The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-17
Y.M.C.A.CAMP AT WINONA
PLACE WHERE YOUNG MEN CAN
HAVE AN OUTING AT 75C A DAY.
Annual Summer Bible school Opens to
Run Until the Y. Il. =. G. f.
State Convention Meets.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINONA ASSEMBLY GROUNDS, Eagle
Lake, Ind. Aug. ia few people have
supposed from the announcement of the
closing of the Winona Assembly and the
summer school that the season was over at
Winona. The fact is that the Bible school.
the most important part of the Winona
programme. has just begun, and runs until
the grand windup of the season in the
state convention of the Young Peoples So
cieties of the Christian Endeavor. The Bible
school. Winonians are proud to say, is the
fundamental part of the work, and certain
ly the programme this year compares IA
vorably with any school of the kind in the
country. Along with the Bible conference
is the first annual encampment of the Y.
NJ. c. A. This was formally established
to-day. AS it is the first venture of the
kind in this State great interest has been
manifested in the success. Any young man
in the State, whether he belongs to a Y. NJ.
c. A. or not is welcome at the camp. All
charges are paid from a general fund, and
the campers will settle at cost, which is
guaranteed not to exceed 70 cents day.
The campers have most beautiful grounds
on the southwest side of Chicago hill, over
looking Cherry creek on one side and the
lower bay of the lake on the other. The
tents have been arranged in a half-moon
figure, with the campfire and the confer
ence seats in the center. Hundreds OF VS.
itorS are welcomed every day. me camp
is primarily in charge of State Secretary Il.
Z. Stacy, of Indianapolis, who is assisted
by the assistant state secretaries, Y. w.
Helm, G.. w. knepper and NJ. ii. Holis-
baugh. Frank w. Aber, of Chicago, the
editor of Men, who has had much expert
ence in similar encampments, Is chief coun-
selor of the camp. The organization was
completed this morning by the election OIL
'i RECORDING l01rdMl secretary-E. w. Stevens, FL
Press secretary-Phinp Bevis, general
Se PogtmSst Hl r. G. Warren. of Terre
Haute. w..
Police Departmental B. Jamison. Terre
Haute, chief; first lieutenant CharleS r.
Mitchell Elkart; second lieutenant, Hugh
jameson. New Albany. 49,.
Fire Department-Chief, W. p; Felver
Terre Haute: assistants, George W. knep-
per and Charles a. Scham, New Albany.
Committee on Maintenance of WayTE
w Titus, Columbus; Rudolph Buscher' La
fayette; Horace Groves, Colurnpus.
Committee on Athletics-J. T. klnlfne.,
Terre Haute; Hugh jameson, New Albany;
Frank Stevenson, Terre Haute ~,
North 0t Ma Ha9nc h j. w. Crooks, Terre
Haute; H. NJ. Jackson, Terre, Haute. III.
Chief Cook-W. p. Mitchell, Indlanapt00ll rs
Assistant Cook-Eugene Mathis, Fort
The camp turns out at o'clock in the
morning. and breakfast follows lmmedl-
ately. AT o'clock there IS a camp On
ference, and an hour later the campers a.
tend the prayer meeting in the audltoIT5tutIiii,
and follow the regular course OF the P 3I
conference. Dinner is served at IL '9O Clocn
and supper at o'clock. AT 9:SO CLOCK al Al
informal prayer service is helu anu laps
are sounded. J.. NTH =
The Bible school opened to-day win a
praise service led by DR.. Wilson. At II
O'clock in the auditorium DR.. Chapman ue-
TGared a sermon on THE Rest of God AT
4 o'clock DIR. Patterson dehVereu IHG Sc of
ond of a series of lectures on the ne 90 "a
paul Tonight DR. Elliott mace an du-
dress in the auditorium. xv,,o
CAPTAIN Napier, of the steamer WeIcolIle.
who was removed to Chicago Tor treatment
suffering from lOckjaw, and ms case ,+h
homeless The news was received WIN
great sorrow by the people at ms I Pldce'
Who had great regard for captain n ape a,, .
w G Hall, of Indianapolis, VINO caIllS
m Winona suffering from injuries recelVeu
in the wreck at Coldwater is Inuch oel'eA'
and will soon be about as usuel ,., :.
The Number of arrivals is still steadlly IN
oreasing Among those who came in to-day
&C. g w Naber. Columbus; W.. g.
Pavpe Wabash: w. r. Yarnelle ana ram
iIv Wabash; ]. H. Binford, CraWtorSafs o.i
a party from Claypool consisting t o. S9a,
X1hert Metzgar, c. f. Hamick, Misses May
SnboanaLer Edna Shively and Dora METZ
a.. Thomas G. Ramsey, Lafayette; ~:
S ~. little and h. G. Sackett, WABASH
1nt Edward Craven, Hartford CITY, w ;
u RnvIand. Hastings, Neb.; T. r h IIinllNi
- Vie Fl L. Roephen and wire, MISSES
&Iiunie and Carrie Weimar, all OF payt9III'
O.; J. c. Breckenridge, bouI9oT' 6 Ham
Eiiiott. Rochester, N. Y, ana ). D ham