The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-18

which he was at Waymart and pastor
of the Brooklyn church for twenty
years. Many Of the pastors present re-
ferred In glowing terms to the valuable
work performed by Mr. Best. and Rev.
N II. Stahl was appointed committee
to bring jn the eproper minutes upon the
matter.
Rev. William G. Mickey, who has ac-
cepted an Invitation to the pastorate Of
the Shickshinney church, Luzerne
county was introduced and formally
received into the Presbytery. Rev.
Samuel Ross McClemons was also re-
ceived into the Presbytery upon his ac-
cepting the pastorate Of the First Pres
byterlan church. Pittston. in the place
of DR.. Parke, resigned. Rev. J. s.
Wilkes, Of the Stueben. N. Y, Presby-
terry, was received by letter.
Considerable time was occupied in re-
ceiving the report of committees on
'sessional records" The Presbytery de-
cided upon the action to be taken in
numerous cases. and several discus
sions ensued in which the irregularities
III TIE HlnuttS were eApldlHtu
Rev. DR.. Stewart Of Towanda, pre-
sented the report of the judicial COM
mittee, in which he stated that papers
containing charges against James M.
Nichols, an elder of the Second Pres
byterian church, Carbondale, had been
considered by the committee and they
recommended that a commission of
seven be appointed to hear the charges
on May 27 at p. m. at the Second
Presbyterian church, Carbondale. The
recommendation was adopted and the
following commissioners appointed:
Rev. w. Fl. Swift, George c. Guild, N.
Hand, w. b. Holmes and T. H. Ather-
ton.
Work Among the Foreign Element.
Rev. S. c. Logan, secretary Of the
mission among the foreign element,
presented report Of work in the Lack
awanna and Luzerne valleys, in which
1t was stated that the Italian mission
was being carried on with great zeal.
Rev. L. Danna had been working from
the lecture room of the First Presby-
terian church as a central point and
had opened four missions, visiting all
places, even saloons. if there was
favorable opportunity OF. coming in con-
tact with the Italian element. More
than eighty Italian converts had been
received and Mr.. Danna had also sue
ceeded in opening a kindergarten school
at Peckville, where Miss +. G. Fuller
had worked successfully until April g.
when she was compelled to abandon
her duties owing to sickness.
Rev. j. Klusak had resigned on
March l, as he felt himself unable to
preach with satisfaction to the Hun
garian population and he had been as
signed to labor among his own people,
the Bohemians Rev. Alois B. Konkol
had been appointed in his place and
was now at work in Peckville. Within
eighteen months 900 Slavonic families
had settled within reach of the Peck
vile church, and were without the re-
ligious care of any people. A Greek
church at Olyphant was the nearest
house of worship.
Matter of Sustenation.
The report recommended that the
committee on sustenation be requested
to transfer to Rev. Alois B. Konkol the
commission granted to Rev. John Klu-
SAX; that the executive committee be
requested to apply to the committee on
sustenation for an amount sufficient for
sustcnation of another missionary in the
Slavonic mission as soon as one could
be secured, and that the mission be
commended to the Ladies' Home Mis-
sionary society of the presbytery. The
first recommendation was deferred un-
til the next stated meeting and the
others were favorably passed upon.
Moderator Sites presided over
large popular meeting last night when
the Young Mems Christian Association
Glee club gave several pleasing selec-
tions. In the report of the young peo-
pies work 1t was stated that there We're
80 senior Christian Endeavor societies
and "a Junior societies in the presby-
terry, with membership of 5000 mem
bers. As result of last years work
500 names of young people had been
added to the membership of the
churches. The action of the board of
foreign missions should stir up all the
young people to renewed efforts. Ow
ing to a reduced treasury twenty-three
young men and women could not be
sent to the foreign missionary fields,
1t was urged upon pastors and elders
that they should encourage more the
societies and assist them in their great
work.
Rev. Charles Il. Robinson. chairman
of the committee on foreign missions,
reported that sixty-three churches had
madA full reports. showing that the
sum of $1l,96l had been collected dur
Ing the year as againat $l1,742 for 1894.
When all the churches reported 1t
would be found that the sum Of $4,000
had been collected. The sum of $6.569
had been raised by the Women's For
eign Missionary society as compared
with $5,551 for 1894. qs
Rev. Henry ii. Jessup addressed the
and referred to the appoint
ment of his brother. Rev. Samuel Jes-
sup as missionary in Syria, who would
be supported by the Young Peoples So
cieties OF the presbytery.. As his
brother was so closely connected with
them he described how he came to be a
and then gave a pleasing
description Of Beyrout, where the trees
bear fruit all the year round.
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