Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1913 — Indiana Has Made Large Orient Missionary Contributions. [ARTICLE]

Indiana Has Made Large Orient Missionary Contributions.

Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 4. Because of the intimate relation whieh the state of Indiana has had with the missionary program in the orient both before and after the organization of a republic in China, particular interest will be centered in the report of work in the foreign fields to be presented to the state convention of the Y. M. C. A, which begins in this city Friday and continues through till Sunday night. The state has, according to the state committee of the association, made a large contribution to this work—both in funds and in capable men, most of them from Indiana colleges and universities.. Preparations aTe being made by local committees to entertain several hundred delegates. The business men’s dinner Friday night will be one of the big features of the three-day conference and is expected to attract between 300 and 400 business men from all parts of the state.