The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-24

sphere, the accompanying evidences of the
Holy Spirit bearing witness to it's authority.
The Master is sometimes pleased to confer
a single gift upon, an individual and some
times He endows His servants with great
Ell number, and for the true recognition OF
all these He gives to others power OF
spiritual discernment. With an eye single
upon the Master each must be talthtul 10
that he has received.
I'VE recognize the Importance of the gift
of the evangelist by which God carries on
His pioneer work in the world. The church
should cooperate in the exercise of the
gift by encouraging it's development and
ascertaining the best fields for it's opera
ton The committees of the church to
whom this service is intrusted need divine
enlightenment and guidance for their du-
ties, and these should be performed by
such a gentle exercise of authority as Will
best promote the service and cement the
workers in loving accord The gifts OF
teaching and the speaking forth the mind
and will of God are frequently associated
in the endowment of q minister OF the
word. AS they are received through the
Holy Spirit they can be profitably exer-
cised only under His teaching and direction.
Faithfulness in these gifts implies faithful
ness in everything that will aid their oper-
alton and increase their efficiency. Every
operation of these gifts involves the use of
the intellect. They are most efficient when
the mind is trained so as to work clearly
and accurately and is stored with knowl-
edge that can be used to expound and illus
trate the truth of God. slothful minister
1a1lS TO accomplish the purposes OF the Mas
ter for aid through Him. Each should dill
gently study to be approved of God,
workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
handling Alright the word of truth.
I'm speaking thus of the duty of the min
lister we wish also to emphasize the duty
of the church toward them and their serv-
ice. Every baptized member shovl5 coop
crate in some way with the WORK. 1t is
the especial duty of elders to encourage
and strengthen the ministers and to facli-
tate their labors and usefulness.
1--WE recognize the great importance of
the pastoral gift. This may be a separate
gift or it may be conferred in connection
with that of the public ministry of the
word. 1t is a great thing to be commits
stoned to tend and feed the flock of God
The service must receive constant atten-.
ton and can be but partially and ilnper-
fectly performed by limiting it to one or
two days of the week. In the exercise of
these gifts the whole membership of the
church must cooperate in spiritual and
temporal things, as God has prospered
them, bearing one another's burdens and
thus fulfilling the law of Christ
The business committee also suggested
that the paper on hymnal, delivered the
day before, and the debate following, be
published in the minutes, and that all the
remarks made on the misunderstanding of
the resolution creating a hymnal commit
tee, which occasioned such long discus
adopted.
The business committee made further
suggestions to the effect that VIM. l.. Pyle
and Eliza c. Armstrong be added to the
printing committee. and that the following
Friends be appointed a committee to make
conference five years hence: New England,
Charles II. Jones; New York James Wood
Baltimore. James Carey Thomas North
Carolina, Mary c. Woody: Ohio T. Walter
Malone; Wilmington, Levi Mills; Western,
7. w Rauchabaugh; Indiana Timothy
Nicholson; Iowa, l.. Maria Deane; Kansas,
las; California, DIR. William ". Coffin; Can
ada, Phoebe j Wright. These suggestions
were also adopted:
1t was further reported by the business
committee that the Iowa Yearly Meeting
had forwarded to the conference q request
for statement upon the subject of the
members joining secret societies. 1--WE
find said the committee, that the disci-
pine of that yearly meeting contains a
substantial accord with similar articles in
the disciplnes of other yearly meetings. We
therefore deem 1t unnecessary to make any
further declaration upon the subject at the
present time" The Friends are opposed TO
secret societies. and the conference in
dorsed the action Of the committee, as II
also did in reference to the following from
the committee: Inc Call1ornla yearly
Meeting requests that steps be taken to pre-
pare catechism for the use Of Young mem
bers. AS the New York Yearly Meeting has
recently prepared such work we deem II
! unnecessary TO do more than call attention
to this fact"
motion was made TO adjourn. subject
to the call of the business committee. in
case II was thought necessary to reconvene
the DOuV- Ut. IDOulHS. or baltimore.
thought that the conference had no author
ity TO pass such a motion. but the chair
ruled that the delegates maintained their
office until their successors were elected.
ard could adjourn to meet whenever they
pleased. The motion then prevailed. Chair
man Nicholson delivered a short closing
speech, in which he said that the unity OF
feeling in the conference had been very
marked and that the meeting would be his
torical in the church as having brought
the Friends nearer together in a bond OF
Christian love and fellowship. The confer
ence had taken new ground and the pros
poets for the future were much brighter in
consequence. a great number of prayers
and thankful expressions to God were then
delivered by various delegates and the con-
ference closed with the singing of Blessed
be the Tie that Binds"
TO-DRy's Pulpit engagements.
Or. William 6. Hubbard. the president Of
the National Society of Peace, and we'll
known orator on arbitration, will deliver an
address tonight at the Tabernacle Church.