The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-24
HELD A MASS MEETING
MEMBERS OF YALE MISSIONARY
BAND SPEAK AT ROBERTS PARK.
ID. II. Eddy and j. l.. ThurstOn Deliver
Addresses-PrOgram for To-
days Meetings.

A large audience assembled at Roberts
Park Church last night to hear members of
the Yale Missionary Band speak, the oc-
casion being a mass meeting of the young
peoples associations and the churches. c.
B. Vickery conducted the meeting, A. B.
Williams having charge of the devotional
exercises, reading a portion of John xiii
After prayer by Brownen Gage, d. B. Eddy
and ]. L. Thurston addressed the audience,
Mr.. Eddy speaking first. In the course of
his talk Mr.. Eddy said that in the last
months while visiting numerous churches he
had been impressed with the tremendous,
unutterable need of an awakening in the
church of God. 1t is well to ask how far
short we have fallen as churches and as
individuals The church might break down
great evils, like the liquor trade in single
year, for the church has great power. If
we were to look at the church with the
eyes of the world we would see her torn
with dissensions. Look at the church at
home. What is the impression on sinners?
Do we see the church winning souls? In our
own lives how much do we find that is
unworthy of the great King? Teachers in
the Sunday schools seek rather to entertain
than save souls. Young people go away from
conservation meetings after reading text
or quotation from some religious paper feel
ing their lives have been brOadened. Look
at the methods we have of raising money
oyster SupperS some one has JOklngly called
them donkey parties In conclusion he
urged that there be a self-examination with
reference to the family relations to ascer-
tain whether the Christians are influencing
those about them for good.
j. l.. Thurston quoted the text in which
Christ said that where two or three were
gathered in His name, there He would be
also. He said that he liked to recall the
secretary 0dV
placed an empty chair beside his desk To
those who asked him why, he replied that
he wanted Christ to come and sit with him
every day and see everything that he did.
This he thought, should be the sentiment of
every Christian. If it did not grieve, the
whether the church were better or worse
We are not only cold here but everywhere.
How must it grieve Christ to see us cold re-
garding the work in foreign lands? He
sees His church with men enough and
wealth enough to possess it, but not going
forward. Men are going into Africa win
ming it's forest for the love of gain, and yet
Christ sees His church, with just as much
capital not willing to go in and possess the
land for Him. India is ready for a mighty
awakening, but He sees His church not
ready; everything hating. Young students
there are ready to reject paganism; they
have learned its unrealty long ago, but only
two or three men are there to show them to
Him. He sees not only a failure to advance
but a tendency to halt and retrench Men
in the field are given only half enough
They cannot undertake new work, but must
send back the native workers, fold their
hands and back down. How must He
grieve to see men who have set aside their
lives to administer the funds turned into
beggars instead of being simply channels
through which the money is invested, break
ing down and dying because they cannot
stand the load?'
BANDS WORK FOR TO-DAY.
This afternoon at 2:90 clock there will be
a meeting of the womens missionary socie-
ties at the First Baptist Church, at which
members of the band will be present. This
evening at 1880 o'clock four meetings are to
be held in different parts of the city. at
which various churches will participate, as
follows:
Central District - First Presbyterian
Church, by First Baptist, First Presbyte-
RAN, Second Presbyterian Twelfth Presby-
terrain, Central Christian, Englewood Chris
tan, Haughville Christian West Indianap-
oils Christian, Oaklandon Christian Plym-
outh Congregational, Haughville Friends
Roberts Park NJ. E., Meridian-street M. F.,
Grace NJ. E., Haughville NJ. E., West Indi-
annapolis NJ E., Trinity M. E., West Indian
apolis, East Park M. E., Clermont Chris
tian, West Newton Friends, Valley Mills
Friends Irvington NJ. E., Irvington Chris
tian, East Washington-stree Presbyterian
Woodruff Place Baptist Woodruff Place
United Presbyterian, Mount Jackson M. E.
Northeast District - Third Christian
Church, by Central-avenue NJ. E., Broadway
NJ. e., Brightwood NJ E., Oak Hill M. E,
mortal Presbyterian, Fourth Presbyterian,
United Presbyterian Fellowship Congrega-
tional, Brightwood Congregational, First
Friends, Moravian, United Brethren, Third
Christian, Hillside Christian, College-avenue
Baptist, EbeneZer English Lutheran, Fur
nas-place NJ. E., Highland English Lu-
theran.
Northwest District-Tabernacle Presbyte-
rian Church. by Mayflower Congregational,
Peoples Congregational, Blackford-street
NJ. E.. Wesley Chapel Nj E., California
street NJ. E., Hall-place NJ. E. Garden Bap-
fist. University-place Baptist, North Indian
apolis Baptist, Tabernacle Presbyterian,
Home Presbyterian, Grace Presbyterian,
Olivet INSTRUMENTATION Broad Ripple
Christian North Indianapolis Christian,
North Indianapolis NJ. E., King avenue NJ.
E.. Hyde Park NJ. f., Mapleton, Simpson
Chapel NJ e.
South Side -FIetcher-place NJ E.
Church. by Sixth Presbyterian, Seventh
Presbyterian, Eleventh Presbyterian, Sixth
Christian Olive Branch Christian South
street Baptist, Methodist Protestant, Trim
ity Congregational. Woodside NJ E. Madi-
son-aVenue NJ. E., Birthplace NJ E., Edwin
Ray NJ. T., Fletcher-place NJ. i.
The work of the Yale Band will be con-
Cluded tomorrow with q meeting at Butler
College in the forenoon and denomnational
meetings for the five principal Protestant
denominations at night. when the needs of
the particular denominational boards will
be placed before the churches.