The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-18

ty-six are native helpers. The income Cor
the last year exceeds S106, 900.
In India work is carried on at six centers.
The gospel IS preached, the sick are healed.
the ignorant are taught and the destitute
are fed and clothed. There are hospitals,
dlspensarles, orpharages and a leper asy-
lum. me workers do not confine their Ia
bors 10 one place. they go out into the
towns and villages and seek out the people
in their homes. In this year of famine and
pestilence they have given work to the
starving as far as they were able. They
have taken charge of several government
orphanages and aided in distributing food
and seed grain to the farmers In Japan
there are nfteen places where the gospel
is preached. Homes, schools and chapels
have been built. Workers are being trained
for service and Christian literature has been
scattered far and near The missionaries
preach wherever they find opportunity; they
visit the people in their homes and receive
visits from them; they teach the Englsh
Bible and do everything in their power TO
win the Japanese to the faith of the gospel
Of Christ. China has nine centers OF
evangelism. There are two hospitals, three
dispensaries, six schools and five homes
over 15,O00 patients are treated annually.
The gospel is preached in hundreds of places
outside the cities in which missionaries live.
Work has been going on in Turkey since the
year 1879. Over one thousand converts are
of manifold difficulties and discouragements.
The work in Africa has just begun.
:, The officers of the society are; Presldent'
]. A. LORD, Cincinnati; L. L. Brown, Ham
ilton. O.: George A. Miller, Covington, KY,
and 1. ]. Spencer, Lexington, KY; record
treasurer ire w ". S. Dickinson Cincinnati; cor
responding secretary, A. Mclean, Cincin-
natl; financial secretary, f. M. Rains, Gin
cinnati; auditor, Joseph f. Wright Cincin-
natl.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Among the first things at the morning
session to-day will be the announcement of
the standing committees, which are as fol-
lows:
Order of Business-F M. Rains, Ohio; L.
G. Mcpherson, New York; H. K. Pendleton,
Kentucky; W. E. Ellis Tennessee. rnd,ano.
Carey e. Morgan, Minnesota ID. d. Boyle,
Kansas; Russell Everest, Ohio; B. H. Wit
on Europe. NJ Van Horn, Ohio; w. f.
Richardson, Missouri; w. j. Love, Ken
lucky; w. B. Taylor, Illinois; c. G. Nc
on chinaMI. n. Mccosh, Iowa; H. A. Nc
Donald, Missouri; H. d. Maker Virginia.;
J, w. Vawter, Nebraska; w. H. Hanna
On Turkey-J H. Hardin, Illinois, w. ].
Russell Michigan; F. NJ Biddle, West Vir-
GINA; o. H. Phillips, Pennsylvania; Mrs. G.
On India--Simpson Ely Missouri S. L.
Darse New York; Granville Jones, Texas;
Z. NJ. Ragland, Arkansas; DR.. II. Gerould,
On Japan-W. p. Aylesworth, Nebraska;
L. B. Pickerill, Illinois; H. c. Bowen North
Carolina; Ashley Johnson, IenneSSees ~. L.
Spiegle, Alabama.
on Africa-W. j. Shannon, Pennsylvania;
DR.. j. G. Carter, Ohio; Charles p. Kane,
Illinois; r. NJ. Giddens, Tennessee; w. II.
Cord, Kentucky.
THE PROGRAMME.
The programme for to-day and tomorrow
is as follows:
Monday Morning-S:45, Bible study 1.-THE
Scriptural Basis of Missions" G. l.. Lock
hart; 9:15, prayer service; 10, annual report;
u:20, Thanksgiving service for the 100000,
led by F. M. Rains; 11:50, announcements;
II, adjournment.
Afternoons, devotional exercises; 2:90,
address, The Minister'S Attitude toward
Missions" c. B. Newman; 8. song; $40, ad-
dress, "Children's Day and Missions w. @.
Payne; $40, report OF committee on China;
$3.50, address, Taking the Offering" w. r.
Lloyd; APO, report of committee on India;
4:30, report Of committee on nominations;
adjournment.
Evening" praise and prayer; 7:SO, adj
dress. THE Divine DESIRE c. S. Medbury;
s, address, THE Purpose of God in the
Ages Fl. w. Everest; 8, adjournment.
Tuesday Morning-8:45, Bible study, Mis-
sions in the Apostolic Church." G. B. De-
" eese; 9:15, song and prayer; $50, report of
committee on Africa, report of committee
on Turkey, report of committee Euro
pean missions: 1890 address, ''Triumphs of
1.-The College as a Promoter of Missions
w. p. Aylsworth; 1880, miscellaneous; II,
adjournment.
Tuesday Evening, Joint Session., prayer
service; 7:30, address, THE Christian Con-
ffict and Conquest in Asia DR.. John Henry
Barrows; $50, address, "Our Present OPP
portunity," Benjamin Bushrod Tyler.