THE LITTLE BOY AND THE FLAGBy Bishop Reed

A Reply to CatholicArguments on Gambling

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SKY SKETCHES OF SOUTH AMERICABy Glenn and Margaret Frye

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Pattern of Endurance

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For young people

The Youthful AccentBy Hoover Rupert

DOYOU suffer from chronic inertia?

I got a big kick out of an article inthe newspaper this past week. It toldof a teen-ager in Gloucester, England,who really did hate to get out of the bedin the morning. In fact, in 1950, Kenneth Wherat, then 15, decided he simplywasn't going to get up any more. Hedidn't get up at all the next morning,or the next, or the one after that, orin fact for three years until this weekwhen the police came.

Seems the neighbors began to getworried about his absence. "We don'tsee Kenneth any more," they told police,"we wonder what ever happened tohim." The law found him snug in bed,

deeply engrossed in his favorite indoorsport, reading comic books.

His mother, wife of a laborer, saidthere didn't seem to be anything wrongwith her son, now 18 years of age. Hejust wouldn't get out of bed. The policegot him out and removed him to a

hospital where, you guessed it, the nursestucked him snugly away again in a nicesoft bed!

The tentative verdict of the doctorswas: "Sane and healthy, but sufferingfrom chronic inertia." That diagnosisfascinates me. Here's a fellow who"stood in bed" like some of us say weshould have on those days when thingsgo wrong. Reminded me of the Harvard student a couple generations agowho was flunking out because he wasalways absent or tardy from class. Henever got up in time to get there. Hiswealthy, dowager mother was summonedand informed of his impending dismissal.She went to see her son in the dormitoryand remonstrated with him. "Aren'tyou ashamed to lie there in bed and failin your classes?" His reply was, "Irather be ashamed than get up!"

I wonder if those doctors know howaccurate a diagnosis they made? Ichecked with Brother Noah (Websterthat is) and this is what he says aboutinertia: "The property of matter by

which it will remain at rest, or in uniform motion in the same straight line

or direction unless acted upon by someexternal force." How's that for an ac

curate description of our English friend ?

"At rest — in the same straight line."And of course, the "some external force"was the police-man prodded on by theneighbors.

Chances are some readers of this effort will envy anyone who can become

so wedded to bed as to pull a modernRip Van Winkle, for at least Kennethwas one-seventh on the way to thattwenty-year repose! Especially whenthe alarm clock summons us at the crackof the proverbial dawn, we could all use

a little of Kenneth's long-term slumberact.

But, really now, how long do you thinkyou could take it? Of course if yousuffer from chronic inertia, I supposeit would be the life for you. Yet, howmuch living could you get done lyingin bed reading comic books for threeyears? Some persons are forced byillness to spend long months in bed, butdid you ever see one who didn't live forthe day when he could get up? Lifeis designed to be active and filled withexperiences that call for being up andaround. A little springfever is in orderfor anyone. But it's mid-summer myfriend. How's your case of chronicinertia ?

Preacher's Kids Follow Father's Calling

For many years the name of Jacobs has been a familiar one in the Michigan Conference and is likely to be for many more to come. The three Jacobs brothers'above (1 to r) Harold A., Gerald D. and Charles E. are the sons of a Methodistminister who served in the Michigan Conference before his death in 1935. Charlesreceived his elder's orders at the Detroit Conference in June at Albion. Gerald andHarold were his sponsors. They also have a brother-in-law who was ordaineddeacon the same night Charles was ordained an elder. His name is Martin G. Seitzand he serves the churches on the Gainsboro charge, Gainsboro, Virginia, while attending Westminster Seminary. The three brothers, Harold, Gerald and Charles arenow serving the Potter Park, Lansing; Bethany, Ludington and Onaway churchesrespectively. Up until last conference Harold had served the Jones church for sixyears. Thirty years ago his father had served the same church for seven years.

Why Not Add the Name of Your Church to This Honor Roll of Pioneers?

The following Michigan Methodist churches send the Advocate to every member-family: Allegan* Kalamazoo Milwood* Lowell First's:

Grand Rapids Second Street's: Battle Creek Maple* Grand Rapids Plainfield* Gwinn* Ludington First's: Lowell Vergennes* LansingCentral's: Gladwin* Detroit Greenfield* Lansing Potter Park* ClioWesley* Armada* Grandville* Shepardsville* Chesaning* Clare*Kendall* Hale* Whittemore* Meade* Stanwood* Mason* Elberta* Emanuel* Saginaw Ames* Lakeview* Capac* Lennon* ChippewaLake* Flat Rock* Dowagiac* Curran* Mesick* Wolf Lake* Pellston* Lansing Grace* Wheatfield* Vandercook Lake* Beaverton*Traverse City 14th St.* Boyne City* Clio West Vienna* Ossineke* Sebewa Comers* Osseo* Sebewa Center* Hubbard Lake* SamariaLulu*

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The I> ishop's Page

The Little Boy

and The Flag

THEcompany that manufac

tured my camera warns itscustomers never to be without it

for if they are, they surely willmiss some picture they want. Today is the Fourth of July and I amwithout my camera and I see nowthe point of their warning.

This morning we hung up theflag. It does something to you tohang up the flag or even to handleit. It does something to you alsoto see the flag hung from a porchof a house along the street.

Later in the forenoon when ourtwo-and-a-half-year-old grandsonarrived with his parents he stuckhis head out of the car windowas they swung into the drive and

shouted: "Grandpa, we saw yourflag and I'll help you take it down."As he kept chattering about takingthe flag down his father explainedthat they had seen on a televisionprogram the night before a cere

mony of taking down the flag and

he concluded that is what one is

supposed to do with the flag.

Here is the picture I did not get

in kodachrome but do have vividlyin my mind. Taking me by the

hand he led me to the front of the

house where the flag was flyingin the summer's breeze. He stood

up as tall as he could and held the

corner of the flag in his chubbyhand. His eyes danced with fascination as he looked up at the redand the white and the blue. I

persuaded him that the eveningand not the morning is the time totake down the flag.

Throughout the day with thispicture in my mind I thought, mylittle boy, you have much to learnabout the flag. In a few years you

will be a Boy Scout and then youwill hear all about the properusages of the flag. You will standwith the other boys of your troopat attention and "pledge yourallegiance to the flag of the UnitedStates of America and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty andjustice for all."

Some day you may go to historicPhiladelphia and walk down ArchStreet, as your grandfather did recently, to the Betsey Ross house.There you will learn how when ourcountry was very young GeneralGeorge Washington and a committee from Congress called at thishouse on a seamstress who hadgained a reputation for the excellence of her workmanship.After their interview she began tosew and soon completed the firstflag of the United States.

If we continue to believe that

our national security is to rest inour superior physical prowess, youwill probably have to serve yourtime in a military camp where lifewill be different than you haveever known at home. There youwill learn more about the flag andthe proper respect to show it. And

if we continue this generationcycle of war madness, you mayhave to go around the world todefend it as your daddy did withfour of the most important yearsof his life and as his father did ageneration before him.

It might be that you would return some day as an official escort—horrid thought and why does it

persist on coming into my mindtoday? We have seen so much ofthis tragedy. When the finalwords of committal have beenspoken to assist a comrade in folding the flag in proper form and tohand it to a broken-hearted motheror wife as a symbol of the appreciation of the country for the supreme sacrifice, or it might be—no,

we will not think that but think ofsomething better.

It might be that you can helpyour generation to release a spiritual bomb that will have morepower than atomic energy and willshake humanity back to sanity.Then all that the red and the whiteand the blue symbolize may become

the blessing of mankind everywhere. Your father's generationand your grandfather's generationhave not realized this hope but we

are going to put our confidencein you to do better.

Thus ran my thoughts until the

sun was going down. Then I called

him from his play and he came as

fast as his little legs could carryhim. At sunset we took down the

flag together and folded it respectfully and put it away. In a littlewhile we laid down in peace to

sleep.

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Our point of view"In things essential, Unity — In things doubtful, Liberty — In all things, Charity"

EXPRESSED EDITORIALLYBy John E. Marvin, Editor

The Other SideAn editorial in the Michigan Catholic and re

printed in the Detroit Free Press, takes the positionthat bingo games, wheels of fortune and drawingsconducted by churches or charitable organizationsunder certain conditions are all right. The editorialcarefully omits the really offensive and dangerousphases of this sort of gambling and uses faulty and

confused reasoning in arguing in favor of certainother phases. For example:

The editorial argues that gambling is one formof what is known as "a contract of chance" and thatif such a contract were evil so would be insuringone's property against risk or dealing in the stockmarket.

This old contention has been repeated so oftenthat some people actually believe it. The facts arethat the decisive differences between gambling and

insurance far outweigh their similarities. To name

a few: A gambler hopes to make something for nextto nothing. The man who takes out insurance iscertain to recover only his losses sustained by circumstances beyond his control as provided for inthe policy. He has no intention of making anythingbeyond these unavoidable losses and does not enterinto the contract for that purpose. If he did, he

would be guilty of criminal intent.

Furthermore, he pays for a service rendered by

the insurance company which includes many thingsbesides the mere payment of money, such as help inthe elimination of conditions that increase the dangers to the insured. No such sei'vices are renderedthe individual who gambles. Money gambled is notbeing used in service to anyone. This is morally bad.Cash or something, of value simply changes handsand the lucky one wins. The fact that a religiousorganization gets a share of the take in no waylessens the evil effects on the gamblers or the inherentmoral wrong of this form of gambling. A worthyend, however good, never can justify an evil means.

Money invested in stocks may or may not begambling. If one plays a fluctuating stock marketas a speculator who takes the gains for himself andaims to let the other fellow take the losses, that isgambling and morally wrong whether legalized ornet. But when a man buys stock as an investmentand as a means to promoting a legitimate business,that is something else. He takes some risk, but toassociate this with games of pure chance, as the

editorial in the Michigan Catholic does, is to fail

to make a distinction between two very differentthings inspired by different motives and producing

different results for the participants.

The editorial further argues that gambling of

this character is simply a method of making a dona

tion. It says, "If a person wishes to make such a

donation contingent upon some future, uncertain

event, he is evidently breaking no moral law."

