The Indianapolis times., 1932-10-14
10000 HEAR
LEADERS OF
CHURCH SPEAK
Vast Throng Attends Days
Sessions of Disciples of
Christ Farley.
WORLD WORK IS TOLD
Other Leading Religions Do
Not Meet Conditions,
Convention Told.

RellglOuS Journalism has proved
to be one of the leading factors in
aiding the church solve, great prob
lens Of the day, the Rev. Willard M.
Wickizer of the First Christian
church of Maryville, Mo, said today
in an address before 10000 delegates
attending the Disciples of Christ
international convention in Cadle
tabernacle.
People of the church must learn
through journalism about activities
of their organizations in order that
they may give intelligent support.
Great preaching will help, but it
must be abbetted by the printed
word, Mr.. Wickizer declared
The Rev. j. Warren Hastings of
Savannah, Ga, also speaking at the
morning session, declared that
Christianity is the desire of all ma
tions.
Mr.. Hastings reviewed conditions
throughout the world, and told
what each of the leading religions
offered to meet the situation. Bud
dhism, Confuciusism and Moham-
medism, he declared, are made
quate.
Discusses Character Building
Christianity, he asserted, anskers
the call of the hour, because its God
literally can transform men,"
Speaking before almost 10000 per-
sons at the Wednesday night ses-
sion, DR.. A. D. Harmon of Gable,
Wis, described the building of
character as the most important
problem confronting modren re-
ligion.
Legislation will not build char
acter," he said. There must be a
re-emphaSiS on the potency of re-
ligion."
Colonel P. H. Callahan, president
of the Association of Catholics Ia
voring Prohibition, speaking at the
Thursday sessions, stanchly defend
ed the eighteenth amendment in his
address, THE Noble Experiment"
Called Greatest Curse
Colonel Callahan asserted that "it
became the duty of the United
States, which iniated democracy, to
solve the greatest curse of civiliza-
tion-liquor"
He charged opponents of prohibi-
tion with being "short-sighted."
They overlook what a liquorlesS
nation would mean to our homes
and our political life, and especially
to the destinies of our country" he
said.
DR.. George A. Buttrick pastor of
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
church of New York City, will be
pricipal speaker tonight. The Rev.
Q. M. Yocum of Indianapolis, chair
man of the department of foreign
missions, United Christian Mission
ary Society, also will address the
conclaVe.
Speakers this afternoon were to
be the Rev. H. H. Peters of Spring
field, Ill, and the Rev. c. r. Stauffer
of Atlanta, Ga.
College dinners will include But
lCi university, EIlllllpS university dn0
TranSlyvania university. all at Third
Christian church; Bethany college
at the Lincoln, Drake university at
Bamboo Inn and Hiram college at
the Y. w. G. A.
Breakfasts Are Scheduled
Three breakfasts will open Sat-
urdays activities. They are Pension
fund, Claypool at 7: Missionary
breakfast for laymen, SEVERN at 7,
and Women's Prayer Chapel Spon-
sorship breakfast, Sphinx Arms at 7.
Saturday mornings convention
speakers are: Mrs William F.
Rothenburger of Indianapolis. the
Rev. w. H. Pinkerton OF Wash
ington, D. c.; j. G. Warren of Los
Angeles; the Rev. Edwin Errett of
Cincinnati, and j. w. Black of Lei
cester, England
Speaking Saturday afternoon are
to be: Harold Fey of Indianapolis,
editor of World Call, and Marvin
c. Stansbury of the First Chris
tian church of Seattle, Wash.