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The work steadily grew. April 1, 1927 the " Indiana Plan" of budget - ing National Missions was effected for Christian Education. This Com- mittee was duly incorporated and was charged by Synod with full re- sponsibility for all Christian Educa- tion work for and with our churches with Dr. R. J. McLandress its di - rector. Dr. H. B. Hostetter, then General Secretary of Synod, con- tinued to serve as Superintendent for National Missions and Secretary of the Synod Council.
The work continued to grow and the Benevolence giving of our Chur- ches through our Clearing House passed the half million dollar mark. The revised rules of Synod now establish the executive office of the Synod, charged with all pro- motion of Benevolence and the work of the Secretary of the Synod Coun- cil. Dr. Roy E. Mueller continues as Executive Secretary for National Missions and Church extension, assisted by Rev. Robert Stewart; and Dr. E. Stanley Kreidler is the continuing Executive Secretary of Christian Education, assisted by Miss Lorraine Riggs.
National Missions and Christian Education offices continue at 1132 North Alabama in the converted residence property owned by the Yandes Trust for these two causes of our Synod. The adjoining property to the north at 1136-38 North Ala- bama was purchased by the Trustees
of Synod for the new offices of the Synod Executive. The office of " Indiana Presbyterian" will also be in this building.
The second floor of the property willuse the number " 1138" and house the office of the " Area Division on Evangelism" under the direction of Rev. John Abernethy. This is not a Synod office but part of the national offices of the Department of Evangelism. Here will also be the office of the Indiana Council of Churches.
REV. JOHN NELSON FOX ELECTED TO NEW OFFICE
The Council of Synod in special meeting on March 28 heard the report on the committee on Personnel, char- ged with the nomination of a man to fill the new office of Synod Execu- tive. By unanimous vote of the Council the Rev. John Nelson Fox, Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Hanover, was elected to this office.
Rev. Mr. Fox was born in Cin - cinnati the son of a Presbyterian minister. He is a graduate of Cedarville College and Louisville
THE 129TH MEETING OF SYNOD OF INDIANA
The Synod of Indiana will again meet at Hanover College for the 1955 sessions. Preceding the meetings of Synod there is to be a conference on New Life Advance and Evangelism on Tuesday, June 14, 10a.m. - 12 noon. Dr. Roy B. Connor; Synod's Chair- man of Evangelism will preside, and Rev. John K. Abernethy, the Central Area Secretary of Evangelism of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., will speak. This conference will be for both ministers and ruling .elders.
The meeting of Synod will open at 2 p.m. with the Moderator, Rev. Roscoe Wolvington, Shelbyville, presiding and delivering the sermon. Following the worship service the new moderator will be elected and the business sessions will follow.
The popular meeting on Tuesday evening at 7:30 will be in charge of the Committee of National Mis- sions with Dr. J.V. Roth, Chairman, presiding. The guest speaker will be Dr. Harold Baldwin, the Secre- tary for city and industrial work of the Board of National Missions, New York City. The work in Indiana will also be presented.
Dr. John Peters, Ph.D., the Secre- tary for Stewardship and Promotion of our church will speak on Wednes- day in connection with the report Continued on page 2.
Presbyterian Seminary in the class of 1942. He has been pastor of the Hanover Church the past ten years. Mr. and Mrs. Fox and their three children expect to move to Indiana- polis soon after the end of the school year at Hanover College, when the normal activities year of the church also ends.
Mr. Fox is one of the most re- spected and beloved ministers of our Synod and will bring to the Department of Stewardship a rich background of pastoral experience and leadership.
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THE INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
May, 1955
National Council of Presbyterian Men
This is part of the Indiana delegation to the annual meeting of the National Council of Presby- terian Men. There were three thou- sand Presbyterian men gathered in the Palmer house for the Seventh Annual Meetingof the National Coun - cil of Presbyterian Men, March 18- 20. A meeting was held earlier at Sacremento for the West coast area and another at New York City for the East Coast.
