pfp- "-; rjfrM-w .., J.- - ll TjT-- . rn THE SCRANTON TMIBUNE-FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1901. D PROGRESS OF THE DISTRICT Mown In Annual Report ot Presltt- Ino Elder Griffin, Read at tlie Gonlerence. VOTE ON CONSTITUTION Effort to Make Changes "Was De feated by a Vote of 00 to 08. Those Who Were Continued on the Superannuated Wat F. N. Smith Dismissed to the Congregational Church at His Bequest Dovotion- nl Exercises of the Af ternoon Led by Rev. A. J. Vim Cleft Bev. Manley S. Hard, D. D., Had Charge of the Church Extension Anniver sary at Night. i'iiil trum .i N.itl CoiTi'.-pondeiit West Plttstcn, April 11. This was a ory busy day at the conference. Ab sentee hail nil straggled lti and the work was can led on with enthusiasm. The business schedule was strictly fol lowed for Bishop l-'owler. The .sessions weie crowded with visitors and were lull or interest. Theie were continual breaks In the routine by this swift little biennis of humor which the bishop flashed Into the proceedings. J lev. V I., lllllcr conducted the de votional exercises. Tlcv. J. L. Itaco offered prayer. Tllshop Fowler entered and conducted the bushiest) session at 9.30. -Dr. Haul offered a resolution that Hon. William C'nnnell should bu plocl od to .succeed himself .as trustee of Sy racuse, university for the next six years. The vole eler'tint; him was unanimous. L. 13. Palmer was named as reporter for the Northern Christian Advocate. Dr. Jlurd lead the report of the Historical society. Anions' the iccent acnulhltlom; of value is the ISIble of Aiming Owen, a man whoso work Is Inseparably .is-s-oelateil with the his tory of "Melbc.dlMYi. The oneontii district was called, and Hew T. I?. Hall uave an interest Ihk :lort. The amount of S9,17S lias been raised this year. When the names of effective elders wen called it was sta ted that J. i"'. Johnson, because of 111 t'es, sotmht the. supernumerary rela tion. The case w.is referred to the Mimmittee on cunff fence relations with a view to granting- his rciuest. Report of Delinquents. The statistical sceretaiy gave the icport of delinquents and the bishop sp'to- strongly in deprecation of the eai'elesaiies.s of conference members who. thus delay the work of the sta tist Icla us. The i hit f business of the niorninj,'. the vote on the church constitution, was then taken up. The bishop lead the rnrngraphs from the discipline in whic!. weio comprised the changes. The general conference is composed of ministorlni and lay delefrates, "lay members," interpolated the bishop, "mr.inlng; any kind of members. The discipline says lay members, not lay men or lay women." The following is the text on the subject oC the changes: The grnewl eontcrfiu. n'l.ill bu iomiwl minlsteii.il jnc ljy ilelcgalcs U lie eheven as lirrrinafur iro idcii. , lay roufrrt'iicc shall be initialled qiudrerini. illy, or liotierr duly called liy llif scnei-.il am-Ifrfni-c, .ind for the purio oi otirs on lomti. mtional rhanscm It shill ho omiw-oil el li,y liirmliri:. one limn oi.li pasloij tlmci within it- bound', eliocii by the liy im-iubos nf the .harpe our tsemtj-one .icar? of aco in c-ue.li i in inner J the yenci.il evntiMom''- may determine. Tlio: ho have hfe.ii duly n turned x1m1I ! eosnizcil a- mcmbcii. their eirlihc-itrs oi dec ion belli" cidentcof their risht U member-hip, ,iroiidcd. liMimer. Iliat in the civ ot cImIIs'iirc of iny peion thu. enrollfd, tiiili rlullcnsc be'lnc iiunc-1 to t leart tW lels.itc. reprr-entinc .n m.my riifTuciU aiinuil ionfeienie. three l.iy dels'. Ztits and thieo minbtciiil. Heretofore the blsliop.s have consti tuted the highest court of appeal on sen ting deiepales. Vnder the new rules the delegates In lug thelt own creden tials. Two-thirds Necessary. The concurrent recommendation of two-thhds of the ineinhur.s of the sev eral annual conferences niv necessary to decide a measine under the new con stitution. Hcietofoie three-fourths was the requirement. No ihatifje can alter the standard of doctrines or faith. Delegates to the lay conference are elected by the church society, instead of the quarterly conferences. The following Is the ext of the ques tion on wiileli the conference voted: I'he seueral i-onfrrenru of A, II, t'lfli), by .i ole oi 5ii to ill, piopo.