The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-04
MISSION WORK At HOME
POINTS FROM REPORTS MADE TO
THE CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY.
Proceedings of the United Brethren
General Conference and Other
Religious Bodies.

SARATOGA, N. Y, June 3.-Gen. o. ..
Howard presided at the second session of
the Congregational Home Missionary So
siety's seVenty-first anniversary to-day
There was an extended general discussion
relative 10 the financial condition of the
society, which has been considerably al
fected by the business depression during
the past year. Secretary Washington
Choate, of New York city, read d paper
entitled Fixed Factor in Home Mission. -
Addresses were made by Superitendents A.
K. Wray, of St. Louis; Harmon BrosS, OF
Lincoln, Neb.; f. II. Ashman, of Albu-
querque, n. NJ; Rev. Nehmeith Boynton,
D. D., of Detroit, and Rev. H. H. Kelsey,
OF Hartford, Conn.
Secretary Choate said it was the purpose
of his paper to look along the lines that run
through the seventy-c.ae years of the home
missionary field and ~ that amid all the
change the great prime. res remain. Among
other things he said Let the menace of
our cities in their masses all untouched by
gospel light or saving grace, the old world
hordes still coming and bringing their
bigOtry, degradation and illiteracy; the
great areas of our land-let these condi-
tons stand before our vision, and the need of
the Nation as d present factor in home mis-
Continuing, he said it was the organized
body Of Christian believers that did the
constructive work in the Christian up-build-
ing of the Nation, and 1t was the work of
this society to organize such bodies. That
patriotism whose dominant factor is a rec
ognized divine purpose in this country's flu
ture alone could overcome the national
problems whose signs are so clearly visible
to-day, Although PUBLIC benefaction, to
philanthropic educational and benevolent
purposes were of grand dimensions, yet the
agencies of the church missionary languish
under crippled finances.
Rev. Superintendent T. w. Jones traced
the history story Of OF a. movement among 3h the
tennial OF which is to be observed June y.
The whole district has 10 churches, with
about $4,000 members-English, Welsh,
Scandinavian, German and SlaV.
Rev. l.. P. Broad of Topeka, Kan, SUI
perintendent for Kansas, said there were
ISL Congregational churches in Kansas,
with 1900 members, 100 church buildings
and "a self-supporting churches.
Additional remarks on working mission
airy fields We're made by Superintendent
A K. Wray, of Missouri; Dr. Harmon
New Mexico, and by w. II Thrall, of HUI
ron, S. d; T. W. Jones, Of Philadelphia,
and T. G. Frassie, of Ashland, wis.
The closing session of the seventy-first
anniversary was held tonight Addresses
We're made by Rev. John L. Scudder, of
Jersey City. n; J., and, Rev. A. H., Brad
ford, of Montclair, n. j. General Howard
also spoke. The selection of the next place
Of meeting was left to the executive com
mittee, to be announced later. Either
Hartford, Conn, or Detroit, Mich, will in
all probability be selected.
Tonight Rev. Frank 7. Bayley, of Den
YER offered resolutions, which were unan-
imouSly adopted, expressive Of the utmost
confidence in the operations, conduct and
management of the society. Announced
during May, 1886, the receipts of the society
were $500, but during May, 1897, just ended,