The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-17

Vow" by three well-known clergymeh.
Each took different topic, under the
one general head.
The first speaker was Rev. Edwin j.
Haughton, of Dunmore, who spoke on
Pronunciation" He dwelt upon the
necessity of a remuneration Of the
world. the flesh and the devil, If one
would be true Christian. He told of
the temptations which Adam and Eve
We're subjected to BY the devil In the
garden Of Eden and how by their yield
ing to the threefold temptation Of the
world, the flesh and the devil. man fell.
Rev. Mr.. Haughton explained forcibly
that it was necessary that there should
be a complete renunciation of these
three before the seed of truth would
bear fruit in the heart Of men.
ADDRESS ON FAITH.
He was followed by Rev. j. M. john
ston, rector of ST. James church, Pitts
ton, who spoke on Faith" He said,
in part: EVERY man, no matter who
he is, has some faith. There is no In
dividual so much of an infidel that he
has no faith. 1t devolves upon every
person baptized in the name of the
Father. Son and Holy Ghost to accent
and believe all that Christian ought
to know.
Faith is not a matter which may be
accepted or rejected as the whim seiZes
us. 1t is an obligation. In this pres
ent age mems minds are much dis
turbed about things religious. There Is
deal Of ecclesiastical turmoil. Men
are desiring something new in religion.
They forget that Gods faith is un-
changeable and not susceptible to
amendment.
"The Christian faith carries first a
belief in God and then belief in Jesus
Christ. the Son of God, who came to
redeem us and bring us back to God.
1t carries also a belief in the Holy
Spirit of God. Some people say some
times that they do not believe these
things because they don't understand
them.
Men are today bothering themselves
about the meaning of certain texts in
the Holy Scriptures, and just think OF
it, some churches are actually founded
upon a particular Interpretation of par
ticular texts.
Il do not think it right that any
church should be founded upon book,
even though that book be the word of
God, rather than on Jesus Christ as
the cornerstone. l do not think it
right that any person should accept as
basis of salvation merely a human
Interpretation of Gods word. So very
few people these days have time, or
take time. to read the Bible that they
must have sure and certain faith
given them with authority.
ADI> 1,D
"I'm afraid that many of the evan
gelical Protestant churches are drift
ing towards Unitarianism. because
they do not have a faith given with
authority. Evangelical Professionalism
says believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
and you shall be saved 1t is not
right that it should ignore God, the
father, and the visitation of the Holy
Ghost.
"This matter of faith is settled for
| us by the church. Ir we do as the
church demands we shall be permitted
to live within her fold and in dying
we shall obtain everlasting life"
The last speaker of the evening-was
Rev. j. r. Ware, of Honesdale. who
| spoke on "Obedience." He said in
part:
"If we ask ourselves plainly why
Jesus came into the world. each one
of us might give different answer.
There is. however, but one answer
that satisfies the human soul. and
! that is that He came to save us, not
| bye and bye. but now. The reason
we are Christians Is not that we may
escape something in the future but
because the highest type of ideal life
| is the life of Jesus Christ.
1--WE should seek to live the same life
on the human side that Christ did. In
order to attain in some measure to
that life there are certain rules which
must be observed. lust as. there are
| certain rules and regulations in every
department of life which must lr
obeyed.
I'VE must obey the laws set down.
Christ has given us two command
ments which combine all that the
Christian needs. First. Love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, with all
! thy soul and with all thy mind and
| secondly, Love thy neighbor as thy
self.
I'VE must remember that obedience
| is loyalty. IF we are loyal to Jesus
Christ we will obey him, naturally.
| Christ came to save us here, and Mow
| and to save us into life like his
own"
CLERGYMEN PRESENT.
The clergymen present at last nights
meeting were Rev. Robert Bell, of
| Sayre; Rev. ID. w. Cox, ID. D., OF AL
dem Rev. Charles Il. Fossenden, of
| Jermyn; Rev. j, H. Griffith, OF Ply
mouth; Rev. II, q. q. Vincent, of
Athens; Rev. r, j. Haughton, of Dun
more; Rev II. p, Harrington, of West
| Pittston; Rev. j. NJ, Johnston, of
Pittston; Rev. J. p, Ware and Rev. Il.
| A. Gernant, OF Iionesdale; Rev. II. S.
| Ballentine, Rev, NJ. Il. Nash and Rev.
E. j. McIIenry, of West Scranton.
Many Others will be in attendance to-
day.
There will be two business sessions
! today, one in the morning and one
in teh afternoon In the evening three
addresses on the subject of omissions"