,,. v- .' '.., V Trf' ,"-- THE SCRANT01ST TRIBUNE-MOXDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1898. 4-f 4- 4- -f -f -f t FINN & PHILLIPS, J t HOLIDXY DISPLRY OF PIMOS I x Heml tlio lint of I'lanoi tills liouio I" handling, hal let & davis, mldmkestku & kuokgkk, FISCIIKIt, JAMKS & 1IOII3ISTK03I trntisposlus keyboard tub kuokgkk, rori'LAu PKASK, (; i us ox, TAFFAKGHKL & CO. K yoti thin I; of liuyine H will be a ptcuiure for unto cxpiuln the merlin oftUonbovo uihUch. riNN&PHIl.LIPS IS HALF A CENTURY OLD Continued from Pace 1'. 138 Wyoming Av: 4 4- 4 444444444444444 4 44 4 444 DR. H. B. WARE, SPECIALIST. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Olllcellours On.m. to I'j.lto p.m; 'J to l. Williams Hulldlng, Opp, I'ostolllcc. 44444444 44444444444444 4 4 4 4 4 CITY NOTES 4444444444444 4 44 44 44 4 4 UOAP.D OF CONTllOI..- A regular liiectlllK of till' liounl of I'Olltlol will be held tonlKlit. Night .school teachers! will Lie appointed. e riKK'S SI.IOIIT UAMA(ii:.-attirilnyf. nlarm of lire was caused by ti sliKht blaze In tin- home nf Thomas Moore, of Ninth street. The damage- was trivial. Mnr.TING OK WOMAN'S Cl.fH-A Rrnciul nice-tins of the (,rceii IIIiIki' V'o inan'H club will be held In the parlors of the Oreen IJIiIko I'rcsb.vtci Ian liutih lo itei ui u.SO p. m. .Members ate Invito) to tiling a friend. SAM', THIS V1;KK.-Oii Tuesday and Wednesday of this week a sale of limey nrtlcies will bo held at the earner store In Tin- Mears building, Washington ave nue am: Spruee .street. The sale will be under the am-piees of the l.i.dle"' Alu o ciety of All Souls' Unlveisalist chinch. A llKht luniii will he ercd. ItANIC KXCHANOKS. The bunk ex iliatiKes for last week liave been re polled ns follows by the Scrunton Clearing llouso ussoelation: Monday, JliM.OSi:"; Tuesday, $2l'.'.71ii.2'.i: Wednesday, JlSD..M!.,.r,0: Thursday, holiday: Friday. $lV7,i!i."i; Sut litilov. $IT6.."40.k:: total. fW.!.'.u;.!il: corie spondlliK week, 1S07, $9lti,'JU.Mi. IIArTAT-QlA ClHiU.r. MKKTINi!. The ICIm Park (.'hautaun.tia i irele will hob) its reRiilar meeting this evenins; at 7. 'i o'clock. The followini; proKiammo will bo rendered: "The. ItoxultK of th Crusades." Miss Alice Peek: "Tile KllS ltsh Parllamept." Mr. A. K. Srholl: The Tower of London," Miss Helm Decker: coleetloii. violin. .Mr. A. K. Stlmll: "The Czar nl' ItlH.-ia and Ills Peace Proposal." Mbs Minnie Muuson. nn lrlfili plde nml there was a Scotch side. The Coal tintl Iron company built this church ntid Hustalned it, The Dclawntc, LneUuwnnnu and Western coiiipuny Kiithered down at the end ot town nnd hud Its following. The Dela ware and Hudson Cnnul company KpratiR ti)i with Its Influence;", nil build ing up a Krent city. The lato Colonel Sanderson wan then mentioned ns nn Imtiortunt factor In the early building ot the city, and the part taken by members of this church In defense of their country wan em phasized, In conclusion, he snld earn estly that ho trusted In the last roll this devoted church membership will be recorded In the church of the living Oml. The benediction was pronounced by Dr. Ivopnn. The following l the programme ren dered at the Sunday school service yesterday afternoon: Organ voluntary, doxology, prayer, reading of scripture, hymn, "Soldiers True and Faithful;" address. William J. Hand; hymn, "On ward, Christian Soldiers;" address, John McWItllam; hymn, "The Son ot Ood Ones Forth to Wnr;" address, Wil liam F. Mattes; hymn, "Stand tTp for Jesus;" address," Charles W. Hand: orfeting. hymn. "My Country 'Tis of Thee;" benediction. EVENING SESSION. Number of Able Addresses of Much Intel est. A very huge united congregation of the First and Second l'resbvteiian churches was present last evening. The music was of a high order. Mr. W. W. Scrunton presided and after the sing ing of the "Sanctus" made a brief and happy address In which he said; 1 am sure that there Is many a man and many a woman within the sound of my voice who will remember that on some quiet Sunday morning here they nae vowed to themselves to lead upright, im sclllsh and public spirited lives. In trout ol this pulpit tho fathers of some of us have lain dead In their eolllns. Hero we have held our children In our arms for bap tism. Here we have leielved the hands of our brides. ilow tonight the old names vrond each other In our memory! There is Mimuess and Mattes and Hutchinson, and Harrington and Couisen and Slierrid, and Dotal and Jay and Siiulre, and the two Platts, and the three Scralltons, and Albiluht and Charles Fuller, and Juin-s Archb.ild and Thomas Dlikson and Job I Iliisbin. and Dr. .Mitchell and Dr. lllckok. and hosts ot others, men and wonn n. whose names will be associated with the congregation forever. All! ladles and gentle men, a city set ipon n hill cannot be hid. a church like i lis lias ever on It the s.inu