The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-25
Bible S0ClETY'S Meeting
Mas Held 10 the Green Ridge Presby-
terrain Church.
HAS EXISTED FOX 80 YEARS
Interesting Report by Agent kennedy
Shows How Bibles Arc Distributed.
WcIl.knOwn Men Re elected Off.
c~e,s-Report of the Treasurer.

Thirty-nine years of existence is the
proud record of the Lackawanna Bible
society, and under suspicious circum-
stances the members n friends of the
society held the annual business session
last night in the Green Ridge Presby-
terrain church. The main auditorium
of the church was comfortably filed
when eX-Judge Alfred Hand, the re-
firing president of the society, called
the meeting to order at 7.3O O'Clock.
Rev. N. +. Stahl, pastor of the church,
preached the annual m
The election of officers for h COM
ing year resulted as follows: Alfred
Hand, president; J. l.. STEELE. first vice,
president; w. w. Lathrop, second
vice-presldent; Colonel H. NJ. Boies.
secretary: w. H. Richmond. treas
urer: William Council, j. b. Van Fer
gen, Samuel Hines, Luther Keller. s.
l.. Kerr and f. b. Sturges, board of
managers.
Its Many Annual Gatherings.
The report of Agent Kennedy was
read, and is in part as follows:
The fathers and mothers who organized
this society in 1856 have all passed on TO
them a rich legacy of blessing for the city
and county in which we are permitted to
live. Wherever this society has been IN,
vited and the way made clear. it has held
All anniversary, pICSchtcu a icpois anu
taken a collection. These anniversaries
have been held as follows: In the Adams
Avenue Methodist Episcopal church,
twice; In the First Presbyterian church,
four times; in the Second Presbyterian
church, twice: in the Providence Presby-
terrain church. twice: In the Providence
Methodist Episcopal church, twice; in the
Providence armory, once; In the Carbon
dale Presbyterian church, once; in the
Hyde Park Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church, twice; in the Hyde Park Wash
burn Street Presbyterian church, twice;
and In the Penn Avenue Baptist church,
twice.
1t has adhered closely to Its appointed
work of gathering funds and distributing
Bibles without note or comment; and has
scattered throughout the county not less
many homes emain %unsupplied. The
E%vangelists Moore n Shelhorn, while
conducting revival meetings on the South
Side, and afterward in Green Ridge, re-
ported hat they had found many fami-
lies destitute of the Bible. To supply this
need on the South Side. ! sent twenty-fou
Bibles to Rev. J. L; Race; pastor OF the
church, which Mrs. Race has been dis
tributing. At the equest of DR.. T.. G.
Dean, / sent, In his care, thirty-six Bibles,
which he promised to have distributed in
Green Ridge, and about the Archibald and
Sibley mines.
Six Bibles in foreign languages We're
granted to Mrs. H. NJ. Bookstaver for her
mission work In the Jail. Twelve octave
testaments and psalms. In plea type. were
given to Mrs. George l.. Fields, to be
placed in cabooses for the use Of railroad
trainmen.
Among the Italians.
Seventy-lve Italian testaments and
psalms were donated to Rev. Leonardo
D'Anna for his mission work in Scranton
II vicinity, at the request of Miss Emma
L.. Fuller.
The Christian Endeavor association at
Moosic and Avoca has appointed a COM
mittee for the purpose Of circulating new
testaments in foreign languages among
the people in that part of the county.
Much the larger part OF the families who
remain. destitute OF the Bible are such as
speak foreign languages. Special, and we
trust. wisely directed efforts, are being
made to prepare these people to receive
the word Of God, first in their own tongues
and eventually In the speech Of the people
to whom they have come.
At Peckville l made the acquaintance of
Rev. A. b.. Kukol and his wife, Presby-
terrain missionaries among people of tor
eign tongues. and supplied them with 300
copies Of the Scriptures in six foreign
languages. He breaches to q mixed con-
gregation of Bohemians, Polanders, Rus
slams and ~Lithuanians; and his wife
teaches q kindergarten composed of the
little children Of these newly arrived fami-
lies; and he teaches a night school, made
up Of wild, rough, strong and rapidly grow
Ing boys. mule drivers and slate pickers.
ITONl the mines, VINO speak bohemian, roll
ish, Slavic and Russian. Mrs. Kukol Is a
Bohemian who came to America in her
childhood. and was educated in a normal
school in the city Of New York, and is a
lady Of culture and ability. This is the
place to begin, with the children; and
these are wise and hopeful methods. The
process will be long and tedious, but sue
cess will eventually come. and these Bibles
n testaments will yet yield large re-
turns. When these little foreign children
become the progenitors Of large Families
In America. their descendants may presen;
a type OF advanced Christianity even su-
pertor to our own.
Reference TO e. r Mates Dcconscd.
A solemn and important duty which we
are called upon to perform at this meet
Ing Is the election Of u vice-president in
place OF our venerable and much revcrcd
Charles f. Mates, deceased. His connec-
ton with this society as a manager dates
from 1865. He was one of our most cheer
full and liberal contributors, and honored
the board meetings and anniversaries with
his presence. The wOrkmen die, but the
work goes on; and We are happily sur
rounded by many excellent and capable
men. already Interested in the Bible cause.
from whom we may select his successor.
The older contributors are delightfully."-
cordial, and wish me a hearty God-speed.
Many of our most willing contributors are
found In the machine shops in Carbonate
and Scranton. Dollar subscriptions. cheer
fully given by hands soiled by honest Ia
Dor. are highly acceptable. Between the
subscribers In Carbonate and those in
Scranton there exist many ties of affinity
and old acquaintanceship. The Bible de-