Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-05
NJ. E. WORKERS
OF STATE MEET
In CONVOCATION
Roberts Park Church to Be
Center of Activities of
Assembly.
GATHERING NEXT WEEK

THE national committee of the boards
Of benevolence of the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church has requested that Christmas
offerings from the Sunday Schools and
churches be devoted to the care Of or
phans in the war-devastated regions OF
Europe. where the Methods Episcopal
Church is doing q remarkable Work,
Bishop Frederick ID. Leet said today
THE Importance Of such an Offering de-
signed to bring comfort and cheer TO
hundreds Of children, will be stressed at
the three-day cOnyocatiOn OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Of Indiana, to be
held here next week. Plans will be made
to put the needs Of this form Of Christian
activity before the churches in the state"
All meetings Of the cOnvOcatiOn will De
held at Roberts Park Church, with the
exception Of the dinner to be given at
the Meridian Street Church on Tuesday
night and one Of the two mass meetings
to be held at TOmlinson Hall on Thurs-
day night The program follows:
DR.. A G. Neal Of Warsaw. viii nave
charge of devotions and the Rev. NJ. e
Hunt of Terre Haute viii pronOuce the
benedfction at the opening session Tues
day. The meeting VIII be devoted TO
the reading OF reports of Officers ana
committees of the state council, the or
eanization Of standing committees and
n.discussion Of miscellaneous business The
&councfI is divided into standing
committees with subdivisions OF a speclaI
committees. The names ofthe standing
committee and officers follow: Execu-
tive and finance committee, Bishop +
Martin, Fit. Wayne, vice-ehairman; Ut.
L. c. Bentley. Anderson, secretary. Com
nfttee on public interests, the Rev. NJ
N Appleby. Charlottesville, chairman;
the Rev. 5. J. Cross, Sullivan, secre-
tary. Committee on young peoples work,
DR.. W. H. Wylie, Bloomington, chair
man: the Rev. A s. Warmer, Terre
DDS. DR.. J. NJ walker, Rushville, chair
man: the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge Fit
Wayne, secreatry.
STATE COUNCIL
WILL ASSEMBLE
At the afternoon session after council
business is transacted, the State council
will assemble. DevotiOns will be in
charge of the Rev. C. K. Mahoney OF
Terre Haute. Discussions by several rep
resentatives Of the Methodist Hospital Of
indianapolis will speak on Hospitals;
The Rev. H. c. CIippinger of Greencastle
''The Orphanage." Under the general
topic Of wesley Foundation" The Rev
c. Howard Taylor Of Bloomington win
sneak of Methodist student work at In
diana University and The Rev. A. II.
Kenna Of Lafayette on the work at Pur-
due University. The work Of the col
leges will be discussed by DR.. Harry
B. Longden Of GreencastIe who win rep
resent De Pauw University and DR.. AL
fred f. Hughes, president of Evansville
College. The Rev. H L. OYerdeer Of
Wabash viii pronounce the benediction.
At ESQ O'Clock 4 dinner will be held
at the Meridian Street NJ z. Church. DR..
J. F. O'Haver Of Vincennes viii say
grace. A program Of music has been
- prepared and toasts will be made by the
Rev. W. T. Arnold Of Kokomo, who will
speak Of The Sunshine in Pastoral
Life" Fred Hines of Noblesville Civ
ing Back to the Church. Mrs. o. NJ
Pitteuger Of indianapolis, 'The Women
Of Our Churches" and DR.. Frank X.
Daugherty Of Lafayette, Christian Fra
ternity." The State program committee
will make its report. All the guests will
Join in the song, "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds" Dr.. James A Beatty Of Muncie
viii pronounce the benedietion-
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR DINNER.
Arrangements for the dinner have been
made by Circle No. Of Meritian Street
NJ. z. Church, Of which Mrs. Henry Knud-
sen is chairman. Among her assistants
will be Mrs. Joseph Reagan, chairman OF
the dining room committee, and Miss
Lillian Taggart; Miss Alice Henry, chair
man OF the committee on decorations. and
Mrs Charles J. Schulz. Autumn flowers
-. in Tor
Pastors and laymen Will meet on
Wednesday for meditation and prayer in
preparation for an evangelistie program
that is to be carried on in the Methodist
churches In the State. The program for
the day follows: Morning session, devO-
lions in charge Of DR.. o. W. Fifer OF In
dianapoIis. Brief addresses viii be made
by the Rev. 7. E Williams Of Lafayette,
who viii tell Of Mighty Men in Prayer; :"
the Rev. J. L. Gardiner OF South Bend,
Spiritual Retreats IN Literature; :" the
Rev. B. Earle Parker, Anshawaka, "Some
Great Soul Winners" DR.. Virgil Thomp-
son Of Washington viii say the benedic-
ton.
Afternoon sessiOn-Devotfons by the
Rev. ". C. Seaman Of Gary. Dr.. virgil
Rorer, pastor of Meridian Street Church,
will speak on the subject The Living
Well of Holy Scripture; - DR.. L. c. Bent
ley Of Anderson on The Minister'S In
ner Life" The benediction viii be said
Ny the Rev. c. E. Line Of indianapolis.
EVENING OPEN
To PUBLIC.
The evening meeting will be open 10
the public. Bishop Leete who visited
battlefelds in Europe this summer before
he attended the ecumenicaI cOnferen in
London, viii preach a sermon entitled
Via Crucis." The program will include
music by the choir OF Roberts Park
Church. Scripture reading by the Rev.
Z. W. Strecker Of Rensselaer, and prayer
by the Rev. +. e. Day Of Huntington.
At the close Of the evening there viii be
a conservation service. DR.. Sommerville
Light Of Richmond, win pronounce the
benedictiOn.
Lay delegates. four from every Meth6-
dist Episcopal Church and chapel in the
State viii join ministers and members
Of the council On Thursday. The mOrning
gasSfou ur 1oDen q 10 ofclock NJ