The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-21
THE CHURCH CONVENTIONS.
NJ. E. General Conference Selects Edit
Ors for the Church Newspapers.
The Presbyterian General Assembly Joins in
a Pleasure misunderstanding of
Various Other Church Meetings.
NJ. e. GENERAL. ooNrERENCE.
Selecting Editors for the Newspapers Pub
Iished by the Denomination.


Selecting Editors for the Newspapers Pub
Iished by the Denomination.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9O-Fraternal 6t;;ss:eatches
from the Presbyterians at Saratoga and from
Bishop Cheney, of the Reformed Episcopal
Church. were read and answered.
The judiciary committee reported providing
for the appointment of committee of Eve lay
and two ministerial members, to consider the
matter of tenure of church property.
The report of the committee on temperance
urges the people to use their influence to Danish
the social glass, the formation of Juvenile
temperance societies in the Sunday7schools
and that there shall be one Temperance lesson
each quarter in the Sunday series State
legislatures are requested to introduce instruc-
ton as to the use OF alcohol in the State univer
sites and public schools. The report goes on to
say that it is the liquor traffic which is the chief
source of the widespread intemperance, which is
the most gigantic evil of the day. The committee
recommends the formation of conference tenn
perance societies in all annual conferences, and
says complete legal prohibition of the liquor
traffic is duty of the civil government; the PEG
pie ought not to allow themselves to be controlled
by party organizations managed in the in
terests of the liquor traffic
Several motions for postponing action were
defeated, bat motion prevailed for the previous
question by yeas, 240; nays, 100
The report of the committee on temperance
was adopted by large majority.
1t was announced that Rev. Dr. j. M. Buck
ley had received PSI out of 324 votes for editor
of the Christian Advocate
An election then took place for editor of the
Western Advocate and Rev. Drs. Bayliss j. W.
MendenhaIl F. S. Hoyt, and B. F. Rawlins
were placed in nomination.
Rev. Arthur Edwards, present incumbent,
was nominated and elected editor Of the North
western Christian Advocate.
The report of the committee on episcopacy
which was presented by Dr. Curry, stated that
by unanimous vote they recommended the
election of missionary bishop for Africa.
Rev. DR.. Hartzell of Louisiana, said there
were no legal difficulties in the way and it was
time for the conference to say whether or not it
intended to give up Africa. No bishop had Wis
tied that country for seven years.
The first ballot for editor of the Western
Christian Advocate resulted in choice. An
other ballot was ordered and the conference
then voted for editor of the Central Christian
Advocate. Rev. DR.. Fry was chosen.
The second ballot for editor of the Western
Christian Advocate resulted in no choice
j. NJ Phillips was elected treasurer, and Rev.
DR.. Earl Cranston assistant treasurer of the
missionary society.
Rev. DR.. Bayliss was elected editor of the
W SStVIu NuIA5OtSth 2AQNoCdto On Lire t4l1Iu
lot
Rev. O. H. Warren was reelected editor of
the Northern Advocate
The ballot for editor of the Pittsburc Advo-
cate resulted in no choice, Rev DIR. Smith re
ceiving $50, being six less than necessary TO a
choice. Adjourned.
The committee on Freedman's Aid
| Society adopted report upon the
entire question of educational work
South among the whites and blacks. This re
port will doubtless be the subject of long and
lively debate. The report recommends that an
appeal be made to the church to raise $500 600
during the centennial year for work in the South.
Theeommittee say in the report that mixedschools
and mixed congregations may, in many places,
be the most desirable and best for all concerned.
In other places, one class or other, or both, may
prefer separate congregations and separate
schools and if so, such is their right; and we
heartily concur The report further states that
it is the Judgment of this committe that the en-
tire educational work of the NJ F. Church
! in the Southern States should be under the d.
rection of one society, and that, in view of the
great success of the Freedmens Aid Society i'll
the past four years in carrying forward the edu-
cational work in the South we believe this so
ciety ought to have full charge of tho work.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Wo-
mems Home Missionary Society, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was held this evening. Mrs.
r. B. Hayes presided. Addresses were
made by Bishop Wiley on the evils
of mortnonism, and by Bishop Warren
who urged an increase of missionaries among
the colored people of the South He also wanted
missions established for Chinese women in
America. AT the close of the meeting u sub
scription of about 81, 600 was handed in.