The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-03
IN The RELIGIOUS world
Rev. F. A. Doay Preparing for Al.
other Sunday Closing Crusade.
ASKING AID FROM CHURCHES
Evangelist Schisvcrsa's COming-Sess0u
Of the Pastors ExOdus-St. Luke's
FREQ Excursion to Lake Ariel
Was o Great Success,

Wss Great Success.
Those who believe that the Sabbat tn
observance crusade Is dead have not
surmised well. 1t Is only dormant and
is about to be wakened into a new life
by the Sabbath Union. Notwithstanding
the Ill success which met their efforts
last year. Rev. f. A. Dony. secretary
OF the Northeastern Pennsylvania Sab
bath Union, says that new and more
aggressive campaign will be started
forthwith. Last Tuesday there
was a meeting OF the board
OF managers at the office Of
the president J. W. Hullenback. In
Wilkes Barre. where a plan of vigorous
procedure was decided upon. They
will strive to enlist the services of the
pastors Of all the churches
asking them to preach SER
mon on this topic and to interest their
congregation In the work. They will
from each church to cooperate with the
general committee. Mr.. Dony will make
a personal appeal to the pastors this
year. Heretofore, particularly last
year, the response to the Unions writ
ten appeal was not general and this Is
judged to be the cause of the Intellectual
results Of the crusade. Mr.. 'Dony says
that the union Is confident OF success.
The Board Of Managers Is composed
Of the following prominent gentlemen
]. w. Hollenback, president ex Officio.
Wilkes Barre: A. w. Dickson. Scranton;
]. l.. Stelle. Scranton: +. A. Dony, Scran-
ton: Paul J. Sherwood, Wilkes-Barre
w. l.. Conygham. Wilkes-Barre; Rev.
II. A. Mills. Wilkes-Barre; Andrew
Thompson, Honesdale; Daniel Sayre,
Montrose; John b. Storm. StrOudsburg;
George A. Guernsey. Canton; ]. F. Bar
ber, Hazleton; H. NJ. Hinkley. Danville;
Sterling w. Dickson, Berwick; s. NJ.
Parke, Pittston; H. A. Fuller, Wilkes
Barre.
Scrsnton's Retired Clergy.
Scranton has Its colony Of retired
clergymen and 1t Is particularly true of
each Of them that they are ever ready
at certain intervals to enter the pulpit
or perform other functions OF their
calling. A case in point Is contained In
the announcement that Rev. George NJ.
Peck will preach in the Providence
Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow.
1t will be his semi-centennial sermon, he
having for fifty years labored as
minister. Most Of this period has been
spent in this valley.
The announcement that Evangelist
Schieverea will soon come to Scranton
to begin tent campaign on the South
Side has created a sentiment OF pleas
ure among Christian people In this
vicinity, but it Is a special qualification
to the element who SO generously sup
port and who particularly approve of
this democratic method Of reaching
the masses" While Schieverea has not
the national reputation nor the varied
managerial experience of the pioneer
Moody, he vies with that noted evange-
list in the capabilities peculiar to the
evengelistic style of work. The plans
for the coming campaign are noted
more in detail in The Tribune's local
columns.
At this particular season more pas
tors are on their vacations than at the
same corresponding period Of any re-
cent year, at least such was the state
ment made by a we'll known church
man yesterday. For this reason an un
usual difficulty has been met in secur-
ing occupants for the many church pull
pits and 1t has been noted that an un-
usual number Of emergency preachers
are from outside the city.
Ono Practical Charity.
The fact that LOO persons, which in
cluded $50 babies in arms, 1850 child
ren and 500 mothers. were on Thursday
given a days outing at Lake Ariel by
the st. Luke's Free excursion, Is the
one splendid argument in favor of that
one of Scranton's most popular and most
practical charities. In previous years
an exact count Of the excursionists has
been made, but this was impossible on
Thursday because the expectations Of
the committee were more than realized
and the twelve cars were insufficient to
accommodate the large throng. Each
car was so crowded that passage was
impossible and the committee had to
content itself with an estimate count.
The excursion was under the immediate
Of the following committee:
Chairman, c. B. Derman, Mr.. Hazard,
8. H. Stevens, J. c. Highriter. George
Thomas Jackson, and Broth
er Francis. They were assisted by the
auxiliary committee OF ladies':
Mrs. Hazard, Mrs. r. J. Foster, Mrs.
Osland. Mrs. A.. +. Pettigrew. Miss
Josie Lees. Miss Annie Duval, Miss
Williams, Miss Weaver. Miss Sherer,
Miss Hazard and Mrs. j. H. Bunnell.
Party at Asbury M. E. Church.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the As
bury Methodist Episcopal church,
Green Ridge, held birthday party
last night. Silk bags were sent to
each member of the congregation by
ladies Of the board, and each person
was requested to bring them to the
party with the number of
pennies that they were years old. Dur
Ing the evening Tallie Morgan and
select party Of singers gave very in
teresting concert. Those who took part
were: Miss Lydia Sailer, Miss Grace
and Miss Anna Rose, d. C. Richards,
Edwin Bowen and Walter Ripple. The
church was beautifully decorated with
flags, bunting and flowers. and this
with the elegant and interesting music
pleased a large audience. which filled
the church parlors. After the concert
the ladies served numerous palatable
to a large number free.
Littlo Notes Of tho Church World.
Superintendent Sanborn, of the Res
cue Mission, will make a brief address
at tomorrow afternoons open air meet
Ing under the auspices Of the Y. M. c.
A. at Nay Aug park.
st. Paul's Lutheran Sunday school. Of
Park Place. held their second annual
picnic in Wahler's Grove on Thursday.
The children had royal time.
Revs. Hotter and Scheidy will conduct
the First Lutheran service at Peck
vile tomorrow night.
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