Muncie's Presbyterian Men Active
The men of the First Presbyterian Church of Muncie started their activitiesoff fast this past month. The first week they were in their new building, they had a banquet with over 300 Presbyterian Men in attendance. The group heard talks given by three active laymen from Portland: Dwight Young, James Lugin - bill and Gordan Meeker. During the National Convention for Presbyter- ian Men in Chicago, eight of the Muncie group were in attendance and have come back with new insights into the place of the layman in the responsibility of the church.
Plans were worked out for the group to have a Good Friday breakfast for the group with reports from the National Convention and election of officers. The group is working on plans for an all church picnic this fall and similar activities. They raised money for the chapter this winter by sawing up the felled trees on the church land and selling it for firewood. They are kept busy every Sunday morning at the new church directing traffic and assist- ing as guides for new people to the church.
Muncie Youth Center a Success
The Board of Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church of Muncie started something that has met a need in the lives of young people. They have a youth center program every Friday and Saturday evening in the recreation room of the church. Fri - day evening is set aside for the Junior High age while Saturday even- ing is for the High School. The re- sponse has been great with real enthusiasm for the whole youth pro- gram. The ping-pong tables, dart games, juke box, TV and snack bar have attracted many young people interested in fun under good super- vision. This project from the dea- cons has brought a response from the congregation as well as from those who assist in sponsoring the groups and supplying much of the equipment.
Our Synod's Benevolence Outlook
After a full year of the " Stew- ardship Advance Program, " and our entry for three months into the second year of this program, we can well afford to look at the results.
It had become a recognized fact that the vast majority of church members are making a claim to being Christian as long as the costs are low. When an individual tried to be sincere to his profession of faith and let his associates see the re- flection of Jesus in his daily mode of speech and conduct, other church members thought him a " bit queer" or even " fanatic. " The program of our church " The Challenge of Chris- tian Living" is simply to get people to realize we must be honest with God, with our fellow man, and our- selves. Either we are willing to try to live as Christ would have us live or we are not honest in our profession of faith in Him.
The " Stewardship Advance Program" takes this " Challenge of Christian Living" on into the recognized use of our possessions. As long as the vast majority of Christians try to get by with offerings as small as possible and not loose face with their friends, we do not have an aggressive dedication of our lives to
HANOVER BUILDS AGAIN
Construction will be started this summer at Hanover College on the Brown Memorial Chapel. This $65,000 building is the gift of Mr. J. Graham Brown, industrialist from Louisville, who is a Hanover alum- nus. It will seat 200 and will have provisions made for a chaplain's quarters.
The Brown Memorial Chapel will be used for religious worship services, weddings, and meditation. It will face Lynn Hall and will be built directly west of President Parker's home. The architect for the build- ing is J. Frederick Larsen.
Continued from page 1. THE 100TH MEETING OF SYNOD
OF INDIANA
of Synod' s Committee of Stewardship and Promotion. At this meeting of Synod the Rev. John N. Fox will be installed as the newly elected Executive of the Synod. Mr. Fox has served as pastor of the church at Hanover the past ten years and through these years has been Pastor Host to Synod.
These meetings will hear presented all phases of the work of our church in and beyond Indiana. The meetings being held on the campus of Hanover College afford not only comfort and convenience, but also an atmosphere of worship amid the beauty of the campus. Dr. and Mrs. Albert Parker are gracious host and hostess to both Synod and Synodical as the Synod and Synodical meet together.
our Lord. When church members spend more every week on liquor, tobacco, and trivial amusements than they give for the work of the church, we cannot claim our profession of faith is truly sincere.
In 1954 the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., gave 10.5% more dollars for benevolence than in 1953; but our church had a substantial growth in membership which accounts for about half of this increased dollar re- ceipts. To realize what is consider- ed a fair benevolence job for a church with over 22 million members our benevolence giving to the Gen- eral Assembly Boards and Agencies should be 40% greater in 1956 than Continued on page 3.
May, 1955
THE INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
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Campaign for Student Center Successful
The Building Campaign of the Westminster Foundation of Blooming- ton, Inc., has reached a total in cash and pledges of $149, 975.22 which now permits the long needed Student Center and Chapel, which will be completed early in 1956.