-ei ami leepiiituinib'il a it vifcd Constitution of the Methodist i.'pi-iivp.il i hiire.li, ,nu) oidered it to bo Milnnlttid to the jnniul (Oiifcienccs of toot tor theii action then- mt .iml the t-iid seneul eonfeieneo iil-o .mthor. trd the bUhop, it the nnn Ml ronferciu f should oiitur in Mid Kiommendatloii.- by a ote of tliric-toiirths of all the nieiubers prt.-ein and vol Int.', to thfleupon iktlaro xahl (.on-tltullon to lie duly adopted ami In torce ji tl.n coiiitltntlon ot die McthodUt Hiilnopil cliunli. Said reiiffd eoiKlltiitlon f printed in the pli. cipllne fur IfiOO, liCKlnnlns ltli Iho pie.iinble, on paBo .150. and i-onllnnins tlnonsli page oOJ, and ii thus piimcd h the eoii'-tltutlon Mibmitted to tho annual cantrn ik ct foi their lote thereon, The bishop put tho question und on uiollon of Dr. lii Itllu mi debate was UYervd, The vote was nRulust, adopt ing the new measures by a ninjorltv of !iu against .IS, Tho bishop stated in cldentally, "It looks as if it might bo carried by the majority of the confer ences; as fop myteir 1 have taken precaution to give no indication of which way I stand for l lon't know myself." Wyoming- District, Dr. Clrltlin then save, the report o;' the Wyoming district, which appears below; I will UJd t biiei upoit. I Miniut 8iw Willi any degicc ol accuracy in detail the norl done in titty-one pastoral charge by the norltrs in the Wjomlni; district. A tew (act only, mid these Imply elated without extended rhetorical mi bellUhment. lid? dltikt i icgardtd by not a tew as tho Tldorado of tho lontercnce. Hut cteu here much taiih, sreat saciiike an.l hard work ai e tho condition of tuccc&i. Our work lies in tho ttorm ecnlcr of tho tonffrcntv. For month? tlili ear we teenud to be in tho (rater of a volcano. The labor tiouhlod tor a time completely paralysed butlncsi and lias reti ously intirfcred with tho uork of the churches. MiuUteiial Mijipoit lui kuftirid soineuhat and the benetulemc more. It has bceu uith fc-uat did). I'ulty and In tome Instances an utlci finpiwi. 'Pity to hobl our chunhea lip to their lonncr ord In (jcriijl Niiei oleneo, and especially in the aue of milieu-. Iho niliura' ttrlLo lulho fa i. troiii the vileU of which we haw not jet 'ully iduivHti, and tie mviv iwiil lrike ot the operatlus in tli silk mlll, hue wrouplit u havoc In the tlninccs ot a niiinbcr ot our churchci. A nmnlicr of our pastors hive alo been con fronted hy a rrw und ttratige ilimiulty in niMtitr their benevolences and, although (hey haic wetkeil like tfojunj, 1 fear ome Mill be cr.m pellej to tepott ileflelcntlc lti their itppoillon tnrntn. There are parlies who luiie been Binonif our moil Btnrrom contributors to tho tause ot ml Mens, nlrinit annually from 'i0 to $10(), more or less, who thin year letluco their BulHctlplion.", or Vvlthtiobl tilloRether, Iweaiise they do not apprnie the policy of our government In tho iidtnlnljlta tlon of nftilra In our Ist.intl prKseMlon. They llhhold from the r.iue of tnlwloiis uml ch.itae It up to tho mlstikLB of Mr. McKlnley. A Great Xoss. Wc l.e lwi miltertil gieil lo In tlio te tnoval from this life ot bouiq of our lo.ial tltnticlal mpporlers. A little uhllu up) .Mis. Itueben Net ton, nhi ir.ic anmully IhroiiKti the Kln?toti chunk $100 In the rauo of inllon, ioncit nway. Mia was followed fiw nioiittu since by Caroline 1'rlnsle, a Relierous 1,'ber funn Iho tmio ihuieh, ll.irly In this lonfeniico yeir ilrs 1'tjne IVttilimic, of WyouiltiT, wa called lr the life iintnoital, tier ieular mibeiiptlon for the cause of nil'sloni was ijUOOumnially! iflflO In worn out prdcheis! -J'jOi), or onediall the pa-loiJH al-arj-, und nil other c.ici In pioporllon. An ar dent anil prticious (tlend of our sf nihil Jiy. Thrte Ins been a strange fiUllty in the Wyoming; church of late. PIler Peltibone Was fnllriwed by others in rapid tucceSKleti who tteie proinlnent in church work, until the membership has been sadly depleted by death. While tho pistnr and c hurch hive fouulit bravely, still there niuU iniv Itbaly be larite falling off in the collection fioin I hat church. In miiiinuii with the ret of mankind our pi tor.H und people hao nillcltd from the rcallltii; slel,nes.s cliiilnir the winter, ltcvlv.il wivluen luio liecu Interiupted, and In feme Instances i.ic meet Iii?h wui entirely Mi-pendeil and tome of the pastors laid a.