The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-28

would see their monuments. look
around YOU at this city with It's
churches and its charities.
A FORMER PASTOR.
Rev. &. G. Logan, d. D., LII. D., was
the last speaker OF the morning. He IN
troduced his remarks by saying that
twenty-five years ago. on Nov is, he
stood i'm this pulpit to consider the
days of old. This was on the occasion
of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
organiza lion of the church. At that
time there was present a large body OF
the members who had been more or
less intimately associated with the con-
gregation from the beginning. Con-
tinuing, he said.
The shadows have fallen upon me today
as [ have never felt them before as the
| men of those days appear 50 Vividly to
me In their rounded Christian manhood
In their beautiful characters. My brother
| has spoken OF them according to my
heart.
Again stood here In 1875 after ten
| years OF my pastOrate, when through the
| eloquent efforts of Brother Hand a debt
| of 81, ,S03il was raised and when We re-
Ceived greeting from all the churches of
| the city with which we had fellowship.
| In November, 1850. the fortieth ami
Nersary was celebrated the records of
which have been filed away In the arch
ives of tile Presbyterian Historical So
| ciety and stumbled the other night upon
| the archives OF the woman of whom my
| brother has spoken. 1t was beautiful-it
was lovely. Then in 1893 ! silently went
| away without n word OF farewell. The
| pastoral relations being severed by the
rightful authorities l went away silently
| but / tell you, my dear brethren, there
| n hOD6s which pCrlpSia Stipal
| shall ever sever. These bonds of God are
| more permanent than the asscmbly's ac
| tion 1t is the bond which God weaves
| between His servant and the ministers
and the souls lie sends him to save.
| The speaker then stated that he came
| here thirty-siX years ago last week the
first service attended being the Thanks
| giving service in little Baptist church
| on Penn avenue, just completed. on
| the roll Of the church were 343 mem
bers, at the close of his pastorate the
historical roll showed 1850. The infant
membership as he found it was 16S in
1868, 33j children were baptized during
his pastorate.
OUTSIDE THE CHURCH.
For work outside the church and city
$2O1 ,459 was raised. Within the church
| SloS,l4S WAS GeCOGueu, Il lOldl amount
| of 1870, COS as the work of a single pas
torate. In that time the speaker had
united in marriage 56S people, PAS
couples. One of them reminded him
that morning that it was the anniver-
sary Of one of these weddings. It
should be included in the prayers, for
in the sanctity of the home the people
of God have done the true work of the
church.
DR.. Logan then referred humorously
to an incident, when "a brother. who had
been sleeping very sOundly, replied af-
firmatively to the question if the pas
tor had not preached too long. The
complaints generally came from such
parties. The wide-awake ones do not
mind the time.
The speaker said: II came here in
1858. The Lord sent me. ! did not
come to make reputation-that had
been made. Six times have I sat in the
general assembly. which is as high an
honor as | can ask of the Lord. Twice
the church has been honOrably men,
toned by the general assembly for its
fidelity, its generosity and faithful
ness" He then spoke of the mixed
languages, the crossed ties of blood
and race. There was a German brother,
there was a Welsh side Yankee side,