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THE SCRAN'rON ' TRIBUNE- WEDNE8D AT MORNING,' - OCTOBER 7, . 1800.
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man .and speakers had chairs to the
front.
The session opened at 7.10 o'clock
"with a praise and devotional service
led by Rev. O. L. Aldrlch, of the Grace
Reformed Episcopal church, Wyoming
avenue. Chairman Koads, after calling
on the choir for a song, announced Cap
lain V. A. May, president of the board
of trade, who delivered the address of
Welcome. Captain May said;
' CAPTAIN MAY'S ADDRES3.
Fellow Christians: I am glad to look
Into your eyes tonight, to forget for a
while the turmoil und whirl of work, to
Set In. touch with noult animated by
other ami nobler things. I am glad to
welcome you to our city, a city we con
sider the beat place In the suite, except
the one from each one of you comes.
There are no dregs In our cup ot wel
come either; the wine Hows over no lees.
It was not necessary, when preparing for
your coming, for any one to nay, "We shall
have strangers here, see that the cellar
door Is well looked after and the back door
locked." No one that 1 know has had to
o, or felt Impelled to go to the ehief
magistrate of the city and ask. In order
lo protect themselves, that special oltlcers
be chosen because you were coming. In
fart, there were many things we did not
have to do, which, ill a sense, mlKht re.
fleet upon the character of our guests,
because we knew you wer coming. All
we had to do was to welcome you with
out a reservation, knowing well that you
were hero only for your Rood und the ad
vancement to the best vt this city und
Vicinity.
1 am especially Rind to welcome you at
this time. The stule or the country, the
condition of business und of secular uf
fairs are not of the best. We ure anxious,
we are concerned; there Is a feeling of un
certainty with ull men; there Is u pessi
mistic east, if you please, on the face of
the country. 1 was In a lawyer's office
the other day, and, talking over certain
occurrences, he Bald "the world Is get
ting worse;" und looking ut it from our
standpoint from the standpoint of strlle
for self, for a gain of position and wealth
and the advancement of ineic rial interests
it did seem that everything was wrong;
but when 1 come here and see the repre
sentatives of thousands, who are lUbcl
With other thoughts, other ideas, who have
In view the bettering of others, and th
bettering In the truest sense, coming
miles to further the cause of the Muster,
lo spreail His spirit so that the mercenary,
ecllish, all pervading spirllt of the world
may be neutralised, 1 see that there N an
other spirit abroad und I tlnd. us did Elijah
of old. that there nre Ihousunds who fol
low the Lord God of Israel.
COMING TO DO GOOD.
,' You aro coming hero to do uv. ,.! i"
eause we shall feel your t-nthiisi.tsm,
shall see your desire for the pru'n.:iin
of that spirit of our Master which fo is
self; und, cutchlng your earncslu,ss u. '
, enthiislusm we also shall foiget life ever,
lasting strife for position, lor advance,
mcnt, for only the temporal things of life,
and will turn towards those things which
mean much more, give us much better ex
Isctence here and give us Immortality af
ter we ure gone. Absorbed In business wo
nt lust think too much of self, we magnify
the buck, the exterior, the individual,
and forget the everlasting, the universal.
The Individual really amounts to noth
ing. Among millions what do the suffer
ings, the triumphs, the persecutions, tho
elevations of one amount to, so fur as
the muss Is concerned? He Is but one, ami
In tho ages upon ages of men and women
one is nothing if wrapped up In himself. It
Is only when he goes outside of himself,
Is animated by a spirit foreign to self, is
willing to snlTer, to live and to die for some
great purpose that he rises above nothing
ness anil becomes great. If by any uct he
can In the slightest degree affect the tlnal
result in the bettering of the world lor
Christ's sake he becomes a moving power,
nnd It was well that he lived. "I count mv
Hufferlngs us nothing IT by that means I
may at least save one," was the lorty
Ideal of the great Saint Paul: and In that
Ideal was his greatness. Without that his
tolls, his sufferings and trials would have
been sltnpiv the same as the tolls und suf
fering and trials or thousands and thou
sands of others; but with thut In view he
became a power to lift men up, to spread
the doctrines of Christ and Influence, tho
.world forever.
In the spirit of Christ I believe you have
come to our city, to help better us, the
state and yourself not for what money
you could make, what social position you
ceufil win, that political preferment might
be yours, but because you might do some
good and help some one else. 1 therefore
welcome voti ns men Impelled by llfly mo
tives.vold of all selfishness. Piled with love
nnd Chrlstlikencss, which It Is a relief to
see, whirl) tills one with hope and Joy and
content und chases away the fears wo
have had, as the clouds fly away before
tho morning sun.
He was given a rousing applause and
the Chautauqua salute, waving of
handkerchiefs.
MR. ROADS' RESPONSE.
" Chairman Roads, who made the re
sponse, prefaced his remarks with a
reference to the empty seats, which he
said bespoke hard times and not any
lack of interest In the convention on
the pnrt of the Endeavorers. He spoke
as follows: i
I om glad that In responding to Sornn
ton's welcome In genuine Christian fellow
efflp to the hosts or Pennsylvania Chris
tian Kndeavorers I am able to do so rrom
my large acquaintance with your delight
ed guests. 1 have seen these workers In
their own churches. Some of them In
small numbers In scattered country com
rnunitles meeting under great dilliculties
of distance and weather, us well as others
in the town and city societies where other
obstacles are equally great, but the socle
ties larger ami blessed by the fellowship
or great unions,
Pennsylvania Endeavorers have a back
bone rur righteousness like their own Al
ieghanles; they have the frultfuluess In nil
spiritual graces or their unrivaled farms
amt guldens; they are true ns the steel
so abundantly produced rrom her mines;
and warm in sincere affection as the an
thracite lire In her furnaces, From a cure
fill observation of Christian Endeavor
fields In other states I believe with all
confidence that we have in Pennsylva
nia the most fertile field for Christian En
deavor extension nnd perfecting to be
found In the whole country. We have only
fairly begun to cultivate It. Our four
thousand societies muy be doubled and
very society become filled with mis
sionary, Christian citizenship, and evan
gelistic enthusiasm. I have made a very
careful survey by the 1'nlted'States Cen
sus of the church In 1H90 or the number
or rhurches areesslble to us In the state
and am fully within the truth In what I
have said. In addition to the number now
In exlstenre the Increase of churches by
new organizations and new buildings Is
from three to live hundred annually.
Continuing, therefore, our present en
thusiastic effort, without a paid organizer
in the Held and without entering a single
church uninvited, we ran easily exceed
one thousand new societies for years to
come.
FAVORABLE TO MOVEMENT.
