The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-13
editorship of the Christian Advocate.
There was no mass meeting to- night. The
delegates took o rest. excepting those seek
inc nfico


Speakers from indianapolis and Far on I'm.
dia Address tho Preachers.
Special 20 tie Indianapolis Journal
KoKoMo Ind. May 12.-At the State
Congregational Association this afternoon
Rev. j. II. Krum. of Terre Haute. was
elected moderator; Rev. j. NJ. Lyons. or
Whiting. scribe. and +. N. Dexter. Of In
disnapolis. press reporter. Committee re-
ports on mission work were very encour-
aging. Mrs. Drummer. of Indianapolis. read
q paper on "Women's Work." which was
applauded. Mrs MardeD. of Marash, Tur-
key. and Mrs. Williams, of Chicago. made
addressed Rev. Speilman. of Angola. Miss
Jean Cummings. of Indianapolis and
others made brief talks.
On the programme for addresses this
evening were Rev. William Kinkaid. OF
New York; Rev. T. Z. Crugen, of Boston,
and Rev. q. ii. Gntterson: of India.
The seventeenth annual meeting OF the
Indiana branch of the Woman's Board of
Missions of the Congregational churches
was opened to-day with a devotional
service led by Mrs. w. L. Mossman. of
Fort Wayne. Memorial services in mem-
DRY of Miss Carrie Bell were conducted by
Mrs w. A. Bell. OF Indianapolis. Miss Boil
died at her post in the India mission field.
The junior hour was led 10y Mics NJ. f.
Perry. of Indianapolis. A paper by Miss
Sadie Gilbert. of Terre Haute. on THE
their part of the work is known. was read.
Many of the young women have si2ned
covenant to labor. pray and give
for the evangelizing Of their sisters of
sorrow" in heathen lands. and 2 paper BY
read. emphasizing the points of the cove
nant. paper was then read by Miss An
ME Cooper. of Indianapolis, on the work
OF the y. L. s. c. +. in foreign missions
and the best methods of awakening an in
terest in the work Upon tho whole. this
meeting of the Women's Foreign Mission
aryiSocietyiof the Congregational Churches
of the Shate has been one of great interest
and OF spiritual uplift.
Gift to the Lutheran Church.
NEW YORK. May 12.-According to the
will of Augustus Kountze. the banker.
which has been filed for probate. his brother
Herman receives in trust the "Kountze ad-
dition to the city of Omaha reserve block"
containing thirty lots and $4,000 in cash,
which no is to give to the General SYNOD
of the Lutheran Church of the United
States for the purpose of founding theo:
logical seminary on the GROUND. The synod
IS required TO have collected and deposited
in the National Bank of Omaha by July !;
nor more than $4,000 shall % set apart for
the erection of q seminary.
A Preacher Wants 100000 Damages.
SAN Francisco. May 12-Rev. DR.. j. w.
Ellis begun suit to-day against Hugh
Frazer and other members of the San
Francisco Presbytery to recover 100000
damages. DIR. Ellis was formerly pastor of
the Central Presbyterian Tabernacle in
this city. and in March, 1891, was arralgned
by the presbytery on charges of mIsappro-
priation of funds entrusted to him for the
benefit Of the church, and of deception
and falsehood. The case attracted much
interest, resulting in DR.. Ellis losing his
pulpit. and he now brings suit for damages