The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-13
sacred concert that will be given on
Feb. 20, Washington's birthday.
Msthodists.

Msthodists.
The Sunday school of the First Ger
man church elected the following Of
ficers for 1894: Superintendent, g.
Dietzel; assistant, G. Oehlsr; treas
urer, II. Diemloch; secretary, VIM.
Kaufhold: librarians, o Heiner and r.
Hausser; organist, Miss L. Schlenz,
The following ara the officers elected
by the Mission Sunday school of Peters
burg. Superintendent. VIM. Schulz;
assistant, ]. L. Schroeder; secretary
Charles Rink; treasurer. G. Strack-
helm; librarian, Charles Hartman;
organist. Miss H. Strackheim.
Rev. G Hausser, Of the First Ger
man church, will spend next week with
his son, Rev. g. F. Hausser, of Long
Island City, N. Y, aiding him con-
duct series of revival meetings.
Last Tuesday evening about sixty
young people of the Park Place church
assembled at the parsonage to greet
Rev. j. F. Jones and wife. They re-
ceived hearty welcome and the even.
ing was very joyously spent Refresh
ments were served, speeches were
made by some Of the young people and
q present Of $25 given the pastor. Rev.
Mr.. Jones thanked them kindly for their
gratifying remembrance, praised their
work in the church and hoped their aid
would be readily given again in future.
After prayer the band left for their
homes.
Rev. W. J. Judd, Of Denver, Colo, a
gentleman we'll known in the churches
of our city, visited many Of his friends
in town thfs week.
The board of trustees of stho Cedar
Avenue church will meet this evening
in the church.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Cedar
Avenue church will give an entertain
ment and social on the twenty-thiri
of this month. A good programme is
being prepared.
On next Monday evening the Sunday
school board Of the Second German
church will meet to elect officers for
the ensuing year.
Next Friday evening the members Of
the Simpson church will hold 3 social
in the vestry of their church.
Rev W. r. Turner, pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Factory
vile, sails next Tuesday from New
York and expects to visit the Holy
Land.
Rev J, V. Newell. of Lake Como,
was in town this week.
Presbyterian.
Rev. August Langs, pastor Of the
Hickory Street church, TOOK ship at
New York last Wednesday for Ger
many. Rev. A. Weber is supplying
his pulpit until his return.
One Of the commendable weekly
gatherings in the Hickory street
church, is the confirmation school, In
which school children are taught
cat0chism every Tuesday and Friday
afternoon. and prepared for conirma.
tion, Those who cannot attend in the
afternoons have an opportunity on Fri
day evening,
The Westminster church on the
West Side will probably be dedicated q
week tomorrow. All is ready save the
large front window, for which they
are anxiously waiting. 81
The Washburn Sunday school held
their annual entertainment last even
ing. At the close of the programme
refreshments and presents were dis
tributsd,
A very successful week Of prayer has
been observed by the Providence
church.
DIR. s. G. Logan and Rev. George
Guild will hold meeting next Tues
day evening at the Slavonic church. in
Peckville.
DR.. s. G. Logan spent Wednesday
in Pittston, looking over the work
among the foreign population there.
The work is in charge of Rev. Thomas
Swan, and conducted by Joseph Vitale.
Services are held in the church on the
West Side. and the Christian Eudeavor
society conducts night school for the
benefit of these people. The work is
prospering and DR.. Logan expects great
results.