The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
THE NEW GENERAL COMMITTEE
TRACY ARBITRARY REGIME IN MAN.
AGEMENT Is AT END.
of Northern and SOuth-
ern Societies CompIeted-Service in
Churches and Theaters To-Day.

With the late services at Tomlinson Hall
this evening the convention of young peo-
pie of the Christian Union will come to
close. The delegates are beginning to feel
fatigued after their four days session, ana
many would have left for their homes yes
terday had it not been for their scruples
against travelling on Sunday. AS whole,
the convention is we'll satisfied with its
four days session in this city. The dele
gates are profuse with their praises of In
dianapolis and its evident moral atmos-
phere. They also are grateful for the hos
pitality extended them and for the CO.
operation of the local young people in the
work of the convention. They have not
only enjoyed themselves while here, but
have reaped much benefit from their pro-
ceedings, which have been of educa-
tional rather than of a legislative character.
They return to their homes richer in pleas
ant memories, in friendships and in deeper
religious knowledge.
The size of the convention has been some
what of disappointment to the delegates.
They came here fully expecting to have
larger gathering than that which assembled
at Omaha last year, but the enrolment
shows several hundred less than on that
occasion. The enrolment at Omaha, how
ever, is open to some doubt as to its ac-
curacy, some delegates limiting that it was
padded. Many of the young people declare
that this has been the largest psalm-sing-
ing convention that ever assembled, and
while they report that the anticipations of
some were of an exaggerated character, yet
they regard the meeting as fully up TO rea-
sonable expectations. OF all the delegates
the local committee feels the greatest
chagrin on account of the nonappcarance
of the crowds that were expected. E. w.
Wier, who for weeks worked on elabor-
ate scheme for providing accommodations
for five thousand in private residences,
says that he found it necessary to climb
down in his well the other evening in or
der to free himself of people wanting ex-
plantations
TRACY CRITICISM INDORSED.
The criticism printed in the Journal yes
terday morning on j. p. Tracy. the retir-
ing chairman was widely read and COM
mented upon yesterday. A number of the
prominent leaders, while desirous of with
holding their names from publication, ex-
pressed themselves as indorsing the arti-
Gle. Said high in the organization:
Mr.. Tracy certainly has acted more like
pope than a leader. He has done many
things contrary even to the wishes of the
general committee. At least some of the
members that he appointed on the commit
tee are his sycophants and are incompetent
for their duties"
One way in which Mr. Tracy made HIM
self offensive to many members of the
church in this city has been by his ig-
noring the local pastors in making the
convention programme and by denying
them the privilege of making the Sunday
so far as tc provide services in Tonllin-
son Hall this moraing at 10:30. clthough
the printed programme does not provide
for them. and although these services
must interfere with the local United Pres
byterian services at the Y. NJ. G. A.
Mr. Tracy has also made himself OBJ
noxious by his virulent TRADES against Sc
cret societies and the use of tobacco He
does not believe 1t is allowable for a good
Christian to smoke and a number of the
ministers who use the weed have been
made to feel the power of his position in
consequence.
Some trouble was experienced yesterday
at the hall on account of the blockading OF
the doors by the market venders and II
was some time before ingress could be had
at the front entrance. The city officials
have been derelict in not seeing to 1t that
the market people did not interfere with
Tracy seems to have ignored the mayor
of the city altogether, and some delegates
think that this has had something to do
with the carelessness of the city adminis-
tPaton in regard to the convention. The
dispensing of an evangelist's meeting by
police officer yesterday was generally
deemed an outrage that was inexcusable.
THE WOOLLEY INCIDENT.
The placing Of John G.. Woolley, the pro-
hibition radical, on the programme for this
afternoon came in for much additional talk
yesterday. Rev. r. G. Ramsey, of xenia.
who had written to the committee asking
as a special favor that Mr.. Woolleys por-
trait be not printed in the programme is
one of those who are most outspoken
against the prohibitionist. Mr.. Tracy il
generally credited with placing Mr. Wool
lev on the programme, although in justice
TO him, it is said that one large presbytery
refused to attend the convention unless
Mr. Woolley was invited to speak Many
oe the delegates are Republicans and they
manner in which Mr. Woolley is said 10
have done ii in Omaha.
The morning session yesterday char
acterized by its business nature. many
resolutions having been adopted and new
committeeman chosen. The final changes in
the constitution looking to the reunion with
the societies of the Associate Reformed
Church were adopted and the four;ie sun
day in November was recommended to be
observed as a temperance day. The adj
dresses of the day were of religious char
acter The Indianians were made happy by
receiving the banner FOR the largest en-
rolment in attendance at the convention
The afternoon was devoted TO outing and
pleasure seeking. About nifty of the dele
gates, with Mr. Tracey al their head, went
on a bicycle run 10 Fairyiew, but the CHEZ
excursion of the day on the street
cars. Twenty-eight open cars were filed
with delegates at the postoffice corner and
taken on trip up College avenue TO old
Sixteenth. thence 10 Central avenue, thence
TO the corner Of Illinois and Washington
and thence TO Fairview Park and bacE
again down town over a thousand took
advantage OF this pleasurable Journey and
nothing occurred 10 mar the happiness OF
those who nwents For two hours tho ex-
cursionists pace the streets through which