The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-27
BAPTIST CITY MISSIONS.
The City BOARD Holds It's Annual
Meeting and Hears Reports.

The annual meeting of the city mission
board of the Baptist Church was held ar
the First Baptist Church last night. The
Rev. w. f. Taylor. president of the board,
and pastor of the church, presided over
the meeting. which was one destined to in
spire those to whose efforts the flattering
reports were due with renewed vigor. After
the reading OF the twenty-fourth Psalm,
the Rev. w. F. Taylor spoke briefly of the
work accomplished by the city mission
board.
He said: 81 thought last year that you
surely went from this house encouraged
by the reports then submitted of the work
which had been accomplished during the
preceding year. You will find, l think,
from the reports submitted to you tonight
that much has been accomplished this year.
While this is true it is equally true that
there is yet much to accomplish in the
mission work. We now have a circle of
mission stations about the suburbs and out
lying districts, extending from Haughville
and West Indianapolis on the west to
B~rightwood and Woodruff Place on the
east. AS the city expands and the suburbs
become a part of the city we hope to have
ing Baptist churches. There are fields yet
to be covered that must not be neglected"
Nj. A. Potts, secretary OF the board. was
then introduced, and read his report Of
work accomplished during the past year.
The report showed that the board at pres
ent represented nine churches in the city
and suburbs, and the efforts Of the board
had been chiefly confined to strengthening
the work in fields already occupied But
one mission. the Hoyt-aVenue, conducted
by the South-street Baptist Church. had
been added to the number. The Rev. y.
b. Charpie, missionary IN the employ of
the board, had been compelled 10 resign
last May on account of i'll health, and the
board has not yet secured another in his
stead, but the necessity of the labors of a
missionary had been greatly reGrced by the
securing OF regular pastors for N Wood
ruff Place and B~rightwood mi as, which
tary reported but two interests that had
not regular preaching seT-ices, and one Of
these was reported as supplied at the meet
ing last night. During the year the board
had been unable 10 respond - three calls
for the establishment Of Sunday schools
WITHIN the city limits az. in portions of
the city not yet occupied by any denomina-
ton.
The report of the treasurer, which was
submitted, showed receipts to the amount
Of S5S5.23, and expenditures TO the amount
OF SIO2. ~, leaving a balance due the treas
urer of $f1T.I9. Following the report of the
treasurer came m reports from the
various missions OF the city and suburbs.
All the reports showed material advance
ment and n prosperous condition at the
present time. In every instance there were
reported one or more auxiliary societies,
and in some instances q number OF them,
all in good condition and with bright pros
branch OF the B. Y. =. L. was reported.
and were credited with being a great factor
in the work OF the churches.
The Rev. a. Il. Whitney, pastor of the
South-street Baptist Church, delivered a
short address. in which he spoke of the
coming church and what ii would be. He
said il was TO be one of disciplined forces;
a church with a well-trained ministry and
Law workers: Ii was 10 be a missionary
church and q church united in faith a.
proven by its works. The reports that had
been submitted, he thought, were very graf
living. but IL would be well not 10 be at
all retrospective. Much had been accom-
plished, but much more was TO be accom-
plished.
The Rev. Mr.. Barry, or Woodruff Place,
also addressed the congregation on the line
OF mission work. He said in substance that