The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20


of depression 1t shows an offering of for
ty-three cents per member. This Is COM
paratiyely good when we consider the rela-
tive location of our people and their mar
velous growth, with many new and unde-
veloped members. Our other forms or be-
nevoIence are still in their infancy. Among
| them we might mention our board of min
| isterial relief. This board has raised near
| ly $4,000, and has brought happiness and
| cheer to many worthy and needy homes.
| Our Orphans Home In St. Louis has cared
! for nearly two hundred children. has eighty
| children in it now. and has raised nearly
$4,000 for their support. These two So
cietes are worthy. They deserve your
prayers, and must have your financial sup
| port. We also have an Orphans Home in
| louisville. KY, that is doing much to care
| for the Masters little ones.
! Our schools had their struggles during
| the four years of depression we have just
| passed. No men among us are making
! such Sacrifices the teachers in our col
! degree of prosperity Nothing unusual has
| occurred except the change of several pres
idents. and that Eureka College, Eureka,
| ILL.,. has about raised 100000 endowment.
| In conclusion, your secretary would rec
| ommend the following:
THAT our state boards be earnestly re-
| quested to report the statistics of their
| congregation through the minutes OF their
| state conventions.
cure accurate statistics during the years
! of 1893 and 1899 that we may be prepared
! to aid the census enumeration of the United
| States in 1900 in securing accurate statis-
| tics from our people.
| THAT the action of our missionary So
| cieties in sending out 10000 copies of the
/ Year Book be heartily commended, and
that this policy be continued in the fu-
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
i Mrs. A. A. Forrest will present the fol-
| lowing report of the Board of Education
showing that good deal of fundamental
work has been done during the year and
| that plans are being laid for important work
during the coming year. Last year policy
was outlined for the raising of money for
the establishment of professorships on Bible
study in different colleges, but the secretary
appointed by the board to raise the money
found it impossible to do so without directly
competing with the interests of the other
boards, and for that reason the board has
| decided to Law aside, for the present at least,
the plan of raising money by direct appeal
| to the churches and to devote itself to the
work of agitation, seeking only funds sur
! ficient to meet this need. The agitation
| will be carried on by means of q published
! bulletin devoted to the cause of education
among the Disciples. The report also spoke
| of the educational conference held at Butler
an attendance of an average OF four dele
| gates from each of the church colleges, pc
sides about forty preachers One Of the chi mel
values Of the conference is the COORDINATION
| Of interests of all the colleges.
! Many of the colleges reported increased
endowment during the year, notably Eu-
| feka, winch mas mace ID SOOu ICtOIu III ltiio
| line. Through the I'M 'ative taken by the
| board a Bible school ] IS been established
| in connection with Butt College. The board
| early in the year suggested the names OF g.
! A. Jenkins r. e. Pounds, Il. T. Sweeney, j.
| II. MacNeil and E. z. Wise to act as a
committee to arrange for the establishment
/ of such a school, The board Is very glad
to say that this committee did its work so
| efficiently that the Bible school has been
established and Jabez Hall secured as dean
| The school began it's work Sept. 81, with
very promising outlook.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS.
j. z. Tyler superintendent of the Chris
| tan Endeavor, will make report of his
society, which in part is as follows:
Christian Endeavor has become a world
| encircling movement. On Feb. z 1881, IT'S
! first society was organized; there are now
sc, 7S0 societies in all the world, with a total
| membership of three millions. England mas
1926 societies; Australia, 2,l24; Scotiand,
1873; Wales, 81; Ireland, 1G9; FRANCE, IS;
| Germany 80; the West Indies. 63; Mexico.
| 100; Africa, 81; Madagascar, SO; Turkey, Il;
China, SO; India, 25O The rapidly with
| which the movement continues to spread,
| and the readiness with which it adjusts
itself to varying conditions, Jstfy US IN
ments of our day. OF its 50,7S0 societies,
80 $50 are in the United States; $3.50 in Can
ada; 1913 are in foreign lands, ana there
| are 81 societies on the seas.
| The Disciples of Christ rank third as TO
| the numerical rank of the denominations In
| this country, numbering 320S Young Peo-
pies Societies and 1922 junior.
| Mr. Tyler says that arrangements are
| being made by which the G. W. b. nj. will
| take charge of the junior societies, of
| which societies SAG make offerings to the
| work, the amount contributed being $3,9ll.3 81
| this year. There are two missionary days
| in the Christian Endeavor calendar one
| being the first Sunday in February, when
| contributions are made to the Foreign Mis-
| sionary Society, and the Sunday railing
/ nearest to Oct. H. Forefathers day, when
the American Missionary Society receives
The report of r. H. Waggener, of Kan
/ sas City, the national superintendent OF
| Bible school work. which will be made TO-
| day, says that it is generally conceded that
| the Church Of Christ has been doing the
| most aggressive Sunday school work of any
| church in the land. However, there is a
| large desire on the part of superintendent
| and teachers for better help and better
| work. There are 5000 schools in the coun-
| try, $4,000 teachers and officers and not far
/ from 100000 names enrolled in the schools.
| The majority of the schools contribute to
| some one or more OF the missionary enter
| prises. For some time the schools have been
| giving nearly one-third of the contribution
| to the foreign work
| The board Of negro education and evan
| gelization will make its seventh annual re-
| port to-day. The president of the board is
| r. l.. Powell of Louisville, and the
| responding secretary. G. G. Smith, of Akron,
| O. The board has three schools under it's
| charge the Southern Christian Institute at
| at Nashville, and the Louisville Christian
| Bible School. The report of the board shows
| receipts for the past year of $1,35062; dis
| bursementS of $6,609.94 and a balance on
| hand of $1195.S3. Including sums raised by
| evangelists and other sums for the self
| support of the schools, the total receipts
/ reached $11, 64.20. This is a gain of $416. The
| annual Offering which was taken two days
| before the election, showed a falling off
| due, says the board. to the political excite
| ment