The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-17
Strong stand Taken Against the Sa-
loon and a Number of Important Re-
ports Received and Approved.
MISSION WORKERS IN SESSION
KOKOMO METHODIST DISTRICT
WELL REPRESENTED AT ELWOOD.
Lutheran SynOdicaI Mission Society at
at RichmOnd-Other News of In
diana Religious Activities.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Oct. 16.-The Indiana
State Baptist Association elected officers
for the coming year tonight as follows:
The Rev. T. ]. Villers, Indianapolis, pres
ident; Prof. NJ. Z. Crowell, Franklin. first
vice president; the Rev. r. B. Bachelor
Franklin, second vice president; the Rev.
]. w. Clevenger. Marion, third vice pres
ident; the Rev. r. E. Neighbor. Indianap-
oils, secretary; the Rev. ]. ]. W. Billings
ley. indianapolis. treasurer. Members of the
state mission board to serve two years:
The Rev. w. G. Martin. Seymour; the Rev.
j. N. Field, Fort Wayne; the Rev. s. E.
Davies, Aurora.
In the third days SESSION of the asso-
citation convention a decided condemnation
of the saloons was expressed and COM
mittee was appointed, auxiliary to the
state board of trustees of the Anti-saloon
League of Indiana, to assist in the work.
Home mission work occupied the great
er part of this mornings session. The re-
port of the managing committee of home
missions was read by the Rev. George
Moore, of Laporte. He said that heathenism
in a civilized country was much more diff
ficult to control than superstition in the
heather lands. An address on Home Mis-
sion Motives was made by the Rev. T. r.
Dame, or Lawrenceburg. L -,e Kew. y. w.
Stark. of Thorntown, spoke on the For
eigner and His EvangeliZation.
Mrs. George Moore, of Laporte, read the
report of the managing committee of w ON
ems Home Missions. From 1882 until March
81. 1902, the society paid In salaries to ma
irons and preceptresses In the Womans
Home Mission schools $44,2S 2,37 and placed
In the treasury for state missionary worn
$50,0590S a total of $94. 342.95. During the
past year twenty-four life members were
added to the roll. The year opened with
deficit and closed with a credit balance
| The sum of $6,47o.22 was paid for work In
schools and to missionaries in Cuba anC
| Porto Rico. Receipts during the year FOL
| the contingent fund were $3.50 and the ex
penditures 1884,.
| After a short address by Mrs. John III
| Chapman. of Chicago. the Rev. c. HI. Saun
derSon, state superintendent OF the Indiana
Anti-saloon League, spoke briefly on the
purposes and methods of the league.
The afternoon session opened at o'clock
when the report of the managing committed
| on publication society was read by the Rev
| NJ. III. Mcdowell. District Secretary T. l.
Ketman, of Chicago, then addressed thu
N. C. Smith. who spoke on THE Literar,
| Contribution Of the Society to Truer ant
| Larger Life" The Rev. ]. L. Bryan CAV,
| a report of the work of the colportag'
wagon. The Religious Hour" conducted
| by the Rev. Johnston Myers, D. D., of Chi
| cago, followed.
| This evenings session was given to
| thorough discussion of Sunday-school work
| s. III. Huffman, Sunday-school missionary
read the report of the Sunday-school board
as an Evangelist" the Rev. o. r. Mckay
1.-The Bible and the Child" the Rev. j. NJ
| Fields; state Sunday-school Conventions,
s. H. Huffman.