The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-03
SUNDAY CAMP MEETINGS
USUAL BIG CROwD OF VISITORS AT
ACTON AND BETHANY PARKS.
An Audacious PeddIer Who Sold BAN
nnas on the Public Square
During the Services.

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ernoon visitors from the surrounding coun-
try came in rigs of all descriptions and the
Sunday trains from the city brought the
usual number, although the trains from
Shelbyville and the east were not run to
the e-ncampment.
At $3.50 In the morning Rev. O'Neal, Of
the Furnas-place Church of indianapolis.
led the song and praise service, after
which an old-time Methodist ~handshaking
was INDUCED in. while the chorus of "Beu-
lah Land" could be heard all over the
square for at least half a dozen times aft
er each stanza. This week really inaug-
uratss the camp-meeting services, as the
week Of evangelistic services begins to-day
to last the remainder of the season. DIR.
and Mrs. Eldridge,s Of Anderson, will be-
gin their work and will stay till Friday.
Mrs. Eldridge will give Bible readings ev-
cry day. The programme for the evangel-
istic week is as follows:
M~onday-10:3O, Rev. T. ]. O'Neal; 2:3O
p. M. Rev. ID. A. Robertson; $3.50 p. M.
Rev. f. b. Rawls.
T~uesday-lo:9O, Rev. T. II. Willis; 2:3o.
Rev. 4. l.. Dolph; 500, Rev. A. N. Mar
.wednesday-1o:so, Rev. George L. Cur
tiss; 2:S0. Rev. H.. ]. Talbot; 500. Rev.
Thursday-l0:so. Rev. E. A. Campbell;
2;30.. Rev. {. Tinsiey; 500. Rev. v. w.
4 TevlS.
F~riday-1o:so. Rev. G. w. Cohagen: 2:so,
Rev. F. s. Tincher; 500. Rev. Homer c..
Saturday-1O:3o. Rev. H. ]. Black: 2:sO.
Rev. r. Earring; 500, Rev. j. A. Sargent.
Rev. j.. H. Ford; 500. Rev. L. NJ. Hagood..
The Epworth League, under the leader
ship of Mr.. Hoff. will conduct league serv-
ices every evening at the pavilion at 2
Sunday restrictions were quite well OBJ
served yesterday at the encampment. al
though one enterprising man went the
and did a thriving business. An auda-
eious peddler drove a wagon full of bananas
to the square after dinner and began sell
ing his fruit. the fragrance of which could
be nearly detected during the service in
the pavilion. The cottagers were so taken
by surprise by his audacity that he was
not molested till he haa made a number
J of sales. when one man finally managed TO
hustle him on the square and out in the
pasture back of the encampment.
After music in the morning by a quar-
tet consisting of Mrs. Hannaman. Mrs.
Tinsley. Prof; and Mrs vayhinger;, Dr.
Martin, president of Moore's Hill College,
preached the sermon of the morning from
the fourth verse of the third chapter of
the light; he had horns coming out of his
hand: and there was the hiding of his pow
err" DR.. Martin said the old prophet
seized on everything In nature to illustrate
given the world many manifestations of
His presence and power. always enough to
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He is manifesting His power. Everything
in nature, If Ii were understood by man,
would be revealing His wisdom, goodness
evident to the intelligent student of his
tory than that Gods hand has been in
mans and nations affairs. Why the won
derful career of Alexander the Great? Be-
cause God used him in breaking down ma
tional boundaries that the teachings OF
Christ might spread over the world I'M
hin6ered.
THE hand of God has been in the af-
fairs falg t OF our snes country w Sinse its Oh oesi nInngiin
and Grant were chosen as instruments of
God as much as were Moses and Paul.
as much as He did the cries of the chill
dreD of Israel. God is hiding His power in
all nature. in the dewdrop and in the grain
OF wheat which has lain in the mummy's
hand for thousands of years and grows
and bears fruit when 1T is planted HIS
power hidden in the form of coal, oil and
metals met Gods power e is sI hidden ii in , the S SRirh,
and death Of Jesus Christ. The gospel from
that time TO this has carried the hidden
power of God, bringing life and hope TO
man. Our lives may be- examples. Of Gods
hidden power. Close communion is the Sc
cret of that power of God. Two minutes
spent daily face to face with Christ will
change our lives, and Gods power will be
Charles Porter, of Hope. sang a solo.
One Sweetly Solemn Thought" in the
afternoon. after which DR.. Goblin. president
of the De Pauw University, preached on
the subject, Theology and Life" The fol-
lowing are some of the thoughts given:
wide contrast in meaning and import in
the popular mind that people do not like
word life There is. however. an impor-
tant relation between the odious word,
theology. and the ardently loved word.
life.
w look with compassion on savages
not knowing God said he, but there are
responsibilities in knowing Him. and we
re QVan TpGnonSihla for what Cod gives
us. We are responsible for our eyes. our
memory. our imagination and our ideas of
God. 1t is a bad thing for a man to be an
atheist. but a worse thing TO be a prac-
teal atheist. There is n great difference
between the theology of the New Tesla
ment and the lives and teachings of many
of the church fathers. We cannot distin-
guish between the justice and mercy of
God. but we know that God is just and He
is merciful. We can know that God is our
father. although We may not know all of
His attributes. We can have q working
fulness and cheerfulness as we'll as moral
ity. We can blaspheme God by grumbling.
No man rs going to be saved just because
sionalism in religion as we'll as In athlet-
les. for one can preach the word and not
follow the acts of Christ.
Let us maintain "a radiant faith in God.
Joseph Meyer has studied the character of
Christ so much for his part in the Pas
everyday life. Let us study Christ so much
that we. too. may reflect His goodness in
our daily lue-
At Z o'clock the Epworth League services
were held. and at s o'clock Will Cumback
gave an address on This Present Life"
aking for his theme. THE wages of sin
is death" Mr.. Cumback said that revela-
ton tells that the law of the Lord is per-
feet. Let ii be accepted that obedience to
the civil law is the essence of safety and
security for the state; so is obedience to
the divine law essential TO the life and
happiness of man. The death of a nation
is certain and sure when reverence for law
has ceased TO exist. so that ii might be as
serted the wages of the national sin is ma
tional death.
rs not the violation of divine law as
other?' he asked. us il any less criminal
TO trample on our moral sense. to starve
and murder our own social life. TO pollute
and poison our own flesh and blood than
TO steal the property or murderously take
the life of another? Let it not be forgot
ten that the penalty comes at once. The
conviction and the punishment follow the
transgression without any of the delays
that are SO much deplored in the execu-
wages OF sin will be death. but is death
now. The man who ignores the laws that
promote and protect physical health. il he
burn out his life with poisonous intoxi-
cants, is dead long before the breath leaves
his body. IL he neglect his intellectual life
and refuses 10 exercise his reasoning pow
ers. he will cease TO be q factor in human
affairs and will pass the remainder of his
days a living corpse and corroborate the
truth OF the text. a man may take per-
feet care OF his body and cultivate his
man, il he has lived for himself alone, he
IL socially dead m AL others Tha rnx.oi