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VOLUME 57
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 24 19II
NUMBER 34
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Dr. Hale of Lafayette Makes Strong Ad
dressLocal Council Is Formed For
County -Some Starting Conditions
Shown Among Denominations-
Marshall county now has a local
council of the Interdenominational
Church Council of Indiana. Last
night at the Methodist church the
following officers were elected: j
President. Rev F. 0. Fralev. pas-j
tor of Plymouth Methodist church;!
vice president. 0. S. Ellis of German
township, present president of the
county Sunday school association; :
secretary. Rev C. 0. Baker, pastor'
of Plymouth Christian church; treas-i
urer, Rev S. 1 Hendricks of West
Township, of German Baptist Breth
ren. This action was the result of the
efforts being put forth in this coun
ty for the past week or more by
representatives of the state council. I
A religions census of the county was
taken , in order to know just how
matters stood and a report of this
condition was made at the sess:on
held Thursdav afternoon and evening.
Dr. Hale's Address '
In spite of the show, a small com
pany gathered at the church to hear
Dr John P. .Hale, of Lafayette, who
is president of tne State Council for
federation. Br. Hale's plea 'was for
a federation of the church people
for the more important work which
all the churches want to do. His
-closing - statement vaa that vca .have -J-
come to a new and great periodf in
church history the period of church .
federation throughout the land for!
the great work which the church is
to do.
Sixteen million church members
are now federated together working
out the many problems of morals
and religion to be solved, he said.
Dr Hale reviewed the history of the
church to show höw we came to the
present condition. At i'rst the apos
tles founded the c' urch, there was
only one church. J ater this church
became the dictator of all thought
and no one dared think otherwise
than as the church said. But Luther
and Calvin did think, and they gave
their thoughts to the world. This
produced the Reformation.when there
was a breaking up of the church and
the forming of other denominations.
These other denominations were
themselves as dictatorial as the
mother church, each claiming that it
had the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth.
Such positions made still other
denominations, until today we are all
splt up into many useless sects, all
tiring to do the sae work for the
same master. Jesus Christ.
There is but on head, declared
the doctor, and all chn-ches are in
the same body, worlc w for the same
purpose. He spoke -vfrv kindly of
members of all denominations.
What the council in Indiana , is
trying to do. he said, is to begin
quietly and do a few things together
as we can. There is no compulsion.
Nothing will be attempted except
that on which all can agree. The
first thing necessary is to educate
the people in this direction. To show
. them how foolish it is for three or
four weak struggling church denomi
nations to exist in one small com
munity, where one strong church for
all the people might do much more
for the people. In many places there
is room for only one ehnrch and one
pastor. Under the present arrange
ment manv churches are was! In? their
home missionary monev in trving to
keep alive several churches when the
people of the eommnnities could
themselves support one good church.
In such places there should be un
ion. Another thing the council is do
ing is finding out the exact religious
, condition in each conntv, as they
have just completed dong in this
county. That is the first thing. Af
ter we knew Conditions, we can
then know where and how to work.
Dr Hale's address was a very
strong r.nd reasonable, a kindly yet
powerful plea for the churches t"
get together for united effort in the
larger and more important worV
which all are doing. Jnst a? all
other efforts in the country, o'c cap
ital and labor, are combined for sre
. ressful -work, fo ought the churches
to combine for better work.
The Constitution
The purposes of the local council
formed Friday night are stated in
the by-laws which read as follows:
Article I Name and Membership.
The name of this organization shall
be The Church Council of Marshall
County, Indiana. It shall consist of
t he pastor and one layman from each
affiliating church together with any
persons the council itself may ap
point. The laymen shall be appoint
ed in each church in ways conform
able to its usage. These represen
tatives shall serve on . the Council
until they are withdrawn or replaced
by t lie church appointing them.
Article if Object. Section 1. The
object of this federation shall be the
promotion of Christian interests in
his community through the co-operation
of the churches of Christ here
located. The council exercises no
authority. Co-operation in any pro
posed undertaking is voluntary.
Section 2. The Council is affiliated
with the Interdenominational Councif
of the Churches of Christ in India
na, and shares its aim to manifest
the unity an dto increase the etTi
c:ency of Christs Church.
