Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-09-30

Indiana divorce law and to bring til,
subject into prominence at tue mex
general assembly, and the above
named committee desires the earnest
cooperation Of the Indiana yearly
meeting to secure this end. A nom
mating committee WAS appointed tc
| select another committee to serve ID
this direction. Mr. Nicholson, in his
brief address, spoke of the increasing
number of the divorces in this state in
/ the past year, ard said that it was be
coming little better than legalized
| prostitution.
AT the request of the temperance
committee. Hannah Lewis Smith and
/ Elw0od @. Ellis were appointed dele
gates to the national anti-saloon league
convention to be held at Cleveland
/ Ohio, next December.
FRIDAY MORNING
The meeting convened at 10 O'Clock
according to previous Adjournment
The report on the state of society
was read ard showed aamber of new
ministers recorded. maatssr ID.
.Iaued, changes in meetings. and q
number of ministers deceased.
ballSi LdWlGhtss tIS GiSSAaSitt1t Stt~
retary, read his report ard the follow
ing figures were obtained from the
summary:
Number of members this year, 49,,
ESQ.
Last year, 1887.
Additions by birth, request. letters
from other charches, and certificates,
1,102.
T 4
nation, discontinuance of names, by
/ letters to other churches and by GER
tlfeate of removal, $50.
/ Net gain, 277.
/ Number of households represented
6.190.
Numt er of males, 9.473
Number of females. 10 207. Number
under II, 6.2S0 Number of adult
members, 13,400. Number Of adult
members VINO contribute to the support
Of the church, 5, 396. Namber of adult
members who do not contribute. S Goa
Number resident members, l6. .074.
Number of nonresident members, ),
COG. Number Of established meetings
for worship. 13o. Number of monthly
meetings, So Number of recorded
ministers, POT. Number of meetings
without recorded ministers. . Num-
ber Of members in college, 13o. Num-
| Der of members teaching. 21o.
/ William g. Hubbard of the Cleve-
land yearly meeting then spoke at
some length in spiritual way OF the
state of society, aud urged greater
activity in the work OF the church.
Albert A. Bailey OF the kansas
Z I Ffas
tone. and requested the prayers IF the
membership for the isolated member
ship of the church.
Richard H. Thomas Of the Baltimore
yearly meeting also gave words Of en-
eoursgement and they proved an IN
centive to greater usefulness.
Barclay Jones of Spieeland spoke
particularly aboat the attendance at
the various monthly and quarterly
meetings and urged that more be done
to increase it, He believes that
If choir and an organ
are necessary to bring the peo-
pie together and to save souls,
they should by used, for the highest
aim of the church should be TO this
end, 10 matter what means are used
TO bring about this end, so far as 1t Is
within reason. He quoted the Saliva
ton Army and the means used by
them 10 get tie crowds that attend
their services. Mr.. Jones' remarks
were heartily endorsed by the assmbly.
Murray Shipley, OF the eastern
yearly meeting 81 Cincinnati, eneour-
aged his hearers by his remarks,
which were TO the point and full oi
wisdom
TRUSTEES REPoRT.
The seventeenth annual report oi
the trustees OF Indiana Yearly meeting
was read by Timothy Nicholson, IN tbs
absence OF the secretary II
Johnson.
EThe deficiencies of the twelve guar
terly meetings reported last year hays
been decreased s325 IN the aggregate
leaving tho total deficiency 81 the pres
ent time 81 ,o07. instead OF p .542. Ih'
cash transactions Of the meeting hay'
been IN 1snally large. As, $50 hay1ns
been paid in and $50 600 paid oat.
TREASURER REPORT.
CharIes g Carpenter. the treasure
OF the yearly meeting. read a complete
itemized report which is summed up 8
, follows.
II AssETs.
; Real estate, slo3. HIS.