The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-05

church Will observe the week of prayer
next week. The following North End
churches will also observe the week OF
prayer: The Presbyterian, the Welsh Con-
gregational, the Puritan Congregational
On the West Side union services Will be
held next week. when the subjects of the
Evangelical Alliance will be taken. Ser
vices will be held on Monday night in
Jackson Street Baptist church, on Tues
day night in Plymouth Congregational
church. on Wednesday, night in the Simp-
son Methodist Episcopal church, on
Thursday night in the Welsh Baptist
church, on Friday night in the Scranton
Street Baptist church. The Welsh Con-
gregational church will also observe the
week of prayer.
| Rev. w. Il. Davies, of the Providence
| Welsh Baptist church, will preach an
| English sermon tomorrow evening.
The Ladies' Home and Foreign Mission
| society of the Providence Presbyterian
church held its monthly meeting yester-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harvey
l. Jackson.
| Next Monday evening Rev. C. T. Rob-
inson, of the Second Presbyterian church,
will begin two weeks of prayer and
praise service. The services of Mr.. Weed
| on, the famous singer, who was here with
| Evangelist Shiverea, have been secured,
who will have charge of the singing and
| give short sermon at each service.
| Rev. II. II. Parsons, pastor of the Meth
| odist Episcopal church, of Waverly, has
had revival that has added fifty men,
| bers to his church. AT present all the
churches of that town have united to hold
union meetings and the services of Rev.
Mr. Luther, an evangelist, have been Sc
cured.
The consstory and Ladies' Aid society
of the Calvary Reformed church are pre-
pairing for a fair that will be held next
| April In the armory on Adams avenue.
The week of prayer will be observed by
| the First German Methodist Episcopal
church on Adams avenue. the services to
| be conducted by the pastor, Rev. q.
Hausser.
| The children of the Holy Trinity Lu-
| theran church will render the cantata,
| Meeting Of All Nations" on the evening
of the 2ith inst. The children have been
| trained by Professor Il. r. Protheroe,
and are singing admirably well. They
will be dressed in handsome costumes,
| representing all. nations.
Pleasant Remcmbrances.
A pleasant watch night service was
| held by Rev. Daniel Savage in his church
| in Green Ridge, which will be long re-
membered by those present. 1t began
at 1880 p. m., after half an hour
| of praise and prayer. William Brown
| and James F'idiam spoke and then
the pastor addressed the meeting. A
few minutes before u O'Clock, two
men got up from their seats, and COM
ing forward to the altar, they knelt and
| cried for mercy. The new year come and
these two men also found new life.
The Primitive Methodist church of
| Green Ridge rejoices in finding at the
opening of the year its debt reduced TO
| ABOUT 500. Four years ago 1t amounted to
$1,000, but by the interchangeable efforts of
Pastor. Savage, aided by his people. the
debt had been reduced, and they are in
hopes that all will be cleared this year.
A good audience assembled last Tues
| day morning at the st. David's church
to the New Years service when Rev. NJ
| II. Mill preached an able sermon on
"Christ the Same Today, Yesterday and
| Forever"
The teachers of the st. David's kinder
garten have reduced the tuition fee to 81
a month, in hope that parents will avail
| themselves of this reduction and send
their children to the school. If a suf-
| ticient number of scholars will be secured
at this rate, to defray the expenses of the
school, 1t will be made permanent, If
not, then the old rates will be restored.
| A successful roll call was held by the
Scranton Street Baptist church last Mon
day evening and the special Offering made
by the members amounts to over $500
| All present enjoyed the service and es-
pecially the novel feature of waiting for
| the arrival of the new year.
At the annual meeting held in the ves-
try of the Washburn Street Presbyterian
church last Tuesday. evening, William
lF'rink and j. d. Williams were elected
| trustees. The New Years dinner and
supper, served by the Ladies' Aid society.
We're a great success. The church will
worship next Sunday in the basement Of
the new building, when Mr.. Mahy, of the
Young Mems Christian association, will
preach.
| Self-denial barrels We're given to the
children of the Calvary Reformed church
about three months ago, which We're re-
| turned at the Christmas entertainment,
and when opened, contained over $780,
| Personals.
Caswallon j. Davies, of the Moody
quartette, is on visit to his parents in
the North End. He materially aided in
making the entertainment held at the
Welsh Congregational church last Tues
day pronounced success. His represen-
tation of the elocution class was excellent
and captivated the audience. He will
stay in the city over Sunday, and then will
| leave for New York city, where he eX-
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music in evangelistc meetings.
The Puritan Congregational church of
Providence has elected the following
board of deacons: Isaac Price. II. ID.
Davies, II. n. Evans Alfred Parry, John
Phillips and John Henry. The following
are trustees: Armit Thomas Edward
Lewis. Il. j. Gwynne, Thomas Foulkes
and John J. Evans. T. ]. Richards has
charge of the Sunday school.
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last Tuesday and preached that evening
in the Erie Avenue Baptist church, of
which Rev. s. q. Reading is pastor. Last
Sunday this new church was dedicated,
| and during the present week services have
been held and sermons delivered by pas
tors chosen from various churches.
Rev. ID. =. Jones, of the Tabernacle Con-
gregational church, has been suffering
during the week from an attack of rheu-
matism. He was taken sick last Sunday
as he was officiating TO the Congregation-
al church of Jermyn.e
Rev. y. C.Hughes, DID, returned home
last Saturday from New York city, where
he attended the sessions of the American
Bible union. During last year this So
ciety distributed over $500 worth of New
Testaments and Psalms to the poor and
to mission schools too poor to purchase
the necessary supply. This year they ex.
pect to distribute a-larger quantity. Dr.
Hughes Is secretary of the union, and has
full charge of the distribution.
David Johnson. clerk of the Welsh Con-
gregational church for the last seven
years, has resigned that position, much
to the regret of the church. He made an
efficient officer and was ever faithful.
Professor Riggs. of Auburn seminary, is
the guest Of Rev. C. H. Robinson, of the
Second Presbyterian church. The pro.
fessor is one of the spiritual children OF
Dr. Robinson of whom he Is proud, and
the Second church will have the pleasure
of listening to this able scholar at to.
morrow morning and evening services.
Rev. j. G. Eckman. presiding elder, LET
yesterday for Dallas and lehman, Lu
zerne county, where he will ofiiclate to-
morrow.
The Sunday school Of the First Ger
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