The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-07
HOT DAYS in THE CAMPS
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY CELEBRA-
Il AT BETHANY.
The Usual Number of Services Held
The Acton Cottagers Try
to Keep Cool.

Yesterday was one Of the hottest days
of the season at Bethany Park and the
visitors and cottagers remained quietly at
home under the shade OF their ~verandas,
or sought the shade of the trees in the
park. The day was devoted to the Sunday
school convention. Rev. ]. III. MacNeill is
president of the association, but was I'M
able TO be present. T. j. Legg, of Logans-
port, is the State evangelist, and he pre-
sided at the meeting. His report for the
year showed that he Travelled 1902 miles,
delivered 53i addresses. added 2S5 to the
church, organized thirty-ive Sunday
schools, three churches and four Christian
Endeavor societies. Committee appointed
at the meeting were, on nomination.
Charles r. Scoville, Frank Huston and G..
| Walter Wilson; committee or state of the
work. G. ID. Gauld. III. A. Turney and Mrs.
Wink; on new work, Mrs. NJ. A. Whistler
and Rev. w. NJ. Gard. In place of the
| presidents annual address Gustavus CO.
hen, of Philadelphia, a Christian jew,
talked on the Home Life Among the He
brews." He compared the difference be-
tween the eastern Jews, who still believe
in the coming of the Messiah and the res
toration of Israel, and the American, who
is the reformed type and who has drifted
into American ways without Judaism or
Christianity: who have become infdels and
ndifferentists, and the better class styled
the reformed Jews into agnostics or adj
| vocates of ethical culture. On the other
hand the intelligent class Of Jews are
anxious to know the truth Of the Bible
and are willing to be instructed and will
listen gladly TO the teaching of Jesus.
In the evening a praise and song serv-
ice was conducted, followed by a sermon
on 'The Advantages Of Bible Study" by
Rev. ~. j. Frank. of olumbus Mr.. Frank
said in part: "One of the facts that per-
plexes the enemy of the Bible is that
is stin confessedly profitable. Joseph Cook
called for an infidel book a hundred years
old that is not on the back shelf of the
real student of to-day and no such book
has been produced. Darwin's ."Origin of
Species was condemned by Dawson be-
| cause Its name was false. 1t did not deal
with origins. Men sag the Bible should
be discarded because certain interpreta-
tons of it have led to persecution. A mill
lion OF men are in premature graves as the
| result of an Interpretation of the Consti-
tuition of the United States. Shall that
| sacred instrument be held responsible for
every false Interpretation of men, and
therefore be discarded? The vitality of it's
principles has been treated afresh within
two years and China is destined to learn
that 1T will not down in the face of the
great empire of darkness The respect
in which the study of the Bible is pre-
eminently profitable is in the fact that it
| enables men to learn their moral and spir-
itual states. 1t tells every man what to
do in order to be saved"
To-day and tomorrow Sunday-school
days will be observed. and the programme
for to-day will be as follows:
5 a. m.-Prayer meeting.
. a. m.-New Testament Studies, Prof. B.
A. Jenkins, indianapolis.
10 a. m.-"The Home Department-How
1t Works" Prof. John Terman, Franklin.
IL a. m.-Address, Miss Josepha Frank
lin, Damon, India.
2 p. m.-Meeting of State Sunday-school
| Board.
3:l5 p. m.-"Children's Days, Home and
Foreign; How to Make Them a Success"
Mrs. Ella Stroupe, Shelbyville.
3:45 p. m.-Address The Sunday-school
and Spiritual Power Hunter Mcdonald.
Z d. m.-Song service.
s D. m.-"The Art of Teaching" Prof. l..
A. Melendy. Angola.
The late hotel arrivals are: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D.. Gauld, Miss GauId. Ida M. Brown,
Mrs. Mary A. Cobb. Josephine Garfield,
Mamie Thompson. of indianapolis: John
Selby. Evansville; II. h. Johnson. Martins
Vile; Mrs. w. l.. Lewis, Pitsboro; DR..
James Leslie. Miss Leslie, of Cincinnati;
Leonore Alspaugh. of Greencastle. and
Urban c.. Brewer, Danville.