The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-05-20

The time of the New Testament history is
uncertain, but ranges somewhere between
81 and % A. ID. These writings were all in
the Greek language, while those OF the Old
Testament, with but few exceptions, were
in Hebrew. There have been many names
for the Bible, some of which are the Oracles,
coming from the Latin, orc, to speak; the
Holy Scriptures, so called because of their
origin from God and the Word of God. OF
the Law, name based upon the character
OF It's contents.
T. G. Day read a paper on the Divine
Origin of the Bible" stating in the outset
that he had difficult task before him If he
was expected to prove the divine origin of
the Scriptures In the six minutes allotted
him. 1t is not claimed, he said, that the
it was produced by inspired men and mi
raculously preserved. There are cOntribu-
tions from thirty-six writer's, cover
ing, lapse of fifteen centuries,
s apd saline a of mss aess s sam to m saEs
from the same divine authority. As a mat
ter of history all of their productions har-
monize. Bible history begins with the re-
lation of man to his God. and not only
gives the cause and theory, of the events
recorded. but the event is prophesed.
Each book was received by the people as
coming from divine origin, and all were
received as such by Christ and His follow
ers
Mrs d. L. Wood had paper on the Yer
sions of the Bible.r Its nucleus, she said,
was the Pentateuch, or the Jewish Bible.
In addition to this version followed the
Septuagint written in the same language
as was the New Testament, and it has
proved to be great benefit in translating
Old Testament Hebrew. as shown in the
Yoltaic version; Wycliff7s translation into
the English language, which has become
race; the authorized, or King James YER
sion. completed in 1911, and the revised YER
sion, which was begun in 1870 and is
now completed. In commenting upon
the latter Mrs. Wood said: 1.-THE revised
version is no doubt a good one and deserv-
ing of much cOmmendatiOn, but for the
present generation no verses from the Bible
will ever sound so sweet as those we heard
at our mothers knee, or which dropped
from the lips of our fathers at morning
prayers. The phrases SO well known to us
then have been altered, and for good cause,
but they will remain sweeter and dearer to
us as long as life lasts for the happy child
hood associations that hang around their
memory"
Miss Allie Coffin was to have followed the
last reader with paper on Bible Customs
and Manners" but she was detained at her
home by sickness. and the last essay of the
evening was that of Miss Bette Wishard.
Her topic was Religious Systems" Since
| the creation of man, she said, there have
archal, the levitical and the Christian. In
all of these the Holy Spirit was the agent of
| spiritual life. Sects have arisen, but their
| existence has sprung. from different
| interpretations of Bible doctrine. The
revealed religion has always been the
same in itscharacter, and the language of
| the Bible is the language of men.
| The Rev. Dr.. j. 4. Gilbert then briefly
addressed the candidates for promotion.
saying that, as skilled labor is regarded in
all departments of life. the need of special
| preparation is obvious in educational work.
| Secular teachers must take course in n
| high-schoOl then in a normal school, and
finally be subjected to rigid examina-
| Sabbath-schOOlt teacher is infinitely greater,
because he is called upon to handle the
| most profound truth the world has ever
| known. He is called upon, also, to teach
| years are liable to be misguided by care
| less instructor and infinite harm will result.
| In this sense the teacher is a representative
| of Christ and of the church, and he needs
] wide training to do his duty well. 1t has
only been recently that the church has COM
| pretended this, forithas, in time past, thrust
| men and women into responsible positions
who were wholly unfit for them. The
| Doctor then explained the work of the
normal, which now has in this city two
classes receiving instruction one hour each
week. and in which are already enrolled
| over 200 members In this State there are
twenty-four classes. in Ohio three, in Ill
| inOis nine. and in Kentucky two represent
| ing total of over $500 students In three
| other States the foundations for similar
work have been laid.
The course of this normal instruction
covers two years, a Junior and a senior.
| The following is list of promotions, by
| churches. made last night of those who
| viii enter senior class work next year:
| Central-avenue, Miss Ida +. Anderson, Miss
Presby terrain, Miss Julia Ashley. Miss Mary
| l.. Chaplin, Miss Mollie Ii. Talge:
Meridian-str NJ F., Mrs. NJ. Fa-
t13t; ) Miss T Flora v Fatout Miss
L. Nj. Rankin. Miss Agnes r. Rankin, Mrs Mrs
| Sarah M. Stoneman, Mrs: Anna T.. Wood
burn; First Lutheran. Miss Addie Brown,
Miss Grace Norwood; Roberts Park; Mrs. J.
": Beck Mrs; !. c: Bags Mrs. n. <. Igoe,
Dark, Mr.. w. H. Hubbard. Mrs w. H.
Hubbard, Mrs. Clara B: Hall. Mrs. w. H.
SMG orss Mrs Mrs ~ f. Mcconnell Neon MI H T.
r. Ran Ryan; United Presbyterian byt Mrs s.
J. P. Cowan; Second Presbyterian,
Mrs NJ. F. w Jones M Mrs. G IL sheyer
Presbyterian, Mr.. T. c. Day. Mrs. X. H.
Day. Miss Eliza Tercy: First Baptist, Miss
| Anna +. Carnes, Mrs. Henry COburn Mrs.
W. w; Grant, Mr. j. d: Holmes, Mrs. A. NJ.
| Noe, Mr.. j. Nj. Sutton; German Evangelical,
Miss Louisa Kehring, Miss Sophia Koch
| ring.
In addition to these the following pro-
motions were made to the second grade
work which also begins next September:
| Fletcher-place, Miss NJ. ID. Marsee, Miss S.
NJ. Marsee, Mrs. l.. II. Hopkins, Miss Estel-
la Nj. Howard, Mrs. f. A. Sullivan, Miss
| Rose Diller; Second Presby terrain, Miss Kate
G. Balm; South street Baptist, Mr.. +. ID.
| StackhOuse, Miss Helen Irwin, Miss
Letta Weaver, Miss Jennie Selby, Miss
Georgia Selby. Miss Alice Kerner, Mrs.
Hattie Coats, Miss Ella Cox; Seventh Pres
byterian, Mrs. Anna Kaylor, Mr. S. P. CARL,
| Miss Minnie Rosebrock, Miss Bette NJ.
| Wishard, Miss Hattie j. Wishard. Miss An
nabetta Bryan, Miss Emily Bigger, Mr..
Walter Muzzy, Miss Anna Cook, Mrs.
Emma Simonson; Edwin Ray, Mrs. Ida
v. Steeg, Mrs. Ella Clancy, Miss r.
| Robinson. Mr.. c. u. Coffin. Miss Allie w.
| Coffin, Miss Jennie +. Heller, Mrs. j. l. Dis
settle. Mrs. c. ID. Royse, Mr.. Chris Heller,
Miss Fanny Robertson, Miss Addie Wallace,
Miss Bessie Wallace.
| This makes total of fOrty-seven MEM
| bers. representing eleven churches on the
| North Side. and thirty-seven members rep
| resenting five churches on the South Side
Sunday-School Convention.
The general committee, in whose charge
| the entertainment of delegates to the Sun
| day-school convention has been placed