The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-21
THE SEMINARY FUND.
Rev. DR.. Samuel Moore Spoke in
Behalf of the Kingston Institu-
tion in Elm Park Church.

Rev. DIR. Samuel Moore. financial
secretary of the Wyoming Seminary.
occupied the pulpit yesterday at Elm
Park church in place of DR.. L. l..
Sprague, whose presence had been an
nounced. DR.. Moore was for many
years a member of the Wyoming con-
ference, but went on the frontier Of
the Pacific coast, where he did remark
able work until his health compelled
a return. He was pastor at Hyde
Park in 1877, and financial agent of the
Puget Sound university and presiding
elder Of the Tacoma district for some
years. Recently he was pastor at
Norwich. n. Y. until being appointed
in his present capacity this year.
He delivered a brief sermon yester-
day morning from John II, iv, Jesus
said unto her: Said | not unto thee
that If thou wouldst believe thou
shoudst see the glory Of Goj?'" The
address vas an emphatic plea for
more belief in God and the allusion to
the raising of Lazarus was made the
basis of the thought.
The speaker asserted that the lack
OF greater success in the churches is
due to lack of belief in God, and this
ability to aid in time of difficulties
The loss Of his own young daughter
by death was made the point Of q
touching illustration. The service was
closed by a description Of the twen-
tieth century movement, the winning
of two millions of souls and the thank
offering of twenty millions of dollars
The speaker recounted the growth OF
Methodism in this country in the CEN
tury past at the beginning OF which
were less than $1,000 members, a little
handful of ministers and the ashes.
only, of one school. There was but
little church property, the services be-
ing held in school houses. private
dwellings and groves. Education
could scarcely be said to exist. Now
the church has fourteen or fifteen
great branches and is almost the first,
if not the first, in the Protestant de-
nomination. There are 250 million dol
lars invested in church property and
schools of all grades fill the land, so
that even the poorest may have edu-
catiOnal advantages in the church SEM
inaries, colleges and universities.
The past record OF saving souls by
the multitude of evangelistic methods,
is superseded by personal work. Gods
way today is that each Christian shall
seek to save his friend, his neighbor.
The history of Wyoming Seminary
was then briefly given. Fifty-six
years ago it consisted of one building
costing $4,000, which was a large sum
then. 1t was burned to the ground
and rebuilt by DR.. Nelson and Mr.
SHETLAND. In '63 it was again burned
and again rebuilt, the same men aid
ing the work of adding to its use
funess. Now it is second to none as
a preparatory school and last year had
400 students enrolled. 1t is proposed
to secure an endowment fund of $780,
000 giving an annual income of so, 900.
Most of this endowment must come
from the region between Carbondale
and Nanticoke.
1t is desired to secure gifts of $1,000
each, on which the honor is simply
to pay $50 per year as a scholarship,
which furnishes tuition for a poor stu
dent. A gift of $4,000 will bring 500
per year from the donor, and the prin-
cipal in each case may be paid at
the donors pleasure.
DR.. Moore will remain some days
in the city TO canvass for the semi
NAVY interests.