Article III Officers. The officers
of the Council shall be a president
a vice-president, a secretary and a
treasurer, who shall be elected an
nriaily land .-shall serve until the. elec
tion of their successors. Their du
ties shall be those usually attaching
to these offices respectively. Moneys
shall be paid out by the treasurer
only upon the order of the president
or some other one designated by the
Executive Committee.
Article IV Section 1. The four
officers named above shall constituts
the Executive Committee, who shall
propose plans for the Council and
direct snch parts of its work as are
not committed to others. But the
executive committee may add at its
discretion to its own membership.
Section 2. Other Standing Com
mittees may be appointed as need
for them arises. All committees
shall expire with the annual meeting
following their appointment.
Article V Meetings. Sectb n 1.
The annual meeting of the Council
shall be held during" the second week
of January at an hour and place des
ignated by the Executive Committee.
At this time written reports shall
be presented by the president, the
treasurer and each of the standing
committees, and officers and commit
tees shall be chosen for the ensuing
year. '
Section 2. . Otber meetings may be
called at any time by the executive
committee.
Section 3. All members of the
Council shall be duly notified of all
meetings by the secretary. A quorum
of at least seven members shall be
necessary for the transaction of bus
iness. Article VI Amendments. These
by-laws may be altered or amended
at any regular meeting of the coun
cil by a two-thirds vote of those pres
ent, provided that the change be an
nounced in the call for the meeting.
President, F. 0 Fraley; vice-pes-ident,
0. S. Ellis; secretary. Rev C.
CI. Baker; treasurer, Kev S. F. Ilen-
ricks.
Conditions In County.
The conditions shown by the reli
gious census in this county will be
quite startling to church people. Out
of a population of 24.175 only 27.4
per cent, are church members. 72.fi
per cent, non-church members.
There are 91 churches in the
county, and these 91 churches are
split np into 29 different varieties of
faith, or denomination, as though
tfev were trying-to catch up with
Seinzs 57 vaVieties. Of. these 91
churches, 37.2 per cent, are growing.
20.5 per' cent, are standing stillend
42.3 per cent, of them are actually
losing ground.
One fourth of these .91 churches
have not a young man under 21
vears of .age in .their, membership.
There was found to be only one
young man in the churches of Tiri
pofanoe township and not one in
all the churches of Green township.
To impress this fact the canvass
ers made a chart en which were
these significant words:
WANTED
A Church To Interest Young Men
Marshall County, Ind.,
91 Churches .
25 have no Young Men
Fnder 21 Years of Age.
As Dr. Hale said in his address,
the situation in Marshall conntv- is
not right, it is lud. it is not chris
tian. The" only way to do better
work is for all to work together.
Another startling card had this
statement:
VILLAGE OF LA PAZ
252 inhabitants
20 belong to 3 village churches
4S other church member?.
12 denominations represented
No boy under 21 belongs to any
church t
93 people lean toward no church.
The conditions in Tippecanoe
township are equally as discourag
ing. The canvass shows that there
cf the 1222 inhabitants of the town
ship. 83.2 per cent, are not members
of any ch..rlr. There are four
churches in th township, none of
there in even Vr condition.
A reli?p is given from this picture
by the Bremen Evangelical church,
which hows 184 members: pays its
pastor $720 and parsonage : supports
a missionary in China and gives
$1283 for home missions.
The religious denominations which
compose the ei lurches of the county
are the following:
Amish Menonite
Baptist
Pantist (Old School)
Brethren .
Catholic
Christian
Church of Christ. Scientist
Church of God (AdventisO
Churc-i of God (Saints)
Come-Outers
Congregational
Disciples, or Christians
Evangelical As?oc;ation
German Evangelical
Holiness
Lutheran
Lutheran fSvnod of Missouri)
Lutheran (Swedish)
Methodist Episcopal
Methodist Protestant
Pentecostal Holiness
Presbyterian
Progressive Brethren - - -Reformed
Seventh Day Adventist
United Brethren
United Brethren (Old Constitu
tion) Wesleyan Methodist
Cooperation Needed.
Two communities were shown by
the census where there were too
many churches. In a district eat
of Plymouth in Center township
there is a Lutheran, two Methodist
Protestant, a Reformed and a'Methb
dist church. These five churches
have an average membership of 37.
