The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
Member of the Holiness Association
Declares that Women Go About
the Park Half Dressed.
REMARKS CAUSED COMMENT
BUTLER COLLEGE DAY CELEBRAT-
ED AT BETHANY PARK.
President Scot Butler Delivers an
Interesting Address-Other Fen
tures of the Day.

A quiet day was spent by most Of the in
habitants of Acton Park yesterday. and
after the excitement and hustle of Sunday
the guests for the most part were content
10 rest and lounge about the grounds. The
place was decidedly cool, clouds lowering
over the camp all day. Those who are not
at the grounds for the meetings OF the Holi-
ness Association passed the time in various
ways. Many found pleasure in the COM
pany of an interesting novel or q checker
board Others held impromptu gang
meetings and listened 10 the pleasant
strains Of ''ragtime'' furnished by a small
string orchestra on the porch of one Of the
cottages which is a rendezvous for the
young people at the park. Fishing parties
lured many away from the grounds yester-
day 10 return in the evening with glowing
accounts Of the days fun or long faces tell
Ing that the little inhabitants of surround
ing creeks were not to be fooled by the in
viting bait from the table of the hotel and
cast out by some green city person.
And so the time is spent by the visitors -
bat not by the members of the association,
who are at the park to attend the services
and who answer the call of every bell as It
sends its announcement all over the
grounds for people to come to the taber-
nacle. At o'clock the first meeting is held
and then at the tabernacle is again sought
by the association members. From that on
until late at night the inteTmission between
the services Is exceedingly short.
Yesterday morning the meeting was in
charge OF the Rev. Luther Robinson, and
IN the afternoon the service was led by DR..
Charles Fowler. Last night Mrs. Matte
Wines, well-known evangelistic worker.
preached to a goOd-siZed audience. At l: 80
yesterday an enjoyable chldrens meeting
"a ",
charge OF the meetings will be reinforced
by the arrival of two prominent workers in
this branch of work, who will aid the
preachers VINO are leading the services at
present. The Rev. b. f. Brooks and DR.. c.
+. English, both of Ohio, will come to-day
to assist in the meetings.
The topic of conversation at Acton Park
was changed for a short time recently and,
instead of the subject of outside happenings
being the object Of remarks. an incident on
the camp grounds became the center of in
terest. 1t is generally known that the
members Of this association are opposed Ia
the use of tobacco. but the guests at the
park were surprised to hear the popular
habit so strongly denounced as was the
case short time ago by the preacher be-
fore mentioned.
A crowd of possibly a hundred and fifty
persons was in front of the hotel when the
leader OF the Holiness meetings began a
tirade on those men who sit on their cot
tage porches and smoke cigars. These per
sons were designated heather who Ger
tainly go TO hell. The speaker also strong
~ oDJected 10 the women on the grounds
going half dressed" and said they should
be ashamed to appear in such costume II
Is supposed he meant the dressing sacks
which are popular at places like Acton on
exceedingly hot days and in the mornings
When the enthusiastic preacher began his
very strong language against the attire OF
the feminine portion of the visitors on the
grounds some Of the men in the crowd who
had wives that wore the dress which the
speaker so strongly opposed displayed a
longing 10 take issue with the mar
and IL is very likely that their
argument would have been stronger
than any tongue could give. However
the better judgment of those in the crowd
who felt more than a passing interest in
the affair caused them to let the matter
drop, and, as one man suggested, consider
the source"