The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25

for the coming year. A chorus choir o
twenty-four voices Of West Side singer!
will be organized Immediately. and will
rehearse on Friday evenings. The choil
on Sundays will be in charge Of a trust
worthy assistant. This will In no way
interfere with Mr.. Morgan's duties a
the First Presbyterian church.
Memorial Services.
| Memorial Day services will be held
at Elm Park church and the Penn Ave-
nue. Baptist church. At the former
tomorrow evening, the members of the
Colonel Monies post and Women's Re-
lief corps will attend, and Rev. w. H
Pearce will deliver a memorial address
on THE Sacrament Of Flowers" A
service of responsive reading and spe-
cial songs has been arranged. The
music, which has been arranged by
Professor Carter is most appropriate
for the occasion.
The Ezra s. Griffin post, Grand Army
Of the Republic, will attend in the
evening at the Penn Avenue Baptist
church, when about $50 veterans will
be present. Rev. Warren G. Partridge
will preach a special sermon on Pa
triotlsm." All the arrangements of the
service are prepared specially in view
of the occasion. An excellent quar-
tette, assisted by the large chorus, VIII
render appropriate music, which they
have rehearsed for some time. The edi-
flee will be beautifully decorated by
the ladies Of the church.
Coming Events.
The Lutheran Ministerium OF Penn
sylvania holds its one hundred and
forty-eighth annual convention In Phil
adelphia, June 6-12. This Is one or the
oldest and largest religious bodies in
America. Organized in 174S, It now in
cludes 300 ministers, 4S1 congregations
and 11S, ,464 communicate members.
The fair COMMITTEES OF the calvary
church have been laying plans to hold
a piano and bicycle contest In connec-
ton with the church fair. which Is to
be held In the fall A contest for a
$3.50 Pease piano Is now on. Arrange
ments are also being made for a second
contest between two railroad engineers.
the prize being $500 Sohmer piano.
John X. Troch, of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company, Is one of
the contestants
The second annual convention of the
Lutheran League Of Pennsylvania will
be held in Reading. June 25-27 This Is
an organizations of young Lutherans.
whose object Is to quicken In it5 men,
bers clearer consciousness OF Chris
tlan faith, and to promote among them
practical Christian life. Rev. Edwin
Lunn Miller, Of this city. is the presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania league There
are already eighteen district leagues
In the state, and over $4,000 members.
The Reading convention will. in all
probability, be the largest gathering of
Lutherans ever held In this country.
The Wilkes-Barre conference of the
Lutheran Ministerium OF Pennsylvania
resolved to hold its fall meeting In
Scranton.
A Baptismal service will be held at
the First Baptist church, Scranton
street, tomorrow evening.
The quarterly meeting Of the Welsh
Congregational churches Is being held
at Forest City today, and will be con-
tinued tomorrow.
The concert for which q large chorus
has been rehearsing for some time will
be held at the Dunmore Presbyterian
church on June II.
1t is announced that some Of the
Scranton churches will follow the GUS
tom Of the majority Of New York
churches by holding no services during
|, the month of August.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Dun.