The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-07

at the Meeting Held in Providence.
Discussion on the Late Religious
Parliament-The Tribune Thanked
for Its Accurate Reports of the
Convention Remarks of the Speak
ers.
The convention Of the Clngrega-
iional churches Of Lackawanna and
Luzerns counties WAS resumed at 10
O'clock Yesterday morning at the First
Welsh Congregational church, Prov
dence, when the Rev. B. /. Evans. of
Hyde Park, again presided, and the
Rev. David Jones WAS elected secre-
tary pro tenn. in the unavoidable alb
sence OF the secretary. D. Gwynfryn
Evans, Of Clan Tat, Poptyprild, South
Wales; Mr.. James. another visitor re
comfy arrived from Wales, and Gym
der Eyans, stu lent of Obsrlin, wera
welcomed to the meeting and admitted
members of the convention.
Dr. Jones. Of Providence, in report.
ing the result of his visit in connection
with missionary work in Moosc ami
district moved u special vote of thanks
to Daniel Price and family Tor placing
their residence at his disposal FOE their
meetings. and their invariabie kind.
ness. The vote was carried unani-
mously. Mr. Davies. Of Miners, then
read in Welsh his paper upon "phe
Iahuence Of the r. ligious Purliamant
o. Chicago upon Christianity" The
parliament WAS held in the Columbia
Hall of tho great exposition when
thirty natiOnalities were represented
and the commoIious building was
thronged mt the various sittings al
though accommodation was provided
for about 4. 900 persons.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PARLIAMENT.
Then followed q very interesting do
scription Of the various races and ma
tionalities representa- at the parlia-
ment. followed by criticisms culled out
of the following periodicals unfavora.
BILE to the objects and results of the
parliament, viz:
The Halifax Critic, the Living
Church, Christian Newspaper, Episco-
pal Recorder, and in favor Of the move.
ment tho speaker read extracts from
the Congregationalist, the Evangelist
Chicago Standard, jewish Messenger,
the Buffalo Church Advertiser. the Lu-
theran Evangelist and the Union Sig
nal
After carefully considering the que5.
tion aud taking an affirmative view of
the matter and convinced that the par
lament would be conducive of good
results, the speaker said it must be
confessed that it was impossible as yet
to indicate any positive results arising
from the movement, but to his mind
there were many points. which he
minutely explained, which in tims
were certain to produce the results de-
sired by its promoters. The argument
briefly was that the bringing together
of epresentatiues of thirty nations and
the great opportunity Of COM
pairing the principles and phases
of their different beliefs must Of neces-
sity lead TO an assimilation Of opinion
upon some points in common between
them and the fact Of their meeting to-
gether must tend to an increase of
brotherly love which was the basis OF
Christianity. The speaker made ref
erence to the fact that the proceedings
wele opened daily by the saying of the
Lords prayer, which all joined, If
not in language in spirit.
Mr.. Davies concluded with hymn
which exactly interpreted the appeal
Of mis- arguments The discussion was
continued by DIniel ]. Evans, who
spoke at length in support OF the paper
and argued that it must be productive
Of great good, as it elevated all men
upon the same platform and this was
according to the commission given by
Christ.
DIR. JONES REMARKS.
DR.. Jones, of Providence followed in
an excellent speech upon various phases
of the movement and more particular
ly upon the unique character Of the
parliament in its universally as the
only one of the kind in the history of
the world.
Rev. D. P. Jones, of the Tabernacle,
Hyde Park, in pithy spsech referred
to the lessons to all protesting Chris
tians taught by tho history Of the par
lament, viz not TO be conservative in
their opinions and to be mora tolerent
to all men,
Mr.. Jenkins, of Parsons, drew at
tention 10 several instances in Mo-
hammedism and other creeds where
there were examples in rules of living
that would put protesting Christians
to shame and the parliament, he hoped,
would prove beneficial in this respect.
The Rev. Isaac Thomas, of Rand-
ham. and Thomas j. Lewis, of Provi-
dence, continued tho discussion, fol-
lowed by Rev. Mr.. George, Of Pitlstoa,
who expressed hope that all Christian
churches would make an effort to carry
out the lessons CLEANED from the reli.
gious parliament. Gwyfryn Evans, Of
South Wales, having made few re-
marks, the discussion closed by the
Rev. David Jones, Of Hyde Park, who,
in spirited address, referred to the
adverse criticism which had come al
most entirely from the Episcopalian
press, and showed the narrow and in
tolerant spirit which manifested itself
In this country in the same manner as
shown by the Episcopal press in the old
country, but one great Lesson observed
was that OF tolerance to all people and
to be light to one another.
1t was decided to publish the paper
rs read in the "Gsnhadw The Revs.
ID. 2. Jones and Isaac Thomas spo ke
upon the position OF the "Gsnhadwi,.
and n general opinion was expressed
that it should be subscribed for more
freely amongst the connection.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
The afternoon meeting was also con-
Quoted in Welsh, when very learned
discourse was preached by the Rev.
Mr.. Davis (whoss paper We have re-
ferred toy upon Matthew xiii. SO. At
the conclusion Of the sermon, the uues.
tion of the better Observance Of the
Sabbath day and the action of the
American Sabbath union was intro
duced by the Rev. D4vid Jones. of