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IT'S
THE
MAN
Who looks Into the future
who Ijiivb the STEUMNG
RANGI), a range which
hns weight, coimetiueiilly
wearing iiulltlos. AInm!'.
patent ovrn door, which
permits Inspection of In
terior of oven without let
ting III fold nil', In "lio of
the Sterling's fcntllios.
Sieillngs mo matte for
coal or .ood.
Foote & Shear Co.
H9N. Washlneton Ave
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At The Baby Bazaar
For Early F:all wear, most
Attractive display of Children's
Coats for Early Fall and
Winter wear. New Colors,
New Cuts. We invite your
inspection.
Tb? Baby Bazaar,
010 Spruce Street.
NIGHT SCHOOL
Iacl.itvinna Bu-ino-3 I iIIckc. ta'ood Jinlit.
Good InMrtittion. I'mci rilil.
(f
1 he cashier, Mr. H. M. Ives,
reputation as a thorough,
careful and consistant banker,
proves him eminently fitted
for the high position he has I
assumed.
THE PEOPLE'S BANK.
PERSONAL.
Dr. and Mt. K.ijs hac returned fmm their
nniiii.il huntim; tup on Dr. Kjja' plintatiun in
Viisint.i.
Deputy I'liitcd Msiliv. Miirli.il Piijdrr and fam
ily hac taken a riajiduiu: at :.U9 Madison awmic,
tiiccn IthUe.
William It. noil, fimiit'il.1' rdilnr of the Time?,
ami now a aj-hiii!;toii coiicspondcnt, .inhcil iu
tho city la-t mglit.
W. V. Hallstcnd, of W.iomins .ionue, left je
teiday for a tup ocr tlio Xuitlicin dill-ion of
tlio Lackawanna iailio.uI.
Tiain MHtcr J. .1. .MU'aiin, of tlio I.acKiHin
n.i tailroad, lias icaniicd his dutlci, alter a few
dajs atation, which tt.n pent at the l'au
Ainciican cpoitton.
Mi. and Mm. 1). "J. Walker, of l'lanklin an
nuo, haic left for Uoanokc, Va., where they will
reside pcrimncntly. Mr. Walker hn adopted .1
position with Hobby k Company, piano dealer.
llobcrt .lc.andcr. uho lias been louiicckd with
tlio Academy of Mu-io (or Kccial mwiiii and
who has been in thirt'o of tint houi-e since the
opening of tills scison, lias been piomoted M the
puMtion of treasuier nt tlie niaguiiiteut. W licit
ins Opeix Ilou-o at Siaiihc, one of the thiest
(hcalem on the lioii tiieiut. Mr. Alexander will
loaie for S.iraui- thi-. imiinoon,
A 'Ihird infantry enbe writ ins from Malabon,
. I., fajn: "Laptam .1 M. MiAndiru, for .1
lonsf timo the able iuaitcimiter of the Third
infantiy, ha lelt line lo .inept a captaincy in
tin' pay ioips. Wlulo his dep.iiluu' U greatly
icftietted by UU many fiicwk tliey ale slad that
ho has been appointed .i higher position, whi h
he Kieatly cWius, and in Iih new field ho Ii.ni
the beet iMic of all." 1'iptain MrVmlnw H
n huitlier of l'allier Mcruliev, lector of J-t.
Marj's clmiili, tills city WilkcaUaire Itnoid.
IS NOW CAPTAIN MURPHY.
Returned Philippine Soldier Now
Commands Company C.
Company C, Thirteenth regiment,
inst night unaiilniou.sly elected as cap
tain one of Its funnel' lieutenant,
Thomas P. Murphy, recently icturned
from service in the Philippines as first
lieutenant of the Forty-i-econd regi
ment, United .States volunteeis. The
election was to till a vacancy caused
by the resignation of Captain .Joseph
Holrleglo.
