The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05
PREACHING TOMANYPEOPLE
Great Interest in the Various Services at
Camp Acton and Bethany Park.
Overflow Meetings at the Former Place, Where
Hundreds Seek Religion-Mr. Browns Ser ::
mOn-The United Statesin Prophecy.
Forcibie Sermons Delivered to Large Con-
gregations.

and pleasant session yesterday. There were
probably $500 people on the ground, as ex-
cursions came from indianapolis and Vim
cennes ends of the road. In addition were
many who came from the surrounding
country. A sadness was felt by those who
were intimate with the distinguished di-
vine, as the hour for the morning sermon
came, as it was to have been delivered by
President w. II. Woolery, of Bethany Col
lege, who died last week. In memory of
him the pulpit was draped, as was also a
vacant chair placed to the left of the stand.
The entire services were in q manner COM
memorative of him. Pros. Charles Louis
Loos, of Kentucky University, preached
from Proverbs XII, 30 THE fruit of the right
eous Is tree of life, and he that winneth
souls is WISE" The text. he said, is one of
those strong contentious sayings so peculiar
to the literature of the Old Testament, and
which is not common in Western literature.
1t comes from the Eastern imagery of
speech. The expression 1.-THE fruit of the
righteous man" simply means the product
OF sueh mans life. He is, indeed, a tree
OF iiIe0a tree being common symbol used
In the Old Testament as expressive of per-
Petual blessing. Hence, the righteous mans
lie is perpetual blessing given
to us while passing through life. THAT
sentence In the Psalms where the singer
speaks OF the tree planted by the river of
wafer" ETC., carries out the figure of the
good mans life. when it brings shade to the
weary and fruit to the hungry. The second
part OF the text, the preacher said, is the
couplet answer to the first. 1t tells the
meaning of the first part. If one would
ask what the fruit of such mans life is
the response comes, He that winneth souls
III fhSax T.
wisdom and righteousness are used as synO-
nyms. The righteous man and the wise
man, then, are one and the same. Nowhere
else, so much as in the Old Testament is
there such perpetual use and discussion
OF the sublime word wisdom. The Jews had
no philosophy. They were not speculative.
philosophy means a seeking after wisdom;
the Jews did not need to seek theirs be-
cause they had before them wisdom sent
from God. This knowledge contained in
God, lifts it far above all other literature.
Man, then, does not have to search for this
wisdom-it is revealed to him. There is no
higher question to ask than this: What is
the scope and aim of my lifef" The answer
comes back from Gods word, Fear God
and abstain from evil" For maD to be
righteous and Godlike he must be a con-
tinued worker against evil and follower
OF the good. 1t is ones duty to combat
against wickedness and to bend every eff
alone can Christians break down the as
tendency of evil and bring about the SUI
preme dominion of the good. To win souls
one must do Christ did-seek them out
and preach to them the gospel of salvation.
At the close OF the sermon Professor LOOs
made some very touching remarks concern
ing the death of President WOOlery, who
had been student of his while at college.
He recounted his good qualities and
earnestness as student and said that he
lyplax hsarA oil fhn t,ris,
tan Church. could be found man to take
his place.
The afternoon service was conduc ted by
Prof. Is. j. RadfOrd, of Eureka, Ill. He also
do men say that 1, the Son of Man, ann"
This question, the preacher said, had been
the question OF the world for more than
1,SOO years. The historian, scientist. and.
in fact, all have TO deal with 1t. 1t Is every
where in literature as no one else has so
modified human affairs as the humble Gal
ilean peasant. Nowhere else in the world
is progress so marked as in Christendom,
and that is due to Christ's influence. He
who would not be out of the current of hu-
tiOn. 1t was vital with Christ himself, and
one of His greatest efforts was to get men to
understand who He was. He wished to be
understood, and, in fact, that was His SUI
preme desire. He made no answer to accu-
sations against Him at His trial. but when
asked who He was He gave answer. Christ
realized that 1T was one of the greatest
difficulties to be met to get people to under
stand Him and the nature of His kingdom.
The Jews misunderstood Him and wanted
to make Him q temporal ruler but Christ
said: Get thee behind me, Satan" and put
it all aside Some men now adays, not COM
pretending Him, regard Him not as divine
teacher. but as the greatest philosopher of
the ages. Some say that He was the
great moral pattern, and that He is of all
the most to be emulated. But in Christ's
day the disposition to do this very thing
was rebuked by the Master. He would not
accept homage as a king, a philosopher, or
simply good man.
WHO is He, then?" asked the preacher
Peter said He was the Christ, the Son of
the living God, and Christ blessed him.
Such did He regard himself. Furthermore,
He never recognized any human obligation
claimed that He had not violated the Sab
bath when accused of it. He refused to
pay tribute money and again He was be-
You'd the control of the grim messenger
himself. He gave up His life voluntarily.
He is, then, the ruler, and the one having
power in heaven and on earth. He freed
himself from human relationship as the
Son of God. Was it rudeness when. in His
youth. He told His parents He must be
about His Fathers business; and also,
Woman, what have l to do with thee7'
No, it was simply because He was on the
point of exercising the higher power of God,
His Father. He told Peter, when answer
was made to his query as to who He was,
Flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto
thee The New Testament treats the m r.
ter as one not to be established by
other than divine means. All things
gather about the one great thought
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.
Nothing that can be shown as parallel
case to Christ can be found in all literature.
Here is God walking among men unscathed
by evil. All the gods of mythology given
the attributes OF men have sunk into the
mire. Christ never did. If Christ is no
more than sentimental philosophy would
make Him, He would be practically worth
less To burdened men. But He came as God,
manifest in the flesh, and to save men. This
Is what makes Him so supremely invaluable
to mankind. 1t is He and He alone who can
take away the sting of death; and He, too,
is the only one who can take away the ter
rible remorse of the sin-stricken con-
science
This week promises to be one of great in
terest at the park. To-day will be devoted
to the affairs of the State Ministerial Asso-
citation. Tomorrow will be Tourists day,
a special day, in fact. The features of the
programme will he lecture on yellow
stone Park" by NJ. G.. Streator, of Mon
tana, and one on Life in the Sultan's Capi-
tai" by President JOS. Mills, of Richmond.
Notes from the Park.
The Columbus Tabernacle Quartet gave
some fine music yesterday.
Rev. p. Ewing. of Charlottesville, was
too sick TO preach last MI lt.