Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-10-10
PURITANS IN
TWO CONTINENTS
Mastery Discourse at st. Pauls M E.
Church Friday Night

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| OF Rev. 5. Parkes Cadman, ID. D., of
New York, on the subject, "The Puritans
in two Continents" The lecture was
, nothing short of n masterpiece. The
) endorsements by which DIR. Cadman was
heralded were especially strong and
flaltering, but as all agree who heard
the lecture nothing was overstated. The
speaker in breadth of view, familiarity
with all that relates to his subject, dir
&c ly or indirectly, in his wonderful
command of language, in eloquence and
personal magnetism has seldom, if ever,
been surpassed by any lecturer preced-
ing him in Danvile.
1t was grand historical survey of the
world, from the time of the renaissance
in the 18th century until the present,
noting in detail the progress of events
in the religious and civil world as they
grew out of the invention of printing
and the general revival of learning
which followed. Nothing comes by
chance and the Puritan was the pro-
duct of the intellectual forces which bad
their birth in the las, .ge Of the mid
die ages. He pal q GGe tribute 10 the
charac er of the Puritan. He was
patron, he said, Of wnat . best in art,
best in education, he>t ~ religion. The
greatest outcropping # the Puritan
force, he said, was seen in William AlC
kinley, the recent occupant of the
White House Cromwell's War against
the Stuarts and our Civil War, ne de-
cared, we're the same wars by the same
race with breathing spell between to
decide the same question-that of
human rights.
1t is impossible in this brief notice to
do anything like justice to DR.. Cadman's
lecture. There was plenty Of philosO-
ply in it; it was full of science. 1t was
elevated-sublime in thought and at the
same time full of little sallies, witty and
humorous enough to make anyone laugh
as in his inimitable way the speaker
scored some of the pet foibles and follies
of our time.
Miss Harriette X. Woods rendered
These are They Which Come" from
GauI's Oratorio-The Holy City, in her
usual mastery style.
The Y. NJ. G. A. male choir of Blooms
burg composed of eleven gifted singers,
whose voices blend most beautifully, de
Il Al. -.
selections.
There was large audience present,
comfortably filling the auditorium
The program Thursday morning re.
lated to the socialdepartment. The ad
dress of S. w. Dickson, of Berwick, on
the subject of Social Work was an
especially happy effort.
The conference on Practical Meth
DDS" conducted by Rev. James c. |
Grimes, of Nescopeck, in which num- |
Der present participated, brought out a
good many new and useful ideas. Miss |
Margaret zimmerman rendered a solo |
very effectively.
w. ID. Laumaster gave Bible Read |
ing, the texts selected having a bearing |
upon the subject of "Pure Religion, or |
the "Religion of Jesus Christ" which |
contrasted with the religion of Budha, |
Coufucius and other ancient systems, in |
the light of the Scri ptures and Christian !
experience, are found wholly inadequate |
to the wants of the human heart and the !
promotion of moral and spiritual de- !
velopment.
At p. m. Rev. J. b. Polsgrove, Of |
Hazleton. delivered a very practical ad
dress on the subject of Finance" This |
was followed with recitation by Miss
Olive Rank, of this city, which was
very much admired.
A very interesting feature of the after
noon was the address of w. A. Hauck,
of Mt Carmel, on Bishop Ninde." 1t |
was most eloquent eulogy Bishop |
Ninde, he said, was the greatest Bishop |
of the latter half of the nineteenth cen
tury, and William Mckinley the great
est layman.
A Conference on Practical Methods
was conducted by Rev. F. II. Brunnstet-
ter, of Delano. Those who participated |
were Rev. J. G. Bickel, of Jeansville; |
Miss Mary Z. Booth, of Shamokin; Rev. |
X. J. Allen, of Riverside, and Rev. J. b. |
Stein, of Sunbury.
Miss Welsh, of the Bloomsbury State |
Normal school, gave a reading, which |
was very much enjoyed. Solos were !
rendered by w. d. Laumaster, Charles |
Lyon and Mrs. Mcclure, with Miss Nita
Mo. er as accompanist.
Mr.. Laumaster gave one of his inimit
able Bible talks, dwelling upon ''The |
Qualifications for Christian Service.
There is a distinction to be made, he !
said, between "churcb" work and work !
for Jesus Christ. Many good women, he |
declared ARE indefatigable workers when
it comes to placing a new carpet in the
church or a bell in the steeple, but in
the work of saving souls they are dis
NAL failures. What is needed is love
for Christ, and a love for sOuls-that
love which makes all work for the
Master a pleasure and delight.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, John X.
Rote; first Vice-President, Rev. j. G.
Bickel; second Vice-Presldent, Mrs i.
f. sherwood; third Vlce-President, 5.
w. Dickson; fourth Vice-President, Mrs
X. ]. Allen; Treasurer, w. p. kembIe;
Secretary, Miss Olive Thompson. Junior
League superintendent, Mrs G, +. Will