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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
AIumnae Are
to Entertain
Western College Group to
Dine GIee Club.

The Western College Alumnae of
Indianapolis are to entertain the so
members of the Western College
women's glee club of Oxford, o.,
with a buffet supper in the Taber-
nacle Presbyterian Church parlors
at 6 tomorrow night, preceding their
concert in the church auditorium.
This is the second annual appear
ance of the club here Six hundred
were present at last years concert.
Miss Elizabeth Driver directs the
organization, with John Woodland
organist.
Miss Mary Hostetter is president
of the local alumnae chapter, which
numbers $50 members.
Tomorrow nights program is to
include the following numbers:
Choir
"Crucidxus" (from Mass in B Minor
The Rev ]. Ambrose Dunkel and Choir "0l'
Antlphon
Violin Solo
Adagio from the Third Suite ..Ries
Miss Christine Cotner
Choir-A Cappella
Q Bone Jesu. ''..............,P alestrina
Our Father who Art in Heaven" S'es.' IL"
e.;:.......... .'....'... Bortinianski
7Iau aud Ye the Name of the Lord sn '.'
,1;o,ix, 'Rachmaninoff
Air '1 for 't the String 49,. .Bach-wilhelmi
Miss Cotner
Praise to the Hottest" :: ...... .Elgar
Spanish Easter Pr ocession .. arr. Gaul
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
resbyterian Sunday School Is
One Of Largest in Middle West
1000 Enrolled in Tabernacle Church Group, According
to Secretarys Annual MEETING Report

The Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church has the sixth largest Sunday
School in the denomination, and it's
enrolment of 1000 makes it one of
the largest Protestant schools in the
Middle West, according to the secre-
tary's report at the annual meeting
this week.
The enrolment represents mem
bers of 1908 families, and the 81
weekday organizations have
membership of 1857. These activ-
tiles draw an average daily attend
ance of 765 for the five-day week.
Of the schools lit teachers and
officers, approximately 100 attended
the meeting. Principal speaker of
the evening was the Rev. Ephraim
d. Lowe, pastor of the Olive Branch
Christian Church, whose subject was
THE Graded Church.
The program included a March
of Time" feature, which gave the
historical background of Tabernacle
Church, and a sketch of present &C
tive church school workers. Miss
Rena Mallory was honored for her
90 years as teacher or head of de-
partment. Among the so teachers
with a service record of four years
or longer, Miss Ruth B. Williams
held the record of seven years with
out an absence. Mrs. Robert Spraul
was second with four years of per-
feet attendance.
The following persons were elected
to Sunday School Offices for the
coming year: Noble Biddinger, first
vice chairman; w. d. Balm, second
vice chairman; H. P. Ball, treasurer;
H. l.. Patrick, secretary; Chaplin
Smith and H. Hood, assistant secre-
taries; Adolph Emhardt, superin-
tendent of Young Peoples Depart
ment; j. w. Tucker, superintendent
of Senior Department; H. M. Wood
superintendent of Intermediate De-
partment: Miss Jean Duthie and
Mrs. Pearl James, superintendent of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Pastors Day
Is to Be Annual
Feature in City
Decision Follows Success
of First Observance
Here.

Pastors Day" is to be an annual
feature in local Baptist churches,
on the fourth Sunday preceding
Easter, it has been decided by the
Slperintendent's League, following
the success of the first observance
last Sunday
At the same meeting an invita-
ton was given Baptist ministers to
meet with Sunday school superin-
tendents at the New Bethel Church
on April Is. Plans for close CO.
operation in the education program
are to be discussed.
Reports from several churches
have shown a successful response to
the initial Pastors Day, according
to Cecil Beck, president of the SUI
perintendents' League. The Rev. Z.
c. Trent, pastor of the Woodruff
Place Church, was greeted by 600
friends, while 800 members of New
Bethel Church turned out in honor
of their pastor, the Rev. w. F.
Buckner.
A basket dinner was feature of
the observance at Acton Church of
which the Rev. Isom H. Ferris is
pastor. The Central Church hon.
ored the Rev. o. B. Sarber. Modera-
tor of the City Baptist Association,
with a special offering for foreign
missions, and work of the local
Baptist Christian Center.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Revival Series
Opening Is Set
Services Are to Continue
Until Easter.