tierce light that beats upon a throne. We nre sur rounded by a great cloud of witnesses, tho living and the dftid. Yes, the dead. For. If the sainted dead become as an gels, and if angels nre ministering spirit sent to minister unto them that are heir of salvation, may wo not believe that the spirits of those who have crossed the liver are toalglit crowding this church to the very loof-tree to see whether their successors worthily maintain tlio trust which they held and handed down to u-7 Hon. Alfred Hand made a brilliant address, valuable from a historical as well ns a llterery jiolnt ot view. He said: LONA DAY IS BETTER. Though He Has Improved, He Is a Very Sick Man. The follow ing despatch was received In Tin- Tribune last night, in response to a message asking-. ut the condi tion of Sergeant l.oua'l!. Day, of the Thirteenth icgliuent. Special. Heading. I'.i.. Nov. 2. 7.10 p. m. Day I- ii ery sbk man. bin Ills condition has hllghtly Improved trim what it was. St. Joseph Hospital. It was reported about town Saturday that the popular ex-police patrolman was dead. The Tribune Is glad to make known to Day's many friends thai Un report was Incorrect. Those who know him best believe that his almost per fect physical make up will stand him lu good stead and pull him through. Tho Latest Thing in Personal Accident Insurance is tho new policy Issued by n eranti:i com pany. Lib -nil, attractive, original. Call or write for Information, Ameri can Mutual Indemnity Cm., Traders' National Hank building. Smoke the l'ocono Cigars, 5 cents. DIED. tlHi:NNAN. Ill Scranton, P.i., Nov. ifi. jsus. William, sou of Mr. and Mrs. John tronnun, at Ills iciidence, Itv.i Stone avenue, age nine months. Funeral this afternoon. Ml'RHAY.-In Siranton, Pa., Nov. 'A W, Alice, daughter ol .Mi. and Mrs. James Muriay, of Jfid Stone avenue, age is months. Funeral this afternoon. Children's Shoes. . . . Our line of children's shoes makes prompt choosing a matter ot course. The thing wanted is easy to find. Today Misses Kangaroo Calf and Vici Kid Shoes, at $1.25 and $1.50 :i pair. Today S. and S. School Shoes in Box Call nK to 2; 1.50 and 2.00 a pall'. Sturdy Calf Shoes for Boys the little chaps who stop at nothing in the way of rough play. These start 1.00 in kangaroo, Calf. Box Calf at 1.50, Box Call and Wax Calf at $2.00, and Patent Calf Leather at $2.00 and $2.50. k oWKHPKR 410 SPRUCE ST'EET. QFAHTKU OF A CFNTFHY AC.O. A quarter of a century ago In thH pulpit it was my privilege to say some thing in 11 brief way of some of the individuals who bad been active in this church, both the living and the dead. What was then written was a fragment of what l shall attempt tonight. The church of Jesus Christ Is. to a large extent an unknown quantity; an Invis ible power, in this world and deriving Its greatest Influence because Its work Is largely unseen. A church of Jesus Christ Is seen and known and read of all men. H Is the concrete existence, the visible body working out lu the business of life an abstract ethciial in visible spiritual life. What place has this church had in this growth for her sliaie of labor and success'.' What Influences have per- matod her iiiembeishlp and control which distinguish her from the ordin ary growth and progress of churches either of this or other denominations? Who were the pioneers of this church and the new civilization which started here ami which this ihuivh seepied to control'.' I answer the three Scrantons, the Platts and their wives, the Hutch inson, Matteshcs, I he Mannesses. Ful lers, I Muds, Albrights, Dlcksons. Among the young were the Klugs burysf Colonel Hitchcock and a host of friends, and from other states tin Dodges and Hlalrs, and others 1 would like to name. I would be false to his tory if I did not call attention to the fact that the majority of them and tlie controlling Influences which tin consciously moulded sentiment and thought were from the best of New Kngland states. They found a few here of earlier settlers from the same source who readily coalesced with the spirit which actuated tho new enter prise. All these were permeated with more or less of the pious tendencies and cosmopolitan liberality which char acterized the later "uritans and made them such a power . good over this broad land from cast to west. I.1TTLK TO COMMEND IT. Having seen who and what these pioneers were, what did they find here of territory and people? The site on which Scranton was located had little to commend It to the poet's eye or the lover of nature, After its streets were located and partly opened, the rough nature of tho ground, and the forest trees and brush left remaining In the blocks with ungraded streets even af ter the erection of this church gave an uninviting aspect, and as no street was finished through, It presented a laby rinth of confusion that puzzled