The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-07
RELIGIOUS TOPICS

RELIGIOUS TOPICS
The monthly meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary society will be held
at the Second Presbyterian church on
Thursday.
Tomorrow evening at o'clock New
Years supper of the Elm Park church
will be served. when the pastor, Rev. w.
H. Pearce, hopes to meet all the members
of his church.
An important meeting of the city pas
ors union will be held In the parlors In
the Young Mems Christian association
building this morning at 1890. All pas
tors are urged to be present.
An interesting meeting will be held at
the Young Women's Christian association
on Thursday at noon. when Rev. c. f..
Robinson will deliver brief address and
w. c. Weeden will render few selections
of sacred music.
The annual business meeting of the
Green Ridge Presbyterian church will be
| held tonight. when three new trustees
will be elected, pews rented and reports
| read. The annual business meeting OF the
Ladies' Aid society will be held this af-
| ternoon.
Ladies of Elm Park church are prepar-
ing "a box to be forwarded to very needy
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| ing in that part Of the west is reported TO
be without parallel and DR.. Pearce in
vites contributions of clothing, dried
fruits or groceries which should be left
| with the janitors Of the church.
The annual pew renting at Penn Avenue
Baptist church will be held tomorrow
| night at 8 O'Clock. when an opportunity
will be given to secure pew or a sitting
for the ensuing year. The pastor and Of
ficers desire Il full attendance in order
that all arrangements may be concluded
as far as possible.
Members of the Womens Foreign Mis-
sionary society will meet in Elm Park
church parlors this afternoon at o'clock
Mrs. G. b. Scott will meet the ladies OF
her committee in the lecture room at p
m. to make arrangements for the forth
coming supper. At 7.3O the official board
will meet in the business parlOr, wher
| all members are urged to attend.
| At the Elm Park Sunday school yester.
day the following new officers took charge
of the departments: Superintendent
Captain w. A. May; secretary, A. j
Caswell; Treasurer. A. A. Afileck: librar
| ian, H. c. Powell; assistant superintend
ents, b. b. Hicks and Mrs. F. w. Lange
superintendent of primary department
Mrs. ARIA Williams; chorister, G. F
Whittemore; pianist, Miss G. Hazlett
w. C. Weeden Is in our midst once more
and his voice has the charm which pleased
so many a few months ago. Last even
ing he sang Professor Rockwelrs splen
did song, Rise the Song Triumphant
at the Second Presbyterian 4hurch. Mr.
Weeden is staying at the Hotel Terranc'
| and his musical friends need not fear o.
trespassing upon his time by calling upoi
him.
Rev. w. II. Pearce's sermon last nigh
on "Mxing Religion and Business" wa:
| characteristically practical. Everyone
he remarked, need not be a minister to b'
good, but all can be good in whateve
walk of life their lot may be cast. Hi
advice to business men was trite ana Il
the point, make as much money as yol
can, but take religion into your business
and you will prosper in the right direc
tion."
Christmas music was yesterday repeat
ed at the Penn Avenue Baptist church
and Director John T. Watkins is deserv
ing of the highest compliment for the ex
celence of the programme rendered. Th
numbers were practically the same a
given on Christmas Sunday. The orches
trail music as well as the solos and con
certed pieces showed signs Of admirable
training and the rendition Of the anthem
was all that could be desired.
During the next few days the World
Week of Prayer will be observed with be
coming solemnity in Scranton. The cit.
churches have combined In arrange
union prayer meetings and a schedule ma
been prepared by Rev. c. T.. Robinson. b.
which services will be held at one churcl
daily during the week at o'clock in tn
afternoon, and appropriate topics hav
been arranged for each days prayers
This afternoon the meeting will be held Il
the Second Presbyterian church. Sub
ject, Humiliation and Thanksgiving"
| Mrs. l.. NJ. Gates delivered an instruc
tive address yesterday afternoon to
large number of young ladies' at tn
Young Women's Christian associatio
upon New Years Wishes" and re
marked that all were making wishes an
resolutions upon the commencement Q
the year. A young man had made sue
a resolution and was commended by Goo
Mrs. Gates followed with practical ad
| vice to her hearers for the new veal
Musical selections were furnished by Mis-
Griffin Miss Davis and the Misses Rose.
New officers have been elected by tn
Penn Avenue Baptist church as follows
Trustees for three years, ]. w. Brown
Ing, A. Bittenbender and William Nc
Clave deacons for three years, Geo. A,
kinson, ID. w. Schoonover and DR.. l.. n
Gates; treasurer, j. w. Browning: churc
clerk, Frank n. Hallstead; chorister 9
social meetings, Henry A. Browning; OF
ganist of social meetings, Miss CARR
Kendall; assistant. Miss Grace Ros'
Election of Sunday school officers will
! held on Monday next.
Professor ]. 8. Riggs, DID,, Of Aubur
Theological seminary, was welcome Wis
itor to the city yesterday. He delivere
, an excellent eXhortation to large aud
, ence of young men in the Young Men
Christian association hall in the aftel
/, noon and preached two sound, practice
sermons in the Second Presbyteria
church. In the evening his discourse wa
, based on Matthew. XIV. 2s his theme HI
ing 1.-The Man of One Talent His sci
mon was divided as follows: O. The c;
pacity implied. (2. The law enforced
i8. The judgement pronounced. o. III
issue revealed.