The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-01
City Pastors and
Their Hard Work
Religious Developments of One Week
in All Our Churches.
AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES NOTED
Carefully Compiled Compendium of News
and Personal Mention Relating to the
Churches and the Benevolent and
Charitable Religious Societies.

Churches ana the BeneNOlenI anu
Charitable Religious Societies.
President Augustus H. Strong, D. D..
Ii. D., has written three very able ar
ticles on Ethical Monism" in the
Examiner, which have aroused crlti-
cism in many quarters, and especially
so among the Baptist denomination IN
whose organ the essays appeared. Dr.
Strong says that 'ft is not too much TO
say that the monistic philosophy, in its
various forms, holds at present almost
undisputed sway in our American uni
versities. Harvard and Yale, Brown
and Cornell, Princeton and Rochester
Toronto and Ann Harbor, Boston and
Chicago, are all teaching it," Monism
has ever been regarded as pantheistic,
and against this Mr.. Strong fences in
his system with remarkable ingenuity
The crucial test of Monism are the fact
of sin and the atonement of Christ, and
to harmonize these theological doctrines
with his philosophy, taxes both the
presidents reasoning and eXegesis. He
accounts for personalities by saying
that God has limited and circumscribed
himself, and to the objection how can
there be innumerable personalities and
yet but the one substance, he falls back
on the doctrine of the Trinity, which
teaches three infinite personalities in
the one substance of God, and whoever
believes this cannot consistently deny
that in the same substance there are
multitudinous finite personalities. Or
thodoxy will hardly accept such state
ment as the following of the Son OF
God: ''It is impossible that He Christ
who is the natural life of humanity
should not be responsible for the sin
committed by His own members"
DR.. D. c. Hughes, of the Jackson
Street Baptist church, will read a paper
on 'Monism" next Monday morning be.
fore the Pastors union, when he will
discuss the philosophy of DR.. Strong in
its relation to orthodox theology.
Missionary Aid.
The response to the donation party held
by the ladies of the Green Ridge Presby-
terian church was liberal. The boxes are
kept open until next week, and then
closed and sent to mission stations north
and west.
The Sunday school of the Elm Park
church devotes the last Sabbath of every
month to missionary work. The mem
bers give an Offering and over $50 per
month has been donated during the last
four months.
The Sunday school and congregation Of
the Plymouth Congregational church
Joined in bringing a Thanksgiving offer
ing TO the lecture room of the church.
which was donated TO a family in poor
circumstances.
Abolish Baptist church has been recent.
ly organized in Buffalo. A student from
Rochester went to labor among this peo-
pie four years ago. who was later Joined
by Polish gentleman. Their labors
have been very successful, and church
was recently organized with thirty mem.
bers. This is the first Polish Baptist
church in the United States.
Last Thursday the several chapters OF
the Epworth league movement in our city
heartily responded to the appeal sent
forth by the secretary of the Missionary
society for aid. This society has felt the
pressure of hard times and its usefulness
has been crippled for the lack of funds
The contributions did not suffice to defray
the current obligations. and an appeal
was sent forth TO the young people of the
Epworth league all through the United
states to come to the rescue. These So
cieties in our city have done their part
we'll If all chapters throughout the
Union have done as well, the anxiety that
has pressed heavily on the officials of the
Missionary society has been wholly re-
moved.
Church Extension. s5i
A new parsonage is about being com
pleted by the members of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Trucksville.
Rev. Mr.. Schwendener, a German evan
gelist from st. Joseph, Mo-, is conducting
special services at the Hickory Stree
Baptist church, of which Rev. j. c
Schmitt is pastor.
A new Methodist Episcopal church /!
being erected in Clarks Green. 1t will b,
completed about the first of February
and will cost over $4,000. The pastor IL
charge is Rev. T.. H. Parson.
The Baptist ministerial conference de
voted last Monday to hearing report!
from the various churches in the Abing
ton association. The churches, with rar,
exceptions, are in a healthy condition anC
doing aggressive work.
Captain Singleton and wife arrived II
the city last Wednesday afternoon, AM
will have charge of the Salvation Arm,
work on the West Side. Captain South
worth and wife, who have been in charg
for the past six months, left Tuesday 70
Harrisburg.
An Italian mission has been started IL
Wilkes-Barre by the Lackawanna Pres
bytery. 1t is in charge of Joseph Vitale
and about thirty persons have bande
themselves together. The same denomi
nation has also mission station amon
the same people in Pittston.
The Green Ridge Presbyterian Sunda,
school is the first to respond to the ap
peal for aid from the McAl mission o
France. Twenty-Five dollars were for
warded to the secretary of this work Il
our city, Mrs. ]. A. Price, who thanks tn
school for its prompt action.
Captain Pattie Watkins, of New Yor
city, spent two weeks with friends on tn
West Side She spoke for the last tw
Sundays in-the Salvation barracks an
drew immense audiences. She addresse
large audience in the Rescue missio
last Tuesday evening. On Wednesda
She left for New York. She is statone
in the Bowery and is doing very goo
work. Her audiences on Sunday averag
about 1900, and hall that seats from 81
to 600 is generally filled on week nights
Her many friends in the city were please
to see and hear her.
Young Christians.
Next Monday evening the Epwort
league of the Asbury Methodist Eplscopf
church will hold an important debate an
parliamentary practice.
Next Tuesday evening the Endeavc
society of the Green Ridge Presbyteria
church will hold its business meeting an
elect officers for the ensuing term.
Last Tuesday evening the young peop
of the North Main Avenue Baptist churc
organized Shakesperean Literary cluI
They will study the works of the leadin
authors.
The young people of the First Congr,
gational Sunday school are preparin
1.-THE Story of Ages" which they expe,
to render Sunday evening immedlatel
preceding Christmas day.
The Band of Hope of the Provident