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But this 1000 a month must become at least 2000 a month if by December 31, 1955 we have enough Assurances for our people.
This is a race against time. We cannot expect - at least not count of an extension of this Act. If we are ( secure our proper share of visas forour people (They are issued on a first come, first served basis) we cannot wait until Autumn, we must accelerate Assurance procure- ment now!
Write to Margaret W. Gillispie, Committee on Resettlement Services, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York 10, New York.
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The Synod of Indiana, meeting at Hanover June 14, elected the Rev. Dayton McCormick as its Moderator. Dr. McCormick is pastor of the Cen- tral Presbyterian Church in Lafay- ette.
The Synod elected as Vice-Modera- tor, Mr. W. V. Coapstick, an elder of the Geetingsville church and chairman of the National Missions Committee of Crawfordsville Presby- tery.
Nada Miyat Married
Miss Nada Claire Miyat, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Miyat of Greenwood, Indiana, became the bride of Charles William Barnett; Evans- ville, Indiana. The Rev. Robert A. Barnett of Arlington, Va., and the
Madison Calls A Pastor
The Rev. L. William Huenemann will occupy the pulpit of the Madison, Indiana, Presbyterian Church, as pastor-elect, for the first time on September 25.
Mr. Huenemann is a son of the manse. His father was the late Rev. William Rev. L. William Huenemann Huenemann. Three of his brothers are also ministers. He is a graduate of Misson House College in Wisconsin.
He was graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary in 1946. He was ordained by Milwaukee Presby- tery; he served three years the churches of Jackson and Richfield Wisconsin. Since October 1, 1949, he has been minister of Jackson Presbyterian Church of Ootsburg, Wisconsin.
John N. Fox Installed As Executive
John N. Fox, D.D., was installed as Synod Executive, following the observance of communion in the Han- over Presbyterian Church, marking the opening of the meeting of Synod. Dr. Fox assumed his duties offic- ially July 15, with offices at 1138 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis. John Fox had been pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hanover for ten and one-half years, serving also as College Pastor.
Rev. William M. Hawley read the nuptial vows in Washington Avenue Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Mr. Barnett, pastor of the First Pres- byterian Church at Arlington, is the brother of the bridegroom.
The bride is agraduate of Indiana University and McCormick Theological Seminary. She is a member of Pi Lambda Theta Sorority and is a commissioned church worker for the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. She is Director of Christian Education at Washington Avenue Presbyterian Church, Evansville, Indiana.
The bridegroom is a graduate of Hanover College and Virginia Poly- technic Institute. He is also asso- ciated with GuthrieMay and Company.
October, 1955
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Three Sisters At Peabody Home
THE ESTELLE PEABQUY MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH U.S. A. INDIANA ÉTARO
These ladies, from left to right are, Mrs. Maud Tank, age 85 of Plymouth, Indiana, a member of the Plymouth Presbyterian church; Mrs. Olive Byers, age 94 of Garrett, Indiana, a member of the Garrett Presbyterian Church and Miss Edna Nicoles, age 81 of Kendallville, Indiana, a member of the Kendall- ville Presbyterian church. Mrs. Byer, the oldest, entered in 1937 and Miss Nicoles entered the Home just a few days ago.
It is most unusual to have three sisters in the Peabody Home.
Visit the Estelle Peabody Memorial Home of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. at North Manchester, Indiana.
Hillcrest Community Center Depends On You
Feed sacks, shown in the picture above, are becoming wearing apparel or table cloths in craft classes at Hillcrest Community Center at Clin- ton, Indiana.
Each of the pieces of cloth shown came from a Presbyterian home in Indiana. Many Church schools also sent cloth, towels, soap, craft materials to Hillcrest during the Thanksgiving or Christmas season.
Hillcrest, a neighborhood house offering haven and recreation to all, regardless of social, religious or economic status, wasbuilt and is largely maintained by Presbyterian
Annual Minister's Seminar
The Faith and Life Seminar for all ministers of our Synod will be held at the Turkey Run State Park, near Marshall, Indiana, Tuesday noon, October 25 through Wednesday noon, 26.
