The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-11
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himself, A. We believe It will be profitable TO
us.
Rev A. T. Chaffee then spoke of the
work In which he had been engaged for
some months. that of compiling a. his.
tory of wyoming conference He re-
ferred to the necessity for financial aid
and requested that the members of the
conference send their photographs for
the volume. "A unanimous vote gave
approval to his request.
Rev. DIR. Chapman, representing the
Boston Theological school. made q
brief and eloquen. address in tho in
terests Of that institution. He was fol-
lowed by Rev. DR.. James Morrow. the
representative of the Bible society.
The report of Rev. DR.. l.. G. Floyd,
presiding elder of the Bnghamton dis
trict. was heard. IL was an excellent,
well written and bright in It's outlook.
showing much profitable work. The
names of elders were called. their char
acters passed and reports received.
Rev. G. II. Hayes. presiding elder of
the Chenango district. gave his report.
There We're 1000 converts during the
year and $1,000 raised for repairs and
improvements.
Rev. j. r. Warner, Of the Honesdale
ing events. There had been many re-
vivals. and incidental to one it was
stated that a man and his son, who
were about to open a saloon and who
had secured the petitions of the re-
uuired number of good citizens" sud
denly found his conceptions of life
changed and decided to open store for
dry goods instead of wet.
'c'o,noon Session.
The ai IN session was devoted
for the ii Gnlr to statistical work.
Rev. DR.. NJ. -. Fuller presided. Rev.
j. l.. Race offered prayer. The men,
hers OF the conference presented their
financial reports, and the meeting ad-
jouined with the benediction by DR..
Sweet. Committees We're in session
until p. NJ. when the address of the
afternoon was given.
The Pentecostal service is Il novel
feature OF the afternoon sessions de
cided upon last year. They We're ar
ranged during Bishop Ninde's visit but
n few weeks before his death. and are
held under the hearty approbati tion of
Bishop Fowler. Rev. Dr.. j. r. Wilson,
OF Providence Il. L.. is in charge. and
If the promise OF today is fulfilled it is
evident that the meetings are TO be Il
great success.
1t was suggested last year that the
people of a community get little benefit
from a conference held in its midst.
They are asked to entertain the visit
orS and are numbered with many cares
during their stay. Vet the statistical
and business sessions offer small inter-
est or value to those not directly in
terestcd. Hence it was decided that a
real evangelistic service should he held
every afternoon, that the ministers in
their great annual meeting should
leave behind them some agitation of
religious effect.
DR.. Severson presided over this meet
ing. Rev DR.. Race, DR.. Hard. Rev
stephen Jay and Thomas conducted
the music.
DR.. Wilson spoke with impassioned
fervor regarding the baptism of the
Holy Ghost. He was heard by Il crowd
ed house.
Rev. III. c. McDermott presided to-
night at the anniversary OF the Freed
mems Aid and Southern Educational
society. Others on the pla atform were
Rev. J. II. Race, Rev. j. IS. Cook and
I'll. r. Benedict. These constituted the
conference officers of the society.
Dr. Mason's Talk.
The speaker of the evening, was Rev
DR.. NJ. G.. II. Mason. of Cincinnati. Dr.
Mason is perhaps. with the exception
OF Booker Il. Washington. the most
celebrated and cultured man of the
coIored race. He spoke on "Chrstian
Education, the Solution Of the Race
D,,NI Ia, 1,A 1, IN l,x.
remarking on the wonderful spirit Of
Christian progress which is displayed
in maintaining the support and the up
lifting of the blacks. This society has
sent ont 10000 young men and women
Christian teachers to go into all the
waste and desolate places of the South
To give their talents and their lives to
raise their fellow-creatures The youth
are being educated in forty-seven
schools where industrial training is
given to more students than in any
other set of institutions in the whole
South.
They are solving the so-called negro
problem. More than a score of the
best graduates are in Africa. and many
more are preparing for work in the
Dark Continent. Two medical eradu-
ateS are to aid in establishing a medi-
cal hospital in Africa. under the direc-
tion of Bishop Hartze!l. Three sradu-
atcs are teaching carpentry, shoe
making. printing, etc, in Africa.
The speaker, in an interview with II
Tribune correspondent, when asked re-
Garding his opinion of the book, "'rhc
American Negro" recently published,
stated that he was utterly at 4 loss to
conjecture Alr. Thomas point Of view.
The lindest thing which could be said
OF the book was that it, is II malicious
distortion of facts. particularly in it's
attacks on the educational institutions
of the South and the outlook for the
ColOred race. III, G. T,