The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
TIE WYOMING CLASSIS.
Annual Session is in Progress at Calvary
Reformed Church Those Who Arc In
Attcndarcc-Of Elected.

In Calvary Reformed church. corner
of Monroe avenue and Gibson street.
the annual synod of the Reformed
churches of the Wyoming classis.
opened last evening. The classis en-
braces Lackawarna. Luzerne. sullivan.
Columbia. Northumberland, Montour
and Carbon counties.
The synod was called to order by Rev.
w. II. Stubblebine. pastor of Calvary
church, who was vice president of the
classis last year. Prayer was offered
by Rev A. HoutZ. Of Orangeville, and
after hymn singing the sermon was
preached by Rev. William ID. Happel.
of Wilkes-Barre. He spoke on the text
found i'm st. Paul. Preach the word" ="
What said he. Is this word we are ex-
horted TO preach? Some may find in
the Bible ideas suggesting geology. as
tronomy and other sciences; some find
in it Il book of morality. ISut what is
the truth ST. Paul tells us to teach? 1t
f. one grand truth that runs all through
the Bible from beginning to end and
binds 1t into one whole.
The essential Requirement. is that we
must find unity. There Is one great
truth found running through Scripture
and in 1t the keynote of religion is con-
tained. 1t Is that which tells US that
Christ is truth. The various books of
the Bible may have different thoughts
running through them, but they all
center unon the one great and central
truth which points to the coming of
Christ for the redemption Of man from
the snares Of the devil.
WORLD Is MADE BETTER.
1t is by preaching this that the world
Is made better. The two-fold object Of
the Christian minister Is to encourage
men to become Christians and Chris
tians to become better Christians. Ii
we preach the word we will do that
which will make the world better and
will last not only for time. but for etern-
ity
Re. d. L. Schroeder, Of TurbOtville
the stated clerk. called the roll and the
following clergymen answered.: George
w. Kefchner, Fayette. N. Y: Alfred
IlOutz, Oraneevile: ID. f. Schroeder
Turbotville; j. B. Kerchner. Conyng-
ham; c. Il. Seigel. Plymouth; II. A. I.
Benner, Freeland: William II. Stubble
bine, George II. Brandt, Bloomsbury;
c. II. Herbst. West Hazleton; William
ID. Happel, Wilkes Barre: S. Il. Stofilet,
Hazleton; Elias S. Noll, Dushore; A. II.
Herbst Wapwallopen; +. II. Rulotf.
Nanticoke;.
The following answered the roll call
of elders: John ID. ButZ, Wilkes Barre: /:
II. Y. Sweppenheiser Orangeville; l. A.
Eshbach. Paradise; Samuel T.. Wenner.
Conyngham; Philip Garnet, Fayette. N.
Y: Henry Stunz, Freeland; o. w. Cher
rington, Bloomsbury: A. Dobelstein.
Nanticokc; John Meitrot, West HaZle-
ton: Reuben Musselman. OvertOn.
PRESIDENT ELECTED.
The next order of business was the
election of a president and vice presi
dent. Rev. George w. Kerchner, of Fa-
yette, N. Y, and Rev. $. T.. Stoffiet, Of
Hazleton, were chosen president and
vice president respectively. They were
chosen unanimously. Rev. Mr.. Schoed-
Ter, stated clerk, casting the ballots of
the synod for them.
At this point adjournment was agreed
upon until . o'clock this morning. To-
day will te taken up with reports of
the year. Home missions will be dis
cussed this evening. The synod is open
to the public