The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-13
news FROM churches
The Leading Events Of The Week in SCran.
tons Religious Circles,
What The CITY PASTORS ARE Doing

Annual Meeting of the Penn Avenue
Baptist Church Brings Out an Ex-
cellent Showing for the Past Year.
Observance of the Week of Prayer
by the Different Churches of the
City.
The week of prayer was observed in
the three Welsh Calvinistic churches
this week. The meetings were well
attended
Rev Hugh Davies is able to attend
to duties again after an attack Of grip.
Rev. J. G.. Eckman, presiding elder
Of the Wyoming conference, was at
Wyoming last evening, conducting
quarterly meeting in the church OF
Rev. G. G. Lyman. who closed his
fourth year in the church. Today the
presiding elder will go to Orange and
Centermoreland and hold quarterly
conferences there.
Rev. D. c. Phillips, of the West Side,
has been engaged by the Calvinistic
Methodist church of Olyphsnt for two
Sundays Of every month.
Baptists
The week Of prayer has been OBJ
served by both the Jackson street and
Scranton street churches. The meet
ings have been we'll attended and re-
suited in much spiritual good,
The young people of the First Welsh
church discussed one of Shakespeare
plays. LAS You Like It." in their
literary meeting last evening.
Rev. w. S. Jones held baptismal
service last Thursday evening at which
recent converts were baptized.
Rev. Warren G. Partridge gave the
right hand Of fellowship to thirty-one
new members last Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Penn
Avenue church was held last Monday.
During the year 1898 ninety-four men,
bers were added to the church, OF
whom sixty.fve were baptized. The
membership now is $50. The church
raised $11, 050 for all purposes during
the year. and 50. 100 was contributed
for missions All bills haYe been paid
and there is balance in the treasury.
This surpasses all previous years in the
history Of the church, Notwithstanding
The hard times, The attendance in
Sunday school has increased during
1893. 1t raised 81, 254 for all purposes
and contributed $3.50 for missions.
The library contains over 1000 new
books, carefully selected. Over 900
scholars are enrolled in the home
school and in the missions under itt
care.
A roll call will be held next Thurs
day at the North Main Avenue church.
The pastors in the city are expected to
be present and deliver brief speeches
Congregational.
Rev. R. s. Jones and Rev. D. Jones
will exchange pulpits tomorrow morn
ing.
The week of prayer has been OBJ
served in the Congregational churches
of the city during the week.
The decision of Rev. D. P. Jones to
leave the city to accept the call of the
church of Columbus, Ohio, was re.
ceivsd with regret by his church and
friends. Mr. Jones has been in Scran-
ton for nearly seven years. During his
time a beautiful church edifice has been
erected at cost of $4,000 During
his time $13, 900 has been paid. He has
laborsd hard during these years, and
notwithstanding many removals and
deaths. the church has held its own
He will close his ministry in this city
four weeks tomorrow
Rev. E. R Lewis will preach in the
Welsh church, of Pittston, tomorrow.
Last Sunday he baptized the younges
son of. Rev D. M. George in the same
church.
Rev. J, G. Evans, formerly pastor at
Plymouth, has been appointed for
three months general missionary Of
this state.
Rev. G. G. Creegan, D. D.. aud W
A. Duncan, LII. D., are contemplating
q tour through the churches of this
valley about the latter part of the
month.
At the annual meeting of the Puri-
tan church, held last Thursday even
ing. the following officers were elected
Secretary. Miss Maggie Thomas: finau.
clal secretary, T. G. Gwynne; treas
urer, T. FOulkes; trustees Armit
Thomas I. R. Watkins aud I. G.
Gwynne; deacons. ]. H. Phillips and
7. J. Richards; dsaconesses, Ami g
Evans and Maggie Thomas.
Episoopalians.
Next Monday evening the session oil
the Archdeaconry of Scranton will