The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-01
MEMORY OF THE PIONEERS.
beautiful Window at Meridian-Street
NJ. e. Church Dedicated.


The services at the Meridan-street NJ. E.
Church yesterday afternoon were in mem
Org of the pioneer Methodist preachers of
Indiana and their wives. A large and
beautiful window was dedicated to the
pioneers The window bore the inscription,
I'm honor of the pioneer Methodist preach
ers and their wives:
"Thay whose lives glide on
Like rivers that water the woodland;
Darkened by shadows of earth,
Eut rejecting an image of Heaven.
The exercises opened with prayer by Rev.
DR.. Bacon, the new pastor of Roberts Park
Church Memorial addresses were then
made by different members Of the Method
list Church. DR.. T. A. Goodwin talked of
John Strange, James Jones and Edwin
Ray, whose names are prominent in the
history Of Methodism. DR.. Goodwin re-
ferred to John Strange as a model presid-
ing elder of his time. He only preached at
quarterly meetings, and in those days these
events were made the occasions of great
religious awakening. James Jones,
Jimmy" Jones, as he was known in the
early days, was one of the conspicuous re-
vivalists of his time. He was the first to
introduce the protracted meeting. He was
not an educated man, but is remembered
as being we'll versed in the distinctive doc
trines of Methodsm. DR.. Goodwin referred
to the days when Edwin Ray was a con-
spicuous figure in the Methodist Church.
He came to Indiana in the fall of 1896 and
began preaching; In all the circuit presided
over by Edwin Ray there was but one reg
ular meeting house. This was log church,
which stood on Maryland street in this city.
Rev. Charles Tfnsley dweIt briefly on the
lives of James Havens and Lucien Berry.
Both were men of powerful jnf1uence.
James Havens died in November, 1864. He
was licensed to preach when a boy of
seventeen. Lucien Berry was remembered
as college man. He was at one time
president of Asbury University and in
Ign University. His death occurred in
July, 1858. Rev. Z. B. Rawls read brief
sketches of the lives of Enoch G.. Wood
one of the bishops of the church. He was
for a long time engaged in work among
the the , lndians, ana so familiar was ne with
Indians made him. chaplain of their general
council Edward A!tces was in 1S49 elected
president of Asbury University, but de-
to visit the Pacific coast. He died in Balt-
more in 1879. Enoch George Wood was Ii
Bloomington, Ind, in 1927. He came to In
diana from Ohio. He excelled in extern
poraneous preaching. 1t was said of him
that his one great purpose was to know
and glOrify Christ.
Rev. DIR. Sims spoke Of Augustus Eddy,
another pioneer preacher of the church,
anu oI Joseph 1drhihsloil, Dotn OF Wnom
Were remembered as mon of strong char
acter. Augustus Eddy. it said, left his
home when nineteen years of age and for
twenty-six years had no opportunity OF
seeing the face of a member of his family.
DR.. Sims also spoke of the other pioneers
mentioned, paying high tributes to those
men who taught the gospel in early days.
During the morning service large Win
COW on the south side OF the house was I'M
yelled and dedicated to the memory of the
late Daniel Stewart. The window is large
and of rare design. 1t is located near the
window dedicated to the pioneer preachers
of the State.