The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-16
in WINONA'S INTEREST
A RECEPTION AT THE DENISON FOR
PRESIDENT KANE.
Short Talks Are Made by Governor
Mount and Others-The Object
of the Meeting.

The directors of the Winona Assembly
and Summer School gave a reception last
night at the Denison Hotel to President
and Mrs. Thomas Kane of Chicago. The
reception was held in the three parlors,
which were decorated in palms and flowers
In the receiving party were Governor and
Mrs. James A. Mount, DR.. and Mrs. Joseph
A. Milburn, DR.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Haines, DR..
and Mrs. Frank o. Ballard, Rev. and Mrs
r. V. Hunter, Rev. and Mrs. j. Cumming
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Dickey, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Spann, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hail. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Brown. The
receiving hour was between and o'clock
after which the guests were ushered into
the large dining room and supper was
served.
The main object of the meeting was to
invite interest in the Winona Assembly and
Summer School
S. c. Dickey, the POSTMASTER of the even
ing. introduced Thomas Kane, of Chicago
VINO spoke on "Winona Assembly" Rev.
NJ. l.. Haines, of the First Presbyterian
Church, had for his toast, "Winona and
the Presbyterian Church" DIR. Kane, of
Wabash College, and president of Winona
Summer School, talked Of the work of the
school DR.. Whallon, editor of the Herald
and Presbyter, talked of "Winona and the
Press" Governor Mount was also intro
duced by the POSTMASTER.
Governor Mount said:
Indiana is deeply interested in the sue
cess OF all enterprises that seek to promote
the good of the State. Winona stands for
intellectual growth, for moral advance
ment, for Christian progress, for social
culture, in short, it stands for the develop
ment of these elements of greatness that
give purity and permanency to government,
as well as the exaltation of humanity.
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School is under the control of the Presby-
terrain Church, but not, in it's noble work,
circumscribed by sectarian dogmatism.
Moved by the spirit of the Christ love,
those in charge of the assembly are seeking
to make the world better. In the summer
school We find unified effort of the colleges
OF the State, with more than 400 students
in attendance. The State University has
established it's biological station here. This
was done through the generosity of the
friends of Winona without cost to the
600, and in Illinois, $4,000. This summer
Bible school cannot be eXcelled. The serv-
ices of the ablest Bible instructors of this
and other lands are secured. More than
$25U,OOO have been expended within the
borders of our State in the establishment
and equipment of the beautiful Winona
grounds. Two hundred cottages now fringe
the eastern bank Of the lake. Forty thou
sand people were in attendance during the
past year. The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church of the United States
held it's annual sessions here in 1897 and
1898. More than $4,000 was expended DUR
ing each of these sessions.
ORGANIZED in 1895 Winona has already
taken second place among the thirty-eight
similar organizations in the United States
1t is surpassed only by Chautauqua N
Y. With its central location, it's splendid
management, Indiana is to have the Chau-
tauqua of the West. Whatever is located
within the borders of our progressive State
must keep step with the march of progress
and be in the vanguard of the procession
The speakers in the last National Confer
ence of Charities gave to Indiana the honor
of making more rapid progress in charity
and reform work than any other State
No State is making better progress than
Indiana In the cause of education. Winona
is not only beautiful pleasure resort. but
Is destined to be a center of religious and
educational influence that will not only
tend to exalt the people of this common
wealth, but, overlapping the State bounds
will prove blessing to our common coun-
try.
1.-The beautiful little city of Warsaw has
shown the spirit of patriotism and progress
i'm its local pride of Winona, and I trust
the great State of Indiana will likewise
be proud of Winona, and rejoice that she
has within her borders this center of re-
ligious and educational power"
Rev. J. Cumming Smith, of Tabernacle
Church, responded to the toast, 1.-The Re-
lation of the Church to Winona," and DIR.
III. w. Johnson of South Bend, had for his
toast, 4" The Constituency of Winona" f.
r. 1arnelle, a vocalist, OF Fort wayne.
sang 1.-The Sweet Story of DID, letter
from John M. Studebaker was read in
which he expressed his regrets that he
could not be present. He paid Winona a
fine compliment and said that in his judy
ment it was destined to be the leading in
stitution of its kind in the country.
DR.. z. Trumbull Lee, Of Cincinnati, read
a letter from Alexander Mcdonald. of the
Standard Oil Company, in which he an
nounced that he had sent to Winona AS
sembly a check for 81, 900.
Rev Frank o. Ballard, of Memorial
Presbyterian Church. pronounced the ben
edictiOn-