In reply it may be asked, Why doesn't the person

make his donation outright? It would be so much

simpler and avoid a controversy. The answer is he

prefers to make his donation contingent upon chance

because he hopes to get something, for next to nothing,

out of it. The editorial astutely avoids mentioning

this. Yet this is another reason why gambling is

morally wrong I To follow such a practice is to

encourage a something-for-nothing way of life thatstrikes at the principles upon which highest moralcharacter is built. Would it not be much better to

encourage the idea that one is entitled to what he

earns, not what pure chance may dump in his lap?There is enough of the attitude abroad in the land

of getting as much as you can for as little as pos

sible without further encouragement and especially

from the church.

Finally, the editorial raises a religious issue inthe paragraph which says, "'Gambling, in itself, is

not morally wrong. This has been the unvaryingteaching of the Catholic Church. It was the universalbelief of all Christendom until the dissolution of religious unity about four hundred years ago."

Every informed Catholic and Protestant knowsthat one of the causes for the Protestant Reformationof four hundred years ago, referred to above butnot mentioned by name, was the result, in part, ofa difference in ethical and moral interpretation. TheProtestant churches today are still protesting interpretations acceptable to the Catholic Church. As anexample, The Methodist Church, representing ninemillion Americans, officially has gone on record as

saying, "We strongly urge all of our churches toabstain from the use of raffles, lotteries and otherforms of games of chance in raising money for thepurposes of the church, and we urge them to protestagainst gambling practices by secular organizationsin their communities."

Other Protestant churches have taken similaraction. Let the public hear both sides and decidewhich is more likely to strengthen the character ofthe nation by building the highest type of citizenry.

MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

gtSwhat They WriteComment for this column should be written

briefly and bear the signature and address of thewriter, which the editor reserres the right toprint What appears here does not necessarilyrepresent the AaTOcate's point of view.

Commends OxnamTo the Editor:

I have been greatly concerned aboutthe discussion over Bishop Oxnam. Ihave known of his righteous example formany years. I recall his stand for highmorals when he was president of De-Pauw University. He is to be commended for his courage and Christianprinciples. — Jeannette H. Kremer, Holland.

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Explains Conference ActionTo the Editor:

It seems that in your editorial on"The Michigan Conference" you havegiven the wrong impression of the actiontaken relative to minimum salary. Youwrite as follows, "In officially ruling ona working minster's wife in one instance,the Michigan Conference has lifted a

knotty question which, followed to itslogical conclusion, would involve working wives of other ministers. But thisissue is probably too hot to handle."

Then in a subsequent issue of theAdvocate "Bill of Evart," who is recognized by many of us as the chairman ofour Minimum Salary Committee, agreeswith you that it is 'too hot to handle,""but like a hot torch under the house, itmust be handled and at the risk of beingburned or having the house go down."It almost makes one fear an atomic bombmay explode in our churches almostany moment.

After reading those two statementsfrom the Advocate a goodly number ofpeople might well be confused and wonder just what was involved in the Conference legislation. The fact is thatwe were not dealing with the questionof whether or not wives of ministersshould work. We took action that wouldmake the administration of the Minimum Salary Fund more fair and equitable.

What lay back of the action whichthe Cabinet proposed to the Committeeon Minimum Salary, which that committee approved, and which the Conference adopted? This briefly is the story:One regulation governing the MinimumSalary Fund in the past (see page 95

of the 1952 Conference Minutes) statesthat "pastors devoting their full time tothe ministry, and whose incomes fromthis and other sources, not includingperquisites, do not equal the amount ofthe Minimum Salary, shall be eligibleto aid from the Fund." Members of theCabinet discovered that we were interpreting that regulation differently andthat some were allowing minimum salarypayments to ministers whose wives wereearning a considerable amount, where-

AUGUST 13. 1953

as others of us considered that as income for the family and did not allpwminimum salary. As we sought a justsolution to the question two conclusionswere reached:

1. Since the minimum salary is asharing experience in which all ministersand churches pay into the Fund, itseemed unfair for other ministers to provide money for some whose total income was more than even the averageof the Conference. For example, suppose a married minister with no childrenwas receiving $1800 from his charge. Hewould receive $450 from the MinimumSalary Fund to make a total of $2250.His wife secures work that adds $2000to the family income, thus making a total of $4250 with the $450 paid by theConference. Without that $450 theirjoint income would be $3800. Wherein isthe justice of that family receiving additional income paid by other ministers,many of whom receive much less than

$3800?2. Our second conclusion was that if

a minister's wife had the ambition andability to earn extra money she shouldbe able to earn a limited amount withouther husband losing his minimum salary.It seemed to us that $500 was a fairamount. That was the suggestion madeto the Minimum Salary Committee andeventually voted at Conference.

There was therefore no legislation relative to whether or not ministers' wivesshould earn money. The legislation had

Clergyman RetiresFrom Two Jobs

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LINNTON, Ore.—The Rev. John Place,for 25 years minister of Linnton Methodist church and director of Linnton'scommunity center, displays his prizesouvenir which he will take with himwhen he retires from both jobs on June30. He is holding a tablecloth on whichare embroidered the names of severalhundred servicemen who visited the Linnton center during World War II. Mr.Place, a native of England, said that he

worked about 17 hours a day on the twofull-time jobs.

to do entirely with justice in administering the Minimum Salary Fund. Nothing in the Conference action prohibitsany minister's wife working. It merely

states that if more than $500 is earnedbeyond the minimum salary for thatfamily, then the minister is ineligiblefor minimum salary support.— Clark H.Phillips, Big Rapids.

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Cutout 12UWlRural Fellowship Seeks Members: A

campaign to secure 10,000 members thisyear and to organize a unit in every con

ference has been launched by the Methodist Rural Fellowship. Primary em

phasis of the campaign, announced at theFellowship's headquarters in Richmond,

Va., will be on enlisting lay men and wo

men in the organization. Student organ

izations also will be set up in Methodistcolleges and seminaries.

Colorado Conference: A report looking with "disfavor on the growing power

of the military in determining foreignpolicy," was adopted by the Colorado

Conference at Pueblo. Prepared by the

Commission on the Church and Social

Issues, the report said America's foreignpolicies should be set by the State De

partment. Also scored in the reportwere "irresponsible acts of Congressional

Committees which tend to embarrass and

hinder the patient processes and purposes of our State Department."

Factory Whistles Rouse Ministers: Aminister-in-industry program, offered at

Boston University School of Theology

this summer provides ten weeks of dailywork experience during the days and

classes in the evenings. Jobs in Boston

shops and factories were arranged forthe 35 ministers and theological students

who are enrolled. Guest lecturers at the

evening sessions include leaders of labor,

finance and management as well as uni

versity professors. Program director is

Rev. Emerson W. Smith, Industrial Rela

tions chaplain supported by the fourconferences of the Boston Area.

Irish Visitor: Rev. Richard Lee Cole,

chairman of the Dublin district for 15

years and a distinguished Irish Meth

odist leader, has been in America visiting his daughter, Mrs. Joan Parke, wifeof Rev. John Parke of Worcester, Mass.

Mr. Cole's only son is Her Majesty'sAttorney General, Bahamas. A formerpresident of the Methodist Church ofIreland, a member of the World Council

of Faith and Order, Mr. Cole who re

cently retired has the unusual distinc

tion for a Protestant of being a mem

ber of the Advisory Council of Educa

tion of Eire. He is also the first Meth

odist to have been Grand Chaplain ofthe Masonic Grand Lodge of Ireland.

NEW

FROMT

CHURCHESBecause Methodism's success is in direct pro

portion to the success of each local church, theADVOCATE welcomes news of your church'sachievements,

FLOWERFIELD will celebrate its centennial on Sunday, August 23, with theprogram beginning at 10:30 A.M., pot-luck dinner at noon, and closing with anevening service.

FENNVILLE dedicated a new Hammond Organ Sunday morning, July 26.Mr. Charles King, a member of the official board, presented the organ fordedication in memory of John H. Craneand his wife, Hattie E. Crane, life-longmembers of the Fennville MethodistChurch; and Charles E. Smith and hiswife, Irene G. Smith, life-long membersof the Cass Avenue Methodist Church,Detroit. The organ was accepted fordedication by Rev. Garth D. Smith, pastor. Mrs. Wayne Woodby, who has beenpianist for some time, officiated at theorgan. The- regular order of worshipfollowed the dedicatory service and Mr.Smith delivered a sermon on "TheDedication of Life."

DETROIT BOULEVARD TEMPLEclosed its Vacation Church School withan indoor picnic and sharing programfor parents and friends. General themeof the school was "The Bible." The unitof work for all departments provided agreat variety of Bible stories, games,music, worship and handicraft, all ofwhich was enjoyed by the different agegroups. Mrs. Gretta Wilson, organist,gave an interesting program of music.Rev. Carl Adams, pastor, visited the departments frequently and gave a talkat one of the planned worship hours.The children contributed $20.00 for thechildren in Korea. The school wasdirected by Mrs. Charles Hogle, superintendent of the children's division of thechurch school. Her staff included:Juniors, Mrs. Alvin Kaip and Mrs. PaulEgelkroud, Sr.; Primary, Miss BerthaCrosby, Mrs. John Easton and PatriciaSliter; Kindergarten, Mrs. Arthur Kern,Mrs. Carl Adams, Mrs. Wm. Curran andSandra Messner.

CALUMET held a reception for Rev.and Mrs. Donald Porteus and David onJuly 24, in the basement of the Lauriumchurch. One hundred and forty personswere present to give a formal greetingand extend best wishes to their newminister. Guests were present fromPontiac, Detroit, and Wichita, Kan. Mr.Arthur King, master of ceremonies,called on Mr. Reginald Morcom to leadthe group in prayer. Mr. Morcom sup-

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plied the pulpit prior to the appointmentof Mr. Porteus when the church had noregular minister. Alice May Ford ofDetroit played a flute solo; Mrs. JohnFoster, choir member, sang a solo. TheOfficial Board was represented by Mr.Edward Bate who also spoke in behalfof the men of the church. Officialgreetings from the WSCS were extendedby Mrs. J. J. Mechlin. Rev. Carl J.Tamminen of the Calumet St. Paul'sLutheran Church, gave the welcome inbehalf of the Ministerial Association.Mr. Porteous responded to the greetings. The benediction was pronouncedin the form of a special number by Rev.Robert Osterlund, Calumet Gospel Tabernacle, who sang the "Lord's Prayer."Mrs. Margaret Matthews and Mrs. DavidJones poured for the luncheon which followed. Mrs. Albert Lanyon is WSCSpresident and Mrs. Minnie McCormickserved as chairman of the committee incharge of refreshments.

