The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-23
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
Past Events and Future Movements
Of Churches and Church People.
THANKSGIVING, DAY PLANS
Central City Churches VIII Unite In tho
Morning in Elm Park Church-Suu.
rise Meetings On tho West
Sidc-Brief Church Notes.

Side-Brief Church Notes.
Thanksgiving Day-a day that means
to the church world something more
h turkey sociability Inc the COM
mon application of the term holiday"
will be appropriately observed by the
city churches.
The churches other than Catholic and
Episcopal will in the central city wor-
ship in the morning in Elm Park
church, where the service will be con-
Quoted and a sermon preached by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. w. II. Pearce.
Elm Park churc has decided upon a
novel but none the less practical idea
for reaching the masses and inducing
a general ttenda in the church on
THANKSGIVING night. Invitation cards
have been distributed in many of the
shops and factories among boys ana
girls, and men and women, announcing
O Thanksgiving entertainment of vocal
and instrumental music, and other
features. The "other features" are
short talks by prominent OF
the church and the pastor. Or. fearce.
No admission fee will be charged, but
an offering may be dropped in a basket
at the door. A few paragraphs PRINT
ed on the cards of invitation being dis,
tributed are well worth producing, ana
are as follows:
The Invitation Issued.
Dear Friend: One day alone, OUT Oh ~,
the year is set apart from us ielloWs, IN
made like an extra Saopath CONNIE, -
The middle of the week, a special peauty
and benediction. Thanksgiving! w MAJ
melody in the name! How fragrant Win
hallowed memories, how suggestive OF tns
sweet thought that we are not orphan
children, cropping YEARLY through a pes
carly world, but heirs of n Kingdom
and having a right to sing praises. JheS,S,
beautiful. thrice welcome fcsuval tnat
gathers to itself sheaves of loving mem
cries, and fifty puts its own cap smear
on the harvested riches of the year-wlth
joyful lips. merry hearts and devout as
p%irations to the All Giver, we nan our
peeriers Thanksgiving Day, And in the
even-tide of this festal day We specially
invite you 10 our church, which VIII pc
beautifully adorned with The fruitage or
the season, and made bright and. Joyful
with glad hearts, ringing songs and Chris
tan greetings"
While the sun is rising on the morn
ing of THANKSGIVING Day, a union
meeting of representatives of nearly oil
the West Side Protestant churches will
be held at the Jackson Street Baptist
church.. The services will begin at Z
O'Clock. Professor James Hughes, pres
ident of the West Side Young Peoples
. union. will lead the meeting, and deliv-
er a short address.
No Union Services on West Side.
In years gone by it has been custo-
mary to hold union services of West
Side churches at 20 o'clock, but no eff
fort has been made thus far to conduct
a meeting this year. 1t has been the
rule at these meetings hat the minister
who last assumed the Dastorate of q
West Side church should preach the
regular Thanksgiving sermon. As no
meeting will be held at 10 O'Clock this
year, 1t is probable that Rev. w. X.
Moffat, h new pastor of the Wash
burn Street Presbyterian church. Will
be called upon to make a short address
at the Z o'clock meeting. No special
singing services have been arranged
thus far.
At q meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the Christian Endeavor union
Tuesday night in the Young Mems
Christian association parlors, the re-
port of the retiring treasurer, a. G.
Smith, was adopted, and the books
turned over to his successor, L. NJ.
Speck. w. w. Inglis, joseph II. Da-
vies. l.. M. Speck, w. II. Gordon, n.
]. Cwynne and r. C. Beers We're ap-
pointed a committee to arrange sunrise
services in the several districts of the
union for Christmas morning. The
committee Of '96 reported having in
vited the Tri-County Union to hold
It's s~emi-annual convention in Scranton
on Nov. 20. and that the sessions will
be in the Penn Avenue Baptist church.
There will be three meetings-10 a. M.
2 and $50 o.. m. The programme will
be an interesting one, and a large at
tendance of delegates is expected.
Reception Given by Secretary Many.
At a reception given by the Young
Mems Christian associations general
secretary, George G.. Mahy, and Mrs.
Many, Wednesday night at their rooms
in the association building, it was re-
vealed how large a force of denOmina-
tional workers Is connected with the
various branches of the Young Mems
Christian associations and the Rescue
mission as secretaries and assistants.
Those present were Mr.. n Mrs. f. w.
Pearsall, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sanborn, MIR. and Mrs. II. Fl.
Burrough, Misses TOlles, Root, Dunn,
Adams. Perry. McGaughey, Messrs. r..
p. Hoff, Charles A. Wiley. William
Brandaman, w. H. Stanton. jr. Re
freshments We're served by Hanley.
The Presbyterian cleric held its regu-
lar weekly meeting Monday morning
in the studio of Rev. S. C. Logan, on
Monroe avenue. There was q full at
tendance. Rev. George L. Guild pre-
sided. Captain i. w. Loring, late of
The United States navy, occupied an
hour or more in interesting reminis-
2ences of the civil war.
SOrganist Pennington, of Elm Park
church, vas married in Oberlin, Ohio,
tuesday night to a former pupil.
Rev. Foster U. Gift, pastor of trace
lutheran church, was rendered q sur
Prise visit by a large number or the
congregation Tuesday night.
General News Notes.
In connection with the manual train
,ng work at the John Raymond insti-
ute in the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION a course has been arranged
TOR school boys of the city. Glasses Will
meet at 4.30 O'Clock Wednesday after
Moons and $50 q. M. Saturdays. The
course is designed to supplement- pub
Tic school work. Circulars are now be-
ing mailed to parents and guardians.
Secretary Manly contemplates adding a
e manual department also for public
school teachers.
The Women's Guild, Of st. Luke's
Episcopal church. yesterday afternoon
conducted. q cake sale in the parish
rooms, corner of Adams avenue and
Linden street
Rev. w. X. Moffat will preach his
arst sermon as pastor of the Washburn