The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-24

Special Work.
At tomorrow morning and evening
services the Providence Presbyterian
church will take up offerings for the
Board of Home Missions. In the morn
ing the pastor, Rev. George Guild, will
present the cause of missions. In the
evening service Thanksgiving eXer-
else will be rendered by the members
of the Sunday school, when good pro-
gramme of recitations and singing will
be rendered.
A choir of thirty-five voices under the
tuition of Professor II. j. Davies, Mus.
Bac., chorister of the Providence Pres
byterian church, will render the sacred
cantata, "The Holy City" in about two
weeks. The singing of the choir is very
good.
The churches of the North End will
hold a union service in the Methodist
Episcopal church next Thursday morn
ing.
The West Market Street Congrega-
tional church will serve an old-fash-
ioned tea party Christmas day. A COM
mittee has the thing in charge, of which
Mrs. Job Jenkins is president.
The Sunday school of the North Main
Avenue Baptist church will begin re-
hearsing for Christmas exercises next
week. They have adopted the pro-
gramme prepared by j. II. Fillmore, en-
titled christmas Glory"
Owing to the increasing attendance
at the st. David's church services fifty
| new hymnals have been placed in the
| pews for the accommodation of the
worshippers.
The Sunday school rally held last
Sunday evening at the Scranton Street
| Baptist church was a decided success.
An able address was given by the su-
perintendent, DR.. Beddoe, and the lit
tie folks acquitted themselves very
creditably. 1t has awakened the atten-
| ton of the members to the work and
will increase the attendance in this
branch of work.
The English churches on the West
Side will hold a union service Thurs
day morning in the Simpson Methodist
| Episcopal church, when the Thanksgiv-
ing sermon will be preached by Rev. d.
c. Hughes, d. d.
Next Thursday the Endeavor society
of the Plymouth Congregational church
VIII hold a sunrise prayer meeting.
They have given cordial invitation to
the other societies on the West Side to
join them.
Next Monday evening the Plymouth
Congregational church will hold its
regular monthly meeting, when the
church manual will be adopted.
Tomorrow afternoon Thanksgiving
service will be held in the Railroad
Young Mems Christian association
rooms. F. w. Pearsall will give an ad-
dress and testimonies will be heard
After the service a party of railroad
men will go in private car to Moscow
and hold a railroad service in the
Methodist Episcopal church in the
evening. They will return home that
night.
Mrs. Rogers Israel, Mrs. Everett
Warren and Mrs. George L. Dickson at
tended the annual meeting of the Dio.
cesan branch of the Women's Auxil.
liary, held last Monday and Tuesday
in Willinmsport.
Our Clergymen.
Rev. Daniel Savage, of Green Ridge
accompanied by his family, expect tc
spend their Thanksgiving in Plymouth
visiting friends.
KEY, w. w. Shaw, of Archibald, who
has been for eight years a missionary
In China, delivers an interesting serie.
or lectures to the people Of his parish
HIS talks especially refer to the seat o
the present war, and the customs ant
habits of the people. The people arr
greatly interested and edited.
Rev. M. II. Mill, rector of st. Dayid's
held holy communion in Tunkhannocl
last Sunday, and preached there morn
ing and evening. Charles Fraser, {
lay reader of his parish, conducted tn,
services in his church.
Since Rev. w. Coney has taken chargt
of the Episcopal church of Tunkhan
mock, the people are inspired with re
newed life and the work is considerabl,
revived. They recently put in a furn
basement, which will, when completed
be used for Sunday school purposes
Mr.. Coney Is a consecrated and con
scientious worker, and with the co
operation of the people of his charge
will accomplish an excellent work Il
this old parish.
, Rev. r. j. Collins, of the Scranton
- | tict oh Ho
plicants for church membership at to
morrow evenings service.
Rev. G. +. Allen, of west Windsor
N. Y, pastor-elect of the Baptist churc
at West Lenox, Susquehanna county
was examined by council last Thurs
day and recognized pastor of tn
church to which he was recently called
Rev. d. C. Hughes, D. D., will lee
ture on Sociology" at Dalton, on De
cember 10, and on Dec. 20 will read
paper on the "Dispensation of tn
Logos" before the Baptist Minister'S
meeting.
Rev. Thomas Bell, of the Plymout
Congregational church, will preach
Thanksgiving sermon tomorrow morr
ing. In the evening patriotic servic
will be rendered by the members of tn
, Sunday school in charge of A. b. Eynol
Mr.. Bell has not been long in the aboy
, church. but his labors tell. Last SUI
day evening the house was crowded
! the doors and the gallery in demand
Rev. A. l.. Urban, assistant to Re-
, | Rogers Israel, is preaching series
sermons based on the church cat,
chism.
q Sermon Notes.
| Rev. Daniel Savage, of Green Ridg
e Twill preach tomorrow morning on I'll
. DUTY Of the Church" He expects I
e give plain talk that will possible di
sent from prevailing ideas on this in
:. portant question.
III Rev. d. M. Kinter of Providenc
: preached in Pittston last evening Nel
@ Monday he leaves for Kineals, net
: Harveys lake, where he expects to col
!. duct revival services for few ev
: nings.
: Rev. A. +. Ferris, of the Puritan Co
v Market street Congregational churc
Il. s.lx 80.