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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1903
Page
4
A College Avenue resident proposes a plan to resolve Sunday baseball by four innings of play followed by two sermons in the grandstand and bleachers. Managers would choose ministers to address the crowd, giving small congregations exposure to thousands at the ball park.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes a mood shift toward the Victorian bonnet as a charming, soft framed headpiece. It pairs with chiffon, favors raised hair, and tones harsh features with subtle colors, reflecting aging style preferences.
In a June reunion at leafy campus grounds, two alumnae reconnected and traded playful lines about a missing class pin. One admits tossing the pin overboard after a moonlit misstep while crossing the Atlantic to face curious eyes.
The Rev. J Cumming Smith argues Jews rejected Christ due to expectations of a powerful temporal monarch. He contrasts ancient prophecies with the crucified Messiah, urging belief in love and sacrifice as guiding principles and warning against praise of worldly rulers over Christ’s humble, redemptive death.
The Rev Joshua Stansfield at Meridian Street M E Church harshly attacked the grand jury for indicting Hilton A Brown Indianapolis News secretary George E Hunt James W Noel and Arthur Stahl and assailed city administration He urged independence from party politics to protect civic rights and warned Indianapolis to resist machine rule in a sermon titled A Spectacle for Angels and Men.
Anthony Matre urged a united Catholic federation at the Indiana Federation of Catholic Societies annual meeting held at Knights of Columbus hall. Officers were elected, delegates named for the Atlanta convention, and a goal of uniting Catholic laity and societies nationwide outlined with praise from church leaders.
The Rev Worth M Tippy of Broadway M E Church presented a ster eopticon lecture on The Bright Side of the city drawing sixty five New York photographs by T E Hibben. He argued slums are working class quarters with light amid hardship and predicted a future transformation toward clean, attractive homes for all. He recalled a July river scene showing holiday life and shipping, emphasizing that slums contain growing hopeful life and should be seen beyond vice. About twenty five thousand attended The Unanswerable Question sermon stressing neglect leads to spiritual ruin.
A Sunday gathering at the Sixth Christian Church on Pine and Elm celebrated elderly parishioners. William Van Pelt aged 88, H Z Leonard 78, and Robert Denny spoke of faith and aging in a flourishing church that recently paid off debt and added two new senior members Mrs Zimmerman and Mr Cassedy.
Rev. Lewis Brown of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church delivered the baccalaureate sermon to Mrs. Prunk’s school of dramatic art graduates. He urged individuality in oratory, speaking from a divine yet sincere motive, and emphasized be yourself and suppress yourself to become a true voice for a noble end.
Graduates of St Patrick's Boys School were honored at a ceremony in St Patrick's Hall Woodlawn Avenue. The program included diploma presentations a five act drama Edward the Confessor and musical performances featuring Welcome Chorus Junior Violinists and soloists with Miss N Taylor as accompanist. The play cast included Leofric Siward Oswin Redwald Sweyn Ceowalk and Oswald among others with brief dramatic roles.
Home dressmaking tips describe a stylish circular skirt attached to a yoke for smooth upper fit. Made of pale green India silk with black and white figures, trimmed with black Liberty piping, suitable for sizes 22 to 26 waist. Material amounts vary by width, pattern 4452, with optional lace or contrasting fabrics.
The Children's Outing Organization of Indianapolis has opened summer headquarters at 34 West Maryland street to place desiring poor children in country homes for two weeks to two months. From Epworth Leagues and Christian Endeavor groups, officers include S M Hoff as superintendent and Clyde Woodfell as vice president, with a goal to aid 500 children this heated term. The society lists over 300 children and seeks homes across the state, aiming for a July 10 kickoff similar to last year.
A large crowd of about fifteen hundred men attended yesterday afternoon’s men only meeting at the gospel tent on Prospect Street. Rev Milford Lyon spoke on the sowing and reaping of an evil life, framing it as a cause and effect, with the effect far greater than the sowing. The Trinity Church male chorus performed several songs.
A special song service replaced the usual Sunday sermon at Roberts Park Methodist Church last night. The Roberts Park choir joined the Central Avenue Methodist Church choir in a program directed by George Eckert, with Edgar Cawley assisting. The lineup included pieces from Lohengrin, a tenor solo by Edward Taylor, and several choruses and solos performed by Miss Sue Drexa and others.
In rural Scotland districts, a child receives national provision for education by law. He is raised with habits of economy and sentiments of sc.
The speaker lauds Scotland's rural populace for intelligence, order, and lively literacy. Even in remote mountain tracks and heaths, book societies thrive and books circulate promptly. Pedestrians recall local memories of blocks, birthday parties, and Christmas Eve as examples of lasting community ties.
The American peripatetic family grows with wealth. Col T W Higginson recalls Massachusetts once had one man with 1,000,000. New York hosts thousands of millionaires and Rockefeller is valued at billions. Wealth spurs mobile lifestyles with brownstone cities, Newport, Bar Harbor homes, private cars, yachts, and long seasonal itineraries between city life and resorts.
A New York Press piece quotes a Wall Street purveyor who dismisses nativechampagne as too cheap for his customers. He says native wine is pure and naturally carbonated but would not be sold at $2 a bottle to the Street crowd.
Indianapolis subscribers are urged to add Sunday Journal delivery for 10 cents more monthly. The Sunday edition offers world, state, and city news, sports, women’s pages, and illustrated features. The price covers Indianapolis and suburbs, with the cost per copy about 2 cents.
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