The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-16
THE MEETING OF THE GOLD.

Fffteen-Minute Speeches Make an Interest
Ing Event-Foreign Missionary Work
The meeting of the gold was held al
Roberts Park Church, and the seating Ca
pacity of the large auditorium was sorely
taxed to hold the crowd. The addresses
were brief and to the point, each speaker
being limited to fifteen minutes and those
who occupied more time than was allotted
were raped to order by the chairman
thus maintaining q variety of discourse
which prevented the possibility of the
meeting growing tIresOme. At the begin
ming of the programme DR.. Wilkins. the
general secretary. was introduced, and
briefly explained that the four divisions
were meeting separately last night TO fscil-
Itate matters by division of labor.
The territory emit braced in the work of the
Is. \. Il. u. was so large that It would be
unwleldy were an attempt made TO handle
it in one body. To further tacIlItste mat
ters and advance the work. plan had
been adopted for the appoin tment of CON-
mittees in the different divisions. and one
was to be appointed by the meeting there
to be known as the committee OF the gold.
and was to have the care OF
the work In the division of the
gold. The motion prevailed that the
chair appoint q committee OF three TO ro-
bers of this csmmittee. and also lay
rotary. The committee retired 10 an ante
room. and later reported the following
committee: Rev. ID. ID. McLaurin, of De-
troil; Dr: u: ID. Spencer. of Racine. Wis;
Dr. w. I. Taylor. of Indianapolis: Rev.
George r.. Hall, of Boston; Rev. l.. T..
Barnes. of Pittsburg Rev. L. +. Cblvers,
of Buffalo. aud Rev. j. s. James, of Hart
ford, Conn. As secretary the committee
reported the name OF a Ii. Finn. of De-
troit.
The first address was by Dr. Hague, of
Chicago. who spoke uDon "fhe Home
Field" He occupied the entire time al.
lotted for the address. and gave brief his
toricel review of the work thus far accom-
plished In the home field By the Baptist de-
nomination in it's missionary work. DIR.
Hague was followed by Mrs. Avery. who Oo-
cupIed the next fifteen min utes with q con-
eideration OF Nv omen in the Home FIeld.n
and as the su beet of the address indicated.
she confined herself 70 the work that had
been and yet remained TO be accom- mplished
by women In the home missionary service.
There vas time IN the history of the
world, )" she said. hen man was consider
ed In the aggregate only. He had no in
dividualIty. The personality was lost IN
the generality of the consideration of
people. The value placed upon q human
life is the criterion OF progress. and it was
left for the present age 10 learn TO read
God in man. This knowledge gives us
definite conception of the value of immor-
tality. and we are coming TO understand
what was meant by Christ when he said.
What does IL profit man. II
be gain the whole world aud lose his own
soul The work requires invention. pa
thence and practical heroism. Where 10
thy brotherf means to-day more than the
protec tion OF life. lt means sympathy.
charity aud practical protection IN a mate
rial sense"
The question of foreign missions was the
subject of an address by Mr. Upgrsft. form.
or missionary 10 western China He dem
onstrated the theories advanced by actual
experiences IN attempting 20 carry the gos-