Two outstanding ministers have been secured for the leadership of the seminar. These men are Dr. W. Sherman Skinner, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, and Dr. H. Richard Rasmusson, pastor of the University Presbyter- ian Church, West Lafayette and Di - rector of the Westminster Foundation for Purdue University. Dr. Skinner until recently was pastor of the East Liberty Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg.
This annual Retreat has been a time of inspiration and rich fellow- ship. Many ministers have been re- newed in spirit and strengthened for the busy fall and winter program of the church. Many of our churches have encouraged their ministers to share in this opportunity and often- times have assumed the financial cost.
The Seminar is planned and con- ducted by the Committee on Higher Education, Rev. Howard Kipp, Frank- fort, Chairman. This project is a part of the total program of the Synod Committee on Christian Educa- tion, extending to ministers the opportunity of " in-service" train- ing.
Greenwood Church Completes Improvements
Under the direction of the Build- ings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Deacons, an improvement has been completed at a cost of $2,400. The work was done in three successive stages, and by different groups within the Church fellowship.
The biggest phase of the program was done by professional painters. This included the repair of faulty plaster, filling all cracks, and repainting the Sanctuary, the front porch, the Main Street narthex, the Sanctuary overflow room, the hall- way, and the memorial Chapel.
church funds.
Presbyterian churches throughout the state make regular contributions and gifts are received regularly from Clinton residents who show their appreciation of the work done at Hillcrest.
Hanover Has Chaplain
Thomas Johns has been appointed chaplain at Hanover College. He ex- pects to be graduated from the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Louisville in January after which he will assume full duties on the Hanover campus.
Tom is a member of the Irvington church, Indianapolis, and spent several summers at " Kosci" youth camp. For the last four years he has been student pastor of the Evangelical-Congregational church in Madison.
While in Hanover College, Tom was active in football, making the all- conference team for four years. He was president of the Student Chris- tian Association and consul of Sigma Chi.
Souls Have No Color
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SOU & HAVE NL ILOR
The Rev. Ernest Norquist announced his sermon topic in theusual manner. The Vacation Church School of the Presbyterian Church in Rushville had its picture taken before the bulletin board. Note the truth of the sermon topic illustrated in the picture. Nearly ten Negro children were en- rolled in this school . Truly " Souls have no color".
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THE INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
October, 1955
WANTED:
TO REFLECT HIS GLORY
Such is the purpose of the annual Retreat for Indiana women at Turkey Run State Park, November 4,5, and 6. Mrs. Jorge Qui smundo and Miss Dorothy Parker will be the featured speakers. Although the Retreat is planned especially for business and professional women and for members of evening groups, all women will be welcome. The schedule, as announced by Mrs. Thomas L. Land, Evansville, is as follows:
Time for Fellowship Time for Leisure
Friday Night 8 p.m. Informal presentation by Mrs. Qui smundo and Miss Foster
Saturday 10 a.m.
Opening and Dedication of the Retreat
3 p. m.
Bible Study, Discussion Hour Evening program, Mrs. Quismundo Harrison County Parish, so
Sunday
7 p.m. 9 a.m. P. W.O.
10:30 a.m. Church Service, Miss Foster
11: 45 a.m. Dinner & Closing Dedication
Time for fellowship and for leisure is part of the in this area.
program, and the cost depends on the time of arrival and type of accomodations. Registration blanks with this information are available at the local churches.
Mrs. Jorge Qui smundo
Miss Dorothy Foster
son C. Smith University, Charlotte, N.C., she served for eight years on the faculty of Arkadelphia- Cotton Plant Academy in Arkansas as teacher of English.
Mrs. Quismundo is one of the special guests invited to the United States to speak to the National Coun- cil Assembly of United
The new building houses by their church to the over- the church offices, a lounge; church school classrooms; a chapel; a dining room and
seas ministry. In August 1953 they left as fraternal workers of the United Church kitchen. The building cost of Christ in the Philippines, approximately $140, 000.
for Indonesia, with assign- ment at the Sekolah Thelogia un tuk Indonesia Bagian Timur in Makassar (Theological
THERE MAY BE GREAT THINGS AHEAD FOR HARRISON COUNTY CHURCHES
Watson Leaves Acton
The Louisville Courier- Journal of August 14, 1955, carried an interesting head- line: Geiger Counters Jump In Indiana. This was the heading for a story on the reported discovery of Uran- Church, has ac- cepted the po- sition as Pro- Rev. C.J. Watson testant Chaplain to the Wayne County Michigan Juvenile Court and Detention Home.
