The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
MONSTER SUNDAY MEETINGS
TENS OFF THOUSANDS AT THE NU.
MEROUS SABBATH GATHERINGS.
Special Services for Men Only, in
Which Noted San Franciscoans
Took Active Interest.


show the old world something of the
strength Of their organization. Nashville
has already been chosen as the place of
meeting in 1898, and at the annual meet
ing of officers Tuesday morning the selec-
ticn Of a convention city for 1899 will be dis
cussed, but the question may not be set
tied then, for the offers of a number Of
| places are to be considered. Denver has
put in a strong bid, and both st. Louis
and Cincinnati are anxious to have the
| young Christians visit them. All that can
| be said now is that the matter is unsettled,
and all applicants have an equal chance of
success.
Sunday morning dawned with a cloudless
day, the atmosphere not cold nor in the
least too warm for physical comfort Never
before has the California climate received
| SO effective an advertisement for as
| though ordered for convention week, the
weather has been perfect ever since the
arrival of the delegates and the thousands
who came in their wake. The visitors are
| already beginning to depart, but it will be
more than another week before the city
VIII resume it's normal appearance for the
decorations will remain and many Of the
strangers have announced their intention
| OF spending several weeks in this vicinity.
All VI lllOSS VINO dllSHQ6Q IQe various state
rallies last night are enthusiastic in their
expressions of delight. After the informal
| receptions they were literally loaded down
with flowers and fruits by their numerous
guests
This has been busy day for the men,
bers of the organization. Many meetings
have been held. ALL however, being de-
votional in character. business affairs not
| interesting the En0ea vOrars ON ba h
| bath The topic for the early morning
prayer meeting Prayer for Church
! Services and Pastor" Nearly every church
found it necessary to close the doors before
the beginning of the services, so great was
the throng of earnest worshipers. The
principal meetings were led by the follow
ing clergymen: First Baptist Church, Rev
A W. Dawson of Cincinnati First Con-
gTegational Church, Rev. w. A Hum
Rhreys Guthrie, of this city: Starr King
A; NJ E; Zion Church, Rev. c. c. Pearson,
Ghurch, George p. Copeland of Worcester.
Mass; Mass; West Side, Christian Church, r.
Clements, of Binghamton; Westminster
Presbyterian Church c. c. Mcneil of Bur
nngton Ia; Third Congregational Church,
ebert 4 eh,, Aired @ OF Boulder, Col. Grace A. NJ.
u. Church, Rev. A. d. McLarin, of Alex
andria, Ont, and at the First Congrega-
tlonal Church in Oakland Rev. Ralph J.
Lamby. of Indian Territory. The daily hour
for Bible study was conducted by Prof
Herbert L. Wiliett, of Chicago, at the Cen
tral NJ E, Church. his topic being. "A Mes
sage Of Endurance and Hope" At the
First United Presbyterian Church Rev. r.
| F. Y Pierce, of Philadelphia demonstrated
| tian work.
ALL PULPITS SAVE ONE.
AT the regular morning service Of wor-
ship the pulpits of all the Protestant Evan
gelical churches in the city except the
Emanuel Baptist, the scene of the Durrant
murders, of which Rev. ]. G. Gibson is
pastor, We're filed by prominent preachers
from all parts of the world. Mr.. Gibson is
Christian Endeavorer, yet did not offer
his pulpit to guests of the local societies.
In several instances overflow meetings were
held. that in the extensive basement of the
First Congregational Church, addressed by
Rev, W.. Fl. Temple, of Seattle, being al
most as large as the gathering in the main
auditorium at which the sermon was
preached by Rev. N. Boynton, of Detroit.
The great gathering Of the day was the
AFTERNOON meeting in Mechanics pavilion,
presided over by President Clark. ''Iu the
Interest Of the Lords Day" was the gen
eral theme of a series of eloquent addresses
which rank among the best OF the conven-
tion. Thousands who sought to gain ad-
mittance to the auditorium fingered regret
| fully in the street long after the mo more
room sign was hung outside The usual
| song service conducted by Robert Husband,
| of San Francisco, was followed by devo-
tional exercises, led by the Rev. A. D. Kin
zer, of Lyons, Ia. The first speaker, Miss
Matilda Kay, of New York city, had as her
subject, "Womans Part She spoke par
| ticularly of the Woman's National Sabbath
| Alliance which had it's birth in New York
city two years ago, at which time eighteen
| consecrated women took the following
| pledge, which outlines woman's part in Sc
curing Sabbath observance to-day:
I'VE, women Of America, recognizing the
| American Christian Sabbath as our right
| full inheritance, bequeathed TO us by our
forefathers, as the foundation of our ma
social civil and religious blessings, as the
| conservator of the rights of the wage earn
! ers. do hereby pledge ourselves to resist by
| precept and example Wha teVer tends to un-
dermne Sunday as a day of rest and wor-
! ship, such as the Sunday secular paper,
! Sunday social entertainments and Sunday
driving and travelling for gain or pleasure,
and we further pledge ourselves to use our
| influence to create a right sentiment on all
| aspects OF the Sunday question. especially
day. e'''' - '''''' u every N'''0 O '''''
II conclusion, Miss May spoke of Rosa
| BOnheur. of whom Victor Hugo once said ::
! AS a creative artist | prize her works
above those of all other women, because
| she listened to God and not to man" May
! the speaker, that she listened to God
and remembered to keep His day holy"
At this point number of people left the
pavilion and the musical director facetious-
| iy suggested the song Speed Away" which
was sung with enthusiasm by the remain
ing throngs. Modern Terms of Sabbath
| Observance" was preser ted by the Rev
W H. Temple, of Seattle, Wash, who eIo-
Quently discussed the forms OF desecration
of the Sabbath: Goddess rationalism. greed
which is evidenced in Sabbath industry
and unsanctified pleasure. Relative 10 the
latter point he told that in London actors
and actresses had pleaded for rest on Sun
day because Of the degraded type of audi
ences on that day.
THE CIVIC SABBATH.
Following two selections by the uniformed
policemens glee club, the Rev. Josiah
Strong spoke of the Civic Sabbath" He
made distinction between the divine Sab
bath and the human Sabbath which are
unlike in origin, authority and character
He urged freedom frem labor on this day
of rest, not only from a physical stand
point, but because liberty of rest can only
be secured where there is a law Of rest
He also deprecated certain forms of amuse-
ment which are detrimental to public NOR
ais. At the same time he said certain forms
of amusement which a Christian Endeav-
orer could not conscientiously indulge in
should not be prohibited by law but the
deyotees of such pleasures should, on the