The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04

Two strong speakers from outside of
the city presented in four local pui-
pits yesterday the new general assem-
blE's Twentieth Century Movement and
Fund of the Presbyterian denomna-
ton The speakers were: Rev. John
y. Rundall of Lincoln university, and
Rev. DR., Robert Sample. also of Lin
coin university. and they addressed
large congregations at the Providence,
First, Green Ridge and Washburn
street Presbyterian churches.
The project of the Twentieth Century
movement originated in the general as
semhly i'm Minneapolis in 1899 and last
May, at the asScmblys meeting in ST.
Louis. the final arrangements were
made. Upon the recommendation OF
the general assembly, synods and
Presbyteries the idea has been handed
down to the local and individual
churches. These in turn selected MIN
istcrs and preachers of the denomina-
tion To travel about the country cN-
planning the object of the movement.
The month of March was set aside for
the preaching of the project
The scheme provides for' the collcc-
tion Of immense sums of money which
viii be appropriated for the further
ancc of christianity in Americas new
possessions i'm cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippines Nearly all the Prot
cstant denominations have adopted the
new movement and their projectors are
enthusiastic i'm their statements that
better condition of humanity will pre-
vail at the close of the twentieth CEN
tury than that of the century recently
past
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some of the churches. such as the
Methodists. have designated a ccr-
tain sum. which they expect to attain
for this we'll directed work. In this
instance the workers have settled down
to accumulate twenty millions of dol
lars before being satisfied with thcir
labOrS. The Presbyterian general ass
sembly has not as yet named any
amount to be raised.
Detailed explanations of the work
to lee accomplished were made by the
| speakers yesterday. AT the Green
! Ridge Presbyterian church last even
! ing, Rev. r.. y. sample. -. d., recent
| ~ moderator of thu general assembly
/ and one of tn" nrgiratOrS of tn,
movement. preached on mission Work
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! tha uI..ilou or what tn Jn win IN.
negro have nrr,an utiI. rba srhan,,
of coloniz9tinn in Iiho,,f, wa, ,r,n,o,
as an instance whom iryItotions cam,
+, talk. M rasidnnc. ocrn',, ,l,o s,',
many went. but thar was the wien
of tn, nvncriment
"roday. if was derI,rod "th. ,,l
ored raonle will no, onta,.tain th,urb,,
of coIoniyation for tbo, ma. tho on,,,
try lo which they w,rA rnr,..d f., ,.or,,
they love the plantations ana corn