The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-26
Rev. DR.. Thomas breaches to o Congregation
of Five Thousand and Is Given the Closest
Attention BY the Audience.
Statue of William Ewart Gladstone Un-
yelled in the Irish Village.
Addresses by Mayor Harrison and Judge Moran
Small Attendance Of -Seers-Many
Interesting Exhibits Closed on Sundays.
PREACHED TO 5000 PEOPLE.


Rev. DIR. Thomas Conducts Religious Serv-
ices at the Worlds Fair.
Special TO the Indians apolis Journal
CHICAGO, June 25.-"We all believe In
an American Sabbath as q day of rest, q
day of pure social enjoyment and day of
worship. The worlds fair ID In ltself q
good school. q great church, and it needs
religious ceremony, Services in this place
to-day will be carried on in the same spirit
as they would be in regularly ordained
house of God. excepting that no collection
will be taken up."
Prefacing the sermon within the gates of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition on Sun.
day with these words. Rev. DR.. Thomas,
facing an audience of five thousand per-
sons in Festiv al Hall, this afternoon, called
his hearers attention 10 the twenty.hrst
verse of the twenty fifth chapter of st.
John: THAT they may all be one; that
they may be In us; that the world may be-
lieve that thou hast sent me-"
The day was warm. yet the visitors to
the fair came in great numbers TO listen to
the word of God. AS the Apollo Club. of
Chicago, was singing the famous old hymn.
"Ohvet" the crowds poured in at every
door. and when the singing was concluded
sand. Every body renamed until the serv-
ices were over. and remarkably close atten-
tion was given the speaker.
After invoking divine blessing upon the
people embed together and the presl.
dent and officials of the great fair, DR..
Thomas proceeded with his sermon. MANS
world is divided" he said. but there
oha h< l,ntx
human beings. as they are all so near
alike physically. There may be
vast difference in mental powers:
one man may be at the bottom
But man is man. and all are equal. Man
stands alone in himself. He is self-con-
scious of his being; this being, now carried
MP to the point of self.cOnsciousness, is
dealing with all kinds of truths-tbe stand
ard OF truth as established by different
races as their intelligence dictated. Con-
science Is the same every where. Conscience
tells us to do what We think Is right and
not to do what is not right. The prayer of
Christ Is that all these people be one aud
that the masses can be enligh tened, and we
must have teachers and objects for all
these to profit by: for they are needed to
make the world"
Dh Thomas then reviewed the con-
struotlve era of the fair and told how the
present beautiful city Of white palaces had
been erected on what was. three years ago.
q marsby waste. 1t took all kinds of labor
to reach this result. he said, and added:
I'VE are one person working toward one
end. Man IS the helper of man." The
hymn bethany" and q benediotion dis
persed the audience.
If later on religious services prove at
tractive the musical feature will be i'm.
proved upon, as there W as no instrumental
music to-day except from q piano, upon
which Professor TOmlins performed and
directed tho work of the chorus No one
has been selected to preach next Sunday,
but number of local ministers Will be ex-
tended an invitation and preachers visit
ing the fair will be asked then to deliver
sermons