The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-12
MISSIONARY WOMEN
Joint Session of the Society and
the Muncie Presbytery.
Delegations from Several Cities Attend
Cornerstone Laying in Wabash
Geer's Murderers i'm Jail
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MUNCIE, Ind. April u.-Tho attendance
at to-day's joint session of Muncie Pres
bytery and Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian
Church was greatly increased over that of
yesterday. Rev. ]. S. Axtell, of Portland.
was elected moderator at last nights
meeting. At to-days session Of the mis-
| sionary meeting devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. Bennett, of Upton.
Report of the home secretary, Mrs. Goody-
koontz. read by that lady. who also
read the report of the home treasurer
Mrs. Fisher. who died yesterday morning.
The reports of the auxiliaries or local So
society as follows: Anderson, Mrs. Ethel;
| society as follows: Anderson. Mrs. Ethel;
Elwood, Mrs. Stevens; Hartford City, Mrs.
Drayer; Muncie Mrs. Howard; Marion.
Mrs. Westerman; NoblesvIlle, Mrs. Kane;
Portland Mrs. Rainey; Peru, Mrs. Dukes;
Upton Mrs. Bennett; Wabash, Mrs. o. w.
Conner. The discussion Of the contingent
fund was opened by the reading Of pa
per by Mrs. Goodykoontz, OF Anderson.
This fund is an assessment of 20 cents On
each member of the local societies to pay
the presbyterial and synodical expenses
1t was decided to take a special object
for the work in the foreign field. and this
presbytery will support Mrs. Gates in her
work in Guatemala The society will pay
her $500 per annum.
After the devotional exercises Of the
presbytery this morning, Rev. F. II. Hays,
| of Muncie, was elected permanent clerk
| Converse. Miami county, was selected as
the place for the fall meeting of the pres
| bytery.
A petition was presented by twenty-five
citizens OF Gas City for the organization
They have had en- offer to donate the lots
and pledge of $500 for the building. Revs.
| Thomas, baldwin and Ford were appoint
ed committee to visit Gas City and or
| ganiZe the society.
Rev. John Thomas. of Marion and John
Daugherty. of Treaty, were elected COM
m.ssoners to the General Assembly. -.
| w Whitman, of Hartford City, was ex-
| amined and licensed TO preach.
An interesting paper was read by Mrs.
| =. j. Dukes. of Peru. on How Best to
Promote the Interests in Missionary
paper on the same subject and Mrs. Jami-
son. OF Elwood, made short speech on
1t was decided that the first session of The
missionary meetings in the future should
be held. in the evening and that the time
should be devoted wholly to business. The
meeting will be Tuesday evenings instead
of afternoons, Mrs. Westerman. Of Ma
the death of the Home Mission treasurer.
| Mrs. Fisher, of Anderson. The committee
on nomination reported the following new
| Q. w. Conner, of Wabash; vice presidents.
Mrs. T; J. Kane. of Noblesville; Mrs; y.
4 =. d.
ton. of Hartford City. Foreign Missions
Secretary. Mrs. Charles Little, Of Wabash
Home Missions-Secretary. Mrs. E B.
| Goodykoontz, of Anderson; treasurer, Mrs
JamIson Of Elwood; pe re secre-
workers assembled together and heard re-
pies Christian Endeavor societies in the
| presbytery. Miss Andrews, of Muncie
read the minutes of the State Y. ?. S. c.
1 / Nyarffn haf GTnh LODI ot Zorro
| Haute recently. The meeting tonight was
devoted to a discussion on How Can We
cessful in Reaching the People?'' The dis
| cussion was conducted by Rev j. w. Full
No of Hfor and Gt Rev Rs s. Ms Pave 81
Anderson Rev. Fulton urged that manu-
scripts should be removed from the pulpit
| except a seat behind the preacher The
meeting will close after a business session
| tomorrow morning
Whitewater Presbytery Adjourns.
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{, SHELBYVILLE. Ind, April 1.-THE
Whitewater Presbytery elected Rev.
Robert S. Roscamp. of Greensburg, moder-
ator for the coming year and Rev. ]. W.
| Bayer, of College Corner, temporary sec
| rotary. The ministers in attendance are:
Rev. Q. NJ. Hughes, Richmond; Rev. L. S.
| Potter Cincinnati; Rev. c. c. White, D.
nersville; Rev. A. Beatte, Rushvile: Rev
r. G. Roscamp. Greensburg; Rev. William
Walker, Aurora; Rev. Thomas NJ. Gossard,
| Union; Rev William II. Sands, Cambridge
City; Rev J; c. Caldwell; Rev. August
| Vile; Rev. ]. S Ravenaugh. Liberty Rev.
| j. w Boyer College Corner; Rev. Alex
9Tn,d de5o Dunn, Moore,s Hi; Rev James T.
Mount Carmel and Rev. w. H: Moore.
| The installation services of Rev. j. c.
oil lGfn Of thn LNfr,N IDrO@ H.
! terrain Church, of this city will take place
| tomorrow night. The presbytery adjourned
r tonight to- meet at RushyIle June The
| in Rising Sun next October
Fifty-Four Churches Represented.
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| SEYMOUR, Ind, April n.-All of the
ffty-four churches of the Presbytery of
New Albany are represented in the meet
| ing which is being held in the First Pres
! byterian Church in this city Rev. W. ].
| Brady delivered the opening sermon last
night. At this mornings session Rev. II.
| j. Van Duyn, of Mitchell, was chosen mod
| orator and y. VI. Irvine, of Bedford, and
| William De We're, Of Vernon. were elected
temporary clerks.
Prof a, P: Keile;; of Hanover, and Prof.
| c. j. Boermer, of Vevay, were elected del
| egates, and Rev. A. NJ. Irwin, of Bedford
and Prof j. II. Phillips. OF Salem, alter
mates to attend the. General Assembly at
Saratoga Springs. n. Y. May IL.
w. c. II. U. Women Want to Vote.
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| ANDERSON, Ind, April 1.-THE tri-
county convention Of the w. c.. T. u.
closed it's annual school of methods in this
city tonight with an address by Mrs. Cam
mack. State recording secretary. The wom-
en- took a bold stand in urging the right
of women to vote as the best method of
dealing with intemperance. The session
next year Will be held in Marion. Among
the prominent workers attending were
State officers Mrs. T.. l.. Calkins. OF South
Bend; Mrs. T. +. McWhirter, OF Indian
arOlis; Mesdames Jones, Anna Gunder and
Lenora Ayres. of Terre Haute. Delegates
from Greensburg, Rushville. Nobesville,
Marion, Muncie and Upton also attended.
Rev. Guilds Good Work.
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| ELWOOD, Ind, April 1.-THE North In
diana Conference OF the NJ. E. Church,
whose session has just ended, has returned
Rev. t. NJ. Guild to this charge for an
other year at the urgent solicitation of the
members of the charge. He has already
been located here two years, and in that
time the membership has been doubled and
the amount of money raised for benevo-
lent purposes has been multiplied by seven.
The congregation was unanimous in asking
his return, and there is general rejoicing
that their petition was granted. n recep-