The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-04
pends upon the purity in the church.
The style Of preaching long ago was
better adapted to soyl-winning than

pends upon the purity in the church.
The style Of preaching long ago was
better adapted to so,ilwinning than
now.
CHANGED FOR WORSE.
II believe It has been changed for the
VOL Sc. 1t would be well to study the
model of old time Methodism. Changes
are needed to meet the demands Of our
time. but don't put Methcdlsm ahead
of the word OF God. May God help us
to get right where we are wrong. 1t
Is not becoming of us to be held down
In preaching the word of God as II In
spires us, instead of being dictated
to by the laity.
1--WE have the numbers ami the power
to dictate anything we see 1T along
spiritual lines. May God bless us to he
alive to the old and stand ready to for
waid the new movement"
At this point the visiting brethren
We're invited to participate in the dis
cusslons OF the convention. and Rev.
a. w. Hayes, -. d., of Binghamton,
N. Y. was introduced. Rev. w. l..
Thorpe was the next speaker and said
1t does one good to face around once In
while and review the past and re-
ceive new Inspirations "'rhe trouble
with the machinery Of the church," he
said, "is the limit of time placed on the
pastor to preach. agree that the older
Methodism had more inspiration than
the present day methods. but what we
want Is to have the machinery we have
anointed and put in motion. and by
Gods help we can hold our end up with
anybody"
Dr. Gitfin couldn't see anything the
matter with the Methodism we have
in the present day. "If it's wrong" he
said. Eve must right 1t, and incident
ally get rid of "A good deal of the hum
bug practiced in the churches. There
are some things that could be trimmed
off, but people still know of God. and
we have good methods to teach them.
I'VE will have the same people in the
new century as the old, and 1 intend
TO keep on preaching the same sermons
to them as l have in the past
MIR. LYMAN's BELIEF.
Rev. j. c. Lyman of this city. was the
last speaker Of the afternoon. and he
expressed the belief that the people
should think more of Il Christ TO save
sinners than anything else. The same
methods need to be used today as of
old, and Christians should be sent out
to talk for Christ. II believe we will
win If we work." he said. The session
was concluded with prayer by Rev.
James Madison, and the benediction
by Bishop Ninde.
A large audience greeted DR.. Hayes
last evening and listened attentively
for an hour and half to his address
on Five Historic Graves which are
those of John Wesley, Adam Clarke.
Richard Watson, Joseph Benson and
William Bradburn. all historical char
acters in the annals of Methodism.
The Lessons for the Twentieth Cen
tury," suggested by the speaker, were
the urgent need of education along
every line. the selection Of godly men
to fill positions of trust and honor, and
the great dependence of the twentieth
century on preaching the gospel.
1--WE have got to get in touch with
the people" he said. "and go into the
attic. cellar. Office. shop and home and
seek until you find. Personal efforts
must be made to win souls: you cam
not reach Them by telephone or speak
to them of God through a long dis
tance trumpet, you must launch the
life boat Of salvation and gather them
in one by one. We must economiZe
time and opportunity and organize re-
ligious conviction and bring the people
out of the. fog in which they are now
laboring."