The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-04
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
GO AFTER BIG GOAL

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CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
GO AFTER BIG GOAL
The Christian churches Of Marion
county believe in their constitu-
ency or they would not have set
the following goals for Easter. At
tendance, 22,575; offering, $4,250;
additions to the churches during
the pre- Easter season 1000. The
question Of their success has been
raised, yet they are confident, due
to the fact that their forty-two
schools have set goals that aggre-
gate more than that number; fur
ther they are actively at work.
Third Christian church is plan
ming to have the largest Bible
school in the Disciple Brotherhood.
This alone has attracted the favor
of religious leaders who desire
honors for our own city.
The Bible schools of the county
are led in this enterprise through
the leadership of the Christian
Church Sunday School Union. This
union has sponsored leadership
training school during the winter
months, and on April 20 will gradu-
ate 100 students. The schools
through the union sponsor the
West Side Christian Mission which
has had as many as twenty-five adj
ditions to the church in one month.
The Bible school work of the
Disciples of this city bids fare for
the most successful year in its his
tory. All people interested in the
Easter Sunday victory are urged
to be in their respective churches
at that time.
The women's Bible class of the
Third Christian church will OBJ
serve Easter with a special program.
Mrs. E. w. Sweeney will sing CAS-
Il Began to Dawn" by Harker. Sol
Bernat, violinist, accompanied by
Mrs. Bernat, pianist, will play ION
Wings of Song" by Mendelssohn.
Mrs. Katherine Turney Garten will
give an Easter story and the lesson
topic, Victory" will be given by
the regular teacher. Glass in church
auditorium at 9:15.
At the Capitol Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church the Rev. Joseph c..
Moore, pastor, Easter will be OBJ
served with a special program by
the Sunday school at $50. The
morning sermon subject will be
1.-THE Emerging Christ" The eve
ming sermon theme will be Patron
izing Jesus" The large vested choir
will sing at both services.
At the East Park M. E. church the
Rev. F. T. Taylor will deliver his
Easter message Sunday morning on
"The Easter Message and the Easter
Hope" At night a pageant, II Am
the Resurrection" will be given.
At the Bellaire M. E. church the
Rev. Walter B. Grimes will speak
in the morning on THE Risen
Christ" At night an Easter pro-
gram will be given by the Sunday
school.
Our Lord Triumphant" will be
the morning theme of the Rev. j. S.
Albert of the Gethsemane Lutheran
church. At night a Sunday school
Easter service, Easter Everywhere, .
will be given.
The Ladies' Aid of the Seventh
Presbyterian church will have an
all-day NEE ing next Thursday at
the church. There will be dis
play Of quilts.
1.-THE Joy of Living and How to
Apply 1t" will be the $50 a. m.
theme Sunday of Mrs. Edna F.
Nauzy before the Truth Center of
Applied Christianity at the Lincoln
hotel.
"The Glory of the Cross"
story pageant by Yale, will be
presented on Easter Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the Old Bethel
M. E. church. Miss Mabel Hoff-
man has the chief role. The Rev.
Maurice Kerr will deliver his Easter
message at that time.
1.-THE Transforming Power of
Christ" is the sermon topic of the
Rev. George S. Southworth at the
Advent Episcopal church at II a. m.
Sunday.
At the First United Brethren
church the Rev. E. H. Daley, pas
tor, announces that Bishop H. H.
Fout will deliver the Easter mes
sage in the morning.
Easter Imperative" will be the
morning subject of the Rev. Fred
erick Durham at the University
Park Christian church.
At the River Avenue Baptist
church, the Rev. George D. Billeisen
will speak in the morning on Has
Christ Risen?" or Theories Of the
Resurrection. At night, Are We
Ready for His Conling?"
At the Riverside Park NJ. E.
church, a community sunrise Easter
service will be held at a. m. At
$50, there will be a combined
church and Sunday school service
with the Rev. Robert NJ Selle
preaching on casters New Evil
dence." New members will be re-
ceived.
BIBLE SCHOOL
TO HOLD SERVICE
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