The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-15
by AND FOR WOMEN.
A Beautiful Meeting by Fair Endeav-
orers i'm the Afternoon.

A special service. conducted by and for
women, was held at the Second Presby-
terrain Church, at 4:3O yesterday afternoon.
Miss Ella Apologize, Of Knightstown, was
the leader. Miss Carman presided at the
organ and Miss Yarnell assisted in leading
the music. Young women with white caps
fitted up and down the aisles and found
seats for the audience. Then they carried
in chairs after all the pews were full.
After that they brought in benches from
the Sunday-school room, and still there
were more to be seated. The young wom-
en- performed all the duties of ushers with
dispatch. A second song was Nearer. my
God, to Thee" and the first verse was re-
peated very softly. Miss Apologize said
that was what the meeting was for, to
get nearer to Cod After a few minutes
of silent prayer a series of short prayers
were offered by the different members.
Miss Apologize read a few verses of the
tenth chapter of Luke, which relates the
story of Martha and Mary. They repre-
sent two classes of women to-day, the one
In service and one at the feet of Jesus"
said the leader. Then she read Romans
xiv, the seventh verse: For no man liveth
to himself and no man dieth to himself"
This last furnished the subject for the
meeting; the one word TO stand for it
influence.
Woman is looked to as a model of pur-
ity; she has an influence, and | want to
tell you how women may show influence"
was the opening sentence, which gave the
cue TO the meeting, and which led many
to rise and give short and interesting rea-
brief, were:
IF we fan to do our part the world will
b careful how we live; each one of us
Is some kind Of an example"
Even a hair casts a shadow"
II sneak for "A large class the elder els
tiers. We are too careless about our little
sisters and brothers,"
tongue. i remember when / was a little
child Of hearing women talk TO my mother
of the wrong-doings or sayings of other
liked the ones of whom they spoke. It
has been only IN later years that / have
not allowed that early talk to influence
There is the evil influence of slang
words and phrases"
had ten children to bring up. The influence
of the mother is greater than any other,
and We who have children cannot be toe
One of the touching talks was given by a
young woman who has no use of her feet.
She, went to the meeting at Tomlinson
wheeled out a. young man asked her if
she had enjoyed the meeting. She told him
she had, and 1,t he said; IF you have, know
wondered If her influence was for any
thing, and the words of the boy made. her
feel that she had a little.
Miss Applegate told of the scrap which
she had in her Bible. A little girl came
in from school one day and began to tell
her mother a story about Edith. stop"
Is it necessary? If 1t is true, is ii kind?
If it is true, is il necessary The little
story had it's own influence on the audi
ence. The meeting was one of the tender
est and most beautiful OF the convention.
Several of the talks occupied several min
utes, and were given with an earnestness
and spirit to be found nowhere outside of
a c. Z. meeting. The closing hymn and the
c. z. benediction ended a meeting full Of
fervor and good to the many.