FREEDOM MEANS ACONSTANT STRUGGLE

By Eleanor Roosevelt

REFLECTIONS ONINDEPENDENCE DAY

By Henry M. Bullock

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For young people

The Youthful AccentBy Hoover Rupert

TO BE SMART IS EASY

IFYOU take the word of the "bright

est high school senior in the country,"it isn't at all difficult to be smart. That'swhat the girl says. Her name is Gwyn-neth Muriel Gibson and she was graduated a few weeks ago from DuPontManual High School in Louisville, Ky.

She competed with 8,911 of the highest ranking students in the nation in aspecial competition sponsored by theNational Education Association. Thisgroup handed her the "brightest highschool senior in the country" title andwith it a $500 college scholarship award.

Gwynneth could offer no explanationfor her "competence in verbal facilityand reasoning ability." (Believe thatmeans she can talk easily and thinkclearly.) They measured that in thetest given to determine the winner. Shesays cramming isn't necessary and itis certainly not very enjoyable. Lots ofyouth can agree to the second part ofthat statement, but some have foundthe first necessary for them!

Now the pretty young miss doesn'tjust study, you understand. As a matter of fact she works as a part-timetelephone operator and holds offices inthree campus organizations. She isstudying to be a high school mathteacher, and should be a good one.

I was brought up short by one factorin the case. How would you figure thegirl made it? Good looks, intelligence,application to study, good school facilities, and fine teachers —all these contributed I am sure. And my little girlshave all those chances, so why not thinkthey may make the honor some day! I'lltell you why. Both of Gwynneth'sparents, Mr. and Mrs. Winston G. Gibson, were valedictorians of their highschool classes ! Not much my girls cando about that! They should have madea better selection of parents. And some

youthful readers of this column maybe tempted to give up right now. Buthold on a minute.

Gwynneth says there are two essentialsto this achievement. 1. Pay attentionin class. Now that seems reasonable,doesn't it? School's out and we can allagree it is a good idea to pay attentionin class. But Let's recall it in the Fall!

2. Do all homework regularly. That'sall there is to it, the modest young ladysays. How many of you have qualifiedin these two essentials? Come September and you will have the chance to startall over again. Make it good applicationand who knows but that you may be theNo. 1 Bright Boy or Girl next year.

This is written in anticipation of ourlocal congregation's annual Commencement Service when we honor our churchfamily's graduates. Three of our grouphappen to share "all A's" honors as thevaledictorians of our High School class.I asked them about Gwynneth Gibson'ssuggested essentials and they all agreeshe's about right.

Well, that's pretty true to life. Theperson who pays attention and does hishomework will get along pretty well inthe world. Pay attention to the voiceof God when he speaks to you, and putinto practice in daily life the principlesof the Christian life, and you will passwith honors.

Our Preacher

AdvocatesHumility is not a feeling of inferi

ority but a feeling of oneness withhumanity —a sense of kinship accompanied by a loving sympathy with humanity—which places a man with histhinking and feeling not above hisfellow men and not below them, buton a common level with them as hisbrothers; where he can neither cringebefore them nor stoop to them, be

cause they are his brothers; and wherehe can help them.

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MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

The Bishop's Page By Bishop Marshall R. Reed

On Making America Christian

AT a recent session of an annual conference, I spoke to

the assembled members on theimportance of making AmericaChristian in the present worldsituation. This is also an appropriate subject upon which tothink as we contemplate ourcountry's birthday.

This conviction was pressedupon me many times during arecent trip around the world.Missionaries in the Far East expressed the fear of what anAmerican policy might do totheir effort to build goodwillamong the people with whomthey worked. One returns fromsuch a visit convinced that unless we are willing to practiceour religion in all the relationships we have with other nations and races, our Christianwitness is futile and the peaceof mankind is imperiled.

There is a common sayingoften heard in many places thatas goes India, so will go all Asia.Her population is so large andher resources are so vast, thatif they be properly directed she

may well determine the course

of events in the Orient. Asimilar statement might be made

about the United States to the

effect that as goes our country,so will go the world. I am persuaded that more significant forthe future of the human familythan what the Asiatics or Russians may do is what the Christians of America chose to do.

This consideration may be ap

proached from two angles, thefirst of which is the nation. TheUnited States emerged from the

second World War the mostpowerful nation in the world.We did not seek this positionnor did we anticipate it. By a

turn of world circumstances,

within a short time we became

in every way the most powerful

country on earth. So evidentwas this that a British statesman referred to the period ahead

as the American century. Wewere in a position to lead theworld toward peace and security. Whether we have orwhether we have fumbled the opportunity is yet to be seen.

The other angle of approachis the church of which it maybe said similarly to be the mostpowerful it has ever been. Approximately three out of fivepersons in America belong toa church or a synagogue. Theforces of religion have morecapable personnel, more financial resources, and more meansof communicating the Gospelthan ever in the history of the

world. If we do not exert a saving influence upon mankindnow, we will be listed among the

people of the world who havemissed their chance and Godwill raise up another nation totry it. It could be that sometime India will send missionariesto Christianize us.

Which way ought we to move ?

Stephen Vincent Benet oncewrote symbolically that Americawill not be saved by Vitamin Dnor General Motors. He wassaying in poetry what a professor of history in a mid-westernuniversity said recently in a discussion of the survival of civilization. He attributed much ofour contemporary chaos to whathe termed "excessive science and

naturalism" by which he meantman's reliance upon his owncapacity to save himself and the

elimination of God from thisconsideration. This clearly indicates the direction in whichwe must not move.

The way in which we shouldgo is the way of believing thatwe can do something. It is im

portant to begin. The blighting

sense of futility has paralyzedtoo many well-wishing people.

A theology of man's inability todo anything to improve thispresent world and a complete

reliance upon God's act to bringit to pass has been accepted bytoo many Christian people. Tobe sure we believe in God'spower to do what He will, but we

also believe we are called to be

His co-workers in making a bet

ter world. We can pray, we can

work, we can exert a Christianinfluence where we live.

We need to hold to Christianideas and practices. The air isliterally filled with the interpretation of contemporary com

mentators many of whom repre

sent a philosophy of life and history which is not always Christian. Many churchmen taketheir social and political viewsfrom their favorite news com

mentator rather than the NewTestament. Let our opinions be

fashioned and tempered by the

mind of Christ.

Above everything else, we

should hold steady to our faithin God. Much is said about thisnation being formed and estab

lished under God. So we believe

it to have been and so we believeit should continue to be. Theapplication of the will of God

as revealed by the prophets and

Jesus to our present world orderwould be so revolutionary incharacter and so superior inquality that communism or anyother system would have no attraction for anyone. To con

sider carefully what this willis and to courageously attemptto make it effective is the Christian's mission. In doing this hewill serve his country best andall mankind most.

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"In thing* essential. Unity -- In things doubtful. Liberty — In all thingis, Charity"

EXPRESSED EDITORIALLYShorter Conferences

For some years there has been a discussion amongMichigan Methodists as to the length of the AnnualConference sessions and whether they ought to continue through Sunday or end on Saturday so thatmany of the ministers could return to their pulpits.Laymen can attend better on Saturday and Sundayand that is a good argument in favor of week-endsessions. Whether there is more to gain by havingthe laymen present and the pastors absent from theirpulpits is a moot question which may never be settled.But when it comes to the length of the conferences,we strongly favor making them just as short as possible, limiting them almost entirely to business.There is one decisive argument in favor of shorterAnnual Conferences—the WEATHER!

Ever since the Michigan and Detroit Conferencesbegan meeting in the spring, the weather almost invariably has been hot and humid. Even last yearwhen the Michigan Conference met at Bay View,the weather was unbearable in those northern climesand, had the sessions been held in the southern partof the state, it would have been worse with themercury near the one hundred mark.

What the weather does to a conference programwas illustrated by the reactions we got from a woman who had attended one of the evening lectures.A prominent, nationally known person made the address. It must have been a good one but the womansaid she couldn't remember much about it because "itwas so hot and everybody just sat and perspired."It is unfortunate that outstanding speakers arebrought long distances at considerable cost to wastetheir efforts on people who, through no fault of theirown, are incapable of appreciating the program. Hotweather directly affects attendance. We have seensessions attended by a mere handful of delegates.This is not fair to important business that must be

transacted and it it cheapens the significance of thework of the church.

There is little likelihood that conference dates can

be changed. Sessions are held now as soon afterthe closing of school as possible. To hold conference

during commencement week would see many ministers either unable to attend or compelled to be absent

from community graduation exercises. Neither isdesirable. Since the date or the weather can't be

changed, there seems only one thing to do and that isto shorten the sessions to three days or possiblyless. For the most part business is routine, reportsare printed in advance and in most cases the spade-

work is done in committees. Special emphases canbe given the right of way so as not to slight matterswhich deserve a more careful and lengthy treatment.

So, let's have shorter conferences!

What Color God?It was refreshing to read that the Colored Meth

odist Episcopal Church has changed its name to theChristian Methodist Episcopal Church. The reasonfor the change is obvious. No church ought to havea name that denotes any color. That doesn't meanthat segregation will not persist in colored or whitechurches, but it does mean that at least the name ofthe church will not give official status to segregation.It would be just as bad to call a church the WhiteMethodist Church. Speaking of names, there is roomfor improvement in other ways. To call a church theChurch of God or the Church of Christ conveys theimpression that churches not carrying such namesneither belong to God nor Christ. If churches musthave names, and it appears they must, it is betterto keep their implied distinctions of a superficialcharacter than to imply basic or fundamental disagreements. Fortunately The Methodist Church hassuch a name which helps it to be less exclusive andmore cosmopolitan than some.

