The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-22
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

Bishop Rulison will conduct confirma-
tion service at Carbondale on Wednesday
evening.
Rev. ]. G. Hogan has promised to ad-
dress the Susquehanna County Prohibition
convention at Montrose next month.
Rev. Warren G.. Partridge will celebrate
the fifth anniversary of his pastorate of
the Penn Avenue Baptist church on May
IL.
Rev =. II. Brooks, stated clerk Of the
I.ackawanna Presbytery, preached at the
Providence Presbyterian church yester-
day morning.
Rev George Il. Guild will deliver an
address before the county convention of
Christian Endeavor societies., which VIII
be held at Nicholson during this week.
Rev. DR.. Hodge, of Wilkes-Barre, who
exchanged pulpits yesterday with Rev. c..
Il. Robinson, preached to large congrega-
tions at the Second Presbyterian church.
Rev. Jacob Best, formerly pastor of the
Waymart and Prompton Presbyterian
churches, who was honorably retired at
the meeting of the Presbytery last week,
will, in the course of a few days, remove 10
his home at Springville, Susquehanna
county. where he will spend the remaining
years of his life.
Rev. F. NJ. Koehler conducted baptis-
NAL service yesterday afternoon at st.
Luke's church in the deaf mute lam
guage, when the little baby of Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick Eisele-both deaf mutes-
of South Wyoming avenue, was bap-
tiZed. The sponsors were eX-City Control
Ter George Eisele and Mrs. II. II. Cox
ton, both of whom are familiar with the
signs of the mute alphabet.
Rev. Nathan Calender pastor Of the
Scott Valley Baptist church, died at the
residence of his son, A. l.. Calender, of
1923 Dickson avenue, Saturday night. Mr.
Calender was Is years Of age and had slif-
fered for some time from heart disease,
but the end was not expected and came
very suddenly. The reverend gentleman
was well known and greatly beloved, ana
a large concourse of friends will gather ut
the services at Dickson avenue tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. The funeral SER
vices will be concluded at the Scott Valley
Baptist church tomorrow at p. M
Bishop Rulison received fifty-six candi-
dates for confirmation at st. Luke's $
church yesterday morning and delivered
an admirable sermon brimful of prac-
teal and sound advice to those newly re-
ceived into the church. Holy communion
was administered, the bishop being cele-
brant, and was assisted by Rev. Rogers
Israel, Rev. A. L. Urban and Rev. f. NJ.
Koeher In the afternoon Bishop Ruli-
son received sixteen candidates into
church membership at the Dunmore mis-
sion chapel, and in the evening admins
tered the rite OF confirmation to a large
upmber at the Church of the Good Shep-
herd, Green Ridge.
Rev. S. G. Logan will, by special request
of the Presbyterian Ministers association,
read his paper ION the Relation of the
Presbyterian Church to the African Race
in America for the Past One Hundred
Years" before the regular meeting Of the
association this morning at 10 o'clock
The reverend gentleman has prepared the
paper at the invitation of the Philadelphia
Historical society, before whom 1t will be
read next month, and as DR.. Logan has in
his capacity as one of the authors of the
board of freedmen, taken a deep interest
in the elevation of the colored people, ne
has an intimate knowledge of the ques.
ton and can speak with authority and
great interest.
church yesterday were attended by two
large congregations. The announcement
that the choir would repeat part of the
Easter music undoubtedly attracted many
and the selections rendered were fully III
to last Sundays standard. Rev. ID. Swan
of Pittston occupied the pulpit yesterday
morning and delivered a mastery sermon
on the Power of the Holy Ghost" Las
evening DR.. Mcleod delivered a stronl
sermon, taking as his theme, Paul.
Speech Before King Agrippa." The musi,
was beautifully given, especially Miss
Reynolds solo, angels, Roll the Rocl
| Away" and the quintette, "Pilgrims q
| the Night" by Miss Lydia Sailer, Mis-!
| Margaret Torrey, Miss Grace Rose, Mis-.
Caro- Dickson, Miss Annie Rose and Mis-.
Lilly Joseph.