A series of Evangelistic meetings,
continuing until Easter, is to open
tomorrow night at the Barth Place
Methodist Church. Services are to
begin each evening at 7:30.
Next week the Rev. r. R. Gross,
pastor, is to be assisted by visiting
ministers, with special music by
their churches.
Monday is to be Wheeler Rescue
Mission night, the Rev. Herbert
Eberhardt in charge; Tuesday,
Woodside night, the Rev. M. t.
Reynolds and his mems chorus in
charge; Wednesday, Edgewood
night, the Rev. M o. Robbins
speaker; Thursday, Home night, the
Rev. H. H. Sheldon, speaker; Fri
day, Edwin Ray night, the Rev. r.
o. McRea and choir in charge.
Beginning Monday, March 80, the
Rev. Gladys March, pastor. of the
Arlington Methodist Church, is to
assist with the meetings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Choir Is Scheduled
to Sinq at Church

The Youth Choir of the Third
Christian Church, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Grace Paris, is to pre-
sent the following program at the
service tomorrow night:
Prelude" Intermezzo" ......... Mascagni
Isabel Thrush.
Hymns
81 Love Divine"
II Would Be Like Jesus"
II Would Be True"
Prayer.
Mary Pauline Keller.
Ohertory-" Elegy" .............. Massenet
Mildred Hume.
Prayer of Thanksgiving" ......... Baker
When Through the Night ia. Liszt-Clark
Youth Choir.
Scripture Corinthians Is.
Jack Smith.
Solo-"In the Garden" ........... Miles
Mary Ann McCreary.
Turn Ye Even to Me" ........... Harker
who Shall Sing II Not the Children"
Youth Choir.
Sermon for Youth-"Canned Sunshine"
DR.. william F.. Rothenburger.
Hymn" Fairest Lord Jesus"
Wanda Ruth Helm, president of
the choir, is to preside. Mildred
Hume is to play the piano accom-
paniment for the choir.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21

ter of the township, with its six
room brick building properly heated
and equipped and its graded staff
of teachers. is doing far more for
the children than the little separate
schools could ever do.
Of course, we all are conscious
painfully conscious-of the fact that
when it comes to getting our
churches together we have a far
more difficult and complicated prob
lem. But it Is not an impossible
one.
In fact, little progress already
has been made in our state, though
as compared with other states we
are a bit belated. Mergers have
been effected in Boggstown, MASKS
vile, Worthington, Russellville, Unz
ion Mills. Chalmers, Salem Center
and Garrett-all of these amalga-
nations of Methodist and Presby-
terrain churches except Garrett,
which was formed by a union of the
Presbyterian and Reformed congre-
cations. The ages of these mergers
vary from five to Is years, and to the
best of. my knowledge they all are
working out with commendable sat-
isfaction and success. But, church
comfy in Indiana is only in the dis
cussion stage.
Local Leader Favorable
raise the question as to whether
we have not now arrived at the
place where full-time man, an ex-
perienced and tactful leader, should
be employed, charged with the one
task of furthering church mergers
in communities where there is evil
dent opportunity and need of this
thing. Local leaders are often favor
able but do not know how to pro-
coed.
From the standpoint of economy,
to say nothing of the larger and
deeper interests of the Kingdom, the
employment of such a leader would
be good investment. Pastors and
UNCONVENTIONAL superintendent are
over-burdened with their own tasks.
We all agree the thing ought to be
done, but like everything else, it is
to advance only when some one gets
on the job and works at it.
One thing is certain, we can not
go on keeping up the number Of
churches we are maintaining, and.
we do not need them. The churches
in our rural sections and villages
must do one of two things, get to-
gether or disappear. But we dare
not let them disappear. We must
help them TO survive and conserve
all their energies and resources and
IN the only way in which that is
possible is through the union OF
Protestant forces.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Survey Made
of Downtown
Social Needs
Section Studied Has High
est Per Capita Crime,
Relief Cost in City.

