The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-07
Tho Papers Read and Discussed-The Re-
ports of Officials-The Services ut
Island Park Sunday.
Destruction by Fire Of the Evansville
Furniture ManuCactory
New Castle Nan Struck by Traiu-Death
of Pioneer Ninster-An Old Citizen
of Illinois stoned to Death.
INDIANA.
Annual Meeting of the State Christian Sun
day-SchooI Association.


day-School Association.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ISLAND PARK, Aug. 6.-rhe fourteenth an
nual meeting OF the Indiana State Christian
Sunday-school Association commenced on
Friday night in the Western Chautauqua'
tabernacle, on this island, with an address on
Heart Force in the Work OF the Sunday
school," by Elder Ira J. Chace, of Wabash,
president of the association.
On Saturday morning, Prof Amzi At
water, of the State University, read paper
entitled What Should the Sunday-school
Do for the Homer The Professor took the
ground that the doing" works in the oppo-
site direction-the home is to work for the
SUnday-school. The Sunday school, he con-
tended, should impress the lesson OF pune
tuality, industry, cleanliness, politeness,
business, patience, and kindness, and send
them, through the young people, into all
the homes there represented, and thus send
back to the family grace, courtesy, Chris
tian refinement, a spirit of reverence
for age, of love and obedience
to parents, of sympathy with
the suffering, and of charity for ALL
school may in part supply is want of SYM
pathy between parents and children. It is
strange, yet true thing that many parents
are not acquainted with their children.
Especially do boys drift away from their
fathers. The boy will often form kind OF
alliance, offensive and defensive, with a
neighbours son, and lay plans and plots in
Vulnerable, quite obllviOus of the fact that
father and mother are his natural confdants
and friends, and that il need he he should
forsake all others in order to cleave to them
Who has not observed this and thought OF it
as a lamentable evil that they should sever
connections with their God-giveu leaders and
guides? Out OF such state of things come
the intemperance, profigacy ana crime that
have blasted the hopes for so many young
men. The SundayschOol can help to cor
rect this evil in the home
This paper was further discussed by Prof
A. r, Benton, of Butler University, Lieuten-
ant Geo. r. Smith, of Warren, O.. soon to
leave this country as a missionary to Japap
and Bro. c. f. Young of St Louis Mo
In his annual report the State evangelist
Glider L. l.. Carpenter of Wabash1 firms
his belief that no field OF usefulness looms
up in more sublime fertility is susceptible
OF so high an order of cultivation, or
promises so fruitful results as the Sunday
school work No other department of edu-
pairing the pure and innocent to safely enter.
Gpon the varied scenes of after life; in guid-
ing manhood through the suTging pillows of
adversely, and in leading old age gently and
lovingly through the mists of declining
years. Gentle as the deWs from heaven the
sweet and lasting impressions of brighter
hopes, and the fondest anticipatons of the
life to come, fall upon all who will not
rudely turn away"
During the past wear the State evangelist
has visited 43 counties and l07 places, delY-
cred 39l sermons and Sunday-Schoo lectures
held IA childrens meetings and raised So
1862 in money.
In the report of the recording secretary
that official declares our experiences in the
encampment last summer and in our work
during the past year, have demonstrated not
only the desrability but the absolute neces-
sity of preparing an encampment ground ot
our own in the central part of the State
equally accessible from the north, south, east
and west"
The treasurers exhibit shows receipts, So
1880; disbursements, 81 1880 balance in
bank tan endowment fund.- $500
l. Fraize Richard, of Mansfield, O., Of
eoodly repute as normal school instructor,
gave a lecture on the organization OF Sun
day-schOols," declaring sufficient reason
exists in the fact that all experience has DEM
onstrated is wisdom. Formation is easier
and more economical than reformation, and
hence demands the greater attention. The
relationship eXising between the Sunday
school and the church is SO intimate that the
highest conception of practical Christianity
represents the church as working through
the Sunday-school
Miss Jodie HAYS OF Greencastle read an
essay on The Teachers Power by Love and
Sympathy" insisting if these two divine
attributes are source of strength against
evil they are also source OF strength for
that which Is good, right and honorable.
4 l..
many hundred years Old, contains something
to be applied to our everyday lives forhuman
nature is the same now as it was then. The
scholar ought to be SO instructed that every
lesson will be to him as one more stone in
the wall of defense which his spiritual ma
ture is building against sin. Love- sympathy
and interest may mould nature, alter a
life, save a soul. One kind word may win
lifelong friend Who can measure the power
OF love and sympathy upon the human heart,
mind and life2
Various standing committees were APP
pointed, and an address by Elder B. w.
johnson, of Chicago ILL.,, one of the editors
of the Christian Evangelist CLOSED the days
work.
Yesterday there was held in the. .Taberna.
Gle, at 9 o'clock A. NJ, a model Lord day
school, otlicered as follows: Superintendent,
Elder l.. L. Carpenter, of Wabash; assistant
superintendent, Prof, A. r. Benton, Of But
worth of Columbus O.; treasurer Frank
Walker, of Fort Wayne; chorlster, J, II. Ro.
secrans, OF Ohio; Bble-class teacher, b. w.
Johnson, editor of the Christian Eyangel-
ist, st. Louis, Mo-; teacher OF the infant
class, Miss Maggie Swain, of Fort Wayne.
Glass teachers-Prof. Amzi Atwater of tho
State University; Elder Ira ]. Chace, of Wa
BASH DIR, j. NJ. Justice, OF Logansport; David
Walk ~ D., of indianapolis; A, S. Hole and
wife, OF Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs. II. \.