DELTON concluded a one-week Vacation Church School July 17 with 142

children enrolled in classes from preschool through high school age. The

certificates. Marlene Bonaface receivedan award for bringing the most friendswith her to Vacation Church School.Rev. Martin A. McEntarfer is Delton'spastor.

HANCOCK METHODISTSCELEBRATE WITH CITY

FIRSTMethodist Church of Hancock,

the first church of any denomin

ation to be established in the community,

participated in the city's 50th anniversary celebration and extended an invitation to the mayor, city council, serviceclubs and Chamber of Commerce to at

tend anniversary worship services the

morning of July 19, the Sunday of Hancock's 50th anniversary observance.

Prior to 1860 Hancock was an out-appointment on the Houghton Circuit.In 1860 it was made a charge and onJuly 6, 1861, the cornerstone of the firstchurch building was laid on lots donated

by the Quincy Mining Co. In 1880 the

church was repaired and a new parsonage built.

The present building has been in use

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Members of the Board of Trustees of the First Methodist Church of Hancock and

their pastor look affectionately at the cornerstone indicating the year the present

edifice was erected. They are left to right: James H. Dale, George H. Roberts,

J. William Nekervis, George S. Armstrong, Jay R. Pearce and Rev. Harold W. Diehl.

staff of ten teachers and assistants were

Mrs. Robert Brodie, church school superintendent; Mrs. Joy Honeywell, MissHelene Banghart, Mr. Rathman, MissDelores Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. Smith,

Miss Mary Morris, Miss Alice Beaver,and Miss Beth Soloman. The theme forthe school was "Christian Living asFound in the Bible." Much time wasspent getting acquainted with the Biblewhich was approached from many different viewpoints. It was hoped thatthe children would find the Bible astheir source of help and as a guide intheir lives. The Achievement Programwas held Friday evening in the presenceof a full church of parents and friends,when activities and achievements of theweek were demonstrated and displayed.One hundred and three children received

for 50 years, its cornerstone having beenlaid October 19, 1902, and the sanctuaryused for worship the following year. Theoldest member in terms of membershipyears is Fred Campbell who was receivedSept. 17, 1893. George Roberts hasserved on the official board since August7, 1899. Trustees of the church notshown in the accompanying picture areJoseph Glasson, William Towsey, HerbertSpear, Frank Hawke and Harold C. LentGerald Hill is financial secretary andtreasurer; Miss Ruth Kendall, benevolence treasurer; Miss Nellie Wills, re

cording steward; Mrs. Jack Kukkonen.lay delegate; Mrs. Kukkonen, Miss MaryRowe and Mrs. William Towsey, com

munion stewards; Mrs. Lylie Whittle,honorary steward.

MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

MICHIGAMME DEDICATESBROWN MEMORIAL

A JUBILANT celebration was held atthe Methodist Institute on Lake

Michigamme Sunday afternoon, August2, when Methodist people and pastorsgathered to mark the beginning of the

second 30 years of service of the Institute to the Upper Peninsula. Rev.Charles F. Wolfe, superintendent of theMarquette District, arranged with BishopMarshall R. Reed, to speak. Specialmusical selections were presented by theNegaunee Men's Chorus under the direc

tion of Carl Peterson. The Rev. ErnestBrown Memorial Health Cabin wasdedicated by Bishop Reed.

It was in 1921 that Rev. George W.Olmstead was appointed to the superin-

tendency of the Marquette District, andfollowing a dream for a centrally located

site where the churches of the UpperPeninsula might meet for fellowship,study, and inspiration, Mr. Olmsteadbought from a Mr. Olsen some ninety

acres of land with a half mile of frontage on Lake Michigamme. The pastthirty years has seen the property developed and increased in value from the

land purchase price of $3,000 until today

a modern camp is valued at well over$100,000.

Charged with the care of the property and the maintaining of the campare the following trustees: Chairman,Charles F. Wolfe, Marquette ; laymen : C.E. Tonkin, Ishpeming; Stanley Williams,Ishpeming; and A. P. Young of Houghton; ministers: James R. Balfour,Houghton; Karl J. Hammar, Escanaba;and Glenn E. L. Kjellberg, Negaunee.

Oscoda Announces ServiceIn Honor of Former Pastor

OSCODAINDIAN MISSION will

hold a service honoring the late Rev.John B. Silas on Sunday, September 6,

at 3:00 P.M. A memorial plaque willbe unveiled in memory of the splendidwork which Mr. Silas did among theIndian people. Bishop Marshall R. Reedwill give the sermon for the occasion.Friends who knew Mr. Silas and anyoneinterested in the work of the Mission areinvited to attend.

DR. OTTO J. BAAB has been namedacting president of Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, 111., for the remainderof the calendar year. He began hisduties August 1 upon the retirement ofDr. Horace G. Smith. In announcing Dr.Baab's appointment, Herbert M. Johnson,president of the board of trustees, saidthat the joint committee on nominationshad asked for more time to select asuccessor to Dr. Smith. A member ofthe Garrett faculty since 1934, Dr. Baabis professor of Old Testament interpretation and director of the summer school.

AUGUST 13. 1953

About PersonsREV. AND MRS. EADEN DAVIS and

family of Michigan Avenue Church,Lansing, are vacationing in New Yorkstate.

DR. HARLAN L. FEEMAN, president emeritus of Adrian College, who,with Mrs. Feeman, is spending thesummer with his family in Lansing, wasa visitor in the MCA office last weekTuesday.

REV. AND MRS. EDWIN B. PEARCEof Lincoln Park First left New YorkCity July 31 by plane for Palestine andEurone to be gone the month of August.Dr. Harvey G. Pearce, retired, is supplying at First Church during his son'sabsence.

MISS FERN E. SCRIBNER, directorof Christian Education on the Flint District, will become executive secretary ofthe Board of Education of the New England Conference, effective September 1.Her new address will be Wesleyan Bldg.,Room 84a, 581 Boylston St., Boston 16,Mass.

MRS. FLORENCE WHITLEY of Detroit held an open house reception honoring her pastor's wife, Mrs. Carl G.Adams of Boulevard Temple Church, andMrs. Ralph Henery, WSCS president.The hostess was assisted by Mrs. AlexWhitley and Mrs. Bernard Whitley, withMrs. Ray Williams, Sr., and Mrs. H. L.Scheibner pouring.

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Mrs. Zelina Edwards, member of theM. .1. Clark Memorial Home, GrandRapids, will celebrate her 99th birthdayon Aug. 22. Mrs. Edwards went toClark Home from Albion, but for morethan forty years she was an activeworker in the Lakeside Methodist Church

on the New Buffalo charge.

REV. AND MRS. JOEL BURDIN arespending the months of July and Augustas directors of Day Camp at the Mt.Vernon Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. In September, Mr. Burdin willtake over his duties as pastor of theMiddleton and Sethton churches on theBig Rapids District, to which he wasappointed at the Michigan Annual Conference in June.

DR. JOHN R. MOTT, well-knownMethodist layman of New York City,and MISS AGNES PETER, great-great-great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, were united in marriage, July 28,

in Tudor Place in Old Georgetown, suburb of Washington, D.C. This house wasbuilt more than a century ago byThomas Peter and his wife, who wasthe granddaughter of the first President's wife.

ATTENDING the Institute on HigherEducation at Nashville, Tenn., sponsoredby the Methodist Board of Education,July 21-24, were the following fromMichigan: Acting President E. H. Babbitt, Adrian; Dr. Wayne H. Fleenor andDean Emil Leffler, Albion; President A.R. Ayers, Detroit Institute of Technology; and Rev. Walter C. B. Saxman,Sault Ste Marie. Dean Leffler participated in the program.

REV. ROBERT C. LAPHEW, pastorat Detroit Thoburn, was awarded a diploma in graduation ceremonies held inThe Chaplain School Auditorium, FortSlocum, New Rochelle, New York, July30. Chaplain (Major) Laphew who received his commission in the U.S. ArmyChaplaincy in October 1942, was a student member of the Associate ChaplainOfficer Advanced Course at The Chaplain School for a four-week period ofinstruction.

MRS. T. T. BRUMBAUGH has beenelected president of the Woman's Societyof Christian Service of the New YorkEast Conference. When living in Detroit,while her husband was executive secretary of the Council of Churches, sheserved as District Missionary Secretaryand Conference Secretary of MissionaryPersonnel. She was also on the WesleyFoundation Board of Wayne Universityand on the board of directors of theDetroit Council of Church Women.

MISS LOIS A. JONES, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones of Jackson,is in training at Scarritt College, Nashville, Tenn., to serve as a medical missionary under the auspices of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. MissJones is a member of Jackson First,a graduate of Jackson high school, attended Adrian College, and graduatedfrom Bronson Hospital School of Nur-ing, Kalamazoo, where she has been onthe staff the last two years. Aftercompleting her training at Scarritt, sheexpects to serve in Bataan Hospital,Albuquerque, N. M.

For more "About Persons"See page 14

Sky Sketches

Of South AmericaBy Glenn and Margaret Frye

XV. INCA LAND

WHENMrs. Frye and I first dis

cussed a trip to South America, shesaid, "If we go, we must visit some ofthe scenes and ruins of the Inca civilization." Accordingly we read manybooks and laid plans to visit Cuzco, theancient Inca capitol and Macchu Pichu,the lost city which was never discoveredby the Spaniards. No sky-ways leddirect from La Paz to Incaland, so ourtransportation was to be by rail andwater and rail again, for this leg of thejourney.

As the train climbed out of the greatclay gulch where the city of La Paz hides,many Indian women were doing theirweekly wash in the brook by the tracks.Clothes of varied colors including theirballet-type skirts spread out to dry,etched interesting patterns on the grass.Benign Illimani looked down as thejagged range of peaks to the east cameinto view.

Over dry farming plateaus we puffedand rolled on this not-too-comfortabletrain. Farmers were working in theirfields with the primitive wooden tools oftheir fathers. An hour before dusk wepassed the few obelisks, sole survivors ofthe temples and buildings of a culturethat antedated the Incas and from whichit sprung. Lake Titicaca glowed withthe rosy colors of sunset as we boardedthe trim little steamer for the overnight trip to Puno, Peru. Our stateroom bunks were comfortable and foodwas good, but the night was chill. Wewere sorry that we could not see moreof this high (12,500 ft.) lake on theroof of the world, but it makes thejourney only from night fall to daylight.

