The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-17
WINONA LAKE ASSEMBLY
BIG CROWD Is PRESENT AT THE
BIBLE CONFERENCE.
Latest Arrivals mt the Park-Omcers
and Directors SeIected-Reunion
of the Harlan Family.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINONA LAKE, Ind., Aug. 16.-To-day
was Home Mission day at the assembly. 1t
was the biggest day of the Home Mission
Conference, which is being held here.
Three meetings were held to-day. and all
were we'll attended. At to-nights session
Governor James A. Mount presided and
made a short address. Governor Mount
always comes to winona once every season,
and his presence tonight drew an immense
crowd TO the auditorium. Mrs. F. III. Pier
son. secretary of the Woman's Board of
Home Missions, also made an address,. on
the subject. ''Mountaineers." This was
followed by an illustrated lecture on the
history of Home Missions in Minnesota by
the Rev. William C. Coves, of st. Paul.
Quite a long programme was presented
this morning. The Rev.. ]. w. Jacks, of
Geneva, N. ", opened the session with an
address. The question of the Independent
support of synods was discussed by the
Rev. Freely Rohrer, of Marion: the Rev.
r.. S. Stevenson, of Illinois: the Rev. DR..
Macdonald, of Kentucky. and the Rev.
DIR. Bigger, of Tiffin, o.. the speakers dis
cussIng the question from the standpoint
of their respective States. DIR. d.. s. Tap
pan, president of Miami University, spoke
on ''The Advantages of Bulk Appropria-
lions by the Board of the Presbyteries."
The afternoon session was devoted TO
discussion of the finances or home mis-
sions. Secretary Charles L. Thompson, of
New York, and the Rev. H.. w. Hubert, OF
Cleveland, made addresses.
Large numbers of people are arriving
on every train to attend the home mis-
sion conference and the big Bible con-
terence, which will begin next Sunday. The
management expects the biggest crowd
that Winona has ever had during the two
weeks of the Bible conference. DR.. j. Will
burn Chapman, director of the conference,
is here.
The golf links are becoming the
A match is in progress at al
most any hour of the day. Secretary
and General Manager Sol c. Dickey is one
OF the most expert golfers on the grounds.
He has a record close to that established
July 4 by Fred Herd, ex-open champion of
the United States. Professor Eldridge,
golf instructor at the park. yesterday made
the record of As made by Herd July 4. The
links are pronounced by every one to be
the finest in the West
The following are among the late Indiana
arrivals at the hotels: Winona Hotel-Fred
S. Penfield. Indianapolis; Charles II. Engle,
Winchester; George o. Hoadley, A. j.
Comstock. Indianapolis; Edna B. Thomp-
son, Richmond; Harry Nyce and wife,
Peru; S. A. Horn, Fort Wayne.
Minnewawan Imp A. Richardson, In
dianapolis; Joseph A. Gauntt. Laura Bene-
dict, Marion; Mrs. W. l. Cory, Dunreith;
Lillian Nj. Dimes, Huntingdon; Herbert
Campbell. Kentown; Miss Pearl Blicken-
staff, North Manchester; G.. w. Benton,
Indianapolis: Bertha B. Grouse, Lafayette;
Ethel Page Campbell. Lebanon; A. j. Com
stock, Indianapolis; o. s. Thornberry and
family, Plymouth; Mrs. Ellen Coughlin,
Peru; K. D.. II. Reap, Indianapolis; II. c.
Hood and son. Columbus; the Rev. David
dianapolis; L. Link. Hugh Mauzy. Rush
vile; r. F. Brewington, Cold Spring; Mrs.
Jessie Mcclellan, Blanche Mcclellan.
Wooster, o.; George Knox, Florence Knox.
and family, Will c.. Woodfll and wife,
Greensburg.
The stockholders Of the Winona Assem-
bly, and Summer School elected officers fol
the coming year as follows: President
Thomas Kane, Chicago; first vice president
Alex. Mcdonald, New York; second vice
president, T. w. Munson, Chicago; secreta.
ry and general manager, the Rev. Sol C.
Dickey, Indianapolis; assistant genera
manager, K. j. Dukes. Peru; treasurer, III
+. Townley, Terre Haute; recording sec.
rotary, z. S. Scott, Reedsburg, Wis: SUI.
perintendent of grounds, j. T. Boyer, War
Wabash College; director of Bible confer.
ence. the Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman, d. d.
| New York.
All the old directors were reelected, an6
the following additions to the board were
made: e. A. K. Hackett, Fort Wayne; c.. III
| Warden, Fort Wayne; A. NJ Dukes, Peru
William j. Kemp, Bement, III.
improvements, which il Is estimated will
cost over 500, 900. were ordered TO be made
on the grounds before the opening of the
assembly next summer. The most impor
tant of these improvements will be the
digging of a canal which will make ar
island of a large tract of land, including
the large athletic field. The canal will b,
eighty feet wide, and the island will b,
bordered by a wide boulevard.
The finances of the assembly were shown
10 be in better condition than at any
time since its establishment. Governor
Mount. who was to preside at tonight:
meeting. t~elegraphed this afternoon that h,
was unable to come.