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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-26
"HYMN NO. Q"

Nothing is more pleasing than to see and hear crowd of healthy and hearty Sunday School children putting the de- sires of their souls into uplifting song. Who has not glowed with sympathetic fervor while the dear little ones were zealously singing:
 II want to be an angel
 And with the angels stand;
 crown upon my forehead
 harp within my hand.
 Of course it is understood while the children are thus singing that they do not want to become angels immediately and that angels with crowns on their foreheads and harps within their hands may not find heaven the place of bliss ful comfort and rest that other songs say it is, but it is felt that the dear children are beautifully and piously occupied while engaged in singing a desire to be angels, and angels of a thoroughly respectable and conven- tional kind.
 Those who like to see dear children beautifully and piously occupied will be pleased when they see and hear the New Haven Sunday School children singing Hymn No. 2'' at their first annual rally on Memorial Day. This is the hymn:
 CHRISTUS VICTOR.
 Years ago, our fathers
 Fled from tyrants' sway;
 We, their happy children,
 Dwell in peace to-day. .f
 Peace most dearly purchased
 By their sword and blood,
 May we never forfeit
 Right to faith In God.
 Chorus Freedom is our watchword, Charity our cry. Liberty our motto; For it live and die Sons of Pilgrim Fathers, Cling with stronger faith To whatever centers In eternal truth. IuOuSu tue WUTlu SeeIlS SleepluS,
 God is over all; At His own good pleasure Every wrong must fall. Chorus-Freedorn Is our watchword, etc. By the fiery fagot Lighted on their way.
 Seeds the martyrs planted Bear their fruit today Creeds are growing broader, Doctrines fade from sight,
 More and more we're seeking For the Heavenly Light
 Chorus Freedom is our watchword, etc. This happy mingling of history Christian poesy, optimism, lofty inspir- ation and the new theology cannot fail to do both those who sing it and those who hear it good. If it seems to some a little inappropriate for those among the singers who are not happy children of Pilgrim Fathers surely no exception can be taken to advice from all the singers to the sons of Pilgrim Fathers to
 "Cling with stronger faith |, TO whotpypr ppDtnre
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

more than a decade before became
claimant on the conference fund. The six
ty-eight men, conference members, to
whom he refers, of the same class. are gen.
orally gray-haired veterans whose day OF
adaptation to the tastes of the laity Is
passed BY adoption in practice OF the old
adage, odd men for counsel, young men
Tor war, these men have been retired from
the active field; and we hope the time has
not come that they will be denied their
places in the councils of the ministry, and
even their membership in the conferences.
10 give way TO modification OF polity that
or the conferences. These conferences cam
not be what they are in any manner after
the introduction of equal lay delegation into
them. They. as | have shown, are purely
q ministerial work, and laymen as members
can only confuse that work
The convention, to be sure, is being held.
and II held in the right spirit will do good,
hut strawS show which way the wind blows
and equal representation in the General
Conference think. will be adopted but
that this Will be satisfying to the restless
and turbulent portions OF such conventions
l am not so sure. l am not in the active
work; | have no salary to be cut off and
hope to have a continued membership in
the conference while l live. whether / have
any part of the fund" or not. The old
men are not so much after the fund" as
the prosperity of the beloved Zion, for
which they made the great sacrifice of their
lives. We concede to these brethren of the
laity sufficient wisdom and honesty of pur-
pose TO gain good from 1t, and it was far
from my intention to convey the idea that
1t be not held. NJ. A. LEAGUE.
Pendleton Ind Sapt IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

The tragedy in Ripley county is a humil-
iation to those who maintain that Indiana
IS the home of law and order. but it should
not be a surprise. The people who obey
the laws generally and respect the rights
of person and property will stand 8 great
deal Of outrage before they turn 20 strike
back with vengeance. 1t Is one Of the evils
and shame of our political system that, in
certain counties. the officers fail for years
20 enforce the laws which make life and
property secure. 1t is no secret that scores
of men will not return verdicts against
marauders either because they fear their
vengeance or are in league with them I'm
der such conditions it is only question of
time when men who have suffered will take
the enforcement of the laws into their own
hands and penalties will be melted out re-
gardless of those written in the Revised
Statutes. Doubtless, the innocent will suf-
fer as we'll as the guilty.
1t is very probable that the most of the
men who are responsible for the killing of
the five prisoners at Versailles Tuesday
night. are peaceabie citizens. and if what
IS said of most of the gang is true it is not
deserved their fate, since there is no pun
1shment too severe for wretches who band
themselves together to rob- abuse and ter
rify community. The danger is that an
other body of men who are not smarting
under the wrongs inflicted by a band of
robbers will be encouraged by this example
to take the law into their own hands and
create a condition which will encourage
1awlessness If one set of men can take the
laws into their own hands with impunity,
why not another and another. until every
man carries musket to enforce the laws
for himself?
At this distance. taking the very favor
able accounts of the Associated Press.
there was no occasion for the lynching of
the FIVE men in the Ripley county JAIL The
sheriff had arrested the parties and all that
remained was that the prisoners should be
brought into court If they could not be
convicted, it would have been the fault of
the people who are called 70 serve as jur-
Ors. In fact, it is the fault of the people
If ruffians are not punished in Indiana,
since it depends upon the officers whom the
people elect and the sentiment of the peo-
pie who elect them.
There is no safety for the most innocent
when the enforcement of the laws is as
sumed by mob. whether composed of the
best citizens or of those who do not enjoy
that distinction. The caprice of the mob
rules for the hour and the mob may be
invoked to hang the innocent quite rs cas-
lily as the guilty. There can be no defense
for lynch law in Indiana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
THE CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK.
Bishop Fowler VIII Preside Over the
Methodist Gathering.

