The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-07
BUSINESS MEMS DAY.
Meeting Held tn Advance the Inter-
ests of Bethany Park.

Yesterday was business meEs day at
Bethany Park. The management met with
a disappointment in the morning. Howard
Gale, of this city, was to be president of the
day, but failed to arrive, and in his absence
L. l.. Carpenter presided. What to do with
Bethany Park was discussed, and an infor-
NAL conference held in the morning at $50
o'clock Will Cumback, of Greensburg,
spoke very strongly in favor of maintaining
the institution, which. he said was one of
great Intellectual social, moral and spirit
ual development for the people of Indiana
After the meeting Mr.. Cumback delivered
the assembly lecture on 1.-THE Growth of
American Liberty He spoke on the his
tory and development of liberty from the
landing of the Pilgrim fathers down to the
present time. He showed the difficulty of
forming the union of the states after the
revolution and the adoption of the Constitu-
ton. The recognition of human slavery that
British cupidity had fastened on the col
onies was one of the troubles. The inven-
ton of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney made
slave labor profitable. We exported but lit
tie cotton until this invention, and then
when this new method was applied we sent
out millions of pounds of exports. This
paralyzed the conscience of the Nation and
corrupted the politics and religion of the
people and resulted in the civil war. The
curse was wiped out by the patriotic blood
OF men VINO loved nDerty more than life.
The speaker declared that the success of
the civil war drove Dom Pedro of Brazil,
Louis Napoleon of France and the Queen
of the Sandwich Islands from them and
made republic, not only in those countries,
but in Mexico and Cuba. Porto Rico he
said, will be the next to have home govern
ment, and thus the influence of our free in
situations in oVerthrowing despotism every
where. The North and the South are united
and following the stars and stripes, and we
are once more a thoroughly united Nation.
Mr.. Cumback claimed also that the United
States is the torchbearer of the advancing
wherever civilization. prevails, .despots
will be driven from power and
man everywhere will have restored to him
all the rights that have been stolen from
him.
In the afternoon at o'clock Mr.. Arm
strong spoke briefly. and business meeting
followed In the absence OF the president of
the day l.. l.. Carpenter was elected by
reclamation to preside. The purpose of the
meeting was TO advance the interests of
Bethany Park. Forty shares were sub
scribed at the meeting at $40 share. Mr..
Carpenter spoke of the many years the
Christian Church has held annual meetings
at Bethany. The ground was purchased
seventeen years ago, and the association
time it has steadily progressed, and the
recent improvements, among others the
artisan wells make ii necessary TO raise
stock subscriptions @ 70 pay n the present in
talent possible on the programme next
year and pay off the present Indebtedness
during the session.
Last evening a literary and musical en-
tertainment was given by Miss Mona Me-
Cormick assisted by talent from the park
The young ladies entertained yesterday
afternoon with watermelon party at the
Christian Endeavor cottage. The hostesses
were Miss Whistler and Miss Rodifer.
The hotel arrivals are. G. II. Galloway
Waiter Moore. Milton; G. Mccabe. Annis