even traveller. It was my privilege to visit tills town of Harrison In the larger municipality of Sloeum Hollow Just be fore the finishing touches had graced tills temple nf worship, and while the scaffolding wns still up. It looked like nn effort to force a town when the elements of a town were entirely wnnt Ing. The beauty of the structure, Its capacity, Its faith In the future con trasted strongly with the houseless blocks laid out on paper, nnd with the streets which presented no outlet. Am bition nnd hope, coupled with faith, can do wonders. Tho mnrnl condition of the territory wns no more Inviting than Its phyMcnl. The burdens of these pioneers were not light, nor their vision of hope un dlmmed. They were on a new venture, an experiment under difficulties. Their Immediate purpose was to celebrate the permanent marriage or anthracite conl with Iron ore so ns to produce a mar ketable and permanent product. They started the union In a territory sup posed to be teeming with ore, ns It wns teeming with coal. Hut the chemical process had not yet been a pronounced success. To an extent It had been par tially KiiccesRful In three Instances. The entire success of the venture hero In which they had staked their nil de pended on n practical new experiment In tho smelting furnace here. The first attempts were partial failures which might mean entire failure. It was a critical time when Colonel Scranton tit midnight wulked the floor full of anxiety over tho pivotal trial. On It depended the Blow of futurity ns It should catch its beams from the rising sun of tho new day, HEAUTIFUt. WOUK. Standing nlone In 18,pi2 this church was the only beautiful work of art In this wilderness. As n wilderness It had lost Its beauty by the first ravages of civilization. The pastorate ot Dr. Hlc kok extended from Juno 4, 1R3S, until 1S67. It wus during this period that the church gnlncd Its great power ns un element In the realm of church and social Influence, The preliminary foundations had been well laid by his predecessors, and he hud a good, en ergetic force nt hand. The busiest nnd most successful men nnd women In worldly affairs were the hardest and must supporting laborers In tho church. So It should always be. Joseph II. Scranton was a tower of strength with his grand presence, Ids unique personality and his lead In the Sabbath school for twelve years. Oeorge W. Scranton, with his genial, whole-souled affability, his good word for every body, his energy and push, gifted with high honor ho wns the right hand of a scholarly devoted, energetic pastor. Joseph C. Piatt, with his apti tude for detail nnd nceurncy, kept mat ters straight. Joseph J. Albright, of native wit, Moravian simplicity, shed nn Iniluence as quiet as It was forceful against all sW'earlng and law lessness among his employes. Charles Fuller blended n telling piety with n careful watchfulness over the llork which clowned n serene old age with glory. William W. Manness, after he had built the church, always looked after its repairs and Improvements. Charles F. Mattes, the perpetual elder and ttustee, harmonized all corporate action and quieted all contlictlng In terests. Thomas Dickson, with his constnnt Interest and attendance, brought his Iniluence, his uncommon common sense, his clenr judgment, the gift of God, Ills advice nnd generosity In every emergency. All these were men free from bigotry, free from caste, with positive convictions, ruled not by Indifference, as so many are. but hold ing the nlm and work of the church as resting upon them. ONLY THIKTKKN KFMAIN. My acquaintance with this congrega tion, the great host of which are gone beyond the river, only thirteen of whom reninln, began thirty-eight years aim six months ago. I left the church where I was residing Sunday evening to come here Monday morning, the next Wednesday evening I was in the prayer meeting of this church, opposite the Wyoming house, and have attended ev ery prayer meeting since when In town, and when it was not more my duty to stay away than to come. 1 always remained through the service, except once. On that occasion I was called out in my professional capacity to give advice how one could save the neck of the worthy heroic gentleman who Is tonight our presiding otllcer. He was Just as obstreperous then ns he Is now. Me had 11 whole-souled aversion to the manner In which a body of lawless strikers had for five mouths paralyzed Industry, terrorized over the Innocent nnd had generally made tilings uncom fortable. He had come Into con'Mit with n few of their leaders. At our Interview lie did not propose to show the white feather. Hut they were bound to make finger rings of lilt bones. With his father's authority and mine, as a member of tills church Just from pray er meeting, we persuaded him at least for the moment that the safest place