The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-30

by the death OF Joseph NJ. Cox and Jose
prime Parker were filled by the appoint
ment of Ira c. johnson and Mary A
White. The report of the committee on or
ganiZing the American Friends Board OF
Foreign Missions. which was adopted, says;
The delegates appointed by the severai
the suggestion Of the Indianapolis confer
ence of Friends of 1892, met at wilmington,
o.. Aug 20. 1894. for the formation OF the
American Friends Board of Foreign Mis-
sions. Elwood o. Ellis, of Indiana Yearly
Meeting, was chosen chairman, and Ellen
C. Wright. of Wilmington Yearly Meeting,
secretary. From TIE official report ii was
found that the following Yearly Meetings
had appointed Members OF the board: Balti-
more, John Nicholson and Anna b Thomas;
North Carolina, Josiah Nicholson and Alice
X. King; Ohio, j. Walter Malone: Indiana,
Mahafa Jay and Elwood .. Ellis: Western,
T. Grown and Lydia t.: Painter; Iowa
X. Esther Smith and Welfred Rowntree;
Wilmington. c. G. Pritchard and Ellen. Z.
Wright; Oregon, LENA r. Minthorn and J;
j. Jessup. The organization was completed
and will report annually to each of the
Yearly Meetings uniting in the board The
board enters at once Oh It's duties ana is
dependent on voluntary gifts" The above
report was approved and a collection
amounting to s2O.6s taken to aid the board
In it's work.
The report of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Association was received and APP
proved. In Mexico. students who were able
to pay tuition contributed $227.4S toward
the work; two of last years pupils are en-
gagged in teaching. Margaret Schultz and
Libhie j. Boyne were elected trustees.
engaged by the board for work in Mexico.
The annual report of the Friends missions
in Mexico shows that two new meetings
have been established during the year and
arisen out of the school taught by Cert
rude fresh. A congregation at Santo
Clara, Cuba, numbering about thirty souls,
has asked for recognition by the Mexican
mission meeting. A building known as
Elizabeth Rest has been erected at
beth Dean, and will be used as a resting
place for tired missionaries. The printing
Office at Victoria has published in Spanish
a scripture reader for school use, and
valiant for the Truth" and publishes
Tegslar dy I tTa n mant anS PERI! gffied oiiHe Lea rhs
The committee asked for the usual appro-
priation of $500, and Laura Dickinson
was released from the board by request;
Association of the Yearly Meeting held a
business session. All the quarterly meet
was decided to hold a convention similar to
the one of last year, and a committee of
one from each quarter was appointed to
received from the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Association asking that the money
raised by the Endeavor association be de-
vided between the foreign mission commit
tee of Yearly Meeting and the Women's
association. This was referred to the exec
utlve with power TO act. The
following vice presidents were elected from
the different quarterly meetings.:
West Branch, Isaac Elleman; Westfeld,
Allison Gardner; Spiceland, Oscar Symons;
Paramount, Rylan Ratliff; Wabash. Eugene
Apologize; Walnut Ridge. Clarkson H.
Parker; Marion, Oscar Moon; Winchester,
a. T. Huddleson: Vandalia, Anna More
land; Dublin, Mary Mills; Van Vert, Anna
e. Perry; Long Lake, LeveretI j. Rugg;
Eastern, c. Y. Bailey.
A resolution was passed asking the treas
rrror Of the Yearly Meeting RI kpon a con
arate account of the Christian Endeavor
mission funds.