The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-27
tomorrow celebrate the twenty-third

tomorrow celebrate the twenty-third
anniversary of his pastorate of the
Providence Welsh Congregational
church, and, probably, has the honor
of being the only pastor who has occu-
pied the same pulpit in this city for
such a long period. AS his name in
dicates, Mr.. Jones is Cymro, being a
native Of Carmarthenshire, South
Wales, where he received his early
training. During his honored career
in both countries Mr.. Jones has been
an assiduous worker and diligent stu
dent, being a firm believer in the prin-
ciple that the Gospel should always be
preached with intelligence, hence his
sermons have always been scholarly,
erudite and essentially of an educa-
tional type.
Outside the pulpit his work has been
along similar lines, and the unusual
length of his pastorate testifies to the
love and affection which exists between
pastor and people. Having their abso-
lutte confidence, he has succeeded in
the honorable achievement of record
ing continual and uninterrupted prog
ress in the history Of the church since
his election as pastor. Although the
Puritan church-one' of the leading
churches of the North End-is an Off
shoot Of the Welsh Congregational
church, the mother church has con-
tinued to increase in membership until
the roll has been doubled. Eighteen
months ago DR.. Jones also established
a mission at Dutch Gap, which like
wise has doubled in membership. DR..
Jones is one of the best known person
ages in the North End, and it would
be difficult to enumerate the various
movements in which he has assisted
for the improvement of his neighbors.
AS pastor he has proved the success
of his mission, and many are grateful
to him for the guidance he has afforded
them in this life. His wise counsel and
good advice, as we'll as his willing as
sistance, are always at the service of
the many who call upon him, confident
that they win be welcomed in all their
troubles by one who has their welfare
and interest at heart.
Tomorrow morning DR.. Jones will
preach sermon on 1.-THE Social Duties
of the Church Towards the Young
Men," and large congregation will
doubtless be in attendance.
Events of the Week.
BY special request, Dr. L. M. Gates
read an excellent paper before a large
meeting Of the members Of the Penn
Avenue Baptist church on Wednesday
evening on the interesting subject Of
1.-THE Obligations of the Church to the
Sunday School. In opening his paper
he asked the question, DO we as q
church appreciate the high privilege of
our situation? Five new classes in
our Sunday school! Young, plastic
minds waiting to be moulded. The
would-be philanthropist and reformer
has not to go out to the highways and
hedges to compel them to come in; they
are waiting at his command. No de-
.partment of church effort is better
adapted to missionary work.. or holds
out better promise of large returns
than the Sunday school. Do we believe
what has been taught US? Do we be-
lieve the Bible? Do we really believe
what we profess? Do we really believe
that right here in Scranton, as truly as
in far-off India, that unless men accept
the Lord Jesus, Christ as their per-
sonal Savior they must be eternally
damned. If we do believe these things,
what more could we ask than to-. be
planted. as we are, in the midst Of a
population not wholly, nay, only par
TALLY redeemed The doctor then i'm
pressed upon his audience how the
mind was; as the sensitive plate of q
camera, catching and holding an i'm