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

The minutes of the previous sessions
of the year were read and approved.
The minutes of the previous evening
were read and approved. Rev. DR.. Nc
Leod was unanimously elected tempor-
airy chairman. The moderator an
nounced the following standing COM
mitteeS:
Bills and ovcl,ules-Rcv. ". g. Funk, Rev.
W. L. Colcough, Rev. r. S. Armentrout,
NJ. B. Holmes, william Rcrr.
Iudcial--Rev. Dr.. Jas. Mcleod Thornton 4.
Mills Rev. Charles Lee, \. ". Dickson, II. II.
Wells, ir
Leave of alscncc- Re,. I. L. Armcntrout, Rcv.
l.. Il. Foster.
At the request Of Rev. Dr. s. &. Lo-
gan. u. d., Il committee of three con-
sisting of f. Won Krug, W. H. Swift.
and Rev. $. C.. Logan was appointed
to examine Paul F. Hamborszky and
report tn the Presbytery his applica
ton for icenLiate. Rev. John Kennedy
requested the Presbytery to sever the
pastoral relations between himself and
Scott church to accept a call to Glenn
ent presbytery, Detroit. Is. r. Rey-
nolds and Coverins Ciordilloll. conf
mission Of that church. We're heard and
Cured with their pastor The request
was granted and the pastor was dis
missed. Rev. II. j. Crane was app
pointed to preach in Scott church neAt
Sunday and declare the pulpit vacant.
\ CALL READ.
\ call from Wyoming church for pas
toral services of Rev. w. FL Watkins
Nv, he. St tad f,lp
bers J. j. Gould and Isaac Z. Ed
wards. committee from the church.
We're heard. Rev. W. Fl. Watkins and
Elder j. J. Good were appointed COM
mittec to suggest arrangements for in
stallation.
The judicial committee reported in
reference to licentiate Frank Milman,
unanimously recommended that Il cer-
titicatc of dismission to the Presbytery
of Lehigh be granted him.
~ call from Forest City church for
pastoral services of Rev. William Hol-
linsshed WIS read. Commissioners
from the church, Homer Gavitt and ].
Fl. Michael were heard and the call
was accepted by Mr.. Hollingshcd. He,
together with Rev. Charles Lee and
Elder II. Gavtt were appointed COM
mittee to arrange for installation.
The afternoon session was called to
order by Vice Moderator Sewall, of
Athens. Three applications for the
liccntiate came forward and We're ques-
toned aS to their conversion, faith
and call to the ministry. The first was
Frederick Jessup son of Dr. Henry H.
Jessup, missionary in Beyrout. The
second was Arthur II. Woodwork.
Both spoke earnestly and convincingly
of their desire to enter the service of
God rs ministers of His Word.
CREATED A SENSATION.
The last candidate made a pro-
nounced sensation as the slender boy
ish figure arose, the fair sunny coun-
tenance, the shining eyes and wrapt
look gave an impression which was not
easily shaken off. The boy. for he was
only that, spoke in broken accents and
with touching simplicity. He is "a
Magyar, son of julius Hamborsky.
valued worker among foreign speaking
people in this valley. II not talk so
very we'll English he said, better !
do maybe by September.
How does it happen thut you were
converted?" he was asked.
"Christians We're my father and my
mother he replied softly. EARLY
they did to this country come and at
the ship | did learn how evil We're
my people here. Then to my father I
did write, telling him that it is | who
must preach to our people. What
languages do l speak" oh, German,
Mayor, Roumanian, some Slavonic,
but not yet the English, but | will
by September"
The committee in his case reported
that he has had already the eQuva-
lent OF II college education, that be
had read far more Greek and Latin
than was demanded, and from a little
Memorandum he recited IN the accent
aot here taught in the schools, the cat.
aloeue of his classics, from Caesar,
Nlgil Horuce to Socrates, Heracles
and Protagoras. Not even the oldest
on most unsentirental listener there
but was moved by the intensity - pur-
pose and the great intellectual and
spiritual promise of the alien boy who
had come to our shores to DO his peo-
pie good He. with the others, was un-
aninously accepted and was placed un-
del the spiritual care of his father and
the executive committee, Frederic Jes-
sup was assigned TO the care of Rev.
Mr. Benton, of Montrose, and Mr.,
WoodWoltli TO his pastor. the modera-
ton.
THE REPORT READ.
Rcv, Dr. {. Il. Robinson then read
the foreign missionary report. The
Prrsbytery contains forty-nine auxil-
iaros of the Women's Foreign Mission
airy society, with 146S members, with
torty-one bands thirty-eight Christian
Endeavor societies and Junior socie-
itSe Wilkes Barre had contributed
Sl,S55,9d; Scranton, $2,9SS. IS: total of
four reports, s5,75o,20. He read most
interesting letter from Rev. Joseph
PhippS, missionary ordained in the
Second Presbyterian church and sent
tO the Congo region, Special prayer
was offered for him and for the elder
tlamborsky and Rev. Harry Luce.
The rerory was adopted.
Rev. DR., $. c, Logan read 2 detailed
report of the work among the foreign
speaking people, 1t was full of interest
and occasioned much discussion the
resolutions and questions rot being set
tied at adjournment. After consider
able opposition tha chm cnes of West
more ami Throop We're decided to have
been organized, although it was con-
tended that such organizations had
ceen irregular. Rev Dr. William A.
Weaver. the colored repre sentative and
secretary OF the Board OF Missions for
Freedmen, made a brief address. The
session thsn adjourned
The Popular Meeting" last evening
9tt'lrta1 - larse audience which -,