-ldc tcntpoiailly fiom their work. Nowr, althoucli our unks have been deplcU'd by the tran-latton of these salntu, both honored and betoved. anl wo me lronth.c the untotvard tnntll tlons hrniii iicitcd, ptlll tho Kiltie Is on. We arc not heie with trailing hanicM, empty hands and despondent beatts. We ore not hole to mourn oier rhuuhes bankiiipt, coiifrrcirations de pleted, altars ahandomd, Hod's praiceA hushed, trrnples In mini), Sundiy w.hools and Kpw-oith leisucs disbanded and Zlon lansulihlui.-. Hut d Hite the labor tronbleii, Jtr. McKlnley' aliened mistake -, theiiioidinaloKrced of the ileh.lho help Ipsm ixircrty of the jxioi, the Klip of the ndver sJiy, by the blcslna; of our Loul ft fall- measure of suicmks has been .ichieved by our walkers this year. 1 de.siro to in ike tri-.iteful acknowledgement of tho tender and const ml caic of our llencnly 1'ather over the p,ii.torj and their families. The silent reipcr calbsl death h-is not enleicd a par Msnac; In the ditriet diiritis the year. Urol her II. II. Wllbcr was stricken with typhoid fever early In Prceniber, jn-1 at the eloe of a cry Hitee-slul tcvii.il lesultini; In Iho icuuToion of more than "evenly t,oul-. lie hallisl for month- mi the border of thu -tieaui, tor week? bu was near the- ero.sslnf,r. Prayer by the church and bis brctluon was of feied constantly in Ins behalf, fiod heats pra.iers. Our brother Hies ami is s-tcadily and surely iniliiin; his way las. I: fiom the fmnltrrri of the cntlily life. He rtprelti to resume woik at tin: il-e of this Loiu'oiciKo. Iliothcr U Munlock his had a, limkep tall and winter. The victim of the srip and nialiiia, ho lias mulcted much, but is now on the hiph mad to ultimate, ind we hoiie, peilect lcinvciy. MVTi:mr. pito-PKittrv. An iiim-ii.il spirit of cnUiprke his dvcnnd to pervade the di.-tiict. A sciy noticeable instance I- the PiltstOii chin ill. ( la-s No. -Jl in the Sun day Fihool hi- lai-ed and deposited in bank about s.'.soil ii- the nucleus of a fund for the com plete renoiation of lh.it hi.-torie: old church, 'lliis ilas-, eompo-ed 01 men. many i.f whom arc not jet mcinheis of tho chinch, uith the pastor's svite a teacher, aic certainly ehdnp a magnifi cent work for Methodism on that side of the rlier. Askant hi- piacticilly (lansformed their e-huiili edillce, painted their paroniKC and erected an lion fence, opendins altogether l,2.ji); Forty foit, 5-MJ: Pillas, tcj".; Cancrlon. SIX; Couit dale and Lmksiillc, l229; Deir Memorial, ijl.SOiJ: Plain, V'i; Pljmonth, $l.a; Htcwart Memo li.il, $1,000; Couil Stieet. i-l-JO; Asburj-, a new, commodious and beautiful parsonage, on par sonaso and chuuh, sl,0."it; Tiinkhanuock, ijl.Onu; West XanUeoke, Sl,t()0; Waveily, SoOO; W.vominK, JBOO; Central ihunh. s-0,0iKl; West I'ittbton, 1I, il; fclui Park, y,in; rir.sl duiicli, Wilkcs Baire, iflOO. The ("enti il chuuh. at Uilke-llaue, wa.s disli eatisl bv Itisliop Fowler, March ill, the entile iii-t beimr abmit .'rfCOOrt, A model of beauty and convenience, n complete Hliuetiiic. p.in.onac;e and cLiiilIi eombineil, an ornament, to the cHy of Wilkes-ftJiie, .: i redit to the Methodist Episcopal chilli h, a monument to the faith, eiierw. courajrc and senilis of the heroie pa-tor, Pr. C. K. Mocir, nd .d- to the devotion, sacrhne and lsiyally of Ills peoide. 'I he pt.ietiial -Miipithy ot the inliie city ot Wilkcs-llarre in Ihi Rreat forwaid n.oieincut of Melhodi-iu in the V'.veiniiiE; valley was dimply wondertul. More thin l."i,00o., an amount .stiffieient to coier the entire iinproiieled me ibtidue , was Mili-crilied, .uid a good poitlnn piid en lie day of dedication. Itisliop Fowler's tennon wa- ma-sterly and his picsence was a bene diction to the sie.it cowiiejMtioii. Hrother ,f. V. 1'owlII, a laymm, from Iliiftalo, conducted the financial cfli.rt with skill and mtci-t. Xotuillistandinir the gieat expendituie of money and thtir linpnecdenled Rlvintr, this church has lonlubu'rd uion- money for missions ami tho general benevolenres than in .my former year of il histoiy, Th windows erf heaven li.ne be-.i opened and a topicm- elownpnm- of spiiituil Kram has fallen upon them. Nine ty-sevrn line been received on piobitlou and eijrhty-cisht in full nienilKi.-hip iluriiu; tl e vear, Mr. Francis Yatis, of Yale-ille, Ins deeded to the MilhodUt I.pitxopal toelety ot Yalrillle a block i'f U'sidetiii'ft in thai village, l.ilucipat i,iiO, Mr. Y.ilii. i- noi a niembii'oi the chain h, but :i f.ioi of old and hdiis-rcl ..cthodi-t stock. 