The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

the eyes or men tnan tnat TO WHICH
Jesus collected his disciples. Twelve
coolle Cinnamon landing at San
Francisco would not be more in
competent to revolutionize human
thought than were these. The success
ful accomplishment of their purpose
seemed an impossibility. An irrepres-
sible conflict has gone on from that
time to this and cannot be ended un-
til its purpose is reached.
The speaker then touched rapidly
upon significant points of early his
tory. of the Intellectual supremacy of
Greece and her after subsection to
Rome, and the final yielding OF these
two greatest physical and intellectual
powers to the religion of the cross. He
spoke of the abandoned faiths of the
Druids and the Norsemen, the con-
quest of Hispania and Gaul, and ridi-
culed the sometimes heard statement
that materiallsm and inhdelity are
gaining ground.
THE CHURCH WON.
The victory that Diocletian and Por-
! phyry failed to gain the church won.
| In Madagascar today the Sabbath is
| better observed than in Pennsylvania
/ or New York. In the Sandwich Islands
/ more is paid individually for missions
/ than in Elm Park church. In the Fiji
/ Islands not a Pagan remains and 105,-
! 900 out, of 10000 church members are
! Wesleyan Methodists. Here in Amer
| lea we need to greet those who come
| to our shores with fewer brickbats and
| more love, to send away to the heather
less whisky and more missionaries.
! The speaker then made a strong appeal
! for an increased missionary spirit in
| tile league. Mr.. WoOler sang solo.
The committee on resolutions was
! announced bv President Race as fol-
| lows: DR.. c. +. Mogg, Wyoming dis
triCt: Rev q. d. Genung. Binghamton;
Rev. II. A. Greene, Oneonta; Mrs. A.
! c. Tolley, Honesdale; Rev. Ralph ID.
Hartsock, Chenango; Miss Gertrude
| Resseguie, Binghamton.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was a welcome sight to the many
members of Elm Park church to see
Rev. DR.. w. II. Pearce, of the First
church, Wilkes Barre. on the platform
as presiding officer. a service of song
conducted by Mr.. Surdam opened the
session. Rev. y. l.. Severson offered
prayer. DR.. Pearce spoke of the as
surance of the presence of the inspira-
tion of God in the convention. DR..
Pearce introduced Mrs. Henry w. Pal
mer, of Wilkes Barre, in words of
deepest appreciation. "One of the best
the truest and most faithful workers of
the land" he termed her as she took
her place on the stand. Mrs. Palmer
opened her address with a happy allus-
ion to ages, she believed in remaining
young. She liked best audiences of
| thoughtful young men and women. She
spoke OF the eager beautiful time OF
youth when climbing the mountain
sleeps is but play. Close by the side
of the gay, happy ones, all unseen and
mnoticed perhaps. trudges a great
army of little toilers, bending beneath a
harness which they never, never can
throw off, never having had holi-
day, never a week of pleasure in their
dreary lives. They look at the merry
ones going to school with their books
and perhaps sometimes wonder, not err
roneously, why ii is that some have sc
much and they so little.
In the most beautiful imagery she
pictured the effect of neglect at the
transition period of the human roses OF
life. She described in powerful tones
that touched her listeners the reasons
why many young girls are found on
the streets at night-the poor young
workers starving for companiOnship
| The boy workers from ten to fifteen
| years of age driven to the streets al
night for fresh air after a day of toll in
vile atmosphere, are perhaps innocent
tonight. What will they be in five
years? Why do we not help these in
Of 16 to know that the many tempta.
tions on the streets will finally drag
him down. The Sunday schools do not
get these boys; the Young Mems
Christian association does not get
them, but the saloons do, and SO dc
the jails and penitentiaries. The
Methodist church has the leverage OF
the world in it's hands, because Of the
greatest number of young people in
Professionalism. They should do some
thing for the multitudes of breaker
boys, newsboys and other little toilers
in Scranton, and wherever they may
be.
A GRAPHIC PICTURE.
Mrs. Palmer then gave a graphic pic.
ture of the way in which she started in
the work for the boys First, she
thought of putting a little brightness
into their lives. She did not see fur
ther than that. 1t began with an en-
tertainment which turned into a nigh
school. This was seven years ago
Then it was difficult to find people tC
entertain the boys. Now the enter
tainments are booked to February. anC
there are many waiting willing to as
sist the b. |. A. These entertainment:
are held each Saturday night begin
ming with a half hours address OF
practical helpful thoughts. 1t was no
long until entertainments We're no
enough for these boys. They wanted
a debating club. They now discuss al
sorts of subjects, they go to the libra
ry, they urge older men to give O
their wisdom. From these have grown
out a glee club, night schools, a man
; ual training school whore carpentry
mending shoes, seating chairs and 9th
er industries are practically applied.
The results are brought back on tn,
streets, in the homes, in the shops, in
a cessation of cigarette smoking. of eyi
language and rufTianism.
The desire of her life is to place |,
Wilkes-Barre a manual training schoo
such as the Pratt institute. T,h
money for carrying on the work ha
come unasked by the hundreds anC
thousands of dollars. Recently a sa
loon keeper sent large check with tn
words: Thank God somebody h
J taken thought to make something be
sides bartenders out of boys" Mrs
Palmer was often interrupted with an
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