Problems Of the city's "close-in"
church area are to be discussed by
the pastors and workers of the sec
ton on April % in the Y. M G. A,
1t was announced this week by the
Community Committee of the In
dianapolis Church Federation, DR..
job B. Ferguson, chairman. At the
same time, appointment of COM
mittee to study the city's newer
sections and suggest The placing of
new churches and Sunday schools
was approved.
The recent meeting heard report
of a subcommittee which has been
investigating church conditions in
the downtown area. The territory
is bounded roughly by McCarty-st
on the south; State-st south of
Westinghouse on the east; Liberty
st north of Westinghouse on the
east; feminist or the north, and by
Belmont-av, South of Michigan-st,
and White River, north of Mich
igan-st on the west Data compiled
by the Indianapolis Census Com
mittee and the Indiana Bureau of
Social Research we're presented by
L. F. Arts, together with a report
on human needs in this field.
81 Churches Serve 41,525 Persons
The survey disclosed that there
are 81 churches serving a popula-
ton of Al 1858, 1859 white resi-
dents, native born or born of native
and foreign parents; 1889 foreign
horn, and TIT Negroes. The area
shows the highest per capita cost
for crime and relief, the highest
death rate and the most homes of
misdemeanants. 1t also shows the
greatest drain upon the city for fire
protection, disqualification and care
of the insane.
In locating the established
churches, the subcommittee made an
especial effort to discover whether
the "store-front" churches and
house missions we're abortive of the
best work of the church or actually
were meeting an unfulfilled need.
The investigators suggested that
further study of the characteristic
and composition" of the section
should include the number of pub
lie schools, showing facilities for
public meetings and extra-curricular
activities; number and location of
public parks and Fairgrounds, show
ing what free recreational programs
may be developed with coordination
of public officials; the number and
location of movie theaters; number
and location of liquor taverns; and
the number and location of we'll
known Joints"
QUESTIONABLE to Be Presented
At the April meeting, the Rev.
Howard G, Lyle, pastor of the
Fletcher Place Methodist Church,
is to present QUESTIONABLE of
minimum standards to religious
workers in the territory. The fol-
lowing five. general topics are to be
discussed; Social administration,
children's and adult educational ac-
tivities, recreation, religious educa-
ton and worship,
The primary object of the inves-
tigation is betterment of social con-
ditions rather than the perpetuation
of individual churches. according to
the Rev. Give MCGUIRE, chairman
of the Church Federation statistics
committee and executive secretary
of the indianapolis Baptist Associ-
alton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Are to Hear
Music and Readings

A program of music and readings
is to feature the annual spring
party of the Women's Bible Class
of the Central Avenue Methodist
Church Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. j.
D. Hoffman is chairman of the pro-
gram committee, with Mrs. M. B.
Stratton, social chairman, assisted
by Mesdanes E. c. Winsted and P.
Milo Miller.
Mrs. Anita Scott, soprano. is to
be heard in a group of German and
Russian songs, accompanied by Mrs.
Jessie Guild Reep. Miss Marion
Dorothea Laut, pianist, is to play a
group of Spanish compositions,
while Misses Mary Beatrice White
man and Jeanette Cordly are to
present dramatic monologues.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21

Junior Department; Miss Rena NAL
lory, superintendent of Primary De-
partment; Mrs. w. D. Balm, super
intendent of Beginners Department;
Mrs. Ralph Sharpe, superintendent
of Nursery Department.; Miss Ruth
Hutchinson, secretary of enrolment
records; Miss Emma Anderson, di-
rector of budget, and James B. Mar
tin, director of Christian education
and recreation. The Rev. j. AM
brose Dunkel is pastor of the church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Small Districts
of State Called
Over-Churched
Problem of Competition
Becoming Pronounced,
Hostetter Says.

