The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-01

The Christian EndeavOrers Are Gath
ering I'm Large Numbers.

The Christian EndeavOrerS Are Gatn-
ering I'm Large Numbers.
The closing week of Bethany Assembly
opened with fairly good attendance. The
first part of the week is allotted to the
Christian Endeavor Society. Wednesday Is
Education day." and the following three
days are to be occupied by the State Sunday
School convention. 1t Is expected that large
numbers Of young people will be at the park
the entire week. TIL members of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society began to arrive in
force yesterday. AS an incentive to attend
ance a gold medal valued at $50 is to be Of
fered to the society sending the largest dele
cation. Among the delegations that came
yesterday was one from Irvington consist
ing of twenty-five members, chaperoned by
Mrs. Theodore Garrison and Elvet Moor
man; another from Franklin, with twenty
one members, and a third from Johnson
county, with sixteen members. 1t is thought
that at least 200 members of the society will
be present to-day, and the convention PROM
Uses to be the best held by the society for
some years in this State. The reports of
the various state officers of the Christian
Endeavor Society were made yesterday. b.
l.. Allen, state superintendent, gave sum-
mary of the work for the year, in which he
stated that there are at present $50 young
peoples societies, 200 junior societies and
twenty intermediates in the State. The
number organized during the year was
twenty and the number disbanded was six.
The best work in the societys history has
been performed this year. Mr.. Allen stated
he had attended fourteen Christian Endeavor
Institutes and delivered sixty Christian En-
deavor addresses in the ninety days he de-
voted to the work. He raised in cash and
Re 5af the aeS
the Christian EndeavOr cottage at Bethany
Park be paid as soon as possible; that ef.
new societies and the reorganization of old
ones, and that Christian Endeavor insti-
t be held in all the societies possible
treasurer Of the society, reported the total
collections for the year as 1924; the ex.
psn d were ss4sSl, leaving balance OF
and those of the State Association are all
Ip paid; and 1t is thought that the balance in
the cottage, and that by a little effort to-
day that debt can be Cancelled Miss Jo-
sephne Garfield. of indianapolis. state sec
rotary, made an interesting report. and Miss
Kate E. Whistler, of Evansville, reported
the progress made in Junior work.
e pse mss was We at
lis, was the leader. and the topic discussed
was, THE Gospel for All Nations" j. z.
Tyler at o'clock gave delightful talk to
work. At 10 O. clock Rev. A B. Philputt, OF
Indianapolis, gave the first Of a series of
talks on Palestine. He described journey
on his walks about Jerusalem, and each
| day for the rest of the week will speak on
some portion Of the Holy Land. with the OBJ,
| manners Of the people Of to-day and the
| topography Of the ground with the descrip-
noon Mrs. Helen Moses, of indianapolis
| spoke on features of Christian Endeavor
york; and .. in the evening Rev. John e
Christian Endeavor.' To-day i is entitled Mt LED
Christian Citizenship day The district
superintendents will make reports and ad-
ley and ]. S. Hughes. of Chicago. ''
at the hotel: Lila 6. Thomas. Margaret
family. Indianapolis; J. F. Henry, F. j
Hedden, Martinsville; Eva B. Drake, Flora
Al j. Hall Frank Kiln G. V stoops: MOBILES
Clark, Lulu Clark. MartinsvilIe: Miss Pat
ts1s sfil India Indianapolis: Miss York, Chicago
John Toner, Frank Rue. Miss Blair, c
Toner and wife, Martinsville; Geo c. Stel
horn IndianaRolis; Fannie NJ. Kidd, Mrs
Brazil; Minnie Alspaugh. Nellie Cook
Greencsstle; Mrs. b. L. Allen Irvington
Mrs r. H. De Puy. Wabash; Nellie Kat,
Knightstown; Mrs. Clifford Dragoo. Frank
lin; Miss Gertrude Engle, Emma Engle
WINCHESTER; Mrs. w: H. vanastran. Mrs
syth, Pearl Forsyth, -Nineveh: w. A
Dancy, Charleston; c. r. Hudson, Frank
lin; r. Z. La Follett. Parkersburg: ]. w
Norton. Ernest McQuinn, Margaret Norton
Pearl Craig, Mabelle Farmer. Edward
Hantz, Edith Mullendore Opal Finn, Eta
White, Charles Norton, Leila Jones. Loui
NJ. Millikan, Livey Sellers, Franklin.