The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-08
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR AT BETHANY.
The Society Out i'm FOrce-The Serv-
ices at Acton Camp.

ItCS al y III
The eleventh ASSEMBLY, at Bethany is con-
sidered by patrons and managers to be the
most successful in point of programme and
accommodations of any previous year. The
boats on the lake have been repaired and
repainted. and the lake has been drained.
and is now cleaner and deeper than before.
AT 3 o'clock yesterday morning the sec
ond of j. Il. Tyler's talks to young people
was listened to by a good-sized audience.
His subject was The Companionship of
Books"
In the afternoon Rev. l.. T.. Sellers, of
New Albany, delivered an address on the
Serious Side of Sunday-school Work" He
deplored greatly the lack of carefulness and
seriousness which SO often attends work in
Sunday schools. and emphasized the ne
cessity for the workers soul to be fired
with enthusiasm and the divineness of the
work, adding that the work, while enjoy
able, was discharged with a faithfulness
and seriousness which ever looks with sad
ness and pity upon the careleSsness and in
difference of much of the present day ef-
fort.
AT Z O'Clock Rev. ]. H.. O. Smith delivered
the evenings address on The Relation of
Sunday School TO Missions, Local and Cen
eral." Mr.. Smith called attention to the
work of the Indiana Sunday-schooi Associa-
ton. The address dealt largely with the
Sunday school as a place for the study OF
To-day. Christian Endeavor day, is one Of
Bethany's red letter days. Endeav-
orers meetings are always entnusi-
astic. and evidently this session will
De no exception TO the rule. The
Y. p. S. C. K. societies of the church over
the State are strong. They have COM
bined and purchased a very pretty cottage
for their headquarters at Bethany. Miss
Garnett Ashbrook, of indianapolis, is in
charge. The reception rooms are conven-
iently furnished for friends and members
wao visit the cottage. Four rooms for
lodging purposes are also provided. A ban
ner Designer with the G. T.. badge viii De
presented to-day after reports from the
membership. The programme for to-day Is
as follows: 1920 a. m, song service. con-
Quoted by w. I'm. Brown; lV:J0, annual ad-
dress, j. L.. Tyler; 1850. appointment OF
committees; Ills p. m, Scripture study, 5.
G. Neff, Richmond, presiding; address.
Christian Citizenship c. l.. Newlin. In
dianapolis; , p. m, business reports of COM
mitteeS; annual reports of State superin-
tendent, edward II. Clifford; 2:i5. En-
dea yor- Cottage" discussion of plans, Lora
missionary session of convention. in charge
OF Miss Garnett Ashbrook; 4:l5, report of
comunttee on nominations.
The evenings exercises will be presided
over by Rev. c. II. DeNoe. Salem, Ind, and
will consist of a conservation service. \
neat little paper has made its appearance
at the park, edited by Messrs. Albert and
Charles Brewer, of the Martinsville Leader.
come out each afternoon. some or yester-
days arrivals at the hotel were Rev. +. Il.
Scoield, Rev. and Mrs. Lee Tinsley, L. c.
Brewer, jr., Martinsville; r. V. collars.
Hiram; Charles a. DeVoe. Salem; J. NJ.
Vawter. Charleston, H.; ID. W. Chase. OF
the Christian Standard, Cincinnati; l..
EVerman, Ottawa, Kan.; DR.. III. j. Hall, OF
| Franklin: John Brazelton. North Vernon: