The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-26

lily the leading race upon the face of the
globe
Another agency is the public school sys-
ten, which renders the education Of the |
masses possible, giving intelligence to the
citizen, the only real human bulwark on
which the republic can depend.
The Christian religion, which is the
religion of the people To this we look
and on this depend for standard of
morality, which shall elevate the masses,
and deliver us from dishonesty and cor
ruption in public office.
Notice some agencies which operate
against the national welfare and prog
Tess.
l. The strained relations existing be-
tween capital and labor. resulting
Ca) In q lack of confidence OF the en-
ployer in the employed and vice versa
Oh In actual outbreaks such as lock-
outs and strikes which paralyze industry
and impoverish the people.
SABBATH DISSERTATION.
9. The tendency to violate the Sabbath.
(a) BY employers.
(b) BY pleasure seekers in various ways.
Sacred concerts, excursions leaving on
Saturday and involving travel on the
/ Sabbath day, bicycle riding by multitudes.
! Yet / am happy to know that no true
| Christian will now mount his wheel for
| pleasure on the sabbath day.
3. The laXity with which sworn public
] officials enforce the laws, or rather the
! stubbornness with which they refuse 20
! enforce the law. only ON Monday ! saw
| n constable of one of the wards of this
! citv enter an unlicensed saloon with 9TH
crs much the worse for strong drink.
t. And you would not expect me to
overlook another agency for evil whcn
really threatens the life of the republic.
The liquor traffic. 1t is the one arch
| anarchist of the age. 1t violates every
/ law of God and man. 1t robs and Do
bauchcs our manhood, fosters the prosti-
| tuition Of our wOmanhOOd and with the
| morsclcssncss Of a HerOd slay our chill
dren and would, If it could, cruelty the
! Christ. 1t COrruptS witnesses, JuricS ana
| Judges. and by wholesale bribery at the
| elections contrivcs to hold the rCins of the
federal government.
We, however, look upon these opposing
| factors as impOtCnt to do us harm If the
| dCvout men and women of the land are
| true to God and home and native lana.
Things to be thankful for: There are
some SO poor that it would be difficult to
find much for which to offer thanks even
I'm this land of plenty and wealth. Learn
from their condition to thank God for
what we have.
(a) Thank God for all the temporal
! blessings enjoyed.
% For the return Of prosperity.
(c) For the generous philanthropy Of
those who have this year given of their
wealth to endow schools of learning and
to found libraries for the public use, and
establish hospitals for the sick ana in
jured, and for home of the friendless.
IT Is UNFETTERED.
For the church of Jesus Christ unfet-
tered by any alliance with the state, but
in its freedom from secular entangle-
ments comes to rich and poor alike with
its consolation and points to the Christ,
the Lamb of God which taketh away the
sins of the world. Firmly rooted and
/ grounded in the faith of the God of our
fathers, with our faces set toward the fu-
ture, it is well that here we offer thanks
giving to God and set up our Ebenezer
remembering that Hitherto hath the
Lord helped us.'-Amen.
The services were concluded with
the singing of a hymn as announced by
Rev. j. b. Sweet, and the bcnediction
given by Rev. l.. r. Foster.
At ihc Bellevue and South Main Ave-
nue. Welsh Calvanistic Methodist, of
(which Rev. j. Il. Morris and Rev. Hugh
Davies are pastors respectively; the
First Welsh Baptist church, the First
Welsh Congregational church. Rev
David Jones pastor; and Tabernacle
CONGREGATIONAL church, Rnv. II. T.
Jones pastor, services of a similar ma
ture were conducted. These consist.
ed Of the reading of Scriptures, prayer
short talks by different persons, a short
sermon by the pastor ana congregation
al singing, all IN Welsh There Were
two services at each church, one in the
afternoon at o'clock and in the even.
ing at o'clock.
GJoPT, SERVICE
The congregation of st. Marks Evan.
Gelical Lutheran church held a shorI
service in the morning, Rev. \. l.
Ramer, Ih. D., the pastor, preached
, prayer was offered, and the choir rem
Cered several special selections. Al
ofIertory for charity was taken at the
close Of the service.