The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-15

year. ending with the 1st of June. has been
Sl4. 605.20 for it's printing, 1926. sc for it's IL
Illustrations, Se1S.S9 for the travelling ex-
penses of IT'S managers. s~l.155.s4 for office
expenses, $3.50 for rent, S2s5.S9 for adver-
Using commissions and ~. l6l. % for sal
aries and general Expenses. making
a total of sac. 293. l6. The union
has received S7.174.47 from tie funding
fund, S12. ia. 70 from subscriptions and ad-
vertising in the paper, 81. 5Sl. 04 as profits
from the sale of badges and supplies,
making q total of S2l.470.2a. The total III
debtedness of the union at the end of the
present fiscal year Is Sis, 739. IL. MIR. STAPLES
said that il was expected to have the
official paper on q paying basis this year.
and that IL was hoped to get the full
amonnt of the $780, 600 funding fund, which
basis and more than ready to meet all de-
mands which may be made on II.
PRESENTING THE
The regular afternoon programme was
then taken up. which consisted first in the
announcement of awards and presentation
of prize banners to the members of tho
class of 1928 who had been first in the ex-
aminations on the various topics named by
the educational bureau. The first was for
excellence of record in the study of the life
of Christ, and the banner was given to j.
H.. Mcdonald. or Amherst. Nova Scotia.
The presentation speech was made
by the Rev. ii. L. Stetson, president of the
Des Moines College. OF Dos Moines. la. As
that gentleman stepped TO the front of the
platform, q half dozen of his pupils who
are delegates TO the convention, gave the
college yell. 1t caused no little surprise
when they first began, as il was given with
lusty voices. and as the last "Rah. rah,
rah" came CUT the convention broke into q
proloD ged applause. HIS remarks were
lew. and were mostly OF encouragement 10
the Young man who was the recipient OF
fhA hnnnr He snin that tho unaoaaa thae
he had Just gained imposed upon him q
new obligation, that IN fact every success
imposed on the winner OF II an additional
obligation which was what they should
strive Tor others and better ones. He said
that the greatest part of the honor which
was his was in the fact that he had learned
OF the religion of Christ. and concluded by
saying that he hoped that his study in that
direction would not cease with to-day's
achievement.
The second banner was presented To w.
| r. Gillespie, In behalf OF the Young Peo-
pies uuion. of Waterman. Ill. The pre-
: sentation speech was made by w. g. Sweet.
of Ia Crosse. Mich. who is now under APP
poIntnent as q missionary TO China. and
who eX Dects TO leave for that tield of work
soon. The award was made for excellence
of record In following the daily Bible read
ipqs. Mr.. Sweets remarks were brief. and
on the same line as had been his predeces-
soI's.
The third and last award was made TO
Charles Poole. representing the union of
BroOkling. ). ID. The award was made by
the Rev. DIR. Perrin. OF Chicago. In his re-
marks, which were more of O general
nntHre than had been those of the ones
preceding him. be spoke of the worlds fair
Aeing held open on Sundays. and decrled
the fact. He said that this had been done
TO satisfy the demand OF n forcIgn slement
which was no part of the freedom-lovlng
people of this country. He was alarmed at
the growth of this clement. but he said:
81 have often walked on the streets of my
native city. and i have thanked God for