All of the next day we rode up amongthe snowy peaks over into the Amazonwatershed and then down an interestingvalley where the very growing river isrenamed according to the region it ispassing through until after dark wecame to Cuzco. It was on this trip thatwe saw our first llamas and alpacas. Atone station we purchased small silverreplicas of these interesting, proudbeasts. Through the car window atanother stop we acquired a lovely roundrug artistically fashioned out of black,brown and white alpaca skins, with awhite llama in the black center. Beautiful. Cost in U.S., $4.70.

A representative of the travel agencyfrom which we had purchased the railroad tickets came aboard about anhour away from Cuzco and took chargeof us and baggage. We were doublyglad for his assistance as a failure atthe light plant had plunged the entirecity in darkness. Soon we were lodgedin a comfortable room even if candlelight and without hot water for baths.

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It was here nearly a thousand yearsago that the Incas established the seatof their kingdom after coming from thesouth and subduing the Indian tribes ofthe high Andes. As their empire grew,their genius was expressed in socialorganization and administration and instone masonry. The emperor assumedresponsibility for every person with a

functionary responsible for each tenfamilies. Acreage was assigned to everyfarmer according to the number in hishousehold. A share of his days mustbe spent in labor for the Inca as wellas a portion of his crops brought tothe common storehouse. In case of illness or acute need, he was fed fromthose same stores.

Highways and bridges like nerves connected the far-flung extremities of theempire with capitol. Stalwart runnersin relays brought messages or choiceviands to the palace. At its farthestexpansion the Incas authority extendedfar down into what is now Argentinaand Chile to the south, to the edges of thejungles on the east and far north throughEcuador.

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IDLEWILD, N.Y.— Methodist Bishop G.Bromley Oxnam of Washington, D.C., isshown with Mrs. Oxnam as they boardeda plane here enroute to Geneva, Switzerland, where he is attending a meetingthis month of the World Council ofChurches' executive committee. BishopOxnam, a president of the World Council, will later visit Paris and Londonbefore returning to the U.S. He declinedto comment on his recent appearancebefore the House Committee on Un-American Activities, except to declarethat "the vote of the committee is quitesatisfactory to me." The Bishop appeared before the House group to refutethe Committee's charges that he hadbeen connected with organizations de

clared to be Communist-dominated orsubversive. At the close of the hearing,the House group cleared Bishop Oxnamof any "Communist Party membership

or affiliation."

The wild warriors from the Amazonproved an alarming threat to this rule,because of their dreaded poisoned arrows. To hold them off, a line of fortswas constructed at strategic points alongthe valleys on the east side of the kingdom. The ruins of many of these havebeen identified and explored.

Above the city of Cuzco is the greatestfort, Sacsahuman. Its triple, zig-zaggedwalls were never breached by an enemy.At the center of this structure, lookingdown on the city and far across themountain ranges, was the palace of theInca himself. The intricate water reservoir with stone conduits was amarvel of engineering. In this fortressthe genius of stone masonry was wellexploited. Without iron, much less steeltools, stone is fitted to stone so perfectly, and interlocked so cleverly that,without the use of mortar it is impossible to force a knife blade betweenthem today. In spite of the weatheringof the centuries and recurring earthquakes which have wrecked modernstructures, these foundations stand intact. Many stones of this fort havebeen carried down into the city to formwalls of more modern structures. Butthe beveled joints of Inca handiwork canbe readily identified. In fact as onetravels across these mountains his eyecatches old walls, carved steps and evenperfect terraces far up on the side ofa canyon, mute witnesses to the patientand careful workmen of that almostlost culture.

Modern Cuzco is a city of 60,000 withmany historic shrines of Inca culturethough its sacred buildings were destroyed by the zealous Spaniard. For in1534 Pizarro at the head of a ridiculously small band of 200 adventurers enteredthe city and captured the Inca himself.It is inexplicable except for the wonderand fear which his horses and firearms caused among these proud andcultured rulers.

The Inca was promised his freedom ifhe would give the invaders vessels ofgold sufficient to fill an indicated largeroom. He kept his promise but becauseof jealousy and fear, the Inca was treacherously strangled. The empire quicklyfell apart for though a benevolent despot,his subjects had never been trained tothink and act for themselves. Puppetemperors were enthroned by the Spaniards but the glory of the empire haddeparted. The last royal survivors hidthemselves in one of the combined fortsand sacred cities in the highest mountains which the invaders never discovered.

In 1911, Hiram Bingham, a young Yaleprofessor, after investigating many falseclues, finally climbed to the dizzy saddle between two peaks above the Uru-bamba River and discovered this lostcity, which has been named for themountains themselves, Macchu Pichu.The jungle growth had to be cleared butnothing has been restored.

It is a dizzy three-and-a-half-hour

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journey from Cuzco by a curious carwhich travels the railroad tracks. Isaid "dizzy" because of the speed withwhich this contraption rounds curves atgreat heights and jerks and bumps. Ourvehicle had one square wheel which didnot add to the comfort.

But it was worth it. We climbed upthe mountainside for a grand view ofCuzco, then worked our way down a

small brook and valley to a large uplandplain. Then plunging into a real canyonwe completed the descent from 12,000

feet, into the Urubamba valley and on tothe Macchu Pichu station at less than6,000 feet. The gorges were beautifuland the hair-pin curves did not detractfrom the adventure. All of the way one

could see the rains of Inca agriculturalterraces here and there as well as of thechain of forts designed to protect theempire from the poisoned arrow men ofthe steaming jungles. Trees and plantschanged rapidly from those of the al

pine snows to bananas, the cactus-bearing tuna, and citrus of the tropics. We

purchased some of the largest and sweet

est tangerines for a penny (U.S.A.)apiece that we had ever eaten.

Arriving at the foot of the climb tothe ruins, a bus awaited to make thesteep climb. On this knife-edged sad

dle between the Pichu peaks, at a sud

den turn of the river which causes itto flow completely around one peak and

on both sides, the city was perched up

there 2,000 feet. The agricultural ter

races were designed to support a popula

tion of more than two thousand. There

were elaborate fountains and baths, a

section of the city were the dwellings of

the clans, another for the military, and

a third, on the highest part, housed the

sacred women and temples to the sun.

This is the only sun dial left undestroyed

and has been named, "The HitchingPost of the Sun."

To wander through these beautifulwalls, to climb the extensive stairways,to gaze from the altar of sacrifice acrossthe Andes at this the most rugged sec

tion, to muse upon the grandeur of theInca culture and kingdom and theircruel fate at the hand of the gold-hungrySpaniard is to rejoice at human accom

plishments, but to humbly remember thesentiment, "Why should the spirit of

mortals be proud?"

Several lessons we learned from theIncas. First, their careful workmanshipgave mute witness to the patience andintegrity of their character. Se-cond,

their interest in the welfare of the socialorganization and government. Third,they held gold and precious stones ofvalue only in the worship of the highest,the sun god they knew. Trade placedthe worth of commodities, their serviceto human need not in their relationshipto a means of exchange. Fourth, thoughwelfare minded, their benevolent paternalism choked individual initiative andthe nation was an easy mark for determined, violent adventurers once theirleaders were captured.

AUGUST 13, 1953

Stop* Around the State

• Ann Arbor District Seniors

THEsecond Ann Arbor District Sen

ior Camp was held at Camp .ludsonCollins July 26 to Aug. 1. There were61 campers from 24 churches. Rev.Robert J. Hudgins of Romulus was Deanof the Camp; Mrs. Celeste Ingraham ofClinton was Dean of Women and alsotaught "Boy and Girl Friendships." Rev.George Nevins of Denton taught "AboutOther Denominations" and was a counselor; Rev. Frances Wilson of GardenCity taught "Methodist Beliefs" and wasa counselor; Rev. Al Hartoog of Wyandotte taught "The Dramatic Backgroundof the Old Testament" and was a counselor; Rabbi Frank Rosenthal taught"About Jews and Christians in Today'sWorld"; Miss Phyllis Savage of Dearborn had charge of recreation and wasa counselor. Other counselors were:Mrs. Leta Wilson, Miss Barbara Hunterof Detroit, and Mrs. Vera Hudgins ofRomulus. Rev. G. F. Gorton of Waynehad charge of Crafts assisted by Mrs.Ruth Rochleau of Romulus.

The Peace Caravan members were;Miss Betty Zane Teague of Hope, NewMexico; Miss Ola Faye Russ of Panhandle, Texas; and Mr. Ester Wilfangoof LaGrande, Oregon.

Sunday evening's program was aworship service with Mr. Gorton as thespeaker. Monday evening the Peace caravan had charge; Tuesday evening Dr.Rosenthal spoke; Wednesday eveningDr. Herbert F. Robb, M.D., was thespeaker; and Thursday evening Dr.Glenn M. Frye had charge of a veryimpressive commitment service on the

water front. Friday evening there wasthe banquet after which Dr. Frye showedslides and talked about South America.Saturday morning Dr. Frye had chargeof the Communion Service, at which asacrificial offering was taken to helpestablish a scholarship for a worthystudent in that country.

Guests who dropped in during the weekwere: Rev. and Mrs. Frank Fitch, Dist.Supt.; Rev. Bob Searls, Dist. Youth Director; Mr. Bob Barnes, Dist. M.Y.F.President; Mrs. Elsie Ayres, Rev. Mr.Smith, and Rev. and Mrs. VaughnWhited.

• Marquette District Seniors

NINETY-THREEyoung people and

12 counselors atended the MarquetteDistrict Senior Camp at Michigamme,representing 30 churches in the UpperPeninsula, Elmhurst and Park Forest,111., and Ann Arbor and Dearborn inLower Michigan. Most of the group wereMethodist but some Episcopalian, Lutheran and Presbyterian young people en

joyed the fellowship and fine weatherfrom July 11 to 18. A splendid contribution was made to the program by MissFaith Rolston of India who shared withthe youth in their quests and in teaching a native dance to a group of girlsfrom her cabin. Sue Slade, OutreachChairman, arranged an attractive banquet at which Miss Rolston spoke andanswered questions.