At tlio enncltiMon of the meeting the
company and a largo number of Its
former members enjoyed a supper at
the Kilt cafe. Among those who were
piesent and made speeches were cx
Captuln James Jlolr, ex-t'aptaln Frank
Itobllug, jr., now major; Lieutenant
Sergeant P. F, liimsier, Lieutenant
Illchnrd J. Ilourhe, ex-Sergeant Ulrch
er, ex-C'aptaln ICdward nitilihouse, ex
Sergeant Samuel Chamberlain, and
Private John .M. McCourt.
The newly elected captain and Ills
two lieutenants, Hay Smith and Clar
ence I.Hthropc, nlso made addresses,
LINDEN STREET
LOTS
FOR SALE.
$950 ONLY
Reduced from SI, 400.
Fended, no tilling In, nine minutes walk
from court house; in feet front, double
noue, built en on of thr.- I0L1 cnsline;
XtWO, will rent for ?tll. Thi.i is a
fplendhl opportunity to buy lota for lit
tle money near renlril rity. loins tin!
te. Thone 1W. Tell jour friend,
Comegys, Real Estate,
Dime Building-.
IMBggE
PLANS FOR THE YEAR.
Outlined nt Last Night's Meeting of
the Newman Club.
The Catholic Jllntorlrul Society nnd
the Newman Magazine rlttb began the
fourth year of Its existence last night
with u well-it llentled meeting buhl Hi
the Knights of ColumbtiH club rooms.
The plans for the coining year were
outlined ut some length by the moder
ator, New J. ,1. arlllln,
Tlio principal lectin era who will de
liver courses of lectures arc Vv. J. J.
Walsh, of New York city, who will
give a course of four lectures on
Shakespeare, nnd Ca title H. Fnllon, of
New Itochelle, N. V who will give
thieo lectures on Dante's Divine Com
edy. These lectures ate to be limited to
the members of the j-oclety and their
friends, but Father Orlflln Is an tinging
for n course of public lectures to bo
open lo tlio general public. The speak
ers In this coin so will bo men of na
tional renown.
Among those who will deliver lec
tures hi this course nre Hew Dr. Con
aiy, president of the Catholic univer
sity at Washington; Hotn-kc Cochran,
of New York; Prof. Henry, of the
OverbrooU seinlnnry. and Dr. C. Clif
ford, of Providence, It. 1.
The members of the society will take
up the study of Sbakespearo and of
Dunte, under the direction of the mod
el ator, with it special study. of the
ploys and poems lectured upon by Dr.
"H'ulsh nml Mr. Pallcn. Individual woik
will be encouraged, and rssaya on lit
erary nnd historical subjects will be
picpured and presented at each meet
ing by one of the members.
In a brief address, which be made to
the members last night, Father Grif
fin urged them to devote themselves
earnestly to the work of the society,
and not come to the meetings merely
for the social enjoyment which might
come from attendance.
The olllcers, as announced by him,
are the same as last year. They ate
ai follows; President and moderator,
Tiev. J. .1. Orlflln; first vice-president,
T. P. Jlobiia; second vice-president,
John J. Murphy: treasurer, J. C. Mo
Andrews; recording secretary, Miss
Catherine Meagher; financial sccrelaiy,
Miss Alary Gibbons.
COLLIERY cfoSED
DOWN INDEFINITELY
Union Men Refused to Work with
Men Without Cards at the Pine
Brook Mine.
The Pine Brook colliery of the Scran
ton Coal company has been closed down
indefinitely, and about 700 men and
boys aie thrown out of employment.
Tlio union employes had a dispute with
the non-union men yesterday morning
and us they failed to report for work
nt 7.U0 o'clock, the mine was closed
down indefinitely, by order of General
Manager John It. Bryden.
Of the 700 men and boys employed at
the mine, about GOO aie members of
Local union, No. 1052, United Mine
"Workers of America. The others do
not belong to the union, nnd the union
ists determined yesterday morning to
make a stand for the purpose of bring
ing them into the organization.
A committee was posted at the Ca
pouse avenue gate leading Into the
yard of the mine early yesterday morn
ing and the catds of all union men
were presented for its consideration.
