The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-14
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Meeting Of the Womm's Christian
Board Emissions at Rethany Park.
Two Ladies Killed by a Train at Elkhart-
Henry Wiaters,s Suicide-An Illinois
Farmers Crime.
INDIANA.
Meeting Of the Christian womanss Board of
missions at Bethany Park.

Meeting Of the Christian W0manas Board OF
missions at Bethany Park.
Correspondence of the Indianapoiis Journal
BETHANY PARK, Aug. 13.-The Christian
Woman's Board of Missions met here to-day,
with about 3OOpersons in attendance, but every
train brought additions, so that by the after
noon session there were nearly 500 present.
Mrs. N. r.. Armstrong, the president, called the
meeting to order. and stated something Of the
work which it was hoped would be done. Mrs.
a. e.. Shank, the secretary, read the report of
the work done5during the past year, giving the
number Of auxiliary societies as fortysseven, and
tine amount of money collected during the year,
81, 216.72. Miss Dickinson, a noted mission
worker, of Illinois, gave an account Of
her work in that State, and some
advice as to the organization of ~auxiIary
societies. The remainder of the morning session
was consumed in hearing reports from the var
ious auxiliary societies of the State, which were
all of the most encouraging nature.
At the afternoon meeting Miss Smith read a
paper upon f'The Religions of India showing
the infiexibility of the Brahmin theology and
the uncomplaisant nature of its d~evotees; also,
showing That the doctrines of Buddha had broken
down some of the iron walls of caste at one time,
and had thus prepared fhe way, TO some extent,
for the propagations of the teachings of Christ.
Mrs. Jameson, of Indianapolis, gave an interest
ing account of the missionaries supported by
the Christian Woman,s Board of Missions in In
dia, and the young ladies who are
a view to becoming missionaries. Let
ters were read from the Jamaica mission,
giving an accounted the situation of the people
and missionaries, and of the progress of the
work in that island. It was decided to create a
State fund for the support of a member who
acha1l travail 0Vap fhn Stafn and Orpaniza a11yil-
iaries to the Woman's Christian Board of Mis-
sions. The veteran L. 3. Jameson gave an in
spring song.
The ladies who are to take part in the council
of the Woman's Christian Temperance League
began to arrive to-day, and say that they ex-
pect an important session.
Following are some of the exercises for to-
morrow: Mrs. M. E. Balch, of Frankfort, will
give an address, with blackboard exercises. Mrs.
Governor Wallace and Mrs. Wells will also take
part, and all the State officers win be present
Yesterday the managers of the park sold the
choice of seven lots in the grounds at $50 per
lot, STIMULATING in the contract that the buyer
should have a cottage built on the lot, ready for
the next assembly. The lots are to be laid out
along the margin Of the proposed lake. The
lake, which will cover an area of nearly eight
acres, can be built at a small cost, and will add
much to the attractiveness of the park. There
is a natural growth of young cedars upon the
Hill back of the tabernacle, which wall make a
picturesque addition to the landscape. if care
fully protected. AT a meeting of the directors
of the Bethany Assembly Association, the entire
list OF officers were reelected.
The Christian Woman's Board Of Missions
elected the following officers: State vieespresi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Armstrong, Kokomo; secretary,
Mrs. Shank, l~rvington; managers, Mrs A. r.
Benton, Mrs. II, IT.. Brown, Mrs. z. g. Wallace,
Mrs. VIM. Wallace, Mrs. Alice Pierson, of In
dianapolis; Mrs. A. NJ. Atkinson, of Wabash,
and Mrs. J. NJ. Mathes, of Bedford.