Mr. Harold H. Church, a member of the Foundation Board, was chair- man of the campaign which reached the total in cash and pledges of $149, 975.22. Of this amount $115,827. 34 was pledged by churches and $34,147.88 was subscribed by individuals.
The following breakdown by Pres- byteries of churches which partici- pated will be interesting to the reader:
Presbytery Percentage of Participation
Crawfordsville 62%
Fort Wayne 63%
Indianapolis 50%
52%
Logansport Muncie 82%
36%
New Albany Vincennes Whitewater
60%
46%
The Director of the campaign stated that the raising of funds for this Presbyterian Student Center and Chapel, to be placed on a cen- trally located lot adjacent to the center of the Indiana University campus, was only made possible by the united efforts and support of the churches and Presbyterians in the Synod of Indiana. No one in- dividual deserves any special credi c for this accomplishment. Every con- tributor, from the smallest to the largest played an important part in reaching the goal. It was a case of every person and organization lend- ing their individual support to this
magnificient accomplishment. When the building is completed everyone who participated in the program can feel that some portion of the build- ing was made possible because of their sacrificial gift.
It should be kept in mind that the original goal for this project was $400,000. 00. When it became necessary to reduce the amount to meet the bare minimum, the goal of $125,000.00 was determinded. This goal did not make any allowance for pledges which might not be met, nor did it take into consideration the cost of improvement of the site, or the purchase of any of the furnish- ings which will be needed in the new Center. For this reason the campaign will be continued; however, no churches will be contacted or solicited for any further funds. It is hoped that some of the churches and individuals who did not contri- bute to date may be willing to do so to help in furnishings and equip- ment of the building.
One of the largest items which has not been included in the budget is an organ. Investigation seems to indicate that a pipe organ should be installed in preference to an electric organ. The cost of such an organ will amount to approximately $5,500. The organ would make a very appropriate memorial gift.
The President of the Westminster Foundation of Bloomington, Inc., Carl M. Gray, and the immediate past presidents, namely, Louis W. Bonsib and Henry B. Walker, join the Director, Harold H. Church, in behalf of the Board in thanking all who helped make this campaign a success.
Upon completion of this Presby-
CAMP COUNSELLER TRAINING
Often persons have stated that they would gladly be a leader in one of our Synod Camps or Confer- ences, but feel that they lack training. To help meet that need, a Counsellor Training program is planned for this summer.
There will be two distinct phases of this program. The first is one week of intensive training, June 12- 18 at Camp Kosciusko. The second phase will be actual leadership in Junior Camps under the direction of a skilled adult counsellor. We hope that this second phase will be available at both camps. A part of each day will be spent in directed study of the philosophy and techni - ques of church camp counselling. Those who have completed the junior year of high school and older are eligible. Each Counsellor-in-Train- ing is asked to pay one half of the regular fee. Either or both of the two phases of the program may be taken by the same individual.
Continued from page 2. OUR SYNOD'S BENEVOLENCE OUTLOOK
in 1954. This is not day dreaming when we realize that we are averag- ing less than 11/2d a day per member. Truly, there are many who give liberally, but there are many thou - sands of church members who give little or nothing to aid in the Benevolence work of our church ..
What are you doing? Why do you not take it upon yourself to see that in your group of friends in your church you study the program of our church and its support by the members of your church.
terian Student Center and Chapel it can no longer be said that the Pres- byterian Church failed in its obli - gation to Indiana University stu- dents of Presbyterian families who are temporarily away from home and who will in many cases return to their home churches. In the years to come the money spent on this pro- ject will be looked upon as an.in- vestment in potential and valuable leadership in the Presbyterian Church in the Synod of Indiana and in the church of Christ all over the world.
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THE INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
May, 1955
By: MYs. Heber D. Williams
Returning this year to the Hanover College campus for a joint meeting with the Synod, the annual Synod- ical meeting will take place June 14 to 16, at Hanover. Mrs. S.M. Ford, Synodical president, emphasizes that women from all the churches in the state will be wel - come to attend, and urges that they send in their reservations as soon as possible.
