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

given at this point, where a clean
sheet-table cloth and newly washed
dishes figured extensively in a family
dinner that cost less than 25 cents.
Militant Christianity must concern
these common things. The live must
be still less invisible between secular
and religious work. Too many poor
people are robbed by pawnbrokers and
usurers who have been known TO
charge at the rate of 120 per cent
Too much of this exists I'm a country
where there is militant Christianity,
too much bribery in legislatures. too
many Jurors corrupt and corruptible,
too many judges bought off-and yet
the judiciary is the cleanest branch
of government, up to date. The day
will come when the weakened legis-
lator and invertebrate magistrate
will be dragged from their office by
the ballots Of the people, who are bred
in the church The church of the flu
ture will have multiform and various
activities. fewer denominations with
more confederation of those that exist.
There is no reason in the world why
the Methodist Episcopal church and
the Methodist church South, should
both be In existence.
NOT AN EXCLUSIVE CHURCH.
The church of tomorrow will not be
an exclusive church. 1t might be in
terestinE to ask in an exclusive church
who are excluded the poor or the rich,
the we'll bred or i'll bred, the moral or
| immoral? The exclusive church is un-
| democratic. unchristianlike and filed
with colossal conceit. Christ was the
! most inclusive character i'm the worlds
| history. The church of tomorrow will
! be a church of essential doctrines-a
! short creed, not briefer than that of
! st. Paul, but that is brief. 1t will be
| founded on the rock of free doctrine a
| present and personal God, an omnipo-
tent, divine and personal Saviour.
/ We ask: What must l do to he
saved?' Baptized? He didn't say
that Join the church? He didn't say
that Know church history? He didn't
say that. These are Interesting and
| important questions, but for admis-
sion the church of tomorrow will in
sist upon nothing more than accept
ance of Jesus Christ, the divine Savior.
/ Paul in the charter of our faith, said
IF thou shalt confess from thy heart
the Lord Jesus and believe in thy heart
that he rose from the dead. thou shalt
be saved"
At the close of the address President
| Race made a tender. fervent appeal
for a final conservation before separ-
ating. He urged the Epworthians not
| only to strive to reach heaven after
living noble lives, but to help others
while on the way.
DIR. G. L. Mogg read the following
resolutions. which were adopted:
Whereas God has gracously owned our
| Epworth League in making it a civil
social, intellectual AMI spiritual blessing,
| and
Whereas, These annual gatherings have
been made to us high feast days. there
| fore
Resolved. That we express our ap,rcci-
alton of the wise and untring Efforts of
| our conference president. the Rev. John
! II. Race, together with the board of con-
troll in behalf of this convention and our
! thanks are hereby extended to them ara
to the speakers for their inspiring ad-
| dresses, also
Resolved, That we extend our thanks
to the pastor and trustees of this church
| for the Use of their beautiful edifice to
the president of the local league, ]. G..
Shepherd, for the floral decorations: to
the city union, to the several committees
|
| tion and pleasant entertainments TO
| Professor Wooler for his much appreciate
ed solos; to Brothers Race, Jay and
| Thomas, our own sweet singers, who SO
| greatly delighted us; to the precenter
j. b. Surdam; to the organist, Professor
| Pennington. to the pianist. Miss Bur-
ham: to the Young Women's Christian
| association for so kindly opening its
doors to the ladies of the convention
We would also voice our appreciation
of the Courtesics extended by the press
Epworth Herald. and recommend that
special effort he made to extend its cir
culatiOn. Finally
Resolved, That as our faces are turned
homeward We covenant with each other
and with God to do our best to honor
Christ and to save men.
PRAYER AND BENEDICTION.
After singing "A Charge to Keep ]
Have" DR.. j. G.. Eckman offered
prayer and the congregation was dis.
missed with the benediction pro,
nounced by DR.. Giffin.
The following delegates We're enrolled
yesterday; Emma Coon, Carrie Wells
Clark's Green; Rev. j. f. Warner
Wilkes Barre; Mrs. Mary L. Cooper
Mrs. Laura White, Pittston; Marie
Cool Nanticoke; Rev. and Mrs. Johr
Humphrey, Moosic; Rev. c. A. Pace
n. F. stephen, Carbondale; WI H
Stone, Waverly; Mary f. Bennett
Mrs. Ada L. Weston, Carrie NJ. Den
mis-, Mary Compton, Mrs. A. l.. Tow
ner West Pittston Margaret Davies
Jessup; Stanley Evans, Forest City
Clarence Bum. Mt. Vision; Rev. F. A
King. Parsons; Rev. j. F. Wagner
Luzerne; Mary Fletcher, Cora Davis
Old Forge; Joseph Madison, Yates
vile; John Jay, Bethany; Sara Lewis
Sugar Notch; Mrs. Charles Shupp