The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-09
ABOUT PREACHERS AND CHURCH WORK.

hoN. lava walk WILL preach IN the COilSS0
Chapel at lrvington, tomorrow morning.
Rev. A. W. Mann will conduct service for
deaf nutes at Christ Church tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
Bishop Paddock, of Washington Territory,
will preach at the union service at Christ Church,
tomorrow evening.
Rev. j. Fl. Sedgwick, who has for seven years
been State missionary of the American Sunday
school Union. has entered upon a new years
work in Indiana. During the last year he has
organized sixteen new schools and aided 23I
Special revival services will begin at Central
avenue Church tomorrow night, and will be
continued as long as the interest is maintained.
Mrs. L. o. Robinson, the evangelist will preach
every night except Saturday night. The public
is cordially invited.
Rev. E. W. S. Hammond will preach at Simp-
son Chapel IA E. Church, corner of Howard and
Second streets, at 1890 o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow.
Col A. A. Jones, of Washington, d. c.. will de-
liver lecture at B P. NJ. Rev. Mr.. Hammond
Will preach, again in the evening.
Prof. Ginnsz's efforts to render first-class
church music are meeting with gratifying sue
cess. The choir of St Joseph's Church, of which
ne is now the organist, has been lately reor-
ganized, and includes some of the best musical
talent in the city. Mrs and Mr.. Andrew Smith
and Mr.. Dochez are members of it. On next
Sunday mass never heard in this city, speci-
men of Italian composition by Mercadante. will
be sung. The high mass at St Joseph's Church
begins promptly at 10 o'clock.
The Ladies' Missionary Society Of the First
Baptist Church met yesterday, with Mrs. Arthur
Jordan, on Cherry street. Mrs w G.. Smock
read paper on "The Sandwich Islands" Con-
versatlon on the same subject was led by Mrs.
Daniel Martin. Mrs. Stanley, who has relatives
IN the Sandwich Islands. and has many articles
which have been sent her, exhibited them to the
ladies. The papers were followed by dantily-
served refreshments. Mrs. Grace lowering was
appointed treasurer to take the place of the late
Mrs. Tarlton. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. r. O. Hawkins.
A meeting of rare interest was held yesterday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. V. X. Hen
bricks by the ladies of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church Last spring, at meeting held at Mrs.
Z. Il. Kregelo's, it was decided that the ladies
would earn the money toward renoyating the
church, of which it was sadly in need. Each
lady pledged to earn by her own labor, from SO
to So and the first week in October to reassem-
BILE to deliver the money and relate in what man
ner it was earned, and yesterday saw the resolu-
ton fulfilled The two parlors and dining
room were filled with not only members
of the Fourth Church. but friends from other
denominations. AS the guests arrived they
were served with dainty cup tea or chocolate
and CAKE and waited upon by Misses Mace
Coughlin, Grace Foster, Alice Somerville Mary
Godown and Alice Graydon. large basket
trimmed with leaves was the receptacle for the
contributions. Mrs CIeland then read paper
giving the object of the meeting and related how
the younger mem bers of the church, who were
anxious to assist, had labored to increase the
amount The adult paper was fine compost
ton of beautiful thought, couched
in graceful language, by Mrs. Anna
Blythe Hendricks, mother Of the
hostess. 1t was told as if dream, of seeing an
acorn which disappeared. and then came up and
grew to be huge tree. under which the people
worshipped, when they decided to build a new
church. and the women came together to furnish
and decorate it; and then described how each had
earned the money-some sewed, or knit, or sold
fruit, cream, butter, shoes, made preserves
pickles, and many other things Each was told
as a part%nd connected into continuous story.
the end being lkened to the weaver's loom,
where each is a part but all makes up q perfect
whole. Mrs. Dorsey read a short paper relat-
ing her method, which was selling cream, and
she introduced very clevery remarks in regard
to the cow ordinance saying there was per-
ceptible difference in the quality and quantity Of
cream since the cows had to be taken to pasture
on the outlying commons, instead of feeding
from the cultivated lawns and grass plats Of cti-
zens The readings interspersed with
songs by chorus of children and recitatons by
Misses Somerville and Cleland The contribu-
tions amounted to about two hundred dollars,
although the returns are not all in yet. and will
probably exceed that amount. The ladies then
talked socially for awhile and dispersed about
o'clock. The idea has created considerable en-
thusam and will probably be continued in the
future The church presents most CHEEKY and
inviting appearance, and renewed interest has
been awakened since Rev. George l.. McNutt
took charge of its affairs.