The non-union men had no cards to
present and were requested to keep
away until they joined the union. This
a number of them refused to do, and
wjent in and down the mine. Tlieie
were not enough to operate It, how
ever. "I decided today to close down the
colliery for the present," said Mr. Bry
den yesterday afternoon. "The union
men Insisted that the non-union men
show working cards before they would
work with them, and the discussion
was still on when the whistle blew.
The union men have no right to Insist
that the non-unionists join their or
ganization." The union men held a meeting in St.
John's hall, beginning at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. They were in ses
sion for over four hours, and decided
not to return to work until the non
union men join the union, nnd the
union men who nre In arrears settle
up and get working cards.
THE M'KINLeTmEMORIAL
Formal Notification Sent to the Dis
trict Solicitors Selected Contri
butions Received Yesterday.
Loiters were sent out yesterday con
taining foimal notifications to the men
who have been selected to act as solic
itors for tlie McKinley memorial In
tlio various districts. They will meet
tonight in the board of trade rooms.
The contributions to the fund yester
day follow:
J. L. Alhcitoii.
Mrs. J. Ii. Atlietton.
,1, 1". Mitchell.
A. O. KnlUr,
Mrs. A. O. Fuller
llouard A. Fuller.
Itov W. Fullci
Kloid V. Fulhr.
Waiun I,. Vullir.
II. II. Sioll.,
Mn.. II. II. Siiell.i.
Filuanl I. ilnn shelly,
11. II. s-iclly. .Ii.
Mi--. 11. lloolh.
Ml.' Ues-lr lloolh.
Sidney William,
Mn, Sidney Vllli.nnii.
liv Dorothy Willi mu.
Mls Allison Williams.
Mi-s Klialulh William?,
Di. A. D. fusion.
Mn. A. I), l'ieton.
Ml-. W. A. May,
Ml.- Maude I!, Mae.
Mis. M. i:. ltichinU.
MUs tJeitiude Kennedy,
t haile-. I). Sinderon. Min Olivo Kwarti,
Mr. C. 1). handoraon. Mis. T, II. Ta.-kcr.
Mi3 M, Y: Sanderon. Miss C'alhirlne t'oar.
t . 1), Sandcixon, Jr. F. II, Cnushlin.
V. M, Sindeihoii, .lr.
Hay Vatci3.
I.ucy (,, Sandeison.
Annl.' T. ClirlU'.
I'ram-U T. t'lirl-ty.
Hamuli I). (Iirli-ty,
Althur if Clulsty,
F. I,. I'hilliin.
Mrs. F. h. I'lillllja.
Thomas Phillips.
('. i:, Daniels.
W. II, J.njMii.
II. llooth.
W. A. Ma,
.l.uoh Hodman,
Dr. P. I.. Frry.
Mrs. C. la. Fiey.
Itobeit la. Frey.
Dr, O. W, Walker,
llennie II. 'fhroop,
Mrs. M, T. l'lielps,
Mrs. , tl. Darker,
Alice M. Barker,
OUT OF FUNDS.
Associated Charities' Treasury Is in
a Bad State.
A few members of tho Board of As
sociated Charities gathered In tho of
fice of Postmaster Hippie last night
In response to u call for a regular
meeting, In the absence of Mrs. Dug
gan, tho board's agent, no business of
any Importance was transacted, but
there was a general discussion of ways
and means for the raising of fund.
Treasurer Kelly's report showed a
balance on hand of only 19 with tlio
salaries of tho agent and clerk unpaid
for tho months of July, August and
September In addition to sundry oth
er bills. It was decided to have the
secretary make a peisonal appeal to
all cltlzons who have not yet paid their
annual subscription urging them to do
bo at once.
Smoke tho Pocono 5c. cigar.
STRIKE ON
Every Line of the Scran
ton Railway Company
Completely Tied.
ONLY MAIL CAR WAS RUN
Proposition and Counter Proposition
Failed to Effect a Settlement LaBt
Communication Sent to General
Manager Silllmnn Has Not Re
ceived nn Answer from Him Yet.
Company Claims tho Men, by Go
ing on Strike, Havo Left Its Em
ployMr. Sllllman Says tho
Company Will Operate Cars Today
The trolley men struck as was ex
pected, yesterday morning, and not a,
wheel turned on nny line, during the
whole day except when three ttlps
were made to Dunmorc with the
mails.
