The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-16
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
BAPTIST CONVENTION SELECTS REV.
c. VI. CARTER FOR PRESIDENT.
Almost Entire Day Devoted to Review
of Home and Foreign Missions
st. Andrew brotherhood.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind. Oct. 15.-The Bap-
fist State Convention elected officers for
the coming year follows:
President-Rev. c. NJ. Carter Lafayette.
Vice Presidents-Rev. d. J. Ellison of In
and Rev. j. w. Clevenger of Seymour.
Secretary-Rev. R. f. Neighbor of Indian
apolis
Treasurer. ]. W. BiIingsley of Indian
apolis.
State Mission Board-Two years: Rev ].
K. Howard Of Livonia, Rev. l.. l.. Henson
or Fort Wayne and Rev. ID. j. Ellison of
Indianapolis. One year: Rev. T. A. Dun
can of Franklin, Rev. u. II. Cooper of
Peru and Rev. William Thomas of Evans
vile.
This was missionary day at the conven-
ton and the sessions were devoted almost
exclusively to home and foreign missions.
Both the general home and foreign mis-
sionary societies and the womans home
and foreign mission societies made prom
Using reports. Home missions were reported
by Rev. j. t. Jacobs, of Evansville, who
said the Home Mission Society began the
year of 1895 and 1896 with debt of $685. 245.41
and continued to run behind until the close.
Notwithstanding the hard times the re-
celpts for the past year amounted to $422,-
42S62 and during the year the entire debt
mas been paid by the aid of the magnificent
gift of quarter million dollars by John d.
Rockefeller. The missionaries of the Home
Mission Society work among nineteen ma
tionalites in the United States, Mexico and
canada. The society supports 267 teachers
VINO teach in colleges for the education of
the colored people On account of the de-
creased receipts in recent years the So
clety has been compelled to decrease the
number almost a hundred OF the 521 Bap-
list Churches in Indiana, 240 have failed 10
contribute for home missions, but the other
2Sl have contributed 81 535.2S, in addition to
the $500 given for the debts of the society
Cooperation and Immig tation" was the
subject Of a fine address full of statistics
by Rev. c. d. Case, of South Bend His
development of home interests. Revs. G. II.
Jayne OF Galveston, j. p Henson of
Waynetown, j. p. Jacobs of Evansville,
Mr.. .. A. Marshall OF Michigantown Rev.
w. w: Whitcomb of Ctreencastle and Mr..
w. L Merrill of Kokomo all participated in
the discussion of home missions.
Rev. j. r. Griffith, of Amo, read the re-
port on foreign missions The Missionary
Union had debt at the beginning of last
year OF $l63,S27.6S; the receipts for the year
were $467, SO, and the appropriations for
the same period were $3.50, $685. The debt
was thus increased to 1922, AZ, but this en-
tire debt, with an amount almost equal to
1t for the Home Mission Society, has since
been paid. The Baptist churches of Indiana
have given for this cause $3,5344S or $9656
less than the previous year. 1t should not
be forgotten that While there is a decrease
of less than 800 for this work, they gave
an extra $500 for the missionary debts 1t
has been a wonderful year for Indiana Bap-
lists and this great society, notwithstanding
the hard times. "Out of Debt--Yet in Debt"
was the subject of a paper by Rev. c. E.
w. Dobles, of Indianapolis. Rev. c. w.
Chadwick, of Bedford, delivered an address
on 'Encouragements from Past Achieve
ments."
The afternoon session was given largely
to womans missions. Mrs. E. G. Stimson
presented the report on womans foreign
missions Some special work has been done
during the year by Miss Yates, a returned
missionary who lives at Goshen; Miss Flora
Ayers, a missionary of Mondalay, Burmah,
who IS in this country on leave of absence,
and Miss Cora Spear, of Franklin, who
sailed this week for the foreign field. Mrs.
Morgan, Of Indianapolis, also travelled dur
ing two months of the year and attended
annual meetings. One missionary-Miss
Parrott-is supported in the foreign field by
the contributions from the children's bands
The Woman's Home Mission meeting was
one Of the largest of the convention, all
standing room being taken. Miss Rose Glenn
Webster q missionary of Salt Lake City
Utah, was the leading speaker.