The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-29
VARIOUS SORTS OF DEVILS.
w. Ill. BoIes, of illinois,, Tells Ia
bethany People About Them.

People About Them.
At $3.50 o'clock yesterday Miss Kate NJ.
Whistler addressed the Christian Endeav-
or at Bethany on the subject of junior
work. Miss Matte NJ. Boteler gave an
other talk TO the assembly at 9 o'clock in
the tabernacle. She took for her subject
Having a Good Time" She first gave
the example of the children who play
"make-belleve" games. They are born OPP
timists. WHY'S chair that he has for a
coach brings him more JOY than the rail-
road ~magnate's Pullman. Applying this TO
church work she said, BE cheerful Chris
tians. Service in the work of God does
not mean going around with a long face
and thinking only of the evil that exists
in the world. At the same time DO not go
TO the other extreme and look on life as a
big joke. Do not jest about sacred things.
Again, don't make the statement that II
costs nothing to be a Christian. 1t does.
a righteous life is one of self-denial." Com
pairing the worldly mans life with the life
of a true Christian she remarked. The diff
ference between the two is this: the world
ly man can only be happy when he has
no trial or suffering, while the Christian
is happy even in the deepest sorrow. The
lives of the martyrs prove that. Another
point made was. ehind everything Of inn
portance there is "A prospective pleasure,
just so in the Christian life. Our better,
truer life is born when we acknowledge
God before men," One admcniShment was,
Don't talk about your sacrifices. The COM
pensation a Christ life furnishes overbal-
mentS for young people, Let them have
them. only be sure you have reared your
children in the right manner, so that the
amusement that brings the greatest spir-
itual development will be the accepted
one" Miss Boteler does not believe in
dancing, the theater or card playing. She
said. DO not recognize any amusement in
which you would not like TO see one Of
your loved ones take a part.
AT 10 O'Clock CT. II. Coler talked on prac-
teal Bible work at the Christian Endeavor
building. His lecture was on what is in
volved in Old Testament history. Follow
ing this he gave an outline for a definite
study of the book of Genesis.
AT IL o'clock w IL. Boles. of Illinois. lee
tured on the subject of church devils. By
this he meant the evil influences that
tartan devil. 1t broke up the first church
and made denominations. he said. Then
there Is the political devil that makes men
sacrifice their religious principles for
the liquos devil. He said, Whisky soaks
fill up the, church. elders and deacons tipple
and finally get dead drunk; then the pastor
sends for an evangelist and asks him to
bring them back TO the fold. Clean up
your own churches. Don't let them get cor
rupt and then expect a noted minister to
come and straighten affairs Parents mort
gage their homes, he said. that they may
make a fine social appearance. Their chill
dren are beggared. Fathers and mothers
sell their daughters for titles and money.
he informed his hearers. Money is the
standard OF marriage. Lastly, he spoke OF
bringing the lower classes into the church.
AT $50 o'clock III. e. Patterson, of Win
chester. Ind, spoke on The History of
Great Revivals." He strongly ~disapproves
Of the methods in practice to-day in con-
Quoting REVEALS. He does not like excite
ment in church work. Things go with a
rush and a hip-hip-hurrah: in an overflow
of excitement people go through the form
of uniting with the church: they do not re-
aliZe the reSDOnSibiifV of their n0SifiOn
after the revival Is over the excitement
dies. things go back 10 their usual places.
and. having never understood the mean
ing OF church union. they become disguised
and often are worse than they were before.
In the evening a concert was given al
the tabernacle. Quite a number brought
their tents 10 the park yesterday morning
for the purpose of remaining through the
season.
Christian Culture Assembly.
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