The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-08

and party, will be given the public
mas and New Years.
The Peckville Presbyterian church
held fair and festival Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week.
Rev. A. f. Ferris will give a lecture
next Wednesday evening in the Provi-
dence Puritan church on "The Master
Painters of the World" The choir has
prepared special music for the occa-
sion.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Wash
burn Street Presbyterian church will
hold fair in the parsonage on Wash
burn street next Wednesday and
Thursday.
Sunday School Work.
Tomorrow the Sunday school of the
Green Ridge Presbyterian church will
make Thanksgiving Offering for the
Home Missionary society. The teach
ers of the above school will meet this
evening to study the lesson in the home
of Colonel Hitchcock.
The Sunday school of the Providence
Methodist Episcopal church has de-
cided to hold an old fashioned Christ
mas tree, when presents will be given
to the children.
The following officers have been
elected to take charge of the Sunday
school of the Providence Welsh Congre-
gational church for the coming year:
superintendent Evan Gabriel; assist
ant, Robert II. Williams; secretary,
Miss Sadie Jones; organist, Miss M.
Jane Price. Henry Hitchings has been
appointed to take charge Of the Dutch
Gap mission school.
Last Sunday evening the members of
the Tabernacle Congregational church
Sunday school rendered the sacred pro-
gramme, entitled Golden Year" The
church was overcrowded and liberal
Offering was made to furnish books to
the Sunday school scholars,
The Plymouth church Sunday school
appointed the following committee to
take charge of the Christmas exercises:
Elias Z. Evans, Miss Lille Reynolds
and Miss Lizzie A. Evans.
The night school recently opened at
the Slovah church of Peckville has so
increased in members that 1t has been
necessary TO hire another teacher.
Rev. S. C. Logan, ID. D., was on the
field last Tuesday. over fifty of the
Slovacs meet for five nights each week
to learn the English language.
The Lackawanna Presbytery on worl;
among the foreign nations of our val
leys will soon open night school In
Dunmore, where Italians can be taught
the English language.
Last Tuesday evening the teachers
and officers of the Grace Reformed
church met to arrange for pro-
gramme for Christmas exercises.
Our Young People.
The young men of st, Davld's churcl
are contemplating the organization of {
literary society," which will, most likely
be established in the near future. This
society will not only be open to the churci
members, but any one else wishing to en-
ioy its privileges, will be welcomed to dc
SO.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew of thu
Green Ridge Episcopal church will in {
body participate of holy communion 10
morrow morning.
Rector Ballentine, of the Church of thu
Good Shepherd, conducts very success
full Bible class for young people ever,
Thursday ,evening. Any young persol
wishing to join will be welcomed.
The folowingare the oflicers-elect of th
Endeavor society of the Green Ridge Pres
byterian church: President Thomas +
Wells; vice president, II. Il. Wilkins; sec
retary, Miss Blanch Potter; treasurer
Hobart Haydn. They will enter upol
their duties on the first of January, 1885,
Next Monday evening the Epwortl
league of the Asbury Methodist Epsco
pal church will meet, when Rev. Leonar'
Cole and Rev. John Davy will addres
them on the experience Of the itineran