The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
THE GOVERNORS RETURN
PRESBYTERIAN MISSION BOARD
WILL DO INDIANA JUSTICE.
Her work to BE Properly Reported
Each State Free to Follow
Its own Plan.

Governor Mount yesterday returned from
New York, where he has been in attendance
on the meeting of the Presbyterian Board
of Home Missions. He stated that he was
much pleased at the results of the meet
iEg. The matter discussed and settled was
that concerning what is known as the In
diana plan of conducting home mission
work. Under the old national plan all
money raised for home missions was sent
to the national board, which then distrib-
uted it among the States. The Indiana
plan, which has been in successful opera
ton in this State since 1883, consists in de-
voting all the funds raised in the State di-
rectly to mission work at home and the
sending of the residue only to the national
board. Before 1888 the presbyteries of the
State sent to the national board on an
average of 5000 a year and received back
about 5000 a year. Under the present
plan, however, about $4,000 has been ex-
pended each year for the last six years on
mission work in the State, beside which
large sum an average of about $1,000 a year
has been sent to the national board. The
national board, however has shown an I'M
Willingness to forego any of its former pre-
negatives, and in the making out of the
boards reports the fact that the State has
been investing about $4,000 a year in its
own field has been omitted and all that has
been stated to show the work being done in
indiana is the fact that it sends about 81, 900
terians complained of this unfair method,
as the showing thus made reflected adj
yersely on the success Of the Indiana plan.
Since the Inauguration of this plan, Illinois
ana Ohio have also adopted it and good re-
suits have followed in those States. as well
as in this.
The Governor says that the meeting in
new York was perfectly harmonious, and
after full explanation OF the achievements
wrought by the Indiana plan, the board de-
cIded that the annual reports should fully
account Tor all the money expended for
home missions whether done through the
agency of the national board or not, and
report was adopted recommending that the
pfesbyteries be allowed to follow any plan
they think best in carrying on home mission
work.
The Indiana plan had it's origin in the
CraWfordsyille Presbytery and two of che
men who commend it, DR.. Kane and Gov
ernor Mount, were members of the COM
mlttee at New York. The plan worked so
well in Charlottesville that all the other
preSbyterieS in the State adopted it. The
Governor says that it is the true Ameri-
can plan and has resulted in creating a
great interest in the home field while at
the same time the national field has not
been neglected.
The Governor, in speaking of the war
prospects, said that the general feeling in
hand, but that he himself still believed
that hOstilities would be averted His
health was much improved since he de-
parted for the East week ago. During
his absence Colonel Wilson, his private
secretary caused his apartments in the
Capitol building to be thoroughly over
hauled and the Governor much appreciated
the fact. blue burlap was placed on the
walls a new carpet laid and new chairs
placed in the room Flowers were also
placed in vases about the room.