Out of ContextA method often used to smear innocent people

is to take a statement out of its context. When thisis done, one can prove almost anything against aperson. The unfairness of this method was dramatically brought out in Washington the other day byRep. Wayne L. Hays of Ohio, a member of a Housecommittee dealing with tax-free foundations. Representative Hays had accused a staff member of thecommittee of taking statements out of their contextand in order to show how wrong it is to do so he askedthe staff member to identify some selected statements.

The member promptly said they compared withCommunist material. He was then told that theexcerpts were taken from the writings of two different Roman Catholic popes. Mr. Hays is a Protestantwho has a high regard for the anti-Communist efforts of the Catholics. His sole purpose in the experiment was to show how utterly misleading excerptscan be when taken out of context. Yet it persists asa common device used by irresponsible persons todestroy the character and influence of those in publiclife. Even ministers have been known to be victimsof it.

MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Freedom MeansA Constant Struggle

This careful discussion ofan ever-present subject wasnever more needed in thiscountry than now. It is partof an address delivered atthe 20th anniversary of

Worldover Press

WHENwe think of all the ef

forts made in the United Nations to write a covenant on freedom of information, we realize itis very difficult to get a meetingof minds on what you really meanby freedom of information and onwhat you really want to achieve.

There is censorship in manyparts of the world, and there aredifferent kinds of censorship. Wehave censorship, too, in this country. It is not a government censorship, but censorship we certainly do have.

Perhaps what we need to do isto examine ourselves as citizensand ask whether today we are do

ing our job, in every area, of trying to keep freedom and justice.Always before, the people of thiscountry have held to freedom asone of our main objectives. Butnot long ago I was reading the history of 25 years' work by theAmerican Civil Liberties Union,and it brought home to me some

thing I had almost forgotten. Itmade me stop and realize that civilrights, freedom, justice, have to befought for all the time.

We talk as if we had these rightsfrom the very beginning. As amatter of fact we have fought forthem every step of the way. Only,we tend to forget how much we had

to fight, how slowly we made gains,and how easily they can be lost.

The minute things seem simple andquiet, we are delighted to fold ourhands and close our minds and sayeverything's all right in the best

of possible worlds and we don'thave to do anything.

It is in reading the history ofwhat has actually happened in thiscountry through 25 years of fighting for civil liberties that one isreminded of the fact that we arenot in any different situation today

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from what we have been in, manytimes before. The chief differenceis that for some strange reason itseems to take a little more to arouse

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us, and leaders seem a little moredifficult to find.

Quite seriously it seems to methat we need a very rude awakening. We have had threats of thepresent kind before, and we have,I think, sometimes just waited forthe hand of the Lord to rid us ofour difficulties. I believe that oneof the things that has happened to

us is that we have grown too ac

customed to using words wethought were very serious words,but words which have been used

so commonly they have become almost meaningless.

Nowadays, people are called"traitors," you are told that some

thing is "treason," and that's all—it stops right there and nobody

pays any attention. You just ac

cept it as so many words, whichdon't mean anything any more.

You find the head of a JudiciaryCommittee in the Senate actuallybringing out charges against the

head of the Supreme Court,charges which when looked at withreason are so utterly foolish and

picayune and ridiculous you wonder whether, if they were broughtagainst some small individual in a

little local election, would they bebelieved, would anybody pay atten

tion to them? And yet they are

brought forth by the head of a

responsible committee about a

Chief Justice of the United States.

Now I hope that at last the peo

ple of the country have beenawakened to the fact that therecomes a time when they must takeindividual responsibility for making their voices heard. There aretimes when the voice of the peopleis essential, to convince those inlegislative and administrativeposts of what the people want.

And thin is one of the cases when

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our newspapers, it seems to me, atleast those I have been reading,are actually seeking out the factsand revealing what a great manyof our people think.

There are others, of course, whofeel differently and speak differently. But by and large over thecountry, we as individuals have a

responsibility to register the factthat freedom and justice are twothings we are determined to keepin our nation. Now is the time to

say it in every way we possiblycan, and make our weight felt as

citizens throughout the country.I have sometimes wondered howwe were going to act in the presentsituation of growing fear. It wasa terrible thing to see the peopleof a great nation being frightened,to look in vain for any real under

standing of charges and issues, toaccept what was said to them without any effort to discover what itwas in their power to do. I hopethat these recent events may makeus realize that fear never leads tosound judgement. That fear neverfinds the right answers.

I do not like Communism. Ihave had contacts with people whohad to act under Communist governments, and I have frequentlywondered how they could standfacing themselves. What you cometo recognize and what you fearunder Communism is a slavery ofthe body and of the mind. It isnot the difference of systems alonethat matters; we can have different systems in the world, and tryto resolve those differences in normal ways. But free minds cannot

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ue us. we pray.the power to discern clearly right

jfrom wrong ano allow all our worDs and actions

to be gooerned thereby and by the laws of this land.

we pray that our concern shall be**;

|for all the people, regardless of station, race-

*or calling, x (T5ay cooperation be permitted and-

be the mutual aim of those who.unDer the concept

of our Constitution, hold to differing politicals:

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live with, and tolerate, a slaverywhich obliges you to say things youknow are lies. I have seen intelligent, educated men having to dothat, and I think this kind ofslavery is what we are most afraidof.

But not to understand what youare afraid of is not going to helpyou fight it. As I have beenaround this country, I have hadsome people say to me: "SenatorMcCarthy is a wonderful person—he showed us the dangers of Communism." I have said, "Just whatis Communism?" Not one intwenty would even try to tell me

what they think Communism is.Blindly they have accepted, manyof them, the fact that here is some

thing you must fight. But untilyou know what it is, you aren'tgoing to get anywhere. Or untilwe have some positive idea thatthe way to fight it is to believe infreedom and justice and fight forthat faith. You have to fight forsomething, not merely say, "I'mafraid of Communism." Youhave to fight for the traditions andbeliefs and ideas that we in thiscountry say we believe in and saywe have been living under, and saywe have been living to promote.

In Japan I met a professor whoremarked to me: "Oh, we thinkthe things you say democracymeans are wonderful ! But in whatwe read and in what we see, weare not always quite sure you livethe things you say." Such a comment is a bit difficult to answer,

especially with what is happeningto us at the present time.

I hope that as citizens we shalldetermine to fight for the valueswe believe inherent in our life andform of government, fight to havethem achieved and maintained,fight to have them understood by

all the people of the country as faras our voices and our writings andother means of influencing publicopinion can be made to reach.

And I hope that we ourselveswill not be intimidated, that we aregoing to say what we believe inand what we think. If we standfirm, it will be a good day, not forour country alone, but for the

world.

6 MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Michigan Conference HighlightsTHE

one hundred nineteenth sessionof the Michigan Annual Conference

began at 10:00 A.M., June 17, in theFirst Methodist Church of Kalamazoo.This was not the first time the conferencehad convened there. It was in 1874 thatthese sessions at old First began and atotal of seven in all have been held thereincluding this year's. The program andlocal arrangement committees had donetheir work well before Bishop MarshallR. Reed called the session to order. Hostpastor, Thomas M. Pryor, seemed to beeverywhere at once taking care of detailsand his capable staff was ever by hisside. The weather was hot as usual.

Conference Business began with thedistrict superintendents calling the rollof the ministers on their districts. Theircharacters, and the characters of thedistrict superintendents, were approved.

Greetings were received from variousmembers who could not be present andit was voted that messages be sent toBishops D. Stanley Coors and RaymondJ. Wade, retired ministers and theirwidows, Mrs. Edgar Blake and Mrs.Thomas Nicholson. Lester Kilpatrickpointed out that Clark Wheeler was attending his 65th annual conference.

Ministerial Training

Claud Satterlee, assisted by JamesBowker, read the names of those whowere to be received on trial; Don Marshall Baker, John Herbert Kamps andC. Lennart Poison.

Those ministers to be ordained deaconswere: Theodore Herman Bennink, FrankA. Cozadd, George R. Grettenberger, Alfred Theodore Halsted, Jr., Lyman E.Howard, John Herbert Kamps, MartinAbraham McEntarfer, Mrs. Viola Norman, Mrs. Beulah Patton-Poe, G. Lennart Poison, Lester Priest, Sidney AlbertShort, Amos Kahgee, and Edward Klein.

To be ordained elders were: HaroldEdward Arman, Merle G. Benson,Thomas Frederick Brereton, Zack A.Clayton, William Harold Cox, DavidLewis Crawford, Robert J. Dobbs,Marcel Burdette Elliott, John L. Francis,Albert Willis Frevort, Wayne AlbertGroat, George Otto Hartman, Aryle H.Keesler, Douglas Alvin Smith, RoyalJohn Synwolt, Douglas Earle Wingeier,Donald C. Tubin, Haxton H. Pattersonand Neil Bintz.

