The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-21
CLERCYMEN IN SESSION.
Scranton ArchdcacOnry's Winter
Meeting Began Last Night.
BISHOP RULISON IS PRESENT
Conferences. Discussions and Services
Continuously Until Tomorrow Night.
Outline Of Today's Programme.
Clergy At Hotel Terrace

church began it's winter session. which
will terminate Wednesday night.
There were in attendance the Rt
Rev. Nelson Somerville Rulison, ID. D..
bishop of the diocese; the Venerable ID.
| Webster Coke, archdeacon, of Alden
Rev. Edward Henry Eckel. secretary
b. of West Pittston: A. ID. Holland. treas
urer, of this city, and many of the fol-
lowing clergy of this archdeaconry. a
few of whom will not be here until this
morning: Rev. Il. II. Abbott, Carbon
dale; Rev. l.. J. Balsley. Carbondale;
Rev. F. $. Ballentine, Scranton; Rev.
| V. II. Berghaus, Athens; Rev. J. Il.
Brodhead, Susquehanna; Rev. j. w.
! Burras, Pittston: Ven. d. w. Coke, AL
den; Rev. William Coney, Tunkhan-
mock; Rev. w. Il. Daw. Towanda; Rev.
lI. II. Eckel West Pittston: Rev. J. II.
Griffith. Sayre: Rev. II. e. Hayden,
Wilkes Barre; Rev. c. A. Howells, Jer-
myn; Rev. G. Z. Hopkins, Stevensville;
Rev. Rogers Israel, Scranton; Rev. w.
de +. johnson, Wilkes Barre; Rev. II.
l.. Jones, $. 4. d.. Wilkes Barre; lev.
b. S. Lassiter. Milford; Rev. ]. N. Lew
| Is, jr., Honesdale; Rev. +. Marshall,
Forest City: Rev. M. II. Mill, Scranton;
Rev. T.. J. McHenry, Great Bend; Rev.
c. l.. Sleight, Wilkes Barre; Rev. A. l..
! Urban, DunmOre; Rev. j. p. Ware,
Plymouth; Rev. f. a. Warriner, Mont
| rose.
Last nights service was the regular
evening prayer with two addresses on
| parts of a common topic, "Manifesta-
ton of the Works of Christi" that per-
tanning to Service to God" was treated
by Rev. b. S. Lassiter. rector of the
Good Shepherd parish, of Milford
Ministry to Man" was the subject of
Rev. j. N. Lewis, jr., rector of Grace
parish, of Honesdale.
In Accord with Modern Thought.
Mr.. Lewis views might be termed
those of the most modern thought and
put forward practical sociabulty and
personal minstration as the best way
of making Christ's works manifest. Mr..
Lewis arguments must have been
very favorably received by st. Luke's
rector and parishioners, who are in the
midst of an effort to build a parish
house, as the clergyman contended in
an emphatic and convincing way that
the parish house with it's guilds, clubs
and brotherhoods is one of the surest
means of keeping the young element
loyal to the church and of reaching the
poor. "The world is sick of phlan-
trophy: it Is hungry for fraternity"
were the closing words of the speaker,
and well illustrates the basis of his
theme.
Preachers, said Mr.. Lewis. are too
prone to give advice which has to be
translated in order to be ineligible to
the poorly educated. Another common
error Is the cultivation of lowly mien,
of shamefacedness, a relic Of medieval
idiocy. Many a girl and hoy has had
Christ revealed through ministering to
others as a representative of a Girls
Friendly society or Boys battalion. The
club of the parish house is the saloon S
worst enemy.
THE Poor" is the one great problem
which clergymen too often fail to solve
because there Is too much dense
preaching and too little living, he said.
Open church doors and we'll lighted and
well heated interiors will not overcome
poor mans pardonable objection
against showing himself in tattered
clothes, but the parish house and its
Wtch-udy ItIlSlOll Viii dttid dCl IllIIl. ne
will see in the parish house a sign Of
the times and realize that Christ is in
the world today: he will see one of the
many answers to the Often-repeated
question of the disciples Master, we
would have a sign from thee" A union
Is wanted between God and the world;
1t can be better brought about by min.
istering than by preaching.
During the service Bishop Rulison an.
nounced that beginning today a bell
will be sounded three minutes before
the time assigned for the conclusion of
each address and again at the eXpira-
tion of the period when the speaker
will close his remarks whether he Is
prepared or not.
Entertained at tho Rectory.
The clergymen were entertained after
the service by the rector, Rev. Rogers
Israel, and Mrs. Israel, in the rectory,
where many of the parishioners met
Bishop Rullson in response to the gen.
eral invitation extended by the rector at
the close Of the service.
Instead of being entertained at pri-
vate houses the clergy is located at the
Hotel Terrace, the expense being pro-
vided from q fund raised in St. Luke's
church. Members of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew and the clerical and lay
delegates will dine together at the hotel
at 1890 o'clock today and tomorrow.
After the arrival of this mornings
trains the session will be attended by
those of the clergy not present last
night and by a large number of lay
delegates.
Holy communion will be celebrated at
7.30 o'clock this morning. At 3 o'clock
a business meeting in the rcctory will
be, like all the rectory meetings, not
open to the public. At 1890 o'clock
will begin a communion service which
will include a sermon by Bishop Ruli-
son.
After business meeting in the rec
tory this afternoon, the archdeacon's
report will be read at $3.50 o'clock In
the church.. At o'colck an exegesis, a
critical explanation, Of Genesis iii, 3,
But of the fruit of the tree which is
in the midst of the garden. God hath
said, Ye shall not eat of 1t neither shall
ye touch it, lest ye die" will be made
by Rev. c. A. Howells, of st. James
church, of Jermyn. The creed and col
lects will be said at o'clock.
Evening prayer will begin at 745
o'clock and will contain three addresses
as follows, on 1.-The church Militant in
Central Pennsylvania: Rev. Edward
II. Eckel, of West Pittston. "Objects
of Parish Organizations; the Vener-
able d. Webster Coke, of Alden, " e.
velopment of the Scranton Archdeac-
onry;" Rev. Henry l.. Jones, ~. =. D..
of Wilkes Barre, Diocese of Central
Pennsylvania"
Services for Tomorrow.
The services tomorrow will be COM
munion at 7.3O o'clock, morning prayer
at 9 o'clock, communion at 1890 o'clock,