The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-21

West Nanticoke-Parsonage enlarged and great.
ly improved.
Luzerne-A pipe organ and recess built in rear
Of pulpit to receive il and other changes greatly
improving the property.
New and commodious parsonage at Courtdale.
A lot has been secured in Wanamic village for
a church and parsonage.
Two lots have been secured for new churches
In the city Of Scranton. One on Hyde Park
avenue, to which the Hampton Street society
will remove; a very valuable site. The other at
Lincoln Heights.
Wyoming parsonage has new furnace and $500
in hand with which TO put electric lights or gas
into their church.
The crownng enterprise, however, is the great
work being done by the Central church, wilkes.
Barre, led by their indefatigablo pastor. When
the splendid structure, church and parsonage
combined, Is fully completed IL will he excellcd
by very few church in Me<hodism. The amount
expended on the foregoing aggregates $4,000.
FORMER INDEBTEDNESS.
Parsons has been under the shadow OF an en-
barTassing debt for many years and has paid the
last 81 220 and converted the cancelled notes
and judgments TO ashes in the presence OF hap.
py congregation.
Dallas has paid its entire debt, 1887, and is
now free. Other churches have reduced their in
debtedness. Amount paid on old debts this year.
5000.
Two charges, Courtdalc and Parkersville were
united year ago and have enjoyed successful
year. Two new charges were formed, Dorrance'
ton and Old Forge. The former has had phcn-
omenal year, almost a continuous revival.
very bright future opens to this charge.
Old Forge has also enjoyed year Of great
prosperity.
Eleven charges advanced their pastors salary.
Twenty.six charges have increased their mission.
ary contributions over last year. Five charges
report a small falling, off. Twenty-Five charges
-, tla lptlt Inn,
Advocate and the Northern The increase ranges
from one to ffty.cight by Dr. Bradshaw and sixty
by DIR. Mogg. Eighteen charges have advanced
In their contributions to the relief of our worn
out ministers. The report will show a fair ad.
vance in all our benevolences.
WYOMING CAMP MEETING
Was we'll sustained by the pastors and conse.
quently better attendance Of the people. The
meeting took on something Of its old.time power
in 'hn conversion of sinners and strengthening
of the church.
Sunday schools and Epworth leagues are in the
main well organized and doing wood work.
WYOMING SEMINARY.
Too much cannot he said in commentator
Of the splendid work done this year in sem.
mary. DR.. Sprague and the faculty, sustained
by the hearty and unanimous cooperation of
the trustees, have spared no pains sacrifice
to make this the banner year in the history Of
the institution. How well they have succeeded the
annual report shows
The twentieth century movement has not been
overlooked. The matter has been brought to the
attention of the quarterly conference and the
congregations. A local commission has been ap-
pointed in every charge.
With the opening of the year the canvass will
be prosecuted in all our churches as vigorously
as circumstances would permit DIR. Pcarcc has
set tho pace for the district by securing already
in his church CFirst church, Wilkes Barrc) over
$4,000 With the amount paid on old debts and
other subscriptions Of which | have personal
knowledge it will place us now beyond SS2,O0O
Brothers, with the splendid showing for the pas
tors and churches OF the district in lines of SER
vice indicated, | have not yet established my
and made good my boast. Methodism may
record mighty achievements in all material en-
terprises and sill fail in her sublime mission
| should read my report with breaking heart
if, indeed, could attempt to read it at all, and
show only material succession for twelve months
of life and gracious opportunities. At the be-
ginning of the year N our first ministerial gath
Crng there seemed to come on us a great hun
ger for souls. Some of the official members
caught the spirit and occasionally an entire
quarterly conference went down on their faces
before God. The camp meeting helped on the
work. Every gathering of the pastors had in it
a touch of pentecos
Nearly every charge in the district reports
SIS; Ashley, 40; Carvcrton, 90; Ccntrcmoreland,
90; Clark's Summit, 40; Dallas, 20; Dorranccton,
IS; Forty Fort 20; Kingston, %; LaCkawanna,
40; Lehman, $50; Luzerne, Maple Grove, III;
Moosic, Al; Nantcokc 800; NoXen, II; Plains,
80; Plainsville, 20; Plymouth, 81, Ash street,
Scranton, rs; Cedar avenue, 50; Court street SO;
Elm Park. 20; Hampton street, is; Simpson,
200; Wanomic, 90; Wavcrly so West Nanticokc,
| 10; West Pittston, iO Central, Wilkes Barre,
| l2j; Dcrr Memorial 6j; First church, 100 Par
rish street, 20; Wyoming, 50; NatosvillC, 81. The
| work has been done by the pastors and their
| people with very little foreign aid. We asked
God for 1000 souls. lie has given us 2497 souls.
OF these there have united with us on probation,
| 1861. The Nanticoke meeting was remarkable,
| first, for the number converted, $40; second,
| the classes reached almost exclusively between
| is and so; third that DR.. Bradshaw had strength
| to average a sermon day from Jan. TO April l..
desire to rcIterate the conviction expressed
| in my report year ago that our church has a
| special mission to the unsaved thousands OF
| foreign tongue that crowd the Wyoming and
| Lackawanna valleys and it must not be much
| longer delayed.
| Finally, the Methodism Of this historic district
is not the dcscrcpit relic of former glorious era,
| The spectre merely Of the heroic past. She is
proving herself worthy descendant of Il splcn'
| did ancestry. Her foundations are of hewn stone
| and bear the marks of hammer and chisel in the
hands of Asbury, Peck, Nelson and others of soul
winning ministry, who, with the Bennets, SWEET
bands, Pettibone, Wadhams and Shoemakers of the
| laity were God od-honored master builders We
| are building on the foundation they laid With
| firm adherence TO the faith Of the fathers, with
purpose of ceaseless activity, with wise adaptive
| ness to existing conditions, credentials renewed
| by the victories of the past. With consuming
zeal to help save men, with personal knowledge
that the blood OF Jesus Christ cleanseth from
all sin, swectly conscious Of a personal divine
companionship, with the banner of conquest un-
furled IN the open heaven, we halt at the sum
nit of the old conference year and at the base
of the new await the order of God as spoken
through His church.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
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