The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-18

The Evangelical Ministers Association Will
Raise $1,000 for the Building Fund.

lhe Evangelical Ministers Association Will
Raise $4,000 for the Building Fund.
The Evangelical Ministers Association met
yesterday morning at the Meridian street Metho-
dist Church, their meeting following that held by
the Methodist Minister'S Association. DIR. Nc
Leod was in the chair Rev. NJ L. Haines, sec
rotary. Messrs. D. W. Coffin. E. ". Halford and
Secretary Palmer, of the Y NJ. G.. A., three of
the five gentlemen of the committee appointed to
confer-with the ministers and argree upon some
means for. raising the necessary funds were
present
Dr. Jenckes said that a suggestion had been
made to the conference committee of the minis
tiers and the gentlemen appointed on behalf of
the Y. NJ. G. A. that the churches of the city. be
polled or assessed to see what each church might
be able to contribute to make up the $4,000
needed to bring the guarantee fund up to $685.
600, the amount to be subscribed before any
could be collected. That plan was thought OBJ
jectionable. Another plan was to have mass
meeting or two of citizens some Sunday evening
and then. by bringing the enthusiasm to the
proper pitch, get the necessary subscriptions.
which plan commended itself to both committees.
third plan was, in case of the failure of the
other two, to go from house to house and canvass
for subscriptions
DR.. Hyde moved that the gentlemen represent
ing the Young Mems Christian Association be
heard from.
Mr. E. w. Halford, as spokesman for the Y.
M. u A. committee was inclined to think the
best way to raise the So 900 to add to the 500 900
already in sight would be by a series of public
meetings and by committees to canvass the va
rious congregations Of the city
DIR. Jenckes offered the following, which was
seconded by Rev. e. L. Gantz:
Moved, that this association pledge here and now
$4,000 toward building the Y. M. G. A. building.
In supporting his motion, DIR. Jenckes said
there are forty four members of the association.
which could be increased to fifty. That would
mean an average of 800 to church represented
He had no doubt he could raise 5000 in his con-
gregation
Rev. E. L. Cantz thought he could, in his con
gregation, raise $3.50 in twenty minutes.
The resolution was strongly opposed by Revs
Nelghbor Helms, Duncan. Baltzly, Hunter,
Rondthaer and others, who while dsclaiming
any desire or intention 20 oppose in any way the
building project still insisted that it was not
within the province of the Ministers Association
to pledge the various congregations, through
their pastors, to raise this or any other amount
of money. and that. besides, the proposed plan
was Objectionable in various other WAYS.
Dr. Jenckes withdrew his resolution, and the
following, by Rev. G. L. McNutt, was adopted,
after which the meeting adjourned:
Resolved, That the Association heartily indorses
the project to raise Immediately SIS 600 and that the
committee appointed at the last meeting be continued
and empowered to act with the Y. M. O. A. commit
tee. and to begin at careful canvass of the
churches and community, and arrange for mass
meeting
The mass-meeting will probably be held at the
City Hall.