In the "Challenge Hour," rated "tops"by the youth, Rev. James R. Balfour ofHoughton spoke to the theme "TemperMy Spirit, O Lord" impressing the youthto see their personal-social living in thelight of Christian faith. A choice of sixquests was given to each young person:

Photo, Jack Williams

This group of campers and counselors attended the Marquette District Senior Campat Michigamme. District youth officers, front row, left to right, starting seventhfrom left, are: Sue Slade, Ironwood; Dick Hendra, president, Marquette; NancyThompson, Munising; Leslie Peterson, Marquette; Nancy Kjellberg, Negaunee; Jim

McLaren, Soo; Marjorie Robinson, Soo; and Kenneth Olson, Bark River.9

"After Graduation What?", Miss HarrietPalmer, district field worker; "Being a

Methodist Christian," Rev. Meldon Crawford of Gladstone; "Christian Citizenship," Rev. Walter Saxman, Sault Ste.Marie; "The Sermon on the Mount forToday," Rev. John Larson, Hermans-ville; "The Church at Work Around theWorld," Rev. Eric Hammar, Stephenson;Youth Friendships," Mrs. Ruth Saxman,Sault Ste. Marie.

Afternoon sessions included naturestudy, hobbies, recreational time, swimming, choir, and a consideration underthe direction of the District Youth Officers of "How the M.Y.F. Works . . .

in the new program areas."

The "Hilltop" vespers shifted around,being held at Hilltop, in Indian Village,in the Chapel, in Grace Hall, and atHilltop but always with the Cross inview as Rev. Charles F. Wolfe, superintendent of the district, again captivated the hearts and minds of youth andadults with meditations based on theclosing verses of Matthew's Gospel.

An outstanding piece of work was donewith the organization of a choir whichsang at the Sunday morning worship,each evening at Hilltop, for the Thursday night commitment service and theSacrament of Communion on Fridayevening. Mrs. Florence Hammar ofStephenson directed the choir, Jim McLaren of the Soo led the fun singing,but both were assisted by Eric Hammar.

Rev. John Larson enriched the livesof all in his guidance at the Saturdaymorning Power Hour, in his telling ofthe stars above, in revealing the wondersof nature, and in just being a part of thecamp in this his 73rd year.

The Dean, Rev. Harold W. Diehl ofHancock and Laurium, had the privilegeof preaching the Sunday morning sermonand in presenting the Communion meditation, taking as topics: "The Glory ofa Fool" and "Thirty Pieces of Silver."The success of the 1953 camp is to becredited to the young people them

selves, the counselors (Miss Joyce Roweof Hancock and the others named above),and the camp manager, Mr. Vance Hiney,and his staff. Mrs. Ruth Kjellberg wasthe camp nurse.

All left camp on Saturday afternoonwith a lump in their throat, with moisturein their eyes, and the desire to meetagain. On August 2, if possible, whenthe Methodist Institute at Lake Michi-gamme launched its second 30 years andwhen the Rev. Ernest Brown MemorialHe-alth Cabin was to be dedicated byBishop Marshall R. Reed. Most certainlyto meet at the Mid-Winter Institutewhich is tentatively scheduled for Norway on November 5-6-7.

• Detroit ConferenceAssembly

PRESIDENTSof local churches, adult

counselors, officers of sub-districts,and officers of all six districts of the Detroit Conference met at Lake HuronCamp during the week of June 21-27 forthe annual Conference Assembly.

At the beginning of the week, discussion groups centered around youth counseling, administrative duties, and theprogram areas of Christian Faith, Christian Witness, Christian Outreach, Christian Citizenship, and Christian Fellowship educated us as to our respectiveresponsibilities as officers of theMethodist Youth Fellowship. We practiced what we had learned in ourrespective discussion groups by organizing and participating in fellowship teamswhich visited the M.Y.F.'s of churchesnear the camp site. These district fellowship teams which were organized atConference Assembly will visit youthfellowships of their respective districtsduring the 1953-1954 year.

Specific plans for next year were madeon both the district and conference level.New Detroit Conference M.Y.F. officerswere one of the results of the conferencebusiness sessions. The new officers are:President, Marjorie Simpson, Detroit

District; Vice-President, Hugh Weller,Ann Arbor District; Secretary, JoanHobbs, Saginaw Bay District; Treasurer, Gil Tanabe, Port Huron District;Christian Faith, Harold Johnson, FlintDistrict; Christian Witness, MargaretFleishchmann, Saginaw Bay District;Christian Outreach, Merle Holland, Saginaw Bay District; Christian Citizenship,Dick Walker, Flint District; ChristianFellowship, Jim Simpson, Detroit District; Publicity, Ila Sloan, Detroit District; UCYM Representatives, MaryMills, Ann Arbor District; Dick Wood,Port Huron District; Governor's YouthCommission Representative, Ruth Knight,Port Huron District.

Specific organization for the comingyear, wholesome recreation, challengingtalks, and inspiring worship experienceprovided a week of Christian living whichtruly prepared us for our part in God'swork. —Ila Sloan.

• Chelsea Home

DURINGthe summer months our

family members like to sit outsideor play croquet in the evening. However, since we have such nice fanswhich were given us by the ChelseaHome Friends we can be quite comfortable as we watch a movie inside.This month we have had "Grandma Goesto School" in color, and "The Price ofFreedom."

Recently, a group of Y.W.C.A. ladiesfrom Detroit spent a Sunday afternoonwith Miss Bertha Schlenkert, who isDiet Kitchen supervisor. Another afternoon, Mrs. Warren Nickel with littleson and daughter; her mother, Mrs.Berdan; and Miss Clara Meyer werevisitors. Miss Meyer has now returnedto her home town of Portsmouth, Ohio.

Rev. M. J. Betz has returned from avery pleasant and restful week spent atLakeside, Ohio.

The following members, with Mrs.Elsie Gott, matron, drove to the MaconW.S.C.S. Seminar: Mrs. Hall, Mrs.

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Marsh, Mrs. Bodel], the Misses Culver,Bradley, and Simpson and Mrs. Disonwho was honored as being the best Supply Secretary on the Ann Arbor District.All reported a profitable and happy day.

Rev. and Mrs. S. D. Kinde and familyof Chelsea, and their guest, Mr. Spraguefrom Iron Mountain, were Sunday dinner guests at the Home recently.

Other guests were; Rev. and Mrs.Bates from Nebraska, who have beentouring in the East; Mr. Ora Kimballand Mrs. Wilber from Hillsdale; also,

Mr. and Mrs. Field from Hillsdale whobrought with them Rev. and Mrs. Foreman who are from New Jersey. Mr.Forman is Field Agent for the MethodistHome for the Aged of the New Jerseyand Newark Conferences.

We were also happy to have here rep

resentatives from the PresbyterianHome for the Aged of Detroit. Mr. Edgar F. Down, the manager, was interested in our Home and its operation.

We had one more most welcome but

unusual visitor. About noon, on a very

warm day, Mrs. Narrin saw from herwindow on the third floor, where thereis also a rather wide ledge, a bird sittingvery quietly, evidently in need of rest.

Later he found a corner where he settled

down for the night. Our ladies, being

very hospitable, gave him water andgraham crackers, zwieback and peanuts,

all of which he did not care for, so they

resorted to bird seed which he ate. Both

legs were banded and the number could

be read clearly. After about a twenty-

four-hour stay, he walked over to the

window as if to say "Thank you" and"Good-Bye" and when he raised his

wings and flew on, our ladies felt as ifa friend had gone.

• Flint District Intermediates

THEFlint District Intel-mediates con

vened, July 19-26, at Lake HuronCamp with 115 boys and girls and 12

counselors present. The group was es

pecially privileged to have Dr. Wm. O.Moulton, district superintendent, con

duct the daily Morning Watch.Hymn Sings and the singing for fun

was in the capable hands of Mrs. EvelynAndre of Flint, accompanied by Rev.John Bray, also of Flint.

The "Let's Do" period consisted of thecamp paper under the direction of Rev.Horace James of Williamston; leathercraft, Rev. Robert Worgess of Milford ;

plastic braiding, Bob Mclntyre and BillHall; Antique autos, Miss Helen Haynesof Flint; and camp choir, Mrs. Andre.

Swimming was a big item; baseballgames were made interesting with competition between campers and faculty;the ping-pong tables were in constantuse; and the horse shoe and tennis courtswere kept busy.

The meals served in the new diningroom (which makes one feel as if hewere on a ship) were excellent and sec

ond helpings were usually available.

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Flint District Intermediates

namPhoto, Sam M. Sniderman

Vesper services on the beach and inthe outdoor worship center were outstanding. The first evening a cross wasmade and a candle lighting service wasthe highlight. The high point of anotherservice came when a slide was projectedon the screen of the picture "ChristKnocking at the Door" with the Lake as

a background. Rev. William Wager ofFlint did a fine job of explaining thepicture and its lesson. "Into My Heart"and "Follow" were done very effectively as the young people quietly left theoutdoor sanctuary.

Quests taught during the week were:Jesus, the Leader, The Way of Jesus,What Does It Mean to Be a Christian?,Ways of Worship, Our Intermediate Fellowship, Youth and Alcohol, and Let'sDiscover Africa.

The three lifeguards were very particular and exacting with the bathers whichadded to the safety. Rev. Clayton Oliverof Walled Lake acted as business manager and Mrs. Ilia Schultz of Flint as

registrar. Miss Iscella Byerly of Flintand Mrs. L. M. Philp of Walled Lakewere among the quest teachers and thecounselors.

The dean, Rev. Robert Worgess, andhis assistant, Rev. Horace James, werecredited by the camp manager for having a well-organized camp and the campers enjoyed a well-planned, well-roundedprogram. —Mrs. L. M. Philp.

• Albion-Lansing DistrictIntermediates

STEWARDSin God's World" was the

theme for 97 Intermediate campersof the Albion-Lansing District, July 12-

18, at Chief Noonday Camp in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area near Hastings.

