The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-26
CHRISTIANS AT LOUISVILLE
Reports of Committees Submitted at the
Closing Session of the Convention.
Des Moines, Ia, Selected as the Next Meeting
Pl~ace-0ficers Elected-Money Offerings
Action of the Universalists.
Special to the rudlsnaDolI. Journal

day of the sittings of the three national
Christian conventions opened with devo-
tionaI exercises, as usual. The General
Missionary Society met at 0 O'clock A. NJ,
pursuant to adjournment from day before
yesterday. The committee ION the Year
Book" report that the book published here
tofore has not met with the sale expo ted,
and recommend that its publication be
omitted this year. The committee ION the
Christian Hymnnal" reported that in or
der to compete with the low price at which
other hymn and tune-books are sold, a con-
tract was made with the st. Louis Chris
tian publishing-house. under which the re-
ceipts from sales have been less than here
tofore.
An individual report from the chairman
of the committee ION a conference with
Free Baptists" on the subject of Christian
union, states that private engagements pre-
vented his action; and, asking pardon. he
recommends the committee be continued.
emitting his name. A friendly greeting
from brethren in the Province of Ontario:
Dominion of Canada, was read and ordered
spread on the minutes.
An agent of the general board, who So
nclted means to carry on. mission work
among colored people in the southern
States, reported that the amount of in
formation and statistics gathered is not re-
liable. and that the two colleges-one in
Kentucky and the other in Mississippi-are
crippled for want of funds. The commit
tee on colored missions recommend thatthe
board select a superintendent to oversee
the work of the colored people; and that a
committee of five be appointed to consider
the whole question and report at the con-
vention next year.
The committee on a missionary paper re-
ported, as did a similar committee of the
foreign society, yesterday. The committee
on evangelistS for the new West recon-
mended the appointment of two additional
missionaries-One for the Northwest and
one for Colorado. The committee on State
extension und expressed congratulations
on its rapid growth. and recommended the
second Sunday III January as a yearly offer
ing day.
The committee on place of next meeting
reported in favor OF Des MOines, la.
The committee on waysand means recon-
mended an increase of financial agents;
that the first Lords day in May be the time
for the annual offerings for this society;
December be set apart as children's offer
ing day.
The committee on nominations reported
officers for the ensuing year: President, L.
w. Phillips, New Castle, Pa; vice-presi-
dents, o. w. Bartholomew. Missouri; r.
Lynn Cave, Tennessee, and Howard c..
RASH, Kansas; auditor. Russell Errett, Ohio.
The other officers are the same as last year.
The managing board is composed of men,
bers living in or neal the city of Cincin-
natl. o. All these reports from committees
were severally adopted without amend
ment.
The afternoon session was taken up by a
missionary address, an address on church
thanks, etc., with a few brief goodbye
speeches.
More money was contributed in aid of
missionary work and the church extension
or building u n than at any former annual
gathering of these sOcieties-some 4 1000 in
all; SIS $500 for the general or home missions;
| S15. 800 for the foreign work, and some $1,000
for the building fund, the heaviest indi-
vidual contributions coming from i. w.
divided equally with the three funds,
and $1,000 from his wife to the
General Christian Missionary Society.
Besides these heavy offerings. there was a
contribution by Judge Thomas f.. Hargis,
of Louisville. to be used in building
churches in the mountains of southeast
| Kentucky, S7.500; and, in addition. $500 for
the General Society missionary fund. max
ing his offering $4,000; I. w. Phillips and
wife. $500.
Among the business men who attended
these meetings not heretofore mentioned in
these reports were: T.. w. Allen and A. A.
Johnston, of Dallas, Tex: w. IChenault,
Fort Scott. and Howard c.. Rash. Saline.
Kan; C. W.. Henery, Lincoln, Neb.; j. NJ.
Shnick. Des MOines, Ia; d. Ransom. Buff
falo; Robert Il. Latimer. Pittsburg; John b.
Cary and j. L. Hill, Richmond, Va; ID. w.
Chase, Chattanooga, Tenn; I. E. Udell, st.
Louis; George Barker. Rock Island. Ill; j.
r. Ryder. Indianapolis; 1. N. Walton,
Aurora, Ind; VIM. Richie. Hamilton; c.. w.
Talbot. James Leslie, p. T. Kilgour. r. II.
Wagner and j. X. and l.. C.. Fillmore. Gin.
c~innati; and from Kentucky, Thos. Rankin,
Rankin; Thomas II. Corbett, Frankfort; z.
Hopkinsville; j. w. Williams, Bloomfield;
j. b. Richards, Henderson; w. j.. Thomas,
Shelbyville; j. ID. Landrom, J.. w. Thomas
and j. A. Boswell, Mayfield; w. L. Donald
son and j. w. Haymaker, Eminence; III. l..
Stone. John A. Dickinson and w. S. Cald'
well, of Louisville.