The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-19

The Rev. Robert +. Y. Pierce, who
yesterday celebrated his first anniver-
sary as pastor of the Penn Avenue
Baptist church. has made a deep i'm
press on the religious life of the city
during the year he has resided here.
lie Is a man of much force of charac-
ter, is earnest and sincerely devoted to
tho sacred work to which he has con-
secrated his life. One of the Rev. Mr..
Pierce's prominent characteristics is his
broad charity and liberation. He be-
heVcs that all of his co-workers in the
religious field are doing good accord
ing to the light given them. While all
are not following the lines he believes
TO be correct, they are in the service
Of the master and striving to make the
world better by bringing the message
OF the Savior home 10 unbelievers and
by quickening the faith of the careless
and Indifferent. These are the main
considerations when all is said.
During the year he has been at the
Penn avenue church it has prospered
greatly. He is an exceptionally elo-
quent pulpit orator and has the gift OF
apt illustration to a wonderful degree
The many evening sermons on popular
topics which he has delivered since he
came to the Penn avenue church have
attracted widespread attention and
filled the large church TO the doors. He
avoids sensationalism, but does not
hesitate to apply the lessons of the
Scriptures to modern conditions and
modern evils any more than he hesi-
tates to denounce vice and sin wher-
ever found or in whatever guise it may
appear.
Charles Godshall. the successor or
John H. Walker in common council
from the Fifth ward, is one of the
prominent young Republicans of West
Scranton. He belongs to that school Of
young men which has taken such an
active part in the affairs of the city
during the past few years, and is an
untiring worker for the success Of the
Republican party. For many years he
has been identified with the West Side
Republican club, and has been connect
ed with the engineering department
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad company a long time.
Mr.. Godshall was a candidate for the
office of common councilman when Mr..
Walker was reelected recently, and
when he failed to make the nomination
at the caucus, he turned in and helped
elect Walker to a second term. His
selection to succeed the new chief of
the fire department is a popular one,
and his strength in the ward was at
tested by the vote he received. His
majority over his next highest oppon-
ent was 325, and his plurality over the
three other candidates was 223 Mr.
Godshall will prove a valuable acquisi-
ton to the common council, and his
knowledge of municipal matters in gen.
eral will give him prominent place in
the lower branch of the city councils
from the moment he takes his seat.
w. r. Storrs, who until last week
was for years at the head of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western COM
pany's coal department. was never a
popular man with the newspaper work.
ers of the city and because of that and
Mr.. Storrs' retiring and unassuming
disposition the people of Scranton knew
little about him or his really wonder
full business ability.
Mr.. Storrs was the toughest prOpo-
sition the local interviewers had to deal
with. He modelled his utterances on
the assumption that the business of his
company was of no interest to the pub
lie and the man who questioned him
regarding matters pertaining TO the
coal department was promptly given to
understand that Mr.. Storrs considered
him an impertinent intermeddler. The
fact that his company's affairs affect
ed directly or indirectly a large ele-
| ment of this community was never
considered by him when approached by
newspaper men.
1t was the custom of some city edi-
| tors to send the new member of the
| staff to interview Mr.. Storrs. If he
succeeded in getting anything but a
| case of abnormal heat in the region of
! the collar he was assured a place on
| the staff. Even the veterans dreaded
! an assignment that took them to Mr.
| Storrs' office and the things they said
about him after the attempt at inter-
| viewing would not look Well in print
| The watchful copy editor saved Mr..
| Storrs many a time from the scathing
| pen of irate news hunters who failed
TO appreciate Mr., Aorrs' unique method
! of dealing with the enterprising pencil
| pusher.
| TITTpn nTcrpTHm pEpJrpT TCnNrc