Tho religious character of Pennsvlvnnla
Is favorable to Christian KndeavoV. The
Heoteh Presbyterian is everywhere, though
most numerous nbout Pittsburg, the Bup
tlsts and Methodists are lurge factors, and
with the Evangelical churrh and the Unit
ed Brethren in the fertile farming regions
and in the large towns and cities, and the
Jriencls in the East, the Lutherans and
Reformed next, and an influential sprin
kling of Moravians. Church of God, and
Reformed Episcopalians, we have as the
result a well-rounded and earnest gen
eral Christian character. Here Is a larger
land of steady habits, where the moun
tains are picturesque as in Switzerland
and produce the same ardent patriotism,
where the mines nre rich us Colorado's or
California's and produce the same vigor
ous enthusiasm, where -the farms are
fertile as gardens producing intelligence
and homo-loving, a state whose people are
a microrosm of the best of all lands and
races. The Pennsylvania German is no
less enthusiastic for Christian Endeavor
than his Irish brother or English-speaking
neighbor; indeed, some of our best socle
ties and most aggressive county unions
are in Berks end Lancaster counties.
While York carries her laurels tor sur
passing everything in organizing new so
cieties, and for storming the state before
the convention and warming every heart
or the multitudes attracted now.
Our state Is unsurpassed In comforta
ble homes and In her innumerable benevo.
lenees. We boast less but do more than
hustling Illinois or proud New York. I
think it Is time to talk up Pennsylvania.
William Penn started us right. Hen Fran
klin taught us most uncommon good
sense, ami Christian Endeavor is stirring
us up for the best of Christian living Talk
up Pennsylvania! To cultivate that self
respect which will arouse to still fuller
development of our grand opportunity for
Christ and the church. Ail Pennsylvania
for Christ from the quiet congregation In
the lonely farm valleys and the lively
church In the mining regions to the largest
congregation In the great cities.
Most of our societies are organized by
the pastor himself meeting with his young
people. Every successful and helpful lo
cal society is a powerful extension force.
The members faithful to daily Bible read
ing and prayers to the monthly consecra
tion service, to Committee duties, to the
blessed Inter not un. Inter, not non, "In-
ter. Inter" denominational fellowship,"
' and to a typical Christian Endeavor toy.
alty to their own pastor and. church will
prove Irresistibly the value of our society.
What a joy to find so many such societies
In every little trip! Our great Increase
would huvu been Impossible without them
and these societies themselves must be
accounted our mightiest force for Christ
and the church.
TWELVE LOCAL UNIONS.
We have twelve cities In our state of
over 23,0110 people euch, and local unions
in all of them. Philadelphia and Pitts
burg lead by great numbers, but are not
ahead of many others for enthusiasm und
efficient work. County unions exist In
over sixty counties and everywhere do
remarkable work. Their conventions are
really great meetings of surprising wealth
of local workers ami leuders.
Our stute departments, of wSleh you
will hear more fully from their able and
consecrated superintendents, were all or
ganized this year. The superintendent tf
Junior work has given herself unwearled
ly to the work. Junior organization Is be.
ing perfected in our city unions, and there
will soon be among us a wonderful army
of Christian children, a thousand compa
nies strong.
The Department of Good Citizenship was
organized by the executive committee
meeting at llarrlsburg. and Philip V. Pen
dleton esq., of Pittshzurg, a young law
yer ot unusual experience as editor, lay
preacher and urgunizer, accepted appoint
ment us lirst superintendent. Ills circu
lar was u classic upon this subject, of
linest literary llnlsh. clearest exposition,
und philosophic discrimination. It Is de
servedly most highly commended and pub
lished ill part In the "Golden Itule." Since
then Mr. J. F. Jlartniuu end now Rev. A.
it. Phllpult, I. D., have been doing com
manding work in good citizenship.
Still later, ut Cleveland, in executive
committee, the Department or Mission
ary Extension was formed nnd Miss Fian
ces M. Schuyler, of WlliiumsporL up.
pointed first superintendent. She received
extraordinary compliments for her ener
gy and wisdom in pushing this great in
terest. Now Hev. W. S. Hinniun Is the
elllcient leader this year. The Keystone
Endeavorers has grandly led our aggres
sive work. All honor to Editor Hartman
and Publisher Valettc! Give them now
your largest possible subscription lists.
Tho district secretaryship is u feature
of our state organization which State Sec
retary McDonald has brought to higher
illlclency than ever before. The district
secretary represents the State union in bis
county or counties und forms u medium
for rapid com mimical ion with ull the
workers. He Is the organizer, waiting for
Invitations from ny pastor or church to
start a society upon the approved and
tested foundations. Tho state is now
covered with this live net work, simple,
effective, and burdening no one but one
Indefatigable and tireless state secretary.
Ills work, however, Is Herculean and he
must have help.
THE BEST SOCIETY.
From my post of observation of the
actual workings of Chrlstlun Endeavou
over the stute, with all Its varied popula
tions and denominations, in city, town, or
country village, I believe that Christian
Endeavor is the best society for every de
nomination and for every church. Ex
clusively denominational societies do good
but the Chrlstlun Endeavor still more oven
to the local church and denomination, and
a work In guncral which to the others is
Impossible. A good thing so often stands
In the way of a better or the best. "The
good Is the enemy of the best," Is a pro
found German proverb widely illustrated
by these sectarian societies which so un.
accountably and blindly reject the Chris
tian Endeavor.
Our society commits Its leadership ex
pressly Into the hands of Christ. We
promise Him that we will do whatever He
would have us do, and most wonderfully
He has accepted this leadership. We say
It reverently that this part of our pledge
elects Christ tho President of every local
society, Chairman of Its lookout, prayer
meeting, social und every other commit
tee. It puts Him nt the head of this great
convention, and of the whole movement.
He has marvelously led us. From the
Alpha, which was the little society in
Maine, up the glorious steps of progress.
The A, H. ' of the Christian lire is: A,
asking or God; P., believing in Christ; C,
confessing Him. From these Christ leads
to It doing ull we con for Him and the
church. This motto, ror Christ nnd tho
Church, Is Itself or Inspiring significance.
Take It in historic setting Into recent
Christian work. It re-united Christ-like
enthusiasm and aggressive evangelism
with the church. Brings these back Into
the church. For, strange as It is, It Is a
fact that for a. long time the best Gospel
work wus done outside the organized
church.
CHRIST IN THE CHURCH.
Christ in the church doing His deepest
and broadest service to humanity. Into
tho church, His own institution, our
Christian Endeavor brings Its full conse.
crntlon, its cultivated power. Its new
methods of work, and Its pure and Christ
like spirit. What all of this fully signify
to the advance or Christ's kingdom who
can describe? You will hear more fully
during this convention.
We accept, thererore. your gracious nnd
hearty welcome to Scrnnton. We ure glad
to come Into fellowship with n people so
eminently public-spirited. We believe
your homes will be blessed by entertaining
these messengers of God, nngels! but
every human In flesh and bones, full of
life and run, while deeply earnest 111 God's
service. We are sure your churches will
be helped. We nil look forward to that
Divine welcome when the King and Judge
upon the great white throne shall receive
all His own who from every quarter of tho
whole earth shall be brought before Him.
Then shall nil the young people sing once
more as they do In great conventions.
Bringing in the shenves
We shall come rejoicing;
Bringing in the sheaves!
"The Irrepressible Raymnre" was the
way the chairman characterized th
state treasurer when he arrived to read
his report. When Mr. Raymore re
ferred to the balance In hand nnd said
he had In his pocket, someone in the
rear of the house asked, "Silver or
gold?" "Gold," he replied with em
phasis, nnd there was a general burst
of applause nnd laughter.
