The Indianapolis journal., 1893-05-22
0ctogenarian Elders Addressed the Throng
and Editor Miller Gave His Lecture on
Egypt to en- Audience Of $4,000.
Sensation In the Washington Church
Attended By Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland.
Wild Charge Hurled at Dr. Briggs-Pro-
grsmms of the Presbyterian General Assem-.
bly-United Brethren at Huison, Ind
ROBBED BY PIcKPoCKErs.


Lively Chase After the Thieves Who Reaped
Harvest in Munoie Yesterday.
Special TO the Ii.dianapoIis Journal
MUSCIE. Ind. May 21.-Conservative es-
Inmates place the attendance at the German
Baptists' national meeting, to-day. at q. 900.
and the crowd would have been much be-
yond that number had not rain interfered.
A special train of seventeen cars arrived
from Springfield and Dayton. o.. and ex-
cursions on most all the roads brought
multitudes of curious people from neigh
boring towns. The industrious pickpocket
was here, too. and dozens of reckless peo-
pie were robbed. Two OF the hight
fingered pilgrims are In jail Levi Hoov.
or. Of Hagerstown. Mira James Reeves.
Elijah Miller and others are among the
victima One of the thieves escaped from
the officers. who had him on street car
and jumped down an embankment twenty.
five feet into the river. lively chase en-.
sued. and he was captured after hard run
The largest number of brethren are ex-
pected tomorrow, as those who can only
attend the business part Of the meeting Will
be here then. The business session will
last Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday.
There is now talk of continuing the meet
ing over next Sunday.
The preparation of the bill Of fare for
dinner at the grounds to-day was o man.
moth undertaking 1t consisted G.
boiled and fried beef. two thousand
pounds; SOUP, three barrels; twenty
bushels of fried potatoes, fifty dozen
OF eggs. seventy-fve pounds OF
ham. six hundred loaves of bread.
$50 pounds of butter. three barrels of coffee,
two barrels of tea and other incidentals.
speaking meeting was conducted this
morning at which veteran members made
short addresses. They were Elder Samuel
ton. Of Fiory. % and % John ea Medshsn s Of
California. Each of the brethren
are aged over eighty.fye years
At 10 o'clock Elder Enoch Eby, of Kansas.
made the address. He is one of the best
at $50 o'clock. eighteen thousand Dunk
ards and visitors heard Elder ID. l.. Miller.
editor of the Gospel Messenger deliver his
lecture on Egypt and the East" 1t was
looked on great feature
time was filled and great crowds were
standing about the auditorium. Mr.. Miller
recently returned from his third visit to
Genoa. Rome. Jerusalem and other places,
whers he went in search of proof for the
made many points, proving that
the Bible is right. aud instructed
his brethren to take it as their
guide. Mr.. Miller rs recognized as the hu-
man encyclopedia of the church, and is
thought to be the superior of Talmage on
scriptural knowledge and history of the
old world. The lecture was o very rare
treat
Past Moderator Elder John Wise, of
Kansas. addressed the meeting to-aight.
and IL is estimated that fully FIVE thousand
persons heard him. The following visiting
elders filled different pulpits In the city
this morning and evening: u. e. Campbell.
of Colfax. Ind, and J. J. Rosenberger, of
Gown gton. o.. at the First Christian
Church; w. II. Deeter, of Milford. Ind, at
the Central Christian Church; Prof j. ).
Rsyer, OF Mt. Morris. Ill. and !. N. Gibson,
of Roanoake. Va. at the Baptist Church;
l.. w. Teeter, of Hagerstown. at High
street M. L. Church: Prof Daniel Varri-
man. of MCPHERSON KAN College at
the Presby terian Church; Henry Frantz,
of Forgy. o., i. ID. Parker, of Ashland. o..
at the Universalist Church; William Boggs.
of Covington, o., at the Methodist Church;
Henry Frsntz, of Forgy, o., at the Colored
NJ. E. Church. and Isaac Frsntz. of Pleas
ant Hill. o.. at the Muncie Christian
Chnrch