The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-11
ENLISTMENT OF
YOUTH IN CKURC
WORK SOUGHT
important Conference to Be
Held Here Next
Week.

enlistment Of Youth in the Serv-
ice Of the Church. is the subject OF
the second annual conference on
Christian education of the Synod OF
Indiana to be held at the Memorial
Presbyterian Church Feb. IA and 10
under the auspuices of the commit
tee on Christian education, Robert j
McLandress, director of religious
education.
Tuesday morning, Feb. IA, the
problems of modern young people
will be discussed. The Rev. j. w
Boxer, Ph.D., of Vincennes, IND, VII
be the chairman for Tuesday morn
ing. The following are listed on the
program: Prof. Louis H. Dirks, dean
of men. De PAW University, Green
castle, Ind; the Rev. w. T. Pearcy
DID, Evansville, Ind; the Rev. j. w
Miller, assistant pastor, First Pres
byterian Church, indianapolis;
Frank D. Getty, director of young
peoples work, and the Rev. Paul F.
Lands, director Of boys work, board
of Christian education, Philadelphia
Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. IS, beginning at
9:15 the problems of teachers and
leaders of young people will be dis
cussed. The following are on the
program: The Rev. J. B. Fleming
DID, Walterton, Ind; Prof. Norman
E. Richardson, Northwestern Uni
yersity, Evanston, III; Miss Kath-
crime GIadfelter, Young Peoples Sec
rotary, board of national missions
New York City; the Rev. F. N. Pal
mer, DID, Winona Lake, Ind; Miss
Mary Murphy, director of religious
education, First Presbyterian
Church, FIT. Wayne. Ind, and Miss
Lura Bach, pastors assistant, First
Presbyterian Church, Elkhart, Ind.
On Tuesday afternoon, Feb. IA, the
third annual Presbyterian Mems
convention will be held. A. P. Zet-
terberg of Newcastle, presiding. The
subject of the convention is "Thc
Responsibility Of Men for the Boys
of the Church" The following arc
the speakers: Rev. George P. Horst
D. D, associate director of mems
work, board of Christian education
st. Louis. Mo-; o. M. Brunson, as
sistant director of religious educa-
ton, Synod Of Indiana, FIT. Wayne
Ind, and the Rev. Paul F. Lands.
While the men are in session the
women will meet under the leader
ship of Mrs. f. A. Mckee. Indianap-
oils. Their problem for discussion is
Have Women Any Interest in Help
ing the Presbyterian Children of the
Synod Who Are Under Privileged
From the Standpoint of Christian
Education?" The speakers are Miss
Katherine Gladfelter; Mrs. R. H
Carr, Lafayette. Ind, and Miss Ada
Groh, teacher Of Bible, New Albany
public schools.
The Rev. K. Palmer Miller, Ph.D.,
Franklin, Ind, will preside at the
banquet to be given at 6:15 Tuesday
evening. The supper speaker is DR.
W. P. bearing, president Oakland
City College, Oakland City, Ind. He
will speak on the subject, Modern
Youth and Spiritual Values"
Rev. Harry L. Cain. DID, chair
man Synod's committee on Chris
tan education, will preside at the
Tuesday evening session when the
Rev. Charles F. Wishart, DID,, LID,
will speak on Christian Education. -
The Rev. Edmond Kerlin will
speak on "The Hand of God in HUI
man Life and in National Life" a
spiritual message for Lincolns birth
day Sunday, at the First Evangelical
Church, 1040 a. III. At the Sunday
evening peoples service. 7:45. Mr.
Kerlin's sermon topic will be Love
in the Making" a practical message