, 1881-05-26
Proceedings Of The Baptist Home Mis-.
sionary Associations at indiana
apofis.
Twenty-fourth International Conven'
tion Of the 7. N. G. A, at
Cleveland.
The Northern presbytcrlans at buffalo,
and tho Southern Mt Stauns
ton, Va.
Sessions Of the United and Cumberland
Presbyterians at Allegheny City
and Austin, Tex.
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONS.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May 25.-Tho Amer
lean baptist liomo Missionary Society con-
tfnucd Its session. to-day.
The lCommittee OH Mormonfsm reported
that tho Society owes two duties to the
citizens of utall: First, to send them the
Gospel; second, 10 urge the full and faithful
administration Of tho laws Of the land for the
suppression az munstr0ils evil. Tho efforts
to bring the Mormon youtt! and children uil-
der tho Influence OF tho Gospel arc reconl-
,nended to ba continued. A school should
be established Mt Ogden, but, rs citlzcns. we
owe moral support to the National Govern
lnent In the exercise Of Its cunstlt utonal
rights md legal obligations in taking early
and vigorous measures to suppress Polyga-
my. The Committee recommend that tie
Executive Committee address n memorial to
tho President OF the United States on this
subject, urging vigorous and aggressive
policy.
The Rev. E. II. Jameson, D. D., General
Missionary at Omaha, Mob, read the report
Of the Committee on the Church Edflice
Fund. There are 800 churches now houseless.
There are about Sloo, 900 in tho fund, and tie
Interest OH this Is NOT sufficient to help the
churches needing help. Seventy-five thou-
sand dollars yenr at least in!tst be raised 70
supplement tlIis fund. The Buard PROPOSED
St"ta nn sfarr;r y m & rnIsa ~ ~ ts;s
rt,, tI.n+ ~. i,..rS31 n,ui, s.'st ~, a ..a
Woih' ',In st1nt 'v Gtiulc!l HI, nau4!a ltcctve Mo4g
tlail S;Hos lnat tile ulstf!ct RECEIVING aid
mist tnEse TWICE. the amount gwen II by the
UuArd.
GeorHG W.. Williams spoke OF New A1exi-
co. Thern IA hit one Ornuntypd Rautfst
ciu,rch II, Tint 1crrt}nrv. rEm nfi1sr tInnf,is,-
inatinm. nr,, IN the tini,l. and II the Han.iass
@ Woald IT, ioo1aoat uaofe, tney hiHsL gg a.
Ht!Ce. e. nc aLsWEteu 4uestlott aII.a ~.
DOuElnSS III Tcku!tt tO col0EeA eHlgIat1on lHlO
New Mexico. that there were large numbers
| Of colorel people in Louisiana, Alabama,
Mississippi and Georgia, wliu have nude up
| their minds to 10 where they will -ilnye an
cltlxenshfp. Dr. Dougluss spoks o., lie sub
leGl, MLRlis tnat tnis o1ciety see iMat tnese
oo!orgtl people tako with them the baptist
pflnclp!es. .
The COMMITTEES on q SEMI Centennial In
| Btitutn reported through the Rev. Alr. Max
ON. OF Ciryelnlld. The repurt urged that
| sim nm shn,tiI h4 rntspti FIR fhn IIn,nr
Stfsstnr ,"nrl. ~ tho inh;ieS vnor Tim i'nn,.
+,.t,,n, ro,,.,nu nj of ~ sy,,.ts. Ia, fti.ran
niltso ltcollalhGnu tiat vi eHtile uAy StHlee
scssions) ~ given TO services coilheil,-
| 0fattvG OF tto 8eMl+celte1lNlnl Of tho
| Society Mt the next meeting OF the
| lI0nc Mission Society: that iii
| order that tho Society muy have n real worthy
| jubIIen ceicbratjou gpHcjol efforts be nade
uurfnr the ycnr to L,crrnsa tho contributions OF
tho chtlrches TOR Nonle mission work 10 tho outll
| or xJU0QD and, particularly, that every church
| which owes It's ex}skunce 10 tbEs Society bc In
| II