The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13


colony from South-street Church in 1892 1t
has grown rapidly under the pastoral care
of the Rev. j. r. Henry and has valuable
property at the corner of Woodlawn ave-
nue. and Linden street. This church has
been instrumental in conducting two mis-
sions, one on Bluff avenue, south OF In
dianapolis, and the other on Churchman
avenue, both we'll equipped with valuable
property.
The newest conner among the Baptist or
ganizations is the Tuxedo Park Church, To-
Gated in the far eastern part of the city,
near Washington street. 1t began as mis-
sion of Woodruff Place Church and was
recognized as church in 1902. 1t started
with about sixty members and is now sup
porting a pastor with very little outside
help.
The twelve churches and three missions
now have invested in real estate, buildings
and equipments more than 100000, and ex-
cept the First, South-street, College-ave-
nue. and Woodruff Place churches no one
has investments worth $4,000. In the early
days of this city the Baptists of Indian
apolis owned the property where the Short
ridge High School building is now located.
1t was then used for the Indianapolis Fee
male Seminary, but was later sold and the
funds invested in the purchase of forty
acres north of Fall creek, between Meridian
street and Central avenue This was later
owned by Mr.. e. c. Atkins and given to
the Baptist Theological Seminary of Chi
cago.
The Baptists Of indianapolis have always
been very active and liberal In their sup
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demonstrated their beliefs by their gifts
The First Church, now in it's eighty-second
year. contributed in the first seventy-fve
years of its history, for foreign missions
s2S,91011; for missions in North America,
or home missions, from 1858 to 1895, s16,356.C5;
for state missions or to help new interests
and weak churches in Indiana, $S,197 40;
for the work of the American Baptist Pub
lication Society, s2,OS1.21; for miscellaneous
missions, S17,S9S 49, making a total for be-
nevolences in the first seventy-five years
of it's history of s734i3.79. These figures
do not include the money expended on its
own field for the preaching of the gospel
and other home expenses. The other
churches, most of which grew out of this
mother church, and many of whose men,
bers took their first lessons from the First
have usually been as loyal and liberal in
the support of UNCONVENTIONAL interests as
the First. This will be seen by the fact
that last year they contributed for state
missions, s5S6.97; for home missions, SS4O.34;
for foreign missions, s1,11152; for Publica-
ton Society work, s156.65, and for various
other benevolences, $1,267.1s. or a total of
s3,962.66 during the single year; and this
amount is about the average for each OF
the last ten years. The above figures are
some evidence of their activity
SOME OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS
The wide reach of interests represented
in these churches will be seen by producing
a few names of the more active members
In the First A. A. Barnes, DR.. G. V.
Wooden, M. A. Potter, Abram Wagner, III.
c.. Atkins, Arthur Jordan, s. o. Pickens
William G. Smock, c. S. Dearborn, DR.. ].
d. George, s. c. Hanna, Henry Eitel, H. B.
Essex, r. B. Keith. ]. NJ. Crandall, Alex.
Shallenbarger, T.. K. Stevenson, M. A.
Douglas and ID. M. Parry, with a host of
excellent workers among the women.
In College-avenue are w. w. Lowe, ]. ].
w. Billingsley B. F. Johnson, w. H. john
son, J. W. Edwards, w. S. Gosney, H S.
Byrkett, d. Y. Byrkett, u. M. Chaille and
T. 3. Rossetter. South-street Church has
such men as ]. II. Vandeman, o. L. Van
Carr. E. II. Gardiner and many others
Tuxedo Park Church, the youngest of the
organizations and the smallest in numbers.