The Indiana Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which is to meet in Rob-
erts Park Church next week, represents the
south half of the State There are nearly
three hundred ministers in the conference.
Three years ago the two conferences oc-
cupying the south part of the State lifted
the dividing line The first meeting of the
united body was held in Central-avenue
Church two years ago. and was an oc-
casion of great interest to the MethodlstS
of the State. -
Bishop c. II. Fowler, D. D.. LII. d, VIII
preside over the conference. This is Bishop
Fowler's first official visit to this large and
influential body. His fame as preacher ana
lecturer is national Arrangements nave
been made by which, in addition to mis- SER
mon on Sunday morning, and his address
to the candidates for admission into the con-
ference which will probably be given on
Friday morning, the public will have an
opportunity to hear his lecture on ADra-
ham Lincoln on Sept. "a. The business SEES
sions of the conference Will be held IN tho
mornings beginning with "Wednesday or
next week. In the afternoons ana evenings
committee meetings and the anniversaries
of the various correctional societies Will
be held These meetings and business ses
sions are all open to the public The meet
ings of the conference win be held in Rob-
erts Park Church, but the invitation to the
conference to meet In this city was ex-
tended by the Methodist Ministers Associa-
ton of the city, and all the churches OF
that denomination in the city share in pro-
viding entertainment for the preachers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
HOW TO SECURE THE RIGHT.
People Must Not BE Arrayed Against
the Pastors. Said Mr.. BinkIex.

G. c. Binkley spoke on the subject How
to Secure this Right" He said that
change in the church government should
come about and that the only method of
effecting the change was to convince the
General Conference and the preachers that
the laymen desire it and that it is right
and for the best interests Of the church
that they vote for it. He favored the hold
ing of a national convention when the lay
men from the various States would counsel
together as to what was the best plan to
follow.
Shall we not there" said he 'formu-
late the simple proposition OF equal repre-
sentaton and ask that it be severed from
every other proposed change and properly
submitted to the conference under the re-
strctive rules? Shall not this gathering be
called to meet at so early a day as to per-
NIT the proposition to go to annual con-
ferenceS at such time as will permit their
vote to go to the General Conference at its
session in 1900? If we are again defeated in
1900 thep we can resort to some otner
means, and in the meantime we must con-
tinue to seek for divine wisdom to lead US
in the right way.
Mr. Binkley was opposed to any drastic
or arbitrary exercise of power on the part
of the laymen. He said the laymen could
not afford to exercise their right to de-
mand a vote by orders and thus defeat any
legislation of the conference, nor was he
in favor of reSorting to the crucial test or
Withholding contributions from the church.
He also said that there was danger or ar
raying the people against the pastors Dy
permanent institutional commission might
PM relief.
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all pray and hope that this effort will re-
suit in the proper adoption OF fundamen-
tai system OF government and relieve US
from confusion.
1T seems to me clear, therefore. that II
our church has constitution OF which the
restrictive rules are part the whole OF the
constitution is the act of the General Con-
ference only and can be repealed in whole
or in part by any session of that BODY;
that in fact no constitution can be found,
defined nor determined, that has any force
in the Methodist Church: that the General
Conference OF 1900, if il wants TO, can pro-
vide for the equal representation IN the
annual and General Conferences for the re-
spective orders of ministers and laymen.
If there were a well-settled method OF pro-
cedure for the matter under consideration
on this occasion then very loyal members
of the church would insist upon the oo-
servance of such method.
But the truth is that there Is no SET
tied method. There is great confusion upon
this subject The weight of authority ana
precedent is in favor of direct action by the
General Conference. Under such condl-
tions. if this matter is of pressing I'M
portance to be enacted or rejected, me
interests of the church require that the
matter be settled by the shortest process.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
THE ~BusINEss, IN 1T.