Rev. H. T. Spongier, D. D.. the learn
ed and eloquent president of the Re
formed Church college at Collegevllle,
Pa., delivered the address of the even
ing. His theme was "The Presence of
Christ In the Convention." He said:
DR. SPANGLER'S ADDRESS.
The mystery of Christ's dlvlne-humnn
personality Is Incomprehensible. We know
that He is very man, ror He lived among
men and focused the world's history In His
own career. We know that He 'is very
God, Tor He continues to manifest Himself
ns a personal, subduing, transfiguring
power both In His church and the lire of
the world.
With respect to His human nature He
Is no more on earth, for in the sight or
His disciples He was taken up rrom the
eurth Into heaven and continues there for
our interest nntll He shall come again lo
Judge the quick and Hie ileud, "While they
beheld Ho was taken up." (Acts, I, II.) He
went Into the presence of His Father,
there to pleud our cause, there to prepare
a place ror us, there to sit upon the thjbno
or God's power to govern nil things. Be
fore His departure, however. He guve to
His disciples the majestic promise, "Lo, I
am with you ulways, even unto the end
of the world" (Malt., xxvlll, 20). He van
ished from their sight only as to His body.
Ho Himself remains. He Is with ns, "not
as a mere celestlol Statute, not as a mere
Idea or Abstraction," lint as a Real Pres
ence. The I am whose presence was an.
nounced to Moses by the Burning Bush,
the Christ to whom at Ills resurrection
was given nil authority in heaven und on
earth. Is still In tho world.
"He was with the Eleven and the more
than five hundred. He was with f he Chris
tians or Home and Corinth and Galatl.i
and Ephesus and Phillippl and Cotosse and
Thessulonlca nnd the seven churches of
Asia Minor. He was with the Church of
the Catacombs and with the Waldenses
nnd the Reformers nnd the Puritans nnd
the Covennnters. He Is with the Chris
tians of lxmtlon and Berlin and Rome and
Madagascar nnd Nellnore and San Fran
cisco and Philadelphia. He Is with you, O
Christians of the shop and the mart and
the school nnd the home and the sick
chamber and the valley or the shadow or
death. Every human being who follows the
Lamb of God, like Him going about to do
good, converting sinners from the error
of their ways, building up the body of
Christ, fullllllng his own vocation as nn
apostle or missionary sent from God; ev
ery Christian, however weak or obscure
or young, belongs to the true apostolic suc
cession," and is an heir to this promise.
"Both theirs nnd ours Thou art,
As we and they nre Thine;
Kings, Prophets, Patriarchs, all have part
Along the sncred line." .
Under the shadow of the mnjestlc truth
of Christ's ever living presence among His
people, the Christian Endeavorers of Penn
sylvania have been gathered in th buutl
ful city or Scranton. With the Inspiration
of that Presence we may be filled. This
convention may be made to us a very
Mount or Transfiguration, and although'
we may not build for ourselves taberna
cles to dwell here we may receive power
from that Presence to fulfill the majestic
commission of witnessing unto Him in
our churches and cities and communities.
Let us give the opening hour or the con
vention to the contemplation of the sub
lime fact that although with respect to
His human nature Christ Is no more on
earth (John xvl, IS), with respect to His
Godhead, majesty, grace und Spirit He is
at no time absent from us. .
1. This constant presence of the Christ
In the world rests, in the tlrst place, on
His relation to the world In virtue of His
Godhead. The pregnant stutement of the
AiMistle John Is "All things were made by
Him, and without Him was not anything
mudo that was made" (John, i, 3). Christ
the Omnipotent One Is our helper and
friend, in Him we trust and on His power
we rely. We ure overshadowed by His
ulmighty presence, whereby, as it were by
ills hand, He upholds and governs heaven,
eurth and ull creatures.
The kingdom of nature, ns well as the
kingdom of men, is under His control and
direction. He exercises an Omniscient,
all-wise, and benevolent control over the
world which is beyond and above the
laws of nature. There Is a divine purpose
an well as a unity in physical nature and
In the history of mankind. Socrates dis
cerned that punoe when he considered
the reasonable arrangement of the world
us a whole and was led to the notion of
One Supreme. The world's development
Is not that or un abstract bleu of the blind
working or linpcrsonnul laws. The whole
universe is the expression or the will or
our God und is governed by thnl will, God
Is not a mere, Men shining out upon the
world, but Is a rorce working In the
world. .Mun Is tuken up in His purposes.
REV. H. T. SPANOLER, D. D.,
or Collegevllle.
nnd nil Its oddles and retrogressions, Is
but the progress of the divine purpose.
It is the Immanence of (iod In nature and
In history thut gives stability to the world
und hope to the race. In "the wreck of
mntter and the crash of worlds" man
would sink Into hopeless despair without
tho evidence and conlldence of God's sov
etignty in nature. The tunglcd skein of
human history mukes progress In unrav
eling itself, only under the guiding hum
of tho God of nations.
MAN IS INSENSIBLE.
Man Is Insensible to God's presence in
nature ami In the world of men because
Ills relations to malt and nature are con
stant and Invisible. And yet with the
unseen and ever-present Being every man
must deal not only with reference to his
eternal destiny, but in relation to His pres
ent life. At every turn in lire man meets
the God who controls the forces of nature
and the hearts or men. In his efforts to
supply his bodily wants he is dependent
upon God's providence. In his intercourse
with men be lluds influences operating
upon them that ure beyond his control.
In the conduct of his business he Is con
fronted by a tide In human affairs which
Instinctively Impels him to look to u high
er power for protection and guidance.
2. In the second place, the presence of
God in the world Is a relntlon .of grace
through His Son Jesus Christ, out or
Christ God Is a consuming fire. But the
world no longer stands In the relation or
nature to its Creator, ror God Is In Christ
reconciling the world to Himseir. The
Eye that Is upon us Is not watching to
mark our Iniquities, but to help our In
llrmilles. He rrom whose presence we
cannot llee Is not an enemy, ror while
we were enemies He wus reconciled unto
us by the death or His Son. We need not
rear Him though He has nil power In
henven and on earth, for "God so loved
the world that Ho gave His only begotten
Son that whosoever belleveth in Him
should not perish but huve everlasting
life."
If you say "I do not know why He
should save me; I om not worthy to be
saved," that Is a fact you are not. If you
say "i do not think I have u right to look
to Him for salvation; 1 have not done any
thing that should give me n claim on Him
for so great a blessing," that Is true; you
have not. It Is not because you deserve
divine mercies thut you huve a right to
expect them.
To use u favorite illustration of Henry
Ward Bcecher, take a dozen beggar boys
out of the street, und they say, "1 do not
know why you should like me; I am un
lovely, and there Is nothing attractive
about me." That Is so. 1 take yon that
you may become lovely. "But 1 am filthy
uml ragged. " Yes, you are; 1 tuke you
that you may be washed and clothed.
"But I um stupid and Ignorant." So you
arc; and I take you to educate you. "But
I urn full of ull manner of wickedness."
I know that; nnd It Is bw-uuse you nre so
wicked that 1 urn determined, with God's
help, to rescue you fiom the devil.
