The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
Six Foreign Workers, Here in Observance Of
100 Years Of Methodist Work in Southern
Hemisphere, to Lead Crawfordsvi|Ie Meeting
Buenos Aires Bishop Heads
Program Arranged for
Thursday.

Six church leaders, constituting a
mission OF Fellowship From South
America" in celebration of 100 years
OF Methodist missionary work on
that continent, are to speak Thurs
day at the First Methodist Church,
Charlottesville, Of which the Rev.
p l.. Benedict is pastor
This meeting is one of series
arranged by DR.. H. P. Ivey of
Charlottesville, superintendent Of
the Charlottesville district of the
Northwest Indiana Annual Confer
ence.
The visiting deputation consists Of
Bishop and Mrs. Juan E. Gattinoni
of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bishop
and Mrs. George A. Miller of San
tiago, Chile; Dr. George P. Howard,
evangelist to all South America,
end the Rev Daniel E. Hall of Mon
tevideo, Uruguay.
Supper to Be Served
The conference is to open at
Thursday afternoon, with round
table discussion, led by Bishop Mil
Ter, for pastors of the district. DR..
Ivey is to preside. At the same hour
members of women's foreign mis-
sionary societies and women's Sun
day school classes of the district are
to be addressed by Mrs. Miller and
Bishop and Mrs. Gattinoni
Following supper at $50 there
is TO be a general meeting at 7:30,
with Bishop Miller and DR.. Hall as
speakers.
In their major addresses, Bishop
.Gattinoni is to speak on ITO Our
Brethren in the North; Mrs. Cat
tinoni is to have "Women's Work
for Women" as her subject; Dr.
Howard will speak on The Re
ligious Awakening of Intellectuals
in South America" Bishop Miller
on "A Centenary Nobody Knows;
Mrs. Miller on Women Under the
Southern Cross" and DR.. Hall on
THE Youth Movement in Uruguay"
They are to speak on related topics
before special groups, with oppor-
tunities for questions and discus
Sions.
First South American Bishop
Bishop Gattinoni was the first
South American to be elected a
bishop of the Methodist Church.
Born in Italy, he came to Argen-
tina at the age of 6. He is a gradu-
ate Of the Union Theological Semi
nary in Buenos Aires, has held i'm
portant pastorates in Uruguay and
the Argentines; was elected bishop
by the Central Conference of Latin
America in 1882, and reelected for
a four-year term last year. Mrs.
Gattinoni is of English birth, and
was educated in South America. For
many years she acted as president
and is now honorary president of
the Methodist Federation of Women
in Argentina.
A quarter century of missionary
work to Spanish speaking people
has been the contribution of Bishop
Miller. He has served in the Phil
ippines. Mexico, Central America
and as resident bishop of the San
tiago (Chile) area. Mrs. Miller is
the author of book, Women I'm
der the Southern Cross"
Speaker on continent-wid cir
cult, DR.. Howard is evangelist to the
student youth and educated classes
of South America. Mr.. Hall is pas
tor Of the Central Church Span
ish) in Montevideo. He has trans
lated many religious books into
Spanish, and has been pastor in
BuenoS Aires, Concordia and Cor
doba before his present appoint
ment.
The delegation conducted a SINH
lar meeting on Friday night in the
Frankfort Methodist Church, the
Rev G. G. Ford. pastor.