The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
ENDEAvORERs AT BETHANY.
Enthusiastic Audiences Listen to the
Lecturers

Bethany Park has never been favored
with more beautiful weather than has
marked the opening week of the encamp-
ment. Everything has been conducive to
successful work and good time The cot
tagers take the baths daily at the sani-
tarium, fish and boat ride on the lake, chat
pleasantly among themselves and all-in-an
there is union of purpose that is alto
gether charming. The young folks form
congenial parties and climb the rocky sides
of Mount Aetna, where a magnificent view
IN all directions is obtained. But with all
the pleasure there is nevertheless good
work being done in the different conven-
tons that meet for the purpose of further
ing the cause of religion Enthusiastic audi
ences listen to each lecture and afterwards
engage in animated discussions of the sub
jects at hand. An ideal Christian Endeavor
convention is in session this week and
speakers of ability are presenting the work
in mastery way.
The first speech yesterday morning was
given by w. F. McCauley who spoke on
the subject THE Church Is the Endeav-
orers' Field" He said that the movement
had grown so large that the work must
De done in systematic way; he then out
lined brief practical method of conduct
ing the work in order to obtain the best
results. AT IL o'clock Rev. Pritchard gave
his second talk on the proper method of
the study of the Bible. He submitted the
following points: God made three cove
nants with Abraham. The first covenant
was all spirit, containing nothing but spir-
ltual blessings. The second was all prop
efty, containing nothing but a piece of land
the boundaries of which are given The
thlrd was all flesh embracing the flesh of
Apraham and excluding the rest of man
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In the books of Exodus and the Psalms we
are told that the covenants of flesh and
property We're merged into the covenant
MADE with Abraham's descendants at
Mount Sinai. These people were the flesh
OF Abraham; Canaan was the property; so
that Judaism was a state or nation based
on flesh and property, hence called by Paul
the rudiments of the world of the elements
OF the world. It's blessings were all tenn
porai ana its punishments were all tenn
poral. From the first to the twentieth chap
ter of Exodus, where the whole transaction
is described, there is not one allusion to
a spiritual blessing. 1t was the organiza-
ton OF state and the law that God gave
that state. And this law is the best statute
law the world has ever seen and the wis
oOm or the world has never been able to
improve upon it. Hence it has been adopted
by every civilized state or nation Of the
world in their statutes
This covenant, made at Mount Sinai
was in force and binding on every Jew till
Christ nailed it to the cross and took it
out OF the way. AS Paul puts it, He took
away the first covenant that He might
establish the second The covenant, which
was all spirit was spoken of by Paul as
enant was confirmed by the oath of God
and became the basis of the new or Chris
tian, covenant, with Christ as the mediator
and was sealed with His blood. These
covenants are regarded as the fundamental
principles in the study of the Bible"
In the afternoon j. S. Lawrence who was
baptized in the lake at Bethany in 1895 adj
dressed the convention. His theme was
from the words of Paul occurring in the
first chapter of Romans fourteenth verse
Il am debtor to both Greek and barbarian,
both to the wise and unwise." He said the
object of the Christian Endeavor Society
was to direct its work in all possible direc-
tons. He recommended a distribution of
it's literature in the barber shops, street
cars, saloons and all other public places.
He thought it would be wise to get the
Youths Companion and other papers of
that nature to recognize the worth of Chris
tan Endeavor work.
At the tabernacle, in the evening, j. F..
Floyd delivered very interesting address,
speaking on the theme. Among the Royal
Mummies of Egypt and Look at the Pha-
raohs who Oppressed Israel" He prefaced
his address by a vivid description of his
tour in the foreign countries, starting from
Lexington KY, by way of San francisco
and New Zealand, where he remained six
years, then going to Australia and staying
in Sidney four years. From there he went
to Colombo and Ceylon, crossed the Red sea-
expn lining the place where 1t Is SAID the
children of Israel crossed in their deliver
ance from bondage. He Travelled half way
through the Suez canal ana stopped at a
town called Ismalia, and, boarding a train
here, he went through the towns of Goshen
and Carlo, stopping at the latter place to
examine the pyramids He climbed the great
pyramid and explored the interior He Wis
tied the chief biblical towns and returned
through Europe to the States. He said
that in 1881 there were thirty royal num-
mics found in the great pyramid. He spoke
of two of these, who We're prominent kings
-Seti the First and Rameses the Second.
1t was Seti's daughter who found Moses in
the bulrushes
Among the hotel arrivals are Mrs NJ. r.
Gardiner, Maria Leach and Mrs. r. F..
Blount of Wabash; Mrs. S. H. Jones, of
Corydon; Mrs. NJ. E. Shank and Chauncey
Butler, of Irvington; C. c. Cline and daugh-
tiers E. Maud and NJ. May, of Greensburg.
Endeavor makes this the important day
of the convention. w. r. Rice of Corners
vile, will talk and also ]. F. Floyd, who
will take for his subject. whence Came
Man Examined in the Light of the Bible
and Science?"