The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-03
REPORTS OF DISTRICTS
Continued from Page IL

In conclusion he said that the need
| OF forward movement Is very appar-
ent. Advance toward the prohibition
of liquor is too slow, considering the
cruel results 1t is producing in the dis
\ organization of social life and its crime
| producing operations. A common love
for humanity should arouse the church
TO personal duty along the line. The
| Christian Sabbath Is in danger OF be-
| ing Side-tracked by socialism and avar-
ice. The decalogue is being trampled
upon by the millions. He asked TO
have the charge reduced by making a
new charge Of Lackawanna. There
| are more than fifty Epworth leauge
chapters in the district with a MEM
bership apprOximating 1000.
These reports were followed by a talk
| by Rev. DR.. Manley S. Hard on
Church Extension" He said that
since the society had been founded the
| Wyoming conference has given $2S,
| The donations aside from that received
from churches amounts to $3.50 during
the past year. The apportionment for
the coming year Is $1,000. At noon the
session adjourned.
At . o'clock this afternoon the ami
versary of the Historical society was
celebrated. Dr. Hard presiding, and was
| quite largely attended. After the sing
ing of u hymn. Rev. Bishop b. Carruth
offered prayer. The reports of the
president, secretary, treasurer and
archivist We're called for after respon-
sive reading. DR.. Sprague, the archi-
Visit and librarian, was the only one
of these officers not elsewhere engaged.
and reported the receipt Of books Of in
| terest, papers, etc. DR.. Sprague said
| that his time is so much occupied that
| 1t Is impossible for him to attend to
the duties Of archivist and accordingly
he moved the election Of Rev. ]. X.
Peck, of Kingston, who IL much inter-
dress was by Lowell Harding and was
a history Of Methodism in Binghamton.
The next address was by Lyman c.
Floyd. of Scranton, on some Of his asso-
| ciates. Among those he spoke of were
Zachariah Paddock and DR.. George
Peck. Mr.. Floyd was followed by Rev.
Henry Wheeler, d. d., director In the
Philadelphia conference Historical So
| ciety. He spoke on the history of
Methodism and termed the present as
prominently the history making period
| of this denomination. A careful exam
| ination of the legislation of Methodism
| for the past two or three decades
| showed it to all exceptionally fine and
| did much to give II an impetus. The
| contemplation Of the future warrants
| the assertion that our pOsterity Will
| pronounce us the history making gen.
| Grafton of the church. The various
great changes made in the operation
and government Of the church We're
spoken of as we'll as the resulting
changes. This was termed the period
of changes, the foundations of Method
| ism being made stronger and deeper
than ever before and the men who lived
| from 1860 to 1890 will be considered the
par-excellence Of Methodism.
OFFICERS OF SOCIETY.
The officers of the Historical society
are: President. Manley 8. Hard; vice.
presidents, the presiding elders; re-
| cOrding secretary, j. F. Warner; treas
| urer. /. N. Shipman: corresponding
| secretary, c. A. Benjamin; archivist
and librarian, ]. K. Peck.
The Veterans association met at
o'clock and elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President,
Rev. P. r. Tower, of South Canaan;
first vice president. Rev. ]. B. Santee,
Of Binghamton second vice president,
Rev. ]. b. Davis. Camptown. Pa; Sec
retary and treasurer, Rev. N. j. How
| ley.
The second of the series of five his
torical lectures was given at o'clock
this afternoon. this one being by DR..
r. w. Rogers, Of Drew Theological
seminary. These lectures are more
particularly upon church history and
are exceptionally profitable. The first
one was to show how we have learned
| to know the people of Babylonia while
| the others will show how the history OF
| the Babylonians, demonstrates in a
| wonderful manner that the statements
| in the book of Genesis and In fact all
| of the books of the Old Testament, are
true. His lecture yesterday AFTERNOON
opened with q description Of Assyria
and Rabylonia and of the sights and
| wonders abounding in these countries.
The rediscovery of Nineveh and Baby
lonia and the decciphering the ancient
| languages of these people which must
necessarily be very slow.
The greater part Of the address was
! divided into two parts, decipherment
and excavation. The ruins at Persep-
oils We're mentioned in particular and
of the remains of inscriptions found
there, and of the numerous attempts to
decipher them. How many persons
spent years in this work and how at
| last their efforts were crowned with
success and how Independent transla-
| tions of the annals of Tiglath Pileser
compared almost exactly. He spoke OF
| the conducting Of excavations in order
| to secure remains of inscriptions and OF
| architecture. The expedition sent out
under the auspices Of the University
| of Pennsylvania and the excellent re-
suits were particularly spoken of. In
closing he summarized by telling of the
remarkable results of these decipher-
ments and of the excavations and of
the Importance attached to them for
every Bible student.
BOARD OF STEWARDS MEET.
| The board of stewards convened this
afternoon and began the hearing of the
statements of the conditions of the SUI
perannuated ministers. According to
the needs of these worn-Out gentlemen
the funds are divided equally among
three classes. The first will receive
about $15O, the second about $125 and
the third about 500. The board is
made up OF pastor and a layman from
each district. as follows: President,
| j. c. Leacock; w. w. COrbin, secre-
tary:' A. j. Cook. treasurer; A. D.
Decker, w. NJ. Hitler, I. N. Shipman,
W. Y. Blair. Laymen-R. j. Penwar-
den. c. w. Burnside. Christian Wal
ters, f. W. Beckwith, William II. Still
we'll
There seems to be a unanimity of
| opinion as to who will receive election
as delegates to the general conference
| tomorrow morning. The opinion also