Fifteen persons composed the staffwith Rev. Robert Dobbs of Parma as

Dean. Mrs. Paul Mergener of Spring-port was registrar. Leading the Morning Watch and Campfire services as the

camp chaplain was Rev. Scott MacDon-ald of Lansing. The Quest leaders andteachers were Rev. Carlton Benson ofPotterville, Rev. Martin McEntarfer ofDelton, Rev. Donald Strohl of Osseo,and Rev. Donald Smith of Jackson. Mr.Smith was also in charge of the woodworking craft; Mr. Strohl helped theboys and girls with their Softball games;Handicraft was led by Miss MaryettaBaker of Lansing; Song leader wasMrs. Robert Dobbs; Mrs. Martin McEntarfer was in charge of the camp newspapers; Waterfront directors and swimming instructors were Miss DorothyPierson of Springport and Mr. RalphSheldon of Lansing; Mrs. Ralph Sheldonwas camp nurse; and Miss Peggy Mill-ner was in charge of the camp store.The missionary visitor was Miss GladysRichards of Scarritt College, Nashville,Tennessee.

Monday and Tuesday were spent getting acquainted and organizing classes,etc. There were organized games andsongs in the evening. The camperselected five persons to represent themas cabin inspectors and reporters for thecamp paper. They were Dorothy SueThomas, Lansing; Mabell Harmon, Lansing; Judy Hubert, Parma; TommyShipp, Lansing; and Dan Mergener,Springport.

Wednesday, Miss Gladys Richards ledthe evening program with her interestingslides of India as the missionary program.

Thursday was all in all the fun day.The afternoon event was the camper-counselor softball game with the counselors winning 15-12. For the eveningmeal the counselors had K.P. Therewas a picnic at the game field. Theevening program was Stunt Night. Theevening ended with the boys and girlseach serenading.

Friday evening was the dress-up Banquet and Communion-Commitment Serv-

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T#? miBy Frances Huntington Martin

Lesson commentary based on "International Sunday School Lessons; the International Bible Lessonsfor Christian Teaching," copyrighted 19S1by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of

the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A.

Sunday, August 23

Should I Pray for Others?

I Timothy 2:1-8; Romans 26-28

PRAYERwas the center of Jesus'

religion. We accept as a foregoneconclusion that Jesus prayed for guidanceand courage for himself. Our presentinterest, however, is not in the generalsubject of prayer, but in prayer forothers. Should I pray for others? Jesushimself did ! Mothers brought their children to him "that he might lay his handson them and pray" (Matt. 19:13). Jesustold Peter that he prayed for him "thathis faith would not fail." He prayed forthe people "that they may believe thatthou didst send me" (John 11:42). Heprayed "not only for them but for thosewho would believe in my name" (John17). He told his followers to "pray forthose who persecute you" (Luke 6:28).He prayed on the cross, "Father, forgivethem, they do not know what they do."Jesus encompasses the whole world aridshares God's eternal purpose: "Praytherefore the Lord of the harvest to sendlaborers into his harvest." (Luke 10:2).The Prayer which Jesus gave his disciples we sometimes regard as for ourown individual selves. Let us note, however, that the pronouns are all plural.We are praying for others also whenwe pray our Lord's Prayer.

Paul's letters abound with expressionsof prayer for the Christians in the different churches. We find that the prayers of the saints and great souls are inlarge part petitions for others. In the

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tract (evidently written for the instruction of Christians) we read the versesassigned for our study, "I urge that supplications and prayers and intercessionsbe made for all men, for kings and allwho are in high postion ..." (I Timothy2:1).

Dr. George A. Buttrick in his book"Prayer," considered by many to be hisbest book, calls prayer the "Lost Word."He says, "It would be strange indeed ifsuch a profound and universal fact asprayer lived only in the separate self.Life in its very nature predisposes usto believe that prayer has its social andmutual bonds. Intercession accords withthe pattern of man's life. Our life is aparadox of individual and social ... Itis strange indeed that we should try toisolate our lives. Our individual beingis drawn from the total human process,and that process is girded and fed by thetotal process of the natural world . . .

In such a world any resolve on sharp "individualism" is doomed to fail. Indeed,psychology now assures us that our consciousness was not first individual andthen by deduction social. It seems lik-lier that we were first social . . . Ourlife has striking mutualities: conversation, reading a book, listening tomusic ..."

Dr. Charles M. Laymon, lately chosenhead of our Board of Education, haswritten a helpful booklet, "Primer ofPrayer." He says, "Prayer for othersmeans that we identify ourselves withtheir needs, making their cause one withours. We share their sense of sin, beartheir pain, and regard their lives as weregard our own. This is not easy todo. We need to place ourselves in theirsituations, feel as they feel, and experience a soul-oneness with them if we areto pray for them with power. Suchidentification calls for the capacity tosympathize, not in the sense of pity, butin the deeper sense of suffering with andfor another . . . We will do more . . .

we will also live for them . . . The prayerbecomes an expression of our living forthem."

Are our prayers for others answered?(We may think that Jesus' prayer forPeter was not answered. Nevertheless,Peter quickly came to himself, rushedfrom the company of those who were thesource of his denial, he repented deeply —and became the strong Rock of the earlyChristian group.) "Prayer alwayscreates a new situation. Circumstancesmay be unchanged, but hearts may bechanged." Dr. Buttrick (p. 110) quotesSherwood Eddy, "We can prove thereality of prayer only by praying. Nophilosophy can prove or disprove it. Nophilosophy or science has even shown

that God cannot put a thought into themind of man. If he cannot, he is more

helpless than a little child." Dr. Buttrickcontinues, "Whence these 'flashes' of newtruth or undreamed access of courage?Surely these are sometimes the gifts ofprayers offered for us . . . This is notan 'intrusion of our freedom' . . . Ourresponse to these 'openings' is still ourchoice. They invite us to organize ourfreedom around a higher focus. We mayaccept or refuse the invitation." Whenthe wife of the Moffatt, the great missionary to Africa died, he cried, "Whowill pray for me now?"

Was there ever a time when it wasmore pressing that Christians again beurged that "supplications and prayersand intercessions be made for all men,for kings and for all who are in highposition?" For our leaders —religiousand political—that they be given wisdomand courage. For our nation, that itsnational and international policies maybe directed in justice and goodwill, thatthe freedom of our democracy may bepreserved for the United Nations. Forour homes and familiies. For our churchand pastor, and the church universal.How earnestly should we pray, Thykingdom come; "Thy will be done on.

earth as it is in Heaven"—and then helpto answer our own prayer.

Stops Around the State(Continued from page 11)

ice. Dr. William H. Helrigel, Albion-Lansing District Superintendent, led theevening program. Dr. Helrigel deliveredthe Communion Meditation and offeredthe Sacrament. The altar was adornedwith a cross and candlestick holderswhich were made by the woodworkingcraft. The campers all had an opportunity to sign commitment cards. —Mrs.Martin McEntarfer.

• Saginaw Bay DistrictIntermediates

REV.Wm. D. Rickard, pastor of the

State Street Church, Saginaw, inhis second year as dean of the Intermediate Camp of the Saginaw Bay District, gave fine and capable leadershipto the 140 girls and boys at Lake Louise,July 19 to July 25.

The camp opened with a fellowshipdinner on Sunday evening, July 19. Following the meal, Dean Rickard introduced the quest leaders and counselors:Dr. Alfred P. Landon, district superintendent, Saginaw; Rev. and Mrs. GuntherBranstner, Akron; Mr. and Mrs. JohnBroadfoot, Saginaw; Rev. and Mrs.Shirley Kinde, Chelsea; Rev. RaymondLamb, Gaylord; Mrs. Sophia Mercer,Bay City; Miss Pat Mohnke, Saginaw;Rev. and Mrs. Orville W. Morrow, Saginaw; Rev. Helen Royce, Glennie; Mrs.Oraea Skvan, Saginaw; James Smith,Saginaw; Rev. Dale Stuart, Millington.And, this year there were three juniorcounselors: Mary Ellen Davis, Bay City;

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Joan Hast, Millington; and Ruth Walker,Akron.

An innovation this year was the presence of several small children of parent-counselors. Junior counselors kept thechildren well supervised through questperiods, and the children had a gay time.

Special interests assigned were: Morning Trails to God, Mr. Branstner; eve

ning programs at the 'Bowl,' Mr. Lamb;leader of songs, Mr. Stuart; managingsports, James Smith; handicraft, Mr.Kinde; dean of girls, Mrs. Mercer; deanof boys, Mr. Morrow; the Holy Communion, Dr. Landon.

As a Christian Adventure, emphasiswas given to living the Christian way inall phases of life; to be practiced by thegirls, boys, and adults together throughout the week.

The theme "Jesus Our Leader" wasstressed in each quest group. In particular, the girls and boys were helped tosee that Jesus is leader in worship; thatthrough thoughtful Christian worship

in beautiful environment, in silent moments, in surrender there is clarifyingof confusions and difficulties commonto youth; and it was urged that in sincereworship there is a sense of empowermentfor living Christian at home, at school,

in the neighborhood.

To bring practical helpfulness to the

girls and boys three resource persons

were invited to share their experiences

at the camp. Rev. Knut Savaried, Che

boygan, related the highlights of his

conversion.

Rev. John Simpson, .Homer, as a young

man in college volunteered to go as a

Missionary to China after hearing Dr.E. Stanley Jones plead for missionaries

for India and China.

Myrtle Solomon of Sunder Para, Agra,India, who has been two years in America, spoke of her country as a land of

contrasts; the very rich and the very

poor; of two percent of the population

as Christians while millions of the peo

ple are worshipers of idols. She said,

"India was one of the first countries

to become civilized; that she has pro

gressed in many ways, but has been

kept back morally and spiritually due

to her religious systems. Moreover, she

continued, "today free India stands for

greater opportunities, for changes in the

social life, and that Christianity has a

genuine opportunity in the future there."

Recreation played a large part— swim

ming, (swimming lessons), horseshoes,

and crafts.

The climax of the week came in the

rich experiences of commitment to Christon Thursday evening, candles on the

water on Friday evening, and the HolyCommunion on Saturday morning.

A sacrifical offering in the amount

of nearly $100 was given to Miss MyrtleSolomon to assist her in college this fall.The Intermediates had the joy of furnishing music for the dedication of the

Shrine on Friday afternoon. — O.W.M.

AUGUST 13, 1953

Trenton Methodists KeepPace With Growing Town,Build Educational Unit

Trenton congregation has just com

pleted an educational unit at a cost ofnearly $130,000.00, with furnishings.

Ground was broken April 6th, 1952.

