The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-16

day school teachers and other workers have been
Glad to follow his very striking method of in
stluCting the young and ignorant in the things
oi God.
nr. Pierce j. a native Of Salem, Y. H., and
was trained for the teacher, profession. In
this line Of service he was very successful. lie
early cxhibitcd energy aud tact, and had been
principal of,twO academies before he was twenty.
one. At his majority lac was chosen principal
instructor in the Pennsylvania Institute for the
Blind at Philadelphia.
Tie gave much attention TO convention work
among secular teachers and organized the Ameli.
can Normal nstitute--a home school for the cdu
cation Of tulChcIs--which was afterwards en-.
bodied in ChltiuQua work. For several years
during h, work as a teacher he pursued the
study OF medicine: but while engaged in these
studio, and works his heart was much drawn
tr the gospel ministry. Yielding TO the i'm.
porial call, he gave up all else in 1SSl His
first pastoral work was the care OF the great
mission in Philadelphia organized by the Chris.
tiJu philan,hropi,t, Mr.. John b. Stctson.
lie passed ON TO pdstoratcs at Mount Holly. Y.
J.. and Rockford, Ill.,. meeting with much en-.
cnuragcmcnt After two years in the ministry
as an evangelist, in connection with the Grace
Baptist Temple Of Philadelphia, and the great
rescue work Of that city, lie accepted the call Of
the Penn Avenue Baptist church OF scranton,
Pa where his ministry is greatly blessed
interested in all kinds ot Sunday school work.
aui in developing the religious lite Of the Young
people. lie was tor some time national sCUTe.
tary Of the baptist Young Peoples Union OF
America; and he designed the badge now worn
hy thousand, OF Young Blptsts in the United
states and Canada. Ills broad Christian spirit
makes him iavurtc in young peoples gather.
ings Of all denominations. At the great Chris.
tiau EndCavor convention in san Francisco
thousands attended his daily lectures. In July
last he Was with Us IN London, attending the
Worlds Christian EudeNor convention at the
Alexandra Palace.
The three illustrations on this page show how
Or. Pierce uses the blackboard TO teach spiritual
truth. The globe, with the name OF Jesus in
the center, was used TO illustrate a Christmas
lesson, showing how light and peace aud good.
viii have come from Him whose advent the
ngc, proclaimed to the shepherds. The globe
Mltu the projecting hands served TO impress the
duty of foreign missions. ChriSl's command to
preach is on The one side, and the hand between
hlo word, OF the Macedonian cry implies the
fCadincss OF the word to receive the Word The
tlird illustration conveys the idea Of the cleans
1ng OF the heart hy removing its dark, sin
Stained, ,in.hlrdencd covering, under which the
hcat, soft and white, ready for the entrance Of
ue Holy Spirit such illustrations as these maze
sn appeal to eye, and live in the child's memory
aitcr the spoken words are forgotten.
\ correspondent writes to Us: II met DIR.
Pierce in connection with the Sunday Breakfast
association, one OF the greatest philanthropc
efforts in Philadelphia. one thousand men OF
the lowest aud most hopeless ca,, are provided
with free breakfast. following which is an
amo,. unique gospel service, As YOU doubtless
know, DR.. Pierce was practically the originator
Of the higher art pictmcs now used to illustrate
sunday school lessons. lie Is, I believe the
only preacher Of any emincncc who illustrates
his addresses 10y means Of crayons Some Of his