The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-05-27
WORK AMONG THE HEATHER
Baptists Discuss Their Many Mission
Undertakings in Foreign Lands.
What Has Been Accomplished in India, Africa
and Asia-Addresses by Observation-Disclosures
Of the Anniyersaries-New officers.

CINCINNATI, May line r0urtn session
of the American Baptist Missionary Union
was held this forenoon. After the usual
half hour for prayer. special mention on
the fields was made. DR.. Fulton, of Que
bee. spoke for tha field. Reports of COM
mittees on the various mission fields were
made. The committee on Africa reported
through Rev. MIR. Butterick. He said there
missionaries and in securing q welcome for
them in Africa. Africans want white mis-
sionaries. The committee on Assam re-
ported through Rev. M Grant. of Msssa-
chusetts. American Baptist missionaries
began work in that country in 1881. 1t is a
magnificent country, but the people are In
dolent. The mountain tribes are q won
derful people. 1t has been o prosperous
year. Some of the churches have become
sel%f-supporting. Rev. DIR. Clifford, of Mas
~sachusetts, presented the report on Bur
NAH. Its Importance cannot be too much
emphasized. OF Burmese there are $780,
600; of Shans. 1000. 900; of Karens. 100000;
others, 100000. The Shans are open to the
gospel. The plea is for more men. The
karens are giving the gospel to the kachins.
Rev. DR.. Mabie introduced missionary
w. III. Roberts, of northern Burmah, at
Bahmo. Mr.. Roberts witnessed the deposal
of Kline Theebaw by the English. North
ern Burmah he compares to the new west
of our W country. He believes the
Chinese will rule the world unless the En-
gllsh-speaklng people give up their drink
ing. Rev. w. &. Calder. of Burmah. was
next introduced and spoke of that field.
The Japan mission was the next reported
on by Rev. w. L. Taylor, of Indianapolis.
their own strength" said the speaker.
Japan for the Japanese is the cry. This
has proved a hindrance to the missionary
work, but it Is not altogether an evil. In
FAINT baptism is being rejected. Rev. T.;
w. Clement, of japan, was introduced and
made a short address. Rev. DR.. Moore
house. of the Home Mission Society. was
called out to speak concerning the academic
school project for Toxic. He drew q
parallel from the .colOred schools in the
South. Rev. DR.. John Nelson Murdoch,
who has served as secretary since 1868. was
made honorary secretary. He is to write
the history of bis years of service.
At the closing session of the union this
afternoon Rev. II. Lawson presented q res
olution which referred all prospective mis-
siOnary appointments to the board. An
other resolution by DR.. Lawson commended
the missionary biographical books written
by Rev. Dr. Wyeth. of Philadelphia.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election of officers and managers re-
suited: President, Rev. George w. North
rop; ID. D., LII. D., of Illinois; vice-presi-
dents, Hon. Robert o. Fuller, of Massachu-
sets. and Rev. Henry +. Colby. d. d. of
Ohio; recording secretary, Rev. II. s. Bur
rage. ID. D.. of Maine. Board of Managers
Ministers: R. G. Seymour, D.. d.. and
w. N Clark, ID. D.. of New York. c. b.
Crane, ID. d.. of New Hamp-
SHIRE; f.. p, Tuller,, Of Rhode Island;
+; B. Hubert, of Illinois; j +:
of Pennsylvania; w. w. Boyd. ID: D.. ofNew
Jersey: d. b. Cheney, ID. d.. of Illinois; NJ.
H. Bixby. ID. d.. of Illinois; L. L. Vassar, d.
d., of Missouri; C.IA. Reese. of Minnesota;W w.
II. Lawrence, of Illinois; NJ. L. S%tetson. ID,
of IOwa; W.. p. Hellings, d.. D.. of Wisconsin.
