The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
WlNONA PARK OPENING
FOREIGN MISSIONARIES TODAY IN
ACCURATE THE SEASON.
Distinguished Presbyterians Who
VIII Take Part i'm the Exercises
baptist Anniversaries.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINONA PARK, Ind, May 1.-THE pro-
gramme at Winona will open tomorrow
with the conference of missions, to be held
under the direction of the National Board
of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian
Church. To this conference have been in
vited all foreign missionaries and candi-
dates, all synodical and presbyterial chair
men or members of foreign missionary
committees who may be commissioners to
the Presbyterian General Assembly and
representatives from all the woman's
boards and womans synodical and pres
byterial societies. The conference is
result of the foreign missionary con-
ference held in connection with the
General Assembly at Saratoga last year
and is for the purpose of increasing interest
and the sense of responsibility in the cause
of missions among the various presby
teries and synods. About two hundred
representatives are expected to be present.
There will be four sessions of the con-
ference, one on Tuesday afternoon and a
morning, afternoon and evening session on
Wednesday. The meetings will be held in
the assembly room of the new AIinnewa-
wan Inn.
Among the distinguished people who will
address the conference and lead the dis
cussions on the various missionary topics
are: Rev. c. B. McAfee, Park College,
Mo-; Re +. Duncan Brown, Tarkio, Mo-;
Rev. HIT Ater Corbett Chefoo China; Rev.
H. w. Hubert Cleveland; Rev. c. l..
Work, Cincinnati; Rev. H. G. Denison,
McCourt, o.; Rev. Howard Agnew Pohn-
son, Chicago; Rev. H. S. Butler, Blairs-
town, N. j.; Rev. Thomas Marshall, field
secretary; Rev Arthur j. Brown and Rev
w 8 MlrQuiS Rock Island I'll Pew Fl O
Minton, San Francisco. Two distinguished
women who will take an important part in
the conference are Mrs. S. c.. Perkins, preSi-
dent of the Philadelphia woman's board,
and Mrs. d. B. Wells, of FIT. Wayne, prin-
eipal of the Western Seminary. The Rev:
Frank f. EllinWood, general secretary of
the New York foreign board. will preside
over the sessions of the conference.
Complete arrangements have been made
at Warsaw for the entertainment of all
visitors and commissioners to the General
Assembly who cannot be accommodated at
the grounds. An enthusiastic meeting of
citizens held at the courthouse Saturday
night resulted in securing ample accom-
mediation for all who are expected to at
tend. Private families signitied their will
lingness to take care of guests during the
assembly and, together with the quarters
reserved st the various hotels 1900 people
can thus be cared for in Warsaw. An office
has been established at the Warsaw Pres
byterian Church in charge of Professor
Egner. The ministers OF warsaw, IRE
spective of denomination, have agreed to
stay at this office during the first few days
of the assembly and assist in caring for
incoming visitors. People arriving in War
saw and not caring to take chances of Sc
curing accommodations at Winona can go
direct to the church and be assigned az
once to comfortable quarters. Trains will
be run on the Pittsburg, Fit. Wayne q
Chicago, to the grounds and return every
twenty minutes at fare of 10 cents for
the round trip The arrangement calls for
thirty-eight trains each day, except Sun
day. between 1880 a. m. and 1890 p. M.
The trains will be made up of from five
fo tan demands.
service was to have begun to-day but
there seems to be no necessity for it until
tomorrow, as the people have not yet be-
gun to arrive ,
Every effort is being made to perfect all
the arrangements for visitors at Winona
and it begins to look as if everything would
be in readiness. The Winona Hotel will
begin it's dining room service tomorrow,
the Mnnewawan Inn is expected to be
ready Thursday and the new cafe Will be
in condition by Wednesday to serve 1000
meals day The weather has moderated
and nature promises to give the visitors as
bountiful a greeting as the custodlanS OF
eating and sleeping arrangements.