The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-22
MUST Observe SUNDAY
YlOlatOrS Of Law Must Promise Submission
by April or Be Prosecuted.
PASTORS union ON The watch
Twenty Sub b-Committees in All Parts
of the City Are Working to Stop
Unlawful Business on Sunday-It If
Moral Suasion Fails, the Law viii
Be Applied Mayor ConnelPs Edict.
The Work Divided.

The executive committe recently ap-
pointed 10y the Pastors union of ScrAn-
ton and Dunmors has addressed the
pastors of Scranton and Dunmore urg
ing prompt cooperation in the work OF
bringing about an observance OF tho
Sunday closing laws as outlined at
special meeting of tho Pastors union
held March Is
They were instructed yesterday to
begin this canvass, the PARTICULARS or
which are given below. aud complete
their work April after this date all
who have refused to comply with the
law will be prosecuted
Twenty subcommittee distributed
about the various sections of tho city
and Duumore will push the work for
the next ten adays The plan, which
lis promoters call canvass and not u
crusade, has been making since last
February and is now practically IN
operation
HAVE RECEIVED ORDERS.
The sub committees have received
their orders from ths executive com
violation Of the law. The executive
committee controlling the movement is
rs follows. R4v. f. A Dony, chair
man; q. q. Mahy. secretary; II. Nj.
BOiSs, W. H. Freeman and Luther
Keller.
Mayor Council, the executive com
mlttes claims. will add his proclaim
tion directing all unlawful Sunday
business to cease after April !, aud il is
expected that Burgess Duggau, Of Dun.
more, will DO the same. The commit =
tee is not positive OF the last mentioned
aid
The assignments OF sections and sub
committees have bssn made rs follows
DIVISION OF THE WORK
I. HYDE Park-West Side Pastors union.
l. Penu avenue. from Lackawauna ave
nue. to Carbon street and To the LackA'
wanna river-Penu Avenue Baptist church
and Rescue Mission.
g. Wyoming avenue, from Lackawanns
avenue to Olive Streets. LuHe,t EplSco,
pal cburCh, Grace Reformed Episcopal
church aud the railroad branch OF the
/ Young Mems Christian association.
T. Washington avenue aud Adams ave
uue-Elm Park Methodist Episcopal
church and Second Presbyterian cnlrch.
) Lackawanua avenue, from Jefferson
avenue 10 the riyer-First Presbyterian
church aud the Young Mems Christian as
sOClatlOn.
c. Spruce and Linden streets-Womau't
| Christian Temperance union.
: Providence - Providence Methodist
| Episcopal church, Providence Presbyterian
church, the Baptist, Congregational and
/ Christian churches,
5 Green Ridge-Green Ridge Avenue
| Presby terian church, Asbury Methodist
Episcopal church and the Evangelical
! church.
Q. Pine Brook and johnson Place =
| Green Ridge Baptist, Calvary Reformed
church and Second Presbyterian mission
| TO- South Scrantou-Cedsr Avenue Meth
odist Episcopal church, Hickory Stree
| Presbyterian church. German Methods
| Episcopal church and First Presbyterian
| mission.
Il. Market street from Providence
square to North Park-Primitiye Method
| ist church.
l2. Park Place-Park Place Methods
Episcopal church and Trinity Lutheran
! mission
l3. Petersburg - German Presbyterian
church and the Evangelical mission