The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-07

day in the Providence Methodist Epis-
copal church.
There were three sessions, morning
afternoon and night, and the liveliest
interest in the proceedings was mani-
Tested by the hundred and more dele
gates who were in attendance. The ad-
dresses were in every instance full OF
good suggestions and the discussions
which they provoked showed that these
suggestions were favorably considered
The morning and afternoon sessions
were presided over by c. d. Winters,
of Jermyn, the county president. The
morning session was opened with
song service and Bible exposition by
Rev. Albert Hatcher Smith, pastor of
the North Main Avenue Baptist church.
Rev. George A. Cure, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, made a
formal address of greeting to the dele
cation, and President Winters then
made his annual address, in which he
pleaded for greater enthusiasm and
zeal in the work.
Corresponding Secretary Fred c. Han
yen, of this city, gave n brief statist-
tical report, which was O. resume Of in
dividual reports from seventy-nine OF
the 1875 Sunday schools affiliated with
the society. These reports showed the
work accomplished during the past year
among some 10000 pupils.
REPORTS PRESENTED.
President Winters called the roll Of
the schools and one delegate from each
reported the number Of delegates pres
ent from his or her school; the num-
ber of conversions in the school during
the past year; the amount contributed
to county work, and the general con-
dition of the school.
The afternoon session was opened
with a Bible exposition by Secretary
w. w. Adair, OF the Railroad Young
Mems Christian association, who took
for his theme 1.-THE Holy Spirit in Re-
lation to the Lives of the Apostles" !"
The election of officers for the coming
year then took place, and resulted in
the choice Of the following: President,
c. D. Winters, of Jermyn; vice-presi-
dent, w. w. Fletcher. of Carbondale;
corresponding secretary, Fred c. Han
yen, of Scranton; recording secretary,
Charles H. Chandler, of Scranton;
treasurer, M. d. Lathrope, Of Carbon
dale; superintendent of primary work,
Miss Mabel Hutchings, of Moosic;
superintendent of normal work, Miss
Carrie Gary, of Carbondale; superin-
tendent of home department, Miss Alice
Butler, of Carbondale.
Miss Mabel Hutchings, of Moosic,
gave a. most interesting report of the
last state convention, which was held
in Chester. Mrs. Barnes, OF Philadel-
phia, state superintendent of primary
work, delivered an address on 1.-THE
Teacher Keeping in Touch with the
Home" and Prof. Charles II. Albert, Of
Bloomsbury State Normal school, gave
talk on 1.-The Necessity and Method
of Preparing the Lesson"
w. ID. Lathrope, of Carbondale,
county president, presided at the night
session when the church was crowded
to the doors. Rev. Joseph II. Odell,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church, delivered an expository address
based on readings from the acts of the
apostles, taking for his particular
theme "The Holy Spirit in Relation to
the Founding of Churches"
TO SUPPLEMENT- CHURCH WORK.
Rev. Hugh Cork, of Pittsburg, was
to have spoken on the topic Bigger
and Better" but he was unable to at
tend and Rev. L. w. Hainer of Nor
Iistown, spoke in his place. His whole
address was an earnest plea to parents
and teachers to always bear in mind
that While Sunday school is a splendid
thing 1T Is only intended to supplement
the work Of the church.
IF the Sunday school is going to
usurp the functions of the church."
said he, "then I'll vote to do away
with the Sunday school. We want the
Sunday school but We want the church
more"
Clergyman, he said, have in too
many instances no place for the chill
dren in their sermons They entirely
neglect them and aim their remarks at
the adults solely. The proper func-
tion Of the Sunday school, he declared,
Is to bring the children into the church
and clergymen must not forget that
they are to keep them there when
once they are brought in.
Prof Albert gave splendid address
on 1.-THE Saving Influences in Our
American Life" These influences, he
declared, are the American home; the
American public school and American
literature. The real American home,
he said, Is composed Of at least three
persons, husband, wife and child.
There is no real home without at least
one child. he said.
AAS coAa saAoS ctdtiotiCS WHICH ne mas
collected from public libraries in all
parts of the country show that young
people are reading ten times as many
books as they We're reading ten years
ago and that in a general way the
class of literature which is being read
is good.
AGAINST TOBACCO.
The professor is strongly prejudiced
against tobacco as was manifested
when he branched off from his main
subject and made a protest against
the use of the weed in any form. He
declared that the habit is not only
growing among men but is being taken
up at an increased rate even by young
women.
II know from actual personal ex-
perience and not from hearsay,' said
he. that cigarette sr,oliny and wine
tipling are being indulgea in by many
young women and that the habit
seems to be growing among them year
by year"
ON motion of Rev. DR.. Whalen, of
Carbondale, committee of five was
appointed by the chairman to make an