The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
INDIANA SYNOD CLOSES
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN ono OF
THE LATE SIMON YANDEs.
Addresses ON Mission Work by DIR.
George Knox and John Willis Baer
-Committee Reports.

The Indiana Presbyterian Synod closed
its two days session last night in the First
Presbyterian Church. on North Delaware
street. The synod meets every year to dis
cuss the progress home missions are MAX
ing in establishing Presbyterian churches
throughout the State.
The session yesterday morning was in
honor Of Simon Yandes, who contributed
so literally to both the home and foreign
missions during his lifetime and at his
death willed to them r large sum of money.
DR.. George Knox, syIodicaI superintendent
Of home missions, spoke of Mr.. Yandes as
a great friend who was in the strongest
sympathy with mission work. President
Kane. of Wabash College, spoke of the
great good Mr.. Yandes had done for Chris
tian education. Thomas c. Day. who had
known Mr.. Yandes for twenty years, paid
a loving tribute to his memory. Lewis c..
Walker spoke of Mr.. Yandes's work in the
Second Presbyterian Church. where he
taught a Bible class for many years.
Among the men in his class were Maj. JON
athan w. Gordon, John NJ. Butler and Will
liam T. Fishback.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The reports OF the various committees
were read Before the synod yesterday.
Among them were the report on the young
peoples societies by a. S. Buchanan, of
Fowler; report on education by L. Y. Hill,
of Logansport, and the report on the aid
for colleges by c. S. Nickerson, of Evans
Vile. DIR. w. S. p. Bryan, of Chicago. Mrs.
T. F. McCrea. of indianapolis, Rev. James
A. Worden, of Philadelphia, and Rev. C.
N. S%teffens. of Dubuque, Ia. delivered
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AT the session last night two addresses
We're made. DR.. George Knox addressed
the synod on Our Work in Indiana and
Mr.. John Willis Baer spoke on Our Work
in the United States.' DR.. Knox told what
the home missions had been doing in the
State: that nine new churches had been
established in the past year and there are
five other churches just about ready to be
organized. DIR. Knox said the general
board of New York gave a credit last year
OF a little over 1000 for home missions to
amount $4,000 was given by the Second
Presbyterian Church, of this city. and more
than half of that was given by Mr.. Yandes.
A little church In the northern part of the
State with only 12 members contributed
81, $50 last year for the benefit of home mis-
sions. Yet while a few of the churches con-
tribute literally many of them contribute
very little.
COUNTIES WITHOUT CHURCHES.
DR.. Knox said further that there are six
counties in Indiana, comprising 100 good
sized towns, in which there are no Presby-
terrain churches; that in the cities of Whit
ing, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor,
which in ten years will be one city, there
are no Presbyterian churches. and he is
endeavoring to provide churches in these
places.
John Willis Baer followed DR.. Knox and
spoke of what the home missions are doing
throughout the United States. He has
travelled 5000 miles in the last three
months in territory west of Chicago in the
interests of the home missions. He spoke
of the remarkable growth Of the Presby-
terrain Church in the West.
Mr.. Baer came from Minneapolis yester-
day for the purpose of addressing the
synod. and he extended his congratulations
to 1t for the great work it has done.