The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-07
FOR THE CHURCH WORKERS
Novel Campaign That Has Been In
augurated by the I. N. c. A.
CONSISTS or Personal WORK
Religious News Of the Week Told ID
= Short Paragraphs - Services That
VIII he Held Ia tho Churches
Of the City Tomorrow.

A very practical and up-tO-date kind
of religious work is being planned among
a number of Young Mems Christian as
sociation members peculiarly fitted Tor
the work in question. The idea Is a
novel one and will be put forward by
the workers training class under the
direction of General Secretary Mahy. IL
is not simply the addition OF another
Biblc class course To the work already
laid out, but is II sort of IA lay theoiogl-
cal seminary. where in simple element
AIRY form the evidences of Christianity
are put before young workers and they
are taught how to handle the word OF
God in personal work.
The primary idea of the workers Is
not so much the preparation for public
effort as 1t is for skillful personal train
ing The training class which recently
finished a preparatory course VIII to-
morrow be given written examination
and those whose work comes ZIP to 20
per cent will he eligible to membership
In the workers league. which will be or
ganized during the coming week. This
league will hold weekly meetings, when
the members will make written reports
according to the following form:
/, Personal Workers report-I had per-
'sOnal conversation with ....... address,
......: on the subject of his personal rela'
tionship to Christ. His difficulty was
Result Of conversation .'.:''' ie
TO Illustrate the purpose of the re-
port it may be- supposed that his dis
belief of the divinity OF CHRIST is given
in the case of u certain young man.
the meeting would then proceed to get
from the Bible and from other sources
the best possible proof and authority of
Christ's divinity. The matter would
then be discussed and the worker who
made the report would be given certain
arguments and authorities with which
to win over the party i'm question. Each
member of the league will be required
to sign the following pledge:
promise to attend every session of the
Personal Workers league, unless detained
by some reason which can honestly give
my Lord. | will spend ..... each day in
such study as will better Ill me to be-
come IA workman that needeth not to he
ashamed" III Tim, ii. 10. ! will seek to
improve every opportunity for doing per-
sonal work which may come 10 me.
Date ....... Signed ....... Witness .......
MEETING AT ALLENTOWN.
At Tuesday afternoons session of the
standing committee of the Central Dio-
cese of the Episcopal church at Allen
town routine business was transacted.
Consent was given to the conservation
of the bishops of Washington, -. c..
Los Angeles. Cal, Lexington, Ky, and
Marquette. Mich.
The cases of Rev. ]. B. May. of Potts
vile: Rev. =. U. Mitman. of Allentown,
and Professor William X. Butts. of
bloomsbury. who recently left the Re-
formed church and Joined the Episcopal
church were considered. Consent was
given tn the ordination of Rev. Mr..
May, but the cases of Rev. Mr.. Mitman
and Professor Butts We're postponed
for further action until the next meet
ing. Until then the two applicants will
take the prescribed course of study.
Professor Butts. who was connected
with the bloomsbury State Normal
school has entered the Episcopal The
ological seminary in New York city.