The statements which Mr.. Bookwalter
made Tuesday evening. relative to the APP
praisal of lands for the park system, are
entitled % attention because they are based
upon the official records of the Park Com
mission. These statements are so impor-
tant that thoughtful taxpayers cannot af-
ford to be hoodwinked by the snoers of the
alleged independent paper for all other
candidates who are opposed to the Tag
CART regime.
The statement is that the original boun-
daries of the park included fifty acres of
bog and swamp in the bottoms of the
White river. which it has since been
learned is owned by Mayor Taggart. Those
who are familiar with the territory say
that the land has little value unless large
sums are paid out for its improvement.
For the purposes OF taxation the land is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

According to the Columbus Journal, the
Rev" G. T. B. Howard, who recently es-
capped from the Ohio penitentiary by quiet
ly walking out, maintained his reputation
as a swindler even behind prison walls. His
plausible manners enabled him to borrow
money of about everybody he came in con-
tact with, and, by means of a paper which
he edited, the Penitentiary News, he worked
the prison officers quite successfully. BY
reason of his position as editor he was per-
mitted to sleep in the prison printing office,
and, watching his opportunity, walked out.
The United States government has a pc
cuniary interest in Howard to the amount
of about 100000, the cost of his conviction,
and no expense will be spared to effect his
capture. His escape seems to have been
due to undeserved privileges and gross care
lessness on the part of the prison manage
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
WHEN SHE CAME OF AGE.
An Evansville Girl Sued the City Att
er Many Years.

The Supreme Court yesterday made a rul-
ing in the case of the city of Evansville
against Amelia Senhenn that reverses a
number of it's former rulings regarding the
responsibility of a child. Miss Senhenn,
when a child five years old, was playing
in the streets of Evansville when lum-
Der pile fell on her and crushed her foot
so that it had to be amputated. She waited
until she became of age and sued the city.
The city maintained that contributory neg
ligence could be imputed 10 the child
through its parents or guardian who al
lowed it to play In q dangerous place, and
decisions of the Indiana Supreme Court
were offered to support the claim. The de-
cision of yesterday was by Justice McCabe
and holds that child of tender years
may not be held responsible or guilty Of
COntributOrY negligence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

Chauncey Wallace. farmer, brings suit
for divorce from Mary Wallace, to whom
he was married in September, 1879. He
claims he has had to go to the barn in or
der to get to sleep, and has known the de-
PENDANT to follow him there. He is now
working in this city.
Edith E. Wundrum commenced action
for divorce from William Wundrum They
were married in September, 1890, and lived
together until 1894. The plaintiff says her
husbands unreasonable jealousy was the
cause of their trouble. She alleges he car
ried a revolver and threatened her and
others who were her friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

Governor Bushnell, of Ohio, in a recent
speech referred TO the general liquidation
of debts going on among the farmers. 4
personally know the conditions he said
because in the business with which L am
identified our customers have not only paid
off old notes. but a large number of them
are paying those which would be due in
the, future" The business referred to IS
the manufacture of agricultural imple-
ments. During the last few years farmers
have either got along without new imple-
ments or have bought them on credit. Now
they are taking up old notes and paying
cash for new machines. These are Repub-
Hcan times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

The shaft which recently uncovered the
richest gold find of the year in the Black
Hills, South Dakota, has been christened
Lucky 49, The stock is nearly all owned in
Chicago and the stockholders decided at
the beginning to antagonize the popular SUI
perstition as to unlucky thirteen. According
to a Chicago paper the meeting at which
the company was organized consisted of
thirteen persons. They met in a hall at
1913 Cottage Grove avenue in that city on
Feb. 13 The subscriptions for stock were
made to fall due on the 18th of another
month. The name Lucky 10" was adopted.
The first work on the shaft was done April
3D. The first positive indication of ore, por-
phyry or peanut rock" was found June 10.
This formation was thirteen feet thick and
twenty-six days were consumed in getting
through it. Rich ore was found at a depth
of 213 feet. Authoritative announcement of
the mines character was made Sept. -,
when the shaft had penetrated the gold
bearing rock thirteen feet. AS the find will
make all the stockholders rich they feel
they are vindicated in antagonizing the
anti-thirteen superstition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

The class of voters whom Thomas Tag
CART has to fear are those who feel that
they have been outraged in the matter of
street improvements that appear unneces-
sary to a large number of taxpayers. Few
of them will speak out as did the Demo-
Graf who paralyzed his listeners by declar-
ling that IF Tom Taggart is not elected I'M
til he gets my vote he will never be elect
ed" And yet that Democrat has been can
vassed by both parties as a sure-enough
Democrat for Tapparf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

The United States has now on the At
lantic coast, at Fortress Monroe and New
York, fleet of three monitors, five battle
ships, seven cruisers and four light-draught
gunboats. with total armament of 209 big
guns, besides secondary batteries. This
fleet could blockade Cuba, batter down Ha-
vana and whip any fleet Spain could send
against it, all at once. The concentration
of such a naval force in Atlantic waters
does not necessarily argue war policy
but it shows that the government is ready
for anything that may arise,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
Pollard Sued for DAMAGES.

