The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-06-04
Springfield, o., Items.

Tho festival held by Wilson Command
cry, No. 2, X. T., at Funk's Hall last
Thursday eve, was grand affair. Many
brethren were present from abroad, the
drill %as immense, general good time was
had, snd all departed near the We sma'
hours of the night, delighted with the eve-
nings entertainment.
A missionary and educational" meeting
was held at the Second Baptist Church Sun
day eve. Neatly prepared talks, essays and
music was the order of the evening. The
announcement had been made three weeks
previous that such meeting would take
place, and as TO how it would be conducted,
50 that when the hour for beginning arrived
the entire number of seats we're comfortably
filled by an eager and anxious crowd to
hear and see all that was to be done. After
a voluntary by the choir, Deacon Clayton
was called forth and opened the meeting By
one of those characteristic speeches of his
which SO ably bespeaks the great interest he
has in such work; after which he was fol-
lowed by Mr. Samuel Eason in a neatly pre-
pared paper on THE Necessity of Home
Missions Mr.. Eason handled the subject
in thoroughly perfect and convincing
manner thus showing that the subject had
been given much careful thought and atten-
tion. After another soul-stirring selection
by the choir Miss Yates read an excellent
essay on "The Duty of Baptists Toward
Home Missions" Space is not ours to give
this essay as we would like, in full, but we
will give an extract of it. Miss Yates ar
gued that the desire to advance Christianity
should be the aim of every true-hearted
Christian, say that it was a part of their sa-
cred duty. She said that every Kingcom
of nature, either spiritual or material, had
its corresponding science, and each science
can only be of benefit to the other, by de-
ducing and developing to the fullest extent
the principles that underlie that science.
So with missionary work. Every associa-
tion, congregation, family and individual,
has his special mission, and can only be of
benefit to Church and community by the
most straightforward walks, and by devel-
oping their God-given talents. She said
that we were continually aiding the mission
abroad, seeming to forget that it is much
needed at home, and for us to pass by op
pprtunites to do good work at home and
look for wider and more needy fields abroad,
was like soldiers deserting one division in
time of battle to 90 hundreds of miles to
help another. She argued that the best
means TO support Home Missions was to
give cheerfully as the Lord had prospered,
and by so doing the work would be ad-
vanced ten-lOld, and the old ship, Christian
ity, would sail against all opposition in
peaceful security, delivering SAFELY into the
portals OF eternal happiness her cargo of
faithful children who have assisted in ad-
vancng mission work at home. This essay
was followed by one equally as interesting,
by Mrs. j. q. CorDin, on the necessity of
an educated ministry among us. The lady
maintained that progress was the first law
of nature. and that the crowning act of ,Ie-
bovah was the creation of that most intelli-
gent of all animals, man, and that by his
wonderful brain and physical power in
making such rapid progress nearly all OF
nature is now since the creation in subjec-
tion to his wants as lord over creation. Ed
ucation il its fullest sense is the develop
| ment of humanity; it is the indispensable
condition of progress, and each succeeding
generation only impresses us more with the
vital Importance of an education. Religion
and Education go hand in hand; they are
inseparable. One is the outgrowth of the
other. The minister stands as an instructor
of his people. and common sense teaches
that the instructor must, to be successful,
thoroughly understand what he teaches.
He can not impart that he does not know.
1t Is education that must fit the man for
every station In life. In all records of hu-
man history, of political and social changes,
of moral and religious ideas, progress is the
iron lever that has moved the world. The
needs of the pulpit are, first of all, a Cody
man. next to this an educated and progress
sive man. He must be man illustrating
high moral qualities, and enter into all that
concerns his flock and their needs. The
power of inspiration is his crowning point.
1t is felt in holding his people and to call
out and sustain the power Of thought by
able and clear reasoning. These are among
the most important requirements, and edu-
cation tends largely to bring about these.
The subject was beautifully handled, and
we regret that this one, as Miss Yates, can
not be given in full The meeting closed
after short talk by L. P. Hunsted and
Rey. Bonner, and the raising of SIS for
Mission purposes.
| Mr.. Samuel Harris, formerly of this place
but now of Kansas City. Mo-, will be home
soon; also Mr.. Hubbard Wilson, of st.
Louis. One by one the old Mozarts turn