The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-04

AFTER Mr.. DOny haQ nnlSneQ reaQlng
his report. DR.. Hamilton spoke briefly
| on the work OF the Freedman's Aid and
Southern Educational society, followed
| by a talk on the same subject by DR..
| Rogers. Of Drew Theological seminary.
| w. w. Corwin, secretary of the board
of stewards, read a preliminary report
| after which Rev. Mr.. Van Dorne, OF the
American Bible society. spoke.
THE LAY DELEGATES.
The lay delegate conference convened
in the Sunday school room at O'Clock
for the purpose of electing two lay del
| egates to the general conference. Those
present from Scranton We're: ~. G.
Myers, Cedar avenue; ]. W. Vail. Court
street; w. A. May, Elm Park; II. c.
| Hinman, Hampton street; c. A. SUIT
ton, Providence, and John p. Acker, Y.
w. Masters. Taylor. w. A. May, of
Scranton, was elected chairman and J.
b. Miller. of Susquehanna, secretary.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed as credentials committee: w. f.
Clements. j. w. Keller w. w .Corwin.
After the calling of the roll, Rev. George
Landon offered prayer. a resolution
was adopted to the effect that one del
| egate be elected from Pennsylvania
and one from New York state. Mr..
Corwin presented the following resolu-
tion: Resolved, That the delegates
elected by this body to the general con-
ference be instructed to oppose by hon
Orable efforts every attempt to remove
| or extend the time limit.
/ The following committee was appoint
| ed on resolutions: G. X. Powell, B. f..
James and George s. WILDER. George
K. Powell, Of Wilkes-B Barre, nominated
George s. Bennett, of that same place,
as the Pennsylvania. delegate. The sec
retary cast the ballot as there was no
ether candidate. Mr.. Bennett was
called for and gave an address. ]. F.
Shoemaker nominated A. l. Decker as
one of the New York delegates and Dis
trict Attorney II. C. Perkins nominated
w. ]. Welsh of Binghamton. The bal
lot resulted in Mr.. Decker receiving IS
ton was made unanimous and Mr..
Decker was called for and delivered an
address. w. ]. Welsh was elected as
reserve for the New York part and
William Connell. of Scranton, for the
| PENNSYLVANIA end. Both We're unani-
mously elected. The committee on res
olutions reported resolution to the
effect that 1t be declared the sense of
the conference that it Is in favor of
the reduction of ministerial representa-
tion.
| w NoM<AAN -
At 3 o'clock a very largely attended
meeting was held under the auspices OF
the Womans Home Missionary society.
Mrs. w. II. Pearce. of Scranton, pre-
sided and seated on the platform with
her were the bishop. Mrs G.. B. Kulp.
of Wilkes Barre. and Mrs T. Fl. Has
kins, of this city, Reports were given
by the treasurer, Mrs. F. H. Haskins,
| and by the corresponding secretary,
Mrs. G. B. Kulp, after which Bishop
| Vincent delivered an address. He said:
There is a great necessity that we
should have woman's touch OF power
upon every movement. l have no faith
in woman's ballot upon any question:
but have great faith in woman's power
to mould character. When looking at
woman in the home and then In the ma
| ton. I find that her power Is great
Among. the poor and degraded are op-
portunities for women to promote ac-
tive Christian relation. Among these
Door people nothing Is needed more
| than home training. These are the
things we most need and these are some
of the things the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society Is doing. AS for for
eign missionary work. the people who
come to this land are greatly benefited
before they touch our shores. Mission
| airy WOTk Is tlc IllOSt Dcdutil vi DuSlIlSSS
| the church has on hand. You cannot
| shut up the home missionary work In
the United States: the rays of your in
huence must spread until 1t touches ev-
cry land. This work Is founding and
| blessing homes in all parts of the world.
The home Is to train the boy in moral
and sociological principles so that he
| will go out into the world and support
| prohibition, purity and temperance.
This is what the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society is doing"
At o'clock a joint session Of the con-
ference session was held. Bishop
as the first speaker Captain w. A.
May. of Scranton. He spoke very
briefly. after which George s. Bennett.
the first lay delegate to the general
conference. was introduced. He re-
ferred to the many conventions to be
held during this year. but the most i'm
portant gathering will the one at Cleve-
land. A. l. Decker, the newly elected
delegate to the general conference, was
next introduced and spoke quite hu-
morously for few minutes Hon. w.
j. Welsh, the first reserve delegate, was
| introduced and said that he reure.
sented the fellow who was only partly
Sin it," but there are many fields to
plow. The second reserve delegate,
| William Connell, also spoke. He was
followed by some sound advice by the
bishop.
PROF. ROGERS LECTURE.
The second of the historical lectures
by Professor r. w. Rogers, of Drew
| Theological seminary, and the third in
the course was given this afternoon,
after the joint conference, before an
audience of about 1000 persons. These
lectures have proved to be one of the
most interesting and instructive fea-
| lures for ministers and laymen alike
and are being attended by many per-
sons outside of the Methodist denom-
ination. Mr. Rogers is showing quite
to the astonishment of many of the
ministers well versed in history, how
the historical accounts in Genesis tally
with those as deciphered from the
tables and monuments discovered in
| the ruins of ancient cities. 1t was
generally known that the Biblical ac-
counts We're corroborated by the re-
mains of the ancients, but 1t is indeed
surprising 20 learn to what marked
degree they correspond and how fur
| ther comparisons are literally being
| dug from the earth"
Mr.. Rogers opened yesterday by
speaking Of beginnings, how they
kindle spark which seems to
send ray far out into the
future and furnish glimpse of
great and overwhelming fields. yet un-
trodden and still to be discovered He
pictured the beginning of the world, of
the interest shown by savages in begin
nings, of the beginning Of that great re-
ligion, Mohammedism, Of the American
commonwealth. and of the scientific
study Of beginnings in modern times.
Mr.. Rogers repeated the stories con-
cerning the flood as told by savage peo-
pie and by cultivated people. He COM
pared the Genesis story with other
flood stories. In closing he told of
polytheism. monotheism, Of the spir-
itual truths of the Genesis ac-
count of the creation and of the
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