The Church Youth Service, an agency of the Detroit Council of Churches, pro- vides the service of a chap- lain to the Juvenile Court for the County.
New Pastor at Mt. Tabor
The Rev. John M. Hart was recei ved by New Albany Pres- bytery on July 18 and a committee was appointed to install him as pastor of the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church on July 24. The Mt. Tabor Church is in the midst of a rapidly growing subur- ban section of New Albany. The Presbytery has high hopes that the new pastor and the Mt. Tabor people will measure up to the opportunity in a grand way.
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ium in the southern part of Harrison County. There is also a strong rumor that a large deposit of very high quality sand for glass mak- ing has been discovered in this same part of the county. Just east of the County a very large Power Plant is being built. All in all it looks as if Harrison County isin for a boom. Fortunate- ly there are 9 Presbyterian Churches in this part of Harrison County. The Nation- al Missions Committee of New Albany Presbytery is planning to help secure the best possible leadership through a Moderator of the
that he, together with student assistants, can take full advantage of the antic- ipated growth of population
THE SUBURBAN CHURCH COMPLETES NEW UNIT
A new educational and fellowship unit was recently
Miss Dorothy Foster, assistant secretary in the Department of Women's Work of the Board of National Missions, will speak at the in being among the first Freeman is pastor.
Church Women in Cleveland dedicated (June 26), by the in November. She and her Auburn Presbyterian Church, husband are distinguished of which the Rev. Miles Asians to be commissioned Retreat.
Miss Foster has had a wide range of experience in National Missions and in the total Program of the women's work of the Church. Educated in three Presby- terian schools, Cotton Plant Academy, Mary Allen Junior College in Texas, and John -
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Johnston to Speak at Leadership School
The Rev. Roe H. Johnston, D.D. , pastor of First Presbyter- i an Church, Indiana- polis, will be vesper speaker for the Ind- i an a Synod Leadership Training School, July 1 to 7, 1956.
Sponsored by the Committee on Chris- ti an Education, the Dr. Johnston school, which will be held on the Hanover campus, will provide opportunity for local church workers to receive training in many phases of Christian Education.
Courses to be offered will in- clude The Social Witness of the Church; Basic Beliefs; Working with Young People in the Church; Admin- istration of the Church; a basic course on Women's Organizations and a Bible study course.
An observation school, which re- places the Kosci Laboratory School, will be offered for teachers of children and young people, and several workshops have been sched- uled.
Family accomodations will be available and supervised activities will be provided for children while parents are in classes.
Doctors Holding Seminar
Many of the fifty doctors who call the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Wayne their spiritual head- quarters are sponsoring a seminar.
These men are using the theme: "Christ and Hippocrates" for the nine meetings which are scheduled each month through June 1956.
Such questions are being discussed as: What are the professional im- plications of being a Presbyterian or of being a Christian? Does mem- bership in the Church imply a carry- over in the practice of medicine which distinguishes a physician
Thanksgiving
When Pilgrims early trod this land; When dangers lurked on either hand; When natures elements were wry; When hunger stalked; oppression raised a cry; They didnot wait for helping hands, To lift the burden, no, this band Of earnest souls who knew God's might, Knelt in the snow to offer thanks, To ask for courage for the task, Had courage to stand up foresquare For Godly right; there was prayer! Yes, prayer; Oh would that We would pray today. To build a stand where freedom'd last. Their strength imbued with Godly might, That every man throughout life's way Would pray that God's will And courage bome of knowing right, They laid the cornerstones of Faith, May be done, and that man's way may Re God's way, today! And until kingdom come. And Love and Hope; no hate was there to mar the plan; For every freedom-loving man Helene
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Anderson Speaks at Muncie Dedication
The Rev. Harrison Ray Anderson, D. D., pastor of the Fourth Presby- terian Church, Chicago, spoke on October 4, in the First Presbyterian Church, Muncie, as the building was dedi cated.
Dr. Anderson, former Moderator of the General Assembly, used as his theme, " Concerning Christ and the Church"
He interpreted the vigorous in- terest in the church as an indication of a renewed Christian devotion throughout the nation, and urges his hearers to make the church all that Christ intended her to be.