Tuesday morning tlie men waited
about, hoping that something would
happen to avert the strike, hut tho
hoped for Indellnlto something did not
come, and, in accordance with tho
decision i cached at Sunday morning's
meeting, the men did not take out their
oara and all the men In the barns who
are allied with the union quit work.
The strikers' executive committee
had a session with National Board
Member Beeves during the morning
and at his suggestion it counter pro
position was framed and presented to
General Manager Sllllman. This pio
positlon waived tho demand for tho
Immediate reinstatement of the dis
charged men, on condition that the
arbitration should proceed without
stipulations from cither side as to how
the arbitrator -was to conduct It, and
that the existing contract should be
rigidly enforced during tlie period for
which it was inndc. Mr. Sllllman said
ho would read it over carefully and
make answer. No answer was forth
coming up to midnight, nnd at that
hour Mr. Sllllman had been in bed
un hour and a half.
NO DISORDER.
There wins none of the disorderly
conduct attendant upon the lust trol
ley strike, further than the placing of
trivial obstructions on tlio tracks In
some of the suburbs. Tlio company
proposes to operate cars today, and
It Is understood that men from out-of-town
will be hi ought here to man
them.
Tho negotiations opened up yester
day with the following communication
from the executive committee lo Gen
eral Manager Sllllman:
The matter of difference shall he stibinlttcil to
gether uith tho ciidenco of both pallid to an
arbitration in the piesence of DI.-.hop lloban or
any priest of his diotese. whom he may name,
whose decision shall be bind'ntf upon both pat
ties; and that, woik shall be resumed pending
raid auhtration by all members except the (wo
disxhaigcd men, uho-o resumption of woik shall
depend upon the decision of the aibttrator, .md
in tlie eient that the decision is in faioi of the
(aid discharged men, said nun shall bo paid by
the company for time lost; otherwise no compen
sation to bo leccived by them, and they shall
be regarded by this association as discharged; and
let it be understood that the contiact now exist
ing between the company and this association be
rigidly adlieied to by both parlies until Ihe ex
piration of the Mine. Geoige Kagler,
Secretary of Cominitlee.
In the above, there is a clerical error.
The man who copied the letter made
"arbitration" instead of "arbitrator"
and "presence" Instead of "person"
In the opening paragraph. According
to Secretary Kegler it should read "to
an arbitrator in the person ot Bishop
lloban."
SILLIMAN'.S STATEMENT.
"When General Manager Sllllman
was seen by a. Tribune reporter, dur
ing the afternoon, he said regarding
the above
"When this committee delivered to
me this letter, I read It and asked
them if It was Intended to be Identical
In meaning with my letter of last night
to them. They stated it was not, and
when asked by mo to explain wherein
the dllference lay, they either could
not or would not do ko. I thereupon
told them I would catefully read and
answer it.
After the Interview with Mr. Sllll
man, Tho Tribune man sought out the
executive committee of the strikers
and asked that an explanation be
given of tho difference between the
Sllllman proposition nnd their counter
proposition. The following statement
resulted:
"There Is a vast difference between
the two propositions, and we pointed It
out in detail to Mr. Silllman. Ills orfer
contemplates nn arbitration by Bishop
lloban according to plans prescribed
by the company. Our proposition Is
that the arbitration shall proceed ac
cording to Bishop Iloban's plans,
neither side to dictate to him how ho
shall conduct tho investigation. The
question at Issue Is whether or not the
two men were rightfully discharged.
Mr. Silllman says the company can
prove that In discharging them tho
contract was not violated, nnd that ho
Is willing to submit theso proofs to
Bishop lloban and abido by the
bishop's decision ns to whether or not
any clause of tho contract was vlo-
COURSEN'S
Print Butter
Butter that will aver
age 98 points perfect,
We do not offer it as
cheap Butter, but the
finest made. Our price
is much lesa than New
York or Philadelphia,
where Butter of this
grade is used.
