The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-04
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

RELIGIOUS TOPICS.
Evangelist Scoville will begin a series of
Sunday afternoon evangelical meetings at
Conservatory hall on March TO-
A quarterly meeting of the trustees of
! the Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church will be held this evening.
A farewell reception will be rendered TO
Miss Macurdy at the Young Women's
| Christian association on Thursday even
ing.
Rev. Dr. Stryker, of Hamilton college,
preached to two large congregations at
the Green Ridge Presbyterian church yes
! terday.
| musical and literary entertainment
will be given by the members of the ProYi-
dence Presbyterian church Christian En-
deavor society on Thursday next.
An important business meeting of the
members of the Olyphant Presbyterian
church will be had tonight, when Rev.
George L. Guild will act as moderator.
Members of the Women's auxiliary of st.
Luke's church will meet at the parish
house for the purpose of preparing gar
ments for the orphanage at Johnstown.
A meeting of the Presbyterial committee
of the Slavonic mission at Peckville VIII
| be held at the Office of +. b. Sturges, in
the Commonwealth building, this morning
| at 10 o'clock.
Evan W. Lewis and John Evans have
been selected by the Young Peoples So
cety of the Providence Welsh Baptist
church to conduct their services and as
| sst in the work.
Special services were held at the Cal
vary Reformed church, George w. San
born and F. w. Pearsall being the preach
I tla lp.~ 4 lfAn nf for la.I
| the various services.
In the absence of the pastor, Rev. d. C.
! Hughes, who is at Philadelphia, DIR. Pal
mer secretary of the Baptist Home Mis-
sion society, preached a practical sermon
at the Jackson Street Baptist church last
evening.
! Rev A. f. Ferris gave an illustrated
sermon last evening at the Puritan church
| on "Old Bible Characters" The church
was crowded and the sermon was delv-
cred In a manner which made 1t interest
ing and instructive.
Rev. +. B. Hodge, of Wilkes Barre. oc-
cupied the pulpit of the First Persbyte-
ran church yesterday. The services were
well attended and considerable interest
was evinced in the powerful sermons Of
the well known divine.
Presiding Elder Eckman attended at
the Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday and preached to
crowded congregation In the evening. A
love feast was held In the morning and
Rev. a. w. Cooper conducted the quar-
terly meeting of the church.
A large audience assembled at the Pro-
violence Presbyterian church last evening,
when an excellent programme of music
was rendered by the choir. The efforts of
! Professor r. J. Davis were highly appre-
ciated and he Is to be commended for
furnishing such good specimens of chorus
work.
| Tomorrow evening the Junior Young
| Peoples society of the Dunmore Presbv-
terian church will hold their orange So
clal in the church parlors. The entertain
ment and social will continue from q p.
m. to p. m. and will include flag drill
and other appropriate numbers by the lit
tie ones.
Rev. william Richards, of st. Claire,
preached at the Green Ridge Primitive
Methodist church yesterday. The music
furnished by the choir was favorably com
mented upon and Miss Bella Fidian. the
efficient organist, was complimented for
the capable manner in which the various
numbers were rendered
At the twilight recital to be con-
Quoted at Elm Park church tomorrow af
ternoon the doors will be opened at $3.50
o'clock, and will close at o'clock sharp,
after which no one will be admitted A
silver collection Will he taken at the door
in aid of the fund for the relief of the
poor. The bi-monthly supper will be
served on Thursday from p. m to y. M
preached by Rev. c. A. McGee. the pas
tor.
Tomorrow evening the members of the
| Iprifpitiyn NathnItaf oh
will hold meeting for the purpose of elect
ing q pastor In view of the ensuing con-
ference. There is q general concensus of
opinion to invite Rev Daniel Savage to
remain another year, especially as he IL
now buslly engaged In the work OF dis
charging the debt upon the church. Dur
ing his connection with the church he has
labored energetically and has had the sat
Isfactlon of witnessing material growth
In the membership as well as In the spr-
itual work OF the church.
Rev. Vincent Beck, a native missionary
among the Bohemlans IN New York, who
delivered an address at Peckville yester-
day Is remarkable man In many re-
spects. lie found an lnsanitary church
In New York, situated In an undesirable
portion OF that city. and In a brief period
was successful in building u church for his
countrymen at u cost of $4,000. He has
succeeded In attracting 1900 children Of
the foreign element to Sunday schools.
While on tour In the west he organized
q large number OF churches for Hunga-
rians, Poandsrs etc, and educated
twenty-one young Bohemans for the min
istry and sent them to take charge of the
churches. He Is known as the marry
ing-clergyman" and couples have travelled
from Pttsburg, Philadelphia and other
far-off cities. to New York In order that
he might unite them in the bonds Of
matrlmony.