The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-03
SPEAKING TO LARGE CROWDS
ADaya Bethany Devoted to Work ofthe
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Addresses in Which Narcotics, Prohibition and
the Impure in Art Are onsidered-Preach-
ing to Cottagers and Visitors at Acton.
BETHANY PARK.


Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Yesterday morning was little gloomy at
first at Bethany Park, bat there was no
rain. Although the clouds threatened to
give the visitors down-pour noon brought
just enough of sunshine to make the after
noon very pleasant. There was not the
crowd of the day before OH the grounds,
but a large number of permanent arrivals
helped to enliven the assembly. The first
meeting of the day was that for prayer at
$50 A. NJ. 1t was led by A. c. Smither, of
Irvington. The attendance was larger
than that on the previous morning. and
there was witbal a very interesting meet
ing. The days special services were in
charge of the w. &. L. u, Mrs. Tomlinson,
Mrs. Lotion, and Mrs. Georgia Wright pre-
siding. At the morning session paper
was read by Mrs. Lotion. OF indianapolis.
which was conceded to be one of the finest
papers ever read at Bethany. She took as
a text the words: Keep thyself pure
her subject being, Tobacco and
the Tobacco Habit" After recount
ing the history Of the tobacco
plant in its discovery, along with America.
she said what seemed shocking hundreds
= of years ago is now regarded with no dis
favor on the part of many. The use OF to-
bacco, she claimed, is relic of barbarism.
1t having been. first found among the saw
ages of America. Like all evil things, it
mas Travelled at a rapid rate. At present
tobacco is used by almost every nation on
the globe. Some say that it is a necessity,
ana nence Lawmakers have proposed to
1aae the tax Oft it. Personally the
"a sympathy with this free
trade movement. The only remedy for this
evil is war of determination. We have
not been elevated by the use of tobacco.
Ihe Indian who Taught us to use it has GER
tainly degeneratedphysically from tho tall.
athletic Indian so much spoken Of by his
excuses In this direction. The Chinese are
slaves to the habit, and their population
mas In the last seventy-fve years decreased
greatly. The Spanish and the New Zealand
ers have degenerated since they have come
TO use tobacco. We are told that the use of
tobacco increases with the march of civili-
EATON. But this is true also of the rum
ana opium trafiics. We were civilized
before we knew any thing about tobacco
Inc lady then spoke of the effects of nico-
tine and the evil 1t was carrying to the
young. The paper caused considerable dis
cussl0nn, In which Rev. ID. X. Lucas, Judge
rankin and others took part.
succeeding this was a conference OF
Inc impure in Literature and Art" led
by Mrs. Tomlnson, of Martinsville, Mrs.
gentry, Professor Black. of Michigan City
schools. and Prof A. e. Shortridge. The
afternoon exercises consisted first of de-
yotion: led by Mrs. Ryland T. Brown, of
this city. The scriptural reading for this
meeting consisted of Psalm CHI. Mrs Bax-
Ter, of Michigan, national worker of the
We. L. u, IN the absence of Mrs. Hoffman,
said, in speaking of prohibition, that
although Pennsylvania and Mich
lga1 have failed in the effort to
abolish the saloon, yet they will soon
how public opinion rises" she continued.
ana you have seen how mighty it is when
aroused. Just now public opinion says
mat men shall be protected IN the fruit of
tAelr toll-it is just now on the side of la
Dor. 1t stands up and fOrbids the unlawful
acquisition of wealth. People wish to know
when they are in slumber that there is
something that protects then-this is the
state. Ihe state Is society, and society Is
the state. Whatever either of these, grant
ing all powers, bid to be done will most GER
talnly be done. Wemust protect ourselves
even though 1t runs counter to the appar-
emit interest of few. The interest of the
individual must be the interest of the
whOle-what Is to the interest of the
whole is to the interest of the individual.
Prohibition will be settled. as it must be,
at the ballOt-bOx. One trouble about all
this Is that there are too many neutral peO-
pie. So many take no interest in the ques
ton. What we want in this country is
good government, and that government is
effected by the ballot. The only means of
bringing about the change is to vote for it,"
Last night Mrs. Julia Lucian Martin
gave some very interesting readings. To-
day is educational day, Prof. b. j. Radford.
of Eureka, Ill. and Rev. J. H. o. Smith, of
Valparaiso, being on the programme. \
great many new arrivals are expected. To-
morrow the morning services will be con-
Quoted by Prof. Loos, of Kentucky Uni
yersity