E. Q. Coursen
lated when tho company discharged
them.
"We say that both sides should be
given a hearing, but Wo do not even
Insist on this. All wo nsk Is thnl the
whole matter bo left In Bishop Iloban's
hands. Let bint not only arbitrate the
iiiiiln question, but nlso the question
of bow the main question shall bo arbi
trated, Wo do not demand that the
company'! 'sources of Information' bo
disclosed. Wo do tlemnnd, though, that
If Bishop Hnbnti, for Instance, should
find It expedient to tho ends of Justice
to have our attorney cross-question
theso or any other witnesses, that he
shall not be restrained from doing so
by any proscription from Mr. Sllllman.
Wo don't want to tllctnte to the bishop
how tho thing shrill bo done nnd we
don't want that Mr. Sllllman shall dic
tate how It shall be done. Leave us
nnd Mr. Silllmnn out of It, and let the
whole matter rest In the arbitrator's
hands."
UEASONS FOR DISCHARGE.
Under tho contract the company can
discharge a man for dishonesty or ne
glect ot duty. To fall to register a fare
or to Issue 0110 transfer In excess of
the proper number enn be charged up
to bo dishonesty or neglect of duty. It
Is also possible that theso things can
happen accidentally, even with the
most honest and careful of conductors.
Tho men are asking that they bo given
full nnd fair opportunity of showing
that tho uccusod men have not been
dishonest orwlltully neglectful of duty.
It mtiy be that they missed a fare or
gavo out a transfer more than was
proper. They deny though, and nre
willing to take oath to It, that they
have no knowledge of having done so.
They fdel that If "spotters" arc allowed
to give evidence without being sub
jected to cross-examination they will
concoct a false story. For this reason
they are not content to be tried ac
cording to tho company's Ideas of a
trial. They do not want to dictate
bow they shall bo tried. All they nsk
Is that tho nrbltrutor shall try them
according to his own Ideas of what Is
fair and just, and without any re
straining conditions prescribed by one
side or the other.
Tho company, on the other hand, Is
willing to allow the accused men to
ninko answer before the arbitrator and
take whatever means they may choose
of combatting the evidence the com
pany will submit, but a condition
precedent, that must prevail, Is that
the Identity of the company's "sources
of Information" must be kept secret
from everyone except tho arbitrator.
There Is nothing In the contract with
the men that calls upon the company
to allow any one other than the com
pany to pass upon the question of
whether or not an employe shall be
discharged. In this Instance, however,
out ot regard for tho Interests of the
public, the company Is willing to coi
vince the employes' executive comir"
tee, through some third party, who can
be entrusted with a. secret which the
company does not see fit lo confide to
tho executive committee, Hint the dis
charge of the two men was proper
under the contract.
WHAT REEVES SAYS.
The following statement was fur
nished the press last night by National
Board Member Reeves:
"As soon as T arrived on the scene
and observed the situation, I recom
mended the proposition submitted to
the company, which I regarded as a
most fair one, upon which an amicable
adjustment may be brought about. No
matter how much or by whom tho pres
ent conditions may be regretted, the
fact remains that the strike exists,
which I deplore, nnd I trust that the
proposition for arbitration may bo ac
cepted by the company with as good
grace as It was agreed to on the part
of the executive committee, if the
proposition should meet with the ap
pioval of the company I am confident
that the strike will be of short dura
tion. A speedy adjustment of the dif
ficulty by the parties concerned is due
to the public."
Bishop lloban Is out of the city and
may not return for a number of days.
Ho has not as yet been consulted as to
bis acting as arbitrator. There is some
speculation as to whether or not be
will consent to sit iu an arbitration
where he will be called to pass upon
the question of whether or not two
men are guilty of a felony.
A new dlfllculty arises from the fact
that the company claims the men, by
going on strike, left the company's
employ, and thereby abrogated the con
tract made at the close of the strike
last fall. Mr. Silll111n.11 does not say
that If the men return to work the
contract will not be renewed, but he
holds now that the Scranton Railway
company has no knowledge of any or
ganization known as Division ItiS,
Amalgamated Association of Street
Car Employes, and that It has no con
tract with any body of employes.
