The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

fits 1t contained. He would therefore
suggest cleaning committee from
each society to gather what they could
Of the uplifting convention. He had
understood there We're no omissions in
the preparatory work, but the failure
to arrange for cleaning committees
he thought would be q sin of omission.
The following text In the scripture
reading was suggested by DR.. Moffatt.
come they We're of one thought and one
place." He wondered il the Endeavor-
ers We're in readiness Of mind and spirit
to receive Gods answer to the prayers
that have been going up for months
for the conventions success. He did not
doubt Gods answer would be favor
able. but it would be lacking in power
If the Endeavorers individually We're
lacking in proper spirit to receive the
indwelling of Gods holy help.
Rev. Newman Matthews spoke of the
labor and gain of the occasion. There
was gain, personal and general. that
came with the training and satisfaction
following the labor. In the largeness of
plan and scheme there has been pro-
portiOnate training of the workers iivcs
that would rebound to the glory of
God. Fellowship, too, Christian fellow
ship. between the members and with
NDu fdu DecH abOut.
ATTORNEY WELLS TALK.
Attorney Wells admitted that while
being one of the advisory board he
would not guarantee that he could
name his colleagues. The board had ex-
listed only in name and spirit, as the
E,ndeavorer executives had seemed
quite capable of caring for themselves
and the convention. He would like to
obliterate one thought, the thought
that ii was to he an Endcavorers'
convention-and he was an Endeavorer,
too. 1t was for everybody-it was for
good, and good would not come with
Il restriction to any given class. Scran-
ton had become known as the first and
best convention city of the state, but
no such convention ever was establish.
ed here as would be that of next week.
1t was a working out of Gods plans.
1t was to be one of Gods conventions.
He knew souls would be saved by it,
but that could not be said of any of
the other numerous gatherings here.
Dr. Mcleod believed that mis- hearers
had already got the benefit of the con-
vcntion. Goldsmith said the luxury Of
doing good is yours alrcaIy.' the lux
ury of doing more good was theirs for
the future. The convention had been
well awarded and If plan your work
and then work your PLAN was sue
cessfully carried out he had no fears
for the result. He would not like to see
all societies looking forward to and
working for only conventions and gen.
eralites. He wanted to see each So
cicty i'm the city, that of his own church
particularly. the best in the city, and
by the best" he meant the foremost
in work suggested by the foundation of
endeavorism, christian endeavor."
Gods question is what hast thou
wrought" it should be answered favor
ably long after the convention Is over
as well as now.
The meeting ended with u benedic-
tion by Rev. Thomas Bell.
PERIOD OF SOCIABILITY.
Later there was period of sociability
and an illustration of how delegates
would he met by reception committee
squads and guided to churches wher.
members of the entertainment commit
tee would assign the delegates tC
homes and hotels whence they would
De pilotcd by Juniors.
! 1t was announced that the committee
! of SO had already established itself In
headquarters in the Young Mems
Christian Association building. that the
! remaining caps would be distributed
from headquarters today and tomorrow
and that the ushers would meet Mon
day night In the association building.