The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-10


at present as the result of the taber-
nacle services that are being conducted
on the corner of Church avenue and
Ferdinand street, in the rear OF tne
West Ridge shaft, by the Evangelists
Smith and McVagh, OF the seventh
Day Adventist denomination. Their
method of teaching is novel, and the
ideas presented are out of the ordinary
line that is usually followed by evan
gelists. This week they will deliver a
series of sermons on the inspiration
of the Bible and the second coming OF
Christ" showing what the Bible says
about the. nearness of that event.
There are a number of denominations
by that name, but Seventh Day Ad-
yentists ere by far the largest body OF
Adventists in the world. They are as
thoroughly organized as the Methodist
or PrsShyterian denominations. They
have an organized conference in near
ly every state and territory IN the
union, and with their missionary enter
prses have belted the globe. The
headquarters of their denomination Is
in Battle Creek, Mich, where their
central publishing house is located,
which is the largest one in the state
of Michigan. They also have a college
there, and the largest sanitarium in the
world is located there, and is owned
and run by their people. The largest
publishing house on the Pacific coast is
owned and run by this denomination.
They have publishing houses in nearly
all parts of the world, in London, Eng
land; Hamburg, Germany; Christiana,
Norway; Melbourne, Australia; Cape
Town South Africa. Besides their eX-
tensive publishing interests, they have
colleges, and academies in many parts
of the World.
In his address in Mechanics pavilion
at San Francisco on Thursday Presi-
dent Clark, said, in part, in answer to
what he termed a vital" question,
"How Shall World -Encirclng Christian
Endeayof Fulfil Gods Design" .
FirstZA worldwide movement must be
true to its fundamental idea; for it is
eV.aeatly to propagate that idea that God
has established it. The fundamental pur-
uost of Christian Endeavor is to raise
thf standard among young people of
ouSpoken devotion and consecrated SER
ySe. ,, ,.,,,.. ,.oou,
1ttnst necessarily be a unifying move
rient. This part of it's mission is toe
Jlain to argue. 1t has brought forty
denominations together, so far as eccles'
iastical authority has not interfered, ant
bptind their young people in blessed bonds
thin have not before known; later, Il
has forged a link between forty nations
that speak forty languages: more thar
alls it has woven new strands of Chris
tian concord between the four grea
English-speaking sections of the world
the United States, Great Britain, Canada
Australia,
I'd m
must be a pervasive force. You have
shown this sign of universal adaptable
ity, Christian Endeavorers, by entering
into prisons and asylums, lighthouse!
and life-saving stations, mcn-of-war anC
merchant vessels. soldiers barracks anC
factory lofts, as well rs into all thu
activities of church life. There is an
other place very near home where you
power and prfhciples are felt, and wher,
they should be felt still more. and tina
isfthe weekly church prayer meeting
Fourth--A universal movement must b,
asasaeriticial movement; in it's very es
sence missionary movement. Let III
make more determined individual effor
this next year TO obey our Lord s las
command to evangelize. the world.
Fifth-A world-encircling movemen
must listen; to Gods voice. and contin
ually obey it. 1t must not be led ava,
by faddiSts or theorists selfish AK
grinders; but it must always, if it wOul
prosper, keep an open ear to Gods voice
and will never rest satisfied with pas
achievements.
This Is a world movement, thank God
away from materialism Journalism and
barren ecclesasticlsm back to God him
self, It is like the vast, vivfyng cur
rent of the Gulf stream, a mighty, resist
less, Notwithstanding torrent in tn
bosom of the ocean. 1t is called by man
names, but everywhere the essence is tn
iG hn lnh ; n
life hid with Christ in God" the lif
emptied of self and surrendered to Goo
Every where and always it is life, lif
abundantly. OF this movement Christia
Endeavor is part, vitalized by it; anC
on its part, contributing to it,