Carlton Campbell of Wyandotte was thearchitect and E. H. Wittman of the samecity was the general contractor. Mr. FredLutz served as chairman of the buildingcommittee and Mr. Charles Wiber aschairman of the building finance committee. The congregation has raisedmore than $100,000.00 for this project.More than $43,000.00 was contributed inthe last conference year.

The new structure is attached to the

constructed.

A week of consecration as well as the110th anniversary of the organizationof the church will be observed "ChristianEducation Week", September 27 to October 3.

The program includes the following:Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Consecration Service,Dr. Glenn Frye, the Bishop's assistantpreaching; Dr. Frank Fitch, Ann ArborDistrict Superintendent and Rev. Herbert C. Brubaker, the pastor conductingthe service; 11:15 a.m. Rally Day program for the church school; 3:00 to 5:00p.m. a Fellowship tea will be served bythe Woman's Society of Christian Service; 7:30 p.m. a Home Coming Servicewill be conducted by Mr. Richard Hedke.All former pastors are invited to be

Rectangular structure in foreground is Trenton's new addition.

Sanctuary. It has three floors and is60x40. It provides 11 fine classrooms, apastor's study, a secretarial office, alai'ge fellowship hall which will seat300 at tables. This hall has a stage anda fireplace. There is a music room withcabinets for music and choir gowns. Thechurch has 3 choirs of 80 voices. Thelarge nursery and beginners' rooms areequipped with child-size lavatories. Oneof the fine features is a combination roomthat serves worshippers on Sundaymorning when the modern-fold door isopen and is used for a ladies' loungeand reception room when the door isclosed. A modern kitchenette is off thisroom.

The extra room for worship makes itpossible to seat 450 persons. The acoustic conditions and visibility are excellentin this new addition.

Trenton is growing rapidly. A million dollar school is being completedwhile hundreds of new homes are being

present and to bring a brief message.

Tuesday evening there will be a"Builders" Banquet at 6:30. Mr. CharlesWiber is heading this program. Following the banquet Mrs. Herschell Blankswill direct a drama on "The Growth ofMethodism in Trenton."

Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Bishop Marshall Reed will preach the sermon. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. a program of music isto be given by the choirs and the messagewill emphasize Christian Education.Sunday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m. thechurch will observe World Wide Communion, and the pastor will preach. Sunday evening at 7:30 there will be a youthservice. President W. W. Whitehouse ofAlbion College is the speaker and theAlbion College choir will sing.

A completely modern kitchen is nowbeing built in the old part of the church.This project is to be completed beforethe week of consecration,

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About Persons(Continued from page 7)

REV. ALFRED NEELANDS, associate pastor at Christ Church, Detroit,was scheduled to fly to Denmark the firstweek of August where his marriage toMiss Kate Petersen, daughter of Mr. andMrs. V. Petersen, was to take placeAugust 8 in Lyngby Folkkirche, Kgs,Lyngby, Denmark. Mr. Neelands will return to the U.S.A. in early September.Mrs. Neelands will remain in Denmarkfrom two to three months longer in order to obtain proper papers to enter theUnited States.

MRS. M. S. RICE, widow of Dr. M. S.

Rice of the Detroit Conference, cele

brated her 80th birthday July 10 at thehome of her son, Allen, where she wasgreeted with 80 red roses from herchildren; and a friend sent $80, one dollar for each year. Prior to going toher son's, a neighborhood party tookplace at the home of her daughter, Mrs.V. G. Chabut (Elaine), 18585 SheldonRoad, Northville, with whom Mrs. Ricemakes her home. Mrs. Rice is themother of six, grandmother of 13, andgreat-grandmother of six, the latter allin her minister-son Allen's family.

MISS LUCY BRADNER, daughter ofRev. and Mrs. John Bradner of Monroe,and David M. Saxman, son of Rev. andMrs. Walter C. B. Saxman of Sault Ste.Marie, were united in marriage Saturday, June 20, in Trinity EpiscopalChurch, Monroe. The double-ring cere-

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mony took place at 4:00 P.M. with Mr.Saxman assisting Mr. Bradner. Thebride was given in marriage by herfather. Her sister, Catharine E. Bradner was maid of honor; Betty Elwood ofBattle Creek and Phyllis Saxman o fSault Ste. Marie were bridesmaids. David Yoh of Clarkston, a fraternity brother of the bridegroom, was best man.Jack Huffman, Richard Lewis, Phil Seil-inger, Fraternity brothers, and JohnBradner, Jr., brother of the bridegroom,seated the guests. Mrs. Russell Ott, organist, played the wedding music. Atnoon the parents of the bride gave a

luncheon for the immediate families andafter the wedding a reception was heldin the Trinity Parish House. Mr. andMrs. Saxman are living at 315 Dempster,Evanston, 111. Mr. Saxman plans toenter Garrett Biblical Institute this fall.

ObituariesMRS. MARY JANE ANGER, 93, of

Royal Oak, died July 13 from the effectsof a broken hip. Mrs. Anger was bornSept. 26, 1859, in Detroit, the daughter ofWilliam H. and Amelia Knowles, andmoved to Royal Oak with her family atthe age of three. She majored in musicat Albion College from 1876 to 1879. InJanuary 1884, she married Wallace A.Anger who died in 1943. For many yearsMrs. Anger played the piano and sangfor the Morrison Bible class of FirstChurch, Royal Oak. She is survived bya son, William H. of Royal Oak; twograndsons, William H., Jr., of RoyalOak, and Jack B. of Chicago, 111.; abrother, Ale-xander Knowles of Detroit;a sister, Mrs. William H. Osgood ofRoyal Oak; and six great-grandchildren.Funeral services were conducted at theJ. H. Spiller Funeral Home, July 16,by Rev. Paul S. Durham and Rev. EugeneM. Moore. Burial was i n OakviewCemetery.

W. ROBERT MARTIN, 35, of WestBranch died June 3 in University Hospital, Ann Arbor. William Robert Martinwas born March 20, 1918, in Los Angeles,Calif., and moved to Saginaw with hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard V. Martin,as a child. He graduated from ArthurHill High School, Saginaw, in 1935, andfrom Michigan State College in 1939.From 1939 to 1944, he resided in Detroitserving as a field representative forSun Oil Co. A resident of West Branchsince 1944, Mr. Martin operated a servicestation and sporting goods business andwas well known to outdoor enthusiaststhroughout northeastern Michigan. Hewas a member of the First MethodistChurch of West Branch. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn, and three children, Richard, Bryan and Mary all athome; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Leonard V. Martin of West Branch.Funeral services were held at the churchwith the pastor, Rev. Warren Ware, andRev. Arthur Beauchamp of Flint officiating. Burial was in Brookside Cemetery, West Branch.

Flint BethlehemFetes Blakelys

AGAINBethlehem, Church, Flint, did

the unusual thing. This time, theevening following the retirement

~of

their pastor, Lloyd M. Blakely, from theactive ministry, they presented a "ThisIs Your Life" program for the Blakelyfamily, during which they brought toFlint people from former pastorates.

Floyd Blanchard, retiring lay leader,started the gathering with a song service and a devotional period. Mrs. Lor-etta Blanchard, retiring WSCS Presidentpresented Rev. and Mrs. Blakely withflowers as she had them take seats onthe pulpit platform; and introduced DonBentley, Sunday school superintendent,

as master of ceremonies.

The program touched Mr. Blakely'sentire ministry. At various times during the program people from variouschurches they had served were introduced. Among them were: Mr. andMrs. C. C. Valade of Asbury Church,Detroit; Dr. and Mrs. Don A. Morrisof First Church, Saginaw, Don beingconverted at Asbury Church and therecalled to the Christian ministry; Rev.and Mrs. Frank Greer of Lennon, whowere also converted at Asbury; Mr. andMrs. Alfred Alizon of Howell, formerlyof Asbury; Mrs. Marvel Iglesias of theSan Bias Islands in the Canal Zone,

(Mrs. Iglesias was presented by transcription), who has served for twentyyears as a missionary, having been converted when the JBlakelys' were at Ep-worth Church. As each one was broughtinto the service, coming to the platform in the sanctuary from a door directly back of the pulpit, he spoke asthough over a microphone, giving someinteresting or humorous incident that hadoccurred during the ministry of theBlakelys'.

Members of Bethlehem Church werepresented in the same way; Cletis Hays,caretaker of the church property; Mrs.Clinton Sherwood, organist during theentire time the Blakelys' had been atBethlehem; John Branstner, who has

been choir director and lay member formany years; Volney Sebring, a convertand now president of the Fishermen'sClub; Richard Smith, another convertand in 1953 a graduate from AsburyCollege in Wilmore, Kentucky; Mrs.Jennie Durance, who sang again the

first song she had sung when theBlakelys' went to Bethlehem nine yearsbefore; and three in Uniform, Mi's.Esther Wehrli, a registered nurse; FredWehrli, a soldier; and Richard Wehrli,a sailor, who each had a part in theprogx-am.

At the conclusion of this part of theprogram, gifts were presented to theBlakelys' by various groups, and finally the church gave them a check for$400 with which to purchase a refrigerator.

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MARY McLEOD BETHUNEBy Catherine Owens I'eare

IFin these hot days you are looking

for something inspiring, read thisbook. The triumph of faith for thismagnificent woman born just one stepfrom slavery and who lived to become theconsultant of Presidents will thrill youover and over again. She not only hadfaith, she had determination and whatshe set out to do was done. On a dumpheap in Daytona Beach, Florida was borna great educational institution which wecan proudly call Methodist.

Great as the institutional achievementshave been with thousands of young ne

groes getting an education and training they might never otherwise have had,

still the tremendous impact of this bookis the woman herself. She was alwaysa vital force not only in the training ofher people but in seeing that their rightswere recognized. How she would campaign to beat the poll tax and securevoting privileges. How she would outsmart those who would have victimizedher. As great as she was always therewas the spectre of Jim Crow and whatshe would do when hurrying from oneengagement to another and find herselfbefore a white ticket window or in thewhite side of the airport. Above all,she knew how to handle people and getfrom them whatever she wanted whetherit was work or money. She cultivatedthe rich and great and struck pay dirt.

