The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-24
City Pastors and
Their Hard Work
Religious Developments OF One Week
in All Our Churches.
AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES NOTED
Carefully Compiled Compendium of News
and Personal Mention Relating to the
Churches and the Benevolent and
Charitable Religious Societies.

man is the successful one, ana the ac-
tivity and push witnessed in business
are admirably copied by some alert
Christian workers. One of the aggres-
sive workers in our city Is f. w. Pear
sail, of the Railroad Young Mems
Christian association, and two noon
prayer meetings that are held each
week in the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western shops are largely due to
his earnest efforts to come in touch with
his fellow-men. During the noon hour
of every Friday of each week, song
and prayer service is held in the car
shops Of the above company, and at the
same hour on Wednesdays, a similar
meeting is held in the machine shops
of the same company. Fifteen minutes
is given to song and fifteen to prayer
and testimony. For five years have
these meetings been kept up at the car
shops, but the movement in the ma
chine shops has only been in existence
for about five months. Yesterday noon
Captain Pattie Watkins, of the salvation
army, conducted the meeting. Many
conversions are reported at these gath
erings and the workingmen bear testi-
mony that they carry beneficent in
fiuence on all the workmen. There Is
no respect of person in the meetings.
No creed distinctions recognized and
men associated with churches that
have little in common, join in worship
in these prayer meetings without let or
hindrance. The average attendance
has been $780, while some days as high
as 200 men have assembled for prayer.
A Dedication.
The Methodist Episcopal church of
Peckville will be dedicated tomorrow.
Three services will be held. At 1890 a.
m, Rev. b. /. Ives, d. D., of Auburn,
N. Y, will preach the dedicatory SER
mon. Mr.. Ives has the name of being
one of the best clergymen on the plat
form for this work, and his services
have been in demand in almost every
state in the union as we'll as in Canada.
He is an able speaker At 2.30 p. m. the
meeting will be addressed by former
pastors of the church, and also by local
clergymen and pastors that may be
present. At p. m, Rev. w. l.. Thorpe,
presiding elder Of the Honesdale dis
trlct, will preach. The formal dedica-
tion ceremony will take place after the
evening sermon. The present church
edifice is commodious and beautiful
1t has been erected at an expense of
about $1,000. Rev. Il. p. Doty, the pas
tor has been sick for several weeks
but he is able to attend to his work
now, and will have charge of the SER
vices tomorrow.
Well Supplied.
The archdeaconry Of Scranton has
more missions than self-supporting
parishes, and yet, not only are the
latter supplied with rectors, but also
not single station Of the former is at
present vacant. This is unusual and
bespeaks of an aggressiveness on the
part Of this church that promises much
for the future. At the last archdeac-
onry meeting held recently in Montrose,
Archdeacon Cox reported that all
parishes of whatever nature, within his
boundaries, were occupied by resident
clergymen. He also paid a deserving
compliment to these conscientious
church workers, who are engaged in
good, substantial work, which results
in the building up of the church and
extending its privileges.
The Asbury Herald.
Rev. A. f. Chaffee, of Green Ridge,
has started church paper under the
above name. The object of the month
ly is we'll set forth in his salutatory as
follows: eve are anxious for means
of comm,Inioo tioD with tba raonIa oth ~,
than through the desk or pulpit We
shall strive to make every column of
this paper interesting and profitable.
What we say editorially, and the ar
ticles we may select for our columns,
will both be done in the same spirit in
which our sermons are made and de-
hvered-a spirit keenly realizing the
Importance of life and exceedingly anx-
ious to help people heavenward"
Helpful and Useful.
About six prominent members of the
Asbury Methodist Episcopal church,
who do not choose to have their names
made known, have furnished one hun
dred and ten new hymnals and one hun
dred copies of the new Testament and
Psalms for the use of the congregation
They have been placed in the pews and
are used in public worship.
The trustees of the Providence Pres
byterian church, donated a cabinet or.
gan to the Slavonic church, of Peck
vile. The organ was used in the Sun.
day school department and was in good
condition. The same church also pre-.
sented the Dickson City chapel with q
nice pulpit Bible.
The Puritan Congregation church is
putting in a steam heater that prom
ises to add much to the comfort of the
worshippers during the coming winter
This church made over three hundred
dollars from their fair last week, which
will help to defray the expense incurred
in purchasing the heating apparatus
that costs over 5000.
The Junior Endeavor society of tn,
North Main avenue Baptist church, will
soon give public entertainment. Tn,
special feature will be a Bible drill
which the little folks will render to tn,
delight of the public.
Misses Laura and Nellie Markwick
both members of the st. David's choir
were agreeable surprised last Wednes
day evening by the members of tn
choir. The occasion was the anniver
sary Of the young ladies' birthdays
Rector and Mrs. Mill were present. Dur
ing the evening several musical selec
tions were rendered. Mrs lSidne,
MarkwiclS, the hostess and mother o
the young ladies, entertained her guest
very pleasantly, and after an evening
enjoyment all returned to their home
with pleasing associations.
Rev. Thomas Bell, of the Plymout
Congregational church, conducts nor
= NAL Bible class for teachers, which /
well attended. The best methods O
teaching are discussed. All are cordi
ally invited to attend.
The Kings Daughters, Of the Gree
Ridge Presbyterian church, gave fre
art lecture last evening. The subjec
was Murillo.
Colonel Hitchcock addressed tn
Green Ridpa Prachvtarion ob,,,.ol lo q