The Indianapolis journal., 1903-10-13
Robert A. Brown Discusses the I'm
portance Of Home and Foreign
Mission Questions.
PROGRAMME FOR THE SESSIONS
REPORTS ON ALL DEPARTMENTS OF
WORK WILL BE RECEIVED.
Presbyterian Ministers VIII Visit Site
of National Technical Institute
This Afternoon.

The Rev. l. VI. Hughes. OF Richmond. is
the new moderator of the Synod of In
diana, Of the Presbyterian Church. He was
elected last night at the first session of the
synod at the First Presbyterian Church,
Delaware and Sixteenth streets. The Rev.
Henry l.. Nave, of Charlottesville, is the
retiring moderator. He presided over the
synod last night until the new moderator
was elected.
There were just two candidates for the
moderatorship-the Rev. Hughes and the
Rev Freely Rohrer. OF Marion. chairman
of the Board of Home Missions. Mr..
Hughes, received ffty-one votes and Mr..
Rohrer forty-two. Mr.. Hughes is one of
the older preachers in the synod and he
received almost the entire support of this
contingent of the organization.
In seconding the nomination of Mr..
Rohrer, Robert A. Brown, one of the lay
members of the synod, spoke of the change
that has been going in the church in
the way of minister and congregation
getting more and more closely together.
The most important thing before the synod.
Mr.. Brown thought. is the consideration of
the questions incident to home and foreign
missions.
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
About 100 members responded to roll call
last night. 1t is said the attendance will
be increased materially to-day. The synod
will continue In session until Thursday
morning. the final adjournment coming
Wednesday night. with an address upon
home mission work by John Willis Baer,
assistant secretary OF the Board of Home
Missions.
First Presbyterian Church, in announcing
the programme. called attention to the fact
that the Synod Of Indiana, of the PreSby-
terian Church, has not been held in In
danapolis since 1890. He said that the
most rapid growth of Indianapolis has been
in progress the last thirteen years. And
he also said the Importance and the work
of the synod have taken long strides since
| 1890
The single matter of most interest to be
considered by the synod at this session will
be the report ef Chairman Rohrer. of the
Board of Home Missions: Two hours will
be devoted to business during the session
this morning and two business sessions are
on to-morrow's programme. 1t is not
known whether Mr.. Rohrer's report will be
/ made to-day or tomorrow. The report is
not quite completed, Mr.. Rhorer said last
night, and he was unable to give out any
| of the changes Ii will show in this depart
ment of the synod's work since last year
Besides this report the synod will hear re-
ports from twenty-six other committees
1 ne WOTh VI Tie SyiiOd II SSly VI
| routine nature.
SERMON BY DR.. NAVE.
AS retiring moderator the Rev. Nave las
night preached a sermon before the synod
| His text was taken from John i, a. eve
beheld His glory "The infinite God ha:
come close to finite man is the burden o.
| Johns story" said Mr.. Nave. John find.
in the glorious person of Jesus the real basis
| of faith"
The programme for this mornings session
| includes an address by the Rev. John Fox
of Brooklyn, who is representing the Amer
lean Bible Society at the synod The Rev
| w. II. Weaver. of Baltimore, will also de
liver address this morning.
! The last thing on the programme for thi
afternoon is visit to the grounds ant
! buildings of the National Technical Insti
tute. At some time to-day the synod will
hold memorial service in honor of the lat
Simon Yandes. The addresses on this after
Moons programme will be by the Rev. z. d
Worrell of Butler, Pa, and the Rev. j. r
Collier. of Cincinnati. The programme 70
I the session tonight is an address by tn
Rev. Arthur j. Brown, Of New York, secre
| tary of the Board of Foreign Missions, ol
| impression of Journey Round the World.
TO-nights session is termed a "p0pula
meeting on the programme announced las
night by DR.. Haines. The programme TO
tomorrow contains several addresses am
two business sessions