The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-04
AT RELIGIOUS CAMPS
PROF. MGARvEY CONCLUDES HIS
LECTURES ON THE BIBLE.
Ministerial Association ut Bethany
Ends Its NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Acton
Yesterday and To-day.

Bethany Park is now beginning to as
sumo a more natural appearance as the at
tendance increases, end the grounds are
filed with those seeking enjoyment
At . o'clock. yesterday morning, there
was large attendance at the tabernacle
10 hear the last lecture OF the series. The
Bibles Account Of ITSELF" which has been
presented during the past week by j. w.
McGarvey, president OF the Bible College
at the University Of Kentucky. In intro
ducing the speaker. Mr.. A. NJ. Atkinson
pronounced the lectures to be by far the
finest OF their kind ever delivered from the
platform. The subject OF the last lecture
was the account of the Bible found in
the Pentateuch. He stated that when wills
are presented In court. the names attached
thereto are prima facie evidence Of their
genuineness. and with books the preface
generally tells Of the author. There is also
generally TO be found internal evidence Of
the author. So it is with the Pentateuch.
the lecturer said. Throughout the entire
five books composing the Pentateuch there
are continual references to Moses as the
author. and at the end there is an appendix
telling OF him and of his life. In Deuteron-
omy, the speaker said. there are three pas
sages Of which Moses was not the author.
PRED after the death of Moses These are
found In Deuteronomy, x, 10-12, and ii, 20-23,
also in the thirty-fourth chapter, which de-
scribes the death of Moses. IF had
only these three passages to Judge FROM"
said the speaker. 1--WE would have to con-
clude that Moses was not the author. But
We may safely believe that later writer's in
terpoiated these passages into the old books
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the foreign passages. that, with those pas
sages omitted, the meaning of the writing
was perfectly connected. and 1t is. there
fore. evident that those passages have been
inserted in later years.
In the conclusion of the final lecture Mr..
had been found in the Bible of its own
genuineness, OF the evidence found in the
Acts OF the Apostles and the gospels OF the
New Testament, that found In the prophetic
and historical books OF the Old Testament,
and finally that found I'm the Pentateuch
At 1880 the assembly lecture was deliv-
cred by Henry r. Pritchard. Of Indianapo-
lis. The lecture was 10 have been deiiy-
cred by w. X. Pendleton, OF Eustis Fla
put he was unable TO attend. Mr.. Pritchard
allotted TO Mr.. Pendleton, namely, Early
Days at Bethany, w. Va" Although he
had never been TO that college, Mr. Pritch-
ard stated that he knew those who had
been there, and Of them he spoke. He said
that II has seemed to be the opinion Of some
that these pioneer preachers were ignorant
prove the contrary to be the case. He de-
rided the men who to-day ill their heads
only with Greek and Latin and leave no
room for common sense. His first reminis-
censes were concerning Barton w. Stone,
who was one of the first OF the Christian
Cnurcn preachers He next spoke of Thorn
as Campbell who, he said. was highly
educated In foreign tongues, but because he
did not study in Germany or smoke a
cred that he didn't know much. Aiexander
Campbell was also highly eulogized by Mr..
Pritchard as brave man who feared not
TO live up TO his religious convictions Other
pioneers spoken of were Walter Scott, who
baptized James Garfield and his mother;
Blackstone Alternately, James Shannon who
cal scholar in the West; d. s. Burnett II snd
Jonn Smith. He concluded by saying that
the world does not produce such men as
years.
At 2 o'clock the Ministerial Association
neid Us concluding session. The devotional
saw, and at 2:15 t. J. Clark. of blooming
ton, delivered a sermon on "The Good Con-
f .,Sio Follow this o. z; Palmer. of New
subject of Song Service was spoken OF by
J. w. Jessup, of Vincennes. The last SER
II. C. Kendrick. of Huntington. The new
onicers as presented by the nominating
COMMITTEES. are: Amzi Atwater. Franklin,
retary-treasurer: ]. w. b. Smith, Fowler.
critic critic NJ w; Harkins; advocate. The com
mlttee consisted or w. ID. Starr, A. H,
Morris, j. III. Mcneil.
Last night concert was given BY the
Bethany Pierians. an organization consist
Ing OF two young women and two young
men from Bethany College, Bethany w
Va. They were Eugene Fenchtinger d.
rector OF music at Bethany, pianist; Miss
Belle M. McDearmid. reader; Miss Ella ".
Chapman, soprano, and Thomas G.. Piston
tenor. The concert was Of superior excel
lence. but owing to the disagreeable evening
the attendance was light.
This morning the sermon Is to be de-
livered by B. d. Tyler. of New York, who
has always been a favorite at Bethany,
and the afternoon sermon will be delivered
by John c. Miller OF Nineveh. The Chris
tian Endeavor PRAYER and praise meeting
viii occupy the evening. The feature OF
young people by b. b. Tyler
The calendar for the week Is follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, State Sun
day school convention; Thursday. Butler
University day; Friday and Saturday, Y.
p. s. G. e. convention.