The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-02
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of the preaching of the times. His sec
ond subdivision was the doctrinal lapse
of the Church of England and the tea-
son for the opposition OF the church 20
the Methodist teaching. Thirdly ne
spoke of the doctrinal lapse of the oth-
er churches in England, of the unitar-
eanization of Presbyterianism. ana OF
the work OF Professors Simpson ana
Hutchinson. He considered, in the
fourth place. the moral preparation Tor
Methodlsm ana the loose living of the
clergy OF the Church of England. The
next point was the state of religion hs
given by contemporary witnesses ana
lastly he turned TO the brighter side
and spoke of the instances or saihtn-
ness i'm the church and the place OF
Methodsm in modern religious his
tory.
Last evening the exercises were de-
voted to the interests of the thurcn
Extension society and were attended
by large number. Rev. j. y. Faux
ner presided and introduced as the
first speaker Rev. Leonard c. Murdock,
who spoke on "'The Relation of Peace
10 Permanency" The address was
rather brief, but was interesting ana
contained many pointed truths,
Tie was followed by Rev. Curtis II.
Mogg. Of WilkcsBaT whose subject
was Tho Nations Demand i'm Promot-
ing Morals" tie spoke of the need OF
moral as We'll as a political life Tor
nation. The stat" is more ana NOR
withdrawing moral support and leaN-
ing that work To the church. 'Com-
muuities will unite on common inter-
est and nothing il more needful than
center of moral religious life. TINS
need the church supplies. The board
of church extension plants churches
where the people are too poor to rais"
all the money. Thus is Supplied
place OF worship which usually be
comes strong, Self-suppurtlnS
church and contributes money for tac
aid of other poor churches as well as
for missions aud the general benevo-
lent enterprises.
The speaker characterised these
churches as training schonls for i'm
mortality. The benefits of this work
cannot be fully measured in this life.
Sunday and revival work and the high
est types of soul culture. The last ad.
tiress of the evening was by Rev. Man
ley 5 Hard, on the subject Methods
in Projecting influence" The follow
ing is a brief summary Of the doctors
remarksi
REV. MANLEY HARp'S ADDRESS.
That which has consumed enough Of
energy and thought To take on the
form of an idea will formulate itself
into some methods so that ii may per
feet its influence \ barn in Il near
city was so costly and elaborate that
II remains the monument of the man
who reared 1t. His father did better.
In the same city he put a college for
women. Bill Nye, under contract,
wrote yards of funny things every
week and yet has projected his intlu-
ence solely by his droll, quaint wit.
Now and then influence is projected,
that on the one side is strong. sincere,
incisiVe, yet on the other is base, un'
) worthy, belittling and impious Mr..
Parnell was the great leader Of home
rule; yet he broke down home with
his treacherous ways. Daniel Webster
has no peer in Incorporating consttu-
tional law. yet h got much of his in
spiration from the glass before him.
"Gambetta was the brilliant French
statesman, yet was reputed duelist.
Others have projected pure and worthy
influences. Joseph, under his tempta-
tions; Luther. at the church council
that condemned him. Paul on the way
to prison. said he, had fought a good
fight The doctor also said that there
must he a country before there could
be lasting influences projected by the
cnufcn. 10 lbInlulatt II Grant never
blundered into Richmond Sherman
was no straggler, when he left Atlanta
to find the sea; Sheridan and Sheran-
doah have a history. Jesus must needs
love body to die for men. so the
church Is to save men, and II must
needs take ON form. Society has such
estimate and high value Of the worth
of a church building that men will
not live long away from its influence,
The 73l Methodist churches doubtless
strongly aided in formulating the sober.
temperance sentiment of Kansas. Yet
the board of church extension has aid.
ed all but iifty-two of them. The in
tluence of men are projected by their
friends Within sixty days a gentle
man and lady in this city gave $3.50 to-
ward building and naming church in
Montana in memory of their daughter.
"A community will not long hold to-
gether that does not localize its in.
fuenCe around some church building.
This conference has given the board of
church extension from the beginning
S2S.f57. 1t has received by donations
$3.50, and by loans. S5.70o. Ut is asked
to give this year $4,000, which would
be but IS. cents per member. Should
II raise this much 81 200 may be ex-
pended upon this territory by the beard
during the year. There are sixty EIGHT
of the 2O9 charges that give $40 or more
for church extension. Sixteen charges
give nothing, If the churches are, in
formed they seldom fail to respond"