The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-03
SUNDAY AT ACTON.
The Rain Interferes with the Presence of a
Large Crowd.

The rain did it, otherwise there would have
been thousands instead of hundreds at the Acton
camp ground yesterday. The clouds rolled by
and the sun shone out at noon, but all too late
for excursionists, who failed to take advantage
of the half day Providence seemed willing to
vouchsafe them. The Big Four road had made
admirable arrangements to carry the great
throng expected. Fifteen trains each way were
advertised to and from this city to the camp
ground. They ran, and on schedule time as ad-
vertised, though the coaches were many of them
absolutely empty, making a numberof the trips
very lonely for the conductor.
The camp ground was beautiful after the rain
and the cottages were as bright and gay as if
they had just been unpacked from Christmas
boxes. The cottages were smiling, pleasant and
hospitable. reminding one of the Dutch inhabit-
ants of Albany as shown in the biographies of
long ago, welcoming the stranger at the
threshold. The Acton campers failed to regale
the visitors with pipes and home-brewed ale.
but that need not be set against them. as there
was none of any kind of brew on the ground. A
wild report did go about that a man had been
seen behind a beech tree up ending a flask sup
posed to contain whisky or some similar alcoholic
beverage, but though the police were put upon
his track, they failed to discover the profane
wretch.
Rev. George w. Pepper, Of Wooster. o.,
preached in the morning to an audience that
quite filed the Assembly Hall. His text was
Hebrews 18th chapter, 22d and 23d verses.
But ye are come unto Mount Zion ana unto the
city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to
all innunerable company of angels.
To the general assembly and church Of the first
judge of all, and to the spirits Of just men made
perfect.
TIL sermon was an interesting one and closed
with these words: ''The church having finished
her mission upon earth, her various plague spots
being removed, angels shall gaze upon
She shall be conducted to the church
triumphant and there be enthroned as queen
forever. If l forget thee, o Jerusalem, may
my right hand forget its cunning! Glorious
Alma Mater! She found US hopeless in the des-
ert, and she leaves US triumphant in the heav-
ems"
In the afternoon Rev. McClain, of Jefferson
vile, pre- ached, taking as his text Galatians,
Chapter 2, Goth verse:
am crucifed with CT rist, nevertheless I live; yet
not l, but Chris liveth in me; and the life which
now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of
God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
The choir of the First Methodist Church, of
Shelbyville. under the leadership of Fred Otto.
singing was remarkably good and deserving of
praise. "Are You Ready" a solo by Mr.. Otte,
with chorus by the choir, was especially fine.
Rev. Harvey Harris preached at night:
To-day at 2P. NJ. Hon. George r. Vending,
of Illinois. who achieved a reputation by his
mastery answer to Colonel Ingersoll, a reputa-
ton that he has maintained, will lecture on
1.-The Personality of Satan" AT s P. NJ. w. l.
Marshall, of Massachusetts,, will lecture on the
Yellowstone National Park" illustrating his
subject, which abounds in accurate though glow
ing descriptions of that region of wonders, by
means of the stereopticon.