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Bloomington Church Conducts Nursery
The session of the Pres- byteri an Church in Blooming- ton has made the church facilities available to the Monroe County Nursery School for children who are vic- tims of cerebral palsy.
It is the purpose of the nursery school to help children suffering from cerebral palsy and similar disabilities to adjust to their handicaps.
This school represents a vide a pleasant environment for children who otherwise would have few opportunities for normal associations.
men, who came as refugees some months ago.
The Rushville church was men began some months ago.
formerly served by the Rev. Ernest Norquist, who has recently gone to Muncie, where he is an assistant to the Rev. Lewis Gishler, pastor of the First Presby- terian Church.
Church Music Needs Evaluation
The Congregation:
1. (a) Is church music a means of expressing your devotion to God or
(b) does it make you " feel good" to let your voice roll out in a song you know well.
2. (a) Have you experienced the thrill of discover- ing the beauty in a hymn or chorale pre- viously unknown to you or
(b) do you always prefer to sing the ones you know?
The Choir:
1. (a).Do you regard singing in the choir as a means of expressing your gratitude to God for the precious gift of musical talent and a means of loyal service to Him or
(b) as a means of keeping up your music or for social reasons only?
2. (a) Do you regard the needs of the worship ser- vice as determinded by those responsible for it as more important than your enjoy- ment in singing in the choir or
(b) would you be unwilling to step out if your voice did not blend with the others and use it where it might be more needed, e.g. as congregational leader, and would you be willing to change from the part you have always sung to a lower part which would be more suitable to your voice in later years?
The Organist, Director:
1. (a) In addition to your training, have you studied church music as a special field, and if a full time musician, have you ser- iously chosen that field, or
(b) do you participate in church music merely to make a living or to supplement your in- come?
The Minister:
1. ( a) Do you know what good church music is and are you ready to add to that knowledge or
(b) are you content with the information you may have acquired in your youth on this important part of the Christian experience?
If the answer is yes to the first part of these questions, you either have a strong musical program in your church or you are foundation for the build- ing of one.
Truck Given
The Men's Council of the Irvington Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis has presented a Ford pickup truck to Mr. Osting, PYOCA camp manager, for use at the camp.
This gift represents the completion of a project the
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The INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN
Published each month except the months of August and September, at 1459 Central Ave., Columbus, Indiana, By The Board of Management of The Indiana Presbyterian.
Editorial and Business Office,
1459 Central Ave., Columbus, Indiana.
Entered at the Post Office at Columbus, Indiana, as second class matter, February 11, 1939.
Board of Management
Mr. Frank S. Baker, Chairman, Han- over; Mr. Joe Cummins, Columbus; Mrs. Scott M. Ford, Indianapolis; Rev. John N. Fox, Executive Secretary, Indianapolis; Mrs. Jack
Evansville;
Williams,
The Rev. Harold King,
Logansport; Mr. Frederick K. Surber, Tipton; Mr. Norman Thurston, Shelby- ville; Mrs. Heber D. Williams, India- napolis; Rev. Leigh O. Wright, Lafay- ette. Editorial Board Mr. Frank S. Baker Mrs. Heber D. Williams Rev. Roy E. Mueller
Rev. John N. Fox, Editor Rev. Charles F. Bole
JUL 1 3 1957.
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MR. ALBERT DISERENS, Y. M.C.A. FT. WAYNE 2. IND. Synod Elects New Officers
Number 7
At its one hundred and thirty-second meeting, the Synod of Indiana, meeting on the campus of Hanover College, elected the Rev. Paul Sherrill, Bedford, as its moderator.
Immediately after his election, Mr. Sherrill was inducted into office by retiring moderator, the Rev. Robert Hutchinson, pastor of the Huntington church, who presented the new moderator with the official gavel.
After the moderator's installation, Synod acted to elect its vice-moderator, elder E.K. DeJean, of the Salem church. Dr. DeJean was installed in office by retiring moderator, elder Clarence McNabb of Fort Wayne First Church.
Shown above on the left, the new moderator, Paul Sherrill is receiving the gavel from retiring moder- ator Robert Hutchinson. In the picture on the right, vice-moderator, elder E.K. DeJean received congratu- lations from retiring vice-moderator, elder Clarence
McNabb. In the center, Council is shown in session.
Preparation for Synod was the responsibility of Synod's Council which meets quarterly, once immedi- ately prior to the meeting of Synod on Hanover Cam- pus. Council is Synod's coordinating body, and is composed of representatives from its seven presby- teries, Synod Committee chairmen, and executive officers.