for him to sleep that night was at his Aunt Mary Pond's house. Whether lie dlil or not has never transpired. At ail events he is here tonight. That wo man wiio would have sheltered him. or did, was one of the active factors In this church. IJH. HICKOK'S l.AHOHS. Dr. Hlckok's labors hero cannot be too highly estimated. He was a care ful student of the Hlhle. loved Its his tory and brought the expeiience and philosophy of the early church, its patriarchs. Its rulers ami Its civiliza tion to bear with singular power on every individual or national question of religion or policy in any emergency presented. He was thoroughly convers ant with the whole of Scripture, and from the old or the new be could press in his grasp the leaves from that gard en and they would exhale the fragrance which not only delighted but brought physical and spiritual health. He was painstaking to a fault in his prepara tion for the pulpit and the lecture room, thoroughly evangelistic lu his preaching, often sententious and epi grammatic in his utterances. Ill 1SC1, when the cloud of civil war hung heavy, he preached a sermon of great power and patriotism from tho text "The Powers That He," etc. He placed the religion of patriotism on high ground. He wan called on to re pent it. Fight months after, after two defeats of our army and a fast was proclaimed, he preached another ser mon from Judges xx: 1IG-2S: "Shall I (the II Tribes) yet go mil to battle against the children of Benjamin, my brother; or shall I cease. And the Lord said go up." It was a time when ii,700 of little Heiijamliis in the wrong put 100,0110 of Israel in (lie light to ilicht. As Dr. Hlckok closed that patilollc sermon, his thrilling words will not sound unapt In these days of a war for humanity's sake. As he gathered In the significance of the struggle and forecasted the future he said: "Our civilization is on trial. If It survives it will be a better, a purer, u freer civil ization than America has yet known. If It falls, then woe to the nations! Tlio great beacon of struggling na tionalities; the hope of the free; the pole-star of the brave; goes down In stormy waters: and I know not 'where Is that Promethlan tiro that can that light relume." ORNFHATION Jl'ST CI.OSKD. I come now to the period which cov ers the generation Just closing, it Is the period following the close of the civil war. During tills time what events have occurred In our history as a church nnd a nation. Tho old men of the plom er period are now gone, save two. Many years of my church life were spent with them. I know them all Intimately In business and religious wnik. I knew their vir tues, the idlosyncrncies, some of their fnlllngs, they knew mine, and as a friend could give me the faithful wounds of a friend for which 1 thnnk them. They made me an elder in this church thirty-eight years ngo, nnd forced the duty on me when I hcsltnt ed. I love them. I nm not old. but 1 feel lonely here today without them. In this period the Second or Me morial, church went off with our bless ing, It carried tho great majority of my personal friends of my own nge with whom 1 had held sweet counsel, I was In hearty sympathy with their going, for this city needed the two churches, t'p to n point I expected to go with them, but duty overcame In clination. I know nil the history of their movements, It was ci editable and well accomplished. You will perhaps expect me to speak of the pastorate of Dr. Logan, the long est nnd most fruitful in many ways that this church has had. it is said It Is not well to give the Judgment of history on passing events, nor for the historian to recite or Judge of that of which he Is a part. At tho risk of trespassing on this rule, we will talk a little In this family circle ot what we have seen done. His pastorate, with Its unspent Iniluence. covers tho whole half of our soinl-rentennnl. He came here nt the ago of 45. His reputation had gone before him, for he wns known throughout the churches. In 1800 he made, at St. Louis, a thrilling speech on behnlf of the Freedmeii which Inci dentally was the cause of his being cnlled to the pastorate of this church, for It was the character of that speech which Inspired Dr. Hlckok to recom mend to the speaker after we hud fulled to settle on a pnstor to send for Dr. Logan. 4ftMWVVMWM s WKDUirMU I GIFTS 5 You will do well to inspect our line of Choice IW.i.RMr r.h!n:i. Tilt fihlSS. etc.. .'IS V0U Will find nowhere a cleaner, prettier or better selected stock.comprising as it does the best from all makers mii i a rn jc nnri i 2 A Wvnminr) RvfimiP. "Walk in anJ Lod'c ArounJ." 