The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-22
NEW CENTURY MOVEMENT
A MEETING OF PRESBYTERIAN con-
GREGATIONS OF THE CITY.
Some Distinguished Men Among the
Spcakers-Gcneral Harrison Tn
able to- He Present.

position from attending and presiding over
the mass meeting of Presbyterian congre-
cations of indianapolis in the interest of
the twentieth century movement held in
the Second Presbyterian Church last night.
In his absence Rev. G.. L. Macintosh was
chosen temporary chairman and inaugu-
rated the exercises. Rev. DR.. Charles Lit
tie, of Wabash, Ind, was the permanent
chairman, and introduced DR.. d. w. Fisher.
president of Hanover College, as the first
speaker of the evening.
DIR. Fishers address was In the nature Of
an eloquent plea for contributions toward
the endowment fund of Hanover College.
He said that when the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church specifically
designated the colleges of the church as
worthy objects for the gifts of the people
in connection with the twentieth century
fund, it conferred upon those institutions
an enormous benefit. He referred to the
| vital connection that exists between Han
over College and the church as evidenced
by the latter's one-fourth representation on
the board of trustees. Next January, said
DR.. Fisher, this college will be thr~ee-quar-
tiers of a century old. The total alumni,
including this years graduating class,
number S52, of whom about $40 are living.
Five thousand students have attended the
institution. The disparity between students
and graduates is because of the lack of
means that prevents many from completing
the course. He referred to the benefit Han
over College has conferred on the church
by training so many men and women who
have served it well in the laity, mentioning
among others in this class the late Vice
President Hendricks, DR.. Wiley, at present
government chemist at Washington, and
Professor Coulter. of Chicago. More than a
third of the graduates of Hanover have en-
tered the ministry. At Hanover, DIR. Fisher
asserted, the Mccormack Theological Sem
mary of Chicago was born and nurtured
and the College Young Mems Christian
Fisher made a strong plea for an increase
in Hanover's endowment fund; for a FUND
TO Provdde a youns , % : n h9me; for "a
needy students, and also for money with
which to erect a suitable library building.
PRESIDENT KANE TALKS.
The next speaker was DIR. w. p. Kane,
president of Wabash College. Crawfords-
vile. DIR. Kane discussed the question, rs
the UNCONVENTIONAL College Doomed?' with
great vigor in the negative. He referred in
affecting terms to the influence of the
home, which so largely molds the character
of young men, and declared that the same
kind of Christian influence must be exerted
at college in order that the work done at
home may not be nullified after the young
man leaves his home to seek an education.
He said hat the securing of a training by
which one may earn a livelihood is a small
part of life and that the acquisition of
sturdy Christian manhood is the chief OBJ
ject. Let the time come when the de-
nominational college shall be o~bliterated,"
said DIR. Kane, land l tell you these GEN.
ters of Christian influence surrounding and
upholding the church will very largely dis
appear. DR.. Fisher has said that we are
not here asking for existence, We have
passed that point, | am glad TO say. But
we are here as,ing that the people who be,
lieve in this kind of education shall stand
legally by it. In order to do our work
creditably and stand side by side with
well equipped. We must not be hampered
as we are too largely by the limitations of
poverty
REV. c. A. DICKEY HEARD.
The principal address of the meeting was
delivered by Rev. DR.. Charles A. Dickey,
one of the pastors of Bethany Presbyterian
Church in Philadelphia, and moderator of
the last Presbyterian General Assembly In
st. Louis. DIR. Dickey is chairman of the
committee selected by the late General
Assembly to look after the propagation of
the twentieth century movement. He said
at the outset of his remarks that he had
made 1t a rule in advocating the raising of
the twentieth century fund in any given
city to find out first what particular object
the people of that city desired to benefit
Since he had discovered from the talks of
Dr. Fisher and DR.. Ear that Hanover and
Wabash Colleges are the important bene-
ficiarfes of the movement in Indiana, ne
declared he would not urge any other in
terest very forcibly upon the congregation
before him. DR.. Dickey devoted much of
his address to commentator of the re-
marks made by Drs. Fisher and Kane. He
emphasized the need of denominational
churches to supply. not only ministers of
the gospel, but a Christianized laity that
shall serve to disseminate religion i'm tine
daily walks of life He cited examples of
great work being done by denominations
colleges in other States. DIR. Dickey SAID
That when he went to Kansas City and
MINNEAPOLIS to urge the twentieth century
movement he found that the Presbyterians
OF those cities wanted to raise money to
pay off church debts, and in the latter CITY.
he said, they are now wiping out debts
principle outside of Christian education.1
said the speaker. that is so thrilling the
church as this determination to be honest"
He mentioned the fact that the church
which President Harrison attended IN
Washington had carelessly allowed a debt
of $4,000 to accumulate, but that it is now
being rapidly discharged. DR.. Dickey said
he hoped that out of the movement would
come a firm resolution among Presbyterians
to build churches only in the way that Cath
olics build, that is. only so much at one
time as they have money to pay for. In
conclusion DR.. Dickey made a brief plea
for the various boards of the church-the
cTeeOHneQ Ala, Home ana Foreign Mis-
sions. board of aid for colleges, and the
toard of aid for s-uperannuated minister's.
His remarks concerning the Freedmen's
aid were unusually interesting. He said:
THE COLORED PEOPLE.
1T is rot a mere question of freeing the
colored people. 1t is not a mere question
of educating the colored people. 1t is a
question of self-defense in the Nation to-
day. and unless the Presbyterian Church
can rise TO a higher conception of its
obligation-for we nave an obligation; IT
was Presbyterian patriotism and Presby-
terrain conscience that largely put this re-
sponsibility upon US, the freeing of the
Tour million that now number nearly ten
and | tell you there is nothing presenting
itself at the opening OF this century that IL
more suggestive and more significant and
more solemn, as II suggests responsibility,
than what We are going to do as a de-
nomination through the century. in the
century, in the work of educating. refining
and saving this great population that Is
flowing over our States. There is not a
great city in the country that has not a
large element, uneducated and unsaved. 1t
is a menace. il is a danger that we ought
to rise to and feel II as a responsibility
oh, let us fling our pretudices TO the vino.
II we have any; let US fling all our doubts
TO tie winds, If we have any, and let us
face this question of national Importance
anu do all we can TO strengthen the in
StitutiOns everywhere that are trying III
| some measure to do this great work-thls
work of saving the colored people,
DR.. Dickey uttered a strong word In be-