Synod is pictured in session in Parker Audi torium in the lower righthand corner, at a time when retir- ing Stated Clerk-Treasurer, the Rev. Victor Raphael and Mrs. Raphael (inserts) are being honored for their long years of service to the Synod. Dr. Raphael has been a member of Indianapolis Presbytery the en- tire 39 years of his ministry. Mr. and Mrs. Raphael now live in Martinsville, Indiana. Victor Raphael served the Synod as Stated Clerk-Treasurer for nearly ten years, and prior to that served as permanent clerk for many years.
$110,000 Budget Adopted
By unanimous vote, the 132nd Ind- iana Synod adopted a $110,000 Synod Causes Budget for 1958.
Sharing this budget, Westminster Foundations at Bloomington and Pur- due, Estelle Peabody Memorial Home, Pension Welfare Fund, Camps and Con- ferences, will also share with Ste- wardship and Promotion the task of accomplishing this new goal.
Monies received for these causes will be sent directly to the Cen- tral Receiving Agency, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City, beginning January 1, 1958, since by another action, the Clearing House at 1138 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis, will be dissolved December 31, 1957, and all benevolences will be handled through this New York Office.
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1. Distribution of mileage checks to commissioners: the Rev. Robert Clark, Portland, hands a check to the Rev. Richard Hudelson, Ligonier.
2. Dr. John Jansen, leads the Dedication of the Day. 3. Leaders of a World Missions Seminar: the Rev. Gaylord Knox, Thailand; the Rev. Phillip Evaul, Board of Foreign Missions, Chicago; Mrs. Albert G. Parker, Hanover; the Rev. Gordon Leech, Logansport; the Rev. Roe Johnston, Indianapolis.
4. The Rev. John Fox; the Rev. George Taggart, Stated Clerk-Treasurer; the Rev. Paul Sherrill, mod- erator, between sessions of Synod.
1. The Rev. Roy Mueller; the Rev. Alexander Sharp, Administrative Secretary of the Board of National Missions, New York; the Rev. Marcus Kendall, Fund Director for the Board of National Missions, Green- field; the Rev. J.V. Roth, retiring chairman of Synod's National Missions Committee, Evansville, lead National Missions Seminar.
2. The Rev. Fred Mills, Secretary for the Board of Pensions, Chicago, talks with the Rev. Dayton McCor- mick, Lafayette, as the Rev. Rufus Hickey, Charles- town, the Rev. Leigh Wright and elder Mckenzie Parker, West Lafayette, visit in the background.
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3. The Rev. Ralph Mould, Co-ordinator of Leader- ship Program, Board of Christian Education, Phila- delphia, and John Fox enter Gymnasium to address Women's Synodical.
4. The Rev. Royal Leeson, New Castle, and an unidenti - fied man, view Presbyterian Literature display.
Bottom Row: ( left to right)
1. Mrs. David Yost, Dayton; Mrs. Howard Washburn, Synodical president, Kentland; Mrs. Vance Smith, Indianapolis; leave a session of Synodical.
2. Past presidents of Women's Synodical: Mrs. F. W. Backemeyer, Indianapolis; Mrs. Robert Simpson, Vin-
cennes; Mrs. Herman Dirks, Monticello; Mrs. Edward Mayo, Indianapolis; Mrs. H. A. Vermilya, Brownstown; Mrs. Scott M. Ford ( insert), Indianapolis, and Mrs. Washburn, president-elect, is on the extreme right. 3. The Rev. Thomas Johns, the Rev. Bruce Gannaway, Hanover; Miss Lorraine Riggs, Indianapolis; and Mr. Frank Blanning, Hanover, register Commissioners.
4. Miss Elsie Penfield, Division of Missionary Sup- port, Women's Work, Board of National Missions, New York, addresses Synod during the presentation of National Missions. Seated are: Mrs. Howard Washburn, Mrs. Elmer Jones, Hanover, and Mrs. Fred Alsop, Sullivan.
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July, 1957
Indiana Women Share Seminar
Mrs. C.A. Robison, and
The Rev. William Myers Mrs. Wm. Kernodle ( left to was installed as Director right) of Frankfort, shared of Camps and Conferences in the National Missions Traveling Seminar to the southeast, visiting the southern mountains and the work among the Negroes.
The purpose of the Seminar was to gain background in- formation on the national mission theme for the next year "Christ The Church And Race."
Steere on Louisville Faculty
The Rev. David A. Steere has received appointment to the faculty of Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, ac- cording to President Frank H. Caldwell. Mr. Steere has
David Steere is a graduate of Centre College (1953) and of Louisville Presby- terian Seminary ( 1956) with a distinguished record in both institutions.
