The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
THE SYNOD ADJOURNS
FALLING OFF IN ATTENDANCE THIS
YEAR FROM THAT OF LAST.
Temperance Political Resolution Laid
ON the Table-Baptist Com
ventiOn at Peru.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.


MUNCIE, Ind, Oct 12.-The annual meet
ing OF the Presbyterian Synod of Indiana
adjourned tonight to meet in Lafayette
next year. Business was rushed to-day as
it looked as if the body would be unable
to conclude the work Rev. D. E. William
son, of Lebanon, gave some interesting
ngures on foreign missionary work. The
contributions for the synod last year were
$lS,5O4 by districts, as follows: Crawfords-
vile, $2,sT1; Fort Wayne, $2,044; Indianapolis,
1898; Logansport, $751; Muncie, 81 ,2O3;
New Albany, 1919; Vincennes, 81, 1856; White
water, $l,6S5 Two-thirds of this was given
through the efforts of the women. The per
capita gift was 43 cents, as against 81 for
Kentucky 90 for Michigan and GA for Illi-
nois. outside of Chicago. The net gain was
$2,O61 DR.. Hannum, of India, stated that
decreased subscriptions had necesstated a
reduction in amount of territory work More
men skilled in the professional work are
needed in the field.
Trustees of Hanover College were elected
as follows: Hon. R. E. Purcell, of Vim
cennes and Rev. r. A. Stevenson, of Madi-
son, for four years, and Rev. j. L. Mckee,
of New Albany for two years. The report
on publication and Sunday school work was
made by Rev. G. w. Tyler, who stated that
Indiana Presbyterians seem to be working
in hearty cooperation in the twentieth
century movement, the idea of which is to
enroll 100000 new pupils in the Sunday
schools Of the country by 1860. He also
spoke of the financial showing as being
poorer than was anticipated.
An unusually warm discussion occurred
this morning over resolution presented by
Rev. Henry Little, of Mishawaka, chair
man of the temperance committee, indorsing
the action of the General Assembly at Port
land in 1892 in voting that all Presbyterians
be urged to vote for candidates who stand
first on the question of temperance. 1t was
laid on the table.
The Rev. G.. E. Davis, of Fort Wayne,
reported on systematic beneficences as fol-
lows: Home missions, $25,2.2; foreign mis-
sions,, $lS475; education, SLAP; Sunday
SCHOOLS, WIZ; church erection, 81 ,S01 minis
terial relief, $2,1z5; freedmans $2,9S7; col
leges, So, 900 or the last amount $40 900
was given by a Madison church member to
Hanover College.
The women have 173 missionary societies
and gave to this work $40, 767, and to for
eign missions $l7,160. H; c. DIN. national
home-mission treasurer, in New York, tele-
graphed that Indiana members personally
gave So 227.o0 last year. One of these do
nations was $l,OO0 from Simon Yandes, of
Indianapolis.
The Rev G. A. Mcintosh, of Kendallville,
for the Young Peoples Society. reported
that only one presbytery. VincenneS, is or
ganized. The committee was authorized
to have annual young peoples synods in
the future.
tees for next year were appointed. as fol-
lows: Home. missions, A. j: Alexander OF
Charlottesville; foreign missions. ID. r. Will
liamson education, Thomas Hughes, of Lo-
gansport; publication and Sunday school
work, A, ]. Work, Of Brookston; church
erection E. p Townsend OF Elkhart min
81 ri1l iaf q
freedmen's, ID. r. Burr, of Rockteld; tenn
perance, G. G. Parker. of Converse; aid of
Young Peoples societies, S. c. Hood, Of
Columbus.
The judicial committee reported in favor
of forever dropping the Laycock and Mar
reached by the presbyteries, was adopted.
The report showed that there are 1920
members of the church in the State, net
gain Of CSC over last year. Rev. w. j..
Frazier, of Brazil for the education COM
mittee reported that Indiana had to draw
on other States for ministers. There were
only thirty-seven new candidates last year.
George Yandes, Harry Milligan, W. II.
Hubbard were appointed trustees OF the
purposes. A donation of 5000 was voted
to the Fort Wayne Westminster College,
providing that the college raised It's debt
Rev. A. f. Ewers, of Darlington. reported
a decrease in donations for church cree
tions. the amount being $1Gs4.S4 Only 10
churches out of 1861 in the State gave money,
The ladies' aid societies donated in all
$1,000 for home and foreign mission work,
an increase of $1,000
DR.. w. P. Kane, president of Winona Col
lege in Chicago, reported that new iaddi-
ton had been built to the college with
money donated by this synod and it was
occupied mostly by young men from In
diana.
The attendance by presbytery was as fol-
lows: Fort Wayne, Z ministers. elder; In
dianapolis, 10 ministers, Z elders; Logans-
port minister's elder; Muncie 70 minis
ters elders; New Albany, II ministers;
Charlottesville. IS ministers. elders; Vim
cennes. ministers; Whitewater, 10 minis
tiers. elders total, 124. This is a decrease
of sixteen over last year at Terre Haute.