The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HUNDREDS OF LITTLE FOLKS IN
WADE THE CAMP GROUNDS.
The Youngsters Will Be Entertained
ut Bethany To-Day-Close of the
EndeaVOr Convention.

The camp ground at Acton Park yestec-
day was given over to the children of the
Junior Epworth League. Several hundred
little ones, profiting by the low railroad rate
and the free admission to the park, came in
from the city and the surrounding country
and made gala day of it, The programme
of speech making and other doings was
drawn up with an eye to their liking and
erstanding. and then there was plenty
of al-day suckers, peanuts and horehonnd
candy, although some of the bigger emil
dren seemed to enjoy the latter about as
we'll as the little ones. But the greatest
thing of the day was the music OF the
band, the Whiteland band, which were In
from the harvest fields, thirty strong. with
the biggest bass drum and the greatest
silver horn ever seen before. But the music
they made-it was the finest so DR..
Dashiell said, that could possibly be heard
1t so fine that all the children ana the
young ladies and the church brothers, and,
in fact. nearly the whole camp kept close
to it all day and when the piece played was
a dance then everybody danced, If not in
the flesh at least in the spirit. When the
music was solemn the camp was stilled
when it was gay the camp made merry
Thus all day long, for the band never
wearied, the farmer musicians were the
genii that controlled the moods and emo
tions of the camp. r. B. Rudy, the dlrec-
tor of the When Band, welded the bato1
and was profuse in his compliments to his
players. They had not been together Tor
six months, but the old skill that enabled
them in the past to win many prizes In
band contests readily returned They came
to the camp at their own expense, but they
went away loaded with thanks and praises
The childrens exercises began at 8
o'clock in the morning, when Miss Belle
Moore and Miss Laura Jennings conducted
their usual kindergarten school for an
hour, after which Mrs. Ida V. Steeg, who
was marshal and presiding officer of the
day, began a devotional service for the
little folks, during which Rev Z. B. RaWls,
of Edwin Ray, and J. Il. Jones, of White
land, made short talks, and the band Iur-
niShed the music. Miss Lizzie Stutt sang a
delightful solo. In his remarks, Mr.. RaWls
spoke concerning the care that should pc
taken for little things. He told the chill
dren that if they wanted to be good ana
wise and great they must take care or the
little things, and the big things would take
care Of themselves: II they guarded their
words. thoughts, feelings and deeds and
that these things we're of the good kind
their goodness would become hXed habit;
but if they were evil, then evil would mas
ter them later in life. Mr.. Jones told the
children that they can do four things-they
can think about Jesus they can pray to
Him, they can sing about Him and they can
talk concerning Him.
CHILDREN IN A GRAND MARCH.
Perhaps the best part of the days exer-
cises was a grand march at o'clock, when
the children formed in great line, two and
two, and, headed by the band, marched
down the shady avenues, with spirits high
and colors flying. After reaching the pa
vilion Junior choir of twenty, which Mrs.
Steeg has recently formed, sang a number
of songs, succeeded by a solo from Mrs.
Duncan, the presiding elders wife. Mrs.
Duncan's singing was warmly praised by
everybody. The band played THE Way
side Chapel and number of other selec-
tions. and then Rev. Raymond Miles, a
America, told the children about the little
ones in the lands far to the south. He said
that the population of South America con-
sisted of whites, blacks and Indians, that
the girls loved their dolls the same as the
little girls sitting before him, but that the
boys had a different game from anything
known in the United States. 1t was the
game of bull fighting, in which one boy
played the bull and the others the mata-
doris. In the schools the children study out
loud. but they have no spelling books to
contend with, as the language is so simple
as not to require them. The principal part
of the address, however, was given up to
detailing the beliefs taught by the Roman
Catholicism of the Spanish Portuguese
countries. The speaker described how each
city had a patron saint, and how children
prayed, as he claimed, to the pictures Of
saints. The children and people We're
wholly ignorant of the Bible, and the
priests cut out of the ten commandments
that one which forbids idolatry. After the
address the band played from the band
stand the rest of the afternoon.
At night Mrs. Perry E. Powell, of An
derson. and Mrs. Alice NJ. Van Pelt of
Shelbyville, made addresses, the former on
ctIhi Of toll o. ~ -,
Junior League" and the latter on Some
Literature Our Children Should Be
Taught" Jennie Craige Hanson gave a
Mrs Powell, speaking to the parents,
urged their cooperation in the league work.
She said that God held them responsible
not only for the development of the body
and mind of the child, but even more so of
the soul AS the parents lent their CO.
operation to the school for the development
of the mind of the child, they should also
lend it to the league for the development
of the soul. THE league is especially
adapted for fitting the child for practical
Christian life" said the speaker ''and its
object is twofold; first, to secure the con-
version of the children and second, to
susceptible to Christian teachings than the
man, and the league, by its various meth
DDS, keeps them tor God by inviting and
drawing them in the faith"
A POTENT INFLUENCE.
Evangelist J. D. Hartsock also spoke dur
said that they exercised a potent influence
over the parents, and that a man would
often do more for their sake than for their
wives. Mr.. Hartsock also spoke of his
work for next week. He said he intended
to hold a stirring revival that would rest
and refresh those who had come to camp
for recreation. He was going to break up
the stiffness and timber things up. His
first service is tonight. Tomorrow morn
ing he will hold an old-fashioned class
meet at o'clock.
To-day DR. T. A. Goodwin will lecture in
the afternoon on Evolution of American
Methodism,' and much interest is felt in
the event. Tomorrow Bishop John M
Walden will preach in the morning. and
Africa and Its CHARACTERIZATION" In the
evening Evangelist Hartsock will preach.
The boys on the camp ground have
formed what they call the Acton Assembly
Athletic Association. The officers elected
yesterday are: President, c. Sulzer; vice
president, Clarence Budd; secretary and
treasurer, r. Williams; manager, Harvey
Grassland. The association will have a
road race on Aug. 6, which will be a free
for-all barring professionals only. 1t is
expected that there will be fully thirty en-
tries, and suitable prizes viii be given. 1t
will be run under l.. A. w. rules, and will
be over the Acton course which is ten
miles in length. The boys at Acton ran a
race over this course Thursday, which was
won by Charles Playmate. with John HaW-
Miss Lou EnOs, of Shelbyville, is visiting
Mrs. Williams.
Miss Maud Roberts attended a picnic at
Garfield Park last night.
YacOb A. Sargis a native of Persia AMI
student of the Ohio Wesleyan University,
WAS the grounds Yesterday