A resolution was approved to the effect that ministers of the conference cannot attain full membership until theyhave completed the Bachelor's Degreecourse or its equivalent. This raises thestandards and in part accounts for thesmall number of men being admitted ontrial this year. Spencer Owens felt thatexceptions should be made in the case

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By JOHN E. MARVINof some men and that the Bachelor Degree training should not be a rigid requirement. Thomas Pryor said the Discipline now provides that these exceptions may be taken care of by a three-fourths vote of the conference.

Dr. Wm. C. Perdew, superintendent ofBronson Methodist Hospital located inthe city of Kalamazoo, announced thatthe Big Rapids and Grand Traverse districts were invited for complimentaryluncheons and would tour the hospital.

Spencer Owens moved that the editorof the Advocate have the privilege ofthe floor of the conference. It was carried. This courtesy has been extendedto the Advocate editor for many years.

It was announced that at about 5:00A.M. the Bishop received word that hisdaughter Mary Louise, of Birmingham,had given birth to Bishop and Mrs.Reed's eighth grandchild. Spencer Owensmoved that the Bishop be excused tocelebrate. Despite this generous gesturethe Bishop stayed on the job.

Luncheons and dinners were served bythe ladies of First Church and were ofan exceptionally high quality.

Memorial Service

Leon W. Manning presided at thetraditional memorial service at whichJohn O. Hagans of Holland gave thememorial sermon, "Answer to Death."The congregation stood while the roll ofthe deceased was read by conferencesecretary, Harold Kinney, as follows:

Members of the Conference: George

A. Brown, Charles E. Davis, James M.Jensen and Frederick J. Schleuter.

Approved Supply: Frank Flagg.

Wives and Widows of Ministers: Mrs.August W. Klaiber, Mrs. Arthur J. Morris, Mrs. Archie Scott and Mrs. DresdenE. Birtch.

Something of a departure for Methodist procedure took place when communion was served to the congregationin their pews by the ushers of FirstChurch.

Formal organization of the conference

took place following the communion service at which time conference officerswere elected including Harold Kinney,secretary; J. Lawrence Ward, treasurer;Howard McDonald, statistician; andFloyd J. Fitch, auditor. Charles Hahnand A. J. Rogers were given the responsibility for reading the Daily Journal andrecommending its approval subject toany additions or corrections.

Greetings

Chairman of the local program committee, W. Fred Allen, commended members of his committee who had had a

part in making arrangements. MayorGlenn Allen of Kalamazoo was introduced by his namesake. After pointingout several interesting facts about thecity, including the name which is theIndian for boiling kettle, Mayor Allenwelcomed the conference and said heknew Kalamazoo would be a better placefor the conference having met there. TheBishop replied to both Aliens, expressing the conference's appreciation for theexcellent arrangements and for the civicwelcome.

D. S. Report

The afternoon session closed with thereading of the District Superintendents'Report by Superintendent Richard D.Miles of the Kalamazoo District. This10-page report covered all phases ofchurch activity and the work of our various conference institutions. It reportedon successes of the past year such as theEducational Advance and the YouthEmphasis program, and stressed theimportance of using Methodist ChurchSchool literature, conducting leadership training schools, supporting vacation church schools, summer camps andthe laboratory school at Albion. Specialcommendation was made of the proposedSpiritual Life Mission to be held thiscoming October throughout the Area.The report warned, however, that wemust do much more than secure signatures on the dotted line. It declared wemust cultivate the holy habits of prayer,worship, family devotions and the practicing of Christian stewardship if wewould experience real spiritual growth.

World Service giving has increasedfrom .58 per cent in 1940 to 1.01 per centin 1953. Despite this increase the average Methodist gives less than the costof a package of chewing gum per weekto the World Service program.

The Church Extension and RevolvingFund Campaign for a goal of $350,000

was commended but further details ofthis effort were to be reported by theBoard of Missions. However, at presentan extensive building program has eitherbeen completed or carried on during theyear of over one million dollars.

The need for taking care of 5,000 refugees assigned to the Committee forOverseas Relief was stressed and a callwas made to abolish racial discriminationand segregation in the church, employment, housing and in other areas of ourcommon life. "The church must do something more than carry on a rear-guardaction against the forces of evil," declared Mr. Miles, "we want the churchto be a beacon light."

LectureDr. Walter W. Van Kirk gave the first

of three lectures on the bases of world

order at the 4:00 o'clock hour. Theeducational dinner was a feature at the5:30 hour with Mr. Clarence C. Klein,president-elect of Adrian College, theprincipal speaker. Dr. Van Kirk gaveanother lecture at the worship serviceperiod at 7:30.

FridayFirst Presbyterian Church was the

scene of the second annual laymen'sbreakfast. Conference Lay Leader ElmerH. Ormiston presided. The laymen werebriefed on a number of issues comingbefore the conference and an opportunityfor questions was given.

Dr. William A. Keith, pastor of FirstCongregational Church, gave the morning devotions at First Church at the 8:30hour.

Ministers' wives and wives of delegatestoured the Upjohn plant and the conference reconvened at 9:00 A.M. at whichtime Edward Calhoun of the Commissionon Chaplains, said there are 556 Methodist chaplains serving in the armedforces and that there is a continuing needfor our finest young ministers to enterthis service.

Board of Evangelism

Warren A. Brown, secretary of theBoard of Evangelism, gave statisticsshowing the need of evangelizing America. There are 69 million people stillunchurched, he said, and only about 30%of the Methodists attend church on anygiven Sunday. Seven goals were outlined for the new year including theSpiritual Life Mission, family devotions,Christian witness for youth and churchattendance crusade. He also urged thatevery church have a committee on membership and evangelism and that theSpiritual Life Mission be carried to thedistrict and local church level.

Two district secretaries of evangelismreported on the work in their districts-Walter Easton for the Big Rapids District and Floyd McCarty for the GrandTraverse District. Assistant to theBishop, Dr. Glenn M. Frye, presentedthe details of the Spiritual Life Missionof which he is a director. The programoutlined is the result of a request madeby the Conference a year ago. The object of the effort is to reach churchmembers and deepen their spiritual lives.

Dates recommended were October 9to 17 for the Marquette, Grand Traverse,Grand Rapids, Albion-Lansing and Kalamazoo districts. October 30 to November 7 were set as dates for the Saginaw,Port Huron, Flint, Detroit and AnnArbor districts. Two visitors from theDetroit Conference Evangelism Committee, Jewell Smoot and Hugh Townleygave their endorsement of the program.George E. Thomas of the national Boardof Evangelism delivered an address lifting up evangelistic needs, followingwhich Raymond Norton moved, the acceptance of the program.

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Agreement on Purpose

It was at this point that some objections were made by Hoover Rupert, whoagreed with the purposes of the effortbut felt he could not vote for it because"you can't regiment an evangelisticexperience." Nor did he feel the techniques that were to be used were adequate.Lester Kilpatrick supported him andcriticized the use of the words "HolyHabits" which he felt was not Methodist but Roman Catholic. Neither didhe feel there was a need for such acampaign. He also objected to takingministers across conference lines andaway from their work. This was in replyto the proposal to have a pastor exchange during the Mission. RobertJongeward said the conference seemedto be in agreement on purpose but didn'tagree on techniques and he wonderedif these could not be changed to suitminor objections. Paul Morrison saidevery minister wants to cooperate in theprogram and he felt that they could ifsome latitude was allowed each churchto adapt the program to its specificneeds. Dr. Frye indicated that anychurch could have all the latitude itwanted but he did feel there was valuein doing the thing together.

Mrs. Donald Strong, not a member ofthe conference, was granted the privilegeof the floor. Speaking as a lay personshe said the laity need this emphasis.She didn't care what they were calledbut she did insist that Methodists need"habits that are holy." She receivedgenerous applause for her short speechto the point.

The program was finally approvedwhich means that the Area-wide SpiritualLife Mission will become a major emphasis this coming fall.

TransfersMinisterial transfers into the confer

ence were announced by Bishop Reedas follows: Robert Treat from NorthIndiana Conference; C. Daniel Clark,California Conference; Charles Loney,Pittsburgh Conference; George Kelsey,Detroit Conference; Haxton H. Patterson, Detroit Conference; Sidney M.Smith, Detroit Conference.

Transfers out of the conference announced by the Bishop were: Henry Ballto Colorado-Nevada Conference; R. C.Spain, Virginia Conference; Clyde E.Smith, Detroit Conference; CharlesLoney, Detroit Conference; Don C. Carpenter, Detroit Conference; GeorgeBolitho, Detroit Conference; WilliamHoffman, Florida Conference.

World Order Crusade

Bishop Reed briefly accented the newWorld Order Crusade which will bemajor emphasis in February. Eachminister is to preach three sermons onworld peace and study materials will be

available. On November 14 Methodismwill be asked to give a million dollarsfor Korea,

The new head of the-Miohigan Council

that for the first time in many yearsthe Council is out of debt and that itsvarious departments are reorganizingand the future looks bright. Somethingnew supported by the Council is a SafetySunday observed June 27.

Corporate Session

Every Methodist annual conference isincorporated for the purposes of clearing title on local church properties aswell as other matters of a legal character. Mr. Forrest C. Burchfield, treasurer, reported that there are net earnings for distribution this year to theConference Claimants of $29,128.35; forthe Supply Pastors Fund, $1,923.92.