A joint communion service will open the meeting Tues- day afternoon, after which there will be a Synodical executive meeting. The pro- gram Tuesday night will feature National Missions with Dr. Harold Baldwin, Secretary for City and In- dustry the speaker.
Training classes for Presbyterial officers are scheduled for Wednesday morning; on Wednesday night there will be a joint meet - ing with the Synod.
Meals for the registered guests will be served be- ginning with Tuesday evening dinner, extending through Thursday noon luncheon. Each person isurged to send her reservation, accompanied by a check for $10.00, directly to Hanover College before June 7. Linens will be furnished.
Electric Organ Dedicated
The Presbyterian Church at Waveland, dedicated a new electronic organ on March 20. This church has been experiencing a fine growth and interest under the lead-
hosts at a picnic at Camp Kosciusko on Monday evening. Church sessions should sistant ministers and minis- ership of Rev. Richard arrange for Directors of ters of Christian Education Christian Education, As- to attend this conference.
Hudel son.
CONFERENCE FOR CAMP LEADERS
Approximately 100 leaders for the 1955 camp and con- ference program, met at Brownstown Presbyterian Youth Camp on Monday and Tuesday, May 2 and 3, for a leadership training confer- ence. Rev. Maurice Bone, Youth Work Department, Board of Christian Education; Professor Robert Tully, Department of Recreation, Indiana University, and Rev. Robert Richter, First Church, Evansville were re- source leaders for the three age groups.
INDIANA SYNOD LAB SCHOOL
Rev. F. Philip Rice, First Presbyterian Church, Ft. Wayne, hasbeen selected to teach the study manual, " The Scriptures in Chris- tian Faith and Life" at the Synod Lab School, August 21 to 28, at Camp Kosciusko, Winona Lake. In addition to the laboratory section which includes kindergarten, pri - mary, junior and junior high, courses will beoffer- ed in Church School Admin- istration and in the Bible.
MIDWEST REGION DIRECTORS ยท OF C. E. TO MEET
Directors of Presbyterian Educational Services from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin will meet for a three day con- ference (May 9,10 and 11) at the Westminster Hotel, Winona Lake. Dr. Norman Langford, editor-in-chief of the Christian Faith and Life Curriculum, will be the guest leader, and will lead the group in discussing the church's doctrine re- garding the Bible. The con- ference theme of Christian Family life will be sup- ported by a preview presen- tation of the 1955-56 Cur- riculum Servicing Program. Indiana directors will be polis, Indiana.
The Church and the Inter.City
Mayer Chapel and Neighborhood House is one of the projects of National Missions of our Synod. This work located in Indianapolis in an area currently zoned for light industry is fast being shifted from poor housing to freight truck depots and light industry.
This work was started around the turn of the century by the Second Presbyterian Church as a Mission Sunday School. This one church financed the buildings and maintained the work until recent years when a definite program to shift oversight was introduced by the church to transfer supervision to the National Missions Committees of Presbyteries and Synod. The personal interest of Dr. Jean S. Milner of Second Church has been of great help through the years in keeping the work at Mayer Chapel at a high standard.
The work at present is served by Rev. William Jones as Pastor of the Chapel with the work of the Neighbor- hood House supervised by Mr. Wallace Baker as Director of Recreation and Miss Marylon Taylor as Group Worker. They are assisted by four part-time student workers, and twelve women and one man volunteer workers. The entire program is capably supervised by the Program Committee under the leadership of Mrs. Frances Ford who gives endless hours of consecrated volunteer service.
This program is financed by funds from Synod's Nation- al Missions budget, from the Synodical Social Service Offerings, from special gifts and endowments, and from the Community Chest. There is a large need for this type of program in this area, even though there is a constant decrease of dwelling units in the area. It is possible that in a few years it may become wise to con- sider relocation of this work a mile or so to the east where the present conditions resemble those of the Chapel location as of ten or more years ago. This sort of work must be constantly a part of National Missions as we seek to take the Gospel to the poor of spirit and economic status.
