The Indianapolis journal., 1903-10-16
Importance of Deep Learning to a
Preacher and Necessity of Careful
Preparation of Sermons.
WORK OF INDIANA MISSIONS
STATISTICS OF TWENTY YEARS
PROGRESS IN STATE FIELD.
Successful Missions as an Aid to Good
Government-EIectiO of Officers
by the Convention.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Oct. 15.-Interest
continues to grow at the Baptist state con-
vention, which met in its second days ses-
sion here to-day. Large crowds continue
to attend all the meetings, and to prevent
the necessity of an overflow meeting to-
nights lecture on Two Faiths" by the
Rev. b. d. Hahn. of Springfield, Mass, was
given at the auditorium of Indiana Univer-
sity, the of which was rendered by
President Bryan.
At the pastors conference, which opened
the third days session of the convention
this morning, ministers were present from
all the important pastorates throughout the
State, and the exercises until noon had to
dc largely with ministerial problems DIR.
j. w. Stewart, of Rochester, N. Y, who has
been here all week, made his last appear
before the convention in a scholarly
discourse on THE Making of a Sermon"
He advocated that preachers give long study
to their sermons, and advised them to study
deeply into the Scriptures, not neglecting
history the field of literature, which he
thought invaluable in the making of SER
mon. He pleaded strongly for the higher
education of the ministers. The Rev. George
Green, of Evansville and the Rev. G. NJ.
Lehigh also spoke at the morning session.
The Rev. s. c. Fulmer, of Indianapolis,
introduced a set of resolutions petitoning
the Senate of the United States to exclude
from its body Senator Reed Smoot, the Nor
mon apostle, and, further, that measures
be taken to secure a constitutional amend
ment making polygamy and polygamous
cohabitation crime against the organic
law of the land. These resolutions passed
unanimously.
The Rev. DR.. Stevens, of Chicago made
an address this morning dedicating the new
colportage wagon, the second in the State,
which will be driven through the rural dis
trictS by the Rev. j. l.. Bryan, Of Franklin,
to distribute Christian literature.
The election of officers for the year re-
suited as follows: DR.. t. J; Villers, of In
NJ. E. Crowell, Franklin, reelected first
vice president; A. o. Cook Lebanon, second
vice president; F. E. Dickinson, Kendall
vile. third vice president; r. Z. Neighbor,
Fowler, secretary. F. NJ. Huckleberry. of
Logansport, c. NJ. Phillips, Spencer, and j.
w. Clevenger, Marion, were elected trus-
tees.
This afternoon the young peoples societies
reported and prize banners were given to
those societies which had passed the largest
number of examinations in the courses of
work. The successful Baptist Young Peo-
pies Unions were those of the Wolcott,
Chalmers, and the Ebenezer Church, near
Madison.
The convention will adjourn tomorrow
evening with an illustrated lecture by the
Rev. T. ]. Villers, of Indianapolis, president
of the convention.
Last nights session of the most
successful meetings of the session. The
house was filled to overfiowing, and many
were turned away unable to find seats.
There were two addresses, both dealing
with the work of missions in Indiana, and
after the closeSof the meeting the women of
the First Baptist Church of this city ten
dered a reception to the delegates and WIS.,
itOrs in attendance.
paper was read by the Rev. w. w.
for the Sake of the State" Christianity,
he said, demanded patriotism, and that pol
itics and all civic life tainted with corrup-
ton will have smaller place in the lives
of men in just the proportion that men get
more Christianity in their lives. Lovers of
Indiana, he concluded, should give TO mis-
sions for the sake OF the State; for the
portunities for the masses to become bet
ter and wiser and thus the better will be
the government.
The true Importance of the mission
churches in this State and the beautiful
results with the last few years was brought
out i'm report ION Twenty Years in Bap-
tist State Missions by the Rev. d. H.
years 307 churches have been organized and
81 missionary ministers supported. These
churches in this time have contributed for
their own work s102, $50; for the support
of pastors s72. .491. and for building purposes
$1S6, $50. For all purposes these mission
churches have contributed the vast sum
of $2S6, ,9l1.
measures to raise fund for the support of
another State missionary and within a few
minutes over $3.50 was subscribed for this
purpose.