The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-24
Report Submitted to the Sixty-Second
Annual Meeting, Showing LII Mis-
siOnaries i'm the Home Field.
OUTRAGES IN THE SOUTH
Committee Reports Considered
by Northern Presbyterians.
Condition of Mission, Church Erection
and Publishing Department Funds
Other Religious Bodies.

SARATOGA, N. Y. May 23.-The Ameri-
can Baptist Education Society continued
it's sixth annual meeting in the big con-
vention ball to-day. Following an hours
session of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union discussions followed in regard TO the
topics treated last evening by S. S. Hall,
of Albany; d. E. Thompson, of Toronto,
and DR.. Wayland Hoyt, of Minneapolis.
All the speakers strongly protested against
the appropriation of public moneys for the
support of sectarian schools. President
Andrews, of Brown University, read pa
per on the DUTY OF Baptists to Highest
Education Then DR.. Harper, president
of the University OF Chicago, in a brief
address held that Education should be
controlled in spirit by our conception OF
Jesus Christ" He strongly favored de-
nominational teaching. Fraternal greet
ings were received from the Presbyterian
General Assembly.
Following officers were elected Presi-
dent, w. j. Northen. of Georgia; vice pres
idents, w. r. Rothwell and A. McLeish,
of Illinois; recording secretary, Edward
NJ. Poteat of Connecticut; corresponding
secretary, H. l.. Morehouse, of New York;
recording secretary. E. n. Poteat. of Con-
necticut: treasurer. j. lowering. of Balti-
more auditor, William Isaacs. Members
of the board to serve during the ensuing
year were also elected.
The sixty-second annual meeting of the
home mission society convened this after
noon. The secretary's report shows that
during the past year LII missionaries have
been under appointment the largest num-
Der ever reported in the society's history.
OF these 81 were in the New England
States. 4s in the Middle and Central West
ern States, 2l5 in the Southern States, az
in the West, 6 in Canada, rs in Mexico and
2 In Alaska There have been 252 laborers
among the foreign population, 2l5 among
the colored people, 80 among the Indians.
The missionaries have represented fourteen
nationalities During the year the society
has aided in the building of "a church ed
ifices and has maintained SO schools for
the colored people. Indians and Mexicans,
besides number of schools for Chinese.
The school enrolment for the colored peo-
400. Total number of baptisms reported by
missionaries, 1898. The society's receipts
for all purposes were S405, 4345; expendi-
lures. s524. l555S The year closed with a
| debt of s1O1. 1866. This was owing in part
| to unexpected delay in receiving some leg
| year
| Among the eight million negroes, says
! the report, there are nearly one and half
million Baptists, most of whom are In need
! of better religious teaching. 1t APP
pears that the March number, of
| the Home Mission Monthly, containing elab-
! on their planta ton life, greatly stirred up
many Southern Baptists leading to Wig
| orous discussion of the subject. The report
/ stated that one white teacher in Texas was
numerically whipped and beaten by white
ruffians solely for the crime of teaching
| and preaching to the negroes, and that the
| attempt TO convict the criminals failed,
| even though they were identified as the
| perpetrators of the outrage. Two school
| buildings have been destroyed by incen-
| diaries during the year. The society says:
I'VE know, of course, that not only the
! Christian sentiment of the South, but also
| that OF a large body of intelligent, upright
| citizens who deeply interested simply in
| the material welfare of the South, con-
| dennis strongly such actions as we here
| chronicle. We trust that the day is not far
| distant when this better public sentiment
will express itself so strongly as to render
/ such acts impossible"
| During the sixty years of the society
| history II has expended more than eight
fees and educational purposes. The school
| property for colored people Is worth nearly
| million dollars. The society appeals for
| at least million dollars endowment FOL
| these institutions. The society reports show
4 that from its beginning missionaries have
| organized 1900 churches and baptized more
This afternoon the Rev DR.. Macarthur
| of New York. addressed the society on the
| den, of Iowa. spoke on "Our Western Wori,
| Just Begun" DR.. Mabie General Howard
and Colonel Balm were appointed a commit,
| tee to wait upon the Presbyterian General
Assembly and arrange for a Joint meet
ing of the two bodies. Drs. A. H. Strong
! of New York. G.. II: Northrup, Of Chicago
| Edward Judson and II. T.. Morehouse. OF
New York. and the Hon. c. w. Kingsley
OF Massachusetts. were appointed com
| mittee to visit the Presbyterian General AS
| sembly tomorrow morning and convey the
fraternal greetings Of the Baptist denomina
This evening brief addresses were made
by the Rev. Alexander Blackburn, OF Mass.
on Our Church Ediflce Work" and Prof
G.. F. Merserye. of Raleigh. n c., on the
| 'EQuipment of Shaw University"