The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-21

tsteriaI Commissioners aud Alter
mates Elected to the General As.
sembly--Support Pledged to the
work Among the valleys Foreign-
Speaking Glasses.
\ pronounced feature of yesterdays
Presbytery meeting was the adoption
of resolutions lat-footed in their en-
dorsement Of President McKinley's
policy in the present crisis The reso.
lutions. however, emphasize the fact
that if fight we must. the Presbytery
is for. sharp but certain drubbing to
the other fellow "for the good OF man
kind and the glory of God" This ac-
ton vas hurriedly telegraphed to the
president
After the morning session was ready
for business, Rev. ColoClough, chair
nan of the committee on narrative,
reported a steady, substantial growth
Of the church and sunday school work.
The presbytory increased 700 in mem
berslip. the largest individual increase
having been 20 in the Plymouth church.
The German Presbyterian and Wash
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Scranton. showed an increase Of 40
each.
An eulogy on the late Erneas Me-
Lean vas delivered by Rev w. a.
Eeecher. \ copy was ordered sent to
the dlceascds family and printed in the
idCkaWanna Presbyterian.
Rev Dr y. L. Benton of Montrose,
ard Mr.. Halsry we're directed to pre-
pare an obituary on Rev. Jacob Best.
Candidates to preach were spencer
= DICKSON, of scranton: T.. H. Ken
u,iy # Merryall; Autouius Montele-
one, II Scranton, and 7 G. Whlttlcs,
OF Ashley EaCh was prepared 70 de-
liver 4 sermon before the prusbytery
an / each spoke Tor abou, five minutes.
Their ul,orls We're tdyurahly received.
NJ. MUntleunr Spok" IN Italian. The
committee which had examined the
curdidates reported faNurably ON all Of
Ihrlr. The reports Worr approved and
"a" candidates licensed To preach,
The questions required by the rules
uf the church we've prupuupd'd 70 the
four young men Wy br Mcleod as
muderuluL
plSCOrENGING REPORT
II was reported by IN" Temperance
committee that reports, had br"n re-
cclycu from only . out Of l0l church,
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A committee was APPOINTED. as fol-
lows. to srliclt $1,000 from the Scran-
ton PRESBYTERIAN churches to pay the
parsonage debt of the Petersburg Ger
man PRESBYTERIAN church: Key. ~
James Mcleod. chairman; Rev. Dr.
c. T.. Hobinson, Rev. George T.. Guild
l.. X. Tracy, T.. b. Sturges.
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An elaborate ana comprehensive re-
port on the mission work of the Pres
bytery amonG the foreign speaking
peoDlr of The valley was read nv Rev
Dr { G. Ioron 4 recommendation
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'S'cis ueNOte tlle pleilHSS at one SUM
day service 10 the Work ana that each
church pledge it's support DR.. Logan,
a. w. Dickson and r.. B. Sturges ear
nestly advocated activity i'm the work.
The report was received ana dIed
NHDAN hr0OLC IiONS'
RINGING resolutions on the present
national crisis were adopted and on
motion teIepranhad at onco 70 prasi .
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