-WANTED-
The new office of Synod Executive as outlined in the rules adapted by the Synod of 1954 is now being established. The General Council of Synod has elected Rev. John Fox of Hanover to this new office. We are now seeking an office worker who can act as his secre- tary, type letters, operate mimeograph and care for the books of the Clearing House. This is a diversi - fied job for some girl interested in the work of our Synod. Anyone interested is asked to write Rev. Roy E. Mueller, D.D., 1132 N. Alabama Street, Indiana-
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July 1955
Number 17
EXPANSION CONTINUES
Washington Avenue Church of Evansville
The Washington Avenue Church of Evansville recently dedicated their new Educational Building erected at a cost of somewhat above $150,000.00. The work of the pastor, Rev. W. H. Hawley, has shown a fine fruitage in this movement to his work. The church engaged Miss Nada Miyat a year ago as Director of Christian Education.
The First Church of Evansville is moving along on the extension of the east side branch known as Totten Hall. A large unit of the building layout is nearing completion which leaves only the Sanctuary of this plan yet to be erected. Dr. M.C. Cavell has done an outstanding work for his church and Evansville in the development of this extended program of his church.
Troup Memorial Church of Indiana- polis under the leadership of Rev. J. D. Martin, unanimously voted to move into an expansion program. This church in a residential area of south Indianapolis, has come to the stage of enlarged vision for worship and service requiring more building. The first step will be a portion of a new Educational Build- ing which is part of an over-all plan that eventually could lead to a rebuilding of an entirely new church plant.
The leaders of North Park Church
of Evansville voted in full agree- ment to begin the task of erecting the new Sanctuary on the basement unit built several years ago. Rev. Addison Chapin has led this church to a strong position of community interest in the church during his long pastorate there.
The Range Line Presbyterian Church in Lake County has a most interest- ing story. This church was organ- ized in 1920 as the only church in the township, and met in a former school house in the open country. The church had only part time min- istry and much of the time it was served by students. The counselling of the National Missions Committee of the Presbytery helped bring a new vision to the congregation during the past five years. They have built a new manse and now have com- pleted a most beautiful church building. The church was dedicated April 24, after much labor by the people both on the building and the farm operated by the men for the building fund. This church is now self supporting on a full time basis. The Rev. Otis McMullen is the pre- sent pastor.
The Shelbyville Church launches a building and remodeling program to cost about $100,000.00. This will include an educational building, together with a larger church parlor and choir room. The rebuilding pro- gram will include new office and
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in common with Christians of what- ever denomination and, particularly in the fact, that we all have a re- lationship to Christ as Saviour and Master, there were certain definite Presbyterian characteristics. Some of those noted were:
Presbyterianism involves a repre- sentative form of government. The control of the local church is in the hands of officers elected by the members. The control of the higher bodies of the church -- the Presby- tery, Synod and General Assembly -- is in the hands of officers elected by these groups.
Presbyterianism means a close- knit church. The congregations are not independent. Each chooses its own minister, but its choice is subject to the approval of the Pres- bytery, and itsminister and session are responsible to the Presbytery. There are popular rights within supreme control: a government neither decentralized like that of the Congregational Church, nor highly centralized, like that of the Roman Catholic or Epsicopal Church.
ORDINATION SERVICE
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Faris Franz was ordained in the First Presbyterian Church of Deca- tur, Indiana, Sunday, May 29.
Pictured left to right are: Dr. David Cully, Rev. A. C. E. Gillander, Rev. Robert Crosby, Rev. Ray J. Walther, Dr. D. R. Hutchinson, and kneeling Faris Franz.
WHAT IS PRESBYTERIANISM?
Recently a member of one of our adult classes asked,. " In just what way are Presbyterians distinctive?" The question was answered in part by several members of the class, who came from denominations differing rather widely from ours -- a Catholic a Seventh Day Adventist, a former member of the Assembly of God Church. In the discussion it became apparent that while Presbyterians have much
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