The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-11
GATHERING OF PREACHERS.
The Annual Conference of Methodist Minis
tiers of the indianapolis District.

The District Conference of the Indianapolis
District, Indiana Conference, closed assaIsayaas,
and profitable session at Belleville, Hendricks
county, yesterday. The conference met on Mon
day evening. The opening sermon was preached
by DR.. j. E. Gilbert, of Meridian street Church,
this city His subject was ''The Young Men of
Indiana" He said that less than one ninth of
these young men are members of churches.
The sermon replete with valuable statistics,
and closed with stirring appeal for action.
During Tuesday, Rev. Charles F. Sproy, of
Center Point, presented paper on 1.-THE Sue
cess of Methodism; Its Causes Rev. w. A.
FoA of Putnamville, preached, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, on the Baptism of the Holy Ghost" A
thoughtful paper on "Evolntion" was presented
by Rev. j. E. Steele, of Ames Church, this city
What Doctrines at the Front for Revival this
Year. was ably presented by Rev. H. L. Beals,
of Monrovia. The subject, 'sThe Condition of
Infants in the Atonement," was considered in
paper by Prof. John Poucher, of DePauw Uni
versity.
On Tuesday night Rev. T. D. Walker, Of Mar
tinsville, preached sermon from the text,
What Shall Separate Us from the Love of
Christ" that brought forth a chorus Of ''amens"
far from perfunctory In their utterance.
Rev. G. T. Cnlmer, of West Newton, preached
sermon on 1.-THE Sabbath" on Wednesday
morning that comprised an extensive array of
facts and that was exhaustive of the subject
Reports from the various charges of the Indi-
annapolis district show them to be ir a first-class
condition both spiritually and financially.
several new churches are being built or have
just been completed, Others are clearing
off old indebtedness. and soon all OF
the sxty-eight Methodist churches in
the district will be entirely free from debt. The
district is fortunate in having popular presiding
elder, Rev. w. Il. Halstead, of Terre Haute and
is steadily improving. -
Probably the most important item of the con-
ference was the report of the committee on edu
cation, of which President Alexander Martin, of
Defauw University is chairman. The follow
ing is the report:
Resolved by the indianapolis District Conference
That the cause of Christ and of Methodsm in Indiana
is intimately identified with the of our great
educational enterprise at Greencastle.
That inasmuch as the time allotted for the raising
of the present endowment, and thereby securing the
future OF the university, expires next October we
pledge ourselves to make this sacred subordi
nate to other interest until share of the work
we accept the following appointments to several
charges, viz: Merdiar-street, Indianapolis. 5000;
Belleville, $780, Bowling Green, $50; Brook
lyn $3.50; Center Point, $3.50; Cory, $780,
Locust street Greencastle $780, Backford street In
dianapolis $75; California street Indianapolis $780,
Martinsville 5000; Monrovia, $780, Mooresville,
$50 Putnamvile, $3.50; Quincy, $780, Hall $780,
Waverly, $3.50; Clay City, $50; West Newton; $3.50
We will address ourselves at and with all earn
estness to this work and will endeavor by the LIST
of July 1887 to secure the above amounts in cash
notes bearing annual interest at per cent. the
notes payable within three years.
The report, after discussion, was unanimously
adopted by the conference.
The report of the committee on temperance
evidenced a decided political leaning in the d.
rection of the third party. Although consd-
cradle third-party sentiment existed, yet all
political references were stricken out of the re.
port after which it was adopted by majority
vote The majority of the conference seemed
to think localoption the best present method of
attack on the liquor power, with complete con-
stitutional prohibition as the ultimate object to
be obtained. The denuncation of the liquor
traffic in the resolutions adopted was most
scathing.
1t was voted that the next district conference
session should be held at Cory, Clay county
some time next summer