The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-19
DR.. Race, of the Twentieth Century
Movement" 1t was as follows:

selves. If we will but accept the re-
sponsibiites of the hour the Gospel Of
the Kingdom Of God will reach every
kingdom of this earth in the not distant
future.
Therefore, we hail with gladness the
call OF our bishops to the ministry and
membership of our church for two mill
ion souls for Christ and twenty million
dollars for service as u thank offering to
Almighty God, ere we begin the twentieth
century. Such another opportunity this
| generation will never see. Already rep
| resentatives of our beloved Methodsm
| are preaching the glorious gospel among
| the nations OF the earth, but beholding
| the gracious harvest ready for the reap
| ing, our chief pastors now ask us to con-
secrate ourselves, our talents, our time
| to the blessed Christ and i'm submission
| TO Him; every member of the church to
engaged in the holy service Of bringing at
| least one soul to know the Lord ere we
| cross the threshold of the next century.
| We began this nineteenth century as one
| of the weakest of our Protestant denOm-
| nations; we are coming to the opening
of the twentieth century as the leading
| Protestant organization Of the world.
| We must now act "A part worthy Of our
| history.
| THE GREAT NEED OF THE HOUR.
The first great duty of the hour is the
|
two millions of men to the Christ in the
next two years as a denomination means
| that the churches of our conference must
| double their membership. Inspired by
| the spiritual uplift that has come to us
| during the days that we have been as
sociated with our present presiding
bishop, and imbued with his conception
of devotion to the cause that we so dear
| ly love, az members of this conference
! we are to take up the work that may be
| assigLed to us as laburers for God, and
with renewed diligence must bend our
selves to the blessed work of winning
| souls to Jesus Christ.
| The pre-eminent Importance of this
twentieth century movement must be
given TO spiritual results. Here we must
place our strongest emphasis. A mighty
turning to God is the fundamental me-
| cessity of our times. Fervor, zeal, and
holy enthusiasm must characterize our
efforts in this direction. Heaven forbid
that we should rejoice in our strength or
in our numbers. Our greatest need is a
baptism of divine power
| Then, too, we must keep before us the
fact that the houses of Worship ought to
be presented to the twentieth century
freed from all Indebtedness; that hos
pitfalls are to be equipped; that houses
for the aged are to be erected; that
deaconesses' houses are demanded; and
that our institutions of learning are to
be endowed for the work of Christian
education. In this connection we rec
ommend the communication received from
the Philadelphia branch of the Women :
Foreign Missionary society to the per-
manent commission. Let us contemplate
! for a brief moment what this thank Of
| fering to Almighty God for his manifold
mercies will accomplish, if thus applied.
Skilled service for the sick; comfortable
living for wearied veterans; innumerGble
blessing dispensed by angels of mercy
and a generation of talented servants OF
God bequeathing the blessings of an
increasingly better civilization to the
generations following. 1t costs as much
brethren, to build a first-class modern
battleship as to endow a college The
battleship perishes but the college is i'm
perishable. The twentieth century vii
have but small need for the battleshipS
for we are coming to the time when the
brutalities of war will no longer bt
known. for the seminary, the college ant
the university. thoroughly equipped. vii
bless humanity with the blessings 0i
truth.
That Wyoming conference may or
ganize for this twentieth century move
! ment both spiritually and financially
! your committee recommends that a per
manent organization TO be known as th'
| Wyoming Conference Twentieth Centur!
commission be constituted this day T.
whom shah be committed the interests o
this movement throughout the confer
4, | enCe.
OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION.
That the general officers of this com
mission shall consist of the Rev w. II
Pearce, ID. D., president; the Hon. IL
= q. Perkins, secretary, and the Hon. Will
/. lam Conncll, treasurer.
- That in addition to these general of
npapG inst named the commission Shal
consist of the following:
Binghamton District-The presiding al
der, chairman; Rev. Henry Tuckley, j
2 D., Rev. IL. Il. Benedict, Hon. w.
t Welsh, Professor NJ. w. Scott.
HonesJale District-The presiding elder
chairman; Rev. G. a. Place, Phi. D., hey
-, a. j. Van Cleft, Mr.. c. d. Winters, MI
!, w. Z. Schenck
! Owego Distrct-The presiding elder
chairman; Rev. j. w. Nicholson, Rev.
b. Weeks, Hon. a. /. Decker, Hon, j.
Y Lattimer.
f Chenango District-The presiding eide
f chairman; Rev Samuel Moore, ID. d., Re'
;, }. II. Littel, Hon. Harvey Truesdell. Nj
> {. A. King.
1 Oneonta District--The presiding elde
$ chairman; Rev. II. c. MCDcrmOtt Re'
:, c. II. Sackett, Mr.. George /. WilJer, NJ
I Howard Sherman.
a wyoming District-The presiding eide
=, l.. l.. Sprague. ID. D., Rev. c. NJ. Gifhl
= ID. D., Mr.. T. ii. Dale.
BE It also resolved, That the work
= the commission in each district shall !
y under the charge of the presiding eld'
i of the district, with the pastors and lay
7 men who are members of the COnferenC
commission from the district, and sue
. others as they may choose to associai
with them in the prosecution of the
/ work That, the membership on eaC
'H charge shall be organized by the past.
e into classes of not moro than twent
It persons in each class, with leaders al
pointed by the pastor. Such leaders sha
:, constitute the Twentieth Century con
- mission for the charge with the nast'
as chairman. 1t shall be the duty of eaC
y leader to emphasize the spiritual sic
u of this movement, and to receive a thar
= Offering from each member of his clas
"A the same to be reported quarterly to Il
n. secretaries of the various commission
e and TO the general corresponding seer
,s tary, the Rev. f. NJ Mills, ID. D., 80 FIT
70 avenue, New York city.
> Resolved, also, That the president
'u the conference commission shall call
meeting Of the permanent committee
=. the earliest practicable date after III
g | session, the time and place of neCtil
V to be selected by the president, when q
. rangements In detail may be effected,
- That the conference commission shi
IL arrange for at least one conference cD
Dr Vention during the year, and for an a
q niVersary at the session of the annu
Mt conference. The district shall arran
a. for district and group conventions al
shall assist the local commission or ca
charge in arranging for meeting OF eve
ed appointment. All the commissions shi
ID, use due diligence in promoting the Crc
rd lation of the twentieth century thai
st Offering campaign literature.
"a Resolved, further That the sum of fo