The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-21
WORK OF MISSIONARIES
DETAILED BY DELEGATES TO TWO
CHURCH CONVENTIONS.
Proceedings of the Episcopal Mission
AIRY Council and the American
Missionary Association.

business of the Episcopal Missionary Coun-
Gil to-day. The Rev. Mr.. Paddock, repre-
senting the Church Students Missionary
Association, was introduced. The Rev.
Paddock is a son of Bishop Paddock, of
Washington. He spoke on the work of the
church students and asked the council for
aid to forward the movement among the
students.
Rev. Mr.. Sanford, of Oklahoma, spoke
with regard to the work of the church
aInong the Indians in that Territory and in
the Indian Territory. He said there were
fifteen thousand Indians and only a very
small and inadequate missionary force, one
that did not by any means cover the work
to be done.
Bishop Tuttle announced that the Rev. G.
A. Christensen, who was to deliver a paper
on THE Prayer Book as a Missionary
Agent" was unable to be present His
paper, which was read, stated that the
PRAYER book was simply a book and not a
living thing. He believed that next to the
Bible it was the most important work in
church literature.
Bishop Whipple called attention to the i'm
portance of the trip to Nashotah, where the
remains of DR.. Brock will be inferred, and
then branched off INFO description of Rev.
Carstensens paper on the prayer book as
a missionary work He spoke in favor of
the effect of the book and gave a number
of instances where the inspiration of some
Of the best and ablest workers of the
church had been derived from it.
The Rev. w. v. Tunnel. colored man,
read a strong paper on missionary work
among colored people The speaker said it
was time the church adopted q method OF
conducting this branch of it's missionary
work that would fit and harmonic with the
facts involved. He scored the present
methods as being out of date and not doing
all that should be done by the church in
behalf of the colored race. He concluded
by saying more scope should be given to
the race and they should be treated more
as men and no longer as slaves.
1t is predicted by well-posted delegates
that the Rev. Mr.. Tunnels paper will be
the cause of warm controversy before the
subject is settled. There are no colored
bishops in the Episcopal Church in America,
and it is evident from the position taken
that the colored church commissioners have
concluded that the time has come when
they should be recognized.
Bishop Worthington, of Nebraska, intro
duced resolutions on the report of the
women's auxiliary.
Rev Dr. Abbott, brother of the famous
divine, DIR. Lyman Abbott, seconded and
| managers report. He stated that the mis-
sionary board had $50 900 communicates and
| including children, the number amounts to
| three millions.
| One of the resolutions on the board OF
managers report caused a lively discussion
1t was to the effect that the board of man
| ayers should instruct all the ministers tC
| help to build up the circulation of the Off
| cial paper-The Spirit of Missions. The
| resolution was rot adopted.
| 'The afternoon session was brought to a
| close by the report of Rev. William Cabe
| Brown, missionary in Brazil. The speaker
/ til
| Brazil and made earnest plea for more
| workers in that field
American Missionary Association.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 2O.-Tht
morning session of the American Missionary
Association was mostly devoted to reports
and addresses on the work. Rev. G. Hunt.
ington, of Carleton College, Mortified
Mimi, chairman of the committee or
Chinese missions in this country, detailed
the scope and character of the work, which
| he said, received only one-twenty-ffth o.
| the associations income. but nevertheless OF
! this slender amount had accomplished
much. Almost 500 conversions had beer
made IN three years, and the remarkable
! feature OF the work was that these converts
| became not passive Christians, but workers
| contributing money and labor to the cause
| of foreign missions in China.
president Eaton, of BelOit College re
| ported Indian work as exceedingly success
| ful with 600 scholars but the Oahe school:
| will be temporarily suspended for lack 81
| funds.
Rev Cornelius H. Patton, of Duluth, re
| ported on Southern educational work
| which, he said, in spite of retrenchmen
| necessary owing to the falling off of lega
| cies, had closed year of splendid work
| 1t had sustained great educational sys
! tenn of six colleges, forty-four norma
| embracing over 1900 students. The Ameri
| can Missionary Association, he declared
| was the greatest agency that stands be
| tween the negro race in this country and
| bondage scarcely less tolerable than slav
| cry.
Womnn's Home missionary Society.
| BALTIMORE Oct. 20.-The sixteenth an
nual meeting of the Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church began here this morning in the
Fayette-street Methodist Episcopal Church
and will last a week. About two hundred
delegates from every State in the Unior
are present. Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk, of New
York, the president of the society, called
it to order this morning, after which devo-
| tional exercises We're held. Mrs. r. S
| Rust, of Cincinnati, corresponding secre-
/ tary. read her report. She advocated ar
whicb there is ce Goo me motk IL
| homes. She recommended that a separate
| superintendent of deaconess work be APP
/ pO1Hleu SHe SAID tnaJ the society mac
| raised $25O0,O00 in seventeen years. that il
| had sent $l.450000 out to the various
| branches of its work in cash, and that il
| had sent $750.000 worth of supplies to poor
| ministers. She advocated the adoption OF
| the tithing system, in accordance with
which the members of the society should
| set apart one-tenth of their income for the
| church.
| The treasurer, Mrs. d. l.. Williams OF
! Delaware, o., reported receipts of Sl32
S27.69 and expenditures of $127, 96G 80, leaving
/ a balance of 81, S5S.27. The treasurer report
| ed nine requests received during the year
| aggregating So 0S0.64 The report was re.
ceived with applause.
New Confession of Faith Rejected
CHICAGO, Oct 20.-Tne Meridian Comics
sion of Faith of the Universalist Church
proposed two years ago and up for ratifica.
ton to-day before the biennial General Con.
ference, was rejected by an almost unani
nous vote, but one delegate of the ninety.
fession of Faith afterward proposed
which likewise failed of passage The vote
stood 20 for to 81 against but as there were
twelve not voting the necessary two-thirds
requirement was not met and the substitute
was lost. The church now stands with It's
old Confession of Faith.
Liberal Congress of Religions.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 20.-The LIBERIA
Congress of Religions reassembled to-day
The first paper read was by Rev. Anna
J. (.arlin Cneprar DaStor af fhA St Raj