Capital gains for the year amounted to$15,000. Reporting for the ConferenceClaimants Fund, Floyd Drake said thisis the best year ever with a total of$1,380.82 in excess of last year. He alsorevealed the same figures for distribution as those mentioned by Mr. Burchfield.

Emeral Price, speaking for the Nominating Committee, nominated the namesof Wm. Ray Prescott, Floyd N. Drakeand Martin E. Lilly as trustees to 1957.

Church property which had been abandoned and authorized sold included theNorth East Berry church on the GrandRapids District; the Hawley church onthe Kalamazoo District; and the Good-heart church on the Grand Traverse District. Superintendents McKean, Milesand King reported for each district andthe abandonment of the churches in question was authorized.

Education

Thomas Pryor, chairman of the Boardof Education, presided during the reportof this board. Howard Smith, executivesecretary, revealed that he had traveled20,000 miles, attended 173 meetings and

served on various boards and agencies ofthe church during the year. He introduced members of the conference staffand Mrs. Maurice McKean, who is incharge of children's work, pointed upthe needs in that field of educationalactivity. There is a growing number ofchildren, she said, and when it comes toJunior camping there just aren't camping facilities enough.

An entertaining and instructive feature of the board's report included a

panel discussion on Wesley Foundations,conducted by Harold Jayne and participated in by Emil Pfister of Mt. Pleasant,Ronald Hutchinson of Wayne Universtiy,Barbara Frederick of the University ofChicago; Lyle Chapman; and WilliamRogers, director of Kalamazoo studentwork. They discussed the function andplace of the Wesley Foundations in ourstate-supported schools, which ministerto the needs of Methodist students inthose centers. The hope was expressedby Thomas Pryor that 15(f per membermight be given for Wesley Foundationwork and 50tf per member for our Michigan Methodist colleges,

of Churches, 0, Merrill Lenox, reported MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Acting President Edmond H. Babbittof Adrian College introduced Mrs. Klein,wife of President-elect Klein who takesover his duties September 1. Mrs. Kleinwas escorted to the front of the churchby Stanley Buck, college trustee. Mr.Klein was introduced and spoke brieflyindicating that he was not unmindful ofthe responsibilities and difficulties aheadof him but he expressed confidence thatAdrian will survive and expand.

President W. W. Whitehouse of Albion College commended Dr. Babbitt forhis work at Adrian and welcomed President-elect Klein. President Whitehousealso invited the conference to come toAlbion one year hence. He was supported in his invitation by Wm. H. Hel-rigel, Jr., Albion layman. The invitationwas accepted.

W.S.C.S.The Woman's Society of Christian

Service is one of the church's most indispensable organizations and the Michigan Conference WSCS is no exception.The report for this Society was made byMrs. William Somerton, conference president who said there are now 425 societiesand 45 Wesleyan Service Guilds in theconference, but 32 churches are stillunorganized. Total receipts for the yearamount to $171,589.32 and that paid onpledges was $100,639.20. Per capitagiving of the women to their world program amounted to $4.72.

Camping

Camping is becoming a major activityand judging from a survey made by theCamp Commission headed by RobertSmith, the needs of the next 25 years aretremendous. Mr. Smith called on AlvinNeller who reported on the tri-districtcamp at Clear Lake where constructionis beginning and where it is hoped inanother year a new camp will be readyfor use. Wm. Y. Pohly reported onprogress made at Crystal Springs wheretwo boys' cabins have been completedalong with a recreation hall and otherimprovements. Lake Louise camp isquite complete, declared Wm. Helrigel.Robert Smith said that $121,686.51 hadbeen raised on the camping campaignof $139,000. This amount will go fartoward realizing the improvement goalsset a year ago.

Executive secretary for the MethodistFoundation, Versile Bentley, told how theFoundation administered $236,000, thatthe Foundation is in a healthy condition and has been in operation for over25 years.

Lay ActivitiesProgress is being made among the lay

men. New lay organizations are beingchartered. These facts and many morewere brought out when Elmer Ormiston,conference lay leader, presided duringthe presentation of the laymen's work.

Secretary Leo Kallinger told of the stew-

A LIFT FOR LWING

Getting Our Money's Wurlh

MONEYhas its place in life. And

its proper place is as a servant,not a master.

We should use our possessions so

that they do not conquer and possessus. Money, which can be so dangerousto life, can also be made so enriching.The test of a man is not how muchmoney he makes, but how much he

makes of his money.

Dr. Robert McLean of Californiahas made an interesting study of theword "steward." He points out thatthe word originally was "stiward,"that is, the keeper of the sty. Butfrom this humble origin of keeper ofpigs, the office of steward rosethrough fidelity of service to be thecustodian of the household property.

Connected with the word steward isan interesting bit of history. Fitz-fald, a Norman who accompaniedWilliam the Conqueror of England,left a son, Walter, who went into theservice of David the First, King ofScotland. David conferred upon himsome land which had been forfeitedto the crown and gave him the title,"Steward of Scotland." ' And fromthat title of "Steward" is derived theroyal line of Stuarts.

This bit of history may serve tosymbolize the possibilities of stewardship. From "stiward" to "steward"to "Stuart" suggests that moneywhich often makes men piggish canbe lifted to royal usage.

Whatever money we may have inour possession, we hold in trust.Carved over the entrance to the Bankof England are the words of thePsalmist: "The earth is the Lord'sand the fulness thereof." This factof divine ownership is fundamental tothe Biblical conception of life.

Even of our bodies, Saint Paul said:"Know you not that your body is thetemple of the Holy Spirit which isin you, which ye have of God, andyou are not your own."

We hold our lives as I hold myapartment. I only rent my apartment. Yet I call it my home. I havelived in my apartment for some sixteen years, but I have never seen mylandlord. I deal with him throughan agent. As long as my rent is paidpromptly, I have so little to do withthe owner that I come to think of theapartment as my own. Yet whenever I take a new lease, I am reminded that he is the party of thefirst part and I am party of the sec

ond part.

By Dr. Ralph W. Sockman

So in life. We may treat our bodiesas our own, wasting our health if weplease. But when disease or injurybrings us to the brink of death andwe start climbing back to what wecall "a new lease on life," then werealize that God is the party of thefirst part and we are only the partyof the second part, holding our goodseven as our bodies as His tenants orstewards.

God has richly endowed our NorthAmerica with natural resources. TheCreator has richly blessed our peoplewith native wit and skill. Our powerto make money is almost unlimited.

Recently I heard a prominent business leader remind his hearers thatthe greatest World's Fair up to thattime was held in Chicago in 1893.

Then in 1933 the Century of ProgressExposition, the greatest exposition upto that date, was held in Chicago.Then he made the striking statementthat fifty per cent of the people attending the 1933 Exposition madetheir living out of businesses unknown at the time of the 1893 World'sFair, only forty years earlier.

With such a background of industrial progress, who can predict the possible development of the next halfcentury ?

When Washington University in St.Louis celebrated its Centennial lastyear, its program committee declaredits desire to bring to the campus not

only leading scientists to discussphysical forces, but also thinkers who

would consider the values to which

our material progress should bedirected. The university wanted an

swers to questions like these: "Whatthings are most worth believing and

hoping? What values deserve our

supreme allegiance?"

The people who think only of making money are money-mad. Thosewho think of the values for whichthey spend their money are money-wise. ,

Let's get our money's worth.

(Copyright 1V54, General Features Corp.)

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By HENRY M. BULLOCKEditor, Methodist Church School Publications

WHATan hour this is for those who truly love America to be both

vocal and effective! We could even do with some valid sentimentand strong emotion if we did not become blind to the faults that needcorrecting. Let Christian citizens boldly be counted as those who havea passionate love and loyalty for America! Such a loyalty to our country with its heritage of democracy and freedom rooted in a Christianfaith in God and in the eternal worth of every human being can strengthenthe co-operation of all men and nations. Only those Americans whohonor their own country will be capable of honoring the commonwealthof man.

Let me be counted as one who loves America with an enduring love.And let me solemnly record the conviction that those who truly loveAmerica must practice Christian citizenship. If he really believes inand loves his country in this era of communist threats, political differences, and statesmen's struggles, there are some things a ChristianAmerican must do!

1. He must make his living in our free-enterprise way with betterresults for all concerned (not merely for himself) than he could havein the communist economy.

2. He must make his Bible-based Christian faith work better thanthe communist faith in godlessness and materialism.

3. He must make our political democracy work better than politicaltotalitarianism, whether that totalitarianism be proletarian communismor business-controlled or church-controlled fascism.

On this Independence Day let us strengthen our practice of Americancitizenship by—

1. Vigorous opposition both to communism and to the totalitariandamage to freedom incipient in the publishing of unproved or ill-foundedaccusations by irresponsible or politically motivated individuals.

2. Voting informedly and regularly in every election.

3. Participating in a political party so that godly principles guidepolicy.

4. Keeping the laws without asking or accepting special favors.

5. Practicing and demanding of government equal justice for menof every religion, race, or status.

6. Fighting corruption at every level in government.

7. Putting national welfare above local, personal, or party interests.

8. Worshiping God with a life devoted to moral, human, and spiritualvalues instead of devoting life to a godless but respectable materialismor to a blind and narrow nationalism.

