The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-28
Many Churches Announce
Special Features for
Their Services.


Good Friday will be observed il
song and sermons in churches OF
Indianapolis.
In tne downtown sector q meeting
for store employees will be held al
Keith's theater.
With the service divided into
three one"hour periods, the Rev
Virgil P. Brock will conduct the
music throughout.
I DR.. Charles S. Wishart, Wooster
O., president of Wooster college, will
speak in the first period at Keith's
on 1.-THE Cross in Modern Life"
After the opening hymns for the
service without denominational
leadership, a Scripture reading and
prayer will be offered by DR.. Will
liam F. Rothenburger, pastor Of the
Third Christian church.
A duet HE Gave Himself for
Me-" will be sung by Kenneth
Thorne and Mrs. Brock.
A period of prayer and silence viii!
close the first period.
ShulIenberger to Speak
DR.. w. A. Shullenberger, pastor
Of Central Christian church, will
speak on THE Romance of the
Cross at the second period. The
Rev. Henry T. Graham, pastor of
Westminster Presbyterian church,
will give the Scriptural reading.
DR.. Virgil E. Rorer, pastor of Me-
ridian Street Methodist church, will
speak on 1.-THE Three Crosses" at
the third pcrlod meeting, with the
Rev. F. R Daries, pastor of Zion
Evangelical church, leading the
prayer.
The service begins at noon and
ends at 3 p. m.
At New Jersey Street Methodist
church, a sermon in the German
language will be given by DR.. G. E.
Hitler at 10 a. m.
BCVille Evangelical, Broadway
Evangelical and First Evangelical
churches will hold a union service
Friday night at the First church.
The service will begin at 7:45 p. m.
Pastors of the three churches will
speak.
Amplifiers in Church
Christ church, Monument Circle.
will use amplifiers to enable those
who are unable to enter the church
proper, but find seats in the parish
house, to hear the three-hour serV-
ices on Good Friday. The Rev.
Floyd Van Keuren will speak.
Marion County Young Peoples
Council of Religious Education will
conduct a service between 1855
a. m. and l o. m. Friday in the First
Baptist church. The Rev. j. E.
Rosemary, pastor of Irvington
Methodist church, will speak on
1.-THE Meaning of the Cross"
Six brief addresses will be made
at the three-hour union service at
Roberts Park Methodist church.
| The service will begin at 11:55 a. m.
and close at 3 p. m.
Speakers at the service are:
| Bishop Edgar Blake; the Rev Ed
mond Kerlin, pastor of First Evan
gelical church.; the Rev. William F..
Rothenburger, pastor of Third
Christian church; the Rev. j. S.
Miner, pastor of Second PreSbyter-
ian church; the Rev. william E.
Caughran, First Congregational
church; and the closing address by
DR.. F. E. Taylor, pastor of First
Baptist church. Dr.. E. w. Dun
lazy, pastor of Roberts Park church
will preside throughout the union
meeting.
Periods of Silence
Silent devotional periods during
the service are planned in addition
to special EaSter-tide music.
Special communion services called
THE Lords Supper" will be held
tonight at Northwood Christian
church under direction of the pas
tor, Rev. c. H WinderS.
Those taking part are: Elders,
Wallace o. Lee and Professor K. V.
/ zimmerman; DeacOnS, Paul Winter
and Bert ServaSS. Others on the
program are Mrs Ed Naylor,
Professor Ralph Keahey, and j. A.
Ford.
Miss Ruby WinderS will be in
charge of music.
Bishop Will Preach
Bishop Edgar Blake will deliver
the principal address at Broadway
M E. church. DR.. c. E. Line will
offer the invocation and DR.. j. w.
McFall, pastor of the church, will
pronounce the benediction. Choral
music will be under direction of
Willard E. Beck with Mrs. Mary
White at the organ.
Union services will be held by
Tuxedo park churches at Grace
Methodist church, Grant and New
York streets, from / 80 to 8 o. m
DR., R. H. Toole of Grace NJ. E
church will preside and speakers
will be the Rev. Homer E. Boblitt
DR.. T. j. Parsons, editor of the
Baptist Observer; the Rev. H. T
Wilson of the Wallace Street Pres
byterian church, and the Rev. U. S
Clutton of the Tuxedo Park Baptist
church. Special music will be Of
fered by Gethsemane Lutheran ano
Emerson Avenue Baptist churches
with H. c. HitZ at the organ.
Churches of the North Park dis
trict will hold union services al
Grace church of the Brethren from
2 to 3 p. m. The Rev. George L
Studebaker of the Church of The
Brethren will preside and Rev. J
A. Long, pastor of North Pars