Three of them are losing ground, one
is stationary and one is growing.
All together they would make c good
strong church.
Another community in the region
of Twin and Pretty lakes was shown
five churches with a membership of
290. It was pointed out that here
was an opportunity for federation.
Ages When Joining Church.
As showing the aires at which
veople join church the following facts
are given on 10 additions to the
churches of the county during the
last twelve months: J
Ages T?-1G 15. Males. 25 females'
Aes 17-20 .8 males. IG females
Ages 'JKffl 11 males. 8 females
Ages 31-80 8 males. 9 females
Another placard which was sug
gestive is this:
"WANTED
A Man's Religion"
Membership of Churches
Men 40 per cent. Women CO per
cent."
THE DEAL CHURCH
For the country is suggested by the Interdenominational
Council by the-following:'
"-The idle Elements of a church are V waste.
Many a church works only three hoars a day, only
cne day a week. Why cct make the church the
"NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE?"
the social center, the recreation center, the religious
center. .
Husk, Playgrounds, Traveling Libraries, Athlet
ics, People's Forum, Gymnastics; Debating, Organ
ized Play, Community Interests, Medical Supervision,
Civic Festivities, Sanitation, Evening Recreation, Sex
Hygiene Classes, Visiting Nurses, Clubs, Boy Scouts.
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MISS IDA M. HAINES
who has resigned I her position as
primary teacher in Plymouth schools
after fifteen years of continuous
work to accept the supervision of
the Primary Department of Val
paraiso University.
IN THE GITY
FOR THE WEEK
ENROLLMENT FOR FIRST DAY
IS 160, WHICH IS FINE ..
SHOWING FOR INSTI
TUTE WEEK.
GOOD STUDY PROGRAM
Distinguished Professors Give Lec
tures On Graminr, Psychology,
Suggestion and School
Government.
The work of the Teachers' In
stitute this year includes ten lect
ures by Dr. Rigdon, president of
Winona College on Grammar, as
follows :
1. The Study of Grammar.
2. The Field of Grammar.
3. The Order of Grammar Stud-.
4., The Order of Grammar Study.
5. A Study of Pronouns.
fi. A Study of Proiouns.
7. The Attitude of the Learner.
8. Psychology.
0. Suggestion.
10. School Government.
Mrs. Julia Fried Walker has
charge of the Primary Department of
the Educator-Journal. She will eive
ten lectures on Primary work during
the week.
Through the Department of Agri
cultural Etension. Purdue Univer
sity, we have secured the assistance
of Sunt. John F. Haines who will
be with us on Thursday and Friday.
He will give four lectures on Agri
cultural in the Public Schools
Mr. Walker's Lecture.
Mrs. Walker began the work of
TEACHERS ARE
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th? session Monday afternoon by a :
talk on Primary Education. She j
showed that there has been a great '
evolution in t he attitude toward the j
primary teacher. From the idea !
that any teacher was capable of j
directing the thoughts and energies
of primary students, the present at
titude is that it requires the verj
best of teachers those whose tem
perament especially-fits for the work.
She said that to be a successful
teacher one must hay. the idea that
the school is a partnership affair
and that more must be put into the
school than is gotten ov.t. Oood
health is an absolute necessity. No
teacher should attempt to teach who
is ailing in any wav.
She should be broad in her vie i s,
not narrow nor boorish. It is a
crime, said Mrs. Walker, to send a
child to a teacher who is both ill and
of narrow vision.
The lecturer spoke of the extremes
often practiced in over-decorating
the. school room with flowers, leaves
and paper "art" work, and the
never ending array of cheap pictures
hung or tacked to the wall.
. Prof. Rigdon's Lecture.
Professor Rigdon began his series
of lectures by a talk on the field of
Grammar. He showed to the teach
ers when and how Grammar should
be studied. He showed how many
teachers are responsible for a dislike
of Literature among their pupils by
mixing Grammar with Literature.
Th two subjects are antagonistic,
he declared, and cannot be studied
together without injury to one or
the other. andLiterature is nearly al
ways the losing study. Prof. Rig
don's rule is that you should never
study Grammar with Literature but
that Literature can be sludied with
Grammar.