Laymen: A. j. Prescott. of New Hampshire,
X. o. Fuller, of Massachusetts,; Moses Gid
dings. of Maine; J. Buchanan, of New Jersey;
5. w. Woodward, of District of Columbia;
j. b. Thresher. of Ohio; Eugene Leverlng,
s. Hoblitt, of Minnesota. To till vacan-
cies-W. III. Buttrick. ID. d., of Minnesota;
A. g. Lawson. ID. d.. of New Jersey.
Miss Mary C.. Fowler, a physician, and
woman's societies., and both to Bossan.
Burmah. made brief addresses, and were
followed by Drs. Ashley and Martin.
Rev. Dr.. Duncan presented to the audi
ence the following missionaries under ap-
pointment: Rev. William A. Ashley. desig-
mated to the Telugus; Mr.. Lewis T.. Martin,
to Japan; Mr.. John Mcclure. to the Telugus;
Mr.. Charles H.. Tanner, to the Telugus; MIR.
Theodore A. Leguere, to Africa.
The committee on China reported through
Rev. George n. Mason. of China. 1t was
urged that pastors lead their people In mis-
sion study: that one hundred men be sent
out as the Baptist ratio of the one thoust md
asked In the shanghai conference. and that
oral preaching to the poor and lOwly. Rev.
DR.. Hertz. of Minnesota, offered resolution
TO that effect. which was adopted.
The committee on hnance reported.
through Rev. l.. b. Merrifeld. that Sj25.S
had been raised the past financial year.
with q debt of SCI, 594 on hand; S31. 1872 in
donations were received IN excess of the
previous year, and S65. $40 above the aver
age of the past ten years. Fifteen thousand
souls the last year were brought to Christ.
1t was recommended that 5000. 900 be raised
the coming year exclusive of legacies. Pas
tor Lounsberry, of Dayton, o., spoke in ap-
prevail of the report.
The report on European missions was
made by Rev. DIR. Baldwin. Romanlsm Is
a great hindrance to the cross. he said. The
missionaries In these peculiarly difficult
fields call for large sympathy. In France
there Is a forward movement which Is en-
cOnra ging. beginning in Paris. The whole
field is full of possibilities.
Rev. DIR. MOXOm, of Boston, spoke on the
report. lie emphasized the Importance of
the Stockholm school in Sweden. Dr.
Bickell. of Germany. was highly commend
ed. The missionaries in Spain deserved re-
Inducements. A. Murdoch, professor for
Stockholm. was suggested and the ugges-
ton called out applause. The work in
France was inspiring. The work done now
is the work that will tell, he said. Rev.
Erich Hanson, of Norway, spoke for five
minutes. He baptized one thousand with
his own hands. eight hundred were bap-
tized by him within the arctic circle. his
field being five hundred miles beyond the
line. A Baptist missionary from Dublin,
Ireland, L. X. Warner, spoke. The Bap-
lists have the largest congregation in that
citv. Two hundred and thirty people have
been baptized there In two years. Adj
jOurned.
WOMEN SOCIETIES.
At 3 P. NJ. a Joint meeting of the mission
societies of women met In the First Presby-
terrain Church. Addresses were made by
Mrs. Waterbury. recently of Madras; by
Rev. DR.. Mabie. of the Missionary Union;
Mrs. Daniels. of Swallow. China. and Mrs.
Mix. of Toungoo, Burmah. Mrs. A. NJ.
Bacon made a brief address, outlining the
work done by the society OF the West, OF
which she is corresponding secretary. Miss
May Fowler, NJ. d.. Miss Nora Yates. Mrs.
Legere, who goes to the Congo, Miss Dr..
Ross, of Michigan. all of whom 60 to the
foreign work. made brief addresses. Mrs.
White. of Chicago, spoke TO the young peO-
pie of the new movement. welcoming them
to this mission work. She was followed by
Mrs. Conley in behalf of the temple build
ers. which was organized as a society in
1886.
The noon meeting of the women in the IN
terests of foreign Missions, at the First
Presbyterian Church. this afternoon, repre-
sented the two women's societies of the