The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
news OF THE CHURCHES
Schiyera Tent Has Been Erected on
the South Side.
SERVICES BEGIN TOMORROW
Determined Effort TO Bring the ieSo
Christian Erdeavor Convention TO
Scrauton-Rcv. 7. A. Lyme Dis
cusses Sunday Papers.

JIndeterred by lack of support rom
the central city churches, the soutn
Side. the most needy, but heretoiole
most neglected religious field IN Sciah-
ton for evangelistic work. VIII nee"
Schiyera. who has but one rivai an
evangelistic preaching to the r'asses. ss'.
The large tent in which the ser' "a
will be held was raised yestetoas ~" az
there will be many disappolntineh's IL
tba south Side does not furnish a re-
yival greater than ever attended si.nt-
lar work i'm other sections or the c''!'
The large stretch of canvas Win =
capacity for many hundred rersohs -
located at the corner of Cedar avenue
and Rrook street, a section or the Guy
thickly populated with steer Worhets,
laborers and others OF 4 class ,hus'
hungry for religious food anu ehlls".-
enment. Schivera reached here yester
6av and fo. three weeks will conduct
this style of religious campaign pest
calculated to reach the most Woridiy
unfortunates. Music plays an import
ant part in the work; it and the eNahse
list are 4 necessary combination, ana
that the singing will be an attractive
feature is best shown III the fSSulls VI
the rehearsals which are now being
conducted in the Cedar avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal church under the direc-
tion of IL. A. Wolfsuhn. The opening
meeting will be held TOMORROW morning
at 1880 o'clock. and there will be other
meetings in the afternoon and evening.
Scranton After the Convention.
In it's business--in its aggressive.
hustling business energy, Scranton has
made u reputation and a record un-
euualled. comparatively. by any city
in the east and by few in the west. Thls
spirit of push is more true or the
Christian Endeavor societies. proOaoiy.
than any other religious ORGANIZATION
allied to the churches. 1t has grown
and accomplished its purposes where
many less aggressive societies nave
failed. Its latest object, and one that
seems in a fair way to succeed, is to
secure for this city the State Christian
FuIeaVor convention Of 1896. Thls
years gathering is at Erie beginning
next Thursday and the Scranton dele
gates have been chosen for their auEu-
incentive and persuasive powers as well
as for other abilities. Delegates ifom
neighboring counties have been lmoued
with the spirit OF scranton in '9b" and
there will be many disappointmentS If
the movement is not successful. The
delegation leaves in a special car at
l2l0 o'clock, midnight, "Wednesday,
via the Lackawanna road, arriving in
Erie at S.0i Thursday morning. The
excursion fare will be from $l2 TO $li.
During Wednesday evening the City
Union will honor the delegates with a
reception in the Young Mems Christian
Association building on Wyoming ave-
nue. and wish them Godspeed. y COM
mittee will meet incoming trains and
escort out-of-town delegations to the
building.
Ahout sunday Newspapers.
fnrp,a,.l1- = p
ant secretary of the Scranton Young
Mems Christian association, but now
pastor of the Reformed Episcopal
church of Detroit, has this to say of
the Sunday newspaper:
What about the Sunday newspaper?
Well. it would perhaps be better for
every interest If there We're none. The
publishers would be better off, adver-
tisers would have but six days inser-
tions to pay for instead of seven,
and editors, printers and pressmen
would secure a more perfect weekly
rest. Still the public insist on a Sum
day edition and the publisher, like
every other business man, is obliged
to sell what his customers want. 1t
Is certain that far more people read
the Sunday issue than that of any
other day in the week. If there were
No Sunday papers no doubt more
DOCKS WOulu ne Ttdu, Dul UNI ucobioii-
ably less reading would Be done in the
aggregate. On the whole the world
IS probably benefited as it Is. The
tone and influence of the Sunday press,
1t cannot be denied. is wholesome and
elevating. Nor does it involve much
Sunday work. The editors and print
ers have finished their labors long be-
fore sunrise, and only the delivery OF
the papers to the readers remains to be
done in Sunday hours proper. Much
of this Is done so early as to be no
violation of the Sunday quiet. If the
newsboys could only be prohibited from
noisily calling their papers on the
street on Sunday mornings 1t is i'm
possible TO see that in the interests OF
Sunday repose anything else could be
wished. 1t Is the great problem with
publishers whether or no the Sunday
newspaper has come to stay. The
probability Is that 1t has"
win Preach at PcckviIIc.
Rev. George M. Scheidy will preach
at Peckville tomorrow afternoon a.
2.3O The prospects for an English
Lutheran congregation at that place
are encouraging, although at first oc
casional German services may be con
Quoted. Rev. Scheidy missionatet
three days this week in West Pittston
where he breaches every other Lord!
Day afternoon. His st. Luke's church
at West Pttston Is progressing beyond
expectations. At the next service &
Sunday school will be organized.
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