The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-02
NEWS OF RELIGIOUS WORLD
Horse Race to Be Conducted for
the Benefit OF q Church.
OF CITY MINISTER'S
Members of the Youne Women's Christian
Associations to View the Chrysanthc'
nuns In the BOies Conservatory.
Sunday Services In Churches.

Associations TO View the Chrysanthc'
Sunday Services In Churches.
Does horse racing have a place In
church charity? Is a question that can
properly be discussed, now that a
Throop minister has given his approval
of races to be trotted at the Scranton
Driving park this afternoon for the
benefit of his church. Whether the
reverend gentleman will himself hosd
the reins over the back of a horse and
whoop "g'lang" as the field swings into
the homestretch is problem OF too
staggering a nature to be handled by
the laity. Let the ministers settle IT.,
II there are two sides to the argument.
The facts of the case are these:
The Throop minister needed funds for
his church and asked c. ID. Sanderson
and Mr. Bellman, of the Pancoast Coal
company, for a contribution. The coal
men suggested some kind of an en-
tertainment and the proposition was
accepted. Mr.. Sanderson and Mr.. Bell
man are enthusiastic members of the
Gentlemen's Driving club of this city
and had no difficulty In securing entries
for q free-fOr-all. a 2.20 and 2.3o trot
which were announced for Thursday
afternoon, but the rain caused a post
ponement until today. A public an
nouncement was made that the races
would be for sweet charity. but there
was no mention of the Throop minister
or his church. excepting among the par
elephants and club officers. Whether
the promoters of the trot were ashamed,
whether the minister was ashamed or
whether all parties were conscience
stricken h mere conjecture.
The Tribune gives the facts merely
because the case Is unusual and leaves
the discussion feature open.
Three Minister'S Meetings.
Ministers Of three denominations held
separate meetings Monday. The Pres
byterian cleric held Its annual meeting
in Dr. Logan's study Officers were
elected as follows: President, Rev. G.
>E. Guild; vice-president, Rev. N. Il.
Stahl; secretary, Rev. DR.. s. c. Logan;
treasurer, Rev. DT. c. L. Robinson. A
discussion regarding the mission work
among the Slavs In this region was then
taken up. SystematiZed talks on this
subject will be continued at the next
meeting. The Methodist ministers held
their regular Monday morning meet
3ng in Elm Park church. Those pres
ent were: Dr. Pearce, Revs. G. T.
Price, Z. l.. Santee, +. p. Doty. A. F.
Chaffee. John Davy. McGee and Ed
gar. Mr.. Santee read q thoughtful pa
per on law" treating the relation Of
natural law I'm the spiritual realm. The
next meeting vial be "a union one at the
Young Mems Christian Association
building on Monday. The Baptist pas
tors conference was held in the par
lors of the Penn Avenue church. Rev.
Dr. II. H. Harris was elected president
for the ensuing year. The following
pastors were present.: Revs. Harris.
O'Neal, Embrey, Grow. Watkins, Ford,
Williams. Rev. ID. ]. Williams. of Jer-
myn. read an excellent paper on "Criti-
cism. Its Laws, and the Qualifications
Of the Critic" The next conference
will be held on the second Monday in
November
Of Interest to Y. w. C.. A. Members.
The practicabillty OF the Young Wo-
mems Christian association has been
apparent during this week. the rooms
being thronged by young women and
teachers attending the County Teach
ers' institute in the court house. The
members of the association have been
invited by Colonel and Mrs. H. NJ.
Boles to view chrysanthemum and
floral display at their residence. on
Clay avenue, near Olive street Monday
from 2 to s, and from to 10 o'clock.
Colonel and Mrs. Bo!es will be assisted
in entertaining by the associations
board Of managers. The lunch
committee and board Of managers of
the association met yesterday and COM
pleted arrangements for the Harvest
Home dinner to be given Tuesday In
the association rooms from 1130 to 2
o'clock p. m, and a supper from $40
TO p. m. The gospel meeting on Sun
day will be led by Mrs. f. d. Fellows.
Attention will be turned to the country
Of South America and its needs, and
several will take part In the pro-
gramme. The class in free hand draw
ing, already announced. will be organ
ized next week under r. A. Lyons in
the John Raymond institute. Appli-
cations are now being received at 205
washington avenue, where information
IN regard TO the course may be OBJ
tadned from the secretary.
Honor to DR.. pcarco and Scranton.
Scranton has been doubly honored re-
Gently by the calls extended, Rev. DR..
W. H. Pearce to become pastor Of the
Hamlin Methodist Episcopal church, Of
Washington, d. c.. and the First Meth
odist church, Of Duluth. The honor Is
no less Scranton's than the minister's
as It Is In this city thai DR.. Pearce
has largely aided In bringing Elm Park
Shui Sh hhu ito CedliOIt " tuc pu-
aition II occupies In the front rank Of
Methodist churches In the United
States. His labor Is appreciated here,
and that his attainments are known
abroad is shown by the calls from two
such prominent churches. The Hamlin
church possesses the wealthiest and
most influential Methodist congrega-
tion In Washington, and the Duluth
church bears similar relation to the
northwest. Each call was delivered,
and DR.. Pearce will, In the spring, go
to the Franklin street church, in
Wilkes-Barre: he will not leave the
Wyoming conference until shown that
he can do a greater work elsewhere.
From the Young Lutheran.
The current number OF the Young Lu-
theran contains the following from the
pen Of its editor, Rev. E. l.. Miller,
who is pastor Of the Holy Trinity Lu-
theran church:
The pastor of Trinity takes pleasure
In thus publicly commencing the ex-
emplary religious fervcr and enterprise
CT colony of Hungarian Lutherans In
Peckville and vicinity. Without a reg
ular spiritual adviser. they have effect
ed an organization, purchased q de-
slrable lot, procured charter. and
laid the foundation Of a church build
Ing, and have paid all debts thus in
CURED. And yet these people were
listed, presumably, with savages by a
religious body whose zeal Outruns its
knowledge, and which accordingly set
about doing missionary work among
them. Before the facts were brought to
IN THE WORLD