The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-09
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Papers and Discussions at Island Park
Sunday-School Meeting.
Arrival Home of Bishop Dwenger-Acci-
dental Shooting at MorristOwn-NOtes
and News from Two States.
INDIANA.
Annual Meeting of the State christian Sum
day-School Association.


Annual Meeting of the State christian Sum
day-School Association.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ISLAND PARK, Aug Slider William Nj.
Roe, of Benton Harbor, Mich, read the first
paper before the Christian Sunday-school
Association yesterday morning, on THE
Relations OF SundayschooIs to Missions
Home and Foreign" Any institution
whose prime object is the dissemination of
Bible truth among the people is worthy OF
our respect and our most earnest support.
Sunday schools doubtless constitute The
most efficient safeguard against every species
of infidelity. Not more than one-sixteenth
of the entire population of the earth is
found in the works of professionalism. The
future success of missions, both home and
foreign, will in great measure doubtless be
proportionate to the success of the Sunday
school enterprise. Any religious people
who ignore the sacred injunction, "Go teach
all nations" must necessarily fail, Elder
E. c. Founce, of Butler, Ind, and Professor
c. c. Cline, of Louisville, KY, discussed
this paper.
Professor J. Fraize Richard, of Mansfield,
O., delivered a normal on deficiencies
Noted and Results to be aimed at" He adj
yocated the establishment of coursessof study
and reading for both Sunday-school and
church. graded to suit the wants of all class
es bearing upon both the word and works of
God, one discourse each Lords-day being ad
dressed to the wants of the young.
A. B. Philputt, pastor of the Bloomington
church, submitted paper on ''The Influence
of the Sunday-school on Society-local and
general" in which he deplored the fact that
the status of family life to-day has some
features not altogether encouraging; that the
father and mother do not occupy the place
they did a few generations ago in the affec-
tons OF their children; that the penalties of
the law, as well as the sting of public CEN
sure, are far more easily eluded now than
then; that children go ont from home to do
for themselves at much younger age than
they used to. ra-t -faast
In the afternoon, Lewis A. Pier of Union
City, delivered an address in harmony with
the general theme of the day,
school to the World" He declared that
the Sunday-school, being closely connected
with the church, its relations to the world
are such as grow out of the church's rea-
tions to the world. These may be expressed
by the terms instructor and converter. The
peculiar form of church activity that we call
the Sunday-school fits it for certain depart
ments of these great works. These are: 1st.
Saving the children from enslavement to sin,
and implanting in their uncorrupted hearts
a saving interest In the Christian re-
ligion. I'd. Attracting the attention of those
who are unConcerned about religious mat
tiers, and preparing them for obedience to
1n do of tha IN
structlng the masses in the Word of God
Then followed business session. in which
reports from the various committees hereto
fore appointed were received and considered.
resolution was adopted directing the ex-
ecutive board of the association to pro-
coed as soon as practicable to form
joint stock company for the pur-
pose OF locating and maintaining an
encampment for the use of this and kindred
associations; that the capital stock be $10,-
900, in shares of $40 each; that when 1000
has been legally secured the board shall To-
cate and prepare the grounds and buildings,
and that the location of the encampment be
not more than twenty miles from Indianap-
oils, unless very great local advantages may
be offered at some slight increase of dis
lance. t7-'
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year President A. r. PhiIputt, of
Bloomington; vce-president, 7. J; Clark, of
NA-CenueSi recording secretary, simeon
Frazier, of Indianapolis; treasurer, John NJ.
Bramwell, of Indianapolis; corresponding
secretary, W. H. Drapier, of indianapolis.
The retiring members of the executive
board, the term of one-third of which ex-
pires every year, were reelected for term
of three years.
At the night session an address was de-
iyered by Elder Robert Moffett, OF Cleve-
land, O.. corresponding secretary of the
General Christian Missionary Convention,
and tAsn the association adjourned till the
first E@1,k in August, 1884