The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22


ointment poured forth; statesmen who have
battled for the liberties of their country, or
who have dared to face popular clamor
When the people were being led aStray,
great leaders of thought whose minds shine
ike suns among the stars of lesser light
physicians who skilled with the knife ana
learned IN the medical science have aston
ished the world; lawyers whose legal acu-
men and power with judge and jury are the
ADM ration of all men; orators who nave
SWayed vast multitudeS with their God
given powers; philanthropists who nave
feared neither disease nor death in ale
Waiting the wants of the poor and cherish
ing the discouraged; women who nave
given up the pleasures and comforts OF the
home life that they might brighten the lives
OF noble hosts of the discOnsolaie women
who have faced danger and even death it
self that they might raise the fallen and lift
up the bowed down. | have enjoyed read
ing their lives and the records of their
deeds that L might catch some inspiration
for my own life.
THE lives of Bible men are always in
terestlng Timothy was not one or the
great men of the Bible; T mean he was not
one of the men of deed and accomplishment
like Moses, the leader of Gods people; like
David the great king; like Paul. the great
preacher, but he filled his place. Inc artlSt
takes his pencil and with d few strokes
places upon the canvas the outlines of a
figure so distinct, so real, so lifelike that
all who behold it recognize it at once. There
is not a great deal said in the scriptures
about Timothy, but what is said gives a
great insight into his character and de-
before the young. Moreover, more is said
of his youth than of any other New Tesla
ment character.
Notice with me the obligations that
come with Christian parents. Paul
thought that evident qualification of the
unfeigned faith that was in Timothy 5
grandmother. Lois, and his mother, Eunice,
and which he was persuaded was come
down to him also His father was a Greek,
but he had the example of Christian exam
pie and Christian influence in its most at
tractive form through his mother and
grandmother. All, who makes the religion
of Jesus Christ more beautiful, more fas-
cinating than n Christian mother? There
were obligations upon young Timothy be-
cause he had a Christian mother and Chris
tan grandmother. The gospel light was
put where he could see it. where he was
compelled to feel its rays. The person who
steps out of unchristian home into the
church of the living God deserves high com
mendatiOn. To come from a home In which
the father and mother care nothing Tor the
soul, where there is no family altar, no
reading of the Scripture, no Christian in
fluence, and in the absence of all these
learn to know the Lord--whom to know Is
life eternal-often requires an effort that
those blessed with Christian parents cannot
appreciate. Before me tonight there are
many who have, or have had a grand
mother Lois and a mother Eunice. They
grew up in an atmosphere of prayer; they
were taught in early childhood to 'Remem-
Der the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy The
church was with them the meeting place
with God; Bethel indeed; the minister the
man of God; the Bible the guide of their
lives. The mind which was in Christ was
in their appearance also. You do not have
to go to the Westminster Abbey OF Ola TeS-
lament saints to find those who through
faith Subdued Kingdoms, wrought right
eousness, obtained promises, out of weak
ness were made strong, waXed valiant in
fight and turned to arms the armies OF
the aliens. You can find such in your fam
lily history, in your own pious ancestry
OPPOSED TO SUNDAY PAPERS.
After Mr.. Bonner's address came an adj
dress by DR.. Joseph Kyle, of Allegheny,
Pa, on The Separated Life The audi
ence, which had sat still all the evening,
burst into repeated applause, sometimes
continuing the noisy evidences of their
delight for full minute. Just what the
speaker said the readers of the Journal will
perhaps never know, for this paper is only
an unofficial organ, and was not extend
the courtesy of copy of the address, as
has previously been the custom in this con-
VeAtiOn. There was a further reason Tor
the refusal to grant the manuscript, and
this reason was a remarkable one. DR..
Kyle was opposed to the address appearing
in Sunday morning paper, and was equal
ly opposed to it's appearing in a Monday
morning paper. He stated his reasons thus:
The Sunday morning paper comes out on
Sunday The Monday morning paper makes
the printers work on Sunday
But, doctor do you believe that morn
ing papers should drop out two days of
the week."
II don't see how else the difficulty can be
solved was the reply. --r
The doctors manner showed that he was
sincerely sorry he could not accommodate
which would not be overcome.
In a general way the doctor spoke of The
fTeed from fH the fetters Of hngodiiness, Of
Sabbath breaking, of gambling, of lust, of
dancing, of belonging to secret societies, of
voting the party tickets of the wicked, of
hundred PROFANITY
and of all the other fascinating evils to
which the erring sons OF man are prone.
To him the man who reads -. the sunday pa
per was mot separated" the printer who
does not lay off on Saturday and Sunday
was not freed from the things of the earth
The separated man was separated to
God in the midst of his felloWmen." Such
a man was not necessarily martyr. Christ
laid His hands on the most miserable of
creatures, so, too, the separated man need
with the dirt. God forbid that I should
glorify myself in the cause of Christ that
was the motto of those who seek the sepa-
"Oh, citizens of future heaven, can you
think yourselves more worthy IN heaven
ty? BY and by your hands are to sweep the
strings of heavenly harps. Can they be
made more worthy of that purpose by shut
fling cards and throwing dice?
In this manner the reverend doctor pro-
ceeded. One sentence that was applaud
ed was this: Our civic life does not reflect
and our ballots do not register the will of
our Father who is in heaven And an
other sentence that met. with heaty aP-
prevail was this: I'm social life with god
illness God keeps you from unhallowed de-
sires to shine first among the stars of the
first magnitude in the social world. AS So
ciety is constituted to-day one cannot win
it's favor and at the same time hold on to
all the favors of heaven L weigh my words
in this. | have not a syllable to change.
To win place among society's four hun
dred is to lose place among heavens mil
lions"
The two addresses kept the audience until
a late hour. and the meeting closed with
oil