BY REV. HENRY B. HOSTETTER
Executive Secretary Of the Presbyterian
Synod of Indiana and Chairman Of the
Committee on Comfy of the Indiana
State Pastors Convention.
One of the most serious problems
confronting religious leaders in In
diana is that of the ver-churched
small community. Under churching
is, no doubt, a serious problem in
many parts of America, but not in
Indiana. Our trouble is with over
churching and unbusineSslike ex-
penditure of religious funds.
The National Missions Boards Of
six of our large denominations
have entered into an agreement with
one another to discontinue grants
of home mission aid to all competi-
tive church enterprises. What do
we mean by a competitive church?
Keeping in mind the fact that most
of our HooSier communities are
homogeneous as to race and Ian
guage, 1 would say that church is
competitive if it divides the re-
sources of its community with an
other church, when the resources Of
that community are sufficient for
the adequate support of only one
church. Where the churches num-
Der more than two in such COM
munitieS, the problem is all the more
pronounced and complicated.
We are pretty we'll agreed today
that to serve its constituency prop
erly the church must have building
equipment adequate for worship and
also educational and social pro-
grams. Every congregation needs a
well-trained, resident pastor. The
membership therefore must be
strong enough to support such hous-
ing, program and leadership. If the
resources of the community are so
divided as to make these minimum
standards unattainable,, then the
community is er-churched and
the groups are competitive.
The same is true also if a COM
munity has two or more churches
and is maintaining these standards
of service only by the aid of home
mission funds. The welfare of the
community and the larger interests
of the Kingdom, as well as logic and
good business and real religion, de-
mand merger, so that home mis-
sion funds may be released for COM
munities that without aid must re.
main destitute of gospel privileges.
Lots of Sentiment
We all recognize that there is a
lot of lovely sentiment associated
with "the little red schoolhouse on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Francis D. Webb TO
Give Organ Recital

Francis D. Webb is to be present.
ed in junior organ recital by Indi-
ana Central College, Elsie MacGre-
gor, instructor, at 7:30 tomorrow
at the Irvington Presbyterian
Church. The program follows:
Hymn-Sweet Is the Work, My God,
My King.
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor -. Bach
Rlcerare Palestrina
Mr.. Webb
Scripture and Prayer .D DR.. Ferguson
Cheruhim Song -. -. Tschaikowsky
o Be joyful in the Lord Gretchaninoff
College Choir
Chorale and Andante .... Mendelssohn
ITO IN Fiat Major ..... .Albrechtsberger
Scherzo in c Minor from Sonata
....'...-.... Guillmant
Mr.. Webb
Organ Offertory .....,...... Mrs. Loomis
Address President l. j. Good
o Lovely Are They--Dwellings from
"A German Requiem -. Brahms
College Choir
Finale in B Flat Major 80. Cesar Franck
Benediction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Dr. 9. E. Hitler, IS,
breaches Tomorrow

DR.. G. E. Hitler. pastor emeritus
of the New Jersey Street Methodist
Church. is to commemorate his
eighty-fifth birthday by preaching
tomorrow morning on True Chris
tians Are Waiting Expectantly for
Glorious Event :
DR.. Hitler has been in the minis
try So years, has contributed for 64
years to the same church paper in
which his articles still appear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21

The NH ana the
little b r o W n
church in t h e
vale" b u t W e
know what has
happened TO the
schools. B e t t e r
educational poll
cies and especially
the welfare of the
children h a v e,
after much foolish
opposition, wo n
the day, and the
C o n S o Ii d ated
school in the CEN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Club Is to Give
Lenten Drama
St. Cecilia Group to Repeat
The Upper Room

A Lenten play, '"The Upper Room"
is to be presented by the st. Cecilia
Dramatic Club of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church on March 30. The
drama previously has been presented
by the club, and will be remembered
as a powerful and inspiring play by
those who have seen it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21

olOgy In the Col
lege of Religion,
Butler University,
as their special
teacher durin G
the n e x t five
Sundays.
The class, or
ganized five years
ago, has a mem
bership of ap-
p r o x imately 200
men and women
up to the age of
40. Easter serv-
ices are to be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Brighfwood Church
Is Revival Sponsor

Upon a last-minute change of
plans, the revival campaign at
Brightwood Christian Church,
scheduled to open March 20, was
begun last Wednesday, with the
Fife Brothers evangelistic team in
charge.
Services are to be held at tbs
each night, except Saturday, and
on Sunday morning and evening.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Matter to Be Topic
for Service Sunday

matter" is to be the lesson
sermon in all Churches of Christ,
Scientist, tomorrow. The golden
text is: THE fashion of this world
passeth away" Il Corinthians, 7:310
Citations which comprise the
the lesson-sermon include Psalms
46:1, 4, 5, 6 and passages from the
Christian Science textbook, "Sci-
ence and Health With Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Breakfast Club to
Be Led by Class

