The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13

terday announced his acceptance of the Sec
retaryship of the Presbyterian Board of
received scores of letters from the West
representing both parties in the church,
urging him to accept The opposition was
confined to PittSburg and was not strong
there as it grew out of a misunderstanding
of his position certain questions. He will
make strong efforts TO clear off the debt
of the board, and will cooperate with the
committee in an enaeavor to adapt synodi-
cal sustentation plans to the work of the
board He will assume office March l. DR..
Thompson, it should be said, was not a
candidate for the place. The two candi-
dates were the Rev. DIR. John l.. Withrow
Of the Third Church Ghic2aagg69 and the Rev
responding secretary, but who now re-
tires on March /.
The selection of Bishop Dudley, of Ken
lucky. to be general secretary of the Epis-
copal Domestic and Foreign Mission Board
presents a single question to that church
Protests against the selection have poured
in from all quarters, while very few indeed
have written approving it. The opposition
is not of course. to the Bishop of Ken
lucky, who is personally one of the most
popular men in the church, but to the as
sumption by bishop of the secretaryship
or general board of the church. The ques-
ton whether he would still remain bishop
of Kentucky is a mOoted one. If not. the
query is raised what would he be? OF
course, he might resign his office of bishop
Bishops have. resigned Or he might, if his
diocesan convention consents, remain
bishop of Kentucky and have a coadjutor
to do his work. The election is to fill an
unexpired term'only, and 1t may be that the
General Convention of the church, which
meets in Washington next October may
take up the matter. The Episcopal Church
maintains its home and foreign mission
work under one board.
The most coveted honor in the Presby-
terrain Church is the Inoderatorship of the
General Assembly Already discussion of
names in connection with, this honor this
year has begun. The assembly meets again
at Winona Assembly grounds, near War
saw, Ind, and is TO be of unusual interest
because elaborate exercises are to be held
IN commemoration of the 250th anniversary
or the adoption of the Westminster stand
ards. The moderator came two years ago
from Chicago and last year from the Pa
chic coast and the Home Mission Board in
the person of DR.. Sheldon Jackson the man
who is now in Lapland buying reindeer for
the United States government 1t is thought
that the moderator will this year come from
Ohio, or perhaps. western Pennsylvania,
tnough the man just now most favored is
the Rev. DIR. Teunis S. Hamln, pastor of
the Church of the Covenant, the church at
tended by President Harrison. and located
q snort distance north of the White House.
Or. Halnlin was formerly a Cincinnati pas
tor. ana as between conservative and liberal
party he is said to lean toward the latter
though never strongly 50.
The Christian Endeavor societies in the
Reformed Church ere organized into a mis-
sionary league. the principal work of which
is the collection of money and the support
of mission stations in the foreign field The
league has its headquarters in New York,
but 1t has just decided In view of the
marked progress that has been made by the
Reformed Church in western Michigan dur.
ing the last few years, to hold its next
league gathering in Grand Rapids The
dates fixed are May i and II.
There has long been talk of converting
Union Theological Seminary into a theo-
logical university, and the project has re-
ceived new life with the advent of
its new president this year. Enough
has now been done TO make ii
certain that a name so ambitious
as university will not be adopted. Instead
ii is proposed to enlarge the scope of the
teaching in order TO give lectures on de-
nomiEafional doctrine and polity only.
These lectures will be given by Presbyteri-
ans. Episcopalians, Baptists, etc, each out
lining his own church's tenets. BY the adop-
ton Of these features the famous seminary
will offer equal advantages to the student
IL all denominations. It IS hoped 10 put the
Han into operation at the opening Of the
next seminary year.