The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

Luther d. Wishard and Robert r..
Galley, both prominently connected
with Young Mems Christian associa-
tion work, participated in three SER
vices in this city yesterday, at the
Young Mems Christian association hail
i'm the afternoon and in the First
Presbyterian church morning and eve
ming. Mr.. Wishard is foreign secre-
tary Of the associations international
committee, and has Travelled the world
over in the interest of the organiza-
tion Mr.. Galley is about to conclude
theological course at princeton
where he is general secretary OF the
University association. He Is soon TO
become a Presbyterian missionary to
China.
President II. c. Shafer, Of the Young
Mems Christian association introduced
MIR. Wishard and Mr. Galley to an
audience which comfortably filled the
hall. 1t was the regular Sunday at-
ternoon gospel service, and was at
tended by nearly three-hundred men
and boys. The singing was conducted
by j. NJ. Chance, the association music
director, assisted by Charles Doersam.
pianist, and William Stanton Cornet-
list. Prayer was offered by President
Shafer and Mr.. Wishard and the bene-
diction was pronounced by Rev. DR..
S. c. Logan,
WORK IN ASIA.
Mr.. Wishard's address was on the
| topic Young Mems Christian associa-
| tion Work in Asia" 1t was illustrat-
| ed by a number of views which, as
| did the remarks, related particularly
| to the progress made by the assoca-
ton in China, Japan and India. The
| address indicated that the establish
| ment of a Christian belief in those
| clmes can be brought about with but
| little personal effort. The required
| number OF men to do the work can be
| easily procured, but the work is some
| what hampered by lack Of funds. Chris
| tian people are, however realizing this
| hindrance and the unusual practicable
| ity and grand results of the work un-
der Young Mems Christian association
methods, and are becoming more ready
| to extend aid. The churches and as
| sociations are joining hands and
| through the aid of the iatter the even
| tual evanEelization of the young men
| of the countries mentioned and an
| universal Christianity is within the
range of speedy possibility.
Personal experiences. calculated to
encourage his younger hearers. formed
the greater part of Mr. Gailey's talk
| He dwelt, too, upon the thought that
a surrender to mans better impulses
| leads by easy stages to Christian work
| In his own case he related how he
first became imbued with religious pur-
| poses at one of the annual Young
| Mems Christian association student
conferences at Mortified five years
ago. He there became a student vol
unteer." as they are termed in the as
sociation.
GALLEY is AN ATHLETE.
Mr. Galley is the center-rush on thu
Princeton Varsity foot ball eleven. Hi!
home is near Baltimore. He will b,
ordained to the ministry after hi
graduation in June, and will mex
March be sent as a missionary to TsiI
Tsin or Shanghai, China.
In the morning at the First Pres
byterian church MIR. Wishards ad
dress related to college work.
In the evening at the church MI
Galley spoke from the text (Romans)
II am not ashamed of the gospel o
Christ" No Christian ought to b
ashamed, he said, to carry out tn
work left him by Christ as a legac,
, and obligation. India is no worse nov
than was Rome when Paul uttered tn
words found in the text Mr.. Gaile
, then related why he personally was no
ashamed of Christs gospel.
, Mr.. Wishard spoke briefly. He relat
ed the experience of an instructor sen
, to China to teach military tactics. TIL
man was a Christian. After five year
, forty of the class We're converted t
Christ, fifteen sought a theOlogica
training, ten We're prompted to pun
sue various commendable walks in lf,
, Mr.. Wishard and Mr.. Galley will rC
turn to Scranton on Thursday to pal
tiCipate in the ordination at the Sec
, ond Presbyterian church of Harr
: Luce to the ministry. on Saturda
= night they will address a meeting {
2 men and women in the Young Men
- Christian association hail. and on Sur
= day afternoon will be present at tn
G | mems gospel meeting.