The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-07
WORK Of SUNDAY SCHOOL
Series of RafIfes to Be Held by Four.
teen City MISREPRESENTATION
Of County Association.

indianapolis has within it's bounds w
organizations which are doing as much IL
not more thar any similar movement for
the advancement of morals and religious life
in Indiana. Indianapolis Is headquarters
for the State Sunday-school Association of
Indiana and also for Marion County Asso-
citation, which is auxiliary to the State as.
ISOLATION.
Some Of the seading business men are d.
,rectly connected with the movement and
have been for years. Mr.. w. C. Hall, a
~well-known travelling man Of the city and
prominent In the Gideon organization, is the
State president Mr.. o. NJ. Pruitt. the sec
rotary of the Indiana Lumber and Veneer
Company. is tile recording secretary of the
State and president of the county. Mr..
William III. Elsin, president Of the Indian
apolis Book end Stationery Company, is
the treasurer OF the State association. other
prominent business men who hold office in
these organiza iions are: Mr.. c.. M. Lemon,
Z. p. Matthews, of Griffith Bros whole
sale millinery house. Judge Z. w. Felt, Of
Greenfield, Mr..E. A. K: Hackett. proprietor
of the Fort Wdyne Sentinel, and Mr.. Josiah
Morris, of Rockville, are the vice presi-
dents. These business men with hundreds
of others all oyer the State are giving free
ly of their TIME to the work because they
Rev. E. wesley Halpenny. formerly gen.
eral secretary of the province OF Quebec,
Is the general superintendent and secretary
for Indiana ana gives all of his time to the
work.
This association has originated and given
to the State rhany of the most important
improvements .of Sunday-school methods.
1t Is q combination Of all the churches in
the State to reach and teach the entire pop
ulation.
THROUGH COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP.
The State suhday-school Association oper-
ates through county and township organi-
cations. 1t holds instructive and enthusiasts
tic conventions within the reach Of every
Sunday-school teacher In the State at least
once a year. II provides a systematic Wis
itation of all Sunday schools by officers Of
the association. who carry personally TO
the schools thh combined wisdom and en-
thusiasm of ali the denominations. 1t pro-
vides a competent supervision for taking a
religious census and gathers the Sunday
school statistics for distribution to the
world.
A special EFFORT is now being made In
Marion county and Indianapolis for more
aggressive work. The county association
has employed a field secretary, who gives
all of her timk to the Improvement OF the
work in this cdnmunlty. The city has been
divided into Fourteen districts, and each
district Will bold a Su~nday-school rally
during the mohth of November. as follows
Tuesday, NosF. 10-District No. 3. Wood
ruff Place BAPTIST Church. to be addressed
by Rev. W. w. Criley and others.
Wednesday, /; Nov l-District No. .,
Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church. TO
be addressed by Rev. w. w. Criley, Miss
Beulah Buoha4an and others.
Friday, Nov. NORTH Park Christian
Church., District No. 4. to be addressed by
Mr.. w. C. HaIs and Mr.. Ed. w. Clark.
Saturday, EoV. 1ENorth Indianapolis
Baptist Church. District No. S, TO be ad-
| dressed by Mr. w. c. Hall. Mr.. j. NJ. Swan
and Miss Beulah Buchanan.
Church, District No. s. TO be addressed by
Mr.; Charles i. Coffin. Mr.. c. NJ. Lemon
and others.
Monday, Nov. l6-St. Paurs German Re-
formed Church. District No. 6, will be
addressed by Air. c. M. Lemon. Rev. L. ID.
Baus On Germany, and Mr.. w. IL. Elvin.
Tuesday. Nov. 17-Fourth Christian
Church.. district No. Z. will be addressed by
MIR. j.. b. McNeeley, Mr.. f. H.. Clifford and
others.
Wednesday. Sov. 1sLCentral-avenue NJ. Z.
Church., district No. 3. will be addressed by
Mr.. n. NJ. bowling and other excellent
Friday, Nos. 2o-Hoyt-avenue NJ. T..
Church. district No. II, will be addressed
by Rev. w. w Criley. Mrs. L. +. Knicker-
! Sunday. Noy. z2-Downey-avenue Chris.