The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
REPORTS HEARD
INTERESTING SESSION OF THE IN
DIANA YEARLY MEETING.
Golden Jubilee Of st. Paul's Lutheran
Church at Richmond-New Meth
odist Church at Wabash.

Special to tho Indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELD, Ind, Sept. D.-The Rev.
Tillman Hobson, of California, conducted
the early morning meeting. The business
session began at 10 O'Clock, and the first
subject presented was that of the Earlham
Bible Institute, which Is held each year
at Earlham College under the auspices of
Wilmington, Western and Indiana Yearly
Meetings. The report was satisfactory to
the meeting.
The committee appointed last year on re-
seating the yearly meeting auditorium made
it's report, which was received with unusual
unanimity. Everybody seemed to enjoy the
comfortable seats which the committee had
provided.
Thomas c. Brown. superintendent of the
evangelistic and pastoral work. made his
annual report. which contained the fol-
lowing statistics: Total number of meet
ings, us; number of series of meetings, 81;
number OF conversions. $40: number of re-
newals, Az; number of accessions, 273; pas
toral visits made by pastors, 7.5l2; money
paid out for pastoral work. ISL; amount
paid for evangeiistic work, $3.50; amount
paid on parsonages. $1,750.
Following the report the meeting pro-
ceeded to raise the funds for the support
of the evangelistic work the ensuing year.
The plan used in this was that of distribut-
ing pledge cards throughout the audience.
after a season of earnest prayer. which
was a new one, but which proved success
full. as a larger amount was raised than for
a number of years, the amount being $685. 50.
Thomas c. Brown was re%appointed super
intendent with an executive committee as
follows, viz: William L.. Pyle. Lewis E.
Stuart, Sarah M. Hadley. Tacey Rees. VIII
liam Trueblood.
A native Armenian was present and &C.
cupied the last ten minutes of the forenoon
session.
At the afternoon meeting Peter w. Raida-
baugh. superintendent Of Bible schools and
education, made his report: Number of BIZ
BILE schools, Ill. with a total enrolment OF
9.092 and an average attendance Of 5,346;
amount paid for school purposes. $2.0Ol.57;
amount paid for missionary purposes,
$476.89 amount paid for county and State
work, $751; 81; number of Friends children be-
1904; number in school the past year, 3,Os9;
number In attendance beyond the grammar
grade, AIS; number graduating from col
ieges, e.
greater part Of the afternoon session. For
many years President j. j. Mills has read
his report at this session Of the meeting.
and the fact that at this time he Is seriously
i'll at his home in Richmond and unable to
be present at this time caused a feeling OF
loneliness and sadness, and before proceed
ing with the reading of the report, which
Mr.. Mills dictated after he was compelled
to take to his bed, a number of prayers
were offered in his behalf. Dean Robert l..
Kelley, acting president of the college, read
the report, which stated that a larger mum
Der of students nave been enrolled at the
opening of the school this year than for
many years. Mr.. Kelley followed with some
very enthusiastic remarks. frankly stating
that Western Yearly Meeting is not sup
porting Earlham College as 1t should.