'imi:n"iii;tii okntfuv citunts'. 'Ihe following in but a paitlal iiioul. AftenU and .si i n t.uii .- and iepuenlitiM.s fioin ailoas i ol loses and schools have unnid o-m- slreiaid at their sweet will and h.ue untlie 1 iii.iepurlul clusteis ot oehol hem our lii e. Uehls eai niir i hurch piopeiti I m ' b.eii ir lially or entirely liquidated a- in!o, ,: Court I lr.M. s.l..".llil! Mnnnfllii Trtn. sT-! I '..in 1.1 il., nn.1 .-..-.., --..-.. -, (, . . ............. ...... ,ilksllle, (jiMl; Awioa, .7l'0; Ahley, st.no; ply. mouth, S15H; Moo.ie, SV.'rt; Pioiideme, tJCiuel; Ihir- iiiuet'ton, ifimi; waierlv, s.iui; ciaikH hniiiinit, Sl.'iil: backawnnn i, -fl.fniU; (Vnlieuioieland, W; Plains, s-,(i; simpson, ..',tn)iij iMnlnlt Stnet, $771. .-pi.lil twinlielh centuiy nil.seilptions tor the eMloiMiienl ot our school., and eolloues, as uport ed tn uie, amount to IO.i,ll: total tor twentieth century, .sll.t.uTI; pile! mi ih-liU as above, ll,. t"T; es'iKiidi'd on luipuminentH of church pinp nty, .il,iuT; cash and sulwrlpiloiis lor the. Ij-t fi-c months of the old cftitiuy and the Hist l.t iiionlhii of the new s-JO'.IOI, The jenr his not been in liked .y as e-sten-lvn li-iivals as (he piccodinjr yeir, I think, how. eu-r, tliil eviiy ehiruo in the elMriet ivporls e'enverionj, Tho follow inir elurses icpoit Ihe laifrest niimlieii I'biiioiub, ill: (Vntial, 117; 1)i1iIi-iui', M; l.ilirinc', Mi Xoen, S.'j Alder- j.ms Ik O.fii in tnti IS" TiUilrli inriiinl. Til f in .r. llllt 1 I ll ll"l( - t H 'Sll ' t S OIIVI" I ton, :!) A'-IiU'y. .Oj Ocrr McmoiUI. ui; Centre- I I'lVH ISIIII t ..? - f "Ml v'i "I I llamplon Mieel, tft; Coiut Mieet, ,'M; Yatcsvllle, 11; Plain-, 1(5; AIi Sliect, il; Claik's fsiinnnlt, 10; Wiinimie, 31; West 1'lltstoii, IS; Cedar Ale rule. So; I'airisli Mrcel, 7B; Ta.ilor, JtO; Flin I'atk, 1.0; I'trsl eliuicli, Wllkcsdlatie, H'.; auout 700 in all. Our ilii-tilct ramp meeting, held at Wyom. Ins, was well Mistalned and v. a .-alulaiy in its infliunie. Ssune souls wcie converted and thn chilli II weio quit kf nod. Wjoniinj henilnaiy fully utalns JU honoiablo ieis.nl and atiii'liiig as tho titit anions; the schools oi its siade. Of the tcminary, its prcshler.t, faculty and work, thl. eonioieiue may be justly pioud. Dr. bptactue's heart beats and pul; throbs Ivr this important agency of the chiiirh. We bespeak for blm the piajeii., empathy and lifrt co-opctatlon of hU brctliien, Ot mch great Importance U that intercut that it should he embosoineel in tin) hcait of the chuich. WHAT IICI'ORTS .SHOW, I haie a romlrtlon that the angel w-no at Ihe thiono leionU the dds ot men may bale en teied in lit book what we have omitted. Our reports make much of apparent icunlls. Wc meas ure mcceos by our own standards. There aro men on this Hoar who In the face of the iuot disheartening condition! have fought bravely for the .scar and no inaikcd aihicicmuiu tan be chronicled tor them. If all tho tollers in tlio district Uo not come up to IhU conference with their anus filled with golden sheaves and rejole ins our garnered harmti, theie must be no suspicion eicn of Iniblllty or unfaithfulness. For the comfort ol thrc biave men, sad and luury-hearttd, who come up frou ihe hani charges, I rem iterilo fields, with vuly a few couvertlon-, wim but little sold, If any, for the tr.nit.i tulllk'JH, but I hey coat wet-tlaed I from nduous toll. For these men Ood write .across tlio- face of the sky: "Vour lahor Is not In vain in iht Lonl." It Is falthfulncs that wins nl last. All honor to Iho reaper wl'a conns with reJolcliiR, lirlnglntr lliclr sheaves with Itioin. All honor, alo, to those who haie wtll.nl In Ihe fur rows nhil follone.1 the ptorndi or "have soun lit ttaM," But for such setilec mid inltilslry, bird ns It if, therw ctjiiIiI Im no glad reaplns time. Fallhfitlnesi wins whether behind Ihe plough, ss'.itlniijir the sceil or reaping1 gotdiu sheaves. "He that mweth and he, that rejfselli lvcehilli wages ' Let them rejoice together. In ealllttfj the effective etiler., S, Ho man tttitl it. L. Antlnrese were referred to the committee on conference, rela tions, tip. Vinson wiih lutt-oiluccd nntl spoke on the work or thu FrcedmsnV Aid society and wits win inly mtptiorleel by tho earnest approval of the bishop. He called Dr. Hard to tho platform, who spoke in tho InteroHlof Church Extension. Dr. Hweet Rtive a. lucid diagram of troubles of his own In shape of tho conference minutes, nnd tho uiiuuul delle.lt thereof. On motion of Dr. Fuller It was voted to appor tion the expense amontr, the various districts. 