The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-19
L. S. AYRES & co.
Agents for Butterck's Patterns.
FIRST SUNDAY AT ACTON
NOTHING WILL BE SOLD ON THE
GROUNDS TO-DAY BUT MEALS.
Several Cycling Clubs VIII Make the
Run to the Camp Ground
The Programme.

Yesterday morning the early risers at
Acton found the wood stove quite pleas
ant and comforting, but at noon and after
dinner a refrigerator would have been
voted the more desirable, for even in the
woods the heat of the day became too much
for comfort. Like all the early days of
the session everything Is quiet and the
afternoon meetings are not very well at
tended, but the evening meetings are more
popular, judging from the attendance of
the cottagers.
There was no meeting in the morning
yesterday and the cottagers spent the time
in hammocks and easy chairs on the We
randas. Arrangements are being made at
the hotel by number of cycling clubs
for dinners and the White Cycling Club
and one from the Y. NJ. C. A. of Indian
apols are expected to take a run down
to the encampment to-day.
Last evening a large number of visitors
from Indianapolis and Shelbyville arrived
at the grounds 10 spend Sunday with
their friends The usual great crowd of
people is anticipated to-day on the incom-
ing trains, but the noise and tumult us
ualy created by them on the grounds is
going to be prohibited this season. Moth
ing is TO be sold on the grounds to-day
but dinner at the hotel. and the manage
ment has restricted the sale of tobacco
entirely.
The morning Journal Is delivered at the
cottages the grocery has opened it's stock
of goods and everything is becoming more
convenient. An exciting game of ball was
played yesterday by a scrub nine ana ar
engagements are being made TO get the
tennis court in good playing shape as there
are a, number of devotees or the sport on
the grounds. The Epworth league head
quarters will be the most popular place on
the grounds before the session closes, for
they have opened a department OF good
literature and the Epworth orchestra con-
sisting of some twenty pieces is expected
to come from Indianapolis for a short visit
during the week. The lawns have been
thoroughly cleaned up for Sunday and
everything is ready to receive the large
crowd to-day.
Yesterday afternoon Rev: G. P. Jenkins,
d. D., preached am excellent sermon in
the pavilion. His text was from the twen-
ty-seventh verse of the nineteenth chap
ter of Matthew: Behold we have forsak-
en- all. and have followed thee; what shall
we have therefor?
In the evening a song and prayer service
was held, and the hymns from the Pente-
costal Book were sung with vigor refresh
There will be three religious services to-
day. Rev. G. w. Tinsley OF Rushville. will
preach at 1870 this morning Rev. T. l.
Coultas. pastor of Roberts Park Church.
will preach in the afternoon at 2. and Rev
S. W. Troyer. of Furnas-place Church, In
dianapolis. will preach the sermon at %.
m. The trains leave Indianapolis for Acton
at 9 a. m. 80 p. m. and p. m, returning
at very convenient hours to the city. To-
morrow is known as the Religious and So
cial Culture Club day" and the following
topics will be discussed: Advantages of
Systematic Bible Study" Illustration of
Understanding Class and 'Deaconess
Work.
The person coming the furthest to at
tend the camp meetings is Miss Etna Hold
erman. native of Liberia Africa who
is being educated at a school in Atlanta
Ga, she being unable TO attend the North
ern schools on account of the cold. Miss
Holderman is a very interesting person
and is on the programme for missionary
day. She says that the American negro
who emigrates to Liberia seldom fails to
prosper and many of them own large
plantations with thousands of trees and are
raising coffee. ginger and arrow root in
great quantities. LiDeria's great need is
more schools and teachers but the foreign
missionaries have already done wonders in
the place.