The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-27
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SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE.
Members of the Organization from
All Parts of Northeastern Penn
sylvania to Assemble in a Tent on
Jefferson Avenue, Where Daily
Services Will Be Held--Addressed
by Rev. Henry Wilson, d. D., Of
New York, and Alexander P. Nc
Cough, of Philadelphia.

In a spacious tent seating 75O peo-
pie, located on jefferson avenue, mid
way between Delaware street and
Electric avenue, the sixth annual con-
vention OF the Christian and Mission
ary Alliance of Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania is being held this week.
The convention was opened with
brief service on Saturday evening and
services were conducted all day yes
terday, but dle out-of-town delegates
of whom there will be some fifty, will
not arrive until today.
Every morning from s to o'clock
there will be a morning watch service,
ana from $40 to 10 o'clock, a Bible
study. From 1890 to IL o'clock, there
will be given a series of short ad-
dresses on pertinent religious topics.
After n two hours recess for dinner
every day. the services will be resumed
at o'clock in the afternoon and Will
continue till o'clock. The evening
services will commence promptly at z
o'clock and the first hour will be de-
voted to a young peoples meeting and
song service. From 8 to 9 o'clock the
services will be of an evangelical ma
ture.
The services yesterday morning were
In charge of Rev. Henry Wilson, ID. D..
of New York city, one of the field
secretaries. Rev. DR.. Wilson Is an
Epicopal clergyman and was for sew
enteen years A Curate of the Protest
ant Episcopal cathedral in that city.
He afterwards became assistant to
Rev. DIR. George Rainsford, rector of
the fashionable st. Georges church.
He still holds his standing in the
Episcopal church, but has devoted his
life to the work of the alliance.
Yesterday morning he gave a sim
gularly powerful sermon on "The Di-
vine Nature as Exemplified in Every
day Life" and by his simple. yet ef-
fective eloquence. kept the large con-
gregation intensely interested for over
an hour. At 1.30 o'clock he conducted
service for the children and gave
an object lesson on Faith"
In the afternoon an address was de-
livered by Alexander p. McGough, of
Philadelphia, who spoke on "The
| Raven and the Dove" likening the
sensual life to the raven and the pure
| life to the dove. In the evening, DR..
Wilson gave q brief evangelical SER
mon.
In addition to the speakers men,
toned above there will be addresses
| during the week by Rev. and Mrs. r.
| II. Senft. of Philadelphia; Rev. James
| Leishman. of Binghamton; Rev. John
T.. Jaderquist, of Syracuse; ]. Hud-
son Ballard, of Elmira; Miss M. M
HASTE, of Avoca, and Rev. w. d
Lord, OF Gelatt.
| There will also be in attendance
some returned missionaries from the
foreign field. and it is expected that
among these will be Rev. ID. w. lie
Lochner. who has charge of the AL
| lance work in China, and who has
lately returned from that land.
/ The Alliance is undenominational
so that all Christians will be earnestly
welcomed at the meeting by Rev. w
4. Macarthur, Of this city, who is ir
charge.
"The object of these meetings" said
he, "is best expressed on our printed
programmes. They are for the pur'
pose of waiting on the Lord ant
studying His word. The themes vii
be the teachings of the four-folt
Gospel, Christ. our Saviour, Sanctifier
Healer and Coming Lord the evange
lization of the world and its relation
to the second coming of Christ"