The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-17

ence to the Bible Society matters. The COM
mittee was continued. The subject for the day,
viz: "Our Dangerous Glasses" was then taken
up, neither of the members on the programme
committee being present. Rev. j. G. Schaal
was called upon to open the discussion. He said
that he noticed that 80 per cent. Of those who
are in prison come there directly or indirectly
through the influence of liquor interests
Consequently he thought the most dangerous
class are those touching the liquor Interests
Another dangerous class can be found in con
nection with the theater The advertising for
the performances at these places is of such a
character as to infame the baser passion and
appetltes, and promote an appetite that
is almost certain destruction Rev. Hem
thought that one of the great dangers is the bad
literature so widely circulated to day. Rev. C.
E. Asbury thought that there was O msunder-
standing of the subject These things are forces
that create dangerous classes. He thought our
very dangerous class. is composed Of those
people who shave grown too good to belong to
church, and go QUITO talk against the only real
reformatory institution in the world-namely,
the church. DR.. Marine thought that dangers in
The cities are the plague spots of the
country. Some of the cities have
demonstrated their inability to govern them
selves. Ultimately the State may have to gov
ern the city as a matter of self protection. The
saloon keepers, as class, are premeditated out
laws-who do not go into the business until
they have deliberately determined to trample
law under their feet wheneverit conflicts with
their endeavors to gain pelf Another dangerous
class are those who, under garb of religion,
preach latitudinaransm as q substitute for the
hope that was kindled in sight Of humanity by
the suffering of the God ncarnate II have
little respect for Bob Ingersoll, said DR.. Marine
'but have more for him than have for the so
called preacher who reads the miracle of the
loaves and fishes, and then says to his congrega-
ton, of course you don't believe this. Such
men as this are the forerunners of nihilism and
dynamiters."
Rev. j. w. Duncan mentioned the Sunday
base ball as one of the dangerous factors in our
civilization.
Rev e. W. S. Hammond invited the preach
ers meeting to attend the district conference of
his district next week, and the invitation was &C.
cepted. The question for the next meeting is
''Who is Responsible for the Dangerous Classes2'
THE BAPTIST MINISTERS.
The Baptist pastors conference met in-paslor
of the Denison, yesterday, att o'clock 2 NJ
After reading of the Scriptures and prayer, re-
ports were given Of the work in the different
churches in the city and vicinity< Rev. L. A
Clevenger gave an account of a remarkable re-
vival in his church, at Spencer. Eighty-tw ad-
ditions have recently been received. Rev. r.
Basset, pastor of the Corinthian Church {col-
ored), of this city, read a paper on 1.-THE Quail
ications of Ministers" Among other qualica-
Bible knowledge, literary culture. and the en-
dowment of the Holy Spirit. The paper was
heartily Endorsed and thoroughly discussed by
the conference