The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-08
STUDY OF THE BIBLE
REV. MR. TYLER TELLS HOW THE
STUDENT sHoULD DO 1T.
Nr. Myers's Lecture on the ..Origin
and Dignity of Man" at Bethany
Park-servfces mt Acton.

At the meeting Of the directors Of Beth
any Park, held yesterday afternoon. the
following directors were elected for the
ensuing three years: L.. c. Brewer. Dam
vile; J. W.. Conner, Irvington; W. H. III.
Graham, I%rvington. II. j. Hall. Franklin,
and James r.. Henry. indianapolis. There
are fifteen directors in all. five being elect
ed each year to serve a term of three years.
The meeting for the election OF officers will
occur next Wednesday.
The artesian we'll is now declared a sue
cess. The pump has been at work for two
days, and the water has now become quite
clear. A sample of the water was taken
to Mart.nsville yesterday by President Car
penter, and 1t was pronounced to be Of the
same quality as that at that place.
b. B. Tyler, of New YORK, delivered the
third of his series of talks to young peo-
pie on the 'Endeavor Pledge at . o'clock.
The audiences at these talks are daily in
creasing. Yesterday morning Mr.. Tyler's
subjct was Daily Prayer and Bible Read
ing" A section of the pledge requires those
who sign il 10 read from the Bible and
pray every day, and to this some people
make an objection. 1t is said by some that
1t IS worse 10 read the Bible simply from
a sense of duty than not to read il at all.
But Mr.. Tyler stoutly affirms the opposite.
The speaker said that people should not
try TO read the whole Bible, chapter by
chapter. He outlined a course Of reading
for the young people, which, he said, ii
followed out, would compel them to get
interested in the Bible and cause them to
want to continue reading after the course
was completed. He said:
"The way to begin is to read the story of
Christ from the Bible. Read Him as the
hero Of a story, just as you read a modern
story with a hero. Take first the account
as given IN Mark. Begin with Mark, be-
cause his work was the first written, be-
| cause 1t is the simplest and because it is the
most dramatic. for young people like the
drama. After you have read his account
take that OF Matthew. Matthew was a bus
ness man. He was connected with the rev.
enue department of the government. He
jotted down the savings and actions of
Jesus as ne remembered them, and his
book looks just as il it had been written by
a matter-of-fact business man. Now, hav-
ing read two of the stories Of Jesus, you
Luke was a physician. After that read
Johns gospel. John preserved all the ser
mons of Jesus. and presents them in his
book. When you have read all about Jesus
you will want to know what became of his
religion after He died, and you VIII read
the Acts of the Apostles to find OUT. Peo-
pie say that religion is not practical. Then
you read the Epistles, and you will be con-
vinced that 1t IS the most practical thing
III the WOTIu. IN the EDlStleS every DEPART
ment of life is treated of. Then you ask
II this religion which has followed other
s~o-called religions will not be superseded
by another, and you turn to Revelations TO
find out. That book will tell you that in the
end Jesus is to reign supreme and the devil
is TO be overcome. There is a great deal of
other matter in the book, but you don't
need to pay much attention to it. There is
a description of heaven. which you must not
accept too literally. When you get started
to reading along in this wise you will be-
come interested and one subject will call
for another. until finally you are acquainted
with all the parts of the holy book"
delieverd by j. s.. Myers. of Sedalia. Mo.
His subject was The Origin and Dignity of
Man" Mr.. Myers, stated that he would
endeavor to show the marvellous agreement
between the new science and the old
book" Mr.. Myers presented an array of
evidence as found both in the Bible and in
geology, both of which he has made a
life study, as TO the origin of man. He in
troduced three witnesses to testify as to
geoIogy, history and revelation. He said
that history places the origin of man not
more than 5000 years ago. but that science
whatever stand possible for man to take,
MIR. Myers thought that man cannot be
placed further back in his origin than 5000
years. He demonstrated by evidence pre-
sented in history, the Bible and science that
man was not developed. but appeared sud-
denly. and that the most ancient man does
not differ in any essential respect from
those now living. and that transitions from
the ape to the man or the man to the ape
are nowhere TO be found.
The State Sunday-school Association con-
cluded its convention with the sessions
Yesterday afternoon and last night. AT
2;l5 %. L.. Bonner spoke on What Should
the superintendent Do to Promote the Eff
hciency of the Sunday-school?" He filed
MS address with practical suggestions for
the superintendent. At s O'Clock last night
"Sunday-schooi ORGANIZATIONS were dis
cussed by NJ. t. Reeves. To-day is Butler
University day, and everything at the park
s being prepared for the largest day yet
this season. Every place is beng profusely
decorated with the blue and white of But
Ter. Last night a number of the supporters
of the school were gathered at the Butler
cottage, where they made the night ring
with yells and college songs. The main adj,
dress of the morning will be delivered by
Luther y. Sellars. of New Albany. a gradu-
ate of 1890: Hilton u. Brown, of the IN
Annapolis News, is TO act as president of
the day. AT 2 o'clock a college symposium.
containing a number of subjects pertinent
20 the university will be treated by the
professors and alumnae. A SQUAD of BIt-
Ter cadets VII give an exhibition drill. To-
morrow and Saturday will be. occupied by
the convention of the Young People's So
ciety of Christian Endeavor.