The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-25
RELIGIOUS MEETINGS OVER
Closing Sessions of a Number of Impor-
tant Church Bodies Held Yesterday.
Christian Missionaries Listen to Committee
RepOrts-Episcopal Convention Finishes
Its Work-Pastoral Letter.
rp.c,., 70 The InaianapOlls journal.

LOUISVILLE, n.y., Oct. A.-Ihe Foreign
Christian Missionary Society resumed it's
session at 10 o'clock A. M. Addresses were
delivered by John ~Shackelford aud e. l..
Isoos, of Kentucky, and w. T. Moore, of
London. England.
y The committee on heather missions rec
commended that the missionary force be
increased by not less than twenty laborers;
that individual churches be urged to adopt
foreign native children to be trained by the
missionaries, and especially recommend
that Africa be cultivated as a new mission
field by the foreign board.
The committee on contributions recon-
mend that there be but one foreign mission
airy offering during the year-on the first
Lords day in March-if not in cash, in
notes payable inside of thirty days; also, o
continuance of Childrens, day. ON the first
Lords day in June.
The committee on missionary intelligence
recommend hat the three boards-the
foreign, the general and the church fund
unite IN publishing one paper, to be mailed
direct to individuals, SO as to reach those
not now interested In missionary work;
M that the paper be made. as far as pos
siDle. eelf-supporting by obtaining sub
srriptions and advertising.
The committee on European missions
recommend the same policy heretofore
with respect to the English mission be con-
tlnued. and. In addition, to assist the En-
glish board with an immediate donation of
$500; also, additional aid to fields In Dem
mark. in Copenhagen and Norway as soon
as practicable.
These several recommendations by the
our committees above named were adopted
by the society, without amendment; the
one authorizing the sending of $4,000 to the
English board was adopted by. a rising
vote. after a stirring appeal by Elder w. L.
Moore, of London. England.
The closing session commenced at 2
o'clock. when other reports from commit
mittees were made. The committee on
Turkish missions recommend encourage
mont of this mission; that an experien ced
teacher be sent to train young men there
for the gospel ministry; and that forty
churches in this country be asked to give
Sic each to assist In erecting q certain
building for school and other missionary
purposes.
The committee on new work recon-
mend the supporting of a few missions
we'll, rather b many meagerly; that as
rapidly as possible the number be multi
piled, and that mission Orphanages be es-
tablished in foreign lands-
The secretary of the society said 1t was
hard work to get money. but it is ten times
harder to get the right sort of men for mis-
sionary work.
The committee on nominations recon-
mend the reelection of the board of OFF,
GERS holding overall residing in or near
Cincinnati, o.
The committee on education subsidiary to
missionary work. recommend thai mis-
elonaries should be selected. as far as prac-
ticable, from those having a fair knowl-
edge of the verDacular of the people to
whom sent, that there should be an effort to
evangelize foreigners in our owl country.
The committee on obituaries submitted q
report embracing the names of q number of
the nOblest and best members and warm
friends of this so~ciety-never. in a single
year, so many prominent and influential
C~hrlstians-all of them great in purity and
goodness. There names were called. one by
Errett and Jacob Bnrnet. of Ohio; j. B. In
man, of Louisiana; Elizabeth Shackleford,
and Mary K. Loos, of Kentucky; A: +.
Myers and w; H. Woolery. of West vlr-
ginia. and Catherine Goe, of Pennsylvania.
AS both the foreign and the home soci-
cites are largely made up of the same per-
sons, by consent the committee one Obitu-
aries, appointed by the General Missionary
Convention. also submitted q report on the
dead belonging to that society, which en-
bodied most of the names in the other re-
port. besides those of W. II. Lope. Elijah
Carson. John p. Robson, A. L. ID. Barclay.
OF Ohio; WIS. Winfield. of Indiana; An
drew Steele. l. A. Thomas, Louisa Kinning-
ham and Pauline Crawford, of Kentucky;
Iettie Rawlings, of Kansas, and o. II.
Bishop. of Mississippi.
Love III. Jameson, of Indiana, nj the
hymn commencing "They are gathering
home.n Eulogies were pronounced by j. S.
Lamar. of Georgia, and by G. l.. Loos. Of
Kentucky. on Isaac Errett. and the reports
were adopted by a rising vote.
Among the arrivals not heretofore re-
ported are John Shackleford, Kentucky;
7. w. Norton and Alinson Wilcox, Cleve-
land. o.; }. W.. Ingram. Tennessee; A. r.
Moore Alabama; K. w. Allen. Texas; Mil
souri,; ]. H. Wright and I. w. Grafton.
Iowa; q. a: Hoffman and +. v: Loos, Mis-
souri,; O. G. Hertzog, New York: A. Scott,
6; ": Ross and c; v; CRY: ILLINOIS; Eli
McGarvey, jr., Kentucky; H. H. Rumble
and s. M. Cooper. West Virginia; N. w.
Ragland. Arkansas; j. HI. McNiel. Indiana;
w. II. Shaman, Minnesota; C. w. Henry,
Nebraska; j. S. Lamar. Georgia.
Closing Session of the E~piscopalians.
NEW YORK, Oct 24.-The Episcopal con-
vention was opened this morning by Rev.
DIR. Dix. The proposed canon on deacon
esses was taken up and was adopted, as fol-
lows: Unmarried women of devout char
acter and proved fitness may be appointed
to the Office of deaconess by any bishop of
the church,
DR.. Goodwin then read the report of the
committee on canonS In reference TO the
petition of foreign churches. The report
regulates matters of detail in reference to
the government of the church. Rev. Mr..
Davenport. of Springfield, attacked the re-
port and charged the Rev. Mr.. Nevin with
an attempt to establish a foreign b~ishopric
with possible headquarters at Rome. An
acrimonious debate followed and the canon
was adopted as offered by the committee.
AT this juncture a resolution thanking
DR.. Dix for the manner in which he presid-
ed was unanimously adopted.
The report of the committee on the Pc
htion of the colored clergy was then taken
up. A motion to postpone discussion was
lost and n warm debate ensued. At 1
O'Clock a motion was made to take the vote
IN the question of the adoption of the
minority report and to limit all speeches to
dive minutes. Half a dozen delegates spoke
pro and con. The vote stood: clerical-yeas.
%; nays. p, divided 3: lay vote-yeas, Is:
a D; divided l. The motion was lost.
The majority report was then adopted and
a recess taken.
When the house of bishops assembled
this afternoon Hon. Seth Low moved that
the whole question of colored recognition
be re-committed to q joint committee. This
was carried. and q committee will be ap-
pointed. to report to the convention in 1892.
The report of the joint committee on
canons of ordination was read, with the
changes recommended by the bishops. The
house discussed this report in sections for