'rWKNTY-MXUK ti cjt, r..si io t. W. Trelble was excused to at tend a funeral, after which the twenty sccontl ejuestlon wfts taken up, "Who are the supernumerary preachers." The following were continued: S. J. Austin, Dayton C. Barnes, Chns. It. Jewell, Joshua S. Ja-wIm, W. tt.-Nelh-erton, J. S. Sotilhworth. V. O. "Ward, C. W. Eabcock. The followlriB- flKtires are from Dr. Ij. C. Floyd's -report of the ISItiKhnin toti district: Total sum spent for Im provements, $1,8.0. The will of the late Sits. II. H. Crary liui' made Metli odirm richer by the noble amount of S74,'.'d0. There aro 82 Sunday schools with 1,200 officers and teachers: :!0 ICpworth "Leagiiers, with 1,200 members; Se'O converts wore reported, Kev. IJporire Fensytlie, piesidincr eld er of tho Owpro distite-t, leael a. beau tifully prepared report, which, as It inrnkeJ the close of his six years' tut m, was in the nature of a. valedictory. It was e.stlnmleil that f.00 conversions were numbetod for the year. The fact, thit the district Is' largely free from tho Influence of domorallxlug wet Idly iimusements was emphaslzee!. A majority of Hie people -would stand In support of the famous Article 24'! In the Discipline. At Athens a liroiii ft hood ol" St. Paul has been oigtiulxud with great success. Thufollowing were conllntieil in the superannuated relation r Charles t. Alexaniler, John K. Allen. W. V. An drews, liiratu O. Blair, John D. Blood good, Arthur (',. Uloonifleld. Thomas Harness. lllsliei) . Carruth. Crllbert M. Cliauiberlaiu. Leonard C'ole.ZibiL Kvans. ! Itiehard C. Gill, Addison P. Harding. I?lehurd IHorns. Phlllj) Holbrook, Will iam J. Judd, George W. L.cnc.11, Ahra hain "W. Iyoomis. Joseph .Madison. Philip Jf. Mott, David Peisonetis, Charles I.. Rico. Joseph 15. Santee, Kdgar Sibley, Cornelius Sweet, Young C Smith, Samuel G. Stevens, Samuel M. Stone, Charles AV. Todd, Ptin-ington Tl. Tower. Jonas Underwood, Seymour li. Wal worth, James Ij. Wells, Iiitzeriie A. Wild. Saunders F. Wright. Nelson J. ITawley, John V. Newell, Stephen II. Wood. Cases Referred. The c.ihfs of V. J. Itucknuiu anil C W. Dnbcock were referred to tho com mittee on conference relations. The following were advanced to studies of the fourth year: AV. S. Adams, Ernest Colwell. De Los II. Gridley, AV. AW AVatrous. Frank James. David Kvans was continued in .studies of (he third year. F. N. Smith was dismissed at his own request to the Congregational church and allowed to retain his p.uch nicnts. The benediction was, pro nounced by the bishop. The devotional exercises of the after noon were conducted by ftev. Dr. A. J. Aran Cleft. He v. Dr. Faulkner pi elided over the session which tollowt-d. The tit. st order of business was another in novation in its way. It was known as "candidates' t-ossion." To certain de gree it typified more signiile-.mtly the inner light of MethodiMii, as it was once understood, than any other inei elent which has come up in many years. The service tpok the foim of an "ex perience meeting," when tho eandiilates for elders' orders came to the platform, one after another, and told of the re ligious experience in tbWr own lives; tho conviction of sin, the e'oiiveision, the hopes, faith, doubt.s and fears. A large audience listened with the elecp est interest nntl sympathy to these n.uiet recital of the secrets of human hearts In their relation to the Infinite. K. B. Darker, It. it. Hauton, ,r. X. Moakorand George A. Wat-hurt on were I lie young men who took the platform, ami while -at first suffering from evi dent enibariassment, 1om their self, consciousness in the earnest letnilnn of their story, told with gentle simplic ity anil unmistakable slnceiily. Missionary Sermon. The missionary sermon of the nin ferenec wa.s delivered by Kv. Dr. A. W. Hayes, the brilliant pattor ot the Tabernacle church, Bingham ton. He spoko from .Matt. 2S: 7, giving an un hackneyed presentation of a much ser monized subject. The clma.v to tho impassioned appeal for morn c.irnesl ness In missionary intetvst. was one of the most striking incidents of thu ceillfercnce, The evangelistic