The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-22
POWER SUCCEEDS DAVIS
NEW PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Chattanooga the Next Meeting Place
Delegates Say Their Kisses Were
Intended for Taggart.


annual convention that the Christian
Church holds Yesterdays session was held
in Roberts Park Church and was largely
given over to business matters. Warm dis
cussions occurred at times. particularly on
the choosing of the next place of meeting,
and upon propositions to take a collection
on the observance Of Forefathers' day for
home missions and to provide place on
the programme next year for the Christian
Endeavorers and the Sunday School AS
ISOLATION. Chattanooga, as forecasted in
yesterdays Journal, was chosen as the next
place of meeting, although Kansas City put
UP stiff fight for the meeting. The propo-
sition regarding the observance Of Fore
fathers day was defeated, and it was re-
solved to hold mass meetings next year
in the interest of the work of the Endeav-
orers and Sunday schools. The election Of
officers also took place.
The delegates are commenting freely on
the Taggart episode of Wednesday, and
while Editor j. A. Lord was holding the
mayor up to the opprobrium Of Christian
people was wrongly construed, as they
were in hearty accord with Mr.. Lords re-
marks. About one-half of the convention
the applause was intended for the speaker
and the Kisses for the ma or. The delegates
in large numbers yesterday wished to be
set right in the matter, and they want it
thoroughly understood that it was Mayor
Taggart for whom the Kisses were in
tended, and far from considering MIR.
Lords speech indiscreet they thought it
both timely and appropriate. During the
n Alnntf ion
traffic was reported by the committee on
resolutions and was adopted in a lJusng
manner. This resolution, owing to the
presence of the liquor dealers in the city
and the fusome welcome extended to them
by the mayor is regarded as very signifi-
cant Of the feelings of the Christian dele
gates.
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
The committee on nominations reported
in the morning, and its report was unani-
mously concurred in. The new president of
the American Society, chosen to succeed
M. w. Davis, of Dallas, Tex, is f. D.
Power of Washington, D. c. Mr.. Davis
has made model presiding officer and his
retirement is due only to the fact that the
society chooses a new president each year.
Mr.. Power is pastor Of the Garfield Me-
mortal Church, of which President Garfield
was an honored member. His is striking
personality. He is very handsome and in
tellectual in appearance and will make a
splendid presiding officer of the next con-
vention, as was demonstrated by the able
way in which he conducted the morning
symposium of Wednesday. The other Off
Gals elected are, in the main, the same as
those of the past year. The full report of
the committee, as adopted, is as follows:
For Members of the Acting Board-J. A.
Lord, f. z. Tingley 5. NJ Cooper, A; M.
H. T. Ogden L. Challen Fillmore, Russell
Errett B. w. WATSON, p. " Pendletor, H.
T. Loomis.
Smith. Cincinnati
Board of Church Extension-D. O. Smart,
r. Bryan I Iangston Becf%n se1 Fle W
Board of Negro Evangelization and Edu-
Stone, ]. p. Torbett and j. c. Sherley, of
Louisville, KY; w. S. Gltner, OF Eminence,
KY, ard George Darsie, of Frankfort, Ky.
Smith, Akron, Q.
Board of Ministerial Relief-F. NJ. Drake,
Des Moines; Ia; Joseph F. Corbett, LOUIS s
E. UGell, ST. Louis; Howard Gale, G. w.
Snider Amos Clifford and Simon Frazier,
of India napolis; A. NJ. Atkinson, of Wa
Board Of Education-w. D. McClintock,
E. V. collars, ]. H. Hardin, Q. 7. Morgan,
a; s; "A of Sundav SchooIsTKnox
superintendent of Christian Endeavor-J
Statistician-G. A. Hoffman.
President of the American Christian Mis-
sionary Society-The Rev. F. d. Power,
Recording Secretaries-T E. Cramblett,
George A. Miller, ]. M. Van Horn.
The names of the committee attached to
IL 1si- InIaV
B. Cary, f. F. Billiard, E. G. Browning and
Mr.. Goodacre The same committee made
the report favoring Chattanooga as the
next place of meeting. When the part of
the report relating to the next place of
meeting was offered j. i. Haley moved
the substitution of Kansas City for Chat
to get the floor at the same time. The de-
bate was a hot one, and the chair had
considerable difficulty in controlling the
convention. The chairman'S rulings We're
very fair. but after much time was de-
voted to the matter he entertained motion
for the previous question, which was car
ried despite some clamor on the part of a
Kansas City young man in the gallery. who
persisted in demanding an appeal from the
chairs decision. The amendment making
Kansas City the place OF meeting was de-
feated by a good majority, and the report
favoring Chattanooga was then enthusi-
asticaliy adopted.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The next business before the convention
was the consideration of the report of the
committee on resolutions, composed of F.
d. Power. j. Fl. Hardin, E. F. Borgess.. l.
w. Grisse and o. p. Spiegel The report
as adopted was as follows:
Resolved, That we acknowledge with
profound gratitude the goodness of Al
mighty God in the success which has
crowned our work during the past year,
in the preservation of the lives of our
missionaries and in the increasing liberality
of our people.
''That we tender our sincere thanks to our
brethren and friends in this good city who
have so generously cared for us, and to the
railroads and the press for courtesies re-
ceived.
THAT we believe every interest of the
family the church and worldwide missions
calls for the introduction of our religious
papers into every Christian home, and
day upon which our pulpits shall be in
vited to urge this as a duty upon every
member.
THAT we hereby place upon record our
conviction that the liquor traffic is the
deadliest evil that afflicts our people, that
intemperance is one of the most serious
obstacles to the evangelization of the
world, and that we declare our unalterable
hostility to the saloon as a disgrace to our
civilization and urge our preachers and
churches to resist by all means in their
power this abominaton of desolation
''That we indorse with all our hearts the
move to raise 000O0 for the work of the
American Christian Missionary Society the
coming year.
fences as our Orphans Home work now
being carried on in several of the States
is such as to warrant this convention in
hearing annually full reports from such in
situations. through its statistical secretary
THAT hereafter those attending this con-
vention be expected to entertain them
selves, the churches with which we meet
to secure hotel accommodations at the
most favorable rates