The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-24
THE DUNKARD MEETING.
Immense Meetings Being Held and
the Crowds Constantly Increasing.

nacle.
The service opened with singing by the
congregation. After singing three hymns
a few remarks and invoked tho divine
blessing upon the meeting. His prayer
was an eloquent and earnest plea for the
success of the meeting and the betterment
of the people.
The sermon at the first regular service
was preached by Elder J. II. Moore. ed
itor of the Gospel Messenger. the official
organ of the church. He is also a MEM
Der of the standing committee. Elder
Moore is past middle age, with kindly
face. He has rich. baritone voice which
filed the great hall. and could be dis
tinctlv heard in the remotest corners OF
the tabernacle.
He took for his subject 1.-THE Perfect
Law of Liberty" He said that the Lord
was not only perfect but perfect lord of
liberty. He dwelt upon the importance
of the word liberty. and referred to the
time when the word went out into the
European world that across the sea there
was land OF liberty where people could
worship God according to the dictates of
their own consciences.
Continuing he spoke OF peoples opin-
ions OF liberty, and dwelt eloquently upon
the idea that all mon are created equal;
he also spoke OF the perfect and uniform
law of God; q law that may reach from
the lowest type in Africa to the intellect
ual giant. The law of perfection, he
continued, is contained in the bible.
Did you ever think that the old tesla
ment was the only bible that Christ and
~ ID IL
used while travelling up and down the
country, when they gave to Us this per-
feet law.
Legislative bodies can make laws to
govern US outwardly. but this perfect law
of the Lord is made for the inner man it
comes to the heart, and the heart is what
makes the man. Christ wants 10 get
hold of the hearts of the people"
The speaker referred to numerous
scriptual texts bearing upon the same
points He illustrated his points by
reference to Bonaparte and other men
who had wonderful control of the people,
because he had reached their heart.
Luther was another example used in the
illustration.
III people do certain things that are
wrong, get those things out OF the heart
and they will no longer do wrong. II the
heart is all right, all is right. The
trouble is, sometimes, our religion does
not get to our hearts. The Lord has
given us q law that reaches the heart be-
cause 1t is a perfect law"
The speaker concluded by showing that
the scriptures, the perfect law of the Lord,
are indestructible.
he also exhorted the people to be hon.
est and seek 10 attain as near to perfec-
ton as possible.
Elder ]. b. Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania
made an address at the special service
yesterday. None of the speakers use man
uscript and only refer to the bible to get
their text
Today the brethren and sisters are COM
ing in very rapidly, each incoming train
being crowded with the odd looking
people.
Rules have been established on the
grounds which prohibit the use of to-
bacco, especially smoking
Nothing is sold on the grounds but
eatabes. the church literature, the Times,
Herald and SENTINEL newspapers all other
newspapers having been barred out. In
tho distribution of papers il must be done
In a very quiet manner, each brother
being solicited quietly and not persuaded
to buy.
today were we'll attended, there
being large number of citizens present.
Elder Daniel Smell OF Sidney, Ind, made
the address. which was very plain and
pointed.
Elder John Harshbarger of PennsyIva-
MIA made the address this afternoon, and
the meeting was attended by 5000 per-
sons.
The ministerial association of Muncie
has extended invitations to the visiting
elders and every pulpit even the colored
churches, in this city, will be occupied by
the visitors, both morning and evening
Sunday.
Elder ID. L. Miller OF Mt Morris. Ill,
editor Of the G0sDd Messenger and one of
the ablest members of the denomination,
will deliver his great lecture on Egypt
and the East" Sunday at 3 o'clock. 1t is
thought that very large crowd will be
present.
The first service of the day is from 80
to 6 o'clock. This is Q substitute for their
usual family service. The preaching
services each day at 10 a. m. y. m. and
7:30 ,. m.
The opening of the business part of the
conference will occur next Tuesday. when
all the delegates will unite in public SER
vices that will be peculiar to the average
person.
This afternoon $40 persons arrived on
one train on the Big -Four road, and like
number came over the l.. L. q w. from
the east at | o'clock
Most all the incoming trains tomorrow
will have from two to five extra cars for
Muncie. A special train will arrive to-
morrow from Dayton and Springfield, O.
| A car from Jobsdain. Pa, one from Stan
ton, Va. and two from Illinois.
MUNcIE, Nav 2l-Notwithstandine
the heavy rain storms TODAY, $4,000
people were on the grounds this after
noon at the great Dunkard meeting.
The crowd tomorrow promises to be
much larger as the arrival of brethren on
each mornings train seems TO increase.
Visitors from neghboring towns and
cities visited the grounds today and had
| it not rained the number OF these visitors
would have swelled the crowd to 10000
| people.
1t is expected that the major part OF the
crowd viii arrive Monday to be present
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the
business part of the session. The weather
has been such that the brethren are kept
very close to their farms.
The big crowd today very naturally at
tracted the festive pickpocket, and several
OF the visitors and a few brethren even lost
their purses. The police were on the
alert and a couple of slick young men were
| jailed. One old fellow laid his overcoat
| down with bible on il. The coat was
taken but the bible was not moested.