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Dr. Paul C. Payne, General Secre- tary of the Board of Christian Edu- cation, said concerning the Founda- tion's action: " This is certainly the most handsome gift to private education in the history of America.
How deeply our Board is concerned regarding education is evidenced by the $75,000 challenge fund which it presented to our colleges last year to encourage raises for professors, and we are certainly profoundly grateful to the Ford Foundation's new grants".
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At the close of the preaching mission, the Commission and Staff returned to the seminary at Matanzas for an annual meeting.
The Rev. John Abernethy, Central Area Division Secretary, whose office is at 1138 North Alabama Street, also shared this mission.
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THE INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
February, 1956
Churches Urged to Peace Action
" The nation's Christians who pray for world peace will have to get out and work for it, too, if it is ever to be achieved".
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Dr. Walter W. Van Kirk, executive di- rector of the De- partment of Inter- national Affairs of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., told 200 church leaders as- sembled at Cleveland, Ohio recently that the time has come for Christians " To exercise their influence in the halls of government.
Dr. Van Kirk outlined a five point " imperative" action program for peace, calling upon the nation's churches to:
1. Insist that American foreign policy be projected within the framework of the United Nations, and for purposes consistent with the IN charter.
2. Press for continued search for a trustworthy and politically ac- ceptable system for the reduction and regulation of armaments, includ- ing weapons of mass destruction.
3. Support government efforts to achieve international cooperation in developing the peaceful uses of atomic energy together with a " thorough examination of the social and economic factors related to the distribution of atomic powers".
4. Work for continued government economic aid and technical assis- tance to underdeveloped areas, both bilaterally and in cooperation with the U.N.
5. Support programs which identi- fy the United States with the aspir- ations of subject peoples for self- government.
It is true that Christians often find themselves in a quandry in their work for world peace because They must support " partial solutions which are not ideal solutions" . Of course, not to support them because they do not embody the ideal " in the obsolute sense is to yield by default to those forces which are hostile to ends for which Christians strive".
How urgent is the need for churches to become more articulate in the area of social action!
Churches Adopt Benevolence Goals
Benevolence acceptances for 1956 have now been acted upon by most congregations throughout Indiana. It is the desire of each Presbytery chairman of Stewardship and Promo- tion to have information from all the churches.
Let us remember that the 167th General Assembly adopted no benevo- lence budget total for 1956. Each church is urged to accept a larger individual responsibility in the program as approved by the General Assembly by using the self-alloca- tion plan as a means of determining its share.
Recreation Lab Planned
The sixth annual Presbyterian Recreation Laboratory will be held April 16-20 at Druce Lake Camp, Lake Villa, Illinois. In addition to courses on recreation skills, sessions will be offered for camp and conference leaders. These will include administration, preview of resource materials, leadership de- velopment and a. sharing of ideas.
Dr. Hutchinson Marks Anniversary
Dr. David R. Hutchinson, on Jan- uary 1, 1956, celebrated his 20th Anniversary as pastor of the congre- gation of the First Presbyterian Church in Huntington.
On that day Dr. Hutchinson delivered a sermon entitled " This Could Be Your Life".
Dr. Hutchinson began his ministry in Huntington the first Sunday in Jan - Dr. Hutchinson uary in 1936. His is the longest pastorate held by a Protestant minister in Huntington county.
Ordained to the gospel ministry in the Presbyterian Church at Boggs- town, he served there for five years prior to his call to Huntington.
Since becoming pastor to the Hunt - ington congregation, 354 infants have received Christian baptism; 249 weddings have been performed; 400 funerals have been conducted; and 883 members received into the church.
Leonard to be on Staff of Hanover Leadership Training School
Rev. Donald L. Leonard, Ph.D., ex- ecutive editor of the Faith and Life cur- riculum has accepted the invitation to teach the course on " Basic Beliefs" at the Indiana Synod Leadership Training School at Hanover College, July 1 to 7, Rev. Leonard 1956.
The course, which is designed to outline the basic beliefs of the Christian faith and to explore their relevance to daily discipleship, will be offered at two different hours to accommodate the anticipated enrollment.
Before joining the headquarters staff in Philadelphia, Dr. Leonard held pastorates in Midlothian, Texas; West Haven, Connecticut; Washington D.C., and Portland, Ore- gon.
For four years he was chairman of Portland Presbytery's Committee on Christian Education, and during the same period, he served as a member of Oregon Synod's Committee on Christian Education. For three years he was dean of the Leadership Training School of the Northwest and he has taught at Lewis and Clark College and at Texas Christian Uni- versity.