2S 'jmmmmmfmwffffffffffffffWf ittf) 1 2 Help . OLOKIOFS HKGINNINa. Ills pastorate really began with the first sermon he preached In this pulpit, unconscious as ho was of that fact. It was a. glorious beginning from the text "Ho shall see of the travail of His soul and shall be satlslled." He was far away from the scholastic bigotry which trammels some men, far Into tho spirit nnd scope, and In the trend of Christ's glorious Gospel. He came here with the fire of youth still In his veins, full of the Gospel, full of the love of preaching. What has been done Is for history and the future church to deal with, and It will, as all history does, deal with them with Impartiality and Jus tice, free from the biased impulses of nny who were In the conflict. For tunately this church has been only slightly disturbed nnd the waters are smooth. 1 wish I could impress upon every hearer an Idea of the true dig nity nnd value or pure aim unuenieu religion and Individual llbertv which are guaranteed to every individual and to the nations by our God-given gov ernment. I doubt whether It Is now a thinkable thing for this nation to be come Imperialistic or to make and hold nny down-trodden people as slaves or vassals under her benign swny. Our liberty and Independence were born out of the Presbyterian system, it was sneered at as a Presbvteiian revolution. We derived our Ideas of liberty and the free principles which imderly true government from the Hlble. Nearly every one of our Ktiar antees to the Individual which under lie our system of justice can be traced to tlie Hlble. The presumption or In nocence until proven guilty, Is only the charity nf the thirteenth chapter of Corinthians, put Into legal practice. When a person charged with a crime Is once acquitted by the judgment of his peers, he Is acquitted forever from that charge. No government ecclesi astical or civil can suffer if the guilty go free under the presumption of Inno cence held over them until legally prov en guilty, or that once In Jeopardy he Is not condemned, or that the broad mantle of u true Christian charity shields him when prosecuted, but when a church or a state born to the high function and prerogative of transpos ing the principles of our holy religion Into the every day working ot the freest government the world has seen allows any person to tie condemned either on popular clamor or without the highest sanction of human order and the presumptions of charity, so as to leave ti doubt lu cither tho form or the act of justice, then both religion and justice have fallen In the streets. WHAT UK SAID. Dr. Hlckok said: "I can never bring myself to believe that He, who worked and waited, for uncounted centuries, to prepare a habitation for man; who disciplined the race, for l.(MM) years before they were ready for the advent of His Son; who has dlversllled our Christian history, with reformations and re-formations; and Is evidently waiting still for some higher develop ment, or spiritual baptism; can ever be satlslled with tlie present attainment ot Ills church! There Is to lie n so cial, civil and physical perfection for man; a spiritual baptism and trans cendent glory, for the church, which ""ye hath not seen nor ear heard!" The slow progress of redemption; the long waiting of His people; the disap pointments ami counter revolutions in society, are all prophetic of an Incon ceivable perfection and blessedness yet to be! The disappointments of faith Indicate a higher dispensation about to dawn, a nobler life soon to be luaug crated! We can afford to wait "In the patience of hope," when we nre as sured that every hour's delay pledges a nobler success; carries hope to a higher Plsgali:and builds on the Mount of Transfiguration bright tabernacles, in which we may dwell forever. In the light of our Lord's presence and bene diction. "Hut. brethren, we must wait In faith and faithful obedience; we must stand in our lot nnd bear heroically the responsibilities of the age; we must go forth, even weeping, bearing precious seed; we shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing our sheaves with us. If not here, from the battlements of heaven; from the far, distant developments of nn immortal life, we will peal the trumpet of vic tory, and strike into n triumph worthy of the Son of God, nt the marriage of his affianced church!" I bring this of hope as If It were n telephonic message from heaven today, to en courage our new pastor In his labor of love, and to tills congregation In their sympathetic labors with him. ADDHUSS OF COL. HOIKS. Colonel H M. Holes gave a clever address as follows: j A full beard isn't ) S much consolation to ) J a man with a bald ( j head ! At Awfe rmuiB 9 j Hair Vigor j J will make hair grow. ( We have just p.isrid through tlie cor uscating orbit of the Leonids, that celes tial celebration of the harvest homo which signals the conclusion of the labor of tho husbandman, and lu our blessed lands culls the families together and the children homo to their annual Thanks giving. H Is forturuto .mil appropriate tn.it wo