The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14

secretary. treasurer. and committee on leaf
! let's residents address, Statement con
! corning missionary social unions, Mrs.
! Catherine f. Lindsay, Illinois. A message
| from our colored sisters. Mrs J. 9. Graves,
| Kentucky. Prayer service, for missionaries
ana missions, conducted by Mrs. A. +.
| Frost, Ohio.
Friday Afternoon-Devotional services.
conducted by Mrs. l. A. Conklin, New York:
Young peoples department, (a), report OF
natonal superintendent. Miss Matte
w GiJd e,r ~ adaTess lt rs Sr Liye
Alchigan. A workers conference led by
Miss Lura Y. Thompson Devotional service,
conducted by Miss Sallie A. Batterton,
Friday Evening-Praise service. conducted
by Mrs A. NJ. Haggard, Iowa Address,
NJ. on the Young, Miss Birdie Farrar, Nir-
glnia. Address, Mrs. Jennie EncelL New
York.
Saturday Mornirg-Bible study. con-
Quoted by @. Z. Coler, Michigan. Report of
committee on educational work, Ms. j. II.
Garrison, Missouri. Report OF committee on
india Miss Rebel Writers, Florida. Report
of committee on Jamaica Mrs. c. c. Smith,
OHIO. Report of committee on work in
Mexico, Miss Grace Carlton, Texas. Report
Of committee on the West Miss Annette
Newcomer, Iowa. Address. Bible Chair"
9. p, Coler. Short talks by workers from
the field. Devotional service. conducted by
Mrs. Carey +. Morgan, Minnesota.
PROVIDING FOR DELEGATES.
The local committees having charge of the
arrangements for the convention and the
entertainment of the delegates are all busily
engaged. Accommodations for 1900 visitors
have been secured, and it is stated that dele
gates have been assigned to nearly all these
places. The number that have thus secured
quarters in advance is about four hundred
greater than at the last convention, which
was held at Springfield AS fast the dele
gates arrive in the city the reception COM
mittee will conduct them to the English Lu-
theran Church, where they will be assigned
quarters and afterward taken to their tenn
porary abodes The members of the recep-
ton committee will wear white caps and
have pressed into service about fifty boys,
who will act as pages. The pulpit commit
tee has almost completed the assignment of
ministers for the various churches on sun
day, when many of the other denomina-
tional churches will hold their pulpits at the
service of the visitors. On Sunday afternoon
arrangements nave been maze Tor union
communion service at Tomlinson Hall, at
which Rev. ID. r. Lucas will preside. as
sisted by the pastors and deacons of the
various Christian churches in the city. Ad-
dresses will be made by Rev. /. ]. Spencer,
of Kentucky, and Jabez Hall, of Butler Col
lege. The chorus of three hundred voices
which will render the music at the hall next
week Is holding rehearsals at the Central
Church, under the dictatorship OF PROFESSOR
t. w. S. Belcher. 1t is developing good
qualities and will make very creditable
deliberately decorated, it being the intention
to have quite a number of portraits dis
played, notably of Alexander Campbell, one
of the fathers of the church; James A. Gar
field, who was a minister of the Christian
Church; Isaac Errett the founder OF the
Christian Standard, and O. "A. Burgess, VINO
was the husband of the president of the g.
w. B. NJ and a noted minister. Among
the prominent men expected next week IS
Booker II. Washington, who will speak
Wednesday night in the interest of the Ne
Decentralization SOcIptV.'
ship of the local committees is as follows:
Executive committee--Rev. b. A. jenkins,
Samuel Ashby. secretary; Rev. John A.
Pounds Howard Gale, ]. r. Ryan, Rev.
D. r. Lucas. Rev. E. P. Wise, Charles f.
Entertainment Committee-Rev. E. P.
Wise, chairman; Howard Gale. B. w Cole,
Rev. George II. Clark, Rev M; F. Womsa oi6'
Mrs. Hattie Peake. Rev: R. W. Clymae9r'
Rev. H. Henderson, George ". ArbucKle,
simeon Frazier AmSs clifford :, H gnSl,o4 l.
Mrs. Col Gray and Miss Sidener.
Reception Committee-Rey. John A.
PgundS ahairmam MISS Graves ay Miss Ber
tina Negley Mrs. ]. M. DUNCAN, Mrs A. G.
Ward, Miss Cora Roberts. Miss Lillian Car
yer Samuel Ashby George en- N; Henderson,
Weaver and DR.. ]. H. Brill.
Music .Commttee-Charles f. Kennedy,
chairman; NJ. e. Elston. Gussie Brown, III.
E. Hadley Mrs. W. d. Smith, Mrs. Nettie
Senior. Laura Stark, Carey Ward, Mrs.
Lulu Ward, Mrs d. Grace Blount, Mrs Eva
Goodykoontz. J. A. Mutt, Miss Eftie Ar
buckle
Pulpit Committee-Rev. f. p. Wise,
chairman; John r. Pounds, 3. A. Jenkins,
D. r. Lucas, A. l.. Orcutt, II. L. Hender-
son, G. H. Clark ]. c. Burkhardt, j. NJ
Garfield, r. w. Clymer and M. f. Wo-
mack.
Press Committeeman. D. r. Lucas,
chairman; Hilton IT, Brown, Miss Emma
Mckenzie, Lewis Ludlow and Herbert
Hunt.
Decorations Committee. r. Ryan,
Committee on Ushers-L. H. Clifford,
chairman; Joseph r: Morgan. W. A.
Dobyins, Smith Strickland, r. B. Grover,
Morton BanZhOf
The entertainment committee announced
last night that it had already received
more than 1,500 applications for accommo-
dations, and it desires the members of the
churches to come at once to their relief
by agreeing to take more delegates.