A Public Charity: Religion and Social Welfare in Indianapolis, 1929-2002

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A PUBLIC CHARITY Polis Center Series on Religion and Urban Culture David J. Bodenhamer and Arthur E. Farnsley II, editors A PUBLIC CHARITY Religion and Social Welfare in Indianapolis, – MARY L. MAPES I N D I A N A U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S B L O O M I N G T O N A N D I N D I A N A P O L I S This book is a publication of Indiana University Press  North Morton Street Bloomington, IN - USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders -- Fax orders -- Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu 䉷  by Mary L. Mapes All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z.-. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mapes, Mary L. (Mary Lynne) A public charity : religion and social welfare in Indianapolis, – / Mary L. Mapes. p. cm.—(Polis Center series on religion and urban culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN --- (cloth : alk. paper) . Social service—Indiana—Indianapolis. . Church charities— Indiana—Indianapolis. . Public welfare—Indiana—Indianapolis. . Nonprofit organizations—Indiana—Indianapolis. I. Title. II. Series. HV.IM  .⬘⬘—dc             For Peter ...