The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-06
MORE MONEY REQUIRED
FOREIGN MISSION WORK CANNOT
OTHERWISE BE CONDUCTED.
Visiting Missionaries Speak at Sew
enth Presbyterian Church-Enter-
tanned mt Luncheon.

Charles w. Hand. treasurer of the foreign
spoke at a meeting of indianapolis Pres
byterians held in the Seventh Presbyterian
Church last night Mr. Hand spoke of the
growth of the missionary spirit and move
ment in the United States in the Presby-
terrain Church. He said that the money
annually expended by the church in the
propagation of the faith in foreign lands
and also in helping the conditions of be-
nighted peoples of the earth was an enor-
nous sum, but not more than needed. The
work of helping the ignorant savages and
native peoples to a better condition and
also to a knowledge of the Christian faith
was being carried on under direction of the
mission society and was achieving much
in this line, he said.
Missionaries Candor and Bergen, home
on furloughs from their stations in Shan
tung province, China. also spoke at the
meeting. They told of the actual expert
enceS of foreign missionaries and of their
successes at their stations The incidents
of conversion of Celestials to the Christian
religion were in many cases wonderful
works, they said. The ordinary Chinaman
is philosopher in his religion and in his
existence. To change his superstitious be-
liefs requires much work and application,
as he is slow to grasp new thoughts, and
even when he does grasp them hesitates
about making any changes that will incon-
venience him. They told some of their ex-
periences in the Orient that were interest
ing and instructive TO many in their audi
ence who heard, many of them for the first
time, that China is not an upside-down
country but a nation of the world The
trouble in systematic missionary work is
that money is lacking for work proposed.
they said. Much money, in fact, more
money for the prosecution of missionary
work than is needed at home. must be ex-
pended to obtain even smaller results.
LUNCHEON AT COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The five visiting members of the foreign
mission board-the Rev. A. w. Hasley, sec
rotary; Charles w. Hand. treasurer; Mis-
sionaries Candor and Bergen, from China,
and G. C. DOolittle. from Syria-were en-
tertained at luncheon I'm the Commercial
Club yesterday noon by local reception
committee from the Presbyterians of the
city headed by A. r. Woodson. chairman.
The Rev. Matthias l.. Haines, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church. presided There
were present at the luncheon all of the
Presbyterian ministers of the city, includ-
ing the Rev. F. o. Ballard, pastor of
Odell. of the Second Presbyterian; ID. A.
Heron. of the Seventh Presbyterian; w.
T. Seyfert, Mayer Chapel, and the Rev.
S. c. Dickey. of this city. The lay mem
bers of the church present were T. c. Day,
j. G.. Wishard, A. X. Woodson, George w.
Brown, Augustus Boce. w. III. Hubbard,
w. s. Fish, Henry G. Sickles. w. ID. Ali
son, Frank +. McCrea. 5. G. De Groot,
Joseph Patterson and j. F. Wild
During the service of the luncheon mutual
introductions TO the Indianapolis men and
visitors were made and the affair was
quite informal. Many of the Indianapolis
men suggested to the visitors the posi-
bilities OF further work in missionary fields
and were reminded of the difficulties in the
way OF progress by the men who are
actively engaged In the work
This afternoon at the Young Women 5
Christian Association rooms North
Pennsylvania street a meeting will be held
and the visitors have been invited to at
tend and speak.
The missionaries in the city, Messrs
Candor. Bergen and Doolittle, have been
invited to fiji the pulpits of the First. Sec
ond and Tabernacle Presbyterian churches
tomorrow morning and in the evening the
pulpits of the Memorial, Seventh and
Fourth Presbyterian churches Their stay
| I'm Indianapolis will terminate tomorrow
night. The five men are at present on a
| tour OF the middle States I'm the interest of
the mission board and are trying TO stimu-
| late a greater interest I'm the missionary
work. one OF the greatest OF the Presby-
terrain Church.