may assemble here, while our souls are still cimforted with the pleas ures of our domestic reunions, to com memorate the golden anniversary of our veiu-rutcd and beloved mother churcii. Today she adds to the many blessings slio has bestowed i pun this community a new dignity, the respectability of age. The First Presbyterian church, always llrst In every good work, is the I'.rst Instl tut Ion In Sciantou to celebrate a stml centennial; and thus to set tho seal of (outlrmntlon and assuranco upon the hitherto more or less tentative, though hopeful state of public opinion concern ing the future and permanence of our city. Seml-renteiinlals ale not celebrated In transient and ephemeral communities, but only by those which have n history to be proud of, and a future of hope and Piomlve. The beginning of the second half century by this church therefore murks the commencement of a new epoeli in tlio history of Scranton, un epoch of confidence, of usaurancc and stability. It Is a notable event: buslne(.s will ilnd encouragement In It, the price of real es tate will be strengthened by It, tho growth of our city will take a new stim ulus from It. und streams of benefaction will ilow from It in many directions. There Is no blessing which nature can bestow upon one. if she search tho whole realm of creation, iv'l draw tho choicest trciiBiiro from tlio heavens above or tlio earth below or iho waters under tho earth, which can comparo lu prlcolesa value, lu molding power. In umlvinr In iluence. In that love which Is Ood, to a good mother. If she grant wealth, it may become a. delusion and a snare; nobility nnd 1111 elevated station may afford the chanco or deep degradation; great phy sical endowment and genius even may only speed tlie downward course of de struction, but. tlie child that is nour ished In tlie arms of a good mother, whose footsteps are guided by her constant enre, whose mind develops under the sun light of her wisdom, und whose soul grows on her love enters upon life in the tillness of strength, of Joy nnd hope, en couraged, sustulncd nnd followed In every vicissitude by an nffectlon which knows 110 doubt, nnd only changes as tho years go on liy the growth ot pence, itiumai Hitisfatlctinn and pride. She may die, hut the power of her Influence lives on forever, and shines forth In her chll dnns' children. It is a force ot nature which Is never lost or dlninlslicd. The circle of Its waves will always be grow ing, without the loss of energy, mull they beat upon the shores of cternltv. The y carry on their crests the progress of civ nidation and the uplifting of the race. . HKNHF1CKNT MOTHFIl CIIt'RCH. Such a beneficent mother church Is this whose children have gathered here to call her blessed today. Tlie good men and wo men who organized this church as olio of their first duties when they laid the foun dation of this great city, bullded better than they knew. They were the cour ageous and pious pioneers of an uncer tain enterprise, who had faith in their un dertaking, and lu Ood. They believed ii the llrst settlers ot this continent, the founders, the makers, and the rulers ot this nation have all believed. "Fcepl the Lord build the house, they labor In vnlu th.tt build It: except the Lord keep the rity, the watchman vvaketh but In vain. (Psalm exxvil. H. Therefore they com bined In this Christian church their in telligence, thlr power, their dominant leadershln. for saiictillcntlon and conse cration to the work of their Divine Mas ter. .They iIcteimino.il that the commun ity which gathered about t'lem should have the Hlble. should observe the Sab bath, anil be governed and conti oiled by the piinclples and Influences of the Chris tlau leligii 11. They made this church the dynamic cen ter for generating, accumulating and dif fusing not only the light of the gospel, lint every work of ehnilty and benevo lence: of private and public welfare; of opposition and restraint of vice mid Im morality; of social entertainment, gen eral prosperitv, and good go, eminent, lu the btglntilg this church controlled tlio religion nnd politics of the people. As numbers increased Its members encour aged and assisted In the estuoHshinont of othi,- i'rotestant churches, and Christian Institutions. tome of which were organized within Its wal's. it, started mission schools, which grew into self-supporting churches, the Lackawanna Hlble society, which endeavors to ensure every family In the county a copy of the Hlbl", lilts Young Men's Christian association, tho Home for the Friendless, the Lncku wanna hospital, the Second or Memorial Presbyterian church, the mission to for eign speaking peoples lu this valley, wi'.h its live missionaries nnd seven kinder gartens for those who have como to us with eight different languages, had their Inception and birth here, and may jus'ly call the First