The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-23
THE FINAL MEETING.
TomIinsOn Hall Was Packed-prayers
and Testimonials


TomIinsOn Hall Was Packed-prayers
and Testimonials.
1t was grand meeting at Tomlinson Hall
last night that marked the close of the
Christian Union convention. The great
building was filed even up into the third
gallery, and many could not obtain adj
mission. 1t was a fitting climax, not only
to the many religious services of the day,
but also to all the meetings Of the week.
Properly speaking the meeting did not
begin until $780, but previous to that time
several hours had been devoted to prayer,
testimonials and the singing of David 5
praises to God. Many of the prominent
ministers of the church participated, there
being at least half of all the United Pres
byterian pulpiteers in the country present
in the hall. The chorus chairs were well
filled and the platform was occupied by all
the leaders of the society. A great scroll
had been hung from the ceiling on which
appeared the following:
Our Work-Missons
''Our MOtto-Chr st for All the World, and
All the World for Christ.
our MISUNDERSTANDING Person.
atty, Liberality."
During the preliminary praise service DR..
Taggart, Mr.. McCampbell and DR.. Cowan
were appointed a committee to represent
the society at the bedside of C. P. Camp
bell, the retiring chairman of the 1.-THE COM
mittee, who is very sick at the Denison.
The committee carried with it the sympa-
thy OF the convention, and was instructed
to pray and console the sufferer.
The chorus singing splendid and the
audience joined in heartily in rounding out
the volume of the melody. One song, Bow
Down Thy Ear, was particularly well yell rem
Il M Il I
G. McNary and w. H. McNary.
Rev. J. A Duff, the retiring secretary,
although feeling quite i'll, presided at the
meeting. He made the first address in
which he struck the keynote of the even
ing, which was the giving of thanks not
only to the Almighty. but to everyone who
convention. He also endeavored to bring
in the final sheaves to Christ that could
Are we all in the fold in this house to-
night?" said he. rs your name written
in the book Of the Lamb? Hold up your
hand, any Of you who would like to be
prayed for"
ONLY ONE TO BE PRAYED FOR.
One single solitary hand went up
God bless you, dear brother" said the
speaker. Brother McKelvey, lead us in
prayer"
Thus the minutes slipped away. Finally
H. H. Bell the leader of the evangelists,
was introduced. Mr.. Bell was another con-
Valescent, but he spoke well. He gave a
report of the work he and his coadjutors
had done in their efforts TO save the souls
of Indianapolis He said that it was diff
cult to give results. He could give nu
merical results, but they were a poor means
OF measuring the spiritual results He said
that on Thursday night the taking of the
convention picture had interfered with the
street meetings and on Saturday night they
were interfered with by the excursions
oh he off IN Fri a No
Sunday much good work was DONE EX
elusive of the opera house meetings there
had been nine thousand present at the
evangelist gatherings. There had been 225
covenant cards signed, $40 persons in
dtvdually spoken to concerning their souls
and five hundred prayer cards signed:
houses and much good had been done to-
ward converting the hardened souls of
of the work had been $225, 81 for each
person who signed the covenant card. Mr..
Bell thanked his coadjutors and said they
would meet their reward in heaven.
DR.. D. F. McGill, the new general sec
rotary. made pleasing speech to the con-
Vention. He said:
The time has come to say goodbye.
God bless you l think I understand better
now than I ever did before what Christian
fellowship means. Service is easy when
love is in the heart Dear young friends, I
love you, my heart goes out to you I
think / utter your sentiment and my own
when [ say tonight that we all love our
CnurCh, we love ner principles, we love ner
history, we love her progressive spirit, We
love her evangelistic efforts, we love her
mission work BE, loyal, forget criticism;
take only the good, and as we have found
Joy In Christian fellowship these days so
we shall find joy in heaven"
PRAYER DID 1T ALL.
J. P Tracy, the retiring chairman, de-
ivered a handsome enlogy on the young
people, and extended thanks specifically to
the local committee evangelists, commit
teemen and to everybody else in manner
sufficiently fulsome to satisfy all. He con-
sidered the success of the convention to
have been due to prayer. AT the omaha
convention covenant was entered into
to pray each Saturday night for the In
dianapols meeting, and the rich success of
the gathering was the answer to the thou
sands who had so prayed.
There has been some progress made
during the past year. said he, thank God
for it. Throw all the trophies at the Lord
feet. The Christian Union is the best or
ganized force for Christian effort on the
face of the earth There is none more COM
pact, more catechized, more Jealous, more
freed from .iniquity. Don't forsake the
standards of the church, nor abate one
iota of its testimonials"
The last speaker was Rev. T. c. Atchi-
son, the new chairman. He spoke briefly:
He passed a compliment on Mr. Tracy and
the work he had done as chairman. He said
the general committee was sorry TO part
company with him. He took up the work
he had laid down with fear and trembling
and felt a. great sense of the responsibility
involved in the position.
The audience then Joined in singing 'All
Ends of the Earth Shall Turn to God, the
Lord" The final song was Safely Guard
ed, Lord by Theei II, aha q, the maj prayer
was made by pr j. II McCFoT ryi OF III TITS
ception of one lady who tainted and one
other no one had been observed to leave
the hail.