The only use he had for Grammar
in the study of Literature was to
master words that are difficult to
pronouce or understand, and to the
peculiar construction of . some sen
tences. These should be taken up le
fore the literary work is begun.
Prof. Rigdon's work was very in
teresting, profitable and enjoyable
to the teachers.
Prof. Rigdon's morning talk was
on the Order - of Grammatical
Study." He stated that the whole
studv should be taken ur to find
the important principle before go
ing into details. Hisplan in the
study of Grammar is to develop the
idea of sentences and not the defini
tion, as is often tha case with many
teachers. His outline, which was
clearly illustrated on the blackboard :
1 Develop the idea of a sentence
rather than that "of a definition.
2 Develop the idea of subject and
predicate.
Both lecturers, the teachers sav,
are very pleasing and interesting in
their talks, and all are very delighted
with the session.
Back From Georgia.
Moses A. Leland, one of the
pioneers of Marshall county a veter
an of the Civil war and for more
than twenty years a resident of
Plymouth, went to Fitzgerald,
Georgia sixteen years ago and had
not been here since that time until ,
Monday evening. His health had not
been good for several years before he
left Plymouth, but he says he has
not taken a drop of medicine for
fourteen years. His wife died a few
months ago after an illness of more
than ten years and half of that time
she was helpless as a child. Mr.
Leland has prospered in Georgia and j
says there is no other climate like
it for him. He will remain in this j
oouctv a month or more making his
headquarters at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Miriam Marsh, in Ar
gos. Badly Injures Eye.
Glen Cole, while at work at the
Democrat office las?; Saturday after
noon sustained a very painful injury
to bis left eye. He was putting thfe
belt on the large press with a stick
when the stick slipped, breaking in
two and one end struck him in the
eye and stuck there until pulled out.
Several large pieces still remained
and had to be removed by the doctor
some time later.
At first Glen was unable to see
out of either eye. but after a few
minutes found the right orb' äs good
as ever, although blood T?as dripping
in a stream from the left. He hur
ried iid to Dr. ! Knott's office and
had the wound cared for.
Since the' accident the injnrv has
proved very painful and it will be
several weeks at the least before it
is completely healed. Mr. Cole will
do but little work this week and
rest the injured member as much as
possible.
John Astley Very. 111.
i John '.'Astlpy was taken, suddenly
worse Saturday night and it is .rof
expected now that he can recover. He
became unconscious and does" not
seem to raliy I'rorn the stupor. His
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State Tax Board Reports on Railway Val
uations, Which Amount To $4,515,9
60 Last Year The County Valuation:
Was $17,649,940.
Aug. 21 County Auditor Walker
gave out today the information that
the total valuation of the count has
been made at $18,138,030.
This includes railways, telegraph,
MARRIAGES
Wickey-Black.
A wedding of interest to a wide
circle of friends was solemnized
this morning at nine o'clock when
Miss Gertrude I lack, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Black, 709
North Hill street, South Pend. and
Louis F. Wiekey were united in mar
riage at St. Joseph's Catholic church.
South Den 1. The bride was attend
ed by her sister. Miss Mayrue
Black, as maid of honor, and George
Hendricks of Chicago served as
best man. Mrs. McCartney played
Mendelssohn's wedding march for
the entrance of the bridal party and
during the ceremony Charles Senrch
sang. The ushers were John Hiss
and Herbert Goheen. The bride's
gown was embroidered batiste
while the maid of honor was gown
ed 'in yellow crepe de ebene. Im
mediately after the -reremony, a
wedding breakfast for 75 guests was
served at the home of the brfde's
parents and the anointments of thj
table carried out tne motif of yellow
and white. After a brief honey
moon, Mr. and jMrs. Wiekev will be
at home at 424 North Hill street.
Among the guests attending the
wedding were Mrs. Christine Wickey,
mother of the groom.and son, Alpha,
Miss Josephine Wickey, Mrs. E.
Pesch, Leo Pesch and Beatrice Ryan
of Plymouth, Ind.; Miss Theresa
Hendricks of Logansport; Mrs.- J.
