The New York herald., 1921-09-10
TOPICS TOMORROW
IN CITY CHURCHES
Metropolitan Temple Prepared
for Fall Campaign of I'm
usn;s activity.
PASTORS END VACATIONS
DR.. StratOn Will Discuss Just
What Ails the Modern
Church.

Metropolitan Temple. Fourteenth street
and Seventh avenue, Is about to launch
It's fall campaign. DR.. George Edwin
Pickard. the minister in charge Is ready
Tor the new activities. Many improve
ments to the Temple and associated
buildings have been put In effect this
summer. Among these improvements is
the laying Of new carpet throughout
the auditorium and the thorough reno
walton and tuning of the large pipe or
gan New automatic valves have been
installed in the Instrument.
The parsonage equipment also has
been much improved by the replacement
or the old dining room furniture with a
handsome new set of walnut as well as
other pieces throughout the house. In
terest among the Temple congregation
has been thoroughly aroused by the final
closing of the transaction by which the
valuable property adjacent to the south
and cornering on Thirteenth street has
become part of the church equipment.
The buildings occupying this site are to
be torn down and In their place a mod
ernly equipped Community Centre plant
Is to be erected.
A thorough and scientific survey OF
the parish is to be conducted with a
view to acquiring an accurate conception
or the conditions which the church must
meet. In this work special emphasis Is
to be placed on the student element,
which Is prominent in this neighborhood
during the winter months. This survey
is to be made by trained corps OF stu
dents in sociology from the classes at
Columbia University. A programme Of
lay calling is to be inaugurated by DIR.
Pickard in addition to the pastoral su-
pervtsion Of the congregation. All and
all the Temples plans for the fall and
winter are comprehensive and far reach
Ing, and are In fact in the nature OF an
entering wedge for a larger programme
extending into the coming years. in
which the ever changing needs of the
community are to be met by the church
in an Intelligent and thorough manner.
Phis church seems determined to become
In fact the big brother of its community.
DR.. Straton Returns.
DR.. John Roach Straton. pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church, has returned
from an absence of several weeks, dur
ing which he conducted services in
several Southern cities and led a re-
vival meeting at Toronto Can. DR..
Straton announced at his prayer meet
ing Wednesday night that he expected
to preach Tomorrow night on the sub
tect Hospital Christians" He intends
raising the question of what is the
matter with the modern church. Is the
church suffering from chills and fevers,
spiritual hookworm, infantile paralysis
and spiritual smallpox?
DIR. Straton's subject for the morning
service will be Waiting and Working
for the Kings Return
Great plans for the next year were
made by the intermediate department
OF the Brooklyn Christian Endeavor
Union at recent meeting. A drive for
new societies will be made, and also an
effort to create more interest in the
societies already organized. At present
there are thirty intermediate societies in
'Bfookiyr the Intermediate Christian
Endeavor Society is just the thing for
the high school students as 1t takes in
members from IS to II years of age.
The intermediate Christian Endeav-
orers will follow the four-square cam
paign in every detail. but will put
special emphasis on the quiet hour and
personal stewardship goals. Carl A.
Pierson, superintendent OF the inter-
mediate department. has charge of the
four-square campaign for this depart
ment. He foresees a great development
in this branch OF Christian Endeavor as
a direct result of this drive and cam
paign.
The opening fall rally of the Brooklyn
Christian Endeavor Union will be held
next Saturday in the Puritan Chapel,
Marcy and Lafayette avenues. Carlton
M. Sherwood, general secretary of the
Empire State. will make a special trip
from Buffalo to address this meeting.
1t is expected that large attendance
Will be present to welcome him. There
will also be other interesting speakers
who will take part in the meeting.
The departmental officers of the
union held a conference In the Cuyler
Presbyterian Church. 35s Pacific street,
last night. to complete the plans for an
aggressive years work in Brooklyn.
Endeavorers are urged to attend the
opening fall business meeting in Cuyler
Presbyterian Church tonight. A new
and interesting plan for conducting the
business meetings will be tried.