The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, October 07, 1896, Page 9, Image 9
.4 fc. ' .f .. THE SCRAN'rON ' TRIBUNE- WEDNE8D AT MORNING,' - OCTOBER 7, . 1800. V .... - 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. I