In his present position, Dr. Leonard is responsible for the edu- cational content of the curriculum materials. He maintains continual contact with writers and editors to keep them abreast of the most recent educational developments, so that lessons produced are useful and applicable to the particular age group for which they are intended.
A graduate of Washington Univers- ity, St. Louis, Missouri; and Mc- Cormick Theological Seminary, Dr. Leonard received his M.A. from Texas Christian University and his Ph.D. from Yale University.
Bethany Church Repays Mortgage Grant
Bethany Church, Spencer, R. R. 2, has repaid the Board of National Missions amortgage grant of $250.00 which it received in 1872. The Rev. V.L. Raphael is minister of the Bethany congregation.
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THE INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
February, 1956
THREE YOUNG MEN RECENTLY ORDAINED
William Richard Huey has been or- dained to the min- istry, and installed as pastor of the Boggstown Community Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Roy B. Connor, Jr., pastor of Me- ridi an Heights Pres- byterian Church in Indianapolis, pre- Rev. Huey sided. Other minis- ters taking part in the ceremony were The Rev. Raymond Bowden of First Church, Indianapolis, Dr. John Williams, Franklin Presbyterian Church, and The Rev. Robert Stewart, moderator of the Orchard Park Pres- byterian Church at Carmel.
Dr. Andrew Kerr Rule, of The Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, preached the sermon.
Orchard Park Presbyterian Church Organized
The Orchard Park Presbyterian Church was organized by the Presby- tery of Indianapolis, Sunday after- noon, January 15, in the sanctuary of the Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church.
117 were received as charter mem- bers of this new congregation: 85 by letter of transfer, 21 by con - fession of faith, 11 by reaffirma- tion of faith.
The congregation of the Orchard Park Presbyterian Church will soon begin to construct a church build- ing and manse on a nine acre site located at 106th street and road 431, north of the city of Indiana- polis.
The Rev. Robert S. Stewart, formerly Field Representative for the Committee of National Missions in the Synod of Indiana, will be- come the pastor of this new congre- gation.
The organization of this church was by the National Missions Com- mittee of Indianapolis Presbytery. This Committee was appointed by the Presbytery of Indianapolis as a commission to organize the Orchard Park Church. The chairman of the commission was The Rev. Wilbur Closterhouse, pastor of the Indiana- polis Northminster Presbyterian Church.
Thomas H. Johns, Hanover College chaplain, was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry on January 8 in the Irvington Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, by Indiana- polis Presbytery.
Mr. Johns is a graduate of Han- over College. In June he will be graduated from The Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. He is now living on Han- over Campus with his wife and two children.
Participating ministers were The Rev. Roy Converse, moderator of Indianapolis Presbytery; The Rev. Raymond Bowden, associate pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis; Dr. John N. Fox, exe- cutive secretary Synod of Indiana; Dr. Howard W. Stone and The Rev. E. O. Houser, pastors of the Irvington Church, and Dr. John B. Ferguson, pastor emeritus.
Wright Called to Harrison County Larger Parish
The eight churches of the Harrison County Larger Parish in New Albany Presbytery have called The Rev. Latham E. Wright as pastor and mod- erator of the Parish Council.
Mr. Wright was born in Brazil where his parents are missionaries for the Presbyterian Church. He has been teaching in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Portugal. He is pursuing graduate study in the field of Pastoral Leadership in the Presbyterian Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
With his family, Mr. Wright will live in the Manse at Elizabeth, Indiana. Mr. Wright will supervise the work of two students who share with him the work within Harrison County Larger Parish.
Presbyterian Extension, Inc., of Indiana, responsible for financing this new church structure, announces that there are at least six areas in Indiana wherein church buildings should be constructed.
Although there are not sufficient funds to move as rapidly in this area as seems expedient, careful study is being given the problem and as much as can be done is being projected. Any interested in sup- porting the work of Presbyterian Extension in Indiana may write to Dr. Roy E. Mueller, 1132 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis, Ind.
Robert Gorden Bol- ing was ordained to the gospel ministry at Westminster Pres- byterian Church, Terre Haute, on Dec. 27. The ordination sermon was delivered by The Rev. Carl Chappie, pastor of the First Presbyter- Rev. Boling ian Church at Fowler. Others participating were The Rev. John Constant, pastor of the Westminster Church; The Rev. Paul Shults, Associate pastorof the 43rd Avenue Presbyterian Church, Gary; The Rev. A. R. Brown, pastor emeritus of Westminster church; Col. Orne Norcross, Moderator of the Presbytery of Vincennes; and The Rev. George Hitchcock of Washington.
