The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-11
WELCOMED BY REV. W. M. TIPPY
AND 4 RESPONSE MADE BY THE
REV. JAMES G. CAMPBELL.
Bishop Joyce's Address Enjoyed by
the Large Audience-The Pro-
grsrime for To-Day.

Church, was a great reception to Bishop
1. w Joyce, of Minneapolis, international
president of the league The magnetic per-
sonality of the famous bishop dominated
the convention. He was a leader In the
songs. the principal speaker of the evening,
the figure on which the attention of the
audience that filled the church was con-
stantly conferred Bishop Joyce is of the
old school of MethOdism. His eXhortations
are of personal, man-to-man variety. Free
from the formality of the later day, and
devoid of all stiffness, Bishop Joyce sang
and talked through the convention with
the exuberance and boyish enthusiasm of
a young circuit rider covering his first as
signment. His impulsive appeals for
repetitions of old Methodist songs, his ring
ing calls to the people in the congregation
TO throw their hearts into the singing of
hymns, and his buOyant spirits carried the
convention along in waves of enthusiasm.
At the conclusion of his address hundreds
of people crowded TO the altar rail and
grasped the hand of the white-haired
bishop.
MIR. TIPPY'S WELCOME.
The convention was called to order by
O. H. Palmer, Of Indianapolis, State presi-
dent After the song service, conducted by
John p. Hills, the Rev. Worth NJ. Tippy.
of indianapolis delivered the address of
welcome to the delegates and visitors. He
said:
Indiana is a splendid example of trans
formed character and of redeemed life.
There was a time in the history or our
State when the word Hoosier a syn
Onym for all that was rough and provincial.
There was a time when, because of polit-
teal conditions, and of Reputation of the
State obligations the reputation OF the
State was of the most unfortunate charac-
ter. That has all passed away, and In
diana is now one OF the prOudest States OF
the Union.
The redemption of Indiana began far
back in her history, when the Constitu-
ton was formed; when its magnificent COM
mon school system was begun and the
foundations of our colleges were laid. and
L am inclined OF the opinion that nothing
contributed more 10 the transformation of
the S1Age than the remarkable part il took
in tho civil war. Under the leadership of
the great war Governor, Oliver Z. Morton.
Indiana took front rank in the struggle for
union, and out of it's generous sacrifice was
born a new State, strong and self-respect-
ing, with crescent future.
We rank sixth now i'm population among
the States OF the Union. We have mag
nificent Developments in agriculture, man
ufacture and commerce.
Il suppose there is not State With more
varied and abundant natural resources
tndn our own. ana, TO use a SCrlDtural
phrase, Indiana is fast becoming like a
watereo garden.
ii am particularly glad 20 be able to
say the natural development of the State
has not OGtStripped its religious life. When
the first settlers came to Nincennes, 200
years ago, there came with them the hardy
pioneers OF Christian religion. our fore
fathers laid broad and deep all over the
State the foundation of the kingdom of
God, we trust never to be shaken. Our
own church has had proud part in this
great work. Our churches have been
placed everywhere side by side with the
public schools. We have a university. two
colleges and a growing philanthropic ac-
tiVity.
You come to a city in which Methodism
is strong, have over thirty churches
10000 members and Methodist population
OF 5000.
1--WE are developing a great hospital and
DeacOnness home, which is not of the city
alone. but of the State. We have three
strong downtown churches, with buildings
unsurpassed IN the city; Meridian-street
our cathedral, Roberts Park our people $
church and Central-avenue our great
church OF homes. Methodism in Indianap-
oils devoted, aggressive. tolerant and mod
ern. an exponent of the MethOdism of the
State.
REV. CAMPBELL'S RESPONSE
The response to the address of welcome
was made by the Rev. James G. Campbell
pastor of st. Paul's NJ. E. Church, South
Bend. In subsistence Mr.. Campbell said:
Our church may not have met all the
expectations of men. though in the hun
dred years of her history those dragons
have won many victories Advanced
! thought great progress. new conditions
| have placed upon the church new response
bilities In order TO meet them a great
army Of young people have volunteered
and are in training for greater and more
lasting Observation-Disclosures for purer So
cial life victories for a deeper spiritual
| life, victories for more intelligent chris
| tianity. which. under the power Of the
! Spirit goes out to reconcile men TO Christ
Christianity is the panacea for all our
ills, individual, social and national You
need look for no other There is no other.
Men, true to God and their fellow men
are the highest type of citizens Socia lism.
| communism. altruism and all other isms
suggest nothing desirable that may not be
realized in greater fullness through the
gospel OF Christ rightly taught and rightly
/ lived.
some are troubled about the breaking
/ away from the faith OF the fathers Some
| fear because certain portions of the Bible
| are attacked. If we live up TO the teach
/ ings of our Bible we need not fear to have
/ il attacked. We are warned against prida
| and vanity. and yet we have gone mad for
| finery. We are taught 10 regard the poor.
/ but crush them under our carriage wheels
| We are warned against lust for wealth
and yet We are in the mad race for gold.
/ We are enjOined To be temperate and Vet
/ our drink bill is billion dollars a year and
| a hundred thousand stagger into their
i -
| partly Christian. We have but caught a
/ glimpse of what shall see when the
/ gospel is fully lived. Then the prophecy of
\ the new heaven and new earth will be ful-
/ filled. They will be the same as before
/ but redeemed from the curse"
/ BISHOP JOYCE HEARD.
/ Bishop Joyce added 10 the force of his
address by his singularly effective delivery
/ The Minneapolis bishop added to a wealth
of original ideas, the telling effect of a
/ voice that is as sweet as a wonan's and
/ as ringing and sonorous as a practiced
orators
He prefaced his address with a statement
| OF what the Epworth League stands for
/ what it means TO do and what it does re
/ outlined what IL proposes 10 do for the pub
/ lie and declared emphaticallv that IL IL had
! no message for the public il had no right Il
exist
THE Epworth League" he said. stands
for five things. II seeks right relations
\ with God IL looks toward the purest Chris
/ tian character: IL demands the best Chris
i tian service IL seeks the elevation OF the
! character OF individuals and the tone OF
communities and IL asks for the highest de-
votiOn TO everything that underlies the well
! fare OF society.
/ we owe something 10 the EpwOrth
/ League. In order 10 find that out we must
I try 10 ascertain what IL was that preachers
/ of former generations did that they were
i able 10 produce in this generation such a
thing the present EpwOrth League or
ganiZatiOn. There was something they did
] which produced condition Of things out OF