The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-14
40 States TO
Be Listed on
Farley Rolls
The Fiftieth Anniversary OF
Movements Founding to
Be Observed. p,

More than $500 young people.
mostly students from American ana
Canadian colleges and universities,
are to attend the twelfth annual
conference of the Student volunteer
Movement. to be held here Dec. ~
to Jan. /.
The convention will also celeF-
brate the fiftieth anniversary of til
movements founding. 1t had it,
beginning at Mt. Herman, Mass
where $50 students met with Dwight,
L. Moody and decided to institute
quietly working organization for the
furtherance Of interest and support
for foreign missions.
Thomas S. Sharp, convention city
chairman, said yesterday he had re-
ceived registrations from students
in 40 states. The main meetings
of the convention here are to be
held at Cadle Tabernacle, with
Seminars and smaller group meet.
ings at the SEVERN and the Clay
| pool. Leaders in the religious
thought of the world are to address
the various groups at the conven-
ton and will also be available for
conference at the Claypool during
the meeting, Mr.. Sharp said.
Many Famed Leaders Coming
| Among those who will attend the
convention as speakers will be Will
liam Temple. Archbishop of York;
Toyohiko KagaWa, Japanese reh-
giouS leader and author of Love
the Law Of Life; Reinhold Nel-
buhr, professor of Applied Christi.
anity at Union Theological Semi
nary, New York; T. z. Koor, spiritual
prophet in China and leader of
Chinese youth; Mrs. Induk PAX, field
secretary of the Cooperative Com
mittee on Work Among Rural
Women in Seoul, Korea; John A.
Mackay, secretary of the Board of
Foreign Missions in the Presbyter-
ian Church; Richard Roberts, Mod
orator of the United Church of
Canada; Gonzalo Baez Camargo,
secretary Of the National Christian
Council of Mexico.
Local people who wish to attend
the convention meetings will be al
lowed to register for the meetings
at one-half the regular registration
price. Admittance to single meet
ings will not be available to those
other than delegates.
Convention music is to be sung
by picked chorus made up of the
delegates and directed by Russell
Ames Cook. Some of the college
groups are rehearSing Bach and
Handel oratories for the convention.
A special concert is to be held New
Years Day. -.- --..
Objectives Are Listed
The special convention play,
Operation at One" is to be pre-
sented at Keith's Theater during
the convention. 1t will be under
the supervision of Miss Nancy
Longenecker The play was written
especially for the indianapolis con-
vention by Maude Taylor Sarvis,
who was a missionary to China for
Is years.
Detectives of the convention in
clude:
To probe with ruthless realism
the inner character of the worlds
suffering and confusion"
ITO confess the presence in our.
selves of the same factors which
have made the world what it is"
10 appraiSe the new crusading
forces which are increasingly con-
scripting mems allegiance"
Marmon Heads Committee
More than 10000 members of the
Student Volunteer Movement have
been sent out by various churches
as missionaries to foreign countries.
The Convention City Committee
is headed by Walter C. Marmon,
honorary chairman, and includes,
Henry R. Danner, chairman; Edgar
H. Evans, Arthur v. Brown, Mrs.
George A. Ball, Arthur R. Baxter,
Fermor S. Cannon, Mrs. Mary H.
Carey, Stephen ]. Corey, Mrs.
Brandt G DoWney, Dr. Charles P.
Emerson, DR.. Ernest N. Evans, DR..
John B. Ferguson, Bishop Henry H.
Fout, the Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Fran
els, I. j. Good, c. L. Hardness, DR..
E. G. Homrighausen, Mrs. Ralph j.
Hudelson, Charles ]. Lynn, DR.. Al
eXander Paul, j. w. Putnam, F. B.
Ransom, William H. Remy, Mrs.
William F. Rothenberger, Roy Sahm,
Mrs. Archer G. Sinclair, Robert S.
Sinclair, Harry w. White and Isaac
E. Woodland.