Now, Christ does not take us because
we ure so pure and sweet, so virtuous and
lovely. He takes us because He cunnot
bear to see a soul that Is destined to Im
mortality less than high and noble.
God is a God who loves out of His own
nature, und not on conditions. It Is not
needful that we-should bo benutlful in
order that He shall love us. He loves us
because of Himself. We are saved by
grace. We are redeemed by goodness. Our
salvation does not depend upon what we
are, but upon what God Is.
3. In the third place, let us remember
that although with respect to Ills human
nature Christ Is no more on earth, "Ho
sends us His Spirit, us an earnest, by
whoso power we seek the things which
are above where Christ sitteth ut the
right hand of God, anil not things
on the eurth." It is by the pow
er ot the Holy Ghost that we ure
united for Christ, our head, though
Holy Ghost works fnith In our hearts by
the preaching of the Gospel. He enlight
ens and sanctifies the children of God. He
unites their heurts In the bonds of Chrls
tlun fellowship, lie broods over the na
tion and makes those to know Him who
knew Him not. He Is Christ's represen
tative on earth, nnd makes the govern
ment of our King felt everywhere, because
He Is everywhere.
REAL AS SUNSHINE.
The doctrine of the almighty ever-living
presence of Christ by the Spirit Is as in
disputable as the doctrine of Christ Hlm
se'if. The fact Is as real as the sunshine,
us ber.eticlrut us the air. in Him we live
and move und have our being as Chiit.
thins.
The only question Is as to how wo may
rece.ve tMo power of the II. dy Chost. The
ift we have. T! f promise to the dis
ciples was, "ye shall receive pow, r nfter
that ;he Holy Ghost Is come upon vou."
The i ronils" was fulfilled to them and
Hi'.1 power was manifest. The onlv e.vr
i ise In which C'ey engage 1, If wo may
so tpcnk of It, v.a.i that 'i'lOV iill com lu
lled V. MU one w old In prayer ani sup
plication, with the women nnd with His
brethren" (Acts I, II.)
A pastor In his visitation Is said to have
Inquired, niter calling a family together
for worship, whether all of the house no. tl
were present. He was Informed they
were, but felt prompted to repeat the In
quiry, when he wus In forme I th.it all
were there except a servunt who had not
suflicient Intelligence to Join In the ser
vice. He Insisted on her bein,r called.
After prayer he requested her, until he
should come again, to pray every night
this prayer. "Lord, show me myself." on
his return ho saw by her countenance thut
the prayer was onswered. Then he told
her to pruy. "Lord, show me Thyself!"
When he cume again the Joy ot sin for
given was written upon her face.
Oh. let each one of us go Into the In
nermost chamber ot his heart and shut
to the door uml pray these two wee pray
ers, "Ijord, show me myself!" "Lord,
show me Thyself!" snd there shall come
down from heaven showers of blessing
which there will not be room to contain.
The convention was compelled to wait
a rew minutes for Secretary McDonald.
The Interim wns filled with a a prayer
led by Rev. Thomas Hell, of tho Ply
mouth Congregational church, Jackson
street; singing by the choir and a talk
by Chulrman Roads on enrnestness In
evangelistic work.
Secretary McDonald arrived In due
time and was introduced as the best
state secretary In the union. During
the rending of his report he was fre
quently applauded. The wait for Presi
dent McCrory was filled In with a song
by Mr. and Mis. Lowe. President Mc
Crory pave hla address as the final
event of the evening, nnd then dis
missed the gathering with benediction.
He and ell the other speakers were
given the Chautauqua salute.
The programme was liberally Inter
spersed with singing by the choir,
which wa of a character to draw forth
unstinted encomiums from all who
heard It.
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
It Was Inspiring, and the Reports for
Year Were Very Encouraging-
The annual address of President
McCrory and the reports of Secretary
McDonald, of Altoona and Treasurer
Kuymore, of Erie, respectively deliver
ed and read by those otllcers at each
of . the three places of meeting, are
here reproduced. President McCrory
suid:
Tho name that distinguishes us from nil
other kinds of endeavor we derive from
the one mun or our race who wus supreme,
ly, utterly possessed und inspired by
moral curliest noss. Others there have
been as Moses, Elijah, Paul and Martin
Luther, who were mightily moved, but
Jesus Christ wus literally consumed, by
this divine pusslon. His blood was hot
With It; His very bones were on lire with
it; His bruin, His affections. His whole
being pulsated with the passion for the
supremucy of righteousness and' truth in
the eurth. To deserve the name ut nil,
therefore, we must bear some likeness to
Jesus Christ hi moral earnestness, ill fer
vor and ardor of soul, In all our endeavors
Hut In this, us In every other point of
likeness td oNr Muster, we huve to confess
our short-comlnuTunil say with tho apos
tle. "Not us though 1 hud already attained
either were already perfect," but like Him
we ought ulso to protest. "But this one
thing I do" "I follow after If 1 may ap
prehend that for which, ulso, 1 am ap
prehend of Christ." in coming to report
lo you, ut the end of unutlier year, from
my place In the watch, tower 1 rejoice to
be able to testify that, to the best of my
knowledge und belief, tllere Is a very dis
tinct udvunce on the part of our greut en
deavor fellowship in this supreme grave
of the Christian life, moral earnestness.
You see 1 call this the supremo
grace of the Christian life, for us
1 understand It, moral earnestness
is the "sign und fruit, or the indwelling
or the Holy Ghost," . and that Is' the life
and soul,' the sum and substance or the
Christian graces. The one thing thut Is
needed ubove all other' things In the
church or Jesus Christ is the fullness of
the Holy Spirit In every heart, in every
congregation, in every branch of our
blessed fellowship and In the whole, wide
kingdom of God on this eurth. Give us a
church tilled with the Holy Spirit nn.l
the time will huve come when the nngels
of heaven will Join with sons and daugh
ters of earth in that great, glad burst of
song which Is 'to usher in the millenial
reign of our glorious King. To speak,
therefore, on the deepening moral earn
estness or our fellowship is to direct your
attention to what I mny term the practical
baptism of the Holy Spirit. There is an
Immense amount of vagueness In our
thinking on this subject of the bnptlsm of
the Holy Spirit and I have selected this
form of expression In the hope that I may
help some of my earnest fellow endeavor
ers to a dearer and more Joyful appro,
hension of a great and absolutely essen
tial truth. And now muy the Spirit very
graciously breuthe upon us while we con.
slder this theme for a few minutes and so
prepare us the better at tho very begin
nlng of this convention for receiving und
imparling great grace In this city.
THE PRACTICAL OUTCOME.
I. Permit me first or ull to point
out the fact that the practical outcome
of the baptism by the Holy Spirit Is moral
earnestness. I suy Christians get In
fused over this matter of the baptism of
the Spirit and ask "What will the Spirit
do for me?" "Is tliere anything tangible 1
may count on in the event I um really en
dued with this power from on high?" They
say, "The uthlete gets enlurged and
strengthened muscle by bis exercise;' tho
musician gets ucutcness of ear and deli
cacy of touch from practice, but what does
one get from the eniluemeiit or the Holy
Spirit?" There ure three things, I be
lieve, one may absolutely count on as re
sults or the buptlsm of the Holy Spirit,
And they ut'e essential to etllciency in
Christian work und combine to produce
moral earnestness.
