The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12

usterNllle, jackson Street Jermyn,
Mount Bethel, Newton, Peckville, Penn
Avenue. Providence North Main ave.
nue., West Lenox, Scott Valley. The
letters showed that during the past
year 200 baptisms have occurred dur
ing the past year, but these arc much
less than those of the previous year.
Invitations were received for the con-
vention to hold its next annual gather
ing from the Green Ridge and Factory
Vile churches. In behalf of the COM
mittce appointed I'm tho morning, Rev.
II. f. Y. Pierce, ID. D., read the follow
ing:
A Message to the President.
Cdrbondalc. Pa. sept II, 1901.
To the President and Mrs, Mckinley. Runao,
y. Y.
The Abingdon Baptist associa,io rcprcscnt ng
large number Of tho Baptist churches Of North.
eastern Pennsylvania, at the opening Of their
annual convention, now in session in this city,
extend loving Christian ympathics in your per.
sonal atfliction and share in the nations sorrow.
our prayers ascend that God will spare our
president, and grant him speedy recovery, aud
that Mts. Mckinley may he abundantly sus.
tanned aud blessed with grace and strength.
Rev. r. = Y. Pierce, u. d., Rev. David Spen.
Ger. u. D., John Owen. Committee
The message was forwarded direct to
the president by telegraph. The next
hour was devoted to the subject of
education, in which the various cdu-
cational institutions of the denomi-
nation were presented. Rev. F,lkanah
Hulley principal of the Keystone
academy, spoke ably for that institu-
tion. He stated that last year was the
hest In the history of the school. that
no deficit existed, and the prospects
were excellent for this year. The in
torcsts of BuCkncll university were
presented by Rev. g. a. Hare. In the
buildings of the university over $500. 900
Is invested. II now has thirteen diff
fcr"nt departments. The most recent
addition to the university is the law
department. which is presided over by
Judge Mcclure, n graduate of the in
stitution. Grocer Theological seminary,
located at Upland. Pa. was represent
ed by Rev. NJ. G. Evans. u. ~, a pro-
f"Ssor i'm the institution. This school
was founded in 1868 by the Grocer fam
lily of that place. and has been exclu-
sively sustained by the family ever
since. More than four hundred minis
tcrs have graduated from this semi
nary, which has not cost the denomi-
nation anything. The time is coming,
however, when tho denomination will
have to give it support.
"A Tribute from a Son" of Grocer,
was Glowingly paid by Rev. q. r.
smith i'm a mastery paper embodying
the principles which this institution
teaches those who come to it for in
struCtion. After the presentation of
the report on the PENNSYLVANIA Ban
tist Educational society. Rev. Leroy
stephens, ID. D., secretary of the soci-
ETY., made an address on the work of
the society. He stated there are 10000
students i'm Baptist educational insti-
tutions in this country, and while there
has been an increase of 5000 students
in the past year, there has been a de-
crease of over 200 ministerial students.
He wished that the Baptist churches
might stand first in spirituality. if not
in education. At the close of these ad-
dresses, Rev. w. Il. Grow led in prayer
for these various schools.