The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-16
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP .
Proceedings of the Presbyterian Syn
cd at Fort Wayne.
Resolutions of the Viso County Temperance
COuncil-Notes from Correspondents
and Gleanings from Exchanges.
Correspondence of the Indianapolis journal

| Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Oct. lathe address of
President e. e. White, on Friday night, on
! Prayer" was one of the most interesting
and able discussions of the meeting. He
answered objections, and showed how prayer
is very necessity in the nature of things,
and that it can by no possibility be a mock
cry. Rev, J. +. Kendall, D. D., of Laporte,
also, the same evening, presented the claims
of the newly established board of aid for
colleges and academies, devised to build up
and endow the colleges of the church.
On Saturday morning the first half hour
was occupied in devotional exercises led by
Rev. J. NJ. Bishop.
| Brief obituaries of ministers who have
died during the year were presented. These
were Revs. A. c. Allen, of indianapolis; R. A.
Curran, D. D., of Bourbon; D. B. Reed, of
Hanover; G. B. Britton. of Nashville, and G.
d. Marsh OF Shelbyville.
Judge R. z. Effinger, of Peru, presented
the report on the subject of ministerial re-
lief, urging that the churches add to this
fund, which is the pension fund of the
church.
Rev. ]. w. Dalles, D. D., of Philadelphia,
presented the claims of the board of publica-
ton.
The committee to nominate trustees of
Hanover College recommended the re-elec-
ton OF Rev. E. P. Whallon and Judge Z. E.
Walker for another term of four years. 1t
was so done.
The synod, on motion of Rev. Robert Beer,
resolved to incorporate itself under the laws
of the State, and the following were chosen
to be the incorporators: Rev. d. w. Moffat,
D. D.. Rev. E. P. Whalon, Rev. H. NJ.
Morey, H. w. Johnson, W. N. Jackson, Rev.
D. w. Fisher, D. D., and Rev. J. f. futile,
D. D.
Rev, j. T. Kendall D. D., presented the re-
port on home missions. Earnest efforts and
| practical measures are at once to be EN-
poyed to push forward the work of the
church. TWAS realized and deplored by the
| synod that the proper progress is not being
made by our church in Indiana
| The synod visited in body the West
minister School for young ladies, recently
established in Fort Wayne, and conducted
in the large mansion formerly the home of
ex-Congressman LoWrie. The school is under
safe and excellent management, and is an
exceedingly good institution for the young
| ladies of our State.
| A very delightful Sabbath-school institute
was held in the afternoon, in which papers
were presented by Elder H. w. johnson,
Revs D. R. Love, Thomas Parry w. e.
| Loucks, H. NJ Morey and E. p. Whallon.
The standing committees of the synod,
consisting of the chairmen of the respective
committees in the presby teries, were an
| nounced for next year.
| At night Rev. r. H. Allen, D. D., of Phila-
delphia, presented the work of our church's
home missions among the freedmen of the
South, and Rev. d. j. Mcmillan, of Utah,
| spoke of home missions in the Western
States their successes and enemies, and espe-
cially of Mormonism, the iniquities of which
| he most eloquently portrayed.
The pulpits of the various churches of Fort
| Wayne will be filled by ministers present at
| synod. Rev. r. H. Allen, D. D., will preach
in the First Church, Rev. E. P. Whallon in
the Second Rev. H. G. Mendenhall, of Phila-
| delphia, in the Third, while at night a union
service will be held, to be addressed by Rev.
| F. F. Ellinwood, D. D., of New York city, on
| the subject of foreign missions.
| Synod will adjourn on Monday, to meet in
the Third Church of New Albany on the Sec
ond Thursday of October, 1884.