The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-08
SORROW At BETHANY
AN AGED AND GREATLY BELOVED
WOMAN PASSES AWAY.
She Had Expressed Desire to Die
at acknowledgements Exercises
The Day at Acton.

The attendance at Bethany Park yester-
day was good, and the tabernacle was
crowded at all the services. 1t was AS
sembly day, and in previous years was one
of the big days of the session. There was
a pathetic occurrence at the park yester-
day. Grandmother Rose, an old lady who
had attended Bethany Assembly for seven
teen years, died in her tent in the early
morning. Mrs. Rose had been at the park
since the session opened, and up to Friday
evening was with her daughter, Mrs. Burk-
hart. When Mrs. Burkhart went home Fri
day she urged her mother to accompany
her, but Mrs. Rose said she was enjoying
tina meeting so much that she would prefer
to remain, at least until after Sunday,
when Mrs Burkhart would return. Friday
right Mrs. Rose retired after the evening
services, feeling perfectly well. Yesterday
morning when she did not appear at her
accustomed hour Mrs. Everman, who
lived nearest her tent, went in
to see what was the matter, and found her
dead. She lived near Bound Hill Gene
terry, on the Three Notch road and was
eighty-two years old Her death, Dr.
Smith, of the sanitarium, says, was due to
old age. Her relatives were telegraphed
for, and Charles F. Whitsett. the under
took charge of the remains, which were
shipped home on the evening train. Four
daughters and one son mourn the loss 1t
had always been Mrs. Roses desire to die
at Bethany Park. Rev. Carpenter held flu
neral services at the G. W. B. NJ. cottage in
the evening, and will conduct the services
at the house Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Yesterday morning the usual devotional
exercises were held and the Bible school
was conducted by the State evangelist, T. j.
Legg. At 1920 o'clock Rev. Jabez Hail
preached from the text, I'm the Name CT
Jesus" l.. N. Sniff, president of the Tri-
state College, spoke in the afternoon en-
1.-The First Temptation of Christ" lie
spoke, in part as follows: First, what
Christ'S temptation was not. He was not
tempted to display His miracle-working
power. Second, He was not tempted TO
crafty His hunger; men now can fast
forty days with no higher motive than cheap
notoriety Jesus was tempted to feed and
clothe the hungry and naked, and in that
way He was able to prepare them for the
reception of the truth. But when this great
intellectual battle was over He leads His
way to the cross and never reasoned the
question again. He emptied himself and be-
came as a servant, laid down all His power
and was lifted upon the cross. In the gar
den Jesus was fearful He would die before
He reached the cross, and prayed His
Father that such might not be. He was
heard in the thing which He feared and was
spared to go voluntarily TO the cross This
fact has become the central fact of heroism,
around which all the Christian heroism OF
the past has revolved. Christian heroism
reaches it's subimest when the hero has
place and time where he can give all
empty himself for what he knows to be the
cause of right. Hobson, moving up that
dark channel, must have felt the sublime
glory that envelopes a heart that has found
its moment of surrender, and Hobson could
have feared nothing on that night but a
failure to sink that hulk across the Cuban
channel. The lesson Jesus temptation has
taught is the glory of self-Surrender to
right cause But the cross tree will always
stand out in the glory of the perfect love
Rev. Mr.. Treat and Rev. C. r. Scoville
preached at the communion service. In the
evening Mr.. Scoville led the praise and
prayer meeting, after which Rev. W. W.
Whitmer, of Terre Haute, lectured. Mr..
took 30 his Ho sgeet TS% narson
sees indicates where he is and what he is.
What one sees indicates character; but
there are some things that are universal in
their nature-the sunshine, the rainbow, the
spirit of Christ as manifested in His people.
To see things as we should. we should see
them as God sees them. People look upon
the world differently. One man sees
bowling wilderness; another sees beautiful
world because ne Is pure IN ne heart brdb We
Christ and the Christian religion as we
should, we will see them as God sees them:
We will find in man. not total depravity but
church, not a body of hypocrites, but body
of people who are trying to do right. We
will see the Bible as a revelation from God,
and not a book of fables. We see death not
as an extension, but translation. After
a while we shall be like Christ, for we shall
see Him as He is. We will see the King
in all His beauty" Mr.. Whitmer gave
several good illustrations in the course OF
To-day the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor will hold its convention.
Rev. e. s. Conner is to lead the prayer
Waggoner will speak on "A Bird s-eye View
of the World Later in the morning Mrs.
Jessie Brown Pounds will give, talk to
on How Christian Endeavorers Can Help
in Evangelistic Work" Mr. w. L. M.
Hackleman will lead the praise meeting at
1880 o'clock. and at 8 o'clock J. F. Floyd
Church of the Future, and the Relation of
the Endeavor Society to It.
Tomorrow is missionary and junior day.
Following are the late hotel arrivals: D.. B.
Emma B. Robinson. c. Ashbrook, Mrs. 8.
]. Morgan, j. r. Morgan. Sally Hunt, j.. E.
Robertson, NJ H, Beeson, Laura Beeler.
Alice Cheatem and son, M. Sniff, Angola;
T. Burt Rushville; f. F. Wiley and wife,
Greenwood; Mrs. L. A. McCannon, Spencer;
H. f. WATSON, Mrs. Flora WATSON Lillian
+. C. Swain and wife, Noblesville; Will j.
Dobyns Irvington; Bertha McQuinn,
Franklin; Mabel Grub. Mary Seller, r.
are: Bertha Marts, Clara Austin. Mr.. and
Mrs White Misses Roudbush, Crossley,
Messick, Essngton, Mrs. Flemming, all of
Noblesvile.