Ours is a great and wonderful nation — great in size, resources, systemof government, economy, and in resilience, adaptability, and wholesome-ness. We should love America with the passionate devotion of truepatriots who will defend her best, destroy her weakness, dream herdreams, and build her future as a part of God's plan for mankind.

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Three Rivers DedicatesBeautiful Altar Table

NINTHStreet Methodist Church,

Three Rivers, held a simple but impressive dedicatory service at the regularmorning worship hour on Sunday, May16, for a beautiful altar table, the gift

Participants in the dedication of an altartable at Three Rivers Ninth Street are,left to right: Dr. Stanley Buck, Rev.Dorr Garrett, and Mr. Chester Neaman.

of Dr. Stanley M. Buck, minister ofPeace Temple, Benton Harbor; Mrs.Carrol Johnson of Three Rivers; andMrs. LaMarr Zimmer of Burr Oak; inloving memory of their parents, Mr. andMrs. Otis W. Buck, who were long-timemembers of this church —first of the OakRidge Church when it was part of theMethodist Protestant Circuit, and laterof the Ninth Street Methodist Church.

Dr. Buck made the formal presentation; Mr. Chester Neaman, president ofthe Board of Trustees, gave the speechof acceptance; and the pastor, Rev. DorrGarrett, led the congregation in the service of dedication. Dr. Buck deliveredthe dedicatory sermon, entitled "TheProfile of a Church."

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BERKLEY BREAKS GROUND

FIRSTMethodist Church of Berkley

held ground breaking ceremonies onSunday morning, May 30, for the building of a new sanctuary to be constructedadjacent to the present church at anestimated cost of $118,000 with a seating capacity of 500.

Dr. Benjamin F. Holme, district superintendent, was present for the occasion.Mr. Jesse Ballard, honorary trustee andthe oldest member of the church turnedthe sod; and the various church organizations were represented by the following:

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Raymond Kleinschmidt, chairman, official board; William Naftel, churchschool superintendent; Mrs. Alvin Shaffer, WSCS president; Mano Hardies,MYF president; Gerald Stucky, president, Methodist Men; Burt Kuhaupt, thechoir; and the pastor, Rev. Andrew T.F. Butt.

For the last four years the membershave been giving generously in time andmoney in order to make possible a sanc

tuary to meet the needs of the fast growing congregation. For the last threeyears the WSCS has given annually over

$2,000. Last fall, following the gift of

$5.00 to each member of the congrega

tion, representing talents to be invested,

the ingathering amounted to $6,800.62.

Detroit Strathmoor ScoutsGet God and Country Awards

ONSUNDAY, June 6, six Scouts,

members of Strathmoor Church, Detroit, were presented with the covetedGod and Country Medal, as part of the

Youth Sunday observance. Dr. JewellM. Smoot, minister, made the presentations, assisted by Mr. Herbert Sullivan,troop committee chairman, who introduced the boys and Mr. Donald Alcorn,explorer-advisor for the group. Mr.Arthur Fletcher, scoutmaster, and Rev.Philip Gentile, associate minister, hadhelped to prepare the boys over the pastyear.

Parents of the boys had the honor ofpinning the boys with the badge. Thosereceiving the honor were Kenneth Bene-dic, 12936 Archdale; David Evins, 22741

N. Kane; Bill Randlett, 13187 Meyers

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Mrs. Harry Whang pins the coveted Godand Country Award medal on Roy, one

of her two sons honored at a specialyouth service at Strathmoor MethodistChurch, Detroit. From left to right: Dr.Jewell M. Smoot, minister, who made theawards; William Randlett, David Evinsand William Warnock, (top), KennethBenedic, Ted Whang, Roy Whang and

Mrs. Whang. Mr. Harry Whang and

Rev. Philip Gentile, associate minister,

are at the right.

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Rd.; and Ted and Roy Whang, 12697

Mettetal; and Bill Warnock, 14150

Woodmont.

About PersonsREV. AND MRS. A. R. ELLIOTT,

retired, of Shelby left June 24 for OceanLake, Oregon, to spend several monthswith their daughter, Mrs. Paul G. Dickey,and family. Mr. Dickey is pastor of theOcean Lake Congregational church.

REV. AND MRS. ALBERT MANDIGOreturned recently from a vacation tripto the Smoky Mountains. They wereable to motor there in a new 1954

Chevrolet which was made possible bya gift of the Keeler church, a wonderfulsurprise for the Mandigos.

REV. SCOTT MacDONALD, pastor ofMain Street Methodist Church, Lansing,preached the sermon at a 7:30 A.M.service on June 6 for the Lansing BoyScout Camporee at Camp Kiwanis, nearMason. REV. RAYMOND NORTON ofMason assisted in the service.

DR. HELEN KIM of Ewha ChristianUniversity of Seoul, Korea, will appearon the Welcome Traveler program on

Television on July 1. The record wasmade before Dr. Kim went back to Korea.Her many friends will we glad for thisopportunity to see her again.

WILLIAM LUTZ and DONALD A.BAIRD were among those ordained atthe recent Detroit Annual Conferenceheld in Mt. Olivet Church, Dearborn;Mr. Lutz as an elder and Mr. Baird asa deacon. Their names were inadvertently omitted from the list printed inthe Detroit Conference Highlights.

MRS. SIDNEY D. EVA, widow ofRev. Sidney D. Eva of the Detroit Conference, has accepted a position asDirector of Dormitories and South Hallhousemother at Adrian College, beginning with the fall term. Mrs. Eva replaces Mrs. Esther Pellowe who continues as college nurse and dietitian.

MISS BARBARA MAY GEIGER,daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Geigerof Martin, and JAMES K. JAGER, sonof Mr. and Mrs. William Jager, Sr.,of Wayland, were united in marriage

June 19 in the Martin Methodist Church.The bride's father, pastor of the church,was assisted by Rev. Marshall Williams,pastor of Calvary Church, Wayland. Thecouple will live in Wayland. The brideis a graduate of Martin high school and

has been employed in the First NationalBank of Kalamazoo. The groom is agraduate of Wayland high school andis a business partner of his father inShelbyville.

MISS RUTH NEVIN, daughter of Rev.and Mrs. G. T. Nevin of Denton, andDR. JOSEPH SINSHEIMER, son of Mr.Sinsheimer and the late Mrs. Sinsheimerof New Rochelle, New York, were unitedin marriage in a garden wedding atDearborn Inn on Sunday, June 6, at 4:00

P.M. The bride's father performed theceremony. The bride was attended byher sister, Barbara Nevin Waite ofAiken, South Carolina, and best manwas Mr. Jerry Reese of St. Clair Shores.Following the ceremony a dinner wasserved to the guests in the Green andGold room at the Inn. Both the brideand groom are graduates of the University of Michigan. After an extendedtour of the southern and eastern states,they will make their home for the summer on Cedar Lake, Denville, New Jersey.

Dr. Babbitt to Join AlbionCollege Staff September 15

ANNOUNCEMENTis made by Al

bion College of the appointment ofDr. E. H. Babbitt, acting president of

Dr. Babbitt

Adrian College to be Associate Directorof Public Relations in Finance at Albionbeginning September 15.

Dr. Babbitt became Vice President in

Charge of Finance at Adrian in 1949

and was appointed acting president in

July 1953. He continues in that capacity

until Mr. Clarence C. Klein of Pittsburgh

assumes the presidency September first.

Dr. Babbitt, a member of the Michigan

Conference and former Superintendent

of the Grand Rapids District, is known

as an administrator. His writings of

devotional materials for the sick have

been recognized. At Albion his work

will be largely in the field of finance

and public relations.

Answer to Death

By John Hagans

The BIBLE for TODAYBy Frances Huntington Martin

Lesson commentary based on "International Sunday School Lessons; the International BibleLessons for Christian Teaching," copyrighted 1951 by the Division of Christian Education,

National Council of the Churches of Christ

Sunday, July 11

Are We Growing as Christians?

I Corinthians 3:1-3;Ephesians 4:11-16;

II Peter 1:5-8; 3:18

ITMAY be well perhaps that we are

to inquire this quarter regardingour growth in Christian living. Itseems that there are some who are inclined to regard the Christian life asstatic. You live the Christian life oryou do not— period. It is a clearlydefined level; no intriguing ascentsor stimulating experiences. There areothers who are convinced of the reality of spiritual growth who assumethat we can "grow" to a certainstage or level or experience —and thenstop; where we may "rest on ouroars" so to speak. At the same timeall of us recognize that growth isthe law of the physical world; of theintellectual world also. Is it thenstrange or difficult to accept the lawof growth in the spiritual life as well ?Jesus used so many figures to symbolize and illustrate spiritual growth:seed, yeast, "enter" the Kingdom,the new birth, living water, spiritualbread, etc. Paul's letters were written to young immature Christianswhom he was endeavoring to guideand train in Christian living.