First There is the enduring experience
or the saving power or the Gospel or Jesus
Christ, one must be conscious In his very
soul or the power or Christ to save unto
the uttermost before he can witness to
that fact. .Multitudes of sincere chris
tians do not possess that conviction, or,
rather, to put it more accurately, are not
possessed by that conviction. They know
thut Jesus is able to save. They can stand
up before men and testify that they firm
ly, thoroughly believe that doctrine of the
Holy Word. They can go to the unsaved,
even the most wicked and ungodly men,
and 'tell them with all sincerity that If
they will put their trust In Jesus Christ
He will save them. But with all their
sincerity and all their conlldence In the
truth of the word of God und of teh saving
power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they
lack something and mostly, they feel they
lack something to give to their testimony
that quality that carries with It convic
tion, is not this true? Are there not hun
dreds who hear me tonight who can bear
witness to the truth of what 1 am saying?
Then sometimes we set about trying lo
find some explanation for thn lack of con
viction. We think it may be because we
have not had the experience. We have
not been great sinners, blasphemer.,
drunkards, Infidels or anything of that
kind, and, hence, have not experienced the
wondrous saving power or grace a ShuI
or Tarsus or a Jerry McCauley has ex
perienced, and so cannot testify with the
depth or conviction as to the saving power
or Jesus Christ they feel. Bui I tell you
that is not the trouble. The convictlm
we need is wrought by the power of the
Holy Spirit a conlldence of the saving
might of the Son of God begotten In the
soul by the Spirit of God so that one can
go out and with the utmost assurance,
und with the feeling thut the testimony
ho bears hus In Mie element that carries
conviction, point they worst of men fo
Jesus for eternal life. Without this con
viction, however vehemently one may us
sert tho truth that Jesus Is able to save,
his words will not be with power ami 111
the demonstration of the Spirit. But with
this confidence of soul tllere Is a moral
earnestness In his testimony for Christ
thut can neither bu gainsaid nor resisted.
This Is a practical, tangible result of the
emblement of the Spirit. The one who
possesses It knows that he is speaking not
with the mere Intellectual certain that a
belief In the word of God inspires, but
with the assurance that the Holy Ghost
inspires. He who Is thus moved must
needs be morally earnest, and as the Spirit
enlarges tho Held of accomplishment in
getting possession of his entire being he
will grow In morul earnestness until it
will be come, ns It was In his Master, an
ull-cuiisumlng passion.
RESULT OF BAPTISM.
Second The second practical result of
the baptism of the Spirit und an element
essential to efficiency In the .Master's sci .
vice and an ingredient, moreover, In moral
earnestness, is the experience of the bl -s-seilness
of salvation. There must be In
the heart of the one who would elliclciit ly
testify for Christ before men an abiding
sense of the blessedness or salvation.
This must lie the normal experience of his
spiritual life and not the experience of
some supreme moment or spiritual ocstu
cy. One must know what it Is to have sal
vation as a "well of water springing up
unto, eternal life" within his own soul he
fore he can offer the water of life to any
poor sinful Samaritan in a way that will
elicit Hie eurnest, yearning cry, "Sir, give
me this water." You may tell me if you
want to that the Christian Is not to depend
on feeling or emotion, and I will agree
with you, but I will tell you, ulso, that
when one Is baptized by the Holy Spirit
he will speak with un unction, un earn
estness and sensibility that Is dillleult to
counterfeit and thut cannot be dispensed
with In elHclent witness bearing for Jesus
Christ. Yes, and not only will the joy of
salvation be manifest In the speech, but,
also, In the countenance, the hand gr.isp
and In the whole attitude of Its possessor
toward his fellow-men. To be iunr.il ly
earnest and to witness efficiently for Jesus
Christ it mny not be necessary that one
have a part In some glorious pentecost
where he has heard as it were the sound
as of a rushing, mighty wind and has felt
the touch of lambent tongues or tire upon
his consecrated brow, hut It Is necessary
that he possess nn abiding sense or the
blessedness of salvullon; and this attain
ment Is to be made through the baptism or
the Holy Ghost.
Third The third thing that I mention ns
a tangible result of the baptism of Hie
Spirit and an element in moral earnestness
Is the experience of the sympatny and
compassion of redemption. The world is
dying for sympathy, if there is one thing
we Christians need m6rc than another It Is
the spirit of compassion of Jesus Christ
for the fallen and sinful and degraded. It
is not pity, it Is sympathy and compassion
the poor and degraded are sighing for.
That explains the wonderful power Jesus
exercised over all classes In his day; His
sympathetic heart took In their sorrow
nnd needs as its own and He loved them
with a fervent, heavenly compassion und
they turned to him as Mowers to the sun,
Tor they wanted such love. That kind or
sympathy and compassion do not spring
up spontaneously In the human heart.
Such sontlments belong to the new heart.
In the new heart they need to be devel
oped. Nothing short of the mlghtv bap
tism of the Holy Spirit will 1111 the soul
with true. Christlike, compassion. Tako
the average Christian, If some bostro
i
friend Is in distress, has a child sick unto
death' or stands weeping at tho grave of
burled love, the average Chrlstlun suffers
with him. but the grief of the stranger
does not touch u chord in his bosom. Hut
that 'was not tht wuy" with 'Jesus. His
heart wus quick to respond to the sorrow
of the stranger. His compassion went out
toward the fallen und the needy every
where. SYMPATHY OF THE GOSPEL.
.Now put these three things together, nn
experience and abiding sense of the power
of the Gospel salvation, the blessedness of
salvation und the compassion and sympa
thy of the Gospel of Christ und you kindle
a lire of moral earnestness that must glow
uml burn with un uimost divine Intensity
in the soul that possesses them. Thut lire
Is kindled by the baptism of the Holy
Spirit. Jt Is In this matter thut 1 um per
suaded our blessed fellowship is making
substantial progress. Should we not say
hullelujuh! Should not this very thought
lift us up und Inspire us to renewed und
more energetic und glorious endeavor?
Should not every soul here thrill wilh new
desire and respond with the earnest prayer
"oh, God, let this be true, and If It be not
true 111 my particular case then for Jesus
Christ's sake muke it true und Just now
baptize me with the Holy Spirit and send
me on thy endeavor with Hie Homing zeal
of the Son of God."
