The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-01

Thiebaud, Vcvay; II. L. Stetson, LoSansport; W.
Y. Monroe, North Madison; W. I. Perkins, Rens-
Valparaiso; j. H. Highly. wocottvie; j. K.
Howard. Livonia; d. Fl. Murray, Don Juan; j.
II. Reider. Button; F. NJ. Huckleherry, Green's
burg; A. Blackburn Lafayette; Hamlet Allen,
Washington; o. BOnney, Plainfield; G. W. Bower,
Morris; Reverend Harris Indiana Baptist
cOlored), Indianapolis; W. g. Holman, X. e.
lis.
Ii was announced, to the disappointment of
the large audience, that Miss Field, a mission
airy to Swallow, China, would be unable TO speakp
as heretofore given out, owing to nervous pros
tration but that she hoped TO be we'll enough to
speak on Friday morning.
Dr. s. NJ Stimson, OF Terre Haute, representa-
tive of the Missionary Union in the lake district,
made an address urging missionary efforts.
DR.. Dickinson, of Richmond, Va, being called
on to come forward, said though a stranger, he
loved these people too well to speak to them at
such late hour. He was pressed to get on the
platform and did so, continuing to speak, He
said he had never heard SO many good speakers
or saw more good stopping places in speeches
that were not taken advantage Of He is here
soliciting help for the Baptist College, of
RichmOnd-an institution that existed sew
enty years before the war. He said
he remembered one day in April when General
Grant sent 10000 men in to visit Richmond,
giving the boys orders to use all unoccupled
buildings, they took the college as barracks:
II turned to the fifth chapter of Matthew" said
the Doctor, land read 'be at peace with thy ad :
versary.' never felt more peaceful in my life,
never more disposed to do right with all my
larry to do, all of our people felt as did. SO
they went into our library and took books,
doubtless intending to return them-you know
how it is with borrowed books-and those books
are on the wing yet. During the war everything
went out. Our college moneys went into
confederate securities, and when the bot
tom fell ont our money went out, too.
In the early days, when that college was
founded, all the Baptists and all the Baptist
money was down our way. Now it is up North.
During the war it was sometimes difficult to tell
Which we're Yankee and which were confederate
troops. The Yankees sOmtimes came in gray,
ana our boys sometimes came in niue. An Old
lady down there, overtaken by party of SOL
diers and not knowing to which side they be-
longed, when asked the question, What are
your Thought she would rather give up her
politics before her religion, answered stoutly,
T'm q Baptist And the Virginia Baptists,
though not nun erous, are strong in the faith"
The college had 100000 before the war, and
the Doctor is now trying TO raise $25O,00O, OF
which amount over $150,000 has been raised, a
large proportion of it from New England "But
I don't intend to be like the preacher who
preached until every body left the church, said
the Doctor, except the sexton, and after while
he came up and laid the key on the desk, re-
marking: sParson, when you get through you
can lock the door and leave the key at my
house,"
The convention then adjourned to meet this
morning at 9 O'Clock.