The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20

, 1902, and the Sunday school gave $525,
making total of s1,727. AT this time there
were 35s members, making an average OF
s4.S2 per member. The contributions to mis-
sions by the two oldest churches, Wesley
| Chapel, or Meridian-street, and Roberts
| Park have kept very even pace:
In 1860 there were eight churches, the
names of which are Wesley Chapel, South
| Street, West Indianapolis, Roberts Chapel:
North Street, Asbury Chapel German, ana
| Strange Chapel. In the next ten years this
number changed to ten, and the names
| were Wesley Chapel Strange Chapel,
Ames, Roberts Chapel, As6ury ChaPel,
Avenue and German. The number has IN
creased until at this time there are twenty
four churches with that number of pastors.
| The five largest churches are Robert
| Park. 97S members; Central Avenue, 800
| members; Meridian Street, 743 members;
| Broadway. 55S members, and Edwin Ray,
| 593 members. The total membership in the
| twenty-four churches is $3.50. and the total
value of the church property held by these
| organizations is s4l6,45O.
| WELL-KNOWN MEMBERS.
| Among those who are active in the bust
ness of Meridian Street Church and are
| largely responsible for the financial Obliga-
tons a few may be noted The following
| are now serving have been in said posi-
tons recently: Trustees-Volney 7. Malott,
Charles e Coffin. Senator c. w. Fairbanks,
]. Z. Scott, John n. Carey, Augustus l.. Ma
son, H. P. WATSON, John c. Wright and
Senator Albert ]. Beveridge. Stewards
j. d. Ely, ]. p. Shipp. II. b. Fatout, A.
| Taggart. j. w. Noel A. r. Hovey, Silas
Baldwin. ]. T. Elliott. E. S. Reese, Frank
Gates, E. NJ. Campbell and II. II. Horn
brook. The class leaders are w. H. Roll,
W oodburn Mason. Merit Wells, V. w.
| Woodward and r. s. Carr. The churches
and pastors at this time are as follows:
Barth Placed. w. Noble.
Blackford-street-E. P Jewett.
Brightwood-J. w. j. Collins.
Broadway-W. NJ Tippy.
California-street-J. ID. Jeffrey.
Central-avenue-H. w. Kellogg.
East Park-F. A. Lester:
Edwin Ray-G. NJ. Smith.
First Church-S. l.. Welker.
Fletcher place-M B. Hyde.
Furnas- piace-w. E. Edgin
Grace-John Machlin.
Hall-place-E. r. Vest
Howard-place--J. S. Ward.
Hyde Park. T. ONeal.
Irvington-Robb Earring.
Madison-avenue-W. S. RAIDER.
Mapleton-F. o. Beck
Meridian street-Joshua StanSfeld.
Oak Hills b. Grimes.
Roberts Park-Albert Hurlstone.
Trinity-G. S. Henninger.
Wesley Chapel-W. ID. Farmer.
Woodsde-Merritt Machlin.
In this brief account. 1t is not possible to
speak in full of all of the newer OrganiZa-
tions but few facts concerning some of
the representative and more vigorous
churches will be of interest. Central Ave
nue-Church is one of the largest, being Sec
Ond in membership of the entire list. 1t has
a fine location. an excellent property, and
one of the largest and most up-tO-date Sun
day schools of any church in Indianapolis
In fact, ii is generally understood the
preacher who is sent to this church is
i'm the line of promotion and men have been
sent from some of the strongest churches
of the Methodist denomination to Central
Avenue. This young church leads all of the
twenty-fOur in benevolent contributions. The
twenty-four churches gave last year $4S6S
Avenue gave $1,175 Roberts Park, $776 and
Meridian Street. $3.50, making a total for the
three largest contributors of 81, 701, or more
than one-half the total amount given by the
twenty-fOur churches. The Central-avenuC
Church enrolls among its membership some
of the leading business and professional
men of Indianapolis. Edwin Ray Church
has the largest membership of any on the
South Side, while Fletcher-place has tn,
most valuable property of any in that par
of the city. OF the more than 100000 in
vested in church property, Roberts Parl
leads with 100000. Meridian Street property
is valued at $4,000, Central Avenue has very
fine property worth $4,000, and Fletcher
place stands fourth with an investment Of
1000.
The facts here given are such as should
; | interest all good people of Indianapolis, a!
these representative citizens have had anC
now have much to do with working out tn,
great problems of the city and State. DR.
T. A. Goodwin and Col. John w Ray are tn,
men who may be said to represent both tn,
| early days and the present time OF Meth
| odism.