The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
A TALK ON TEMPERANCE
MRS. FRANCES BEAUCHAMP, OF KEN
TUCKY, AT BETHANY.
Other Features of the Programme
Bethany's Future-The Day
at Acton Park.

Temperance day was observed at Beth
any Park yesterday, and there was a good
attendance at the lecture of Mrs. Frances
Beauchamp, OF Lexington, Ky, who spoke
at IO:45 on THE Defeat at Al The
speaker began by saying that God dealt
with the people now just as He did when
the Bible was written. National sin to-
day must bring national calamity, and sta
tistics prove that drink is the national
calamity to-day" said the speaker. In the
course of her remarks Mrs. Beauchamp
said that three-fourths of the territory of
Kentucky was under local prohibition. and
that seven-eighths OF the sovereign voters
Of the State declared at the polling places
that liquor was a curse, yet not a man IN
the State Legislature represented that
seven-eighths. She also showed that five
seventies of the young unmarried men CT
the United States did not attend church
and that ninety-seven out of every one
hundred did nothing toward spreading the
gospel.
The speaker also declared that sixty
seven out of every one hundred criminals
came TO their downfall from drink. At the
juvenile reformatory 90 per cent. of the in
mates owe their present condition TO liquor.
Thus we see" said the lecturer, that the
drink habit has a terrible hold on the
young men OF our land, and these facts
prove that the national sin is the LIQUOR
Mrs. Beauchamp. who is president of the
Kentucky w. c.. +. l.. and has lectured all
over the country, when asked If she be-
lieVcd the cause Of prohibition was gaining,
said that IT certainly was. and that those
interested In II had every reason 10 feel
encouraged.
Ia the afternoon a diamond medal con-
test was held IN the tabernacle. Follow
Ins are ths contestants and their subjects:
Nellie Mcfarland, Patriotic Sons OF Tenn
prise: Leila Grey. Bible and Liquor
the License Tor Rum-Selling;" Josie Dyke.
"Sworn on Lula Baker, "A Vision OF
Prohibition"
Miss Josie Dyke. OF Brooklyn. was
awarded the medal by the Judges, who
were the Rev. Il. h. Asby. OF Eaton: Mrs.
;. X. Jones. OF Corydon. and the Rev. b.
In the evening the choir of the Taber-
naCle Church of Columbus gave an enter
tanning concert in the tabernacle.
The Prohibitionists yesterday formed an
organization al the park as follows: George
X. Hobson. chairman. Monrovia; r. oyer,
secretary. Thomas &. sumner, treasurer.
J.. O. Robertson. correspondent.
The late arrivals are. II. j. Hall. Frank
lin. Mss Mabel Mullendere' l. j. Byers.
Miss Nell Mcfarland. Bloomington: Mrs.
Iuellan McWhirter. Mrs. H. w. Brand.
Miss Lenna BAKER. Miss Mamie White, a.
{. Shortridgc. Iizze Bucker. Mrs. J NJ.
Duncan. indianapolis; Miss Annah killen.
ireland. Olive Begeman. Woody Ford.
Fairy Begemau. :. h. Toner, Hazel Toner.
Vera Hedden. Mary Smith, Della Phillips.
Matte Egbert. Mrs. Julia Esbert. Mrs
Alice Entrige. Jennie Richardson. Mrs. W.
Z. Barrett, Matte Barker, Leila NJ. Gray.
Martinsville, l. +. Mahan. Shelbyvlile;
Miss Mary Osborn. N~ewburg. oregon, -.
Jupp and wife. Eooresville; Matte Looms
JencrsOnvillc: .. v. Van Curen. THORN
town. Mrs. g. IL. Maxwell, Mite Maxwell
Martirsville.
To-day - Assembly day and the Kew. A:
MRf.aIn. 0furfnnarf - yrt1 nra4Cn nj IL. -
a m. In the evening =. I. Mahan, OF
Shelbyville. Will deliver the sermon