THEY FORESAW IT.
That the men foresaw the liability of
this new complication Is evidenced by
the fact that nt the end of their letter,
delivered to Mr. Sllllman yesterday af
ternoon, they added, "Let It be under
stood that tho contract now existing
between the company and tho associ
ation be rigidly adhered to by both
parties until the expiration of the
same."
Thete was 110 tuibulence or any sem
blance of it yesterday. Most of tho
men spent the greater part of the day
In bed, having been up nil night at
Carpenters' hall, At 3 o'clock yester
day afternoon they assembled in the
hall and bad a meeting, The execu
tive committee told of its visit and
counter-proposition to Mr. Sllllman,
and the men unanimously ratified their
action. B. la. Beeves, of Pittsburg, a
member of tho national executive board
of the street car men's union, was
present at the meeting,
Mr. Sllllman stated to a Trlbuno re
porter yesterday afternoon that the
company will opernto cars today either
with tho old men or imported men.
Busses wero pressed Into bervlco by
onterprlsliig liverymen to nccommodato
tho suburbanites. If tho company runs
cars today tho strikers will run 'busses
to compete with them,
HIGH SCHOOL AND WYOMING.
They Will Play at Athletic Park
This Afternoon.
After a week of persistent effort, the
management of tho High School foot
ball team has closed a date with tho
Wyoming Semlnury team, and tho con
test will take place In this city
this afternoon. The Athletic park,
which bus been repaitcil and re-fenced,
will bo tho scene of this battle. The
High School boys bavo been out at
practice for tho past two days and are
making an excellent showing. The
Seminarians have a record to mulu
taln, they having won tho Hrst two
games of the season with largo scores.
Tho gamo will bo clobcly contested,
as the locul men are anxious to go up
against the big team. Tho victory over
Lackawanan has given them confi
dence. Tho gamo will bo called prompt
ly u " 'clock.
BUSY DAY FOR
MINISTERIUM
LARGE AMOUNT. OF BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.
Committees Appointed by tho Presi
dentReports on a Variety of
Subjects Presented for Considera
tion Animated Discussion Pro
voked by Rev. H, H. Brunlng's
Paper on "The Immortality of the
Soul" Vesper Service Was Con
ducted by Rev. 3. F. Bcnles.
The Wllkes-Barre conference ot the
Evangelical Lutheran Mtntstcrlum of
Pennsylvania opened Its seventeenth
semi-annual convention yesterday
morning with devotional service eon
ducted by tho president, Rev. J. O.
Sehlenker, of Hnzleton. After tho de
votional services tho conference was
declared open for the transaction of
regular business. The roll was called
first of the clerical members, after
wards of the lay delegates.
It wns moved to accord the privi
lege; of seat and voice to Rev. J. F.
Rentes of St. John's church, Wllkes
Barre, The president read his official report.
Rev. W. C. L. Laucr moved that the
report bo received and placed Into the
hand of a committee.
Tho treasurer, Bcv. J. J. Kuntz, read
h'i repoit fir the past six months.
The report was tecclved and referred
lo an auditing committee. The presi
dent appointed the following commlt-
Commlttec on President's Itcporl Rev. la. I.ln.
derstrulli, Itov. II. E. Mnjcr, Itcv. F M. Hey
ihcr, Mr. A. W. .Moscr, .Mr, John Orlebcl.
Committee on Treasurer's Ileport Itev. C. O.
Splckcr, Itcv. C. A. Korscliner, Rev. 0, K. Blcth.
en, Mr. L'rnest Frank-, Jfr. D. W. Mocr.
TellcrsItev. K. F. Hitter, Itcv. (I. ti. Knnklo,
Mr. James bchupp.
REPORTS PRESENTED.
The secretary then reported on Items
referred from last convention. Rev. L.
LIndcnstrutb reported for the mission
festival that no festival was held.
Rev. E. F. Bitter reported for the
Upper Lehigh section. No festival was
held during tho last six months. The
moneys iu hands of the treasurer from
last term was $4.08.
