The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-28

1T WAS MOST ENTHUSIASTIC

Dalton will long remember the
glorious meeting of last evening which
the members of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian association conducted
with such fervor and enthusiasm. 1t Is
not to be wondered that Invitations
are pouring in from ministers in the
neighbOrhOod begging them to assist in
carrying on the good work.
Yesterdays meeting was acknowl-
edged to be the greatest success Of all.
After the afternoon meeting at the
association rooms the boys sat down to a
tea which was provided in the social
room and passed the time in singing
the favorite hymns until Secretary
Pearsall gave the marching order ut
6.15 J.. m, when the following filed up
the special car provided by General
Manager Hallstead: Train Master G.
NJ. Hallstead, NJ. +. Case, +. w. Pear
sail, j. II. Trock a. II. Masters, w. $.
Krcssler, w. ID. Kressler, James J.
Riley, Hugh Jeffery, James Il. Wilbur,
II. NJ. Brewer, j. S. Mann, w. A. Stan
ton, David John, a. Il. Bledleman, G.
II. Weidman, Edward Doud, Luther
DeckorJ j. T.. Masters, John $. Vanhorn,
Frank Rief, T.. j. Barnes, +. A. Stewart,
VIII Whitman, A. Albert Harry Cod
shall, w. +. Curry, Edward +. Pfeifer,
ID. j. Levi, Thomas Parrot Justo Rod
ugnez, Archie Brisbing, W. j. Murray,
NJ. V. Wesley, j. w. HOrnbaCher, II.
Durrant, Whiteford I;ornbacher, +. S.
Davey Daniel Swartz, Thomas Jeffries,
A. r. Evans, G. Brown, A. Ball, +. Il.
4 II ppla
w. Jones, W. Long, j. Francis, Edward
Fisher, W. Eichstead, II. Eden and
Frank Glover.
Sang With Feryor.
1t would be easy to imagine that this
corps of men continually engaged in
religious work would present "A long
visaged and sour-faCed eXhorters, but
what sad mistake such n conclusion
would be. No joller set OF men could
be met, as in the crowded car they
Justify sang the hymns which they have
sang at their numerous meetings. The
destination was soon reached and these
Soldiers of the Cross" trooped into the
pretty Methodist Episcopal church at
Dalton to find that it would be matter
OF ullllCuIty W ACCOMMODATE an WIN
seats. Willing hands, however, soon
provided chairs and benches which
were placed in the aisles, and after
some. necessary delay the meeting
opened by singing, 1--WE Are Journeying
on to Zion" The manner In which the
sturdy railroaders attacked the chorus
made one think Of the old saying that
the roof was not In u safe place"
The question was then submitted,
"Why should n rairoader be Chris
tian?" The following took part in the
discussion: Thomas Parrot, +. w.
Pearsall, Conductor Masters, Fireman
Nealey, Frank Glover, Rev. j. r. Angel,
and many striking arguments were ad-
duced After this the meeting was
thrown open to discuss the second ques.
ton, rs 1t possible for railroad man
to be u Christian" Immediately 1t
was announced there was contest
among those in the audience to relate
their experience. one related how, in
the days of not long ago, trainmen
kept whisky in the caboose where the
Bible now occupied the place Another
related how. not long ago, an engineer
in the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western depot was offered bottle of
whisky by passenger, and taking the
bottle smashed 1t on the ground and
threw his arms around the passenger.
! exclaimlng: GOD bless you, sir, give 1t