It. Let me now very briefly give my
reusons for believing tllere Is this deep
ening of moral earnestness, this practical
biiptUiin by the Holy Ghost, -For this pur
pose permit mo lo turn reporter fur tt tew
minutes, it- bus been my huppy lot to
take part in an unusiiui number of En
deavor conventions within the lust four
months. This Is the sixth stale conven
tion, besides local and county conventions,
the annual national Institute ot my own
denomination and Hie glorious Internation
al convention nt the capital or our great
republic. These state conventions have
stretched In a line from the pacific coast
to our Keystone commonwealth; Wash
ington, Idaho, Colorado, Iowa. Ohio and
Pennsylvania. In every one of them the
same spirit has manifested itself. If any
thing, our brothers and sisters In the Jess
favored parts of Hie country manifest the
deeper consecration and Intense!' moral
earnestness. Hit in l.luho, where the few
endeuvoi'ers are scattered over a vast ter
ritory with Inconveniences of travel that
would utterly discourage persons in the
older settlements they get nlmost one
fourth of their entire membership to their
convention nnd enter into the proceedings
und discuss forward movements with a
heartiness that must muke the very an
gels cheer. There where one Christian is
face to face with thirty-live persons who
ure enemies or the "Cross or Christ" and
where the enmity Is not covert nor re
lined, but bold, bi.iggart and blasphemous
and defiant, nothing but the Spirit of God
could Inspire und snslaln such noble un
dertakings. So with Washington nnd
Colorado. Think of -young men nnd wo
men riding in nn open wagon across a
rough country 17o miles nnd back iiguin to
meet and confer Willi their fellows con
cerning the things that belong to the ad
vancement of t ho kingdom of the Master.
1 met one minister of the Gospel who was
not able to pay the railroad fare but who
Was fortunate enough to have n. wheel
which he rode 130 and when It broke down
picked it up uml carried It tho other
thirty miles of the hundred nnd sixty
which luy between his home nnd North
Yukiinu, tho meeting plnce of the Wash
ington convention. And then the Inten
sity of Interest manifested by these peo
ple In the proceedings of the convention.
. ... NOT ALL IN THE SOUL.
And the mro practical and spiritual tho
subject under discussion the more enthu
siastic they were and nbsorbed. Oh! I
Said when I saw such things us these the
sand out there Is not nil In the soil. If
ever the Spirit moved men nnd women to
follow the Master he is moving these hosts
of endeavorers. They are manifesting the
practical baptism of the Holy Ghost In the
moral earnestness that characterizes nil
their efforts. What else is It that is driv
ing ns Into evangelistic effort, Into work
on tu half ot Christian Citizenship and is
stirring our heurts with a new concern
for the salvation of the heather world? Is
not this the- Spirit that came upon Jesus
nt Jordan uml drove him Into the wilder
ness to begin the battle there for world su
premacy over the despotism of tho devil?
May we not hope that it will so possess us
that like our Muster we will by and by be
come literally on tire with zeal ror His
glory und the linnl conquest of the world.
IVt us seek to have that moral earnest
ness that will not Hag until Jesus Christ Is
crowned Lord of nil. Recently I attended
nn endeavor rally lit which nn old sol
dier, who is an elder In the church, was
called on tor a word to the society. Tho
meeting wus a hearty one. Tho reports
had brought somewhat or the enthusiasm
that characterized the coniitloii reported
along with them. The old soldier, soldier
of the Lord nnd soldier ot his country,
arose nnd said he remembered when the
call went forth for volunteers ror the de-,
fenco of the old Hag. He recalled the en
thusiasm with which they hurried to the
front. He remembered the day President
Lincoln came out to review the troops.
His face wns anxious und careworn as he
rode up and down the lines. He said Mr.
Lincoln was not anxious nbout the enthu
siasm hilt he wns anxious about the pur
pose and courage of the soldier boys. Ho
was wanting fighters just then. So he
said the enthusiasm did not count for as
much In the Lord's service just now us tho
deep purpose to do His blessed will. How
true that is. And yet may It not be true
that this enthusiasm wo see In the great
endeavor host reveales the slumbering
fires of a divine moral earnestnes that
promises victory for Christ and the
church? Let it be so. Amen.
An umiHiial prowth was indicated in
Secretary McDonald's report which
was ns follows:
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
To the Officers and Members Pennsylvania
Christian Endeuvor Union. Greeting.
1 Vnufylvania, the Keystone of tho
Union, tho "Banner State" of Christian
Endeavor. The little acorn planted in the
city of F.aston almost ten years ago has
become the mighty oak of christian En
deavor, and we rejoice tonight In having
not only the largest union In tho world,
but 111 the fact that almost one-tenth of ail
the societies known to be in existence are
to be found within the borders of our own
state. As we look from our mountain
lieighth of observation upon the work of
Hie past year, and remember the wonder
ful record of the other nine years, surely
we cannot help but raise our volues in
soncs of thanksgiving to Him who hath
led us, and In whose name all our victories
huve been. won.
"With grateful hearts the past We ovn"
"The future, all lo us unknown."
"We to ihy Guardian care commit"
"And peaceful leave before thy feet."
When we last gathered In the cltv of
Erie, our enrollment showed two senior,
live mothers, 2.773 yuung people's, one in
termediate and Nxl junior societies, a total
of W'u .Tonight it Is with great pleasure
that I report the enrollment of six senior,
seven mothers, 2,!IM young people's, three
Intermediate und l.o:i!i junior societies,
making n total of 4.0.;a, with a combined
mi inliership of 2(iS,i,Vi. in w hich tho juniors
air credited with 4U.H17. This you will
notice Is a net Increase of 374 societies, or
un average of a little over one new society
for i h day of the calendar year. Teh
societies have been reported to me as
disbanded during the year, and seventeen
have changed to denominational names,
and have withdrawn from the Christian
Endeavor fellowship.
The general plan ot organization adopt
ed uimost at the birth of our Stute union,
has been adhered to wilh slight tnodilica
tlons dining the entire ten veins, und I
mil free to confess that It has'had muc h to
do with making our slate one of the best,
If not the best organized state in the
Union. Our policy has always been to
organise a couiuy union In each county
us soon as this could be done, thus bring
ing Into the Held a larger number of
workers. We now have forty-six counlv
unions, live bl-coitnty. und one trl-countv
union, leaving only eight counties in the
state yet lo be provided wilh n county or
ganization, in a. billion to this there are
In existence seventy local unions through
out the state, all of whic h through the
earnest efforts of the otllcers and members
are doing muc h tor the upbuilding anil ex
tension of the work. Wo nre proud o'
our local union workers, unci mm h credit
Is due them tor the success of the work
til the past, and upon them to a larger ex
tent will depend the success or the fu
ture. PHILADELPHIA THE GIBRALTAR.
Great Interest Is always taken In the
county enrollment. Philadelphia, the
"Gibraltar'' or Chrlstlun Endeavor, has
credit with fji4 societies, Allegheny coun
ty has X!7. York 13.1, Luzerne III, Chester
lnl, Montgomery nil, Dauphin '., Lancas
ter HI, Blair !'l, Delaware HI, Armstrong
Mi, Northampton Sit, Bradford NN, Schuylkill
Westmoreland Ml, Lycoming 75, Fay
ette 7'i, Lackawanna 73, ' Washington 71,
ElieliS, Cumbeiiuncl IS, Jefferson ft!, Frank,
liu I.' I. Berks iS. Northumberland ."!, Indi
ana Ti7, Susquehanna Wi, Bucks f.4. Cam
bria.'.?. Butler 51, Clearfield Si). Chester 4.V
Tioga IS, Huntingdon AX, Mercer 45, Clar
ion 42, Perry 42, ayne II, Union 3!i. Adams
3!t. Crawford 37. Luwrnnce 3.i, Denver !!,
Lehigh 35, Columbia S3, Lebanon. XI, Clin
ton 311, Mllllln 3S. Juniata 21, Venango 27,
Bedford i.i. Carbon 23, Greene 23, Warren
21, Snyder 21, McKnun 2U. Somerset 111, Pot
ter 15, Pike 14, Wyoming 12, Monroe 13,
.Montour 13, Elk 10, Forest 8, Sullivan S,
Cameron 2, and Fulton 2.
