The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-26
SYNODICAL MEETING CLOSES.
Additional Reports on the Work OF
the Missions.

SsOoC -
afternoon at the Second Presbyterian
Church. IT opened yesterday morning with
the usual devotional exercises which were
led by Mrs. Charles Connor, of New Albany.
The p~resbyterial reports were read and
showed the general condition Of the wom-
ans missionary societies in the churches
throughout the State. In Mrs. F. +. Nc
Crea's report, as treasurer Of the contin-
gent fund, she said seven out of the eight
presbyterial societies made a gain of 81, 10 IS
over last year. The membership is 4,479,
the number of societies 173 and the number
Of bands So. The total contributions in cash
and values of the boxes were s12, 1862
Miss Merica Hoagland, of Fort Wayne,
gave an interesting talk on 9Th
Home Field" telling of the work
which has been accomplished in
this country and the needs of a greater eff
fort. Mrs. A. E.. Humke, of Vincennes,
spoke especially in the interest of the freed
men Of the South and referred to the in
dustrial education that was given by the
miss onaries in that part of the country.
Miss Agnes Cochrane, OF Fort Wayne, who
is the synodical secretary of the Y. p. S.
G.. E., spoke for this especial branch. The
society has wrought wonders in it's work
but so far its effects nave been scat
tering. Miss Cochrane urged that all c..
Il. societies send their funds through the
organization in order that greater good
might be done with them. Mrs. j. B. Ken
dali, OF LaPorte, the Home Mission presi-
dent, presided at the meeting and. after
son, the colored woman who represents the
Haines Academy, gave a short talk telling
or the needs or her community. She also
spoke at some length on the temptations
mich surround the young women of the
SCUM and the patience and perseverance
nee led in teaching them. She said that
the condition of the negroes In the South
is not as sad as that of the poor whites,
that the latter are so ignorant they do
not even know the value of money of
more than 80 cents. Scholarships in the
Haines Academy are $45 a year and this will
support one pupil with board, room and
tuition for that length of time.
An impressive service OF prayer was
conducted by Mrs. A. A. Pfanstiehl, of
Lafayette at 2 o'clock. The committee on
nominations returned most of the officers.
Those for the Synodical Society of Home
Missions are as follows:
President. Mrs. J.. B. Kendall. of La
terial presidents; corresponding secretary
ard treasurer of the contingent fund, Mrs.
T. F., McCre city; recording secretary,
secretary, Mrs. E. B. Thomson, Craw-
louisville. 4.
For Synodical Society of Foreign Mis-
sionS-President, Mrs. ID. B. Wells, of Fort
Wayne; vice presidents, the eight presby-
terial presidents; corresponding secretary
and treasurer of contingent fund, Mrs. O..
w. Conner, of Wabash; recording secre-
tary. Miss Lucy Mayo, city; assistant re-
cording secretary, Mrs. L. d. Thomson,
Charlottesville; treasurer Y. z. Sc. T..
work, Miss Agnes Cochrane, Fort Wayne;
secretary of Y. p. S. G. II. work, Miss
Nexon, Evansville.
Mrs. ]. b. Kendall was chosen delegate
to attend the general assembly in Pitts
burg next May.
The place for next years meeting will
be Peru. The exact date in October will
h mission board has decided not to
accept government support, which has been
Slo,oe9 annually, for the school at sitka,
the States. lndiana's meeting decided TO
give $1,000 of the desired amount 1t was
also decided to keep the emersency Iund
asked to give 81 during the coming year.
Mrs. II. H. Babcock, of Evansville, gave
the first address, speaking interestingly
and entirely without notes on "As We
Have Opportunity" Mrs. d r. James, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, Known as the Mother
of Missions" who is the president of the
.sions, was the last speaker of the meeting.
Mrs. James has just come from like gath
plimented the assembly here for the sys-
tematic dispatch and order which char
acterized it. She thanked Indiana for Miss
this State, and who are doing such eff
cient service in the mission board. in
case of their leaving for any cause, she
S3l0 SDe WOulQ ike TWO mOTc lIOiu lHiS
State. She spoke of the needs of the coun-
try. There are 100000 children in Amer
lea who do not attend Sunday school. There
is a need Of education. Some one asked
her one day about Christian science. She
told the questioner that it had no Christ
and no atonement. A danger to the coun-
try. continued the speaker. is the Roman
Catholic Church. for. she said, it is a
church without a Bible. Only 10 per cent.
of the population Is Romanist. but so per
cent. Of the crime in the country. she
claimed. is committed by people of hat
faith.
The Sunday before Thanksgiving has
been announced as the time for a collection
10 he taken in the Sunday schools for the
benefit of the Sitka fund. and the Sunday
nearest Washington's birthday as the one
when a collection for the freedmen will be
taken.
Mrs. =. s. Newcomer was asked to make
the closing prayer for the meeting, which
she did. and the twelfth annual synodical
meeting was at an end. IT was announced
from the platform that some of the MEM
bers desired to meet William s. Hubbard,
who SUPPORTS several missionaries in the
foreign field, and he was called to the
front, where many went to speak to him.