The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
SERVICES At BETHANY
THE ATTENDANCE NOT so LARGE AS
EXPECTED YESTERDAY.
Rev. Henry r.. Pritchard Preached I'm
the Morning and Rev. ID. r.. Luz
cas- in the Afternoon.
Yesterday at Bethany Park was intensely

Yesterday at Bethany Park was intensely
warm and the attendance was not up to ex-
pectations. The usual devotional exercises
were held in the Tabernacle. Mr.. T. j. Legg
had charge of the Bible school in the morn
ing and selected the lesson from She Second
Kings, "Elijah's Flight" Sunday school fol-
lowed, after which Rev. Henry r. Pritchard
preached a sermon, taking for his text the
words found in Mark xvi, II, These signs
shall follow them that believe" Mr..
Pritchard spoke on creation as a miracle
A man who denies miracles cannot answer
the question whence came the oak tree of
the. forest. miracle is never proof Of
either faith or piety People may have faith
and believe and they may be pious and not
believe. In the whole history of the Bible
miracle was never used but for one pur-
pose and that one purpose is Gods attesta-
ton of the claims of the messenger and
truth of the message sent from God to man.
Mr.. Pritchard gave as a proof these three
passages from the Bible: The last verse of
the sixteenth chapter of Mark, second chap
ter of Hebrews and the twelfth chapter Of
Corinthians.
In the afternoon the exercises began at 2
o'clock. The special feature of the occa-
sion was the sermon delivered by Rev. d. r.
Lucas, pastor Of the Sixth Christian Church
of this city, The text was taken from John
xxi, 6, And He said unto them, cast the
net on the right side of the ship and We shall
find They cast therefore, and now they
We're not able to draw it from the multitude
of fishes" DR.. Lucas in the course of his
remarks said; This incident in the life of
Jesus and his apostles / select for the pur-
pose of presenting some practical lessons
from it's teachings. Disappointment is the
test of character. Peter had been inspired
with the idea of great fame as ruler in the
new kingdom which he supposed Jesus
would establish on the earth. However,
when Jesus was crucified the apostles ambi-
lions and hopes were disappointed. But he
did not utterly despair and turned bravely
back to his old life
The speaker said that all useful labor is
alike honorable. Our distinction between
sacred and secular labor is a mistake. In
an infinite universe there are no little
things A mother who in the faithful minis
try of home trains her children the way of
righteousness, in Gods measurement is as
much entitled to honor as Admiral Dewey
or any other hero. The highest commenda-
ton Jesus ever paid any one was to a
woman when He said, 'She hath done what
she could" Dr. Lucas thought that what
ever may be the political phase of the QueS-
ton, no Christian man can fail to under
stand that God holds all authority in heaven
and on earth, and the Kingdoms of the world
are to become His Kingdoms if we a ma
ton go forward and assist in the great
work. If we should fail and allow the pres
ent rule to continue in the islands that We
may capture He cannot bless us. The
speaker in conclusion urged all tC unite in
the prayer of the old hymn: Let every
to Him all majesty ascribe and crown Him
Lord OF all.
The Christian Endeavorers, under the di-
rection of Roy l.. Brown, conducted the
meeting in the evening and Rev. II. X.
Pritchard delivered brief address.
The late arrivals at the park are Mr. and
Mrs. j. c. Randall and daughter, Franklin;
Mrs. Woodbury. and family, Union City;
Thomas Byers, Franklin; Ovid M. Ludlow
HI. H. Frazier and B. Carver, Irvington;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Acoam, Bethany, w.
Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Neff. Rich
mond. To-day the State Missionary Society
will hold it's convention. There will be a
morning prayer meeting at $50 o'clock. AT
$50 Rev. Jabez Hall will lecture on "Our
Preachers" Fl. c. Kendriek, vice president
of the Indiana Christian Missionary So
ciety, will deliver an address at 9:45, after
which the reports of the secretary and treas
urer will be read In the afternoon at 1
O clock the devotional exercises will be con-
Quoted by H. A. Davis. At 2:15 there will
State Work, How Helpful to the Local
Church and to Home Missions by l.. q.
Murray. The services in the evening Will
be conducted by Rev. Hunter Mcdonald.
Tomorrow the state missionary convention
will be continued.