The new building is located ad- jacent to Ball State Campus. It has been completed at a cost of over a million dollars. Dr. Lewis W. Gish- ler and the Rev. David G. Walker are its pastors.
from doctors who make no religious ' profession? If the answer is yes, . then what are these implications?
Connor Returns From Alaska
Dr. Roy B. Connor, Jr., minister of the Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, has just returned from an Alaskan Preaching Mission. He visited Alaska representing the Board of National Missions of the Pres- byteri an Church in the U.S. A.
Dr.R.B. Connor
Dr. Connor met the team at Seattle, Washington, October 13, and arrived at Anchorage, Alaska, October 15, where he preached in the Woodlawn Presbyterian Church during a week's stay.
After the Preaching Mission was completed in Anchorage, Dr. Connor was taken by plane from Anchorage to Fairbanks, from Fairbanks to Annette Island, from Annette Island to Juneau, and then to Kethickan.
At each stop he visited Mission Stations and Churches of the Pres- byteri an Church, also Army and Navy established camps.
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November, 1955
The Editor Says:
THE CHURCH MUST BECOME PEDESTRIAN
Chesterton has written of Dickens, " if any man had, he had the keys to the street". Another has remarked that unless the Church of Jesus Christ has the keys to the street, it can never be given the keys to heaven.
Following Jesus means touching the common life. It means living heart to heart, mind to mind, hand touch- ing hand.
Long ago those who were instru- mental in establishing the Settle- ment House movement, discovered that a card index was a very poor instru- ment for knowing human needs, under- standing human problems.
The Christian Church must re- establish its close ties with humanity in the name of its Lord. It must take the crucified, risen, compassionate Christ into the in- fested areas of the common life.
The man on the street again wants to feel the touch of the man on the cross. This is our task.
Summer Camping Concluded
Indiana Synod Camps and Confer- ences at Pyoca, Kosci, and Hanover were happy experiences for many campers and counselors.
One additional Junior Camp was added to the Pyoca schedule. The de- mand still exceeded the available space. Some of the camps would have profited by the addition of a few more counselors, but the quality of leadership was unusually good.
Linoleum has been placed on the floors of approximately one-half the sleeping rooms at Kosci. A swimming pier will be constructed at Pyoca. The Camps and Conferences Committee hopes to obtain a full-time main- tenance supervisor this winter. A permanent residence will be con- structed soon. A new residence is also planned for the maintenance supervisor at Kosci.
The Kosci Committee would be happy to receive donations for boats, es- timated to cost one hundred fifty to one hundred seventy - five dollars each. The Committee would also be happy to secure limited quantities of shower curtains, bath mats, dresser scarfs, wash cloths and towels, pillow slips and sheets, es-
Young Men Dedicated to Christian Service
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Left to right: Thomas Ol shewsky, Richard Carlson, Richard Shaw, James Miller and Joseph Kreitzman.
These five young men are members of the Sunnyside Presbyterian Church in South Bend, Indiana, where The Rev. Paul E. Chalfant, D.D., is the minister. Three of the men pictured, Thomas Ol skewsky, Richard Carlson, and Richard Shaw are candidates for the Gospel ministry under the care of Logansport Presbytery. James Miller will come under the care of Logansport Presbytery at its winter meeting.
Oleshewsky is a junior at Wabash College; Carlson is a middler at McCormick Theological Seminary; Shaw is a junior at Wabash College; Mil- ler is a sophomore at Swarthmore College; and Kreitzman is a junior at Hanover College.
GRANT MORTGAGES REPAID
Grant mortgages received by the Presbyterian Church of Spencer have recently been repaid.
In 1871 and in 1881 this church received grant mortgages amounting to $1300.00.
pecially for single beds, a good used or new typewriter, a good used or new washing machine, and a few small wall mirrors.
The Pyoca Management Committee would be glad to receive the names of any persons who might be inter- ested in a full-time position as maintenance supervisor. For further information, contact the Rev. Roy Converse, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 445 N. State Street, Ind- ianapolis, Indiana.
