The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-28
Speakers for
Lenten Series
Are Selected
Catholic, Protestant Group
Directs Good Friday
Observance.

Announcement Of the annual pre-
Easter services, to be held at Eng
lish's during the noon hour through
out Holy Week, was made today by
the Rev. Ernest N. Evans, execu-
tive secretary of the Indianapolis
Church Federation.
DR.. Evans emphasized the value
of this gesture of cooperation
among Indianapolis churches in
presenting a united message. The
meetings have been an annual
Lenten feature for nearly Is years
DR.. Evans said.
Ministers selected as speakers,
April So, and their subjects are as
follows.
Monday, the Rev. Jean S. Miner,
pastor Of the Second Presbyterian
Church, Faiths Fragile Dream;
Tuesday. the Rev. William H. Lee
Spratt, pastor of Victory Memorial
Methodist Protestant Church, "The
Solvent of Jesus; Wednesday. the
Rev. o. A. Trinkle, pastor of Engle-
wood Christian Church, THE Rem
edy for a Bewildered World;
Thursday, the Rev. r. H. Benting,
pastor of st. Marks Lutheran
Church, "The Meaning of the New
Commandment.
Good Friday Services
Special plans for Good Friday
observance are in the hands of a
committee comprised of Catholic
and Protestant clergymen and lay
men. Services are to be held at
English's and Keiths, and in city
churches from IL to 3. the three
hours during which Christ was on
the Cross.
The audience at Engluish's is to
hear the Rev Guy o. Carpenter,
pastor of Irvington Methodist
Church, on the subject, THE Indif-
ference Of the Cross" the Rev. c..
A. McPheeters, pastor of the North
Methodist Church, Saving Others
and Himself; and Prof J. J. Hara-
my of Indiana Central College, THE
Love That Passeth Understanding. "
Speakers at Keith's are to be the
Rev j. Ambrose Dunkel, pastor of
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church,
1.-THE Meaning of the Cross; the
Rev G. Grundy Fisher, pastor Of
University Park Christian Church,
"The Timeliness of the Cross; and
DR. G.. Bromley Oman, president of
De Paw University, subject unan-
nounced.
Other Services Arranged
Special Ire Ore services are to
be held in all Catholic churches,
and it is expected that many Prot
estant congregations in outlying
sections will follow last years GUS
tom Of holding union services in
some Of their larger churches.
Following the slogan, "a Reverent
City on Good Friday" adopted at a
meeting this week, the committee is
to ask the Merchants Association
and $50 industrial and business
firms to cooperate by permitting
their employees to attend services
in their neighboring churches.
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Good Friday services are to be
placed in conspicuous downtown 10
cations. Merchants will be asked
to have special symbolical window
displays, and Good Friday closing
cards are to be distributed by Boy
Scouts.
Observance Is Widespread
1t was pointed out at the recent
committee meeting that most of the
country's larger, cities held wide
spread observances of Good Friday
last year, and that in Detroit, fac
tories and business houses closed
from noon until 3.
The INSTRUMENTATION Good
Friday committee is comprised Of
Wallace o. Lee, chairman; Arthur
d. Pratt, treasurer; Miss Dorothy
Eller, secretary; and the following
members: Culver S. Miller, the Rev.
Allen K. Trout, Frank c. Jordan,
the Rev. Ernest N. Evans, the Rev.
John w. Moore, John j. Minta,
James F. Lynch, William E. Moran,
Humbert P. Pagani and the Rev.
Guy o. Carpenter Mr.. Pagani is
in charge of publicity