The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-09
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
Forty Third Annual Session Of North Indiana
M. e. Decentralization of Winter
Wheat in Understanding.
INDIANA.

North Indiana Annual Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Special to the indianapolis Journals
WARSAW, April 8-Last evening the anniver-
sary of the Freedmen's Aid Society was held
Dr. George w. Gray, of Chicago, former presi-
dent of Little Rock University, and DR.. j. 9.
Hartzell of Cincinnati, assistant corresponding
secretary of the society, delivered the addresses
DIR. Gray said that 1t is time for us to stop ask
ing what to do with the negro, and earnestly
inquire what we can do for him. Gods word to
the Jew was that when q man was hber-
ated he should not be sent out empty.
When we freed the negro we only stopped his
being robbed. We sent him out empty as to
property, education, moral character. social
standing and manhood Let us do something
for him, and let God do with him. DR.. Hartzell
said: ''There are five hundred negro children
born in this land every twenty-four hours. In
creasing at this rate, they here to stay.
Their ignorance is dense. We must give them
light Our church has built 5000 houses of
worship on what was slave territory, since the
war; One-fourth Of our membership is now in
that territory. We are planting schools there,
as we ought to educate and provide intelligent,
well-equipped ministers and teachers. Let Us
help yet more"
AT $50 this morning. Bishop w. L. Harris, of
New York, conducted devotional exercises, and
at o'clock the business of the conference be-
gan G. G. Hudson, conference secretary, called
the roll, after which he was reelected to this
Office L. j. Noftzger was chosen statistical
secretary. Bishop j. M. Walden, of Chatta-
nooga, took his seat on the platform. Standing
committees were appointed and various papers
were referred to them. A resolution looking to
the location Of certain class Of supernumerary
preachers, called forth q stirring little speech
from Bishop Harris, explanatory of the super
numerary relation. and showing the duty of the
conference in reference to it.
DR.. Hartzell was introduced, and represented
the Freedmen's Aid Society before the Confer
ence. Besides our work for the colored people,
we have two universities for the poor whites,
one at Little Rock and one at Chattanooga The
buildings for our schools are erected by special
gifts, and not from conference collections for the
society The spirit o. selfhelp is rapidly grow
ing among the freedmen They are giving lib
orally according to their means, for this work.
State education in the South is weak In pro-
portion as it was right for US to make the South
stay in the Union, in that proportion are we
bound to educate it and make it fit to stay in.
Rev. Chas Martindale was readmitted, and
his case was referred to the committee on con-
ference relations.
The roll of superannuates was called and P.
Carlin. H. N Barnes, John Maffit J. c. Medsker,
G. w. Bowers, B. Smith, O. V. Lemon, VIM.
Wilson, L. Roberts, r. D. Spellman. r. A. New
ton, Geo. Ravens, j. w. Smith, VIM Anderson,
j. H. McMahan, James johnson, II. Gillian, r..
Tobey. L. w. Monson, j. Harrison, w. Lash
and w. NJ Van Slyke were continued in their
relation. r. F. Brewington was granted this
relation. also Charles Martindale. j. Thomas
was made effective
Bishop Walden, who has just returned from
holding the Kansas conferences. gave glowing
account of our advance there.
John xiv IL was the text from which Rev W.
a. Daniel, of Logansport, preached the annual
missionary sermon, at 2:30 P. NJ