Tho tellers reported that by the re
sult of tho first ballot Rev. J. J. Kuntz
was elected treasurer, and Rev. A. L.
Ramer, Ph. D., secretary. On the sec
ond ballot Rev. J. O. Sehlenker was
re-elected president.
Bev. C. G. Spleker reported verbally
for the northeastern central. The
president of this central, E. W. Lem
nltzcr, lias been called to bis eternal
rest. No convention was held since the
last meeting of conference.
Rev. J. J. Kuntz gave a report of the
Luther league of the Upper Lehigh
district. The secretary was unable to
report the action of the Sunday school
convention. This was made the first
order of business for this morning.
Rev. William M. Rohrlg, Ph. D., re
ported the topics for consideration ns
doctrinal and practical subjects. The
report was received and ordered to be
spread on tho minutes.
The first was the "Origin and Use of
Doxology;" second, "Scriptural Cor
ruption of Pastoral OfTlce," and "The
sis on New Testament Dlaconate" was
appointed for discussion. Rev. A. L.
Ramer, Ph. D,, was requested to open
the discussion.
NORTH SCRANTON MISSION.
T'nder the subject of miscellaneous
business, the subjects of St. Paul's mis
sion, of NoYth Scranton, was taken up.
That part of the president's report
lelatlve to the point was again read.
The interests were carefully consid
ered. Pending a motion to abandon
the work, the hour of adjournment had
arrived. Prayer was offered by Rev.
II. IT. Brunig, D, D.
The afternoon session began at 2
o'clock. Rev. O. F. Ettweln conducted
the opening devotional service. The
minutes ot the first session were read
and adopted as corrected. The presi
dent then appointed the standing com
mittees. The committee appointed was Rev.
E. F. Bitter, Rev. C. G. Spleker, Rev.
A. L. Ramer, Ph. D., Mr. 11. J. Schu
bert, Mr. D. W. Moser.
The order of the programme for the
afternoon was then taken up. Under
deferred subjects, Jhe first topic was,
"Is It Proper to A'ldress the Question
In the Baptismal Formula to the Child
to Be Baptized?" by Rev. A. L. Ramer,
Ph. D.
By motion the paper was received
and taken up for discussion. Tho sec
ond subject, "A New Heaven nnd a
New Earth," by Rev. William M. Reh
lig, Ph, D., was presented.
AN EXHAUSTIVE PAPER.
Tlie paper was an exhaustive presen
tation nnd evinced a thorough ac
quaintance with tho literatiue on the
subject.
The third topic, "Christ's Descent
Into Hell," was opened for discussion
by Rev. J. I. Miller, D. D. This sub
ject is to be continued next session. It
was moved to take up the topic, "Is
Our Present Mode of Election at Synod
Satisfactory?" us the first order of
business at 1,30 o'clock this afternoon.
Tho delegates were served with din
ner and supper iu the church, and the
evening session began at 7,30 o'clock
with a large attendance,
Rev. J. F. Beates conducted tho ves
per service, and Rev, L. Llndenstruth
spoke on the use and proper rendition
of tho liturgical service.
Tho paper read by Rev. II, II. Brun
nlng, D. D on "Tho Immortality of
the Soul," provoked an animated dis
cussion among a number of tho clergy
men present, Dr. Brunlng's effort wns
an ablo one and was much appreci
ated, Tho caro of the orphans Identified
with the church was referred to by
Rev. J. II. Kuder, who told of what
was being done along this Hue.
Today's sessions will bo lield morn
ing, afternoon and evening. At 0 o'clock
references will be niado To tho differ
ent Instltutlonsof tho Lutheran church,
nnd reports of special committees will
bo rend.
The business of the convention will
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be concluded nt the afternoon session,
and the subjects ot Foreign Missions,
Home Missions and Education will be
taken up in the evening by Rev. M. B.
Schmoyer, Rev. V. J. Bauer, Rev. E. F.
Bitter and Rev. C. J. Cooper, D. D.
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Dr. C. L. Hill arrived homo Monday
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Monday morning at 9 o'clock nnd
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