The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15


Our Young People.
The young people of the Green Ridge
Presbyterian church voted to appro-
pirate So to buy mittens and gloves to
send out to a missionary in the west
Miss Annie Houssar has very -four
ishing Junior Epworth league meeting
in the vestry of the First German Meth
odist Episcopal church on Adams ave-
nue. every Thursday afternoon. About
fifty children are taught by her in the
principles Of the Christian faith every
week.
Next Monday evening the Epworth
league of the Asbury Methodist Epis-
copal church will study the life and
works of Longfellow. This society was
greatly delighted last Monday evening
by the talks of Rev. Leonard Cole and
Rev. John Davy on the experience of
Methodist Episcopal ministers of fifty
and sixty years ago. Mrs Stafford, the
aged widow of a clergyman Of the same
faith, also spoke ON the same line.
The Young Peoples society Of the
Welsh Baptist church, of the North
End, is in flourishing condition, At
their regular meeting this week they
passed a vote of thanks to Thomas
Jehu for his address in behalf of the
poor of the church.
The Epworth league of the Provi-
dence Methodist Episcopal church was
rejoiced last Tuesday evening by see
ing six new members added to the So
ciety This makes over 100 members in
this, active society. There is a Junior
league also of over fifty members in
this church.
The Guild Mission band of the Provi-
dence Presbyterian church held a very
interesting service last Sunday after
noon when the children studied the
work in Syria"
The members of the Brotherhood of
ST. Andrew of the st. David's church
are discussing the advisability of rent
ing house to be known as the Brother
hoods home, where rooms will be fur
nished and the young men may spend
their evenings. There are many young
men in the parish who board in differ
ent parts of the city, and such home
would benefit them both morally and
socially.
Many of the scholars attending the
St David's kindergarten are sick, which
has considerably reduced the attend
ance. Some new ones have been ad-
mitted to fill up the vacancies. The en-
tertainment recently given by the little
folks was highly appreciated, and it is
| proposed to give similar entertain
ment each month to which the public
will be admitted free of charge. Any
one desiring to visit the school is cor
daily welcomed to do so any week day,
except Sunday, between the hours of 3
| and u in the morning.
The young people Of the Grace Re-
| formed church will begin the work of
| decorating their church for Christmas
exercises next week
Our Clergy.
Rev. w. J. Ford, of the Green Ridge
Baptist church, gave an address on
Dec. Z to joint convention of Endeavor
and Epworth league workers at Elm
hurst on "The Place of the Christian
Endeavor in the Evangelization of the
| World"
Last Sunday evening Rev. A. f. Chat
| fee of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church, conducted a hymn service. a
list of hymns was selected which were
sung by the congregation, and the pas
tor gave brief sketch of the occasion
on which they were written. The peo-
| pie We're much pleased.
Next Sunday Rev. Daniel Savage will
close the two weeks special service con-
Quoted in the Primitive Methodist
church of Green Ridge. In the morn
ing the pastor will talk on "The Chris
tian for the Times" and in the evening
| conduct a love feast.
Rev. d. NJ. Kinter preached last Tues
day evening in Wilkes-Barre, in the
room of the Rescue mission. Last Sun
day morning Mr.. Kinter was surprised
by seeing a gentleman in his church
that had come from the Falls, seven
teen miles away, and asked to be bap-
tised into the Christian church.
Rev G. w. Muckley, of Kansas City
the secretary of the Church Extension
fund of the Christian church, raised
$4OO in Rev. d. NJ. Kinter's church last
Sunday evening and in the morning he
raised $500 in Plymouth.
Rev. Jennette l.. Olmstead, of Ohio
will preach in the Puritan Congrega'
tional church tomorrow evening. Or
next Wednesday evening she will lee
ture on "The Ideal in Social Life" IL
the above church on West Market
street.
George c. Bundick was recently or
dained pastor of the Baptist church OF
Clifford. Rev w. j. Watkins preached
the sermon; Rev. T. Il. Jessup the
charge to the church; Rev. w. G, Wat
kins, the charge to the pastor; Rev, A
b. Browe, the address Of welcome, and
Rev d. ]. Williams, the ordination
prayer Rev. w. A. Mlllar was moder-
ator of the council. Rev. w. G. Wat.
lkins, scribe
Rev. r. w. Mccullough of Trumans-
burg. has sent Rev. w. G. Watkins, OF
the North Main Avenue Baptist church
an invitation to come to his people and
hold a weeks evangelstic services dur.
ing the first week of the new year. II
is likely Mr.. Watkins will accept.
Rev. A. l.. Urban, assistant at st
I.ukes church, will conduct services al
St. David's church tomorrow morning
at 1890 o'clock, and Rev. NJ. II. Mil
will preach at Dunmore and celebrate
holy communion there
Rev. Thomas Bell will conduct com
munion service tomorrow morning
when new members will be admitted
into full membership.
Rev. A. Griffin, d. D., will speak IL
the Simpson Methodist Episcopa
church tomorrow morning. On Mon
day morning he will address the Meth
odist Episcopal ministerium in the Elm
Park church. Mr.. Griffin is secretar!
of the fund for infirm ministers in tn,
Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. j. G. Eckman left Wednesda!
afternoon to lecture at cambridge, N
Y, that evening on "A Pilgrimage t
Pompeii.'
Rev. w. II. Stubblebine. Of the Cal
vary Reformed church, is preparing
| lactlira on his "Trin IN Grnanln nd