church, mother. . For years lie- bell not only called the people to worship, but struck tlie alarm of flu-. Ill the riots of W! it sounded the tocsin which summoned the citizens for the restoration of order and tho protec tion of their property under tlie leader ship of a son of one of Its founders and the chap-man of this meeting; whence spring tin- Scranton city Guard and th" Thirteenth leglmeut now in camp under the orders of the president to secure tile blessings of free government to the down trodden Inhabitants of Cuba, and tlio Philippines. May God give the people visdom. courage and faith to accomplish Ills divine put pose. KFFKCT ON SUCIHTY. Through all her fifty years these benign and potent Influences have given tone and vitality to the splilt and sentiment of this community. Insensibly they have moulded and fashioned the society an I city with charm leristlcs which distlngul h It In 11 remarkable degree from others of similar size. Not even the great Influx fiom without, or Its rapid and marvelous growth in piospcrlly and wealth has been nblo to overwhelm or extinguish them. The featuies of Scranton which most stimulate the pride and contribute to the satisfaction and comfort ot her citizens have received an Indelible Impress from, reflect, and may lie traced back, directly or Indirectly to them. In this respect at hast the old mother church Is the good mother of us all, and no citizen of this great cltv, however completely discon nected from relationship to her need dis claim his Inheritance, or icfuse her honor today. Tlie leaven ol New Kngland whose workings are displayed everywhere m American Institutions has leavened this whole lump, and will leaven It to the end of time. I have, 1-owevcr, been designated by her resslon to speak on tills occasion for her Immediate family, ns one of the older sons, long Independent of the parental root Indeed, but still Inspired and gov erned by llllnl affection. The Second or Memorial Presbyterian churcii Is now In Its twenty-fifth year, nearly half as old as the mother. It was organized exclu sively by members of this church lu tho lecture room, al a meeting presided over by our beloved pastor. Dr. Logan, whom God has graciously spared to participate, In this celebration, and to look after us as 11 pastor-In-lavv all these years. If the hiving of this swarm were the total fruit of his ministry here, Instead of hut one. and that among the earlier of his public services In Scrunton, he might well no satisfied with his pastorate of the motlur church. We have grown up healthy and robust to the full family size; we have been self supporting from the start; and now h.ivo our own missions, chapels, Sunday schools, kindergartens, home nnd foreign missionaries, a doctor of divinity In our pulpit, und all the activities and ac cessories which you enjoy. Wc expect to bring to you before long tho honors and diadem of grandmother, when you may rejoice to see your good work carried for ward by the second generation of your descendants. Tho vital currents which we have Inherited from you wo transmit unweakened to our offspring, and they In turn will conduct them down the stream of time multiplied in number without diminution of force. We lay ot your feet tho record of the first twenty- five years of our youthful labors as the legitimate reward of a "good mother" from n grate, fill child, recognizing the potency of Its Inheritance. To tho glory of your own achievements In your first half century we add the good dono by your children In their ever widen ing fields of operation, as tlie crown of your rejoicing today, for there Is no In selecting your Christ mas Prcseuts? No bet ter place iu the country to get them than with us, Our salespeople will show you all wo have, no matter if you don't buy at the first look, earthly Joy sweeter, or holler, or greater than that a parent derives from a child s well doing. Wo may well believe Hint there Is re joicing in heaven umong the sainted souls of the founders of this First church as they contemplate the harvest home ot this semi-centennial season, and prulso God for tho gathered fruits of their la bors. We, your children, hall you with grate ful praise, and thanksgiving, that you begin another period with natural forces unabated, In the full vigor ot usefulness. May God the Master and Leader of us all guide our future steps In the way our fathers trod, to llelds of larger good, and moro fruitful service in tno cii which they founded with reverence to Him, and In the great world without, to which their wisdom and our Inheritance enables us to extend their blessings. An address by H. H. Sturges fol lowed : When I come Into this dear old church I know I am at home. Twenty-nine jears ago I became a member ot this church nnd among thoso who lire hero tonight I seo a multltudo of fuces