sen vice was preceded by a hymn sung by the Wyoming Con ference eiuartette, after which Dr. J. W. Wilson, of Providence, K. I., gave tin address, notable In iho history of the conference. Ho has a mind keen, analytical ami btilll.iut, und is an ex ponent of the simplicity or gospel preaching rather than tho literary ami scientific) methods employed to sonio oxlent In tho modern pulpit, Ho made somo strong statements regarding tho tendency to rcgatel It as a misfortune that one Is a sinner tather than a crime voluntarily committed and uhleh can ho prevented, There Is no liberty te do wrong In (Sod's government. Jlu remonstratc'd against the eiibj- way to multiply church membership by spread, ing over tho list, but giving no ndded power. Tt Ik a mistake fop a pastor to luke Intention for regeneration alui "willing right" instead uf righteous uess, "Tho religious crank," said he, "Is the crankiest kind of u crank," and followed with it significant allusion to onetime fud of paying the professional evangelist $1,000 a week to run a ma-chliio-mudo revival, to finally know them as .self-confebscd unbelievers In the faith they preaUied. Evening' Services. Dr, M. F. Hard ptesldcel over the Church Intension annlvor.-ary in tho evening. Dr. J. A, Faulkner made a tine address on "The Chinch Building in History." He refened to tho templo and synagogue and their place In tins history of tho Jewish church. Tin synagogue paved the wuy for Chilsll unity, and was the nucleus of ('litis Hon hocleties. Theio were no church bulldlgs in the first two centuries of Chrisiliu history. The 'speaker traced the history of Many Stores Combined Jonas Long's Sons. Many Stores Combined : GREAT FRIDAY AFTERNOON HOURLY SALES i The unmatched opportunities to save money during these Great Friday Afternoon Sales are due to our deter mination to make these Friday Sales increasedly popular. The successful efforts of the past are the foundation stones upon which we build our future endeavors. The list for this Friday's selling is interesting for two reasons. First, the prices are from ten to fifty per cent, below the regular prices, and second, the goods are the newest that money can buy Snlo No. 1 Begins Promptly at 2 O'clock. House Furnishing Goods. In the Basement I'LATBS An assortment of plain and fes tooned white Poioelaln Plates. This is a full size plate thu extreme measurement being 7, S and 0 Indies. Friday l'or one -j , hour, each OC Kl,OL'lt SIFTKUS Heavy tin. large slsse Itotary Flour Sifters, never sells foi less than JOc. Friday for one hour.... 7c CLOTH l-JS LINKS Braided. White. Cotton Clothes Line, feet long: the every rj day price K- 10c. Friday for one hour WASH liOlLliltS .'i. !i sl.e heavy tin Wash Mailers, at any other time oNiopt this hour they are worth u!ic. Friday for on" hour 39c TM.V AND COFFK.B TOTS A :i-iinart sb.e Ag.ito or Pe-erless linamoled Coffee and Tea Pots. Yott will pay for the ordinary quality of enamel much more than we tire charging for these genuine agate tea and cof lce pots. vl''rlday for one hour 19c WATKlt HOTTLK The Perfection Wat.-i-Mottle is tho kind most, easily cleaned: it has a detachable white metal band so udjustid that it adds much to the beauty of the bottle. There ate four different sizes. Fri day for one hour 39c Sale No. i Begins Promptly at 3 O'clock. On Haiti Floor SILKS Full 20-llich wide. Heavy Cora Wash Silks in a. variety of colorings such ns lavender, turciuolse, red, light blue, pink, old rose, and black and white. Hegular "Jfl, value 50o. Friday for one hour u"v PON'Olil-J tULKS Cholou'doslgns In print ed stripe pongee. There Is an extensive Hinge of c-olorlngs, including white, a very desirable fabric for ,-ihltt Waists. -3Q l-'iidity for one hour ?7C PKIICALF.S A choice assortment of medi um and dark colored percales. The gi omuls are red and blue, with the newest 'design pat terns, Including scroti and vine ideas; thN woitld be good vnlucAat I'-VjC. per yard. Friday for cine hour 2 U EMUllOlDBltircS An extraordinary offer ing in tine quality nainsook: and lawn em-s broideries. Theie Is over 1100 yatds in the-lot, but judging from the favorable comments thus far heard, they won't last the hour. Theie are many sots, with inserting to match. The widths range from 2 to 1U inches, the regular price ranges from l.