The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-03
RELIGIOUS JOTTINGS.


Rev w. s. Jones' occupied the Welsh
Baptist church pulpit yesterday, as
usual.
Rev. a. f. Ferris supplied the pulpit
of the Puritan Congregational church
yesterday.
Rev. DR.. D. C. Hughes delivered his
third sermon yesterday evening in the
current series.
The membership roll will be called Of
the Christian church of the North End
next Sunday morning.
The congregation of the Providence
Presbyterian church will hold witch
social Thursday evening.
At the Washburn Street Presbyterian
church yesterday Rev. Percy Shelley
preached to a monster assemblage.
The Christian Endeavor society Of
the North Main Avenue Baptist church
will elect officers Thursday evening.
The St. Aloysius cadets, composed of
boys of St. Peters cathedral parish,
held a meeting yesterday afternoon.
Last evening Rev. DIR. c. f.. Robinson
delivered a sermon in the Second Pres
byterian church on the Flinders Cup"
Rev. T. ]. Collins, having returned
from a visit, preached as usual in the
Scranton Street Baptist church, yes
terday.
The annual meeting of the congrega-
ton of the Second Presbyterian church
for the election of trustees and the rent
ings of peWs will be held this evening
at s o'clock.
In the Trinity Evangelical church, at
Little England, Rev. j. O.. Whitmire
preached yesterday morning on Chris
tian Unity" In the evening f. Beard
sail occupied the pulpit.
Rev. Richard Horns was to have
preached in the Nicholson Methodist
Episcopal church yesterday, but was
taken suddenly i'll on Saturday and is
now under the care of a physician.
Rev. p. H. Brooks, of Wilkes-Barre,
filed the pulpit of the Sumner Avenue
Presbyterian church at both services
yesterday. Rev. Brooks drew large
congregation ITO the cosy edifice and
preached two interesting sermons
A special meeting of the Christian
Endeavor society of the Providence
Welsh Congregational church will be
held Thursday night, when the dele
gates to the Tri-County union conven-
ton, which was held in Wilkes Barre
last Friday, will present their report.
In the hall of the Young Women's
Christian association yesterday after
noon Miss Anna Clarke talked to a
large congregation on work touching
upon the interests of the organization
Before the lecture the regular gospel
service was held, several members CIV
ing short addresses. Miss ClarKes re-
marks were very interesting.
hot r ho M,,i
Baptist church repeated its Easter mu-
sic last evening. The service was the
"Resurgam" by Eleanor w. Long and
II. X. Palmer, and consisted of large
number of selections by the choir; re-
sponsive readings of THE prophecies,
and the fulflment of the same, con-
cerning Christ as found in the Old
Testament, and solos. The closing
hymn consisted of selections by the
choir, introducing in different places
the hymns Rock of Ages" Coronation
and the Doxology. The choir under the
direct supervision of Rev. w. G.. Wat
kins. Miss Nellie DeGraw acting as So
loist and Miss Della Burns as organst.
At q meeting held yesterday after
noon in the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association hall, reports of
the delegates to the recent Springfield
convention of the Young Mems Chris
tian associations were received. Pre-
ceding the report Mr.. Weeden, of New
York city, father of w. G. Weeden,
sang. and a selection was also rendered
by male quartette led by Professor
william Jones. There were three dele
gates appointed to the convention,
which was held from May 8 to 49, two
of whom were present A. II. Masters,
the first speaker, said that there were
431 associations represented at the con-
vention. 103 of which were of the rail-
road department. Ten foreign countries
were represented, whose delegates sat
upon the platform. Fourteen more as
sociations will be formed this year, and
although the organization has gained
nothing during the past year, yet It has
not lost ground. Three to fomr sessions
were held each day. but In the opinion
of the speaker the meeting of railroad
men was the most successful of all.
Secretary Pearsall the other delegate
present, spoke Of the lessons to be