At Centre he won four letters in varsity football and four letters in varsity tennis, being twice inter- collegiate tennis champion of Kentucky. Upon his grad- uation from the Seminary he received the Olof Anderson Fellowship and an award in practical preaching.
Refugees May Come
Margaret Gillespie, 156 Fifth Ave. , N.Y. 10, N.Y.
Bole and Myers Installed at Synod
The Rev. Charles Bole was installed as Executive Secretary for Indiana Synod Committee on Christian Edu- cation and Field Director for the Board of Christian Education, during the 132nd meeting of Indiana Synod.
for the Committee on Chris- tian Education, Synod of Indiana, immediately fol- lowing the installation of Mr. Bole.
The nature and responsi - bility of the office Mr. Bole now holds was explained by the Rev. Ralph Mould. The charge to Mr. Bole was given by the Rev. Paul Chal- fant, Christian Education Committee Chairman.
The charge to Mr. Myers was given by the Rev. Hugh Schuster, Synod chairman of Camps and Con ferences.
Independence Hill Builds
Independence Hill Church, Collegiate Westminster Fel- the Whiteland Church for been named Assistant Super- Crown Point, held Ground lowship elected at the seven years. Mr. Sherrill visor of Student Field Work Breaking Ceremonies for a Spring Retreat April 26-28 is a trustee of the Estelle and Assistant Professor of Pastoral Leadership. $53, 000.00 Christian Edu- are ( left to right) Phyllis Peabody Memorial Home, North cation Unit which is to be Williams of Ball State, Vice Manchester. constructed adjoining the President; Tom Moran of present structure. Work has Purdue, President; Ruth The INDIANA PRESBYTERIAN begun. The building will be Swanson of Purdue, Secre- in use before the end of tary; Jerry Evans of Wabash,
the year.
University Church Attendance Grows
Regulations for Camp Kosciusko Retreats
In an attempt to bring the Retreat Program up to a self-supporting basis, the following regulations have been adopted by the Kosciusko Management Committee:
1. Guarantee at least 20 people in the group (or a $20.00 minimum payment)
2. Cost will be $1.00 per day per person (includ- ing a night). This fee includes insurance for each person. A complete listing must be sent to the Synod Christian Education Office as soon after arrival as possible.
3. All water front rules must be observed.
The Committee is anxious to serve all churches of the Synod in this way, providing a warm dining room and all the other facilities of the Camp. Kosciusko must be closed and prepared for the winter about October 15.
Collegiate W.F. Officers Elected
Sherrill Honored By Congregation
200 persons attended a reception for the Rev. and Mrs. Paul Sherrill, given by the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church, to honor its pastor as the newly elected Moderator of the Synod of Indiana.
Paul Sherrill came to Bed- Officers of the Indiana ford in 1944, after serving
Published each month except the months of August and September, at 1459 Central Ave., Columbus, Indiana, By The Board af Management of The Indiana Presbyterian.
Editorial and Business Office, 1459 Central Ave., Columbus, Indiana.
Entered at the Post Office at Columbus. Indiana, as second class matter, February 11, 1939.
Board of Management
Mr. Frank S. Baker, Chairman, Han- over; Mr. Joe Cummins, Columbus; Mrs. Scott M. Ford, Indianapolis; Rev. John N. Fox, Executive Secretary, Indianapolis; Mrs. Jack Williams,
Evansville; The Rev. Harold King, Logansport; Mr. Frederick K. Surber. Tipton; Mr. Norman Thurston, Shelby- ville; Mrs. Heber D. Williams, India- napolis; Rev. Leigh O. Wright, Lafay- ette.
Editorial Board Mr. Frank S. Baker Mrs. Heber D. Williams Rev. Roy E. Mueller
Rev. John N. Fox, Editor Rev. Charles F. Bole
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Larger attendance is made There is a good chance possible at the University which desire help with this that members of the immed- Presbyterian Church (West- phase of their program, iate family of Hungarian minster Foundation) at Pur- leadership is available. refugees, who may have en- due by using an intercom- Any local congregation, ses- tered another country after munication system in the sion, choir director or escape, may now be brought East Unit during the second church organist seeking to the United States. and third services for the help may contact Synod's Get in touch with Miss benefit of those unable to office, 1138 N. Alabama, find seating in the Ground Indianapolis for further Floor Unit.
information.
Treasurer. The Rev. Don Hartsock of Depauw is Ad- visor.
