The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-22


composed of a. j. Myhr, H. Il Willett and
r. Moffett. The discussion of this report
extended into the afternoon session. AS
finally adopted ii was as folows:
The committee to which were referred the
recommendations of the board and superin-
tendents calls attention to the following
recommendations of the A. c. NJ S., pre-
sented by the acting board, viz:
THAT the work of the Board of Negro
with the work of the American Christian
Missionary Society on the following terms:
% That separate boards be maintained for
tho administrator or both works just as
heretofore. o. That the two collections be
made one. O. That with the exception Of
special funds given to some special purpose,
the general board receive 50 per cent of the
income, and the Board of Negro Education
and CHARACTERIZATION 20 per cent. (5) That
all common expenses shall be met out of
the common fund. 1t is hoped that this
plan Of union will, by reducing the number
of general collections succeed in enlisting
the interest Of all our churches more in
this work, and result in the advancement
of the work Of both boards
We approve the above recommendations
g We call attention to the following
recommendations of the statistic secretary,
which we approve: That our state boards
be earnestly requested to report the stats
tics OF their congregations through the min
utes of their state conventions. That an
earnest effort be made to secure adequate
statistics during the years of 1888 and 1899
that we may be prepared to aid the census
enumerator of the United States in 1900 in
securing accurate statistics from our people.
acting board the plan of publishing a cheap
edition of the year book including only
few necessary features, that this edition be
sent out as one issue OF the American
Home Missionary"
T. I'VE recommend that the report of the
committee on Bible school work read by
the superintendent, and herewith submitted
to the convention, receive favorable consid-
GRAFTON.
g. 1--WE recommend that the recommended
tions of the superintendent of Christian En-
deavor be adopted viz: ID That so far
as may seem best the state superintendent
be appointed by state missionary conven-
tons at their Christian EndeaVor session
and that these superintendent and state
boards cooperate in their common work;
the superintendent reporting regularly to
the board quarterly, the evangelists aiding
the superintendent. t2.) That hereafter in
preparing the programme for the general
Christian missionary convention 1t be so ar
ranged that we may have mass meetings
in the interest of Christian Endeavor and
Sunday school work
6. I'VE take pleasure in commencing the
work of the several boards and superin-
tendents as presented in their annual re-
ports and recommend their hearty approval
by the convention, ana a vote or thanKs
for their cheerful and faithful services:
The first recommendation given above
had clause in it providing that both sec
retaries Of the A G. NJ. S. and the negro
evangeization board shall be agents to
represent all the work of both boards be-
fore the churches. A substitute presented
by p. Y. Pendleton for this clause was
adopted, as follows:
of associate secretary of the American
Christian Missionary Society, and that the
said associate secretary be the correspond
ing secretary of the board of negro evan
gelization and education; that the secretary
of the A. G. NJ. S. and the associate secre-
tary act in fullest cooperation, ana be
agents to represent both boards and to fur
Their the work and interests of both boards
before the churches.
A part of the same item of the report,
which related TO the Inauguration Of Sun
day school rally for home missions on the
Sunday preceding Thanksgiving, known as
Americas day, was stricken out after long
discussion, the reason being that there is
already too great a multiplicity of obserV-
ance days. The vote on the proposition
A lengthy discussion was precipitated on
the fifth item in the report, which at first
provided for the holding of mass meetings
in the interest of Christian Endeavor and
Sunday-school work on Friday and Satur-
day at the opening of the annual conVen-
ton, thereby conflicting with the meetings
of the C. w. B. M The feeling finally pre-
vailed that the ladies should be consulted
in such a step and therefore the setting
was left with the managing boards of the
societies. The need of giving place to
the young people in the annual gathering
was dwelt upon by all the speakers, includ-
ing Mrs armstrong, of the G. W. b. NJ,
and it is probable that at the next gather
ing there will be simultaneous meetings of
various societies in order to hold the time
of the convention down to one weeks du-
ration. A resolution by W. F. Richardson
was also passed recommending tnaJ the re-
port of the Sunday-schoOl superintendent
be referred to the acting board for its con-
sideration. This closed the consideration Of
the report on recommendations.
The subject of setting uniform day
throughout the country for the taking of
a collection for state missions was the next
subject discussed. A memorial, drawn up
by B. l. Smith, r. Moffett c. G. Smith
and T. A. Abbott was presented. 1t was as
follows: 1.-The association of national Of
ficers do hereby memorialize the national
convention to appoint committee which
shall take into consideration the matter of
the appointment of day for state mis-
sions. which shall be aniform throughout
the United States We ask this committee
to consider all interests and report a year
hence" The memorial was adopted.
The Board Of Church Extension made
some recommendations which were
adopted. These recommendations provide
that catalogue of church buildings vary
ing in cost from a $1,000 mission chapel to
a building costing $4,000 be got out;
also that special endeavor be made by the
churches to raise the church extension fund
to $3.50 600 by 1900. The board urged par
ticularly that the September collection be
given earnest attention in the churches