Fulton county hus doubled her member
ship of last yeur, and we have just ben
ble to secure a district Secretary for this
county, who promises more for the com
ing 'year. The growth during the past
year has not been In spots,.-but has been
gradual all over the state, wbtch is very
gratifying Indeed, In view of' the almost
complete organization of our state.
Our fellowship has also been broadening
and extending, and all. the Evangelical
denominations are now represented in our
union. As our stute hus a large number
of Presbyterian "churches, the lresbyte
riuns naturally lead with 1,-Oli societies, tne
Lutherans are still- second wilh 44ti, and
the Baptists ure third with 40S. The Unit
ed Evangelical and Evangelical have 'FX,
Methodist Episcopal 230, Reformed 222,
Christian and Disciple 13a, Methodist Prol
esiuntW, Unlted'Krctnren 95, A. M. E. and
A. M. H. Zlon S3, United Presbyterian 74
Congregational 71, Church of God 68, Cum
berland Presbyterian 65, .Moravian 32, Re
formed Episcopal 21, Reformed Presbyte
rian J5, Primitive Methodist It), Protestant
Episcopal x, Momonnlto 0, Free Will Bap
tist 5, Progressive Brethren 4, Dutch Re
formed 3, Wesleyun Methodist 1, and
Friends 1. We also have 15 societies in
prisons and reformatory liomes, one In
the Sunduy Breakfast association of Phil
adelphia, two ill institutions for the blind,
one among the Chinese, one among the
members of the National guard, one
among the sea men. unci one composed of
tho employes or the Westinghonse Elec
tric! company, this latter society having
been organized during the year.
CONTRIBUTED TO MISSIONS,
Notwithstanding the prevailing hard
times, the reports ror the past yeur show
!',MH.7'J contributed to missions, und Js,
K2S.2U to other benevolent objects, it
should be remembered thut all contribu
tions to missions rrom the Christian En
deavor societies are sent through the de
nominational boards, and ure generally
In addition to their other contributions
through tho churches or which they are
members.
I um also glad to report to you that 2.&7G
or our associate members have become
active members during the year, having
become professed followers of our blessed
Muster. Oh! thut during the coming
year we could Increase this number to one
for euch individual member of our union.
Let us work more earnestly than ever be
fore for the accomplishment of this pur.
pose.
This report would not be complete with
out mentioning the earnest work of our
corps or district secretaries. They have
been the pioneers In the county work, und
while In some Instances it hus been found
wise to relieve them of some of the duties
heretofore ussigned them, we are great
ly Indebted to them for the service they
have given, and I wish to record In no un
certain sound our appreciation of their
eurnest, consecrated efforts during the
past year.
Dining the year the publication of our
state paper has been transferred from Al
toona to Pittsburg, and at the request of
our state executive committee the name
has been changed to "Keystono Endeavor
er." The paper has been greatly im
proved and enlurged, nnd we confidently
believe it to bo the best state paper now
being published. We would strongly
urge that each' society subscribe for
at least one copy, having the same
sent to their president or corresponding
secretary, and have official communica
tions, and monthly letters rrom the state
otllcers read to the societies. Our union
is now so large that it is impossible ror
us to communicate with the Individual
societies more than two or three times a
year, but If the plan suggested would be
adopted by our societies we .would be able
to reach you each month. Special in
ducements nre also offered to the members
of our societies by the publishers, and we
trust that many new subscriptions muy
be received during the coming year.
Cheering reports will be presented to
you by those in charge of the special de.
purtmcnt of our work, and I can only add
that In my judgment the work In our state
has never been in better condition. We
stand toduy in the rront ranks or the great
Christian Eudeavor army, and great re
sponsibllltles. present themselves. Let us
hold fust, unflinching, and loyul to the
principles we profess, with the confident
nssurnnce that He who hath led ns thus
far. is willing to lead us in tho future,
nnd under His leadership we shall come
off more thun conquerors. Respectfully
submitted.
Like the secretary's report, that of
Treasurer Raymore showed a balance
In his hands and was highly encourag
ing. Tho report follows;
TREASURER'S REPORT.
. Dear Fellow Endeavorers: Once more
the hand on the cllai of our annual con
vention clock points to the hour for the
report of your statu treasurer.
Not ill years have our finances been In
such good condition. Almost three hun
dred more societies have contributed
cheerfully their part towards defraying
our yearly expenses.
Last year complaint was mndo that the
mutter ot assisting the Stuto union in Its
work was not even fairly brought before
thu different societies ot our state, but
BIT
STATE SECRETARY GEO. M'DONALD,
of Altoona,
this year we como together without unv
complaints to offer, but congratulations
to ull, and praises for the much scolded
und abused corresponding secreturies.
Girls und boys, young men und maidens,
old women and bald-headed men, who
form the nrmy of corresponding secre
taries, lake courage, for It is to you our
praises are clue tills year fur the condition
ui" our treasury; for you have provided a
tariff not fur revenue only, but a protec
tive tariff, which ullows mo today to le
port a goodly balunc e of cash In bank.
There Is nothing like training. Jeremiah
says "it Is good for a man that he bear
the yoke in his youth." Therefore, En
deavorers, while we ure young, let us learn
lo give to GocPs put-posts cheerfully und
willingly such cs we cun spare of our
earnings, and begin to bear the yoke of
giving (if It may be termed a yoke) early
In life. I remember hearing a story of u
very well-meaning brother In Israel, who
said he I hanked God he had been a Chris
tian for forty years, and It hadn't cost him
a cent, i call say unhesitatingly hu was
no Christian Endeavorer, unci I am sure
we clo not want thut kind ot material In
our organization.
Experts In any department do not be
come such by ueciclents - nor by a com
bination of fortunate circumstances, but
us the result of earnest endeavor to at
tain tho highest degree of perfection.
Every society In this state that begins
the training of giving Is on the sure road
to success and Christian attainment. This
is God's hour for your opportunity do
your nearest duty. The possibilities of the
convention urn yours, afforded by yurtr
yearly contributions. The question is of
ten asked me by correspondents, "What
do you need money for anyway?" Will
the dt legates assembled before mo please
look around und lake In the surroundings?
Scan your programme; read the names of
the speakers. They give their time, intel
lect and ability for. nothing, but your
State union has not up to date had the
presumption to nsk them, to pay their
own expenses. Neither wt'l.prlnlers print
circulars for us ror nothing; nor can we
Induc e Uncle Sam, ns large and grand as
we are, to carry our mail us ottlciul mutter
ri ce of expense.
A PERSONAL FAVOR.
Delegates, I will consider it a personal
favor ir you will please explain this Item
in my report to your society on your re.
turn. Your faithful performance of this
will enable me to retain the limited crop
of hair I now possess, should 1 hold the of
fice of Irensurer another year.
We sturted this year with nothing In the
treasury.
