The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-08
Church Group S
Program Is TO
Last Five Days
Members From Two Coun-
ties Will Meet at Roberts
Park Church.

An extensive five-day program of
class study and assembly lectures is
to make up the fourteenth annual
Winter Institute of the Indianap-
oils District Epworth League, which
is to begin Monday in the Roberts
Park Methodist Church.
The indianapolis District, which
includes Marion and johnson Coun-
ties, is to be joined for the second
year by Negro members from the
Lexington Conference. Class sched-
ules are divided into three daily
periods. which are to be supple
meaCed by supper, fellowship
period and assembly lecture.
At the first class period each day,
groups are to study the following
subjects: Acquainting Youth With
Christ taught by the Rev. r. o. Nc
Rae Pastor of Edwin Ray M. E.
Church; Fellowship of Sharing, by
the Rev. M. o. Robbins, pastor Of
Edgewood M. E. Church; The Liquor
Problem, the Rev. Guy Lowry, pas
tor, Southport M. E. Church; The
Spiritual Message of Fine Arts, by
Mrs. George Cannon, and Worship
in Our Everyday Life, by the Rev.
Will Hildebrand, pastor of Cumber-
land and Old Bethel M E. Churches.
Second period classes are to hear
these following discussions by Meth
odist leaders: Building Youth for
the Future, Miss Marie Newell;
Bible course, The Teachings OF
Jesus, the Rev. r. l.. Dove, pastor
of the Morris Street Church; For
Two Cents a Week, Miss Fern
Sinkey, Fukien Province, China;
Young Peoples Method in the
Church, the Rev. NJ. w. Claire Jr,
pastor, Simpson Church (Negro),
and laboratory course in Folk
Games and Work Night Programs,
by Miss Martha Ritchart.
Third Period Discussions
The third period is to be COM
posed of the following discussions:
Co-operatives, led by the Rev. Will
bur D. Grose, pastor of the Fifty
first Street M. E. Church; Marriage
and the Home, by the Rev Charles
T. Alexander, pastor, Roberts Park
Church; Using the Bible in Solving
Life'S Problems, the Rev. E. E. Aid
rich; Patriotism, by the Rev.
Howard G. Lytle, pastor of the
Fletcher Place Church, and Ideals
and Standards, by the Rev. c. A.
McPheeters, pastor, North M. E.
Church.
The Rev. Norbert G.. Talbot, dean
of the institute and pastor of the
Broad Ripple M. E. Church, is to de-
liver the first assembly address.
Tuesdays assembly speaker is to be
the Rev. w. E. Gillett, pastor of the
Beech Grove M. E. Church;
Wednesday, the Rev. Frank R.
Greer, pastor of the Oakland City
Methodist Church and dean of the
Riverdale Institute; Thursday, DR..
H. F. Legg, professor of English
Bible and Philosophy in Evansville
College, and Friday, Dr. w. G. Hart
niger, superintendent Of the Indian
apolis District.
KugeI in Charge of Singing
William F. Kugel, minister of
music in the North M. E. Church, is
to be in charge of the song services,
with Mary Gottman of the Broad
way League, accompaniSt.
The closing service of the Insti-
tute is to be held on Saturday
night, with 4 musical program by
members of the Lexington Confer
ence. An engraved plaque is to go
to the league having the largest
number of actual hours attendance
at classes, and a second award, a
picture of Christ, to the league with
the highest percentage of certificate
credits.
Credit is to be given for five 40
minute periods of class work, with
five credits necessary to receive an
institute certificate, and Is for
diploma.
officers in charge of the institute,
besides Dr.. Talbot, are the Rev.
Edwin j. Weiss, associate dean; w.
G.. Himmel, registrar, and Charles
Tyler, district president. Enroll
ment for the courses is expected to
exceed 500.