The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-20

question was, Who should do It? God
had placed the balance of political
power in the hands Of young people,
and they had votes enough to turn the
tide in the direction desired. Why not,
therefore, start together with the OBJ
ject of securing better government?
One question to be dealt with was, II
they could accomplish their object
without taking part in politics, and he
replied: mo, impossible People who
did not take part in politics were not
patriots, and man was not COM
plete Christian If he was not a patriot.
In some minds politics were filthy, low
and degraded, and 1t was for Christian
people to remove the stain. A new era
had opened, and their time had come.
They must attend the primaries and
elections to select the right and to elect
loyal and righteous men to guide the
state so that peace could be secured
and the people made happy. This was
the time to act and this was the
work for young people to do, the
responsibility was upon them, and
which God would require to be full
filled.
Rev. Warren G. Partridge delivered
an address on 1.-THE Educational Feat
ures of the Young Peoples Movement"
and pointed out that the Baptist COM
munity had thirty-three millions of dol
lars invested in colleges, academies and
schools of higher grade. which was
more than was possessed by any other
evangelical denomination in North
.a,;4a tIox h.. ,,trt,, to-,
of the Baptists should have the hearth
est sympathy with all efforts for higher
education. The reverend gentleman
made an effective argument that in
tellect and education were more es-
sential in Christianity than emotion,
and it was as paramount duty to
teach as to evangelize. The mistake
was made by some churches of laying
stress upon the conversion of sinners
instead of, also, training the young con-
vertS. This. was a recognized feature
Of the young peoples movement, to
train the young people, to provide
proper literature, and already the
movement had given them such books
as Life of Jesus" "Short History Of
the Baptists." The weekly paper of the
Baptist family and 1t would assist in
giving them an intelligent conception
of their own denomination and would
supplant the trashy literature in the
shape of fiction, which the devil HIM
self had concocted for the ruin of young
people. For the price of packet Of
cigarettes they could now buy volume
of the works of Shakespeare, Macau-
lay, Ruskin, Carlyle and other famous
writer's, and the course arranged by the
| movement would compose these works
as well as those of authors of all ma
tions and all ages
Bible systematically Read.
The Christian culture course COM
prlsed studies In which the Bible would
| be Systematically read in four years.
| the missionary course giving the de-
velopment OF missionary work from the
| Apostolic times to the present days,
and the sacred literature course COM
prising the history of the church and
doctrines. Each course would occupy
| four years study.
| Rev. w. G. Watkins spoke on "The
Spiritual Aspect Of the Young Peoples .
Movement and dealt largely with a
comparative statement of the voting
power of the Roman Catholics and
Christian Protestants in this country,
his object being to show that 1t was the
duty Of the Protestant churches to
reach the eight million Protestants who
were professed Christians and who
should be brought within the influence
Of the church. The address was emf