The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-06
DISCUSSING MISSION WORK.
Third Days Session Of the state Baptist Con
ventiOn at LoganSpOrt.
Special to tho Indianapolis journal.

Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
LoGANspoRT, Dot. 5.-Over three hundred
delegates are now in attendance at the
Baptist State convention. Young peoples
meeting of Thursday will call together
fully two hundred more. So far the meet
ings have been full of interest. The dis
cussions to-day have referred to work at
home. Al s o'clock the women met in the
First Presbyterian Church to consider
ways of increasing zeal in missions. In
the meantime the general missionary board
was In executive session. From this body
Is formed the working forces of the State.
Following the report of the general board
to the convention came the discussion Of
State missions. Hon. j.. j. w. B~iliingsiey
urged the necessity of occupying the grow
ing field of the gas belt. Rev. f. NJ. Huckle-
berry impressed the demand for cOnsecra-
ton of Christians to this end. A lively
discussion as to the best way of attaining
the ends in view resulted in the following
resolution, offered by Rev. G. N. Carter. of
Lafayette:
Resolved, That to meet q great want in the
State. the convention board be instructed to en-
ploy one or more evangelists to labor in destt-
tute portions of the field. Let their work be TO
revive the churches, givinginstruc ton in church
doctrine and work, such as support OF the minis
try. necessity OF prayermeetings. Bible schools
1nQ SlO Ialu hdtCfO OtucI
work Will help to advance the cause of Christ
and the distinguishing views of our denomina-
ton.
The report on Sunday-schools was read
by the Sunday-school missionary. Rev. 1.
H.. Huffman. Of Seymour. 1t shows prog
ress and improved methods.
The election of officers. yesterday, re-
suited as follows: President, Rev. b. f.
Cavins, of Peru: vice-presidents. Rev. l..
Kirtley. of Terre Haute. and Rev. j. X.
HnVCnrd nt lrnnnIn. rQQnrdInO sa0rafarv
Rev. A. Ii. Chafiee. of South Bend; treas
urer. Mr.. w. II. Perkins, of Indianapolis;
rsilway secretary, u: NJ: Chaiie,
was discussed. DR.. L.. Kirtley. In giving
some reasons why the American Baptist
Home Mission Society should continue to
prosecute its work as q distinctive denOmi-
national organization, emphasized the at
tempt of this society to maintain religious
liberty regeneration as essential to church
membership and loyalty to Jesus Christ.
Home Missions and the Great West"
was treated by Rev. F. M. Huckleberry.
Mrs. Reuben jeffrey gave . report full of
records of the years progress. Miss Susan
Jones. of the Chicago Training School.
thrilled the large audience with accounts
of devotion In the slums Of Chica go, and
the methods of training for this
exercises of this day was the foreign
missionaries continental service. This
took place In the evening. Short adj
dresses were made as follows:
The Attitude of the Early Church To-
ward Foreign Missions" by Rev.. DIR.
Heagle: Tho Attitude of the Reformation
Under Martin Luther In the Sixteenth Cen.
tury Toward Foreign Missions" by Rev. b.
+. Cavins; "The Conception and Organiza-
ton of Foreign Missions Under
William Carrie In the Eight
eenth Century" by Rev. A. b. Chat
fee; THE Awakening of the American
Churches to the Cause of Foreign Missions
Under Adoniram Judson In the Nineteenth
Century" by Rev. +. M. Huckleberry;
Some Results of Country of Foreign Mis-.
sioDs." by Rev. f. w: Taylor; The Organ:
lzation of Woman's Foreign Mission Work
by Mrs. S. NJ. Stillson: 1.-The
Present Condition of the Home
Field" by Rev. j. 8. Boyden;
"The Million" by S. Nj. Stillson. Though
the hour was late when Miss Ella Nc
LAUREN, of Chicago, was introduced the
weary assembly gave careful attention to
her account of her call to the foreign field.
It a late hour the convention adjourned.