The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-15
WINONA LAKE ASSEMBLY
SPLENDID PROGRAMME FOR THE
SEASON OF 1908.
Many Conventions, Excursions and
Pfcnics-Full List Of Speakers
and Entertainments.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, May 14-The gates of
Winona Assembly will be thrown open to-
morrow for the session of 1903. and the ex-
ecutive officers Of the association and office
force are already on the grounds. and a
large number of cottages are opened.
More than the usual number Of conven-
tons. excursions an picnics have been ar
ranged.
The State Sunday-school convention will
be held at winona, beginning June p. con-
tinuing three days. The Western Writers
have changed their date for this year, and
their annual meeting will be held at
apolis pastor, Rev. Owen Davies Odell. of
the Second Presbyterian Church. will de-
liver the first sermon of the season. The
opening hillside service will be conducted
by the Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman, D. D..
director of the National Bible Conference.
The seasons assembly, programme has not
yet been issued. but it is learned that it's
arrangement will be a unique departure
from former programmes in that each week
will have its general subject. Literature
will occupy the first week, from July to
IL: travel the second week; pedagogy and
science the third week; miscellaneous sub
ject the fourth week, from July q to Aug.
L. living questions the fifth week. and the
sixth and last will be devoted to music,
The ninth annual Bible Conference, under
the direction of the Rev. j. Wilbur Chap
man will crown the summer assembly pro-
gramme, from Aug. 16 to rs. Among the
prominent divines to be present are the
Rev. George A. Johnston Ross. Of Cam
bridge. England; Rev. DR.. James Orr. Of
Glasgow, Scotland; Rev. w. D. Reed, Of
Montreal, Canada: Rev. Robert Johnson.
of London Ontario; Rev. Henry Van Dyke,
of Princeton: Rev. DR.. Balcolm Shaw. Of
New York: John Willis Baer. DIR. ]. Ross
Stevenson, DR.. w. G. Mooreland and others.
William Phillips Hall, of New York. will
evangelists. Other special conferences will
be sin charge of DR.. Cornelius Woefkin, OF
a. c. Nixon, Dr. James NJ. Gray and others.
The summer schoo. will open July and
close Aug. IA. To the faculty have been
added two new pr1,essoTshipsenis ana
tors. giving genuine college work in an
ideal atmosphere of Christian education.
Some of the prominent instructors are Prof.
Coulter of Purdue: Prof Sandison. Indiana
University: Prof. Kingery, Wabash Col
lege; Prof Fluegel, Purdue, and others.
During the summer entertainments
among the llOtcu peoplc " nc lIoHi
Winona's platform will be James Whit
comb Riley. Finley P. Dunno (Mr. Dooley).
William E. Curtis. Leon Vincent. Professor
Brested, Bertha Kunz Baker, Ernest
Thompson Seton, James Speed, Presid ent
Parsons, of the Indiana Normal. Professors
Stalker Eigenmann and others. The an
nual meeting of the American Microscop-
zeal Society will be held at Winona during
the summer and the executive committee
OF the International Sunday-school Assoeia-
ton will convene Aug. in a session last
ing for several days. Including delegates
and interested Christian workers, an at
tendance of three thousand at the latter
meeting is expected. New improvements
have so changed the landscape that the
regulars" at Winona each season would
scarcely recognize the grounds.