The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-13
MORNING MEETINGS.
Exercises I'm Mechanics Hall and
Tents Endeavor and WilIiston.

When the service in Mechanics Hall be-
gan this morning every seat in the h2ll
was filled and hundreds were standing As
on yesterday the delegates and chorus
united continuously in hymns and songs
until the opening hour, the music, under
the direction Of G ,fge c. Stubbins, of
Brooklyn. being again prominent feature
of the meeting. Rev. VI. Rhodes, of st.
Louis. presided and opened the meeting at
$50, and Rev. ]. ID. Pickles. of Boston, Of
fered prayer. William I. Ellis, OF the Gold
en- Rule in his report of the information
committee, told how the Christian Endeav-
orers had spanned the world. In Turkey
he said, is the smallest society, of two
members; in Kentucky there is society
among the States convicts; in a Toronto
society thirty young people were converted
in one night, while a Society among the In
dians has assisted in leading forty-six to
Christ in one meeting The first address
of the morning was that of the Rev. knight
Chaplin OF London. In honor Of the speak
er the audience rose and sang "God Save
the Queen" Secretary Baer took occasion
to pay tribute to the press. The newspa-
per men, he said, were doing more for
Christian Endeavor than any other set Of
men.
Rev. Wayland Hoyt d. D., of Minneapolis.
then presented the State banner for the
greatest proportionate increase in the num-
ber of local societies. While he was talk
ing he held in his hand the banner. which
is completely covered with Christian En-
deavor ribbons, representing all parts of
the world where the coveted emblem has
been To-day he presented Ii 10 Assina-
hoine, in the far northwest of British
America. In behalf of that country Rev.
w. A. Patterson, of Toronto, accepted the
president of the West Virginia union, in
giving up the prize. said his State was 60
Ing to make an earnest effort to recapture
IL in 1896.
Rev. Otis A. Smith, d. D., of Evansville,
Ind, presented the cardinal principles of
Christian Endeavor from an American point
of view.
The parliament on the topic, "The Pledge
the Backbone of Society; its Necessity and
its Paramount Value" was then opened
by o. w. Stewart. OF Eureka, ILL.,, and re-
Minnesota reported that $500 Christian En-
deavorers had kept the pledge by bringing
LOGO to Christ. California hoped to have
24.Op sgners of the pledge by 1897 Illinois
the city of Chicago. This was greeted with
applause, was the Armenian report
which came next.
The final address of the morning by A. E.
Turner, ID. D., president Of Lincoln Uni
versity, Lincoln, H., followed. His sub
ject was II Ought. Therefore I Can" He
said: I'VE can purify politics. The large
ness of the field is attested by the long list
of civic federations, investigating commit
tees and reform leagues. When the senti-
ment of a community becomes so outraged
that its citizens gather in the City Council
chamber and threaten mob violence against
constituencies lawmakers, and when a
stockholder in an immense manufacturing
enterprise decides to withdraw his holdings
because IL is clear that the corporation has
secured valuable franchises by foul means
1t would seem that We are not ready to
rest on our oars. We can socialize society,"
make 1T what in its very nature il ought to
be, the means OF uplifting and advancing
our weaker brethren. We ought to DOM
can. There are those who hold ii great
gain TO have read much. 1t would be great
er gain. methinks TO read well little that
is good. There is significance, too, in the
fact that our metropolitan newspapers are
in the hands OF men who are not pro-
rouncedly and actively Christians
THE TENT ENDEAvOR MEETING.
AT Tent Endeavor the crowds were larger
than yesterday. the sides OF the tents be-
ing loopei up to allow three thousand un-
able 10 obtain admittance TO participate in
the services. The chorus had been aug
mented and. with the Endeavorers who
gathered early. sang hymns until the
meeting opened. Rev. Howard B. Grose,
of Chicago. presided, and George X. SOM
erby. of Boston, led In the chorus. A praise
and prayer service opened the meeting at
$50 o'clock, led by Rev. w. II. Pcnnell. OF
Washington. ID. c. Ten thousand voices
joined with him in repeating the Lords
prayer. George B. Graf, OF Boston. read
the information commlttee's report. which
discussed the wonderful advance OF the En-
deavor work Rev ]. r. Cowan of Pitts
burg. Pa. conducted one Of the most inter-
esting parts Of the service-the presenta-