The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
FOR BIBLE CONFERENCE
PREPARATIONS AT LAKE WINONA
ARE ACTIVELY GOING ON.
Ninth Annual International Meeting
Opens To-day Under Direction
of j. Wilbur Chapman.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Ind, Aug. 15.-To-nforrow the
ninth annual international Bible Confer
ence will convene at Winona lake, under the
personal direction of the Rev. Y. Wilbur
Chapman, founder of the conference.
Eight years ago, when the first conference
was held at Winona, thirty-fve persons
were in attendance. Last year over two
thousand ministers and three thousand
laymen were present. and it is expected
that twice that number will attend the
meetings this year. The most prominent
divines from all parts of the world will be
here and participate in the meetings. Great
preparations are now being made at the
assembly grounds for accommodating the
crowds which will be here for ten days,
from Aug. is TO 26, and the new Kosciusko
Lodge, recently erected by Mr.. Chapman,
il now open. The new hotel was con-
structed with a view of entertaining all
ministers receiving a salary of 500 or less
per year at actual cost. and the building
is the property of Mr.. Chapman person.
ally. Fifty new cottages have also been
erected by the association within the past
two months, and 1t is expected that this
year the assembly people will be able to
care for as many as are present at the
conference. However, the new Warsaw
and Winona electric line furnishes means
of transportation between the park and
this city every fifteen minues, and all per-
sons who cannot find accommodations at
the park can easily be cared for in War
saw. Throughout the entire conference
special conferences will be held embracing
the following subjects: Work for Men,
Organized Religious Work for Women
"The Business Mans Relation to the
Church" Rescue Mission Work. Young
Peoples Work. "Sunday+school Work."
Home Missions" Foreign Missions"
Church Methods" 1.-The Obligations of
the Church to the workingman," Mid
istic Church"
The Northern Indiana Conference Male
Quartet. composed of the following minis
tiers, will be present during the confer
ence: The Rev. Messrs. d. H. Guild.
Warsaw; F. F. Thornburgh, Farmland;
l.. j. Naftzger, Kokomo; E. F. Naftzger,
Logansport.
Among the prominent ministers who will
be present and participate in the confer
ence are: John S. Macintosh, San Ansel-
mo, Cal; Archdeacon Percy c. Webber,
Boston, Mass: Bishop G NJ. Matthews,
Dayton, o.; c. l.. Scofield, Dallas, Tex;
Daniel E. Jenkins, Omaha. Neb.; Richard
s.. Holmes, Pittsburg. Pa; Miss Elinor
Stafford Miller. Melbourne, Australia; Miss
Julia Layton, Melbourne, Australia; Henry
Montgomery, Belfast, Ireland; James Orr,
Glasgow, Scotland; W.. d. Reid Montreal,
Canada: Robert Johnson. London, Ont;
w. G.. Moorehead, Xenia, o.; Prof. A. c.
Zenos, Chicago; Jernes NJ. Gray, Boston;
John H. Elliott, New York city; A. c.
Dixon, Boston: John Balcomb Shaw, New
York city; Marcus A. Bronson, Philadel-
phia; Daniel Z. Jenkins, Omaha, Neb.;
III. w. Gilohrist, San Anse1mo. Cal; George
A. F~unkhouser. Dayton, o.; Bishop G. NJ.
Matthews, Dayton, o.; s. A. Ort, Spring
field, o.; L. w. Munhall. Philadelphia; w.
w. White. New York city; II. Nj. Wharton,
Philadelphia; George r.. Stewart, Cleve-
land, Tenn; Daniel Macdonald, DanviIle,
KY: Thomas NJ. Chalmers, Pittsburg;
Charles f. Bardt. Wichita, KAN: r. r.
Lloyd. San Francisco. Cal; Cornelius
Woelfkin, Brooklyn: Arthur w. Hulsey.
John Willis Baer, New York city; f. E.
Taylor, Brooklyn: w. II. Weaver, Balti-
more: S. d. Gordon. Cleveland; Marion
Lawrence, Toledo; John Robertson, Glas-
Cow. Scotland: Joseph Kyle, Xenia. o.: w
c.. Pearce, Chicago; r. S. Holms. Pittsburgh;
Mr.. Lamoreaux. William Phillips Hall, r.
v. Hunter, Buffalo.
Among the prominent evangelists who
will be here are: The Rev. Messrs. w. A.
Sunday. Chicago: NJ. r. Williams, LAX
Forest. ILL.,; Arthur j. Smith. New York
city; Major James III. Cole, Adrain, Mich;
r.. ]. Bulgin. Chicago; f. r. Hermiston,
Shiloh. o.; Daniel S. Toy. BALTIMORE:
Alexander Patterson, Chicago: Henry
Ostrom. Greencastle: J. A.. yinton. New
York city; Chester Birch, st. Louis: John
A. Davis. Binghamton, N. Y; J. Fl. Kay
lor. Allegheny, Pa: H.. D.. Sheldon, Oneon-
r. N "