Contributions) received from socle,
tics and local unions during the
ar $1,421 97
Receipts from sale or vtate flags
and butius 123 P6
Totul receipts $1,517 U3
The expenditures have been us follows:
Erie eonventlcn $211 43
Keystone Hrruld 1J 72
United Soriety of Christian Endeav
or foe Mippllos 13 87
Charter membership for Rev. J. F.
Cowun, D. 1)., World's C. E. Union 1 DO
Treasurer's expenses for postage,
etc. 42 04
Cost of executive committee meet
ing, Altoona, December, 27, UUu..,, 13 60
Missionary extension 8 fS
Pennsylvania Slate buttons ,. 70 00
President's expenses ....'..... 60
Secretary's expenses in connection
with International convention .... 40 00
?eveille Publishing Co .-. 8 41
rnnsportltion gent, J. H. Stauff.. 15 70
Secretary's expehscw, postuge, circu
lars, clerical work, eto STO 09
Printing and stationary 2.7.1 fli)
Junior superintendent 42 00
Total $s 60
leaving a balance In tho treasury of
i;.f.34, a gain of $373.00 over last year.
The largest local union contribution
came from Northumberland. The largest
society contribution came from the Tenth
Street Presbyterian society in Philadel
phia, and the next largest contribution
came from tho Svvissvalo society In Alle
gheny county. Many encouraging letters
have come to mo during the year, and,
considering the financial condition of tho
country In general, I um sure we have ev
ery reason to feel proud of our showing.
STATE TREASURER H.- J. RAYMORE,
ot Erie.
Treasurers and corresponding secretar
ies, when you send the State union an an
mini offering of your society, pray God
that It may be Inlluentlal in bringing our
beloved Btate into closer communion with
Him; that our conventions muy bo step
ping stones to the kingdom of heaven, and
tbe fulfillment of tho prophecy of Joel,
which Peter so briefly, concisely and pow
erfully expresses: "This Jesus being by
the right hand of God exalted, and havlnir
received of the Father tho promise of the
Holy Ghost, He hath shed for this, which
yo now see and hear,"
N00N-DAY SERVICES.
A phase of convention work that has
nlways attracted public notice has been
the noon evangelistic meetings for
work people. They will be held today
and tomorrow at many of tho large
factories and shops and will be In
charge of certain delegations which
have already been given their as
signments. This evancellstlc work Is under the
supervision of a state department of
which Rev. Dr. Chnrles Roads, of Phila
delphia, and Hev. C. A. Oliver, of York,
are the superintendents. In arranging.
been assisted by Rev. W. Q. Watklns
and Thomas Hell, chairman of the local
evangelistic committees.
The places of meeting nnd those who
will be In charge are us follows:
Delaware, Lackawanna and "Western
shops, conducted by a Pittsburg dele
gation led by J. Howard Grelg.
Lace Curtain Factory, a Philadel
phia company, led by Miss Du Val.
Scranton Stove Works, a delegation
led by S. S. Hoover, of Upper Lehigh.
The Axle "Works, conducted by a
Schuylkill and Lebanon delegation un
der the leadership of C. 13. Silegman and
Finch Manufacturing company
works, a Philadelphia company, led by
A. H. Holcombc.
AinnirosR ami i oinmuia county dele
gates under the leadership of Mr. J. S.
Wilson, will hold a meeting in the Kel- ,
ler Currlnge works.
Delegation from the Grace Methodist
Kpiscopal church, Philadelphia, led by
W. A. Gilllsple, will conduct a service at
thn Home for the Friendless.
A Northampton delegation, led by Mr.
J. E. Walters and Dr. Little, will lead a
meeting at the county Jail.
At the Pine Brook carpenter shop,
W. J. Coffee and George H. Hirnle with
a company will have charge.
Tho Sunday Ilreakfast association, of
Philadelphia, led by their president, L.
IT. Itean, will hold service at Providence
square, Providence, nt 7 o'clock.
At Dickson City an open air or chapel
meeting at 8 o'clock.
At !i a. m. William's college will have
a song service by tin Allentovvn com
pnny led by Miss Laura Hunk.
A JTonesdale delegation, headed by
John T. Ball, will hold a meeting at the
car wheel shops.
A meeting will bo held at the Moses
Taylor hospital and also at tho Lacka
wanna hospital by a Northumberland
nnd Snyder company, led by Frank E.
Welch.
At the Dunmore shops of the Klio
and Wyoming railroad shops.
Companion will be provided for the
following places this uiorning: West
Ridge blacksmith shop, Iron Fence
works,
At G.20 o'clock a service will be hold
nt the Delaware and Hudson repair
shops. ,
4 p. m. at the Mt. rlcnsant breaker.
CONVENTION NOTES.
Treasurer Haymorc's office will he
located at the Frothingham theatre,
beginning this morning.
Secretary McDonald will meet dis
trict secretaries In Elm Park church
after the adjournment of this morn
ing's session.
The "postofhee" nt the committee of
'9G headquarters) Is In charge of Miss
Mary McCulloch, who is assisted by
Miss Mame Drown. Iioth nre of the
Grace Reformed church society. At the
"postofllce" will bo delivered all the
convention mall not otherwise ad
dressed. Friday's excursion to Farvlcvv will
doubtless be nttended by a large num
ber, especially because many delegates
will want to taste a day of pleasure
after the rigors of the convention
proper and Its sessions. The round
trip fore will be seventy-five cents. The
train schedule nnd other particulars
will appear In this department of to
morrow's Tribune.
The nominating committee selected
by the general executive committee will
report Thursday morning. It Is prob
able that the present secretary, treas
urer nnd most of the department super
intendents and vice-presidents will be
re-elected. Rev. Dr. McCrory has
served the unwritten limit of two years
ns president. His successor has not
been agreed upon by the executive
committee members.
The carriage excursion for the par
ticular accommodation of visiting dele
gates will go over Klmburst boulevard
this afternoon, the carriages leaving
the Young Men's Christian association
building on Wyoming avenue ns soon
nfter 3.30 o'clock as Is found possible.
The fee will be 50 cents for each per
son, the proceeds to be applied to gen
eral convention expenses. Persons who
will loan their turnouts should notify
J. W. Hrovvning, of 414 Spruce street,
chairman of the finance committee.
Among those whose horses nnd car
riages have been loaned nre: J. M,
Kemmerer, ex-Lloutonnnt-Governor I
A. Watrcs, Dr. J. L. Went, J. L. Stclle,
L. T. Payne, James Arehbnld, Luther
Keller. I. F. Megargol, K. P. Kings
bury. R. O. Rrooks, J. J. Jormyn, J. L.
Crawford, J. R. Davis, ,T. H. Fellows,
William Connell. Henry Relln. jr., H. 3.
Lewis, W. F. Hnllstend, Mrs. Ira Tripp,
C. S. Weston, W, H. Oearhnrt, J. A.
Linen. Dr. It. II. Throop, A. D. Stclle,
William McClave, C. D. Jones, W. H.
Richmond. W. L. demons, F. H. dem
ons, Conrad Rohroedor, L. M, Gates,
Colonel U. O. fichoonmnker, J. H.
Phelps, Colonel H, M. Boles, T. H.
Watklna,
A.
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