The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-03
CHAuTAUaUA DAY AT ACTON.
DIR. Sims breaches n Sermon and De-
liyers a Lecture.


DIR. Sims breaches IA Sermon and De-
liyers a. Lecture.
All the routine services Of Acton Camp
were set aside yesterday for the Chautau-
qua programme, except the morning praise
meeting and the cottage prayer meeting
of the evening. The tabernacle was pro-
fusely decorated with oak boughs and an
eager audience crowded the front seats to
hear DR.. Sims at 1890. He made some
preliminary remarks in commentator of
the Chautauqua idea.
The subject of the lecture as announced
was "The Morning Star of he Reforma-
tion,'' which his hearers soon determined
was a fgurative term for John Wycl life.
the first protestant against the spiritual
and political tyranny of the papacy.
1--WE shall lose no interest in the story
because it, is nearly six hundred years DID,"
said the speaker. 1.-The life of a brave.
true man is always precious treasure
and its faithful record becomes an inher-
itance of the succeeding ages. which makes
the world richer" AS DR.. Sims followed
the life of the great reformer. from his
birth, in the midst of social and educa-
tionai opportunities. through positions of
teacher and leader of thought, up to the
place of preacher to the King. and init
mate with the greatest politicians of the
day, his auditors realized that the daring
scholar of Oxford is entitled to be called
The Morning Star of the Reformation.
When the Dommicans and Francsans,
the white friars and the grey friars, att
er eleven years of watching tor oppor-
tunity TO strike Wyckliffe brought hlm to
trial, the auditors We're almost in pain with
sympathy for the accused, but a sigh of
satisfaction went up from the audience as
DR.. Sims said THE chancellor OF the uni
veisity examined the long. list of charges
made against Wyckliffe and TO the humiia-
ton Of his accusers declared that his doc
trines, while in some respects i.disci eet
and liable to be misinterpreted, Were true,
ana permissible and Wyckiffe was II,
structed TO remain at Oxford and pursue
his teaching"
When, after a third trial, this champion
of truth was forsaken by his friends, his
abilities were given to sending the gospel
in its simplicity throughout the kingdom.
His poor priests went out in russell gowns
and sandals, with copies of Wycklife's
works or portions of the Bible TO preach
and to teach on the highways or the COM
could induce men to listen. The story was
told so tenderly to them that people, be-
gan to understand the beauty OF tne' life
of Christ and they were ready to die for
The career of John wyckliffe ended
when he was sixty-four years OF age and
his death was caused by a stroke OF paraly-
Sis which came while he was administer
ing the sacrament. on st. Thomas day,
Dec 81, 1884,
At O'Clock in the afternoon about sixty
Chautauquans gathered at the band stand
near the hotel and marched down Railroad
avenue to the square, and then TO the
pavilion. Soon the Chautauqua songs were
noating out over the camp and in few
minutes the largest crowd of the season
had assembled in the AUDITORIUM Or.
Sims was again the speaker of the &C.
casion, but his theme was in contrast to
that considered in the morning. He began
by saying, caricature has value for its
Il E.1vt fc
a truth. The Irishman, the Dutchman.
John Bull and the Yankee, were each pre-
sented i'm their national characteristics, IL
Illustrated by laughable incidents. The
typical American believes in himself, the
speaker said. He knows himself. He will
undertake any business without ever hay
is never abashed and always wants TO
know. Americans as a people are adven-
turous, migratory ana lacking IN IN yenera'
which is evidenced in the fact that there
are not many old homesteads and few
monuments commemorative OF early his
New England constantly and persistent
ly impresses its Importance and peculiarf-
ties upon the country me man or Puri,
and his Bible He would rather ask
blessing half-hour long through his nose
than submit to a formula ia. Nothing was IS
had been crystailzed by the worlds best
thought for a thousand years These self
u
political Independence They sought liberty
for themselves. but thought of no one be-
side They could burn witches, hang
Quakers or drive out Baptists in the middle
OF the winter. but this was their personal
liberty.
I'm England every man is as good as any
as we'll born. The typical American is
saturated with the spirit OF manhood
equality. We indicate our familiarity with
our President or ex-President by calling
them by their first names. Any attempt
TO establish an aristocracy only excites rid
icule."
gan with an address by the State presi-
dent Mrs. DR.. Catch, of Lawrenceburg.
which was a statement OF the objects and
accomplishments OF the Chautauqua idea.
1.-The Chautauqua system of education has
become one of the great factors of the
world she said: The c. L. S. G. is a
school at home for busy people who left
school years ago. 1t gives glimpses of
science. physical and mental. Of literature.
Ct of tSy Sf sr gear an %ii be
deal largely with the development of the
United States. Do not think you can get
out of the papers or masazines the knowl-
II you wish to DO a fine piece of work,
something you want to keep all your life,
you would not even think or the cos of
your tools. you. would select carefully
those best suited for the purpose.
Two hundred and twenty-five thousand
students have. enrolled their names under
land They believe in the Bible as the
revealed word OF God.
THE Ground Table was in charge OF
Rev d. r. Robertson. of Brightwood, and
elected great interest and brought forth
many practical talks from the members of
the assembly, out of which grew valuable
plans for the future.
Officers were elected for the following
President, J. w. Maxwell. Indianapolis;
vice president. A. V. p. Adams. Shelby
vile: secretary. Mrs. r. III. Robertson.
Brightwcod; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
NJ. Gooding. Greenfield: treasurer. DR.. J.
w. Dashiel, Indianapolis Mrs pr. Catch
was elected delegate TO the convention of
Chautauqua workers, TO be held at Lake
Chaufauoua, Aug. Il. 1885,
To-day will be a continuation or Chautau-
qua exercises DIR. T. 1. Coultas VIII speak
at 2 O'Clock on Among the Alps and in
sunny Italy" Mrs. A. v. i. Adams. Mrs.
pierce and others will speak at o'clock.
sunday the pulpit will be hlled 10y Rev.
G. W. Iinsly, Of Rushville, I'm the FORE
noon. DIR. r. I. Coultas will preach IN the
afternoon and DIR. J. 3 Jenckes at night.
REV. j. W. Maxwell spoke last night on
s'The Benefit of the c. l.. ;. c. Work."
The chorus choir from Grace Church. of
this cisy, will sing at the morning and
afternoon services tomorrow.
New Political Maps.