The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-19
SEVERAL CHANGES
. ANNOUNCED IN
BAPTIST PULP|TS
Plans Call for Building Sew
eFaI New Churches in
City.


Church, Fifty-Sixth st. and Michigan
Road extended a formal call to the
Rev. Lewis Grafton Of Beech Grove
Baptist Church to become the pastor.
The church has been without a
pastor since the death of the Rev.
E. G.. Shouse. 1t is expected the
Rev. Mr. Grafton will accept the
call and move on the field about
April 81.
The Westview Baptist Church re-
Gently accepted the resignation of
the Rev. Clarence Durham and ex-
tended call to the Rev. S. E. Hamil-
ton of Indianapolis to become pastor.
Mr.. Hamilton will begin his work at
once. He has been a pastor in In
diana for many years and Is well
known as an Evangelist and pastor.
Mr.. Durham's plans are not COM
pleted.
The Cumberland Baptist Church
located directly east Of Irvington, re-
Gently accepted the resignation Of
1.-The Rev. Howard L. Spangler, who
anne to the church from Penn
sylvania and are now without a
minister. The church has shown
several interesting and marked i'm
provements since Mr.. Spanglsr be-
came pastor. A new parsonage has
been built The church has seen it's
Sunday school grow to larger num-
Is he 10
held unusual meetings and dinners
with outstanding leaders as speak
ers The World Wide Guild received
first place honors recently end were
presented with gift candlesticks by
the central district. Mr.. Spangler's
plans are not completed.
Following the fire of last winter
the Acton Baptist Church will build
a new structure with auditorium
and modern church school plant.
Mr.. Fermer Cannon is the architect.
1t is hoped to have the church ac-
cept the plans and get the work
under way at once. The Rev H. II.
Julian is pastor
The Old Lynhurst Church will be
moved to the rear of the church lot
and the new structure begun as soon
as ground conditions permit The
contracts have been let and the
building will be "a Landmark in
Marion County," 1t is to be one of
the most attractive structures of its
sizetin the county and will provide
the necessary space for this growing
church. The Rev. C. H. Scheick is
pastor.
Revival meeting is now in prog
tess and will continue all next week
and probably longer at the North
Side Nazarene Church.
m. The services have been good each
gening. Gospel messages have
-Seen delivered by neighboring Naza-
rene pastors. o. H. Mater, pastor
of the Salem Park Mission Bands
Church, will preach tonight.
The Sabbath services will be at
the~usual hours: Sunday school at
$3.50 a. m. and two preaching services
at 10:45 a. m. and 1870 p. m. The
Young Peoples services will precede
thecevening service.
Services every night next week.
Two local ministers, G. P. Kemper
and Samuel Thomas, will speak next
week.
Man and God in Salvation" will
be the sermon subject Of the Rev.
j. Floyd Seelig Of the Fifty-First
Street M. e. Church, Sunday morn
ing lat 10:45. Mrs. Thomas Davies
will sing Face to Face in this serv-
ice and a male quartet from the Car
mel M. e. Church will sing. "The
Prodigal Son" will be the sermon
subject for the evening service, and
Mrs. Davies win sing "The Holy
City,
Discovering a World" will be the
sermon subject of Eden H. Mills.
pastor or First Friends Church. Ala
banna and Thirteenth SITS. Service
at 10:45.
At the Second Moravian Church
Fh1rty-Fourth and Hovey Sts., the
pastor, the Rev. Vernon w. Couil-
lard, will preach both morning and
3vening. His morning theme will be
Timely Talking" while his evening
1lbJect will be What Is a Chris
'an?"
Rev. E. T. Howe, pastor of the
nifty Methodist Protestant Church.
VII speak both morning and eve
ing on the Parable of the Prodi-