Writing to his young Christians atCorinth Paul said that he could notaddress them as "spiritual men butas men of flesh, as babes in Christ."We are reminded of Jesus' words tohis disciples "I have many things tosay to you but you cannot understandthem now." Paul was personally conscious that Christian living is agrowth. At the close of a long andillustrious career he wrote to thePhilippians "not that I have alreadyattained, but I press on to the highcalling in Christ Jesus." He wasconscious of the driving desire togrow to "the stature of the fullnessof Christ." The writer of Ephesiansphrases the same thought "until weattain to the unity of the faith andof the knowledge of the Son of Godto mature manhood, to the measureof the stature of the fullness of Godso that you may no longer be children." The writer of II Peter givesa standard by which the Christiansmay measure their growth as Christians to judge how mature they werebecoming. This standard or rulesof conduct emphasizes that these

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qualities are to be developed throughknowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ:"grow in grace and knowledge of ourLord and Saviour Jesus Christ."What a beautiful word "grace" is!What charming qualities it suggests!One is reminded of the Summer Institute song "Let the beauty of Jesusbe seen in me." Surely no one in hisfarthest imagination would think hehad arrived at any level at which hemight stop or even take a rest aslong as his avowed ideal and goalis the "fullness of the stature ofJesus Christ."

We are impressed with the em

phasis of modern psychology uponpersonality traits which are listedin the New Testament as essentialmarks or characteristics of the Christian. Psychologists give much attention to "mature reactions," "emotional maturity," "mature personality." Psychiatrists stress "immaturity" as the cause of many — if notmost —of personality and social problems. It is easy for us to assumethat this viewpoint is the unique discovery of the psychologists —unlesswe are familiar with the theme of theNew Testament. There is at presenta revived interest in the study of thedevelopment of personality due perhaps to the helpful popularity of psychology; and a search for guidancein Christian living as evidenced bybooks on the devotional life as wellas others by Christian psychologsits.

Many psychologists offer questionnaires or check-lists by which onemay measure his spiritual maturity.These lists remind us of the standardsof Christian conduct insisted uponby Paul and other New Testamentwriters before the word "psychology"was known. (I Cor. 13; Gal. 5:22, 23,

26; Col. 3:12-14; II Thess. 1:4; Phil.2:14: 4:8 etc.) For example, how do

we answer one of these check-lists?"Are you a conformist? Can youwork under authority? Can you co

operate with others? Are you easilyhurt? Can you endure unpleasantness, discomfort and frustrations?Can you hold your tongue and temper? Do you carry your responsibilities even in the face of personallosses and tragedies? Do you avoidallowing personal hate, anger orrevenge to control your thinking,speaking or behavior?"

How mature am I ? Am I growingas a Christian?

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Michigan Conference Report(Continued from page 9)

ardship emphasis among the men and theall-state Methodist Men's meeting atLansing where 1,150 registered. July 9

to 11 at Purdue University will be thefirst national Methodist Men's meeting.About 35 are attending from the Michigan Conference. Mr. Kallinger praisedMr. Ormiston for his faithful serviceand revealed that Elmer had traveled5,000 miles during the year promoting;the work and that there are 92 charteredchapters of Methodist Men. Grand

Traverse and Kalamazoo districts havereached the quota set for charteredgroups.

Ernest Hartman, treasurer, indicatedthat a total income of $2,556.72 had beenreceived during the year and after disbursements $895.42 was on hand. Hemoved that a study be made concerning

the possibility of locating the Area Head

quarters nearer the geographical and

population center of the state, a reportto be made one year hence. A similarresolution was passed in the DetroitConference. Elmer Ormiston indicated

that the lay program must reach the local

level or it will be ineffectual. Most im

portant is the selection of the proper per

son to be the lay leader. Robert Small,lay leader at Benton Harbor Peace

Temple and its pastor, Stanley Buck,described how they work as a team inplanning the church activities. EveryWednesday from 12:30 to 1:30 they talkover church matters and collaborate on

policy and program.

Missions

Presiding during the Mission presenta

tion was Charles Mackenzie, chairman ofthe Board of Missions. Secretary LeslieNevins reported an increase in AdvanceSpecials over last year of $26,108 and

that only 30 churches had not paid infull their World Service apportionment.

Mr. Mackenzie presented the $350,000

.Church Extension Campaign to be con

ducted beginning October 1955. Pledgeson this campaign are to be made over a

one-hundred-week period. Ten per cent

of the total raised is to go to the National Board of Missions and 20% ofthe remaining will be given in cash

grants to establish needy churches; the

80% will be used as a revolving fund.Thomas Pollard moved that the entireamount be made a revolving fund. Thiscalled for an explanation by William Hel-rigel to the effect that there are certainsituations where a cash outlay and nota loan is necessary owing to the fact thatthe Methodist Discipline requires a

church to have 50% on hand in cash be

fore it begins a new building enterprise.The amendment was laid on the table.

Social Relations

David Evans presented the report forthe Board of Social and Economic Relations. He had read moat of his reportwhen time ran out and discussion of it

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was postponed until the following morn

ing. However, during the interim periodthe delegates had plenty of issues tothink about, which were emphasized inthe report. Mr. Evans said that a number of bills were defeated in Lansing thisyear because of a lack of church support, namely the McCune Bill to limitthe glamorizing of liquor on television,the released time bill and FEPC. Bingowas the only issue on which Protestantsagreed and made an impact, but eventhis may pass if petitions are signed put-ing an amendment on the ballot and thereis some likelihood that the petitions willbe signed.

Senator McCarthy and RepresentativeClardy came in for criticism as "demogo-gues" who have done incalculable damage. Gambling in all of its ramifications was condemned and measures whichhad been defeated in the legislatureare likely to come up again and the report urged us to be ready for them.A special section in the report commended the Supreme Court for its decision eliminating racial segregation in thepublic schools.

At the dinner hour a rural life banquet was held at the First MethodistChurch in Vicksburg with Dr. William M.Robinson as speaker. The worship service in the evening featured an addressby Bishop Clifford Northcott and special music by First Methodist choir.

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Devotions led by Dr. Thomas Wylieof the First Baptist Church started thislast day of business in a proper mood anda good mood was to be desired in viewof the continuing discussion of the Socialand Economic report. Thomas Peck,layman of First church and long knownfor his leadership in lay circles, feltthat the report should be more constructive on the McCarthy issue and that itwould be unwise to give McCarthy publicity by using his name. He urged thatwe express support of the governmentand opposition to Communism and that itbe made clear that we do not favor aSenatorial inquisition. Tom's speechbrought applause. Lester Kilpatrickmoved that the statement on McCarthybe sent back to the committee and thatsomething along the line of Peck's suggestion be formulated. This was doneand approved by the delegates. However an amendment introduced by Len-ton Sutcliffe referred to "abuses ofpower by McCarthy and Clardy" andthis carried after Tom Peck said he feltit was injecting personalities which wasto be avoided. A motion by ForrestMohr to lay the amendment on the tablewas defeated. Voting on these issueswas closer than on any other matters.

A piece of racial legislation sponsoredby Marcius Taber passed easily. It calls

for positive steps to be taken by local

churches so that no one may feel unwelcome to unite or worship in the churches

because of race.

The peace report was peaceablyadopted after its presentation by RichardBeckett. It urged the development ofpeace attitudes, support for the UnitedNations and President Eisenhower in his

attempt to get the nations to voluntarilyregulate atomic energy for peaceful purposes. Aid to backward peoples wasrecommended also.

Mr. O. L. Oelke of the PublishingHouse gave a check for $6,151.79 to theministers' retirement fund as the conference's share of Publishing House profits. A check from the charter fund of

$75 went to the same cause.

Minimum Salary

William E. Beckett revealed that therewas an embarrassing balance of $25,000

in the minimum salary fund for ministers. He could not quite account for itbut assured the conference that it wasunintentional. He recommended a $100increase across the board for minimumsalaries. This means that single ministers are guaranteed a salary of $2,000

and those with three or more dependentchildren will receive $2,700. Aside froma few minor changes the report was es

sentially the same as last year.

A greeting from Bishop D. StanleyCoors was received.

Finances

The World Service and Finance Com-

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MhSpeaking of BooksBy Allan Q. Grey

IN HIS HANDSBy Edwin Balmer

THEdust jacket of this novel carries

blurbs that would compare theauthor to Lloyd Douglas and the heroto St. Francis of Assisi. Though I can'tquite agree in either case; this is stilla very fine and interesting book.

Malcom Severn is a young pediatricianin a small Connecticut town near NewYork City. He has left Michigan muchagainst his mother's will and settled herenear the parents of his friend from wardays who has died because of injuriessustained when flying the hump. Hemeets Alice Keith and falls deeply inlove with her only to discover she hasa dreaded^ and fatal type of leukemia.To keep the knowledge from her and findhis happiness and spiritual peace gainfor the novel its purpose and title fromone of the Book of Common Prayerservices. Of course his mother has tocome on and view the prospectivedaughter-in-law and of course with a

mother's intuition she suspects some

thing dreadful is wrong with Alice andmuch of the book is spent trying tokeep her from disclosing to Alice hercondition and to thwart her plans tobreak up the romance.

One interesting sidelight for thereader as well as the characters is anevening spent in the home of one ofMalcom's war buddies who is of Italianorigin. Not only is the delicious mealdescribed fully but the music that makesup the entertainment and the way theorchestra is formed gives evidence ofjoie de vive among these richly endowedpeople.

Malcom's spiritual development anddiscipline are well handled and hisspiritual awakening to the power of Godand prayer comes not as a cataclysmicexperience but the unfolding of a flowercome to bud in his choir boy days.Scripture and prayer through the nara-tive are expertly woven so that the reading becomes a devotional exercise aswell as pleasure. It is a joy to be ableto recommend to the reader a cleanbook of power and struggle that liftsitself above the mire of life and yetdoesn't dissolve in ethereal nothingness.These are people such as you and I andtheir problems might well be ours.

