The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-10
news FROM churches
Interesting Items Concerning the Young PeO-
pies Organ ZaliOnS
What The Societies are Doing
Green Ridge Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Society Holds a Tete-a-
Tete Social-Programme to Be Rem
dered by the Epworth League of the
Elm Park Methodist Episcopal
Church-The Luther League.

The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor OF Grace Reformed
church has recently bsen called upon
to mourn the death of q most beloved
member, Miss NJ. NJ. Hackstt. who has
departed from our midst ito be with
Christ, Miss Hackett was charter
mem Der of this society and before her
long and painful illness was most &C
tive aud cheerful worker. Her work
for the Master and her Christian exam.
plo will ever bs remsmO mOered by all who
knew her.
The Endeavor society Of the Green
Ridge Presbyterian church held its
regular business meeting OF this week,
and Immediately after. the social COM
mittee invited the members to the
church parlors where arrangements
had been made for their rentertainmsnt.
II proved to be a tete-a-tets social.
Each person was handed card on
which was list of ten subjects for
conversation, and each person was also
given tag with a numb ber on it VIII ich
serves as q name for that person during
the evening. The cards also stated what
number each other number was to con
verse with, and also upon what subject.
and the length or termination OF con-
versatlon WAS announced by the ring
ing Of bell. The plan was an inter-
esting and successful one, and there
was no end of fun created by numbers
looking for each other, aud about tho
time they were mutually found and a
short time had been spent In converse
ton, the bell would ring announcing =
change. There was no so-called stiff
ness, or conventionality. and all seemed
to thoroughly enjoy the evenings di-
verAion, as we'll as the welcome cola.
tion served tits close.
The Dunmore league held very in.
teresting literary meeting on Tuesday
evening. The question. aside from
the Christian religion, what is the
greatest blessing we enjoyP" was dis
cussed by several Of the young men.
A question box was opened by Dan
Powell and many important questions
concerning league work were answered.
Messrs. Wolfe and Mclaughlin, OF
Scranton, rendered several very fine
banjo and guitar duets which weie
highly appreciated. Quite number
of members from the Simpson league
attended the meeting on Tuesday even
ing. They were cordially received and
invited to come again.
The next literary meeting Of the
Elm Park League will be held or
Thursday evening" March %. ThG
programme will be an unusually varied
and interesting one. g. Ere d White
more. chorister of the league, is one oi
the most enthusiastic leaguers and
faithful workers III the city. More
than this, he has the confidence of all
who come in contact with him. ThC
Epworth University, which originated
with the Elm park league promises to
be one Of the most popular, helpful and
instructive features Of literary work
Everybody thus far 10 very enthusiastic
over 1t and confident of great results
Professor Lawrence and his able Or
chestra render excellent music and
supplement the work of Chorister
Whittemore very materially. This
Kings Daughters and Epworth
LouBuo hulhIJ duu ECdulue
room in Elm Park is al
acquisition of which they are truly
proud. Under the mastery Leadership
of d. T. Yost, the junior league is de.
veloping wond erfully.
The Penn Avenue Baptist Endeavoi
s ociety is one of the most enthusiastic
and active in the city.
The Boys Brigade, of the Penn Ave
nue. church, is an organization whicl
gives promise Of great success 1t il
under the able control Of Mr.. Fred
Koehler.
The Endeavorers Of the First Presby
terian church are justly proud of theil
new semi.annual topic card. AS a work
Of art it is certainly perfect. This so
ciety has just added an hundred new
gospel hymns, Nos and combined.
The devotional meetings are unusually
we'll attended and the interest is sx
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