The Adelphian Glass of the Me-
ridian Heights Presbyterian Church
is to sponsor the Sunday Morning
Breakfast Club at the Wheeler City
Rescue Mission at tomorrow. Mrs.
c, H. Matson is to sing, accom-
panied by Mrs. Milton Smith. Her
bert Aker, class teacher, is to talk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Self Realization Fellowship Temple
Ranendra Kumar Das, leader. Morning.
Ihe Nlrbhanic Plane" All services at
room 408.
Missionary Observation-Disclosures .sUn-
movable Men" Mrs. Dora M LecK speak
ST, night, evangelistic meeting, John
Yakel, Speaker.
, Natural Science of Life Church-Mrs.
Ida Bishop, minister. Night. anniversary
Life" '0'e"oe VI
West New York Gospel Mission-The
Rev. Maud Hunter Illges, pastor. Services
AFTERNOON and evening.
po Unity Truth center-The Rev. Murrel G.
Asketh, Receiveth' nc 'nS'
East Miami Street Pilgrim Holiness
Mlssion-The Rev. L. N. Trotter. pastor
AIternoon, the Rev. Ben Hatfield. speak
ei' Hien'' sermon by Mr.. Trotter.
PRESBYTERIAN
First-The Rev. George Arthur Frsntz
pastor. Morning. "Three UniversaIs -
Pilates Wife"
Wallace Street.-The Rev r. E. Mueller.
pastor. Morning. The Dawn of Victory /;
night young peoples meeting.
Troub Memorial-The Rev. Lem l..
Latham; pastor. Morning. Discovering
the Father"
Prentice--The Rev. Malcolm D McNeal,
pastor Morning. That Thy Name May
Be Made Known"
Iryingten-The Rev. John B. Ferguson.
ing; night. sermon by President I. J.
Good Of Indiana Central College and music
by the college choir. Organ solos by
Francis D. Webb.
D, Meridian Bei.hts-The Rev: Sidney
Jesus Message; night. musical service
by Broad Ripple High School Glee Club
Tsbernacle--The Rev. ]. Ambrose Dun
kel, pastor Morning. Belief and Bread:
Western College of Women Choir. VIZ
Fairview-The Rev. Virgil D. Raglan. pas
World; night. young peoples service.
Woodruff Avenue United-The Rev w.
@ Ball: pastor. Mornino. las God Would
have Us Live; night. Rebellion"
pastor Morning. Thou art the Man" ;
night, young peoples meeting
WEsTMINsTER-The Rev Il T. Graham.
po1er " sa1ree L4 S Of Values night
evangelist, speaker at both services.
UNITARIAN
All souls-The Rev. P. S. c. wicks. pas
tor. Morning, The Never-Ending War"
REFORMED
Carrollton Avenue-The Rev. E. G HON.
rghausen, pastor. Morning. Peace With
God"
UNITED BRETHREN
Calvsry-The Rev. l. A. Huddleston
pastor. Morning. sermon from Luke III
verses I 5, and 10: night. sermon from
Luke 1918
University Heirhts-The Rev. Row n
Turley. pastor. Morning He Calls TO
Life" night. WHY Did Jesus Permit
Himself to Be Crucifed7"
UNIVERSALJST
CentraEOscar r voet. moderator
Morning. Our Liberal Heritage" Earl B
Teckemeyer. sneaker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
REVIVAL TO START

Evangelist Lee Payne is to
open a two-weeks revival meet
ing tomorrow morning vt
Broadway Baptist Church.
Special music at each service
is to be in charge of Miss Elsie
F. Adams, minister of music,
and Walter c. Bruce, sorg
leader.
The Rev. r. M. Dodrill is
pastor of the church. and the
Rev. w. E. Houghton, associate
pastor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
Lenten Meditation
Will Be Presented

Portions of Stainer's Lenten mu-
steal meditation, The Crucifixion, .
are to be presented at 4:30 tomor-
row and next Sunday at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. Charles
F. Hansen is organist and musical
director.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21

The cruciflXiOn
group to be used
was m o d e | e d
especially for this
production by En-
rico Vittorie, and
t h e "Veronica's
Veil" was painted
by Sister Austin
Joseph of the To-
cal Sisters of st.
Joseph conmun-
ity, who at one
time was a teacher
at Sacred Heart
school