In the Superior Court yesterday Bernardo
Pollard began action against the Washing
ton Township Horse-thief Detective Asso-
citation, Amos, Butterfeld, David Lancaster
and Jesse M. STREET. for damages. The plain
tiff is trying to recover for malicious prose-
cution. Aug. last he AYERS he was arrest
ed on the charge of stealing chickens and
placed in Jail. Four days later he was ac-
quilted of the charge The plaintiff says his
business was neglected while he was in Jail,
alton on account of his arrest. He demands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

Indianapolis is widely known as a city OF
churches, schools and intelligent people. a
progressive city, a convention city, ETC., but
it never received a greater compliment than
that paid By Divine Healer" SchradeG,
who says he never struck town where
business was so poor" So few gudgeons
called on Schrader that he incontinently
left the town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
A Man OF Standing.

Dismal Dawson-Chee! When think how
good 1 used to be, it makes me sick.
Everett WESTON the dead, was you ever
any good?
well. / was so good at one time dat
not only bought booze on credit. but
bought her so often that de barkeeDer had
a rubber stamp to put me name down wit"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

Prosperity has advanced so far that al
ready there is employment for nearly all
who want it, and If wages have not yet
been increased in every line many pay en-
velopes are fatter because of men working
six days in a week instead of hall time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
National Editorial Convention.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NtWS.
c. Il. MacSheehy, first president of the
Western Editorial Federation or the Trans
mississippi States, and Halsey NJ Rhoads,
secretary ColoEado Editorial Association,
held several consultations during the past
week regarding the entertainment of dele
gates to the convention of the National Ed
itorial Association of the United States.
which will meet in Denver next January.
Nothing win be left undone by the various
press clubs and associations to make this
convention a success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

Let those alleged Republicans who spend
their time in finding fault with those who
are doing all they can to promote the cleo
ton of the Republican ticket keep ON.
Whatever they do they are harmless, and
Mr.. Taggart should not waste his money
on them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
The TaIbOtt-Fear Suit.

The trial Of the suit of Frank N. Talbot
VS.. James s. Fear was resumed in the
Federal Court yesterday The case will be
submitted to Judge Baker after argument
by the attorneys. The suit is to decide an
alleged patent infringement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
Our American Institutions

1.-THE keynote to our great American
SYSTEM" said the citizen, lis self-govern-
ment"
Il think I understand" said the intelligent
foreigner the idea is, that when a set of
men get hold of the government they are
expected to run il for themselves"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

TO the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
"a Layman," of New Castle. has chap
ter on my article of the day before which.
as is apparent to all, falls on the main
question, but there are some personal ref
erences which need some correction !
have been noneffective only ten years. !
have been a conference claimant but three
years. Largely through the demands OF
laymen the dead line" Of the active min
istry is about fifty years old. / passed that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

The Appellate Court yesterday reversed
the trial court in the case in which Mary
Ballard was given verdict of $1,000 against
the Citizens Street-railroad Company and
the city of Indianapolis by a jury. The trial
judge set aside this verdict but the APP
pellate Court orders a new trial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

If William Jennings Bryan had any Wis
ible occupation or business engagements he
would not be travelling around the country
to speak at county fairs, labor assemblages
and political meetings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16

A Republican candidate for mayor whose
appraisers had multiplied by three the
value OF lands sold to the city would be
dropped from the ticket in twenty-four
hours
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
A side Line.

Haven't saw you for some time" said
the Ossifed Man. Been on a vacation?"
''Why, not exactly said the Only Iiv-
ing Female Skeleton. II have been doing
some posing for Teller that was getting
up fashion plates"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
CHAIRMAN CUMBACK's ADDRESS.
Calls Attention to DespOtism of the
Present Government.

Will Cumback, who as permanent chair
man made the opening address, spoke in
part as follows:
I'VE meet as Methodists, devoted TO the
welfare of our great church. Having no
personal ends to subserve. our coming to-
gether for consultation is an earnest of our
sincere desire for the promotion of the best
interests of Methodism. The men who
signed the call for this convention and
those they represent, have built up and sus-
tanned the church In every department Of
her usefulness and power. They earnestly
believe that tie cause that has made this