Mrs. Peare has written a poetic versionof this great life slanted, I judge, towards the teen age reader. She paintsvivid pictures of the heartache and struggle that went into the overcoming ofalmost insurmountable obstacles. Thereis a wholesomeness here that speaks ofthe romance of the good life. Our youngpeople don't need to read comic books toget thrills when they can secure suchbooks as this. If anyone can find anything more thrilling than Mrs. Bethune'sservices to the government during theNational Youth Administration or herservices at the San Francisco Conferenceor her long struggle to overcome povertyand futility, they would have to go some.Get this book for your young folks andafter they have gone to bed, read itfor yourself.

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SCARED STIFF (Paramount). Dean Martinand Jerry Lewis perform in a night club, runaway from gangsters, work for their passage toCuba and eventually to a "haunted" castle withsecret passages, ghosts and a villain who wantsto defraud a fair damsel of her treasure. Eithera nightmare or an excruciatingly funny performance, according to one's taste. A,Y

THE SYSTEM (Warners). The prosperous localboss of a nationwide gambling syndicate findshimself the target of a civic-conscious newspaper reporter because a young man involvedwith "the system" is led to crime and killedby the police. The racketeer's son, ignorant ofhis father's activities, is overwhelmed by thetruth and commits suicide. The crime boss isultimately apprehended and punished. The "crimedoes not pay" implication is evident from the beginning. Acted realistically with continuous suspense. A,Y

JAMAICA RUN (Paramount). A run-downhomestead and its plantation on Come Back Bayin Jamaica are claimed to be the property ofothers than the remaining members of a familyowning them for generations. Murder, forgeddocuments, voodoo and arson are used as a meansto reach the desired end, with an interlacing ofromance. Tropical settings in Technicolor andinteresting photography compensate partly forunpleasantness in plot and action. Much drinking. A

TAKE ME TO TOWN (Universal). A ruggedstory about rugged people in a rugged country.Three motherless boys in a Western town wanttheir father to marry a dance hall entertainerinstead of a dour widow. The father a lumberjack and parttime preacher, objects at first (thegirl having had a brush with the law and, it isimplied, a flamboyant past), but the boys effecta change of heart all around and "VermillionO'Toole" is destined to be the preacher's wife.The three boys are winsome, the preacher ishard fisted, the rest of the townspeople act aswould be expected of them in the circumstances.Mountain and timber scenery. Technicolor. A,Y

FAST COMPANY (MGM). A good race horseis held to a losing position so that the trainerand a jockey may "buy it cheap." Complicationsarise from the ignorance of the woman owner regarding the "sport", the general dishonesty ofall concerned, and the rivalry between two girlsromantically inclined toward the trainer whoeventually gets horse and owner. A boresomepiece in which the women are drinking whenthey are not gambling (the latter being shownas a solution to financial problems and evenassociated with good intentions). A

AUGUST 13, 1953

Picture of the Month"THIS IS CINERAMA"

HEREis the latest wonder in visual

entertainment, achieving breathtaking realism by means of a long,curved screen requiring three synchronized projectors, and skillfully placedamplifiers that seem to follow the sourceof the sound. Already shown in NewYork, Detroit, Los Angeles and Chicago,"Cinerama" will be available in sometwenty additional cities by fall.

The initial release, while not a connected story, is a vivid and absorbingdemonstration of what "Cinerama" offers.

Lowell Thomas gives an interesting introduction by retracing how man hasendeavored to reproduce what he sees,

from the earliest cave wall paintingsto film projection. Thus we come to"Cinerama" in which the audience has

MICHIGAN METHODISTPASTORS' SCHOOL

September 7-11. 1953Albion College. Albion Michigan

Dr. Gerald O. McCullohBoard of Education

Nashville. Tennessee

Lecture Series:

"CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE"

1. "Revelation, Experience and Faith"

2. "As Big as Life"

3. "God Our Father"

4. "God Was In Christ"

5. "The Experience of the Holy Spirit"

6. "Trustworthiness of Experience."

OTHER AREAS OF STUDY

"Christian Faith and Social Issues"Bishop lames C. Baker

"The Minister as the Pastor"

President Harold F. Carr

"Speech lor Preachers"Professor G. E. Densmore

'Making Worship Effective"

Dr. C. Seidenspinner

"The PaBtor as a Counselor"

Dr. Carrol A. Wise

"The Way of the Christian Minister"Five Chapel Sermons

Bishop Marshall R. Reed

Two Workshop Periods

On Christian Education

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the illusion of participating in an adventure of motion.

Beginning with a roller coaster ridein an amusement park, the selection ofsubjects to be seen and heard will satisfyall tastes. Gliding along Venetiancanals, enjoying a magnificent performance of Aida at Milan's La Scala, joining in applause for a Spanish folk dancing festival at Saragossa, listening tothe fresh voices of the Vienna's Boyschoir in the beautiful gardens of Schoen-brunn palace, witnessing the gatheringof the Scottish clans at Edinburg castle—bring foreign lands to the seat oneoccupies.

The second part of the program returns us back to America the beautiful.After an extended visit to Cypress Gardens in Florida, where aquatic prowessof bathing beauties and the decorativepossibilities of "southern belles" areexploited, an air tour of the continent,from New York's water front to SanFrancisco's Golden Gate, across fruitedplains and above mountain majesties,brings a thrill of pride and appreciation.Above the Rockies, down between theridges of canyons, skimming along greatreaches of desert country, the beholdergoes on his awesome way, seeing withthe eye of the photographer in a plane,feeling as if he himself has wings. Thisis America as very few have seen it!The visual magnificence is greatly enhanced by the choral music contributedby the deservedly famous Salt Lake CityTabernacle Choir. F.

Coming EventsThis column is published every other week.

Additional dates for this column should be sentto the Advocate, Adrian. Michigan, by responsiblepersons as early as possible and not less than threeweeks prior to event.

August, 1953Aug. 8-15—Detroit Conference Intermediates, Mill

Lake Camp.Aug. 8-22—Detroit Conference Intermediates, Mill

Lake Camp.Aug. 9-15—Detroit Conference Juniors, Judson Col

lins Camp.Aug. 9-15—Port Huron District Intermediates, Lake

Huron Camp.Aug. 9-15—Flint District Seniors and Older Youth,

Lake Louise Camp.Aug. 9-15—Flint District Seniors, Lake Louise,

Albert B. Johns, Dean.Aug. 9-22—Detroit Conference Juniors, Judson

Collins Camp.Aug. 10-28—Summer School for Supply Pastors,

DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana.(Note change of date.)

Aug. 15-22—Detroit Conference Intermediates, MillLake Camp.

Aug. 16-22—Dertoit Conference Juniors, JudsonCollins Camp.

Aug. 16-22—Port Huron District Seniors andOlder Youth, Lake Huron Camp.

Aug. 16-22—Albion-Lansing District Seniors I,Lake Louise, Hoover Rupert, Dean.

Aug. 17-21—Second Annual Institute for house-parents and meeting of superintendents ofMethodist children's homes, LamubthInn, Lake Junaluska, N.C.

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23-29 Detroit Conference Juniors, LakeHuron Camp.

23-29—Detroit Conference Family Camp, Judson Collins Camp.

23-Sept. 2—Detroit Conference Intermediates,Mill Lake Camp.

23-29—Albion-Lansing District Seniors II,Lake Louise, John Tennant, Dean.

23-28—National Conference of MethodistYouth, Kansas City.

29-Sept. 4—Lexington and Detroit Conferences Seniors and Older Youth Inter-conference Camp, Judson Collins.

30—-Michigan Conference Christian WitnessMission, Lansing, Wirth Tennant, Director.

30-Sept 7—Michigan Conference ChristianWitness Mission for Youth, Lansing.

September, 1953

4-7—Detroit Conference Older Youth, Judson Collins Camp.

Fall Retreat,Rapids.

Trinity Church, Grand

4-7—Detroit Conference Young Adults, LakeHuron Camp.

4-7—Detroit Conference Intermediate Work-ers, Mill Lake Camp.

4-7—Detroit Conference Young Adult LaborDay Week-End Retreat, Lake Huron Camp.

7-11—Michigan Pastors' School. Albion College, Albion, Mich.10—Albion-Lansing District Educational

Seminar of WSCS, Union City, 9:30 A.M.11—Albion-Lansing District EducationalSeminar of WSCS, Reading, 9:30 A.M.11-12-13—Wesleyan Service Guild CampWeek-end, Lake Huron Methodist Camp.

13—NBC-TV 30-minute program "Frontiersof Faith," originating in New York.Sponsored by the Methodist Youth Fellowship in cooperation with the NationalCouncil of Churches.15—Albion-Lansing District EducationalSeminar of WSCS, Mason, 9:30 A.M.16—Albion-Lansing District EducationalSeminar of W:SCS, Grand Ledge, 9:30 A.M.17—Michigan Conference Children's Division Training Conference, Trinity Church,Grand Rapids.

Sept. 19—Michigan Conference Annual Layman's

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Sept. 20-24—Saginaw-Bay District, Edith Parks,missionary from Africa, will be speaking.

Sept. 22—Social Action Fellowship, Detroit Conference, Central Methodist Church, Detroit.

Sept. 27-Oct. 4—Christian Education Week.

October, 1K3

Oct. 4— World-Wide Communion Sunday.

October 11-18—Churchmen's Week.

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15—Methodist Union of GreaterAnnual Meeting and Banquet,Park Church, Detroit. Speaker,Fred Newell of New York City.

Oct. 18—Laymen's Sunday.

Oct. 25—World Order Sunday and World Temperance Sunday.

Oct. 31—Reformation Day.

November, 19S3Nov. 8—World Peace Sunday.Nov. 9—Advocate Board Meeting, Lansing First

Church 10:00 A.M.Nov. 26—Thanksgiving Day.Nov. 29—First Sunday in Advent.

December, 1953

Dec. 7-10—Conference on Church and Peace, Central Methodist Church, Detroit.

Dec. 13—Universal Bible Sunday.Dec. 25—Christmas Day.Dec. 27—Student Recognition Day.Dec. 28-Jan. 1—Fifth Quadrennial National Stu

dent Conference. Place to be announced.Dec. 31—New Year's Eve or Watch Night.

February 1954Feb. 10-11—National Association of Methodist

Hospitals and Homes, Palmer House,Chicago.

Feb. 24-26"—Convocation on Urban Life, Divisionof National Missions of the Board of Missions, Columbus, Ohio.

October, 1954

Oct. 8-10—National Conference on Family Life,Cleveland, Ohio.

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