Kendall Enters Fund Raising Service
Marcus Kendall, former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Brazil, has become a Field Representative for the Department of New Church Develop- ment and Building Aid, representing the Board of Nation- al Missions in the Fund Raising Ser- vice.
Rev. Kendall
Campaigns are booked solidly up to September of 1956. The service costs $150 for churches under 500 members plus the expenses of the Campaign director while he is per- sonally conducting the campaign. A project bulletin is sent to each church anticipating a campaign. Instructions are mapped out for the period of preparation prior to the arrival of the director.
This cost is many times below the commercial rate and based on the total program of the Presbyterian Church. The spiritual impact and the winning of new members for the church is the primary objective.
Mr. Kendall's address is 302 East Main Street, Greenfield, Indiana. Anyone desiring information may write him at this address.
Applications for campaigns and confirmation dates come from the Office of New Church Development and Building Aid, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York 10, New York.
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THE INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
February, 1956
By: MYs. Feber D. Williams
At the annual midwinter executive meeting of the Indiana Synodical Society, held at the Indianapolis YWCA January 10 and 11, with Mrs. Scott M. Ford presiding, ways of making the new plans for 1956 ef- fective were adopted.
Miss Mary Turren- tine, field secretary from the Board of Foreign Missions, helped coordinate the programs of the three national boards and local groups.
This board suggests that all Indiana groups allocate their Opportunity Giving Miss Turrentine and Honorary Member- ships for one special project in 1956. The choice is from this group: Harbison Junior College; Sage Memor- ial Hospital; or Ming Quong School.
Mrs. Morris Field, Indianapolis, explained the plan for families to attend the Leadership Training School at Hanover College the first week in July. Registration and pro- gram blanks will be mailed to the local churches by the end of Febru- ary.
The National Presbyterian Women's Organization Council is sponsoring a plan to publicize in Outreach the Synodi cal Society having the most new women's organizations formed during 1956.
Fellowship Departments this year are to follow an agressive program, with emphasis on developing an active membership as well as in- creasing the numbers.
Dr. Dorothy Lee Ferris will be the speaker for the 1956 spring Presbyterial meetings.
Dr. Ferris has been in charge of the Frances Newton Hos- pital at Ferozepur, India since 1935. Every year the hos - pital serves a thou- Dr. Ferris sand women and chil- dren in its wards, and many thou sands more as outpatients.
Under Dr. Ferris' capable manage- ment the hospital has grown in physical plant and Christian out- reach.
She is a graduate of Maryville College in Tennessee and of Cin- cinnati Medical School.
The Women's Association of the Northminster Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis is helping to bring the family of Jacob van der Perk, from the Netherlands to Indiana- polis.
The Naomi Baumgartel Fund estab- lished in memory of Mrs. Howard Baumgartel, by the Women's Associa- tion of the Northminster Church, is being used in this new project.
Attention: The Rev. James B. Scho- field, representing the Committee on Resettlement Services of our Church, is at present located at 1464 Beall Avenue, Wooster, Ohio. He will be in this area Feb. 14-21 to speak to any groups or individ- uals interested. He has a film avail- able entitled, " The Waiting Ones".
The Rev. William Laws of The First Presbyterian Church, Columbus may also be contacted for information.
Mrs. Ford announced the time of the training periods for officers at the Synodical meeting, June 12- 14, would not conflict with the inspirational meetings to be address- ed by leading Presbyterian church- men. Miss Elizabeth Tumer is to be on the program at that time.
PWO Calendar of Coming Events
Indiana Synodical
Hanover College
June 12-14
Leadership Training School
Hanover College
July 1-7
Leadership Training School
Lake Forest
August 6-14
National Quadrennial Meeting Purdue University
June 25-July 1
Camp and Conference Registration Forms to Appear in March Issue
Camp and Conference registration forms will be printed in the March issue of Indiana Presbyterian. No registrations will be accepted prior to that time and must be on the printed form, completely filled out and properly signed. Registrations will be accepted in the order in which they are received by mail in the office of the Committee on Christian Education.
An additional secretary, Miss Audre Grove, has been added to the Committee staff to expedite the handling of camp and conference matters. All copies of the March issue of Indiana Presbyterian will be mailed by the printer at Colum- bus simultaneously.
