The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-17
INTERESTING DAY
OF THE CONFERENCE

this year $2554, not including special
gifts not recorded special gifts, $1,000;
total decrease, 1854. A special fund
will bring ii down to S54.
Rev. DR.. Hard made brief remarks,
after which Dr. Il, B. Olmstead made
a brilliant address on "Thc Educat ton
airy Power of a Church Building"
NECESSITY OF A CHURCH.
Dr. Van Schock. presiding elder Of
Niles district, Michigan conference,
spoke on The Necessity of Church
Building to the Existence of Town
He prefaced his address by referring
to the pleasure it gave him to stand on
that platform, where for two years he
had stood as pastor of Kingston church
and six years as presiding elder or
the Wyoming district, and to meet so
many friends in the ministry and laitN.
In speaking of the subject he said
that in the order of creation the fam.
lily came first. the church building see
ond, and the town third. The first
church building was a rude altar, then
came the tent or tabernacle, then the
synagogue, then the temple, and then
the cathedral, the substantial, stately
cdifce.
When the people began to settle in
towns God said "let them make me a
sanctuary that ] may dwell among
them" why" Because the sanctu-
airy or church building was to he Gods
dwelling place. where he would COM
mune with His people in fellowship
and worship. You cannot have a town
without Gods presence and blessing.
The church building means the school
building and both mean refinement in
tho home. safety and protection in the
business life of the community. The
church builds the town and the town
builds the nation. You cannot have n
great nation without unnumbered
towns whose church spires point
heavenward saying eve are the people
who believe in God, the Father AL
mighty, and i'm Jesus Christ, His only
son. our Lord" From such nations
come your Washingtons and Lincolns
your GladstonCs and MCKinleys. your
Tarraguts and DCWeys. your simpsons
1nd SpurgeonE. your LonCfellows, Ten
nJsons and Whittiers, and all that in
Vulnerable host of men and women
pure in heart, noble in life. grand in
achievement whether in humble or
public station. Rev. DR.. Goucher made
fine address on Great Buildings"
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING.
rho Epworth League meeting at
Memorial hall last evening, was pre-
sided over by Rev. John Bradshaw.
A brilliant address was made to the
young people by Rev. DR.. Berry, editor
OF the Epworth Herald.
Among the probable changes in ap-
pointments will be that of A. f. Chat
fee to Carbondale; w. G. simpson,
-hsburv; w. L. Thorpe, Plymouth; CT.
y. Place, presiding elder, Honesdale
district: i. w. Young, Dallas; o. l..
SevcrsOn, West Pittstun: ). Guy Snow
den, Cooperstown, n. y; G. II. Prem
ticr, Moscow.
1t is reasonably certain that the con.
ference will not adjourn until Tuesday
Proceedings are more than day be-
hind the usual schedule. Owego will
presumably b. the next place OF meet
ing. Conference has been held there
four times in the churchs history.
The last time was in 1855.
Rev. DR. Goucher. who made several
addresses i'm the conference and who
spoke in the First Methodist church
yesterday, is one of the richest clergy
men in Methodism. He and his wife
support 100 foreign missions and yearly