Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-10-01
Makes q Report M oss Of the Day
D3voted to Raising Funds 70
Liquidate' the Church Deb and
Other Obligations Appoint
mems for Tom brow.
Day AFTERNOON.

each quarterly meeting to act IN con
junction with Allen Jay, who VIII visit
| each quarterly meeting ard rec tha
absent members and have them assist
in paying off the church debt.
The subject of foreign missions was
again taken up and report from the
superintendents of the work in Mexico,
was read by DIR. Taylor of Cincinnati,
on behalf of w. Irving Kelsey of
Victoria. Mexico. The report showed
great progress in the work in Mexico,
and showed that for the first
time in many years the committee
is ont of debt. Daring the past year
the Christian Eudeavor society has
given $47305. The committee asked
for an appropriation of 1000 for the
coming years labors, and subscrip-
tion was taken up amounting to sew
eral hundred dollars.
In the care of the society in Mexico
are nine organized churches scattered
over territory $50 miles long by Is
miles wide. The headquarters of this
work is in Victoria. city of II 900
The various branches of the church
are well organized and in splendid
working order.
Very little business was done yes
terday afternoon other than soliciting
money for various church causes.
The PALLADIUM made mistake yes
terday in stating that Morris White
had subscribed 500 toward the pay
ment of the church debt. The correct
amount was $500.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Samuel c. Mills, on behalf of the
evangelistic aud pastoral committee,
read the eighteenth annual report and
was received by the meeting with the
greatest satisfaction. The summary
of the report shows the following
figures of interest:
Number of series meetings held
liz
Nnmssr ot UsailR6iE y uaesnnnnln z,
Nun Der q converted VINO we're Al
ready members, 496.
Iszs1ghole amount OF money raised Ini
q 656ugelisfic work, not including the
amount paid by the yearly meeting,
$I.2l9.40.
Number of meetings under regular
pastoral care, 60.
Number of meetings without pastora
care, 81.
Number of ministers located anC
giving their entire time as pastors, 81
Number receiving support as pas
tors, so.
Number of ministers able for active
service, 1o2.
Number of persons who give evi
dence of a call to the ministry, men 3S
women %, total 60.
Amount of money expended in pas
toral work, 50, ,77S 94
Number of meeting houses built, 4 ;
cost $50, 600.
/ Number of meeting houses repaired
II; cost 81, l,9l5 90.
| Number of missions maintaint d, 13
| One parsonage built. cost 81 600
!, two partly built, cost $500.
The committee on closing its repor
/ requested that the names of the minis
tiers, with their postoffice addresses, bt
printed in the minutes. They ask fo
an appropriation of 81 200.
| Samuel c. Mills, who for the pas
seversl years has been at the head o
| evangelistic committee. asked to be re
| lieved, and tue committee suggeste,
the name of Joseph o. Binford o
kuightstown TO take his place. Tn,
meeting unanimously expressed thei1
appreciation of the evangelistie com
mittee's report, and of the fieien
service of the retiring superintendent
Samuel C. Mills
A collection was taken up for thi
work aud good sized sum was raised
! The committee to whom was referre,
foS St % Of 80
delegates by the quarterly meeting
reported that they were In favor o
appointing the delegates as follows
Ono-third of the delegates TO be ap
pointed for one year. one-third for tw
years and oae-th.rd for three years.
The report was not unanimously il
dorsed, and after considerable discus
sion il was decided to leave the matte
with the various quarterly meeting
for their own Judgment. 1t was late
decided to drop the matter altogeshel
and the question now remains as it wa
last year.
The committee TO appoint names :
unite with Western yearly meeting
secure better divorce laws in the nez
general assembly, reported the follow
a. e -NAE42AA-C-
Samuel Cowgil, Laura o. Ward, an
Mary II. Goddard.
TOMORROW APPOINTMENTS
MEETING HOUSE
West side-10 s. m.-Richard f
and Anna B. Thomas, Della Fis5le
snd others.
East side-William G. Habbar,
Nathan Perry, aud others
West side-2:30 p. m.-Edward y
, Woodard. Minnie Bassett, and ether
East side-Flora Holiday, A.
Bailey. Ezra Pearson, and others.
1880 D. m-Elwood Scott. Del
FIstler, and others.
, UNITED PRESBYTERIAN.
, 7.30 p. m.-F. c. Stanley.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
8 1880 q. m.-Enos Harvey.
= FIRST II. E.
e 1880 a. m.-Joseph O. Binfo,d az
: Esther Cook.
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