A junior camp period has been added at both camps to increase the number of campers who can be ac- cepted. Since there are over 300 churches of Synod and both camps have a much smaller capacity than that, it is not possible to assure each church a quota, but no more than 10 campers will be accepted from any one church at a particular camp.
Churches may order additional copies of the March issue from the Committee on Christian Education. These additional copies will be mailed shortly after the general mailing.
The Editor is eager for news from the churches across the state. Please send in items and glossy prints by the 10th of each month.
The INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
Published each manth except the manths af August and September, at 1459 Central Ave., Columbus, Indiana, By The Board of Management of The Indiana Presbyterian.
Editarial and Business Office, 1459 Central Ave .. Calumbus, Indiana.
Entered at the Post Office at Columbus, Indiana, as second class matter, February 11, 1939.
Baard of Management
Mr. Narman Thurston, Chairman, Shelbyville; Dr. Jahn N. Fax, Executive Secretary, Indianapolis; Dr. E. Stanley Kreidler, Secretary Treasurer, Indianapalis; Dr. Leigh O. Wright, Lafayette; Mr. Jae Cummins, Columbus; Rev. Harald King, Logansport; Mr. Frank S. Baker, Hanaver; Mr. Charles Marsh, Muncie; Mrs. Scatt M. Fard, Indianapolis; Mrs. Heber D. Williams, Indianapolis.
Editorial Board: Dr. Jahn N. Fax, Editar, Dr. Ray E. Mueller, Dr. E. Stanley Kreidler, Mr. Norman Thurston and Mrs. Heber D. Williams.
POSTMASTER:
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DEADLINE DATE: Deadline date for news items, 10th of each month. Address: 1138 N. Alabama St. Indianapolis 2, Ind.
MAR 1 2 1956
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Laughlin on Staff of Synod Leadership Training School
The Rev. Joseph R. Laughlin, pastor of the First Presbyter- ian Church, Urbana, Illinois, has been selected to lead the workshop on Christian Family Life at the Indiana Synod Lead- ership Training School, Hanover Col- lege, July ] to 7.
A graduate of Hanover College and McCormick Theological Seminary, Mr. Laughlin has held pastorates in Anna, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; and Wichita, Kansas, before coming to Urbana.
Mr. Laughlin has always been a leader in the field of family living and marriage counseling. He has been very interested in the prevention of juvenile delinquency and has re- cently prepared a brochure, " Ear- marks of Juvenile Delinquency", which is being distributed to all school and youth groups in the Champaign-Urbana area.
Council of Churches Conducts Institutes
The Indiana State Council of Churches will conduct Vacation Church School Institutes during the month of March in many communities of the state. In some instances, Vacation Church School Coaching Conferences will be conducted by County Councils of Churches or City Church Federations.
These Institutes are planned so that all churches of the state will have access to a Coaching Conference in the general geographic area of the church.
These Institutes offer a splendid opportunity for training of persons who will be teaching in a local church or community Vacation Church School this summer. " The Bible" will be the theme.
Youth Councils to Meet at Hanover
A joint meeting of national Pres- byteri an Youth Councils is scheduled for August 12-18, 1956, on Hanover College Campus. Young people repre- senting the Presbyterian Church in the United States, the United Pres- byterian Church of North America, and the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America will attend.
An estimated 350 delegates will attend the Hanover sessions, and will meet as high school and college groups for most deliberations. The high school section will consider such subjects as youth evangelism and stewardship, and youth's part in the mission of the Church.
College delegates will discuss the proposed merger of campus work with the Disciples of Christ, and Evangelical and Reformed-Congrega- tional groups. Their agenda will also include such topics as ecumeni- cal relations, curriculum and study programs, summer service, and the Christian understanding of sex.
This is a timely conference scheduledon the eve of the probable merger of the United Presbyterian and Presbyterian U.S.A. denomina- tions.
Louisville Seminary Planning New Campus
A completely new campus for Louisville Presbyterian Semi - nary may soon become a reality. The Board of Directors of the Seminary acquired a new campus site of thirty-two acres by Senaca Park six miles east of its present location.
In the new site there is plenty of room. Students and professors will be able to live and work with- in a quiet atmosphere, so in con- trast to the ten-lane clatter of First and Broadway, its present location.
"One Great Hour of Sharing" Offering Soon to be Completed
Many churches throughout the Synod of Indiana are receiving an offering for over- seas relief needs. Again this year, the response is very good.
SHARE
Materials have been distributed: Time pamphlets, posters, to offering envelopes and boxes, articles in Presbyterian Life. All of these help tell the story of the urgent needs of families round the world, to which the Chris- tain Church speaks with generosity.
