issues Of right and
wrong. Bishop Mcdowell said GER
tain things are worth doing because
they are right and the consequences
are Of little value-for the results do
not count, it is the issue itself that
matters.
Favorable action was taken upon
application OF a large group of first
and second year students. Action
was deferred on a proposal TO estab-
lish a pension fund for retired pas
tors in European countries.
Asks Cooperation.
DR.. Frederick Meredith, secretary
OF the Indiana federation Of
churches asked the cooperation Of
the Methodist churches. He said
collective dangers must be met by
collective safeguards
Data covering the work Of the
missionary societies Of the church in
the South Bend district was submit
ted for the information Of the as
sembled pastors.
Delegations from Mishawaka, Co
shen, Elkhart, Warsaw. LigOnier
Bourbon, Lagrange and Kenyon
were present at Friday morning s
session, representing the neighboring
conference OF northern Indiana
MethOdists.
About 25 members of the lay
electoral association gathered al 10
o'clock Friday morning in the First
Baptist church where various pro-
posed amendments TO the cOnstitu-
ton Of the association were under
discussion. One Of the outstanding
changes discussed at the meeting
was the proposal to change the pres
ent lay representation to the general
conference which is now based on a
ratio of one layman TO every 40 pas
tors. 1t has been proposed TO cut
down the lay representation by 90
per cent. This amendment has come
up each year and has been peren-
nially defeated.
Friday at O'Clock Miss Bertha
Greek, of China, addressed the an
niversary meeting OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society. Mrs,
Ida II. Clyne, of Monticello presid-
ed. At $3.50 Thursday. Frank E. Day
OF Huntington talked TO the joint
conference of the laity and pastNs
of the church and at 4:30 DR.. Clar-
ence r. Royce, addressed the con-
ference upon conditions in the near
east as he found them on his recent
visit.
Alumni of DePauw University were
rendered a banquet Friday night and
plans were completed 10 send a dele
cation to attend the DePauw- Notre
Dame football game this afternoon.