-ie. to 4flo. per yard. For one "y n hour 1X20 CMlUHiLLAS A -'.Much Ladles' Colored , t'mbrellii, with 20th century runner. The i cilors are garnet, navy and green. .ludg-e thetri by the $1.75 grade. Friday ) l'or ono hour 1 jLs CALICOES A fine selection of the newest designs in calicoes that usually sell A , for 6 cent. Friday for one hour T-C- Second Floor. OVBRALLS Boys' Brownie Over.illh.mad nf good heavy blue dentin, with apt on front and suspender back. For one hour Friday i 21c Jonas Long's Sons Sale No, ,'! Begins Promptly at 4 O'clock. Haiti Floor TOWKLS A full ttixc Turkish towel, nude of the best quality of bleached fabrics; the tegular price is 2o. At that price we con sider It the best, yet Friday for one hour 1 VC NTAIXKOOKS. ETC. A combination .salts of fliiu checked Nainsooks. Lawns, Long Cloths, Ail-Over Slrlpeis, etc. The regular prices ot Ihese goods range from I2J to l"ic. g j n per yard. Friday, for one hour .... " 2 V TOUC1ION 'LiACBS Anotherchance to save money on the kind of laces you most need. Tho laces rm Torchon, and range lti width I rem '1 to ' Inches. Friday, for "2 one hour O4C lllJWJO.V We have- seluoted the widths that have sold tin- best during our great Ribbon Sale for this one hour ottering. Xo. t Satin Ores C.raln Kibhon In every tt'antod shade, by the piece only. O For one hour Friday IOC , Xos. 7 and 0 in all the newest Clrt shades. For one hour Friday O l i MUSL'rNT A heavy unbleached muslin thai would be worth ordinarily 6c. tho A yard. For one hour Friday T'aC Second Floor HOYS' CLOTH IXC! -This sixty minute op portunity will net you si saving of fifty per c-ent. Boys' Fine Mouse- iSiills in a. pretty shade of blue flannel. The large deep cut sailor collar with front shield, is trimmed with five rows of soutache braid. Some in white and some in reel. Blouse is full cut, pants 1iave Knod waist band and taped seams. Sizes ;l to 0 years. Friday for one hour Fourth Floor HOOKERS This is the last item, but to many it will be the most important. Oak and mahogany finished parlor rockers In saddle or cobbler seats double rail backs, close heavy ornamental understock, good value at Sii.Si). Friday for one hour 99c 1.75 church building funn the earliest simple building to the gloat onthedr.il. He then leferied to the early Metho dists and contrasted their plain churches with the vast and beautiful edifices of the piese-nt time. Dr. Hard spoke on the subject near est his hcait in the work of the Church extension society, ami he never spoke hotter or with moie telling effect, lb g.ivo a leall.-tio portrayal of the 2,riU0 ohuiohlc.is congregations In this e-oun-try, and s.ild that the society exists to help people build churches by giving or loaning the money. The" work it. kept up by bequests and by gifts in memotlnm. A church can be built for ?2.r.ui-. "Within the past month Br. Hard has received the gift of a ?12,nno property fiom a lady for the extension fund. Among tin- 1110M popular features of the eonfeienee; are the evangelistic services, which take place at 1 p. m. every day, and which ,-ue conducted by Ttev. Br. J. AV. Wil-on, of Providence. It. I. Theie is likely in be .1 change in the Dunniore pastorate. Br. A. .f. Van Cleft may go Io Lcstershlie. Blnghamtou, rr. c. p. - ONE-SYLLABLE MEN IN FAVOR. Liking- Shown by President McKlnley for People with Short Names. A Washington I'nriospoudont einoli-K "a recent up-country visitor to thu capital as- saying: "Bid yon ever nut Ice that I'lVtiiiKui McKlnley has always shown n marked preference for mi'ii whose surnames are n monosyllable? His biggest, appoint ments are of this- kind, and the habll Is growing 011 the president, too. "To bcslu with the cabinet, taking former and ptvs-eul members, theioaru Bay and liny, and Onge and flrlggs, and Hoot and Long and lllls.s. Bay was president of the Pails I'eace commis sion, too, along wllh Frye, Meld, "White and Clmy, all mouoMilnblo men, "A majority of the Philippine com mission, Taft, "Wtleht and Idn, show .MoKJutey's pioferenco l'or names of ono syllable also, Then, there's Kvle, chairman of the Industrial commission, and "Wood, governor general of Cttha. "Perhaps it Isn't fair to Include army ollk-ers who have earned promotions in the regular service, but certainly Flln liugh Lee, Franc-Is V. Urceno, Be-ll and Grant, the ottlcets who earned a mora rapid piomntlou than any other In tho army,, might bo named, nil nuc-syllablo nieii who have won the ptesldent's spe cial consideration. "A great majority of the foreign .1111 basisudors and minister.