The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-25
WINONA THEIR CHOICE
WHERE AMERICAN Y. NJ. c. A. SEC
RETARIES MEET NEXT YEAR.
Gen. o. o. Howard a Guest in Camp.
Which Breaks TO-Day-BibIe
School Work.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WINONA ASSEMBLY, kagfe Lake, Ind,
Aug. 24.-In all probability the next meet
ing of the conference of Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
taries in North America will be held next
June Winona grounds. This conclusion
was reached to-day by a committee consld-
ering the matter. This conference has
been organized for many years and includes
every secretary and physical director in the
United States, Canada and Mexico, besides
the various members of the state and pro-
vincial executive committees. The last con-
venton was held in June at Selma, Ala,
the location of the next place of meeting
being left with the committee that met here
to-day. The members of the committee
present We're: Z. +. Brown, state secretary
of Illinois; c. II. MOreman, Chicago, gener-
al secretary of the Polk-sueet department;
c. b. Willis, general secretary at Milwau-
kee; c. S. Ward, general secretary at Min
neapolis; S. f. Sayres secretary at London,
Ont, and G. c. Mitchener college secretary
of the international committee. All were
greatly impressed with the advantages of
Wmona and it is given out unofticially that
they nave chosen this place. The peculiar
advantages of Winona for this meeting are
much the same as those which influenced
the Presbyterian General Assembly to re-
turn. They are, briefly: that the point is
centrally located for all North America and
the excursion rates are such as to save
thousands of dollars to the Y. NJ. c. A;
there are no distractions as in the city; no.
tel rates may be suited to the ability of the
delegate, as he may camp, and, last, In
diana has entertained the North
American conference. State Secretary
Stacy mas been energetic in his efforts TO
set the conference located here.
AT the state conference of secretaries and
physical directors held this morning a dis
cussion on The Active Member the Pivot
of Association Work. was opened by II.
p. Goddard, of Marion 1t was the most
interesting discussion of the conference. AT
the business session a committee consisting
of e. w. Titus, Columbus Phil BeViS, OF
Lafayette, and j. +. Kimmel, Terre Haute,
was appointed to prepare the programme
for the state conference to be held here
next year. 1t is hoped that this conference
can be held jointly with that of the North
American Association, by having one day
devoted to this purpose. This morning
meeting ended the work for this year.
At the camp to-day there was a more
than ordinarily hilarious time. Will Shafer,
Of Elkhart. was the only arrival and Mrs.
e. e. Stacy was the guest at the breakfast
table. At the camp conference the chief OF
police reported that he had caught Theo-
dOre Gatchel, of BrightWoOd trying to eS-
cape from camp to attend the early morn
ing meeting without having properly made
his bed. The offender was promptly hauled
before the police justice and put under
bond to appear for trial tomorrow morn
ing. The justice by the way has been so
busy attending meetings that he has been
unable to hear the Helm desertion case and
that has been set for the same time.
Another distinguished guest was enter
tanned by the campers at dinner to-day IN
the person of Major General O. O. Howard,
who Complimented the dinner most highly
and after inspection did the same for the
On mn mi q iC q novelty n
General Howard, but he evidently enjoyed
it and gave the boys a splendid address at
the camp fire. In view of the simplicity
and unassuming manner of the old general
the enthusiasm he eXcites at WinOna is
remarkable Even the children seem to
The basket ball has arrived in camp and
a first-claSs court has been constructed UNI
der the trees. The game is favorite with
To-day Phil Bevis, general secretary at
Lafayette, returned home. Mr.. Bevis has
has been interchangeable in his efforts to
accommodate the newspaper correspondents
for which a debt of thanks is acknowl-
edged Mr. Bevis was accompanied by a.
T. Stevens, of Anderson.
Camp will be formally broken tomorrow
afternoon, although a great part of the
men will remain for the Endeavor cOnven-
tion and some of the tents will remain.
The work of the Bible conference was to
have been mostly out of doors to-day, but
the weather was threatening and although
little rain fell some of the lectures were
gwen under cover. MISS scout, OIL africa,
led the prayer meeting at the Inn and at
10 O'Clock Dr. Moorehead delivered his sec
ond lecture on the Epstle to the Romans.
His mastery exposition of the abstruse
seventh chapter well received that
there was the unprecedented scene of the
audience demanding another lecture to-
day DIR. McGregOr arose and urged Dr.
MOOrehead to take the hour from II to IL
in which he (McGregor) was to deliver
sermon in the auditorium and go on with
his discourse. Or. Moorehead pleaded i'll
health, but will attempt two lectures to-
At 2:9O this afternoon the women met for
a prayer meeting and conference with Mrs
Whittemore and Miss Scott under the trees
on the hillside. The men accompanied DR.
McGregor 10 the Indian mound near the Y.
M c.. A. camp. where a similar service
was held At 4 o'clock the two parties met
in a grove near the auditorium and lis
tened to a talk by General Howard There
was the usual hillside service at 6:45, led
by DR.. Chapman, and the evening sermon
dent of Wooster University. There was
remarkable tribute paid to Hanover Col
lege here by Luther d. Wishard, interna-
tional secretary of the Y. NJ c. A, in
which every Indianian will take pride. lie
declared that while the idea OF World-wlde
Y M. c. A. organization in colleges and
academies was born in Princeton, 1t was
conceived in Hanover and the tremendous
work that is now going on Is the direct
outgrowth of a small beginning in this In
Arrivals for the Tndeavor convention
have already begun 10 come in. Edward
Marsden who viii be one of the speakers,
registered at The Inn this morning from
Metakahtla. Alaska
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wales of Indianapo-
lis, who have spent a week here, returned
to-day. Mr. Wales distinguished himself by
winning the second prize in the tennis
tournament.
called home on account Of the death OF Pro-
lessor Newiand, win return to-day.
DR. Fishburn has completed his Temple
Lectures but with Mrs +, Fishbg urn will stay
Among those registered to-day at the no.
tells are: Miss Lena NJ; Bryant Miss jean
cite B. Ashman, Charles Ashman Frank
font; Charles M Fillmore and wife, Peru;
Mrs Prudence o. Story, Mrs. d. NJ. Story,
RivertOn Ia. Miss Underwood. Mary Lou
Use Underwood, Dayton, o.; II. 3. Toiley,
Terre Haute Mrs w. j. Aker and Mrs.
Ada Parks of Bourbon.
Flat Rock Baptists.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
anriLBYVILLE, Ind, Aug. 24-The Flat
Rock Baptist Association met in annual
session this morning at the Little Blue Riv
er Baptist Church. five miles east of this
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