The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-24
TALMAGE INSTALLED
NOW CoPAsTOR OF wAsHINGToN's
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
VIII Preach for President CicveIand's
Benent-Meetings of Various Re-
ligious Bodies.

WASHINGTON, Oct. BIN the presence
of an audience that filed the edihce Rev.
T.. Dewitt Talmage was tonight installed
as copastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of this city. to which he had re-
Gently been called. The First Presbyterian
Church, of which Rev. DR., Byron Sunder-
land is pastor. was-chosen by--<>vessde4re'-
Cleveland as his place of worship when
executive OF the Nation and he renewed
the choice when he again became Presi-
dent in 1898. Included in the assemblage
tonight were a large number of Wash
ington divines, to whom a special invita-
tion TO he present had been extended by
Dr. Sunderland. Among those in the gath
ering was Rev. Frank Dewitt Talmage,
a son of the Brooklyn preacher. The order
of exercises included organ prelude,
singing by the congregation. the reading
of the 112th Psalm and the Gloria Patri."
Rev. David Gregg, ID. II, pastor of La
fayette-avenue Church, of Brooklyn, de-
livered the sermon; Rev. Adolos Allen. mod
orator of the Presbytery Of Washington,
put the constitutional questions TO DR..
Talmage; Rev. Wallace Radclin, d. d.. de-
livered the charge to the copastor: Rev.
Il. II. Bittinger the charge to the people,
and Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton, ID. D.,
the closing prayer DIR. Taimage pro-
nounced the benediction. The music, which
was OF high order was under the direc-
ton Of Dr. G. % johnston frisn yhe w11amuwh cbureh
choir When the exercises had been con-
cluded many of those present pressed Tor
ward and heartily welcomed DR.. Ialmage
to their midst.
American Missionary AssOc3ation.
DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 23-The intellectual
lss;o 0f f1,, In1i In nc
the Chinaman were the subjects of earnest
solicitude at the opening session of the Sec
ond day of the American Missionary Asso-
citation convention. Secretary c. j. Rider
of New York. discussed 1.-The Indian Factor
in the Indian Problem" Rev. DR.. Nehe-
miah Rovnton. OF Massachusetts, said the
Indian needed law. land, love, liberty and
learning. Rev. Sherod Soule, of Connecti-
cut. said the condition. OF the associations
treasury showed something lacking. Ii cost
200 TO educate an Indian and $,ooV,oo 10
kill one.
PROFESSOR c. w. Henderson. of Louisiana.
made an address in which he deplored the
condition of the negro youths OF that State.
He said that only few schools were pro-
vided by the State, and the blacks grew up
I'm sin and ignorance.
Professor c. NJ Stevens, of Kentucky.
gave a resume of mission and educational
work, and especially among the white
PROFESSOR A f. Spence. of Tennessee.
president of Fiske University during its ex-
OF Of yorE o ahe S
for negroes of its present needs and or the
development of the race through the process
of higher education.
Unitarian National Conference.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Church exten-
sion and temperance reform were the
themes before the National Conference Of
Unitarians and other Christian churches to-
day A meeting was held this afternoon at
All Souls Church, at which modern meth
ods in temperance reform were discussed.
The feature was the address of Rev. Dr.
Francis @. Peabody. secretary of the COM
mittee of fifty investigating the liquor prob
lem Other r speakers sSr.r We're Re Rev. s,iolI: A r.
Total Abstinence Union OF America, and
Rev. ID. n. Beach, of Cambridge. Mass,
who advocated the great Importance of ap-
plying the Norwegian principles 10 tenn
perance reform.
Incidental to the conference was the
meeting of the National Alliance of Uni
tarians and other Christian women. The
fifth annual report showed increased activ-
| ity and more marked growth than In any
elected: President. Mrs. b. w. Dix. Brook
| lyn: recording secretary, Mrs. Emily n.
| Fjfeld. Dorchester. Mass: corresponding
| secretary. Mrs Mary B. Davis, New York;
| treasurer. Miss Flora l.. Close. Boston.
| woman's missionary society.
! ST. LOUIS, Oct. Z.-Ihe nrst secret ses-
sion of the executive committee OF the
| Womans Foreign Missionary Society,
| which was held to-day at the Union Meth
| o,list Episcopal Church. was devoted to the
| forming OF plans for the twenty-sixth an
| nuaI meeting OF the general executive COM
mittees. to he held next sunday morning,
| and 10 continue two weeks.
DixcipIex' Home Missions.
DALLAS. Tex, OCT. 2.-The home mis-
sionary convention of the Disciples had a
busy day. The board of managers was
transferred from Cincinnati to St. Louis