The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-15


had no rest until they found an open
door for mission school on that side of
the city, a fact which wholly refutcs the
Oft-rcpeatcd statement that candidates
for foreign missions look too far off to
see the needs at home.
GIVEN PERMISSION.
These young men came before the scs-
sion with their plats, showed what room
they might secure, what would be the cX-
pCnsC, and what subscription they had
already gained, and easily won the con-
sent of the session to its organization. 1t
is currently reported that when they left
the pastors study o. the church tower
that night they were so happy that the
younger one turned a hand spring on the
church ltwn and then another for the
more dignifiCd but none the less delighted
Yale senior. 1t is not strange that the
young Christian Endeavor teachers who
rallied to the support of that work, chris
tened il by the name of Volunteer mis-
sion, in honor of it's two founders, these
beloved Student Volunteer missionaries.
nr. Carroll Hoyt was one of the early SUI
pcrintendents of that new mission, a
young man graduate of Cornell, singular
~ devoted and noble minded, who died
Of typhoid fe;er to the great grief of his
many friends.
MIR. Herbert Cox Is now the faithful
and able superintendent, and the many
devoted associates with him i'm this
school show the hold il has uDOn the
hearts Of large numbers in our church.
The work so furthcred in the mothers
and Children's meeting by Miss Nc
GauChy in the Branch ana Volunteer
mission. was most earnestly and fruit
fully carried on i'm the Branch by those
whom God sent from the church, and by
those raised up in that locality. Regu-
lar services were held there each week
and on the Sabbath by those whom the
Christian Endcavor society secured from
time to time, but finally permanent ar
rangomentS were made with the beloved
General Secretary of the Young Mems
Christian association, Mr.. G. G.. Mahy,
whom we rejoice to hold as one of our
members. to preach there on Sunday eve
nings, and for more than a year that
! field had the great blessing from his
| Biblical instruction and able addresses
When he had to withdraw the station
! had a similar privilege in the service
! of Mr. Frank Pearsall the Railroad
| Young Mems Christian association Sec
retary, also a honored member of this
| church. When he was obliged to cease
| his labors it became evident that some
minister must be engaged permanently.
PASTORS ASSISTANT.
The good Providence of God directed
us to the Rev John r. Dunn, a graduate
|
| seminary at Princeton. Mr.. Dunn was
| ordained by the presbytery last year;
| and for over a year has been In that por-
| tion of the field as the pastors assist
| ant, winning all hearts and blest in his
early ministry by the seal of the Holy
| Spirit set upon his labors in the con-
version of a goodly number of souls.
Every Tuesday morning Miss McGaughey
| and Mr.. Dunn meet with the pastor for
prayer and conference over the great and
| growing work. My soul is much re-
! freshed and encouraged by such able
| and devoted laborers. In the Volun-
| teer mission services have been kept up
| two evenings a week carried on entire
| ~ by the Christian Endeavorers, and
| this fall, to their great joy they have
| succeeded in raising enough subscription
| to open a kindergarten daily in that
mission, which is under the care of Miss
| Jennie w. Thomas, also a beloved mem
| ber of our church
While we regard Joseph Phipps the
colored missionary in the heart of Africa
and Henry w. Luce and Mrs. Luce, now
| in China, and Arthur b. Williams, jr.,
| senior in Yale preparing to be IA medi-
cal missionary as peculiarly the repre-