The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-15

l.. l.. Carpenter, of wabash, ChOser
President-AdditiOn Stock Issue.

To-day marks the beginning of the fourth
week of the Bethany Assembly, and most
OF those who went to the park at the be-
ginning have departed in the last few days
and others have arrived TO remain to the
end. AT a meeting of the board of directors.
held in A. n. Atkinson's cottage yesterday
afternoon, the following officers were
eelcted:
President-L. l.. Carpenter, OF Wabash.
Secretary-Simeon Frazier. of Irvington.
TreasurerIJ. II. Henry. Of Indianapolis
superintendent OF circumstances Clinord,
of Indianapolis.
The latter is new officer, but is one the
necessity of which has been greatly felt in
the last few years. The business committee
consists Of l.. l.. Carpenter, A. y. Atkinson,
Amos Clifford. NJ. NJ. Franklin, j. H. Henry,
5. Frazier and w. H. II. Graham. The board
decided that a number of new lots shall be
laid off at the park and put sale before
next season. This decision is the result Of
the demand for more building sites. 1t was
also decided that a small additional amount
Of stock will be placed on the market. The
stock is still being sold at par. The board
also ordered the buildings and grounds COM
mittee to make arrangements for the erec-
ton of suitable bathhouse for the utiliza-
ton of the mineral water. This will be
done before next season, and numerous
other improvements are under considera-
ton.
At o'clock yesterday Professor C. p.
Coler, of the University of Michigan, delfv.
cred the second lecture in the Bible insti-
tute, which he is conducting this week. The
assembly lecture. at IL o'clock, was deliv-
cred by j. ID. Forrest, of Chicago. His sub
ject was Sociology" He said, in introduce
ing his subject: Men have been coming
more and more to the realization of The
fact that society actually exists. and that its
members are inextricably bound up with one
another The growing perception OF the be-
growing realization that lives are controlled
by a plexus of influences too involved TO be
traced beyond its first meshes has made all
tions now before the public mind. First,
monopoies, both natural and capitalistic,
are regarded as exceedingly dangerous
They cannot be avoided. After the awful
waste of competing railway lines. gas com
panies, etc., we always find the ire
sponsible monopoly lesser evil" The
product and industry, stating that the
wealth of England and America had been
increasing enormously, the lsboring classes
gence. yet the poor are becoming poorer
and the rich richer. The liquor traffic, in its
broadcast sense, received its share of atten-
ZION. lie spoke OI CHt lclhptdtlOio W WI
worked men In all classes to resort to liquor
as a stimulant, which ultimately ruins their
lives, and this, Mr.. Forrest considered, was
the difficult question with which sociologlsts
have to deal in the liquor problem
At 1:i5 the second days session OF the
Christian Womens Board OF Missions con-
vention was called to order by the presi-
dent, Mrs. V. A. Pollard, of kokomo. The
first business of the session was the making
of nominations for national officers. who are
to be selected at the national convention.
which will be held In Dallas, Tex, in Octo-
Der next The nominees are as follows
Mrs. o. A. Burgess, Indianapolis, president
Mrs A n. Atkinson Of Wabash, vice presi-
responding secretary; Mrs. Anna B. Gray,
recording secretary: Miss Mary Judson.
treasurer. At 2:30 Miss Kate Whistler, OF
Evansville. made an address on Children
and Young Peoples Work" Miss Whistler
is the superintendent of this department Of
the c. w. B.. NJ work Her address was
followed by a paper entitled Missionary
libraries" read by Mrs. Emma j. Clark
Immediately following the adjournment the
women enjoyed the usual social hour and
prayer meeting at the c. w. b. NJ. cottage
Mrs. s. A. Boor, as secretary, reported
membership in Indiana of 324o. with the
amount raised for the work in Indiana as
$500. and So 564 raised for national work.
The following names were on the hotel
register last night: Mrs. Swigert and Mamie
Blanden. of Spencer: Mrs. Carr. of Charles
town; Mrs. Clinton f. Galloway and Frank
Galloway, Miss Mary K. Lucas. OF Indian
apolis; Mrs. III. II. Gillen and Clara sum-
nlerand. of Wabash; Mrs. j. V. Hadley, or
Danville Emma l.. Russell, of Waveland;
Fred Swigert, of Spencer.