Guidance for Church Music Offered
In the May and June issues of Indiana Presbyterian articles calling attention to the importance of the program of sacred music in the local church appeared.
Now, for the churches
OCT 1 5 1951.
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"yo 10 be 1958 Synod Bible Hour Speaker
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, president of Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georga, has accepted an invita- tion extended by Sy- nod's Council, to serve as leader of the Bible Hour at Hanover, when Synod meets in June 1958.
Morehouse College is one of the outstanding Negro colleges in the United States, having Class A rat- ing by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Many leading Negroes of this
country are graduates of Morehouse College. Founded in 1867 by the American Baptist Home Mission So- ciety. It is now affiliated with Atlanta University and Spelman College in a University System.
Dr. Mays has received honorary degrees from eight colleges and universities, and is the author of several books, pamphlets, and countless articles. He was at one time vice-president of the Federal Council of Churches, now the Nation- al Council of Churches of Christ in America.
Curriculum Servicing Emphasizes Changes
During September the changes in the Faith and Life curriculum were stressed in ten presbytery-level meetings. The chairmen of presby- teries' Christian Education Commit- tees convened the sessions and were assisted by age-group leaders.
The sections for church school administrators were led by Miss Lorraine Riggs and the Rev. Charles Bole of the Synod office and Mr. O.B. Smith, former field director, now at Sunnyside Presbyterian Church, South Bend.
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The suggestion is being made that each church accept an amount equal to fifteen percent of its 1958 General Assembly acceptance, and that this be an additional responsibility of each church.
The Synod Causes Budget, amounting to a total of $110,000 is to be used for Higher Education, the Camps and Conference Program and for services to the aging. Appointed representatives have con- tacted the churches in the Synod, encouraging each congregation to accept its proportionate share.
The Causes Budget will be an annual opportunity, since there are many Synod programs which cannot be supported adequately by General Assembly giving. Remember that giving to the Synod Causes Budget will be credited as part of a church's General Assembly benevolences.
Synod has elected a Synod Causes Budget which now is one of its standing committees, with representation to Synod's Council. Chairman of this committee is the Rev. Dean Cope, pastor of Westminster Church in Fort Wayne. Agencies desiring to be represented in the Synod Causes Budget should correspond with Mr. Cope, or with the members of the Committee from the Presbyteries.
Pastors Attend Economic Conference
(Left to right) Pastors Edward McCance, Warsaw; Fred Allen, West Lafayette; Donald Decker, Rochester; Robert Hutchinson, Huntington, attended the Economic Education Conference at Camp Limberlost, La- grange, Indiana.
Sponsored by Purdue University, the conference attracted 60 pastors. These four men were appointees of Synod's Council.
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Youth of Synod Elect Officers
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Pictured are the newly installed officers of Synod's Westminster Fellowship Council, elected at the annual Youth Synod meeting at Han - over College in June.
Ist row ( left to right) Liz Geider (Indianapolis) Vice-Moderator; Art Gorman (Indianapolis) Fellow- ship Chairman; Betsy Buchanan (Rock - ville) Citizenship Chairman.
2nd row ( left to right) the Rev . Don Lagle ( Indianapolis) Synod Ad- visor; Bill Davis (East Gary) Out - reach Chairman; Lee Jennings (Frank- fort) Faith Chairman; Mrs. C.T. Williams (Lafayette) Synodical Advisor.
3rd row ( left to right) Chuck Taylor (Indianapolis) Witness Chair- man; Stanley Love (Indianapolis) Stated Clerk; Dick Myers (Indiana- polis) Moderator.
At all of these meetings large and enthusiastic groups came to- gether to evaluate the new emphases in the church's Curriculum for 1957-58. One significant trend is the enlargement of the magazines to assist in more closely grading our ever growing children's departments.
At the adult level, new Christian Family Life sessions, material for single young adults, and a magazine for administrators are being stres- sed.
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October, 1957
Christian Education Lifts Our Culture
The " Organization Man" and " The Lonely Crowd" are symptoms of man without God. A clever cartoon re- cently stated, " If counting sheep won't help, try talking to the Shepherd". In a very fundamental sense, this is what Christian Edu- cation is about. John wrote, " In the beginning was the Word and the Word was God ... "
Children, Youth and Adults need to know how to read ... the word. It may begin with the first R, reading. Then after reading the lips of loving parents, reading leads the child into the acts of a loving Father God. But Youth and Adults must keep on reading.
