The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-31
LIKE OLD-TIME CROWDS
CAMP GROUNDS AT BETHANY AND AC-
TON THRONGED YESTERDAY.
Programme Changed at Latter Place
Five Acres of Buggies at
the Former.


Park and the services during the day were
well attended. A large number Of people
came down on the Indianapolis train and
many people drove from the surrounding
towns TO the park to enjoy the special
services. There was one disappointment in
the morning, when it was announced that
Rev. ]. W. Hamilton, OF Cincinnati, and
secretary of the Freedman's Aid and South
ern Educational Society, did not arrive to
deliver the lecture he intended to. but Rev.
L. z. Kennedy, prominent evangelist OF
Denver, Col, and we'll known in Indiana.
filed the place of Mr.. Hamilton. Mr. Ken
nedy preached from the text MY right
eousness / hold fast and will not let it
CO." He spoke in part as follows: "A man
never knows what he can do till he is tried.
The devil has come to be regarded as an
evil parsonage, instead of personality, but
not on the authority Of the Scriptures. in
the opening chapter of the Book of Job We
find him among the sons of God, an active
agent in the espouse of his own cause.
AS a test Of Jobs integrity the Almighty
permits him to lay his hands upon him; in
the first instance on his possessions and
In the second upon himself. Through it all
Jobs faith in God remains and his adher-
ence to Christian principles unbroken. From
this great lesson of a sublime character we
learn the ascendant value of the mainte-
nance of Christian integrity. A Christian
experience is not an impulse, but a life prin-
ciple. This is an age Of unrest, which
largely accounts for the various here
les in the forms of isms which are being
substituted for a Christian faith. Any re-
ligious system that fails to give prominence
to the moral aspect of things or seeks to
shake the faith of the truly orthodox and
gather to itself proselytes without having
for its main idea the uplifting of the fall
en- should be regarded with suspicion. to
say the least. The devil was liar
from the beginning. He goes down one aisle
saying to the young, It's too soon;' ne
comes UP the other aisle whispering to the
aged, It's too late and so men are ever
thus deceived by this. the arch enemy OF
the race"
In conclusion, as an illustration. Mr.. Ken
nedy told a pathetic story OF tne ille eA-
of John w. Ray, of Indianapolis OF one
of her early experiences in the Cnrlsuah
work Of the poneer days t OF speaar eae
on Mrs. Patterson, who afterwards became
the wife of Edwin Ray. at her home. in JET
She said that her first husband was
preacher, stationed on the old Madison cir
cult Money being scarce and his salary pc
ing insufficient, he sometimes did odd chores
for the neighbors in order to meet expenses.
But in spite of all he could do sometimes
the larder was empty.
lone morning little after daybreak,
Mrs. Patterson said, st stood leaning
against a tree in the dooryard and my hus-
band carelessly swung to and fro across
time to be having breakfast. 1 had been
dreading the question and bursting into
tears, told him the -four barrel was empty.
h0 and wit
simple remark. Don't cry the Lord will
provide. You know we are to go to-day 10
Judge IS for dinner and in the mean
time we can improve the occasion py nttie
fasting The forenoon wore away and we
found ourselves at Judge IS hospitabIe
table. Visions of the empty laraer wo tha
occasionally obtrude themselves, despite the
abundance around me. About the time the
meal was finished. the judge said to my
husband: We are expecting a. tea I parS
unless YOU and your wife consent to re-
main NV husband under the table slyly
stiIi have meal ahead At tea time the
guests arrived and after pleasant even
ing we started home. The prospect or the
empty cupboard was ,o SO s nd
tears. AS he turned about 1 reproached
him for not leaving the mn,Stry LIVING ane the
empty flour barrel AS substantial excuse.
He turned, with his eyes suffused with
tears, ana, putting MS drIIlS dDout iiic, SoiU
1t will be ali right. the Lord was trying our
faith. Just at this moment we heard a
shout behind us, the judges servant rode
up and presented my husband with an en-
velope. which the judge had forgot to give
him. On opening II he drew forth q 80 Dill,
the most welcome and biggest ever saw.
Shortly afterwards we moved to 1ndlan-
apolis and my husband was stricken down
in his last illness. On his death PED ne
said: I have neither money nor lands to
leave you, but 1 commend you to the care
of my heavenly Father Calling his son
to the bedside he said. handing him worn
Testament, My boy, this is all your father
has to leave you in the way of an inheri-
lance. Accept It, believe 1t and stand by II,
and success will ever attend you.
At the afternoon services John Z. WHEY
talked on the Trial of Christ, from Law
yer's Standpoint to a large audience.
To-day is Epworth League day ana
large crowd is expected. Special rates have
been arranged for children under fifteen
be a watermelon feast at 2:9O O'Clock on the
lawn. o. II. Palmer, president of the State
League, will address meeting In the AFTER
noon and Miss Bosley and Miss Rose Beatty
will sing. Tomorrow will be observed as
w. c. T. U. day and the programme is said
to be an exceptionally good one.