The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-16

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SECRETARY Y-REsoLUTIoN ADOPT
ED REQUESTING CHURCHES 10
USE UNFERMENTED WINE IN THE
CELEBRATION OF THE LORDS
SUPPER.
The meeting Of the Universalists at
Nicholson yesterday opened at
o'clock in the morning whit a confer
ence meeting led by the Rev. j. h
Balboa of Geneva, \. y. Rev. Il. Is.
Polk. of Towanda read the Scripture
lesson from the thild chapter of PauIs
FIRST Epistle to the Corinthians.
A solo by John r. Watkins, of this
city, was rendered in delightful man.
nor after which the Occasional SER
mon" was delivered by the Rev. DR..
Rodgers, of Reading. DR.. Rodgers took
for his text three words from the
Epistles Of st. Paul, "A Glorious
Church"
In an impressive and earnest ad-
dress filled with such fiery eloquence
ae held the rapt attention of an audi
cnCc that overfiowed the church, DR..
Rogers delivered a discourse in which
lIe said the Christian church was a
mighty power in a Christian commun-
ity. But what the Christian church is
need not be dwclt upon. He said
there were some Univ ersalists who fail
cd to grasp the Christian thought of
the church itself as not a mere seCtar-
ian emphasis. This church was not
dedicated yesterday as mere empha
sis, and nasmuCh as ii did not rest
upon that basis ii was Just as well to
Euard against the statement that it ex-
listed i'm the community as simply a
school of ethical culture.
lie said that the people could never
be UniverSalists unless they laid
proper emphasis on worship itself. 81
have often heard people speak about
the good sermons they have heard"
he said, "but seldom have heard them
speak about having been lifted up by
prayer. | believe we should initiate
our Episcoralian brethren i'm the OBJ
servance Of the holy days 1t is true
the Episcopalian church has magni-
fed worship and the Cnivcrsalist
church has magnified instruction. Tho
Cniversalist church, therefore, stands
for instruction."
Controversive preaching, but rather in
doCtrinal preaching. He loved doc
trinal preaching. The minister should
not shun the truth. Preach it fully
lovingly. energetically. as found in the
word of God.
BUSINESS MEETING
The business meeting of the conven.
tn at
by the president, Hon c. S. Russell
After the usual regular business, the
report of the committee on officia! re.
ports wae read by it's secretary, Mr.
Wager. The committee commended the
exhaustive reports and rccOmmenda.
tions of the secretary and treasurer
and noted the reduction of the de-
felt of more than 800 They recon-.
mended that the Sylvania and Eastor
churches be omitted from the list OF
parishes and that these properties bt
decided to the convention for safe keep
ing.
They recommended especially that
the "cent-a- -day-plan" be adopted by
all the churches in the state as {
means Of deriving the greatest amOun
Of revenue with the least amount o.
hardship upon the parishes.
The committee recommended NOR,
fully the needs Of the Sunday schoo
and suggested that a committee o.
three be appointed by the president
and occupy at least an hour in the in
terests of the same at the convention
next year.
They urged upon the convention tn
need of more demoninational ltera tur
and of the subscriptions to denomina
tional papers, especially the Christian
Leader"
The need of having state superin
tendent was pointed out and it wa
recommended that trustees appoin
such an agent when funds have bee
appropriated for that purpose.
The report of the committee was ac
Iepted unanimously after some de
bate, and adjournment was taken un
I'll afternoon.
The afternoon session opened at
O'Clock and reports of committees con
tinued
The committee on nominations mad
the following report President, Hor
c. s. Russell, Towanda vice-president
{. w. Gahboll, jr., Philadelphia; secre
tary, + Marion Yager, Philadelphia
treasurer, George C. Thomas, Philadel
rhia.