Back of human love and stories of men of God is the Person of God. So words become tools to condition the mind and imagination so the Holy Spirit may reveal great con- cepts of our Creator and Redeemer.
There is a great void in human experience that will not be satis- fied by larger houses and barns, by faster cars, by more and more money.
New Music Head to Serve Muncie
Mr. Gerald Craw- ford, formerly as- sociate organist at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, has assumed the post of organist and director of music at the First Presbyterian Church of Muncie. Mr. Crawford studied music at North- western University.
Man, made in the image of God, is still not man until his culture identifies the image of the plan of God with his own " self-image". Who am I? Only when I can answer intelligently and within the con- text of an infinite plan of God am I really a person.
The Christian Education program of your church is in part Adult Education on the highest cultural level. As parents, as teachers, as adults --- our opportunity of Christian cultural self enrichment is an answer to the depersonalizing forces of our age of automation, leisure time and the atom.
" Study to show yourself approved" (KJV) or " Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth" (RSV) 2 Tim. 2:15. This is man unashamed, man who reads and who resolves a split image into one. " Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus."
By: Rev. Charles F. Bole
United Presbyterian Pastor Shares Leadership in Vincennes Presbyter y
The Rev. Elmon E. Ward, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church, Princeton, assisted Moderator Tyrrell of Evansville in administer- ing the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at the recent meeting of Presbytery.
Lay elders from the Somerville United Presbyterian Church will assist the elders of the host church in serving the elements.
Planning Conference Scheduled
Dr. Paul E. Chalfant, chairman of Synod's Committee on Christian Edu- cation, announces that a Planning Conference has been scheduled by the Committee to be held at Turkey Run State Park, October 28 and 29.
More than five hours will be spent in evaluating program and planning for the new year. Areas to be in- cluded in the planning include Chil- dren's Work (Rev. Latham Wright, chairman ); Youth Work (Rev. Don Lagle, chairman); Adult Work (Rev. Howard Kipp, chairman); Camp and Conference (Rev. Hugh I. Shuster, chairman); Westminster Foundation (Rev. John Meister, chairman); Bud- get and Finance (Rev. John Williams, chairman); Leadership Training
School (Rev. John Meengs, chairman); and Enlistment (Rev. Donald Hart- sock, chairman).
The Rev. William Laws and the Rev. Donald Keith, chairmen of Social Education and Action and of Mis- sionary Education, will serve as resource leaders to the planning groups. Their committees will meet for planning at a later date.
Also scheduled to be present for the meeting, is the Rev. Ralph Mould, co-ordinator of Leadership Program, Board of Christian Educa- tion, Philadelphia, who will con- tribute to the planning.
This is the second annual planning conference conducted by the Synod Committee.
School Trains Synod Leaders
The church's teaching mission was advanced this summer by the atten- dance of nearly 300 lay-delegates to the Indiana Synod Leadership Train- ing School at Hanover College.
To assist lay leaders in preparing themselves for their responsibility in the local church, courses were offered that dealt with subjects 'representing many aspects of church life.
The curriculum included demonstra- tion sessions in connection with teaching in the Sunday church school; classes in children's, youth, adult and women's program; study groups in Bible, Christian beliefs and community relationships; courses in administration, recreation, music and missionary education.
Entire families were welcomed into the school. While parents were in classes the children were in activ- ity sessions.
The Leadership School is one area of the work carried on by Synod's Committee on Christian Education in cooperation with the Board of Chris- tian Education. Dr. John Meengs, Mishawaka, is chairman of the Leader- ship School Committee.
Edinburg Dedicates New Unit
The congregation of the Presby- terian Church at Edinburg dedicated its new fellowship hall and re- modeled educational plant on Sun- day, July 21. During the service, music was provided by Mrs. B.G. Breeding, organist, and Miss Bever- ly Boegaholtz, soloist. The dedi - catory sermon was delivered by the Rev. Laurence A. Sunkel, Jr. pastor. The planning committee chairman was Mrs. Ben Breeding.
The new building increases the amount of educational space, and also provides a larger fellowship hall and a remodeled kitchen. The project cost about $30,000. The building committee was composed of church trustees Jack Hill, L. E. Newton, and Preston Schaffer.
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Foundation Building Dedicated
Formal dedication services for the new Westminster Foundation building in Bloomington will occur on two Sundays, October 13 and 20.
At the regular worship services on October 13, the Rev. John Meis- ter, D.D., chairman of the Synod's Westminster Foundation Committee, will preach.
That afternoon at five, there will be a service at which the Rev. Har- old Viehman, secretary of the de- partment of Campus Christian Life, will give the address.
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