The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-11
THE ASSEMBLY MEETINGS.
Missionary Work Was the Topic Considered
at Bethany Park Yesterday.

Yesterday, in keeping with missionary day,
three addresses were delivered in the grand
Tabernacle on the Bethany Assembly grounds.
The first was by an Armenian-by name Shiek
Manian. of Constantinople. He has an Ameri-
can wife whom he married when a student in a
Kentucky college. In his travels from world to
world, as he tells it, be was Won over to the
plea made by the Disciples of Christ. while in
Texas. and after fitting himself for the ministry
was sent back to his native land as q mission
airy, where he has met with q good degree Of
success. Ia Turkey he is almost certain Of be-
ing imprisoned on false accusations If be pro-
come from other residents of the Ottoman en-
GEOGRAPHICALLY from the Armeniaus.
The corresponding secretary of the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society. A. Mclean, of
Ohio, made the next address. about the great
London convention and It's session. There
were one hundred and twenty. seven delegates
from the United States and about twenty-seven
from Canada. Some people complained that the
speakers We're not very we'll known. but it was
because they were SO busy with their Masters
work they had no time to make worldly reputa-
tons for themselves. That conference was
called for the purpose OF collecting all the infor-
nation possible from all missionary fields. There
was not a mission field in the world but that
was considered carefully.
President Loos spoke on foreign miss ions.
He said when the Lord said ''Go into eli the
world" that ended the controversy. DR.. r.
Lucas, OF Iowa. in behalf of the general mis-
sionsry convention, delivered an address on it's
work. There is no land on this globe, he said.
that presents the opportunities for missionary
work the great West does. One dollar for the
cause there will do more than anywhere else in
this world.
I. J. Clark. of vincennes, addressed the audi
ence on Our Scattered Brethren" He said
the small groups of Disciples scattered all over
the world shcnld form the nuclei for the sweep
ing out Of gospel work. The next few years
NAV be regarded as the formrlativs period, in a
religious point of view, OF this vast domain. AS
representatives of the plea for a union OF Gods
people the Disciples should make strenuous en-
deavors to spread the pure gospel faith all over
the land. and especially now 10 the far Western
communities. What is to be done must be
done quickly.
The afternoon closed with Ia conference con-
Quoted by the corresponding secretary of the
general society. Elder Robert Moffett, OF Ohio.
F. NJ. Rains, of Kansas. spoke At night in the
interest of the church extension fund. of which
he is the chief solicitor.
To-day DR.. R #. Brown will be master Of
ceremonies, for it is temperance day at the park.
The speakers. as announced. are Mrs. Zerelda
@. Wallace. Of Cataract; Mrs. Pervis l.. Chris
tian, of Chicago. ILL.,, and Prof. D. r. Lucas, OF
pes Moines. la.
Tomorrow the sermons are to be b. Elder
John Sehackleford, of Lexington. KY, in the
Tabernacle, and W. II. Kerr. of Wsynetown. in
the pavilion. Both will be at 1920 A. NJ Elder
D.. r. Lucas breaches at 2 p. NJ. The Lords
supper will be given at 4 o'clock. and a sermon
will be delivered by Elder MacNeill. of Rush
vile, at 8 P. N. The Womau's Board Of Chris
tian Missions meets Monday and Tuesday. Tho
fret Tuesday in February. 1889. and the day
following have been fixed a. the time, and Lo-
gansport the place, for the coming semi-annual
meeting of the State convention of Christian
Sunday-schools.