The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

form Church Mr. Moffat will be given a
reception by the convention tomorrow. He
Is the leading 5Outherner endeavoring to
secure union of the young people of the
southern and Northern churches and the
pan Tor such union, which has been in
dorsed by the general committees OF both
sides, will be laid before the institute to-
DAY. The S0uthernerS are receiving
hearty welcome by all the delegates and
the amalgamation of the young peoples
societies of the North and South is an
evidence of the overthrow of sectional
strife and will perform its part toward
fuller establishment of the era of good
feeling between the parts of the country
estranged by war.
Another church that is endeavoring to
form union with the institute is the Hol-
land Reform Church, which numbers 10000
Gommunicants in New York, New Jersey
Iowa and Michigan. Rev. Henry Wander
west, of Grand Rapids, is the delegate OF
the church to the present convention.
During the day the entire personne9II OF
the general committee arrived as well as
all the other officials of the convention
These leaders put up at the Den1son to-
gether with the various speakers on the
programme. Many college presidents and
prominent divines of the church are also
assigned quarters at this hotel. The hold
ing Of conferences was thus much faclll-
tated and during the day the general COM
mittee held several sessions. Though very
little could be learned Of what transplred
at these meetings, yet it is safe to say that
they were perfectly harmonious.
DIR. WISHART TO BE PRESIDENT.
Though the committee as a nominating
body selected officials of the convention
and five members of their own body, the
names of the nominees were not given out.
1t was learned, however that Dr. Charles
F. Wishart, of Allegheny Pa, is the NOM
inee for president, to succeed John G.. Quay.
of Denver that Miss Ella Collins, of Chi
cago, is the nominee for recording secre-
tary and Orville Wilson, of Tar6io, Mo,
for press secretary.
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clean-cut and fOrCible young man. He de-
clared to Il reporter that he knew the con-
VentIon would be a success spiritually as
Well as numerically on account or cove
nant entered into last year at Omaha, by
which every delegate then present bound
himself to pray every Saturday evening
throughout the year for the success of the
Indianapolis convention. Il have been
talking with a large number of the dele
gates and l find that the covenant has been
strictly kept.
Dr. Wshart, who will likely be the new
president, is much interested in eVangelist1c
work in the cities. He said yesterday that
the church is taking more decided stand
along this line than ever before: we are
actually reaching the people he said.
our methods consist in house-to-house
Visitations and also in street meetings in
Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis and San
Francisco. One feature that greatly assists
US in our work is our psalm-slnging music.
An active man about the Denlson is }. T.
Tracy, the chairman of the general COM
mittee who this year viii be succeeded by
Rev 7. c. AchisOn. Mr. Tracy is a most
enthusiastic parsonage. he says there
never was better managed convention,
nor u more compact church than the
United Presbyterian, nor more beautiful
town than indianapolis. All we neeC
now" he exclaimed, lis the Holy Ghost,
and that will come"
Among the notable arrivals of the day
was Rev. w. J. Wishart the secretary OF
the junior organization. Mr.. Wishart is
pastor of a church in Allegheny, and it was
in his congregation in 1890 that the first
junior society was formed. In 1894 Mr..
WiShart was elected by the institute to
take charge of organizing the little ones,
and now the number of junior societies is
25S with a membership of l0,440. The
institute, but none of them have come as
delegates, and this is natural, as children
from six to fifteen years of age have not
as yet shown sufficient precoc1ty to at
tend national conventions.
w. j. Stewart, treasurer of the organ1Za-
ton. was q prominent figure in the lobby
of the Denison. MIR. Stewart states that
the fund for defraying the expenses of
the society was obtained chiefly by assess
ment of cents on each member. This fund
is found to be sufficient, together with such
contributions as are usually made.
DR. w S. Owens who is secretary or the
board of home missions, states that the
church has some 200 missions over the
country and that he has come to the con-
vention not as a delegate but merely to
catch the spirit of the occasion:
Among those who are receiving consldf
cradle attention is Rev. w. j. Mccoy, OF
Chicago. Dr. Meloy is the oldest PreSby-
terrain pastor in the lake city, q city which
contains seven United Presbyterian
Churches The delegation from Chicago
numbers about 800.