The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
THE BIBLE INSTITUTE.
By the City Missionary Of the Second
Presbyterian Church.

As an evangelist, Mr.. Moody's reputa-
ton is world wide but there Is a work
he has established of which the people,
generally, are not so well informed but
which will live long after he has gone
to his reward.
The Bible Institutes with headQuar-
ters at Mortified and Chicago owe their
existence, under God, to Mr.. Moody.
Especial attention Is called to the
Womens Department Of the Chicago In
stitute which Is located on La Sale ave-
nue. near Mr. Moody's church. 1t was
formally opened Oct. 1, 1889 with Miss
Capron as superintendent. Since then
she has resigned and her assistant Miss
Emily Strong, of West Pittston succeed
ed her.
Three additional houses have been
purchased recently and over One-hund-
red young women can be nicely accom-
modated.
ITS PRACTICAL OBJECTS.
Its object is to train young women in
the knowledge and practical use Of the
English Bible, to send into service
young women having thorough conse-
Grafton, intense love for souls, a good
knowledge of Gods word and how to use
1t In winning souls for Christ.
The Institute has become so well
known as a religious training school
that 1t has been called the West Point"
of Christian work.
Music is made prominent feature.
Prof. 7. b. Towner has charge of that
department.
Study and work go hand In hand.
about an equal amount of time being
spent In each. A portion of every day
Except Monday. Is spent In actual
work In the needy parts of the city and
suburbs. The object Is to teach the
studentsnot only the theory Of the work
but also the work itself by actually
doing 1t.
Lectures and recitations are held
daily Except Sunday and Monday at
a. m., 10 a. m. and II a. m. In the lee
ture room of the mems department
which is located near by.
A visitor on entering the home would
be impressed by the spiritual atmos-
phere Of the place.
1t Is interesting to study the faces Of
the eighty or ninety girls as they enter
the chapel eager for the helpful lesson
Miss Strong is sure to give them from
Gods word
After the domestic work Is done (for
the girls do the light work) all attend
the lectures. After noon-lunch all
gather around the superintendent once
more for the moon verses" some prom
ise to claim for the afternoons work.
whether Is Is study or practical work.
One Of the most important lines Of
work Is the "street work." When q
girl enters the school she ia "given a
little parish" all her own. This Is COM
posed of two or three blocks ON some
street, she visits and revisits all the
families, takes the children to Sunday
school and children's meetings which
are held every Wednesday afternoon In
the church. During the long winter
evenings cottage meetings are held in
these little parishes" Many people
have have found Christ as the result of
this street work. What blessed privi-
lege to introduce Christ into these needy
| houses!
Last year there were twenty-one de-
nominations represented from twenty
three different states and Canada, Ger
many. Ireland, Scotland, Japan and
Nova Scotia.
Many have gone out to the "uttermost
parts OF the earth" to tell the good
| news OF salvation and many are in the
home land telling the same "old, old
| story" May the Lord prosper Mr..
Moody in this far reaching work which
| may be even more enduring than the
evangelistic work with which the world
Is so familiar.
LUCILLE M'GAUGHEY.