The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
FRIENDS ADOPT REPORTS
WHITES INSTITUTE IN A VERY
PROSPEROUS CONDITION.
Work Among the Indians Also Is
for the Indiana Yearly Meeting.
special to the IndiananoIis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind. Sept. 27.-The devo-
tional exercises prior to the regular morn
ing business session of the Indiana Yearly
Meeting were in charge of Zenas L. Martin,
OF Iowa. The first business was the report
OF the delegates. through Joseph r. Small.
proposing the names of Elwood o. Ellis.
clerk; Chas A. Francisco and Ira c. john
son. assistant clerks; Clarkson H Parker,
messenger; Milo p. Elliott, announcement
clerk; Tennison Lewis, William Small and
Samuel b. Hill, committee on new bust
ness.
The forty-eighth annual report of the
trustees of Whites Indiana Manual Labor
Institute was made. 1t showed the follow
ing: The new building which replaced the
one destroyed by fire has been completed
and has been furnished, mainly through
gifts of money and useful articles. The
new building has cost, complete, 49, 143. 81,
ali of which has been paid, part on bor-
rCwed money, of which $500 still remains
unpaid. There are now sixty-six dependent
orphan children as inmates. During the
year twenty-six have been admitted. and
thirty-two placed in homes. There are two
teachers in the school The health of the
inmates has been excellent, and the con-
duct and department is constantly grow
ing better. The financial report shows the
receipts during the past year TO nave peen
Sl3,555.l2, and the expenditures, Slz5fo.oo,
leaving a balance on hand of $609.5l.
The epistles from New England. New
York and Baltimore yearly meetings We're
read. The next work was the report OF the
committee on Indian affairs, i'm which was
given summary of the years work Dy
superintendent George N. and l.. Ella
Hartley. who have charge of the mission
at Tecumseh, o. T., as follows:
Most of the departments of the mission
work in this field have been unusually sue
cessful. One thousand four hundred and
ninety-three religious meetings have been
held the past year. with eighty-two CONVEX
sions. There have been ten Bible schools.
A new school has been built at the Modoc
mission and additional improvements have
been made at other stations, which nave
greatly expedited the work. The hnanclai
report of the committee shows prosperous
condition. with a balance on hand or over
5000.
The women held a separate session this
morning. Frances Jenkins. of Kansas City,
led in prayer. The delegates reported the
following officers for the year, In wnich
the meeting concurred: Clerk, Naomi Har-
rison: assistants, Annie Il. Woodland and
Ethel Kirk; messenger, Laura White Park
err committee on new business, Mary III.
Goddard 'Irena Beard and Esther Pugh;
committee to audit the accounts and pro-
pose name for treasurer. Fannie Pickett,
Mary b. Charles and Jennie Miller The re-
ports on Indian affairs and Whites Instf-
tute were considered.
This afternoon a joint session was held.
The report OF the Home Mission commit
tee was submitted, and showed that $S43. 81
was given in provisions and $S71.S9 in mon
ey; 54,0S9 pages of literature were distrib-
Ited 359 gospel meetings were held; AZ
conversions and Is renewals resulted. A
large amount of other work was done.
Gilbert j. Rayner, assistant superintend-
ent of the Ohio Anti-saloon League, made
a highly interesting address, dealing chief
ly with the work in Ohio. He claims this
department is making greater progress
than any other in Christian work. He pre-
diets that Ohio will eventually be without
saloons. The Rev. w. c. Holt. of Indian
apolis, state superintendent of the Anti
saloon League, gave report of the work
in Indiana. He said the saloon men are
engaged in raising S1.000,000 to repeal or
modify the Nicholson law.