The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-24
ACTON CAMP MEETING.
The Action of the Association Respecting Sun
day Trains EmphaticaIly Condemned.
Alta full meetingof the official board of Central
avenue NJ. f. Church, held last night, the follow

Alta full meetingof the official board Of Central
avenue NJ. f. Church, held last night, thefo!low-
ing action was unanimously had
Whereas The Southeast Indiana Conference,
within the bounds of which the Acton camp meet
ing is held declared that the rule of the Discipline
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church against the pro
fanaton of Sunday precuded the buying using
of railroad tichets and did also declare that If
camp meetings to be held at all. they should be
held with closed gates on the Sabbath day and
that if. after proper efforts have been made to
correct the evils complained Of towit: the running
of excursion trains to such meetings on sunday
'campmeeting associations and railroads will not
regard and heed oftrepested uttsrances on this
subject, will withhold support, influence and
presence from all meetings or associations where
the day of God is deserated by the running of
Sunday trains. gate fees or traffic of any kind and
Whereas, The Indianapolis, Cincinnati, st, Louis q
Chicago Railway Company, upon whose line the
grounds of the Acton Camp meeting Association are
located, did propose to stop the running of Sunday
trains during the continuance of the meeting pro
vided the association should desire, which PROPOSE
ton declined by vote of fortyone to fifty three
of the members OF SUCH association present. therefore,
Resolved That the official membership of Central
Methodist Church indorsiug and adopting he
deverance of the conference upon the subject, and
recognizing the great injury liable to result to the
good of the church by of the rejection OF
this offer of the railway company, do emphatically
condemn the action of the majority of the association
-. That respectfully urge upon the board OF
trustees that they, as possible, make public
thert determination to follow the advice Of the coner
ence, and conduct the meeting this year with closed
gates during the hours of Sunday.
%" In case such order of the trustees be not taken.
earnestly call upon those members of the associa
ton who loyal to the Methodist Church, and who
regard the snctty of the Sabbath day. to carry out
the instructions of the conference by Withholding
their influence and their presence from the meeting
so long it shall continue with open gates on Sun
days thereby inviting the running of trains on that
day, and the consequent violation Of law of the
State and also of the law Of God
Il. That regard the action of the conference
binding upon the preachers belonging 70 the same
and upon the president of the association, the pre-
siding elder of the Indianapolis district who holds
his Office by virtue of his appointment in the confer
ence and respectfully but earnestly ask all preach
ers and particularly the elder, Rev. John X. Pye
to withhold all countenance from the meeting unless
she wish of the conference shall be carried out
strictly and in good faith.
-. That invite similar action from the official
bodies of Methodist churches i'll this city and dis
trict and in the State, to the end that Methodism
be in wise held responsible for what has been done
by majority of the Acton tent-holders in derogaton
of the repeated expressions of the church through its
authorized representatives.
A. MARINE. Chairman.
E. S. ELDER, Secretary.