The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-17
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CONGREGATl0NALISTS

- NVNulNhAuHH hVINNAI$h -
: w.. IN SESSION
= The Sixteenth Semi-Annual Conven.
tion of the Wyoming Association
Held Here Yesterday--Progress
Reported on All Sides--stirring
Addresses Made.
The sixteenth seni-annual meeting
Jr the Wyoming Association of Con-
srcgational Churches convened Eestef'
= day morning In the First Congrega
tona church in this city. Delegat Is
=. from the nineteen churches IN inc as
sociation were not all on hand at th'
morning session. but before the day
was over all had presented their cred
entails. During the day a number OF
pastors and laymen prominent in the
denomination made speeches. Rev. T
w. Jones, u. H.. of Philadelphia, SUI
rcrintendent of the Sunday School
union, was one Of the Most conspic'l-
GUS of the visitors. with his white hair
his beaining smile and his hearty wor1s
OF rncourag cement.
o'clock At the business meeting which
followed Eevs. L.. a. Boyl. OF Scran-
ton. W. L. Williams, OF : q OF, and u.
.ri. Hall uf West rittston We're re-
ccivcd into full connection with the
association.
E.v. W. Z. Williams. Of Arnot. tllon
,rnh n paper entitled "Thc Response
!d'iIy of the Church &C. the Conlmuni.
.tN." which was well received and
l"aiiiiy endorsed by Il number oi short
s;.crchr.. The Rev. j. =. Luke, OF Coal
,,"ir. followed with = paper on the
Ii,ne. "'rhe Successful Church Prayer
Meeting" Th. convention then aG-
JuIrncd tpv lunch,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session began at 30
q clock. The devotional services were
,,o by Rev. j. j. jenkins. of Reudham.
Tie old time hymn. 'All Hail the Pow
,l of Jesus Name" Yves sung with
i,nr spirit and viSor by the large body
ut delegates. This was followed by the
reading of the twenty-third psalm
lrayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Jen-
.l'ins.
In the business; meeting reports OF
delegates were received. Only twelve
ut The nineteen churches sent in re-
PORTS. The membership of these twelve
churches follows: Mount Carmel. l5l
first, West Fittston, 12b; Elm. West
l'ttston. 50: Pilgrim Plymouth, 16s;
First, Coaldale, 81: Second, Coaldale.
IS; Edwardslale. 2ll; Arnot, SO; Puri-
tan, Scranton, 235; Pilgrim, Wilkes.
Barre. 2o5: Lansford 296: Welsh Hill,
81.
Edwart,sclalc church reported that
since the first Of the year it had taken
up IL SOC note and was now ready to
take UP the balance of it's debt, $500.
Key. Mr.. Harris. of Welsh Hill. told
Ui his being the pastor of q Welsh
church and of his being unable to speak
a word of the language. lie told of
how well hr had made out. however,
ana OF some rrcjudces he had en-
countered and LAID. Welsh Hill sent
an invitation through him To meet the e
,cXt fall. West Pittston. Srnot, Ed
wardsGalc Ill made Il bio for the next
meeting, bat the first three withdrew
in favor OF the latter. Tie committee
on credentials reported III favor Of en-
toIdng the licenses oi' Revs. Parsons,
Butler and McKechnic. now on proba
ton, arother year. Rev Mr.. Dowling,
of EdwarGsdale. WAS authorized to
act as de,omnte for the WYOMING asso-
ciation a. the convention of the Ma,
tiurnl t,uneress of Conversational
Churches ut Portland, Me-. next Octo.
bcr.
- Thc svmpathics of the association
,werc extended to the Rev. I l. lem
,sjus of Rrndham who has recently
suffered II severe. aflIiction in the loss
.,f hj:; wife,
~ Thr first address or ,h, afternoon
~ as to have been made by Rev. Evor
)Gvuns. of Nantjcokr. hut he is III and
was not present. Rey. e. ]. Morris
of Wii,rs.Barrc. mad, an address on
stl,,, theme. "Relirio.t AS Jcsus Taught
H." He said in beginning that there
snculd have, heen Two uaners nrepnred
one dealing with ,''Re!igion as The
Church Taught it," and the other GOV.
cred by the titl, OF his address He
said that there were two questions
"What does religion really come from
and where does it come TO-" He quoted
several hooks and authors notably n
bool, nv Rev Air Gregg of I,nndon
puhlished rftv wears ago, and called
'"The I'reeis of Christendom. He said
C;rcnrs' bool, was one of tbs FIRST to
take this serious subject I'm in a nom-
lar way. Flngler - German writer. he
oiinted as saving that - paul v,s tho
founder or Christiani,y TIux,ev was
a,otbar ,,,o tro,,nd reli,i,,,, II, :, mi,