F. and Marie Haas of Toronto,
Canada; Miss Kittie Clos and
George Hendricks f Chicago; and
Mr.and Mrs. W. W. Clay of Ft.
Wayne, Ind.
Seyxnonr-Amones
At the U. B. parsonage on Thurs
day! August 17, Mr Bruce L. Sey
mour and Miss Jenni E. Amones,
both of Marshall county, were united
in marriage by Rev S. H. Yager.
The groom is one of Bourbon town
ship's energetic young farmers aiT"
is highly respected. The bride is
the daughter of Mr and Mrs John
Amones of Bourbon township and a
young lady highly esteemed. Mr
and Mrs Seymour will take a short
wedding trip and after September 15
will be at home on aTarm north of
Bourbon. May they have a long and
happy life is the wish of their many
friends.
Gottschalk-Hossler.
Farl Gottschalk and Miss Ethel C.
Hossler were united in marriage on
Saturday evening, Aug. 19. The
ceremonv was performed by Rev. J.
C. Smith at the parsonage of the
Reformed church. Both bride and
groom are well known and esteem
ed young people and for the time
being will reside with the groom's
parents.
MRS. ANDREW ECKERT ..
IN A BAD RUNAWAY
On 'Sunday forenoon Mrs. Anew
Eckert, who lives several mil north
of town, had an exciting runaway.
Her horse scared at a bicycle op
posite Jerry Klinger's and ran, up
setting the buggy and throwing both
Mrs. Eckert and her hoy out. Both
were badly braised, though no bones
were broken. Mrs. Eckert weighs
over 300 pounds, and the fall on her
shoulder bruised it quite badly.
The horse ran on into town and
did not stop until he reached
Brown's hitch barn. Neither horse
nor buggy were injured much.
Erects New Windmill.
Anm Walker, living' seven rriles
southwest of Plymouth, has jnst
ereeted a n?w . Fairbanks windmill,
Tt will pump 100 barrels of water
n
telephone and all other corporation!"
assessed by the state tax board. Th
valuation of the railways alone ii
$4,515,900.
The valuation last vear was $17r
049,940. "
TO OPEN STORE
SOCIALISTIC PLAN WHICH
WILL AID CLASSES IN MANY
WAYS WILL BEGIN IN
SEPTEMBER.
BAVE -STUDENTS MONEY
Frequent Delays For Books In tha
Past Will End, and Second Haad
Books Exchanged With
out Cost.
(South Bend Tribune)
In order to decrease the expendi
tures of High school students for
text books and to facilitate clas
work by prompt delivery of texts, a
book store will be opened in th
High school when the fall term open
on Sept. 11. A resolutiin establish
ing the store was adopted by tha
Board of Education a short tima
ago and Supt. John A. Wood and
Principal F. L. Sims have just com
pleted arrangements for its opening.
All the text books used in the
school including smaller editions of
the classics for class reading, as
well as stationary, will be offered
for sale at the store. A discount
of 10 per cent from the list price
of the books will prevail. Shonld
there be any profit accurring from
the sale, the money will go for th
purchase of additional supplemen
tary and reference books for the
school.
In the past considerable difficulty
has been experienced in obtaining;
text books when wanted and in
many instances class work has been
delayed. In one instance last term,
the work of one class was held . np
for eight weeks. By the establish
ment of the new store, it will be
possible for books needed for class
work to be obtained in a few days,
Principal Sinn said.
In addition to selling new books,
the store will.b an exchange for
owners of second hand bonks. Thesa
may be taken to the store and re
sold, without the payment of a com
mission, as was the case when the
second hand book store was operat
ed by students of the school.
The plan is not a new one. In
many of the larger cities the scheme
has been worked out and in some
cf the municipalities act only High
school books, but grammar school
tpxts. as well, have been sohl
j through school stores. . Several' cities
j.in 'Indiana have already adopted the
plan.
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CURED OF HAY FEVER
AT PRETTY LAKH
Mrs. Frank Tanner and son Paul
went to Pretty Lake two weeks ago
with the hay fever. Tl ev are now
hcre entirely cured of that disngree-
able and peculiar trouble , Can itba
possible that Plymouth's summer ro
SOUTH BEND'S
SCHOOL BOARD