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

NORTH BRANCH, climaxed by anafternoon "share hour" with the parents,a successful two-week session of DailyVacation Bible School, with a recordedaverage attendance of HO. The following department heads were in charge:nursery, DeAnn Hoffman; primary, Mrs.Stewart Butterfield; juniors, Mrs. Wm.Simmons. Mrs. Amos Sillers served assuperintendent, aided by Mrs. Butter-field as assistant superintendent.

HARTFORD-KEELER recently de

cided at a special quarterly conferencethat each church could support a full-time minister, a dream of long standing.A rapid increase in membership and ac

tivity in each church made this changenecessary. The Hartford church doubledits salary and Keeler more than doubled.Keeler is planning to enlarge its churchbuilding and also to rebuild its presentparsonage and have it ready for theminister to move into this fall. In themeantime, Rev. and Mrs. Albert Mandigoand family will live on a farm on

Keeler Road, Hartford, Michigan.

Georgia Harkness'Hymn-Text Chosen

MISSGeorgia Harkness, professor of

applied theology at the PacificSchool of Religion, Berkeley, Calif., is announced the winner of the "invitation bythe Hymn Society of America to writea new hymn in recognition of the coming (August 1954) Second Assemblyof the World Council of Churches inEvanston, 111." Announcement of thecontest winner and of ten other hymnsgiven honorable mention and approvalwas made by Rev. Deane Edwards, presi-

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dent of the Hymn Society of America.He said that five hundred texts had beenreceived in the contest; and that Dr.Harkness' hymn has been translated intoFrench by Rev. John A. Maynard of theEglise du Saint Esprit, New York, andinto German by Dr. Leopold W. Bernhardof Zion Lutheran Church, Baltimore.

The authors of the ten additionalhymns receiving honorable mention are:Pres. Perry Epler Gresham of BethanyCollege, W. Va.; Rev. John Shirley Anderson of Victoria, Australia; Dr. GeorgeM. Brydon of Richmond, Va.; Frank vonChristierson of North Hollywood, Calif.;Rev. Walter J. Dean of Daytona Beach,Fla.; Rev. Frederick B. Morley of Ocean-side, N.Y.; Dr. John Edgar Park, formerpresident of Wheaton College, Wheaton,Mass.; Rev. Dr. Thomas Tiplady of London, England; Rev. John UnderwoodStephens of Ogunquit, Maine; Miss SarahE. Taylor of Central Falls, R.I.

The eleven hymns with music havebeen published in a leaflet "Eleven Ecumenical Hymns" by the Hymn Societyof America, 297 Fourth Ave., New York10, N.Y. The texts are now suggestedto be sung to "well-known meters to befound in standard church hymnals," but

it is hoped that musicians will later submit new tunes.

Stops Around the State

• Children's Village

REV.Lewis Compton, newly appointed

Chaplain at Children's Village, andMrs. Compton, with their little Craigwere introduced to the Village family onSunday, June 20. Mr. Compton preachedhis first sermon on the topic "Keepingin Tune." Mr. and Mrs. Compton movedinto the Village parsonage on the following Wednesday. They have been givena very hearty welcome. Mrs. Compton,in responding to her introduction at TheChildren's Chapel, said it was a "homecoming" for little Craig who had gonefrom Gray Cottage into the Comptonhome exactly a year ago, to the day!

The summer program in Children'sVillage is well under way, under thedirection of Miss Jean Cleveland, professor of Group Work at Scarritt College.Associated with Miss Cleveland in conducting this program are Theodore Goldberg, newly appointed group worker onthe Village Staff, Miss Dorothy Priestlywho has had charge of the Village recreation work this past year, and the following summer counselors: Betty Moyer,just graduated from Ypsilanti State College; Lois Smith of Albion College;Marcia Vela of Scarritt College and anative of Mexico; Jerry Carey, of FortWayne Bible College, Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Herb Lowe, a preministerialstudent from Elmhurst, Illinois.

Dr. and Mrs. Karl P. Meister, of theBoard of Hospitals and Homes, Chicago,

nights, when Dr. Meister was in Detroitto address the Detroit Conference.

The house mother's teaching of hercottage children regarding "God's littlecreatures" back-fired the other day witha temper tantrum on the part of one ofher eight year olds. It seems that cottage has a pet duck. It's surprising howthe duck will wander down to the creek

and come home alone —even better than,

the children —without roaming away onthe current. The other day little Jimmyfound the duck grubbing for worms,

and there upon was mad at the duck tothe point of murderous intent, because

the duck was "hurting God's little crea

tures!"The men of the Rice Bible Class of

Metropolitan Church, Detroit, held theirannual picnic at Children's Village onJune 26. Other visiting groups in theVillage recently have been the W.S.C.S.from Middleton, the fifth and sixthgrade pupils of the Monroe Daily Vacation Bible School, and the Daily VacationBible School pupils from Stoney CreekMethodist Church.

Catholics, Protestants AppealAgainst Sunday Shopping

INDIANAPOLIS— (RNS)—Three Indianapolis bishops issued statements urging church members not to shop on Sun

days.

They are Roman Catholic ArchbishopPaul C. Schulte, Protestant EpiscopalBishop Richard A. Kirchhoffer and Methodist Bishop Richard C. Raines.

Their statements followed the distribution in nearly 500 Protestant andCatholic churches of 125,000 leafletspleading for Sunday closing of supermarkets. The leaflets were prepared by

the Interfaith Committee for CommunityWelfare.

The committee has asked all food markets to close on Sundays, beginning July4.

Bishop Raines appealed "to my fellowChristians to support the effort of thechurches . . .to stop Sunday shopping."

Grand Ledge Layman GivesGifts to Graduates

FORthe fourth year, Mr. Harry O.

Culp of Grand Ledge presented a

gift to each graduate of the local highschool, this year in the form of amechanical pencil in the school colors.

Mr. Culp is an enthusiastic Methodistand serves as lay member of the GrandLedge Methodist church. He recentlyoffered his services to the pastor, Rev.Richard D. Wearne, in selling the MCAto the church membership and got thejob.

Christine Culp, member of the GrandLedge Methodist Church, church schoolofficer, and member of the choir; and

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Mr. Harry O. Culp (right) presents gifts to, 1 to r: Forrest Kelsey,class president and salutatorian ; Dwight Jones and Christine Culp,valedictorians; members of the graduating class of the Grand Ledge

high school.

Dwight Jones, president of the YouthFellowship of the Wacousta church, wereco-valedictorians; and Forrest Kelsey,president of the Youth Fellowship atDelta Mills and grandson of Rev. C. H.Kelsey (retired), was salutatorian.Christine and Dwight each had a straight"A" throughout high school. Christinehas received a scholarship from the University of Michigan; Dwight Jones, onefrom Albion College; and Forrest Kelsey,one from Michigan State. In addition,Jerry Russell, president of the GrandLedge Youth Fellowship and a memberof the choir, and John Kinne were onthe honor roll. Jerry, best all-roundathlete, will attend Albion College in thefall as will John who has a scholarshipthere.

Others who graduated and were

honored on Student Day by the local

Methodist church included Leona Avery,

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ObituariesMRS. DORIS RIZOR, who spent a

number of years in the teaching profession in the Buchanan public schools, diedMay 23 in the Pawating Hospital, Niles,after an illness of five weeks. She wasborn September 26, 1904 near Galien,Michigan, the daughter of Henry andNellie Swem. On August 1, 1928 she

was married to W. Earl Rizor in Galien.Mrs. Rizor, besides serving in a mostcapable way in the teaching profession,was also very active in community andchurch life. She was a past presidentof the Buchanan College Club, and forfour years served as Promotion Secretary of the Kalamazoo District of the

WSCS. She served for nine years as

President of the Methodist WSCS, andwas a much beloved teacher of the Kum-Joyn-Us Class of the Methodist Church

School for nearly ten years. Her classwas one of the most popular and well

attended by young adults in the church

school. She was a most active member

of her church which she loved, serving

on the Official Board, and as Chairmanof the Membership and Evangelism Com

mission. Mrs. Rizor is survived by herhusband, three daughters, Mrs. RobertHamilton of Niles; Jane, a student at theUniversity of Kentucky, and Jacquelineat home; a brother Lowell O. Swem ofBuchanan and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held May 25 in the

Swem funeral home, with her pastor,Rev. Wesley C. Oldt, officiating. Burialwas in Oak Grove cemetery, Buchanan.

Filmscores <J%Prepared by the Protestant Motion Picture Council(Cooperating with Broadcasting and Film Commission and United Church Women).

"Filmscores" is printed at the request of theDetroit Conference of "a family guide givingdependable appraisals of current films." Key:A— Adults; V— Young People; F— Family.

