The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-17


yesterday was a great day in tho
churches of Kingston and Wilkes
Barre, despite the rain.
The auditorium of the Kingston
Methodist church was packed at the
8 o'clock love feast, and at the 1880
service not an inch of space remained
unoccupied. Rev. DR.. Giftin an
nounced the hymn, Rev. W. Treble
offered prayer and Miss Sadie Kaiser
sang Nearer My God to Thee" in de-
lightful fashion. Rev. l.. c. Murdoch
conducted the Scriptural exercise, af-
ter which Bishop Joyce read the
Scripture lesson and announced a
hymn.
He then delivered the morning SER
mon, which was Oh old time fervor and
swayed his audience with the deepest
emotion. The scene in the church
was one that few of the younger gem
GRAFTON had ever beheld. Men and
women were in tears and eXclamati0ns
of excited feeling were frequently
heard
The bishop prefaced his sermon with
the remark that fifty years ago a
young man named John p. Newman
entered the ministry in this confer
ence, which was then the Oneiaa con-
ference. he had a strong desire to
preside here at the fftieth anniver-
sary and it was great trial to him
to abandon the hope.
Inc text of the morning was from
l Corinthians 50: For We know In
the grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ
that though he was rich. vet for your
sake hn
MS poverty you might become rich.
He said in part
BISHOPS SERMON.
III men are not made better il is he
cause they DO not give attention to this,
great act in human history. You cannot
nave one standard for humanity or
morals IN one age and another standard
| III another age. Furthermore you cannot
nave one standard of conscience Of ex-
| peflence In one II after and another stand
and in another for humanity is soliditv a
unanimity. 1t is a unit and one great
| heart swings round the world, and I'm or
| der TO affect this Wilderness we must have
a standard. We search history ana ind
we are about where men were genera
| tions ago. 1t we advance ii must be un-
Der one universal standard-Jcsus Christ.
| Nhat is poverty? What is wealth? A
condition, nothing more, in themselves
| they are nothing.
| GOD means to save the world and
| have no fear of the final outcome When
| man is lifted from one level to another
| he does in part forget God. In giving
| some men wealth lie can better reach
| others, yet as Il whole poverty has had n
| better effect. Poverty H. that condition
that presses men to action. Hunger
| moves the world. one hundred and fifty
| millions of people went to bed hungry
| last night. Jesus Christ coming down
| from the supreme grandeur of heaven
must have felt below his grade but il
ne had kept his grade The world would
! have gone to hell.
| From whence come the best thinkers
| From the Christian world. Every great
modern question of civilization has been
| settled by the Christian church To.
| morrow | send men to grapplc with Qu, :.
| tiOnS underlying the world. HerodCtus
gave us history, Michael Angelo. art
| Shakespeare, language but Christ has
enriched humanity.
The ordination of elders followed tn,
sermon and the impressive scene viii
| long be remembered.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
The afternoon session was devoted tt
the memorial exercises. DR.. l.. G
! Floyd presided. Memoirs We're read ot
| Rev. 5. s. Kennedy, by Rev. j. r
! sumner; Rev, Miner swallow. by j, X
| Peck: Rev. II. II. Blanchard, by DIR
| II. c. McDermOtt; HOratio B. Clark
| by DR.. Floyd; Rev. T.. l.. Bennett, by
| Rev. s Moore; DR.. j. g. Eckman, by
W. l.. Thorpe; Mrs. II. T.. Wheeler by
| Rev. +. c. Wilcox: j. 4. Bloodgood bS
Rev. George Forsyth: Mrs j. i. Wells
by Rev. b. p. Ripley; Mrs. Reuber
Nelson, by DR.. Floyd
The following elders were then or
dained: NJ. 7. Andariese, +. ID. Cava
naugh. \. l.. Clark, c. b. Henry. ). f,
Hunt, d. l.. Mcdonald, L. A. Quimby
q. =. Tiffany. w. \. Wagner, A. O
Williams. Bishop Joyce delivered al
address. in many respects it was ,
most remarkable occasion and tn
spirit of Pentecost, for which such fer
vent prayers have been offered seemed
to prevail. The deaCOns ordained were
Carl Councilman, J. II. Brunges, G. I.
Hand, G. +. Miller y. j. Lamb. \
Osborne, Il. Ruddy, G. c. Warbuton
The evening session was devoted I,
the Church Extension society anniver
sary. II. NJ. Crydenwise offered PRAYER
| Rev. \. w. Cooper conducted the re
sponsive readings. Dr Hard presided
G.. Barton Stone gave the treasurer
report as follows: Wyoming district
1881 last year; this year, $3.50: de
crease, 81 ,792. not including special gif
of S292. Total for conference, 81, ,36l las
year; this year, Sl,l07; total decreas
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