The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-14
CoNFERENcs EVENING SESSION.
Addresses Made iu Behalf Of the Board
d. OF Church Extension.

Addresses Made IN Behalf OF the Board
OF Church Extension.
The largest representative gathering
thus far during the conference was
that of the evening session which was
devoted TO exercises ia behalf Of the
work of the Board of Church Extern
zion
Rev. H. R. Van Dousen presided.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Hugh c.
McDermott. OF Kingston. The latter
Is treasurer of tho conference and pre-
ueGing he addresses Of the evening
presented the following particulars
OF collections made for church extern.
sion purposes:
BinghGmtou District--LQst year, $i3l;
this year, SG5j; increase, 1924.
Chenango DiStrict-Last year, STAG; t his
year, S!S7; increase, S4l.
Honesdale District-Last year, $lSG: this
year, sill: decrease SO.
Oueonta District Lsst year, SlQI; this
year, Sill; decrease, $!4.
Owego Di~strict-Last year, $500: this
year, SSi1; Increase, So.
Wyoming Dlstrict-Last year, SS35: this
year., 1921; increase, 500.
Total last year, ~, ll3: total this year.
g. ASS; increase, SE15.
Rev. Mr.. Van Deusen, presiding. on
introducing Rev Manlsy S. Hard, ID.
D.. Of the Board Of Church extension,
said he was a representative of those
who had made the Methodist church
what it is,
DE-. MANLEY s HARD SPEAKS,
DR.. Hard said:
Nothing is independent of its surround
ings, which logic the Board Of Church ex-
tension takes for Its ba sis Of ideas.
Our work is limited to the area Of the
United States-and what q limit. Lay
every inhabitant Of this republic down in
the state o! Kansas and there will be land
left: do the same in Texas, three and one.
half persons to the acre and there would
be land left. The Middle States would
occupy only oue-third Of New Mexico or
one-hall Of Oregon, Verify, we are a great
people.
An American patriot who was asked by
a foreigner to bound the state of his birth
evidently forgot the geographical aspect OF
the question and thought only OF mighty
possibilities when he replied, "The rising
SUI on the east, the aurora burealis on the
north, the equinox on the south and the
dav OF judgment on the west
Nebraska has l2l churches within the
limits Of its Northwestern conference
which were assisted in the building
thereof by the board Of church extension.
Other achievements in the west aud south
would have been possible without your
help and my heart IL grateful.
Out OF the history of places grow facts.
Tho "a pl9 pl1 pghnG hrl1lnhf inn hahn. lv
the board Of church extension, IL placet
side by side, would reach fifty. and one
half miles. Ny heart gets warm when
try to put these figures together. Peopl,
are more easily governed and children
more easily trained when under the sha.
dow Of church influence.
Give the people II place to abide with tn,
Lord.
DIR. spENcER's REMARKS.
DR.. Spencer said:
After DR.. Hard's expression OF bounda
ries there seems nothing left for me 4
talk about except the day OF Judgment.
We have much to 40 to save America
giving credit. Notwithstanding, to tn
work Of foreign missions. Standing II
the splendor of the glorious present an
looking at the ruins of the past let tn
bloody angle Of missions be on American
soil in the next century. The stability 0
American institutions and the good thing
OF religion rest on what we shall do TO
America in intoxicating into her CROWN
foreign born population the precepts Q
Americanism.
The city population problem is a danger
Gus problem, with one-thlrd the popnlatio
of the republic within the confines OF tn
larger cities. They are filled with foreign
ers Of unreligious habits and the conse
quence is thar the day OF judgment stare
ia in the face.
Bomb explosions which began in Hay
market Square, Chicago, seven years as
are startling us with their almost dali
occurrence In this OF other countries. III
seed Of anarchy has been planted, III
Russian thistle, and the cheapest tim
10 kill it is now Howp In Chicago II
board of church extension reaches 30, OF
Bohemians through three churches we al
sisted in building. On the Pacific Coas
]. 100 Japanese have been converted {
christianity, and we are aiding them I
build churches. We are asking and
sixteen different languages.
New York and Chicago are both est
mated TO rank second or third in the nun
bar Of German, Irish and Bohemian citit