The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-08
ENDEHV0RERS' SECOND DRY

DR.. James Mcleod. of the FIRST Pres
byterian church. of this city. THE sing
ing was led by the Central Guy section
Of the united choir under the direction
of Prof. j. NJ. Chance and was one of the
delightful features of the evening. The
selections We're familiar and were sang
with a hearty spirit. Two hymns, Il
Will Sing the Wondrous Story" and
There's Sunshine in Nv Soul Today"
with cOrnet and piano accompaniment,
opened the service
DR.. Mcleod read from the twelfth
episile Of Paul to the Romans. Mr..
and Mrs Lowe sang Il Would Fly" In
his prayer DR.. Mcleod gave thanks for
The sign that the day was not far when
Gods voice and His truth would be
heard in every corner of the world. He
invoked a blessing on the meeting and
the speakers. and in his saying of the
Lords prayer was accompanied by the
entire audience.
An organ solo by Prof. ]. Alfred Pen
ningtOn. the Organist and chorister of
Elm Park church. followed. The theme
for the evening discussion. Our Times"
was mentioned by Dr.. McCrory who, in
referring tn the three speakers, said
either was qualified to occupy the whole
of the session; in the three there was
enough spiritual and mental dynamite
10 blow the building into kingdom
come"
DIR. JEFFERS TALK.
Rev. DR.. f.. T. Jeffers. president Of
the York Collegiate institute, and who
discussed Men and Women For our
Times" first took time to say Elm Park
church was one of the most magnificent
links between science and religion that
he had ever seen. In his address he
said:
The 'Times are out of joint and have
been ever since Adam left Eden. When
our first father fell there was dislocation
that We are still suffering from. The man
times on their feet again and enable Them
10 walk straight !. e.. in the ways OF
righteousness. Is there anything in the
dis!ocatioa OF this age that requires the
man of today to be- different from the ut
man OF any other country, or the woman
of today. to be distinguished from the
woman of the age OF our mothers?
In medicine this Is the age of the spec
ialist. Are We to have moral special
lists? Each disease of each organ of our
mortal frame is relegated TO some one
doctor who guards with jealous care the
treatment of that part. and resents any
suggestion that looks like an encroach-
ment on his reserved rights; shall We en-,
in the healing of sin: The indescribable
evils of intemperance provoke some men
and more women to give all their time to
the cure of this special disease. Corrup-
ton in politics absor6s the energy Of the
national reformer. The arrangement Of
our finances just now engages the atten-
t!on of three specialists. each OF whom Is
willing TO be president of the United
states in the interest OF morals. The av-
eraGe young man Is alienated from the
church and has lost his appetite for spir.
itual things. hence seems to need the con.
centrated study and skin of the Young
Mems Christian association. The boys
and girls of the church We're suffering
FROM neglect and spiritual starvation Til
Father Endeavor CLARK prescribed the
Christian Endeavor treatment.
MAN FOR THE TIMES.
Concerning the man for the times we
shall be obliged to ask. as DeQulncy did
OF Homer How many is he?" But as in
medicine the intelligent specialist is more
and more substituting constitution for To-
sist on all becoming respectable before
they become Christians The Young Mems
CHRISTIAN association secretary will ho
longer veN the regular Sabbath school
man. nor will the Christian Endeayor lead
er NeN the pastor, but all Will agree ON
the one thing that IL needed Tor all and
.dcn b. permitted 10 apply il in his own
special way
The man and Woman for these for
all times must hold fast and teach undi.
iuted the truth. '"rhe blood OF Jesus
hrist. Gods Son, cl-anseth from all sin"
Sin Is the hurt VI humanity. Nothing
snort of cure for sin Is worth the ef-
tort Of friend of the race. No reforua-
tion should be tried till the soul is re-
formed III the image of Christ Waste no
time pruGins. but lay the axe al the root
OF the tree, make the cure radical. Sin
Hs not disease alone but death The
4 y.J. 'I.t.se L,,t,.
for IN" times. and has no comprehension
of the case who says, Follow the example
of Christ. cultivate the spirit Of Jesus.
walk in His footsteps" and stops with
that. We must give life before We expect
the victim OF sin to walk in the steps OF
Jesus. The man for this age accepts
Christ heartily for himself commcnds
Him earnestly to all. offers Him With per-
sistence and presses the offer home on the
conviction of men with all the force of
his own ncw life.
.. The man for this age will have many
clear convictions beyond the bare essen
tials Of evangelical Christianity. He will
De in Il church of those like minded with
thusiastic member of that church. He VIII
know so well that the most effective work
can be done only in connection with de-
nominations that he will express those
convictions by congregational zeal
A BROTHERLY FEELING
3. Hence the paradox. The intense. de-
is ~ warm hearted to-
ward hts brethren of other churches a.
toward those of his own. Because his
brother is an enthusiast tor a different
church. thence he can work with him and
love him. The Calvinist loves the I.u-
theran not merely not withstanding his I.u-
theranism, but because he Is a positive,
out ana out, Lutheran. How can these
things he? Ask Christian EndeavoreIs.
Here partly We have learned this lesson.
4. Rooted and grounded In Christ. ba anded
together in close fellowship with those
in touch with all who are one with our
Lord. we are prepared to do what is
needed for the times, of which you will
hear The ignorance. vice. Incidence dirt,
poverty and all other effects of sin We
are ready 20 meet with the curative pow
er of the Gospel.
The men and women of this age are both
more practical. and more intcllisentiy
Jealous than those equally p!ous in any
former age. We have certainly learned a
few things from the experience of the last
eighteen centuries and will not repeat all
the mistakes of tn. past. Especially will
there be Intelligent interest in the ienar-
ant and suffering. But the hclpfulness of
the man for the times will not be in him.
self or in his church. nor in his experience,
but in this that we stand between the
Holy Spirit and the needy world would
TO receive gifts from the one and bestow
nor by power, but by my spirit. saith Je.
hovah.' that We shall bring the world to
the full enjoyment of citizenship in the
kingdom of heaven.
MESSAGE OF OUR TIMES.
"The Message of Our Times" was the
subject of Rev. DR.. W. +. Crafts, of
Washington. He was introduced by
DR.. McCrory as the worst lobbysist in
the United States" Dr.. Crafts asked a
rising vote against Sunday traffic in the
national capital so that the state presi-
dent and secretary might iniite n pe-
tition to the congressman from this
district to vote for the restoration OF
such a law which was once effective.
He said:
As the close of college is the commence
ment of life SO in the closing years of a
century We commonly find the commence
mcnts Of The great achievements of the
century to follow. In 1895 began the cru
Sl1ps which filled the fOlloWipp cant Inv