The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-29
LESSON FROM A JEW
REV.. NATHAN's REMARKS ANENT
THE DIR. DOUGAN CLARK CASE.
strong Sermon at the Quakers' Year
IL Meeting-Contfnued Session OF
the Conference.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. Sept. 2S.-The morning
session of the Indiana Yearly Meeting was
the best attended of any session yet. many
being present to hear the lecture of Rev.
Abram j. Nathan. the converted jew on
From Judaism to Christianity Rev.
Nathan began his remarks by touching, IN
directly. on the discussion over the bap-
tism of DIR. Dougan Clark He mentioned
no names. but the thrusts he made were
sharp and went straight home. He said
there was a GOODNESS among the people that
prevented the full flow of the blessings or
God. There is dissension sown by tie
devil, he said. land warns the member
of the meeting to be not divided by noa-
essentials and things that George Fox new
er would have regarded a moment. Some
are making peace by rough means; som
have been taking the oversight of the flock
by constraint and the Lord will condemn
such: some have been lords rather than
examples; some would vindicate the disci-
pline rather than spread abroad the peace
of God"
Rev. Nathan then turned his attention to
his personal history. He told how, through
the Jews, we have the laws. the prophets
and Jesus himself, and yet We desplse the
Jews. The trouble with the Jews" said he,
lis that they are suffering the effects of the
cry: Let His blood be upon us Shame is
heaped upon them; there is no more sacri-
flee, no more holy city because the blood is
resting on them. With the added weight OF
nineteen centuries it is weighing them down
in DESPAIR. They 10 wailing and the Chris
tan people have made little attempt 10
bring the gospel TO the Jews
when L was a small boy, SAID the
speaker. my father found me praying anu
shook me by the collar and told me never
to pray in the accursed name or Cnrist
again. When l was thirteen years of age
| was confirmed in the Jewish faith. There
was nothing satisfactory in IL to me. L was
sent abroad and taught but found no salts
faction. You can travel over the whoie
world, out the only peace is at the foot OF
the cross. / sought relief In science, Out
found none. Education is a gooG thing; get
it, but get the spirit of God. In 1881 L came
to America, where l thought l would be
all right. Things were different here but
sin was just the same. No man can De
saved unless he realizes that he is lost.
Christ came to save the lost. While in New
| York l happened in a religious meeting at
one of the missions. l heard the testimony
of the saved and / began to think j would
like to have the peace they enjoyed. On
leaving the church one of the workers
shook my hand and pleaded with me to be
a Christian. He told ME the story or the
cross. We prayed and / poured out my
heart before God. L passed from death into
life. God prospered me and / took no more
of my fathers money. / became a travelling
salesman and have since served God in
my work and have preached his word"
The regular meeting for business began at
10 o'clock and the minute of Levi Cox, of
Carmel, Ind, was read, as were also the
Kansas, Western, Wilmington and Oregon
Yearly Meeting e~pistles. They We're all of
/, an encouraging nature. Tn cor mittee ap-
pointed last year to devise means to raise
| money for Yearly Meeting purposes re-
ported in favor of each adult paying an
$40 llx- for n.y rxrfn m, tho rrrT COS of fha
| Yearly Meeting 81, except that of eyangel-
istic and pastoral work and the foreign mis-
sion cause; and that the delegates at each
meeting be directed to propose the amount
TO be raised for these subjects and appor-
ton il among the quarterly meetings, and
furthermore, that this sum be raised by
voluntary contributions. The report was not
| adopted. but will be printed and distributed
A more detailed examination of the report
on Indian affairs shows that a debt of $1,000
| has been paid by the Indian and Oklahoma
| Territories meeting; there are now four
monthly meetings there. comprising II pros
pective and % meetings for worship: the
Indians. The total increase in member
ship during the year is 1IS, of which IL are
Indians. The average attendance at meet
ings on first day has been 797; on mid-week
meetings, 302. There are fifteen Bible
schools, with an enrolment of S07. Two
new meeting houses are needed, one at
Oak Grove and the other at Miami City.
To erect these 800 additional will be need
ed. The Modoc meeting has the largest
mcHlDeTSnip1fS l1uldnS ana 80 whites. lie
committee now has charge of five schools,
as follows: Skeatoop, Blue Jacket, Mexican
kiekapoo. Whites Manual and Labor In:
stitute and the Chilocco United States
Training School. These schools have a total
enrolment of nearly 500.
The following changes We're made in the
temperance committee: Jane Bailey instead
OF Margaret Craig, Fannie Pickett instead
of Ira G. Johnson, Josiah p. White instead
of Josiah Pennington and Emma Hedges
instead of Esther Cook. The mission board
4 asked a revision. and the following commit
tee was appointed to nominate a new board
E.. Beard. L.. w: Thomas, Joseph Dickin-
A. White, Fanny Pickett, Mary b. Henley
and Mary Burson. The committee appointed
TO report successors to Jonathan Baldwin
ands Nathan Coggshall. as trustees Of
Whites Institute, repored John H. johnson
and Nathan Coggshall, VINO were approved
The questions and answers on the state OF
society showed only a fair condition with
regard to the religious work. The follow.
ing statistics were given out for the pas
year:
Number of births, al: deaths, 1871; mum
Der received by request. 9S1; by certificate
"a; whole number of members. $3.50; under
twenty-one years, 5,403; males. S.463: fe
males, 1854: families, 4.793; nonresident
members, 1892; removed, 80: disowned, lis
resigned. 20l; established meetings. 1877; re
corded ministers, 1870; meeting without re
corded ministers, As; number of member
in college. 112; teaching, 1871; pursuing sys
tematic reading, la.
This afternoon the first hour was con
sumed by Albert j. Nathan, the convertet
Jew. in answering questions regarding tn
Jews. The report of the Woman's Foreign
Mission Association was received and ap
proved. This association has charge of tn
Friends mission school at Matamoras
Mexico. The enrolment for the past yea
was 13. and twenty-five girls have takel
instruction in the Hussey institute. Tw,
of last years pupils are engaged in teach
ing. During the year the society has re
ceived SS.055 and expended 81, 292. The annua
report of the Friends Mexican mission wa
heard. Two new meetings have been es
tablished. and. all told, the whole year ha
been one Of progress.