The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-04
EDUCATION
PUT ON GOOD BASIS
PRESBYTERIANS SAY

me WOTk promoted Dy rev. H. y.
McLandress, director of religious
work for the synod, and by Miss Lola
Striblin, the children's worker, under
appointment by the board, has been
very effective in putting the work of
religious education on a splendid ba-
sis throughout the synod" says the
report of the committee on home mis-
sions, read by Rev. Buford w. Tylor,
d. D., chairman of that board, at the
Wednesday afternoon session of the
meeting of the synod of Indiana of
the Presbyterian church.
Gas a large part of the income of
the board of publication and Sunday
school work is derived from offerings
made by the Sunday school children's /
rally day and children's day, churches
are urged to keep these days very sa-
cred to the cause for which they have
been set apart by the general assem-
bly,"
Make recommendations
Recommendations in regard to the |
future work of religious education /
were made as follows: that the synod
approve the Presbyterian standard !
dues; that the synod authorize the set |
ting up of training schools for the
dues teachers; that the synod request
each church to designate the offer
ings Of its dues for the mission va
cation schools of the synod; that the
religious education committees be urg-
ed to bring up the standard of the Sun
day schools; that the churches be gov
erned by the policy long recognized by
ecclesiastical law and custom in ap-
proving and adopting new agencies OF
religious education, and that every
Sunday school in the synod observed
children's and rally day with special
offerings to be sent to the board of
publication and Sunday school work
That part of the report which refer
! red directly to home mission work stat
ed that had the churches in Indiana
held more firmly to the Judgment of
the Assembly in its apportionment and
resulting percentages the synod of In
diana would have received upwards of
$4,000 for our home mission task which
ii did not receive" This part of the
report calls for a fuller response to
the quota of each church and at least
an apportionment to a fair division on
the percentage basis
Home Mission Report
Accommodation made in connec-
tion with home missions were read as
follows, that each Sunday school in
the synod take a liberal offering on
Columbus day, Oct. Is, that the synod
request the board of church erection
make grant of $4,000 and loan Of
$4,000 to the committee on home mis-
sions for the Hill Crest community
center at Clinton; that the churches
be urged to send monthly benevolences
to he new era clearing house in order
that the committee may be relieved of
tn. responsibility of borrowing to meet
current exuenses; that individuals OF
large means be urged to consider the
needs of the board in New York at
this time when they are putting forth
an effort to wipe out their debt, and
that 1--WE urge strenuous effort in the
collection of the new era quota"
William R. Hall of Philadelphia
stated that the denominational head
quarters is cooperating with the Synod
of Indiana through the training of
leaders and through a literature po-
gram This is a part of the religious
education program, said the speaker.
who spoke at the forum on the report
of the committee on home missions.
The report of the New Era commit
tee was made by the Hon. John c.
Cheney, chairman. He stated that the
:. general assembly asked the synod of
u Indiana to raise $4,000 for benevol-
ences but that the New Era .Snoydical
committee decided last winter that it
could not undertake to raise more than
S352,000 This was apportioned among
the eight presbyteries taking into con
sideration the ability of each presby,
terry to pay. The report stated that
the churches, in most instances, have
raised their quotas.
All Moneys Raised
The benevolences of the church con
stitute all the moneys raised by the
church, outside of what it takes tc
run each local church.
Mrs. f. F. McCrea, president of tbs
Indiana Synodical Society for Mis-
sions, of indianapolis, spoke at thu
forum following this report, giving &
report of the women's board work
Her report shows that during the pas
year $3,354.36 was contributed by 10
cal church societies for social service
work at the Nefghborhood house a
Gary, the Neighborhood house at Gin
ton and the Cosmopolitan mission a
indianapolis. The total gifts to home
missions by the local church societie!
for the year was $40 ,92S.33. It is {
significant fact that the work of tn:
women's missionary societies all worl
paid for.
The report of the Committee on Nee
rology, Rev. Oscar Lee Black, chair
man. shows the following Presbyter
ian ministers aud elders of the synoC
of Indiana to have passed away dur
ing the year just ended to have passed
away: Rev. Mason Hendricl1, of tn,
Presbytery of Indiana, died Dec. SO
1921; Rev. Charles S. 'Allemong Of thu
APresbytery of indianapolis, died Nov
30, 1921; Rev. A. r. VanFossen, D. d
of the Presbytery of Logansport, die
Feb. 8, 1922; DR.. Charles Little of tn,
Presbytery of Muncie, died Dec. IS
1921; Rev. Charles NJ. Byerley of tn,
Presbytery of CrawfordsviIle died il
August, 1922. Elders: Frederick
Strohm, Evansville, died Sept /, 1922
DR. Arthur R. White, Rockport, die,
Aug. IL, 1921; Robert c. Standrine
yincennes, died March 1, 1922: Hor
Christopher Wayne Cook, Corydor
Charles Elmer Iddings, Hanover, die
Jan. 2, 1922; Henry Strahle, Concord
died, August, 1922.