The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-24
news OF RELIGIOUS WORLD
interviews with Brother Francis,. 1t
Good Shepherd Brotherhood.
EFFORTS TO GET CONVENTION
Allentown Is Our Chief Competitor faF
tho Next State Christian EndcnvOr
Meeting - Schivcrca Meeting In
tho FrOthingham Abandoned.


Meeting = Schivcrca Meeting In
tho rockingham Abandoned.
'iSume few weeks since" says the
current number of st. Luke's Church.
man. IA special service was held in
st. Luke's church. when layman was
set apart by the Rt. Rev. N. $. Rulison.
ID. d.. Ito do missionary work In this
valley. No doubt a great many people
read these accounts, Yet owing to the
nature of the work--being entirely new
in this vicinity-after all knew but
very little about 1t. We recently had
an extensive interview with Brother
Francis, the founder of the Brother
hood of the Good Shepherd. and seeing
that his object is So useful and noble
and his motive such an unusual and
unselfish one, We could not well look
upon the whole matter without deem
Ing it both u high privilege as well as a
sacred duty to define more specifically
the inner meaning and true object of
this newly-founded institution.
deeply conscious of the rapidly in
creasing population throughout this
valley, most of whom are ignorant,
poor. and submerged IN misery, and
that neither the church nor the state
are carrying on the needed. practical.
educational and religious work among
large class. now almost entirely neg
lected; and believing that consecrated
lay-servicc, practically and earnestly
applied, could be made to yield a vast
amount of good. we heartily endorse
the brotherhood of the Good Shep-
herd. whose members are devout
laymen, giving their entire SER
vice to the teaching of the ignorant.
tl,. .,i,, t.,l,
which there is Il great need in this com
munity. And as one of the vows of
the brotherhood Is poverty, and as 1t
is essential that the institution should
have home somewhere near the city.
where convllescents could be comfort
ably cared for, and that 1t should have
some land to help furnish the simple
living to those in community. we hearth
ly recommend the Brotherhood of the
Good Shepherd to the kindly consider
alton and generous support of all those
who are benevolent and religiously in
cHned and interested in Gods poor, as
a purely charhtably and Christian in
stitution."
The BROTHERS Of Nazareth.
at may be of interest to some to learn
that there Is an institution at Verbank,
New York, known as Priory Farm,
under the order of the Brothers of Naz-
areth. A few years since. Colonel DE
Peyster. a wealthy and well-known res
ident of New York city. had formed an
intimate acquaintance with the Ella
vator boy in the building where he had
an office. One day he missed him, and
on inquiring learned that he was sick
and had been sent out of the city TO a
convalescent home by some friends.
Some time after this the boy returned
hi II. t.,N -,
De PeySter. seeing him back. asked him
where he had been and all about the
home. On being told the nature OF the
institution, he sent for Brother Gilbert,
who was In charge, to come and see
him. He did so. and. as result of his
visit, Colonel De Peyster decided a farm
of 300 arces to the Brothers of Nazareth,
and at different times since has given
them in the neighborhood of s5O,OOO to
put in buildings and otherwise help
carry on the charitable work at Priory
Farm.
1T consists of training school for
boys. convalescent home and a home
for consumptives The institution Is
we'll and favorably known in New York
and supported by large circle Of some
of the best and most influential families
in the state of New York.
Last summer Brother Francis spent
week at this institution: he studied
the nature of it's work, and came back
to Scranton thoroughly convinced that
similar institution might accomplish
most excellent work throughout this
thickly settled valley. The more he
thought about 1t the more he decided
1t his duty to enter upon this work per-
sonally. SO that finally on the second
day of July he was solemnly set apart
for this special kind Of work in st.
Luke's church by the Rt. Rev. n. s.
Rulison, ID. d., assistant bishop of the
diocese Of Central Pennsylvania. Since
that time Brother Francis has been
busily engaged in his new line OF work,
visiting amosg the sick and poor, in
structing the ignorant and formulat-
ing plans for a permanent organiza-
tion upon which he expects to conduct
his work.
Brother Francis has sconsecrated him
self wholly to this special line of work
he expects to make it "a life work: he
wants no compensation for 1t, only the
p!ainest kind of living. This Is all he
asks for, and the amount of good ac-
compished he very gratefully acknOwl-
edges as the highest compensation he
could wish for. Whether our rich city
of Scranton Is prepared to accept the
magnanimous offer of Brother Francis
remains to he manifested on the part of
all those who can In any manper or
fonm assist him in his work.
VIII Scranton Get the Convention?
The church element especially and all
residents of Scranton generally should
view with favor the earnest effort be-
ing made by the Scranton delegation OF
Christian f.ndeavorers at the state
convention at Erie to secure for this
city the 1896 convention. Allentown Is
Scranton's chief competitor, but this
citys workers were earlier on the
ground. have better and more practi-
cal organization and bid fair to sue
ceed in their object, at least such is
Indicated In special and United Press
reports from Erie to The Tribune
Among the Scranton literature being
distributed Is large circular at the
| top OF which appears a cut showing a
diagram of the eight railroads and
branches entering the city, while at the
bottom Is printed the following concise
and comprehensive review OF Scran-
tons advantages and facilities:
Scranton, which asks your assist
ance in giving TO them the state conven-
tion in '9G, Is located In northeastern
Pennsylvania, and Is the metropolis nj
the anthracite coal region. 1t Is 75(
| feet above the level of the sea, and one
Of the most active and prosperous cities
| OF the state. Scranton Is the fourth
city I'm population In Pennsylvania. !,
has a population OF about 115.000 lin
creased since the accompanying cut was
| made). It's incorporate area embraces
| ZOO acres, and II has 1H miles oI
streets 1t has twenty-nine miles OF
| electric street railway within its limits
| and seventy-five miles extending be-
yond dts city lines. 1t Is known as the
| Electric City, for II was I'm Scranton
| that electric street cars were first run
In this country. At night. Its streets
are illuminated by more than 800 arc
| lights each OF 1000 candle power, max.