The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-13
news OF This VICINITY
CLARK'S GREEN.

Misses Lydia Perkins, Flora Keith
and Leonora Bortree and A. A. Davis,
were visitors at the Wyoming confer
ence, Epworth league, rally at the Simp-
son Methodist Episcopal church on the
West Side Thursday and Friday last.
John d. Sharps, of Wyoming, was a
visitor at the home of our townsman,
B. F. Courtright, on Thursday last.
Mrs. w. H. Smith, who has been very
sick, is now convalescing. Mr.. Smith
was sorely afflicted by the loss Of his
aged mother by death from pneumonia.
She was buried at Dalton on Thurs
day last.
Fred Spencer and Fred Nulvey, Of
Thompson, were callers ut the home Of
A. A, Davis last week.
Considerable interest Is being shown
in the local Epworth rally TO be held
with Chapter 1l,2Sl OF this place on
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Below will be found the programme,
which shows quite a. list of excellent
topics: On Friday, the 18th, from 4.30
to $50 p. m, reception of delegates.
Friday evening-6.30, devotional SER
vices; G.45, address of welcome, II. S.
Stone, President Epworth league, of
Clark's Green; response, Rev. ]. c.
Johnson, Of Bald Mount anthem by the
choir; 7.30, address, Rev. S. Jay Aus
tin, Of Wallsville; anthem by the choir;
social half hour. Saturday morning,
Nov. 1880, devotional love feast, Rev.
j, c. Johnson; 91j, report of conference
"a nj NrIi
of Clark's summit; $50, essays, why
Ought l 10 BE an Epworth Leaguer,' -
Miss Ella Mumford. of Waverly, Pa
Some Essential Factors in Successful
League Work." Miss Cora Dorsheimer;
What Have We Accomplished? >" Miss
Emma Coon, of Clark's Green; What
Literary Work Is Practicable in our
Leagues" Miss Luella Frace, of Clark s
Green; 10, discussions; singing; 1920,
paper, The Birth of the Epworth
League" Professor j. w. Dorsheimer,
of Schultzville; singing; business meet
ing; dinner ut 12.15. Saturday after
noon, Nov. 17-1.3O, praise service, Rev.
c. II. Newing, Of Mill City; 1,45, essays.
Aim of the Epworth League" Mrs. F.
II. Parsons, of Waverly, Pa; THE Re
lation Of Epworth League Chapters to
Each Other and to the Church, and
How Best TO obtain These Results
Miss Minnie Bortree, of Clark's Sum-
init; Various Plans of League Work, -
Rev j. c. Johnson, of Bald Mount;
singing by Misses Bertha Beatty and
Bessie MullineX, of Clark's Green; 2l5,
question box; discussions; singing by
Misses Belle and Eleanor Biesecker,
Of Bald Mount; 2S0, address, Elements
Of Strength in the Epworth League -
Rev. j. G. Eckman. presiding elder of
the Wyoming district, of Scranton; con-
secration service; doxology; benedic-
ton. Each Epworth league is invited
to send at least three delegates. All
will be provided for. Bring "EpwOrth
Songs"
Mrs. p. 7. Stanton, with her children,
will return to their home in Bozeman.
Montana, on Wednesday of this week,
having shortened her stay among her
friends on account of sickness and the
inclemency of the weather.
The new church now begins to take
form and, withal, size.
The third quarterly meeting and con-
ference will be held next Saturday, the
quarterly conference commencing at
o'clock p. M. The meeting will be held
at Waverly on Sunday morning. Rev.
]. G. Eckman will preach in the Metho-
dist church of Clark's Green on Sunday
evening next.