The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-09
IN The CHURCHES.

Special service Of song at the Providence
Presbyterian church tomorrow evening.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Cedar
avenue Methodist Episcopal church will
run an excursion to Lake Ariel on the
22nd inst.
Next Friday the Ladies' Aid society OF
the Providence Presbyterian church will
hold strawberry social in the parlor of
the church.
Rev. w. Fl. Witchmore D. D., modera-
tor of the Presbyterian general assembly,
will preach on tho two first Sundays in
July at the First Presbyterian church
The Sunday school of the Grace Re.
formed church will hold its annual picnic
on the Goth inst. ut Lake Ariel. Superin-
tendent w. T. Hackett has the affair in
hand.
Preachers generally deliver Memorial
day sermons, but Rev. w. G. Watkins
preached last Sunday on Echoes OF Mem
orial Day." which delighted large aud
ience.
Rev. A. F. Chaffee, of the Asbury Meth
odist Episcopal church and Rev. w. J..
Ford of the Green Ridge Baptist church,
will preach to children at tomorrow
mornings service.
Rev. w. G. Watkins will preach, at to-
morrow mornings service, sermon on
Educational Work Among the Baptist
Denomination in the State" A collection
will be taken for the work at the same SER
vice.
A very beautiful stained glass window,
containing lite size figure of st. Luke,
has been placed in st. David's church, by
Walter Dawson "a memorial TO his
Wife who died few years ago in Lon.
don, England.
Edward Jones and family, OF Provi-
dence have resolved to move to Atlantic
City. Mr.. Jones nnd family were active
workers in the Welsh Bap,ist church, and
the pastor and members are very sorry to
lose such efficient workers in all Christian
lines.
The Sunday school of the Second Pres
byterian church, together with its two
mission schools on Albums avenue and
West Lackawanna avenue, respectively,
will hold its annual picnic at Farview on
the 2G.h inst. A. B. Williams il busy COM
pleting arrangements.
One Of the rising singers of our city is
Miss Phoebe Smith. who has been engaged
to sing at the North Main Avenue Baptist
church. She is only 13 years of age. but
all who have heard her singing say it Is
wonderful: the compass Of her voice and
its quality never cease to arouse theadml-
ration of the hearer.
A self.supporting kindergarten will
soon be started in the Sunday sch ool room
Of the st, David's church. Many people
have already promised to send their child.
rem. The location is good and the West
Side will be able to furnish more scholars
than the room can accommodates The
work will soon be made known in all its
details
Last "Wednesday evening the Puritan
church, of Providence, was crowded. The
attraction was wedding whom Il. FoulRes
and Miss Maggie Thomas were married by
Rev. d. A. Evans, and Miss Annie Rees
presided Mt the organ. Judging from the
crowd, marriage ceremony is more at
tiactiVe than the eloquence of the ordinary
pre.cAcr.
Next Tuesday, the Diocesan convention
Of Central Pennsylvania, will convene at
st, James church, Lancaster, this state,
and the clergy Of the Episcopal churches
Of the city expect to attend. Bishop Howe
is "a years old and has gone to his summer
home III Rhode Island and will not be
present. Assistant Bishop Rulison will
preside
The people of the Park Place Msthodist
Episcopal church have expended hundreds
Of dollars in renovating the parsonage.
The exterior is being painted, the interior
papered and vanished new carpets laid
and two bedrooms and the pariors have
been elegantly furnished. The expendit-
ure Las made the parsonage most comfort
able and inviting. We doubt not but this
enterprizing congregation will also put in
a furnace to heat it before the winter
sets in.