The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES,

A $1,000 Catholic church is soon to be
built at Rendham, this county.
Prayer meetings were conducted yester-
day at the Jackson Street Baptist church.
A temperance meeting was held In the
evening in the Green Ridge Baptist
church.
Rev. Alher. II. Smith, of Berwick.
preached morning and evening in the Penn
Avenue Baptist church.
Revival services will be held each night
this week In Trinity United Evangelical
church. Little England.
Rev. George f. Guild. Of the Providence
Presbyterian church, exchanged pulp!tS
yesterday morning with Rev. Mr.. Byers.
of the Peckville Presby terian church.
Rev. +. S. Matthews. of Croton. N. Y,
occupied the pulpit Of the Scranton Street
Baptist church yesterday at both morning
and evening sessions. Mr.. Matthews is
an impressive speaker.
Holy communion was observed In St.
Luke's Episcopal. the Church of the Good
Ridge Presbyterian. Grace Reformed
Episcopal and Penn Avenue Baptist
churches
In Young Mems Christian Association
hall the evening sermon OF Rev. Foster
U. Gift. pastor Of Grace Lutheran congre-
cation, preached about "The First Com
mandment," the first Of series Of COM
mandment sermons.
The choir OF ST. Pstrick's church Is pre-
pairing its annual Christmas music. Wei
gand's mass will be given under the direc-
ton of Chorister Haydn Evans. The choir
numbers many good voices, and the
chorus singing Is fine.
Contrary to expectation Rev. w. X.
Moffat. of Weatherly, will not begin his
| pastorate at the Washburn Street Pres
| byterian church next Sunday, but VIII
preach his first sermon on Nov. q. Yes
terday A. V. Bower, Of this city, preached
at the church.
Rev. Samuel Lewis, OF Essex. preached
yesterday morning at the Tabernacle
church In the absence of the regular pas
| tor, Rev. ID. =. Jones, who delivered a
| sermon In an Olyphant church. Mr..
Lewis is visiting Mr.. Jones at his home on
South Hyde Park avenue.
The ladies Of the Puritan Congregational
church have about completed the arrange
ments for their fair and festival which Is
| to be held in Company II armory on
| Wednesday. Thursday and Friday even
ings Of this week. They will serve sup
| per on the first two evenings.
Rev. DIR. G. NJ. Colville, formerly pastor
Of the Simpson Methodist church, Scran-
| ton, and who recently left the Wyoming
conference to become the pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at jamestown
N. y. has accepted call to the pastorate
| 10. N. Y.
Saturday. at p. m, Professor Penning-
ton, tho Elm Park church organist, assist
ed by Miss Winifred Sullivan, soprano;
and Miss Julia c. Allen. violinist, will give
his concert that was postponed from last
| Thursday on account OF the inclement
weather. This will be the first twilight
concert Of a winter series.
| Dedicatory services on the new Congre.
| gational church at Miners Mills were be.
| gun Saturday and were continued yester.
day. The final meeting will be held to.
day. Rev. d. Jones. Of the First Welsh
Congregational church. West Side, was
present at the Saturday services Mr.
Jones preached as usual yesterday.
| In order to further illustrate and enforce
the doctrine Of the second commandment
! DR.. Mcleod, Of the First Presby terian
church. announced last night that the
subject of his discourse next Sunday
evening will be "The Holy Coat of Treves
and the Worship Of Relics" The expos
ure of relies In this country and the
miracles said to be wrought by them are,
| to say the least interesting, and DR.. Nc
Leod intends to call attention to the relic
superstition that exists among Protes-
| tants and Catholics.