whose friend ship nnd encouragement have made me love this city of Scranton. Perhaps I oucht to have a feeling of remorse tonight, but If It wero treason for us to organize the Second churcii 1 ., ...,.?,,, l.nu l,i..n fnnnvell. !W eminiit urnvo mv friendship In u better way than by saying very little at this hour. Thirty years ago I Mood here and ex tended "the congratulations of my church. Fifty years Is very little in tlie history of tiie world but when we consider that that tlmo covers tlie entire history of our city it means much to us. I congratu late you that from this pulpit never has gone forth any uncertain sound, nothing but pure .ilvers ot gospel trutn. You have never been asked to follow any of the visions that are now filling our at mosphere. More than all 1 congratulate you In that u great number, who, In th" parlor or In the hovel, at home or abroad, have been working out the will ot Hid Master. Of th" futu ic several years ago I spent Sunday In Smyrna. Svrla. and I went to the only Protestant chinch there. Tears mine to my eyes when 1 looked up and beheld, "He thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life." One ot tlie Important signs of the times Is that wo are learning more and more every diy that life Is only a thing of Mif-suorlll-e. Live up to Ibis text, however, and the future shall be as the past; even moie abundant. Cup and Saucer Jap China, all the best tints of the Ori- Ulll A piuviui.- s , tion. After dinner sizes.. .Z4C Home ut loc Tea Two Cups and Saucers, Sets Creams and Sugar, Tea pot and tray, pretty tints, worth $i. Advance SU1 j v Chocolate Pots tions to be had. Now Carlsbad China, Jap China, French China, best selec- 49c to $1.49 Fruit Dish price $ Tea Pot Hand production of Fine French China, lull gold stiple, usual t . so. Sold now p 1 ,4 die; usually sold at While they" last Jap China, with drain er; has wicker han- 5C 14c THE GREAT Silencer C. Dickson was the next speaker. Ills topic was "What the Church Has Horn to the Young Peo ple." CHUHCH AND YOUNG PFOPLF. He spoke In the beginning of the Ideal relation which a church should bear toward Its young members. As having been born and brought up In this one church, which he had known und loved all his life, his remarks were chielly subjective In character. He 4c 310 Lacka. Ave. JOHN H. LA I) WIG, Prop. ESTABLISHED 1863, F. L. Crane, For reliable Fur Goods call and examine our stock. IConlhiucd on Page S. SUCCFSS COMFS to thee who persevere. If you take Hood's Sar Kiparllla. faithfully and persistently, according to directions, vou may de pend upon a euro when a cure is possible". HOODS t'lLLS easy to operate, sick headache. are easy to take, Cure Indigestion, Smoke the Popular Punch clgais, 10c. Give Thanks With Cheerful Heart Ami ;irenn linnv vour relolrlnus Oh "lie of our famous pianos and rich toned organs. There's Much to Be Thankful For In the homo clrclo when u really fine Instrument forms one of Its ebb f charms. Money Invested In u piano or organ that Is good vulue. lor the price paid, Is well spent. Suppose You Think Matters Over and then iMimo ask about our easy payment system, and wonderfully low ilgurcs for spot cash. Handsome Seal (iannciits from SH0.00loS225.0Q. Klcetiic Seal Jackets for SUj.OO and Baltic Seal Tor 25.00. Persian Lninfo Jackets from S125.00 to SIS5.00. Also a rnll. Hue, or Ladle' and .Misses Cloth (jju'iiioiiis. FUR REPAIRING A SPECIALTY 324 Lackawanna Ave. T MolHE ; Quai Is Cranberries 25c ; lbs Fancy Seeded Raisins 25c 3 lbs Fancy Cleaned Currants. .25c 2 lbs Hvaporatcd Peaches. . . .'. .25c 2 lbs Evaporated Apricots 25c Cans Fancy Tomatoes 25c 3 Cans Fancy Corn 25c 3 Cans Fancy Peas 25c 3 Cans Fancy Pumpkins 25c The teaching staff with which we have surrounded out t elves Is by all odds tho finest in the city. Fxperts for every In strument, also voice culture and theory. Guernsey Hall 3U and 310 Washington Ave. Seamless and Soldetless 18-Karat Wedding Rings. Also the New Tiffany Style, 25-Karat FUST WEDDING PRESENTS A. F. KIZER I'ili Washington Arciinc. In sterling Silver, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, etc., Diamonds and Fine Jewelry. Stone Rings in endless variety. THE MOST COMPLETE Stock of Watches FROM $2.50 TO $150, Mr. Adams, our Optician, will fit any cases of defective vision at a very reasonable price, LOO Will buy a good pair of Men's Imported KID GLOVES AT Conrad's Tans or White for Street Wear. 305 LACKA. AVE J The beit temedy for 5n whooping-cough. Give W.lh LIYA Ii Il.ill'a Cough Syrup SffiWM sufferer will soqu. be cured, l'rlcc only is CU. BEWCOluiiL 130 Wyoming Avenu: Pears, Grapes, Quinces, Oranges, Figs, Apples, New Buckwheat Flour, riaple Syrup Blue Point and Rockaway Oysters, Turkeys, Ducks, Chicken, Game in Season, Pierce's Market
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