-- appointee) by .McKlnley won't have their fame oh seined by long, unpronounceable names. Tlieie's f.'ho.itc, ambassador to England, not Io again mention liny, tho former amlMst-ador: While, am-ba.s.tdo- to Germany; Buck, minister io Jnpan; Hart, minister to Colombia; Smith, minister to Liberia; Finch, min ister to Paraguay and I'tuguay; King, minister to Slam. Long, in Egypt; Lord, In Argentina; and Boyle, Stowe, Hay and Cole among Uiu important consul genet a Is. "Of course, If we mentioned tho minor Federal appointments niacin by McKlnley, we cnuiel Und hunelreds of theso monosyllable men, such as Piodt, Hoyt, Boyd and Breck, iifeMstuut at torney generals; Hill, assistant iecre tnry of state, and now, vcty recently, Alios, ns.sljiloit soeiutnry of 'ie tieas urcr. 1 forgot to mention Young, iho late llbiailau of countess, The Cheapest Shoe Store mm fv - IHVer UaVlUOW, ni Cheapest ' I CVinn Oinna 011UC 01U1C 307 Lackawanna Avenue. Shoes and Oxfords for Men and Women At $1.50, $2.00, 2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, In Russia Calf, Velour Calf, Patent Leather and Patent Kid, all styles, all width and all sizes. It will pay you to sec thera before buying elsewhere. Special Bargains for Today and Saturday: Men's Shoes ffiUHH Ladies' Shoes Men's Enamel and Box Calf hand sewed, !?3,00 shoes nt $1.08. i Men's Russia Calf $3.00 shoes at $1.08. Men's Vlcl Kid, leather lined. $2.00 shoes, at $1,00. Men's Dress Shoes at 08c, $1,20 nnrt (31.40, Men's Workinp, Shoes at 08c, $1,25 nnd $1.50. Xadies' Patent Leather $2.50 shoe t $1.79. Indies' Box Calf, high cut $3.0C shoes, at $1.00. Ladies' $2.00 and $1.50 die?: shoes at $1.40 nnd $1,20. Ladles' $1.50 Kusset shoes at 08c, Ladies' Button $1,25 shoes nt 70 q Children's shoes nt 40c and 75c. Mistjes' Patent Leather shoos nl $1.40. Boys' and Youths shoes at 08c. We buy cheap tor cash nnd si; cheap for cash only. , WE HANDLE ONLY UNION-MADE. MYER D AVI DOW 1 'V rile Cheapest Shoe Store. ;i0? Lackawanna Avenue. "Yen, McKlnley likes shoit names, And now I heur that he Is Boini? to lw Sin his second term by appoint Ins a man named Knox to be -attorney ucn eral when air, Cirises resigns this month. That ivlll malto Secretary of rho Interior Mtchrovl; and Secretary of Airricultiuo AVIIbon feel pretty lone some," COSTLIEST PICTURE AND BOOK. One Owned by Secretniy Whitney, tho Other by J, Pierpont Morgan. W. B. riirlls, in Iho rtiiejso TiincrllewM. ICx-Ke-civtary "Whitney has recently ptirchtu-eil the mo.it co.tly picture and I'leipout Moii;an the iiiohi cos-tly hook Jn the vol 1I. Mr. Whitney ha recently purchased what it' considered the host Van Pyko In exlsttuce', and said to have lialil Slio.OtM for tt. It i.s a portrait of Wil liam do Vlllleif, Visiouut tir.uuiisoii, the i" voi Ho courtier of Klne" Cluules I., at whose otds-r II was painted and In whOfC houdoli- It hunt, mil II after his death. It lt-pte-M'nt.s Do VlHiv-l.-. life Me, In tho nlt.indrt of a cavalier of the bcvenii-enlli iviitiu, vhuiii high Iiooi.n, eli-'op lae-o collar and a hat with brilliant pluu.ee. At tho rete-nt tele biallon of tho I!'Wth nnuivei-xaiy of the birth .nf Van Dyke as many ah iossl hlv Vf hli pli-tuie-s uoro luoiiKlu to. ecthcr ;ii Antwerp, und this portrait was unlvei sally conceded to be- thij most nerfect and charaetoihtie exam- ljde ut his Kcniiis. i Mr. Moraun's hool: In the onlylcop: of Kanst r.nd richoefter's Psalter l prl vate han Is. It was Iho hCe.oiid bool printed, the first being; the famou fliiteiihurs Bible, rt be.tr.s the date i. 1139, and is in perfect condition. Ther aio tin ot- or four other topics of tin edition, luil t--.' mo all in public in MillltlniiH in i:urov. It was sold a million In l'J'.t fur jJi.imrt, and i UniBhi by Ouariist, the iamoiis l.ui don elealer, who hi-ld It ut tho pile of tJii,M0. an aelvaiuv of j:',500, niv would not take a cent les. After III I'.rsith )ih hell.- I'lileivd Into neKolla tlmis with 1'li'ipont .'Morsaii, wh I'oiiKht It a few months iio. The pri ptiid Is conlldcutlal, but is believed t 'nave been in Hie nclshboihooei or a mia. '4-r l J. Tt.V.a .
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