The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15
THE CLOSE At BETHANY
THE CAMP MEETING THERE WILL
PRACTICALLY END TODAY.
Only n Small Crowd at State Mission
cOsters to Break Camp To-Day.

The State missionary convention at Beth
any Park closed yesterday with but very
small crowd in attendance. Most of the
cottagers have left and all of the tenters
are gone. However, the afternoon was
marked by a very pretty event; it was the
occasion of the birthday of Miss Alice Per-
kins, of Indianapolis, who has acted as
postmistress at the park, and her girl
friends. in honor of the fact, gave very
delightful porch party on the upper YER
anda of the hotel. Lemonade and cake
were served and some especial music was
furnished, after which President Carpenter
took them all out for a boat ride. Those
present were Misses Lena Myer and Lesta
Cromer, of Flora, Ind; Mamie Slavens ana
Anna syria, of Greencastle; Leota Summer
and Amelia Fretsche. of Indianapolis; Min
ME Tillson, of Union City; Ella Campbell
and Louise Tibbs, of Harrison, o.. Lou
Sharp, of Charleston; Norah Seat, of Con-
nersvlle; Mr.. Stanley Grubbs, OF IrVlngton,
and President Carpenter. Miss Perkins re-
ceived a handsomely bound volume as q
gift. To-day will practically be the last day
of the season at Bethany, as the services
Monday will be very brief and in the nature
of a farewell.
The assembly lecture was the only ad-
dress given in the forenoon. This was by
Rev Gilbert E. Ireland. of Princeton, who
spoke on the subject, Lights and Shades
of London" Mr.. Ireland is an Englishman
who has lived but a few years in the
States Mr.. Ireland began with brief
sketch of the origin and progress of Lon
don from the early British times, bringing
before the mind the scenes of martyrdom
in Smithfield, London, during the time OIL
NG VDfa finVa q
Christian faithfulnesS illumined the dark
shadows of bigotry and persecution. COM
ing down to a description of modern Lon
don, he gave illustrations OF the extreme
types of society and traced walk from
the magnificence and splendor of the West
End to the squalOr and WretchedneSS OF
the East End. He then spoke of the philan-
thropic and religious efforts that seek to
cOunteract all the currents of evil, touch
ing on the principal EpiScopalian and Nom
conformist churches, Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's the Metropolitan Tabernacle and
the City Temple and a few other houses OF
worship; he also gave a portrayal OF the
ragged school work, street preaching and
the like He closed by asserting the good
feeling existing between England and the
United States He referred to the recent
visit of General Miles to England, in which
he was granted an inspection of the bar
racks, equipments and rations of the SOL
diers, and while the British newspapers
protested against such courtesies being
shown to army officers of the continent,
they made no objection to General Miles
day in 1896, when the tension of feeling be-
tween the two nations was greatest, at
public banquet given in England all hostile
feeling was suppressed by fraternal ties
and the American representative on the oc-
casion was received with deafening cheers.
The state missionary convention began its
afternoon session with a praise service
The first address was given by e. =. Wise
of Iryington, who spoke on The Present
keynote of the lecture is given in the clos
ing paragraph 1--WE need a hopeful spirit
in all our efforts toward the worlds re
generation. The outlook for the present is
gloomy. But this world is not going back
ward Our God is moving on. There is one
far-off event toward which creation tends
is not quite certain. If it fails through
the selfshness and iniquity of the ruling
classes or the stupidity and cowardice Of
the churches another and a better one will
rise from it's ashes. God cannot be de-
feated The gospel is forever. God will
have a church true, fearless and spiritual,
through which the world S redemption VIII
GOMEZ
The second paper was read by T. ]. Shuey,
of Edinburg, on THE Return to Christ.
He traced the religious doubts of the age
and said that the cry of to-day was that OF
Philip eighteen centuries ago, when, with
white lips, he pleaded to Christ, LORD,
show us the Father and it sufticeth us.
Twenty-Five years ago a minister would not
have dared to stand in the pulpit and ques-
ton the doctrines of his church. To-day
those questions that were thought to be
too sacred to be discussed outside of the
church are now the subject of newspaper
and magazine articles and are given the
closest study. Every age has its lost and
desparng cry and always God manifests
Himself Before Christ came on earth God
walked with men and answered thelr yearn-
ing plea He manifested Himself to Enoch
Noah, Elijah, Moses, David and many 9TH
ers.
In the evening a stereopticon concert was
given in the tabernacle by c. c.. Cline and
daughters. The subject was From the Cra-
die to the Grave; or, Our Lost Boys. 1t
was a temperance lecture, and the tempta-
tions that befall man from boyhood to old
age were portrayed on the canvas with