We are all, as Christians, our brother's keepers. What a wonderful privilege it is to share their burden in the name of Christ Jesus!
A total of $16, 500,000.00 in benevolence money was received in 1955. This represents a 19. 66% increase over the year 1954. We are beginning to March! Let us continue to march upward toward Zion.
Architects say it will take two million dollars to open on a new campus adequate for the job. Cam- paigns for support are being waged in several Synods. Individuals and churches in Indiana are contribut- ing.
The new campus will contain the main Seminary Building in which there will be classrooms and faculty offices; Harbison Memorial Chapel; Alumni Garden and Cloister, dining and social rooms; apartments for married students and a dormitory for single students, etc.
There will also eventually be faculty homes, a gymnasium, addi- tional quarters for married students, and facilities for outdoor soft- ball and tennis.
The INDIAN
MR. ALBERT DISERENS. Y.M.C.A. PT .. WAYNE 2. IND.
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THE INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
March, 1956
INDIANA SYNOD CAMPS AND CONFERENCES 1956
We are looking forward to another fine camping exper-
The following plans have been adopted by the Com- mittee on Christian Educa- tion to apply to all camps and conferences in the Synod.
Ten campers or delegates will be the maximum number received from any one church, for any one camp period, until ten days before the opening date of that camp, at which time they will re- ceive up to the capacity of the camp. Note that every camp has a capacity limit depending on facilities, available leaders to care for the campers, and the best interests of the pro- gram.
Any Presbyterian Church in Indiana may send campers or delegates to any of the summer camps, for which that camper is eligible, with proper registration.
Camp registration blanks will be accepted immediately and will be considered in the order of their appear-
Hanover Conference
only
Number
Date
Amt.
Paid by
Bal. due
For those completing grades 9, 10, 11 & 12
Cost is $21. 50
NAME
GIRL
ADDRESS
BOY
PHONE
NAME OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN
DATE OF BIRTH
SCHOOL GRADE COMPLETED JUNE 1956
FORMER CONFERENCE DELEGATE?
WHERE WHEN
ATTENDING WHAT CHURCH SIGNATURE OF: (Pastor __ D.C E ._ Supt.
_Youth Advisor_)
If the Conference is filled, do you wish to be on the waiting list?
MAIL CHECK WITH THIS FORM TO: Committee on Christian Education, 1132 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis 2. Indiana.
A deposit of $7. 00 must accompany each registration form. Add $1.00 if letter is postmarked 10 days or later before opening date.
Office use !
Number
Date
Amt.
Paid by
Bal. due
CAMP KOSCIUSKO Aug. 26 - Sept. 3, 1956
FAMILY NAME
ADDRESS
CHILDREN'S NAMES
BOY or GIRL
AGE
ATTENDING WHAT CHURCH
Cost for family camp is $5.00 registration fee per family plus $16. 50 board and room per person ($10.00 for one child 9 years of age and younger, and $5.00 each for all other children in a family 9 years of age and younger).
MAIL CHECK WITH THIS FORM TO:
Committee on Christian Education, 1132 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis 2, Indiana.
A deposit of $7.00 must accompany each registration form. Add $1. 00 if letter is postmarked 10 days or later before opening date.
Notice
For All Camps And Con ferences
Ifitis necessary to can- cel your registration, $7.00 will be refunded if can - celled two weeks previous to opening of camp period. After that date, $4.00 will be refunded, if cancelled by noon of registration date. No refunds after noon of opening day.
Reservations are trans- ferable only if there is no waiting list and if accept- able to the Dean.
Two Week Camps begin on Tuesday morning and end Saturday after lunch. Camp registration will begin at 9:30 A.M. Registration for the One Week Camps and con- ferences will begin at 2 P.M. on Sunday afternoon.
Family Camp
only
FATHER'S NAME
MOTHER'S NAME
ance at the Synod office, It is essential that all phone shall be considered 1132 North Alabama Street, information asked for be as information only. That ience this summer. Much of Indianapolis 2, Indiana, given. Ifitis not, it will is, no registrations, or its success depends upon the willingness of able laity can be honored by telephone. and ministers to volunteer as leaders. when completely and properly have to be returned and the places on the waiting list filled out and accompanied process started over. by the proper fees. Church Reservations on the wait- approval of the camper is ing list will be handled in arrive and leave on the day Campers are expected to given through the signature the same way as regular specified. Transportation of the pastor, D. C.E. , super- registrations. will be arranged by the intendent or youth advisor.
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