GO, MAN. GO! (United Artiste). An excellent portrayal of the professional basketballfavoritest, the Harlem Globetrotters, with alesson in race relations all the more effectivefor never being mentioned. This film tells thestory of the team's beginnings through theinitiative and faithful interest of the coachand promoter Abe Saperstein. It is an introduction rather than a sequel to the earlierpicture. The players themselves take theirown parts and the actors impersonating othersare most convincing. Alex North's music isbeautifully suited to the film. Clean sport isoffered as an ideal. Ethical values, such asloyalty and support of a good cause are wellpresented. Basketball games furnish added entertainment. F

ROSE MARIE (MGM). This is a revisionof the familiar musical comedy. In CinemaScopeand Eastman Color, it is a super-production,transferred from a stage set to the CanadianRockies. Ann Blyth is spirited as the fierytempered young girl who has always lived inthe woods and finds it hard to become a lady.Howard Keel is well suited to his part of theMountie Sergeant. Fernando Lamas is sufficiently wild as the trapper, unruly in love andlife. Falsely accused of a murder for whicha jilted Indian maiden is willing to see himhang, he is saved by the sergeant who obtainsher confession by a deceptive ruse. MarjorieMain and Bert Lahr provide the comedy. Anenergetic dance by the Indian girl and numerousbraves is spectacular but occasionally suggestive.Some of the original score and lyrics have beenpreserved, others have been added. AfY

KNOCK ON WOOD (Paramount). The ebullient spirit and loquacity of Danny Kaye aregiven full scope in this hilarious farce-comedyin Technicolor. A great deal of fun is aimedat psycho-analysis, international intrigue for possession of death -dealing devices, wholesale murder and tense situations. This may sound likea large order but our hero who seems to bea powerhouse of vitality manages to extricatehimself from numerous difficulties, to entertainand to find romance on the way. The unpleasant results of drinking are shown by onewho "can't take it." Many types of characterizations are excellently done. London andParis settings are well realized. F

PRISONER OF WAR (MGM) A grim warpicture purporting to depict conditions behindenemy lines in North Korea and the treatmentinflicted upon U.S. and U.N. prisoners by theCommunists. It shows Chinese, North Koreansand some Russian "advisors" as resorting toextreme means to achieve their ends. This isa black and white picture, literally and figuratively; good and bad being visually enunciated.This presentation is bound to create strongemotional reactions rather than objective consideration. Its subject matter is for documentaryevaluation, not for fictional treatment. The Defense Department has withdrawn approval ofthis film. A

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mission, headed by L. Geo. Beacock, recommended that $130,200 be apportionedto the charges for World Service andthat $79,800 be apportioned for AnnualConference Benevolences. The superintendents will apportion this to theirchurches, 859'' on membership and 15%on the pastor's salary. Salaries of thesuperintendents were increased $100,

bringing them to $5,500.

Clark Memorial Home was grantedpriority for a campaign probably in1957 and probably for $300,000 althoughthe amount will be determined at a latertime.

Something over 100 youth, junior conference members, filed into the sanctuaryin time to see the retirement of six ministers namely; Floyd Cramer, WilliamBeckett, William Pohly, Henry Liddicoat,E. C. Prettyman and Olive Knapp. Eachspoke of their ministerial life and intimated they would enter the ministryagain if they had their lives to live over.E. L. Sutcliffe read the names as chairman of the committee on Pastoral Relations.

Those granted the supernumerary relation were Ralph M. Tweedy, CharlesDobbertin, Lambert McClintic and Mike-lis Svarcs. James S. Thomas withdrewat his own request.

IndiansAH work and no play makes any con

ference dull so it was a welcomed reliefto see Bishop Reed don his Indian headgear assisted by Russell King. The latter was helped on with his by the Bishop.Both of these men were recently initiatedinto Indian tribes and given Indiannames.

Bishop Reed presented retirement buttons to the men entering that relationship and delivered a speech on theprophetic ministry which was later ordered printed in the minutes. Ministersentering full conference membershipwere asked the Disciplinary questionsand the ceremony of passing the lightwas enacted with William Beckett representing the retired men and George Hart-mann the new ministers. The passingof a lighted candle from the former tothe latter stands for the passing ofresponsibility from the older ministersto the younger.

Social Security

Lester Kilpatrick warned that no premature judgments be made about ministers entering social security. In due timethe Board of Pensions in Chicago willissue a clarifying statement. Theannuity rate for retired ministers was

set at $38 per year of service and $28per year of service for accepted supplies.

Temperance continues to be a matterof concern as indicated in a report onthe same by George Chaffee which,among other things, called for the abolition of interstate advertising of alcoholicbeverages.

Hospital and Homes

William Blanding presided during thereports from Michigan Methodism's out-standing philanthropic institutions.First reporter was William I. Lacy forthe Children's Home Society who wasfollowed by William Perdew of BronsonMethodist Hospital. Both of these menhad given similar reports the previousweek at the Detroit Conference. FloydN. Drake superintendent of Clark Memorial Home for the aged said there are207 residents at the home, 37 have beenreceived during the year, 5 are retiredministers and 4 are wives or widows ofministers. The average age of the residents is 81 ^ years and there are 20

over 90. Cost of operating the homewas $196,828 or an average of $974 perperson and this is $42 less per personthan the average for similar Methodisthomes.

The Accepted Supplies announced theyhave changed the name of their organization to the John Wesley Associationand they are asking in a memorial tothe next General Conference for theright to vote.

As Saturday afternoon wore on, various reports were accepted without reading or vrith very brief mention. Theseincluded the conference treasurer, J.Lawrence Ward; statistician, HowardMcDonald; each of whom reported finances generally better than last year.

Appointments Read

As the afternoon session closed,Bishop Reed read the appointmentswhich were printed in last week's issueof the Advocate. After reading thename of the new superintendent of theGrand Traverse District, William Blanding, Stanford Closson paid tribute toRussell King who is leaving the super-intendency to enter the pastorate atPetoskey. He presented a purse to Mr.King who responded with heartfelt emo

tion.

Saturday meal-time meetings includeda Ministers' Wives Luncheon, an All-Seminary Luncheon, a Young Adult Fellowship dinner and evening worship featured the Rev. John Wesley Hunt.

Sunday

Sunday opened with the traditionalLove Feast at 8:30 followed by thechurch school to which interested delegates were invited as observers. Bishop

and conducted the ordination of Deaconsand Elders at a 3:00 P.M. service thusbringing the 119th session of the Michigan Conference to a close.

Comma 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.

June ISM

June 28-July 1—Michigan Conference WSCSInstitute, Bay View.

July, 1K4

July 3-S—Marquette District Laymen's Retreat,Michigamme Methodist Institute.

July 4-10—Detroit Conference Junior Camp, Jud-son Collins. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson, Flint, Directors.

July 4-10—Detroit Conference Junior Camp, CampKnight. Mrs. Harold Bremer, Detroit,Director.

July 4-10—Detroit Conference Intermediate Camp.Lake Huron. Rev. Lyle Loomis, Royal Oak,Director.

July 4-10—Kalamazoo District Intermediate CampII, Crystal Springs, Dowagiac. Rev. JamesRogers, Cassopohs, Dean.

July 4-10—Grand Rapids District Junior Camp,Chief Noonday, Middleville. Rev. DeoScranton, First Church, Grand Rapids,Dean.

July 4-10—Big Rapids District Intermediate Camp,Lake Louise, Boyne Falls. Rev. JamesBowker, Big Rapids, Dean.

July 5-8—Marquette District Pastor'* School.Michigamme Methodist Institute.

July 5-9—National School for Young Adult Leaders.Illinois Wesleyan University.

July 9—Detroit District WSCS EducationalSeminar, Young Women's Christian As-sociation, Detroit.

July 9-11—National Conference of Methodist Men,Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.

July 9-17—Marquette District Senior Youth Camp,Michigamme Methodist Institute.

July 11-16—WSCS National Institute on Programfor Settlement Houses and CommunityCanters, Scarritt College, Nashville, Tain.

July 11-16—Detroit Area Laboratory School, AlbionCollege.

July 11-17—Detroit Conference Intermediate Camp,

iudsonCollins. Rev. Wm. Perkins, Jr.,

•etroit, and Mr. Larry Dunn, Detroit,Directors.

July 11-17—Detroit Conference Junior Camp, LakeHuron. Mrs. Charles Hogle, Detroit,Director.

July 11-17—Grand Rapids District Senior Camp,Lake Louise, Boyne Falls. Kev. l'aulAlbery, Trinity Church, Grand Rapid*.Dean. .*!

July 11-17—Albion-Lansing District IntermediateCamp, Chief Noonday, MiUdlevillc. Kev.Kobert Dobbs, i'arma. Dean.

July 11-17—Michigan Conference [unior ChoirCamp, Crystal Springs, Dowagiac. Mis,.Irene Meredith, Plainwell, Director.

July 11-18—North Central Seminar for ProspectiveLaboratory School Instructors (YouthWorkers, Berea, Ohio.

July 11-23—Detroit Conference Junior Camp, CampKnight. Mrs. Harold biemci, Del.—.,Director.

July 13-15—Annual Meeting, Board of Kvaugeli-iu,General Brock Hotel, Niagara Falls, Caua.ia

July 17-24—Marquette District 1st IntermediateCamp, Michigamme Methodist Institute.

July 18-24—Flint District Intermediate Camp, l.a'.eHuron. Rev. Robert Worgess, Miil»ril.Director.

July 18-24— Saginaw Bay District IntermediateCamp, Lake Louise. Rev. Win. KickaiO,Saginaw, Director.

July 18-24—Detroit Conference Family Camp, Jud-son Collins. Mrs. Judy Furtou, New 11a.c...Director.

16 MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATEReed preached at the worship service