Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1915 — PROGRAM OF BATTLE GROUND CAMP MEETING IS ANNOUNCED [ARTICLE]

PROGRAM OF BATTLE GROUND CAMP MEETING IS ANNOUNCED

Evangelistic and Young People’s Work to Be Features of FortyFirst Annual Session. Battle Ground, Ihd., July 23. The program for the forty-first annual session of the Battle Ground camp meeting, to be held August 315, has been issued. This year’s assembly promises to be the most interesting ever held on the historic grounds. The evangelistic spirit will be awakened by the Rev. Earle M. Ellsworth of Lancaster, O. The Rev. Oakel F. Hail, student pastor at Purdue university, will have charge of the young people’s meetings in the early evening. ■’Boyville," which was conducted for the first-time last yea? and proved so successful in solving the boy problem, will be continued. The committee in charge will require each boy to bring a blanket, sheet, pillow and comforter and a simple eating outfit. The boys will be under the control of the Rev. Roy Hicks of Lizton.

Mrs. Julian Hogate of Danville, who for the last two years has directed the children’s work, will have charge of the youngsters this year. She will he assisted by Mrs. S. M. Hendricks of Danville. The older girls will receive instruction from Miss Julia I. Kipp, who will have charge of the Junior and Bethel girls. Miss Kipp is a returned missionary from India, at present field secretary- for the northwestern branch of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. Miss Kipp will also have charge of the Foreign Missionary meeting each afternoon, when the new text book will be presented. There will be many special feattures. J. W. Gardner of Reynolds, is chairman of arrangements for Layman’s day. August 11. A rural conference will be conducted August 5, when Prof. G. M. Frier of Purdue university, will deliver an address and Mrs. Edna Sewell of Otterbein, will speak on “The Social Needs of Farm Folks,” w On the first Sunday the Rev. James M. Taylor; secretary • ■ foreign evangelism, wilh preach. On 'he second Sunday George R. Grose, i resident of DePauw university, will deliver the morning sermon and Emerson E. Ballard of Crawfordsville, will speak on tem-