Presbyteries Conclude Fall Sessions
Indiana's seven Presbyteries have adjourned their fall sessions: Crawfordsville at Thorntown-Sept. 19 Indianapolis at Greenfield-Sept. 19 Logansport at Winamac-Sept. 20 New Albany at Jeffersonville-Oct. 10 Vincennes at Washington-Sept. 22 Wabash River at Warsaw-Sept. 13 Whitewater at Aurora-Sept. 21
Prominent on each docket were matters relative to the fall canvass in each of the Synod's 305 churches. Several Presbyteries considered General Assembly overtures; others gave blocks of time to the world mission of our Church.
Churches in Todd-Dickey Parish at Work
The Miller's Chapel congregation has bought a manse adjacent to the Church building. Steve Peterson, student minister, will soon move into this manse with his family.
The Nabb Church has just completed the building of a new manse. The men of the church did most of the work. Berkley SoRelle is the student minister.
The Otisco Church has added a Church School addition, at a cost of $2,000. Pill Williams is the student minister.
The Owen Creek Church, under the leadership of its student minister, John Hunt, will add an Educational Unit to its building.
Hammond Church Men's Council Holds Fall Retreat
Twenty- five men from the First Presbyterian Church in Hammond, Indiana, met early last month at Kosciusko Lodge, Winona Lake, Ind- iana, for a time of study, inquiry, and prayer. The men cooked and served their meals.
The Retreat provided opportunity for deepening of personal Christian life, and also hours of fellowship and recreation. Resource leaders were The Rev. Harold Turpin, Minister of the First Presbyterian Church, Hammond, and Mr. Walter F. Brown, Assistant Professor of English at Indiana University.
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Huntington Church Dedicates Unit
A new $150,000 Christian Education Building was dedicated on Sunday, October 30, by the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church, Hunt- ington, Indiana.
The building provides offices for the Pastor, secretaries, and the Director of Christian Education; adequate housing for the youth work, Church School housing, choir and session rooms. A large stage is also provided.
Dr. Alexander E. Sharp, adminis- trative secretary of the Board of National Missions, gave the conse- cration message. Mr. George Bippus, elder and chairman of the Building Committee, presented the completed work to Kenneth Kaylor, president of the Board of Trustees. The Rev. David R. Hutchinson, D.D., is the pastor.
Southport to Build New Church
A new Sanctuary and Educational Unit will soon be erected by the congregation of the Southport Pres- byterian Church. Completion is scheduled for the fall of 1956.
The Church House at the corner of Main and Church Streets, Southport, has been sold to a Nazarene congre- gation.
A new manse has been completed; the Rev. William M. Prichard, Jr., and his family now occupy this new dwelling.
Church services, since disposal of the original church building, have been conducted in the Church Shelter House near by. Services will be held in the Perry Township Jun- ior High School building during winter months. Church School classes have met in this building since June 1, and will continue to meet there until completion of the new Educational Unit.
Greencastle Seeks Pastor
Since the pulpit of the Green- castle Presbyterian Church has be- come vacant, anine-member committee on Nomination of Pastor has been elected, and is functioning. Mrs. Rosalie Feld is Chairman of the Com- mittee; Dr. Herbert Heller serves as Secretary.
During this vacancy, the Session has planned a series of monthly dinner meetings for the entire con- gregation, aspiring to keep members informed on the progress of all church organizations, and to stimu- late interest in the many activities of the church.
The Westminster Foundation of this church has met twice with 75 stu- dents in attendance each time. It has organized into committees to carry on the activities of the or- ganization throughout the remainder of the academic year, under the supervision of Dr. Paul Thomas of Depauw University faculty.
Greensburg Church to Build
A new unit to house Church School facilities and rooms for fellowship and recreation will be erected by the First Presbyterian Church, Greensburg, Indiana. The Rev. Hugh I. Schuster is the minister.
The newunit will contain approxi - mately 16,000 square feet of floor space. It will include assembly rooms and classrooms for all Church School departments, church office and study, a fellowship hall, kitchen, choir room and scout room.
The initial campaign for funds has been completed; detailed plans and specifications are in the process of completion. By acquiring an ad- joining property, 40 by 160 feet, sufficient space for the new unit will be provided.
Sutherland Church Celebrates Anniversary
On Sunday, October 16, the Suther- land Presbyterian Church, Indiana- polis, celebrated the 50th Anni ver- sary of the dedication of its first edi fice.
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