The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30

him for religious work and the prom
Used cooperation of his congregation
and brother ministry, and the eloquent
address of Rev. Dr.. r. S. Mac Arthur
d. d., LII. D., of Calvary Baptist
church, New York city, could not have
failed to show the auditory what con-
stituted a prosperous church nor to
encourage the new pastor in his min
istratiOns. Enterspersed with singing of
| an unusually attractive character,
conducted by c. f. Whittemore, the
Luther Keller, the church moderator,
who presided; Rev. William Hump
stone. the assistant pastor: Rev. S. F.
Mathews of the First Baptist church:
Rev. Dr. c. f.. Robinson, of the Second
Presbyterian church; Rev. w. G. Wat
kins. of the North Main Avenue Bap-
tist church; Rev. ]. G. Eckman, pre-
siding elder, Methodist Episcopal
church; Rev. DIR. James Mcleod. of
the First Presbyterian church; Cen
eral Secretary George G. Mahy, of the
Young Mems Christian association,
and Rev. Fl. H. Harris, of the Calvary
Baptist church. of Taylor. The exer-
cises were arranged by l.. NJ. Horton
and l.. NJ. Gates, NJ. D., two of the
church officers.
OPENING EXERCISES.
After an organ prelude, one of Volk-
mars compositions. the hymn, "The
Ministry" was sung by choir and con-
| gregation, and an invocation was Of
| fered by Rev. William Hampston, the
| assistant pastor. A festival anthem,
Rejoice In the Lord" by Kostchmar,
| was sung in solo duet and by the choir,
and scripture Lesson was read by Rev.
In l,1,I IN,.
Robinson, the hymn, ''The Day of
Jubilee" was sung by choir and con-
gregation.
The four adulatory addresses We're
brief but effective welcomes to DR..
Dixon to Scranton's Baptistical BROTH
erhood. Scranton's Christian activities,
ScrantOns field of labor and it's citizen
ship. delivered, respectively, by Mr..
Watkins. Presiding Elder Eckman. DR..
Mcleod and Secretary Mahy.
Mr.. Watkins. in intending q "Wel-
come to the Brotherhood of Scranton
Baptists." recalled the story of the
Baptist's son who lived riOtously and
finally pawned his OvercOat, coat, vest
and trousers in the order named. and
then, as Mr.. Watkins put 1t, ''The un-
mentionables," when he came to him
self. He had meanwhile increased his
riotous living as he parted with his
garments, but finally halted when he
| realized his state, and said he would
go to his father, which he did, and
parted with his sin. Mr.. Watkins left
his hearers to apply the illustration
to DR.. Dixon. who, he said. had for
two years been riotously wandering
among the Aborisines, the Indians and
the wild lands Of the West, none of
hf I, N
Indians in New York City, and he had
finally come home to Pennsylvania.
The people he counselled to last spring
and summer were still clamOring for
him, but he remembered, "If sinners
entice thee. consent thou not"
Three thousand Baptist members and
many thousand others susceptible to
Baptist effort were here to be worked
upon, said Mr.. Watkins. The field was
neither politically nor religiOusly dry;
alas for the former, thank God for the
latter So, Baptistically, there was a
| welcome. The Penn Avenue was the
main Baptist church, and its pastor
the main pastor in the Baptist brother
hood, and to him his brothers would
look for wise counsel and good works.
ELDER ECKMAN's WELCOME.
Elder Eckman's welcome was ITO the
Christian Activities of Scranton" He
| would have had abundant material to
extend the welcome, he said, If the
| word "Christian" had not appeared in
the topic, as Scranton was city fa-
nous in its activity in business, in
| learning. in charity, in its profession
and all else that conspired to make a
great city. But there was room for
Christian activity. The speakers
Methodist constituency was large, very
| large, but in this region there was a
| unit of decentralization to elevate
the church and in love of Christ. Bap-
| lists were part of it and there was
| room for DR.. Dixon to take a part in
| 1t. If the Baptists did not use him
well he could go over to the Methodists,
| who would take good care of him.
DIR. Mcleod was in his happiest vein
| in introducing his subject, "Welcome
to Scranton as Field of Labor" The
city was young, strong and vigorous, he
said, and disposed to grow more Wig
orous. but with all its health it had its
| saints and sinners, the former pre-
number. 1t was DR.. Dixon's business
to help save the sinners and make the
| saints more sanity. OF the sinners,
| DR.. Dixon would find some in his own
church and many outside, but in his
efforts to save them 1t was not neces-
| sary for him to be 30 successful that
all the saints and sinners into his
church, as then Brother Robinson's
occupation would be gone"
With his heart in his work and his
| work in his heart, DR.. Dixon would
| succeed. He must stand with the
. other churches: the other churches