The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-09
Last Of The Young Peoples Meeting
Yesterday-Children's Day.

overwhelmingly Day.
Yesterdays programme closed the Ep-
worth League conference. Not near so
many people. visited the ground as attended
the services of the day before. which was
a grand Epworthian day. though there
were several carriages and vehicles OF
other descriptions. especially bicycles
The trains. except those Of the evening.
left fewer passengers at Camp Acton than
usual and one van or household goods left
the grounds The latter days of the closing
week usually witness an exit that has some
times become a stampede. but many re-
grets are heard that the meeting is almost
over. This last week has brought cut the
largest congregations and the most spirited
singing heard on the camp ground this
year.
The Pentecostal services at 8 O'Clock each
morning Of the league conference have
grown in spiritual power. and evidence that
Rev. F. S. Tincher. who has had them in
charge, possesses evangelistic talent.
The Bible reading of Miss Taylor at 1880
engaged the attention of a good audience.
Her theme was THE Indwslling Christ"
Notwithstanding the warm afternoon a
large congregation assembled promptly at
ESQ to hear the lecture of DIR. Dcddridge.
Of Seymour: whose subject was The Light
OF the World" -r.
.The Bible" said the speaker, as the
the finest poetry and the most accurate
history. and offers the only solutions OF the
great problems of life." He paid his respects
of science is that there Is no such thing as
species. So 1t Is impossible to determine
If a particular human being. has for his re-
a refined and cultivated bat from some old
castle or a kuckle burr at the end of IN
old mules tail. The scientific theory of his
origin destroys the dignity OF man, he said,
whom the Bible declares is the express
image of Gods person. The speaker dwelt
at some length on the infinitude OF power
and the immensely of space. He drew dark
pictures of the doings of nature. and de-
clared that nature is one perpetual tragedy
and hat revelation only teaches brother
heSaue rse to sR 'iook up ef sor the n tHs oPc Gods
word and lift up until its light has Hooded
Immediately following the lecture the
tabernacle was given over to the Junior
League. who enjoyed the hour with Evan
geHst Nickerson.
dren's choir was an enjoyable feature, pre-
coded the evening sermon. which was
preached by DR.. NJ. B. Hyde, Of lawrence
burg. The text was from John H.. Is: And
Of man for he knew what was in him.
In the course OF his remarks the minister
said: THE progressive spirit has inn
pressed itself everywhere and on every
thing. 1t has invaded the domain OF theol.
ogy and large and influential branches OF
the Christian Church are disturbed by the
agitation. 1t is not our thought even to
hunt what will be the completed result Of
the Briggs and Smith controversy. and
similar agitations now going on, or to inti-
mate, whether, on the whole. this contro-
versy will result in the interest Of progress:
but one thing Is certain, that in the minds
of som of the ablest thinkers, many of
the dogmas of the church are not invulner-
able. / desire to express the hope that, at
least the church will waste less time In hair
splitting doctrines, formulated by man. and
bestow its attention upon him who Is in
1nitely greater than all dogma and which
is. in truth, the only true dogma. We have
been looking upon man as a worm accord
ing to Watts. until II is the VAR and
wool of our theology. There is not an evil
in existence hat is not due to an improper
conception of mans worth"
To-day will be Children's day and the
speakers are Revs. H. $. Hilton and ]. r.
Lathrop in the afternoon, and Rev. H. J.
Black at night. Members of the w. c. T.
U. who are living on the ground are max
ing arrangements for tomorrow, which Is
their day.