Evening star., 1940-01-27
Church, Community
Will Be Theme Of
Social Work Institute
Welfare Principles Will Be
Discussed at Meeting
In Foundry Church

THE Church and the Commun-
ity" will be the theme and the
formulating of church social welfare
principles the objective of the Sec
ond Annual Institute of Church
Social Work to be sponsored by the
Department of Social Welfare of
the Washington Federation of
Churches, the Rev. John L. Nixon,
executive of the department, an
nounced today.
To be held in the Foundry Meth
odist Church, Sixteenth and P
streets NV, Tuesday from 10 am.
to 4 pm, the second church social
work institute is expected to draw
q wide attendance from Protestant
churches in Washington. Among
those expected to attend are min
listers, missionary chairmen, church
visitors" chairmen OF social welfare
committees, volunteer leaders Of
welfare activities, professional So
cial workers and directors OF re-
ligiouS education.
Rev. F. B. Tucker to Preside.
Presiding at the morning session
of the institute will be the Rev. F.
Bland Tucker, Social Welfare Com
mittee chairman of the Federation
of Churches. The institute will open
at 10 am. with greetings from DR..
E. L. Ford, director of religious edu-
cation of the Foundry Methodist
Church. The Rev. o. G. Robinson,
pastor Of the Calvary Methodist
Church, will be in charge Of the
opening services.
Three morning discussion ses-
sions will be held.
Section I, on Marriage and the
Home" for ministers, will be under
the Craftsmanship of DR.. Warren D.
Bowman, Washington City Church
of the Brethren. How best to In
spire young people with Christian
ideals of love and marriage, pre-
marriage counseling, an after-mar-
riage follow-up to aid young couples
In establishing Christian homes and
question of marriage Of divorced
couples will be among the subjects
discussed.
Section II will consist of an Epls-
copal conference, under the leader
ship of the Rev. Tucker at which
the speaker will be DR.. Almon r.
Pepper, secretary Of the National
Council of the Department OF Chris
tian Social Relations Of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church.
Seminar on Welfare.
Section III will take the form OF
a seminar on welfare projects and
welfare committees in the local
church, under the direction of the
Rev. Nixon, Department Of Social
Welfare executive Proceeding as
though they were planning a social
service program in local church,
discussion of the various elements
in such a program will be led oy
Miss Frances Dysinger of the Lu-
theran Inner Missions; the Rev. A.
F.. Elmes, pastor of the Peoples Con-
gregational Church; Mrs. j. D. Ford.
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church; DR.. H. E. Vernon, director
of religious education, Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church.
DR.. Pepper, nationally known
leader of social welfare activities
in Episcopal churches, will speak
on Program Objectives for the
Local Church" at noon luncheon
meeting at 1915 pm. of all groups
in joint session.
The afternoon session, from to
4 pm, on THE Church and the
Community" will be led by the Rev.
Harry Porter, pastor Of the West
minister Presbyterian Church.
Memorial services for the late
Clarence Phelps Dodge will be held
from 4 to 4:30 pm. in recognition OF
the inspiration and leadership which
he gave the field of Christian social
service.