The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-31
CLOSE OF THE CONFERENCES.
The Great Dunkard Meeting at Munci
ReacEes Adjournment.

The Great Dunkard Meeting at AIuncie
Reaches Adjournment.
MUNCIE, May % Special. - The
Dunkard conference unexpectedly closed
tonight. Many are leaving the city while
some delegates will likely remain until
after Sunday.
The first business today was the dis
posal of the question regarding the pur-
chase of the Britteren publishing COM
pany's interest at Mt. Morris, Ill. After
several hours discussion the whole matter
was stricken from the minutes and the
paper returned to the Indiana district
from whence it came. This is convincing
evidence of white wash and that the plant
is not for SALE
The eastern district of PENNSYLVANIA
presented paper that caused some COM
motion. and showed the corner" neld by
the publishing company on the church's
work, although objections were made. 1t
read as follows:
We petition annual meeting, through dis
trict meeting to have the tract committee
give their reasons for disrespectiDg their advice
In not soliciting competitive bids. ss advised,
in printing tracts. District meeting grants the
petition.
Inc paper went DICK.
Another paper from the same place
read:
Whereas, The order of German baptist
brethren, concerning the taking OK hkenesses
of and by members. seems to be disreRarded by
many of our members, even such as are prom
inent in the missionary cause, and by sad eX-
perience we learn that such behavior has
tendency 10 cripple The efforts TO raise money
for missionary purposes in those churches that
- tflI han Iowa IN nafn rrnlp M
principles of the brotherhood; we, therefore,
ask district meeting of eastern Pennsylvania
TO earnestly request the annual meeting to urge
the elders of their respective churches to en-
force article q OF the minute Of the annual
meeting of 1862
In the discussion that followed there
was a scene OF amusement TO spectators.
One of the old members who had de-
stroyed the pictures OF his father, mother
and wife, who were dead, to avoid the
temptation to worship images" backed
up his argument by reading the scripture
against worshipping images, making God
OF ones belly, etc. Elder }. II. Moore, a
bright progressive member ans wered that
if il were necessary to remove every temp
tstion instead of withstanding il, that
surgical operation would be necessary and
some would have to part with their stom-
achs to satisfy the demands OF the latter
reference. He objected.
The southern district OF Ohio presented
the following paper:
Whereas, The great evil of secret societies il
growing, and is multiplying in the land, 20 the
detriment of the family, the church, aud the
civil government; and. whereas, there are re-
ports in places OF brethren holding member
ship in societies; and. whereas, some
elders seem TO be unwilling to take action in
the matter. seeming inclined rather TO husband
and shield the guilty; therefore, will not this
annual meeting authorize any member who has
knowledge OF member or members belonging
to O secret order or lie reported as belonging 10
q secret order, 10 report such case or cases to
the church in which such member or members
live, and if the the elder refuses TO act or de-
lays action in the case cases, then the COM
planning member shall reduce the complaint to
writing with one or more names signed and
shall present it to the adjoining elders whose
duty il will be 10 investigate the complaint;
also the unfaithfulnesS OF the elder and elders
for not investigating the report.
After quite discussion the paper was
accepted.
The receipts collected for missionary
work during the meeting amount to over
$500.
1t was decided to locate another broth
rem school and LadOgs, Ind, was selected
IS the place. The next annual meeting will
be held in western Pennsy lvanis. and this
means Johnstown will be the fortunate
city By request OF the sisters no more
candy, lunch or other Injuries will be sold
at the meeting ground on sunday.
The total receipts for the year, as given
out by the book and tract commit tee, is
SS,6S933; expenditures. S7.Sl959.