The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-05-20

MARGARET T. SULLIVAN.
[From the Second Edition of the Sunday Jour7.alI
RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS.
Saturday Nights Session Of the Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 1S.-A short
night session of the Southern Presbyterian
General Assembly was held. DR.. James
K Hazen read the twenty-eighth annual re-
port of the executive committee of publica-
ton, which shows the total amount received
on collection account during the year to be
S7,7S4.27, or $SS5.5l less than last year. This
falling of is in the miscellaneous receipts.
and in those from the churches, which are a
little In excess OF last year. The COM
mittee has expended during the year
for benevolent work, that is, in donation
colportage, the sum of SS.402,55. The ex-
cess of assets over liabilities of the CON-
mIttee is $40. 1859. II. The report shows an
increase of little more, than 20 pei, CENT.
largely accounted for by the increase of
the colportage work. The total amount,
S26, 439, A, is the largest sale of books alone
ever made by the committee in a single
year. The report was accepted and re
ferred to the proper committee.
DR.. c. A. Stillman submitted the twelfth
annual report of the executive committee
of the Institute for Training of Colored Min
listers, at Tuscaloosa. The report indicates
a successful year just closed, twenty-eight
students having been in attendance. The
erection of an academy department was
recommended.
DR.. j. d. West. of Alabama. offered res
Olution which provided in view of the great
number of vacant churches appearing an
nually on the assembly roll, that the pres
byteries within whose bounds they were
located take steps to assign each vacant
congregation to the care of some minister
until minister should be regularly en-
ployed; that evangelizing be encouraged I'M
til the evangelist becomes factor in the ag-
gresSive work of every presbytery; that
elders be encouraged to take more part in
consistent pastoral duties, and that the
assembly emphasize the Importance of re-
semble the people for public worship on
every Sabbath day. The resolution was
adopted and docketed.
The. assembly was adjourned until Q
Rev. Dr.. Girardeau, Of South Carolina.
After the meeting the committee on CO.
operation between the Northern Assembly,
comprised of one minister and one ruling
elder from each synod, met and organized
by electing Rev. j. w. Lupton, of Virginia,
chairman.
Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly.
KANSAS CITY, May 1S.-In the Cumberland
Presbyterian Assembly, this morning. the an
nual report of the board of ministerial relief
VAS read. 1t shows that offerings were received
Turing the year, from Ito Of the 119 presbyte-
ries OF the church. and from 1,176 congrega-
IONS The total receipts Of the year are $9,5o7,
gain of 1867 over last year. Seventy -four
applications for aid have been granted. A tele
gram, with fraternai greetin gs from the Cumber-
and Presbyterian Church tcolored1, was re
B. Fsrr, proposins Ie'e that the General
Assembly hereafter shall not accept gratuitous
entertainment. but that the presbyteries provide
for the boarding of their commissioner Com
municati0ns were received from Owensbor0 and
Bowling reen, KY. and from Union City, Tenn.
lsking the privilege OF entertaining the assem-
At3P. M. the board of publication made it's an
nual report, showing that the board is out OF
lebt and otherwise IN most prosperous condi-
ion. DR.. Darby made fOrcible address, setting
orth the enlarged plans Of the board for devel-
ping the UNCONVENTIONAL literature, and enlarg-
ng its patronage. The report recommends n
plan for erecting q publishing house. At
o'clock the assembly adjourned till Monday
morning
Indiana District of the Evangelical Synod.
special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNEs, May 1s.-The annual con-
ference of the Indiana district of the Evan
selical Synod of North America is in SEES
zion in this city. Rev. Jacob Pister, of
Cincinnati, and Rev. John Kramer opened
the services. The conference is presided
)Ner Dy fTeSlueQC ". OeltZ, OF New Aida
ny. Over one hundred ministers are in at
tendance.
The annual report of the president was
read, showing decided increase in the
work performed by the synod. A very
interesting portion was the work of the
mission posts was self-sustaining, except
one. A new mission post will be estab-
lshed in the near future near Louisville,
Ky. Rev. Waldmann, of Louisville, KY.
n TVafn fTVafr 0nvacA ,rx.v
Confession cont ISL Of tie p' Synod p"' and the the
ing imposed by it. Communications
rom Rev fZimmerm anpresident of the
Pfeiffer, the president of the North Illinois
district, were read. A report of the COM
mittee in regard to the advisability of
establishing a fire insurance stock COM
pany, under the jurisdiction of the synod.
was laid upon the table. The following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we rejoice at the growth
of the synOdical publication business.
That the synod appoint an able man to
take charge of and conduct the steadily
growing business; that the synod establish
depot of the synodical publications in
some locality; that the official organ of the
synod, the Friedelsbote be enlarged;
that the district thanks the presi-
dent aGa his f tSa and the ds1
rejoices at the evident prosperity OF the
district, aud the synod at large; that me
mortal services be held in memory of the
deceased brothers; that the district express
its satisfaction at the great success of the
lately established hospital and training
school for nurses in Cincinnati.
The synod continues over next week.
American Baptist Missionary Society.
BOSTON, May 1S.-The closing session Of the
ffty-seventh annual meeting Of the American
Baptist Missionary Society was held to-day. The
iollowing officers were elected for the ensuing
ear: President. Hon. III. c. Kingsley, MassG-
chusetts; vice presidents, Hon. f. Blake, Illinois,
and Gardner r. Colby. New Jersey; treasurer, ].
Greenwood Smelling. Connecticut; auditors. Jo-
scph Brokaw, New York. and VIM. A. Caldwell
New York; corresponding secretary, Rev. Henry
L. Morehouse ID. D., New York; recording secre-
tary, Rev. A. s. Hobart ID. d., New York. The
hfty-seyenth annual meeting then adjourned.
United Brethren Conference.
YORK, Pa, May 1s.-The General Conference
of the United Brethren Church was presided
over by Bishop l.. Il. Keppart to-day. Various
committee reports were submitted and discussed
1t length. ]. II. Snyder. Kansas; G. J. b. Brane,
Maryland; c. +. Deal. Nebraska; j. w. Nice, In
diana. and John Dodds, Ohio were elected di
rectors OF the Church Erection Society.
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