The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
CONTINUATION OF ASSOCIATION
MEETING At BETHANY.
Several Addresses of Interest md
Election OF OFcers-The serv-
ices mt Acton Park.

Yesterday the State Sunday-school AS
ISOLATION had charge of the day at Bethany
Park. and the programme was quite an at
tractive one for Sunday-schooI teachers.
Officers were elected for the ensuing year
by the state Sunday-school board as fol-
lows: President, E. B.. ScoieId; vice pres
ident. Horace Elston. of indianapolis; sec
rotary. III. A. Turney, of Brooklyn; treas
urer, Amos Clifford. of Indianapolis; board
Of directors, Henry r. Pritchard of In
dianapolis, Charles r. Scoville of Butler
and Z. b. Scofeld of indianapolis. c. r.
Hudson of Franklin and William Everman
of Burlington. T. j. Legg. who has been
state evangelist for the past eight years,
was reelected for another year.
Miss Joseph Franklin delivered an inter-
esting address on Sunday schools In India
during the morning meeting. Miss Frank
lin has been a missionary 10 Damon, lndia'
for some years, and her talk was or her ex-
periences. Mrs. Ella Stroupe read an at
tractive paper on "Children's Days, Home
and Foreign; How to Make Them q sue
cess" She said that the Sunday schools
have set aside the first Sunday in June as
a day for especial offerings to foreign mis-
sions. This was established in 1881 with a
S~unday-school membership of 1S schools,
which contributed the first year $3.50 to for
eign fields. Since that time the work has
steadily increased, and last year the 5,lS1
schools contributed Al ,0S9.O5, making a to-
tai contribution to foreign missionary
work from the Sunday schools since the or
ganization of $3.50, 46i.05. The children are
fast becoming a factor in Christian work.
and more Sunday schools than churches
are sending offerings to foreign mission
aries and home fields. Mrs. Stroube spoke
particularly on home missions. and said
that the Sunday before Thanksgiving is set
aside as the boys and girls rally day for
home missions, and the offerings Of the
Sunday schools on that day are divided as
follows: One-fifth to the Board of Church
Extension, two-ffths to the State Board of
Missions and the remaining two-ffths TO
the American Christian Missionary Society.
At 4 o'clock Hunter Mcdonald talked be-
fore an interested audience on 1.-THE Sun
day School and Spiritual Power" In the
evening there was a song service and a
talk by /. A. Melendy, of Angola, on THE
Art of Teaching"
To-day the Sunday-school Association
will again have charge of the programme.
which will be occupied with business meet
ings chiefly. In the afternoon the Y. p. S.
6. e. Society will begin its convention, and
1t is expected that it will bring a large
crowd OF young people to the park. Friday
a gold medal will be awarded to the So
ciety that sends the largest delegation the
farthest distance. The distance travelled
will be multiplied by the number of dele
gates present and the medal will be given
for the largest product. Both junior and
intermediate societies are eligible. The
medal is said 10 be worth $50.
The late hotel arrivals are Joseph Frank
lin DOMAIN, India; o. w. Gaughey. Indian
apolis; G. III. Deboe, Spencer: c.. J. Sharp,
Reno; /. "A. Melendy, Angola; Carrie f..
Frank. Franklin; Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Law
Flatrock; George Ballenbacher, jr, Bloom
ington.