The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-05
City Pastors and
Their Hard Work
Religious Developments Of One Week
in All Our Churches.
AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES NOTED
Carefully Compiled Compendium Of News
and Personal Mention Relating to the
Churches and the Benevolent and
Charitable Religious Societies.

Charitable Religious Societies.
The New York Street Mission station,
in charge of Mr.. Chandler, of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, is doing very
good work. During the Christmas en-
tertainment that was held last week
four Bibles We're presented to scholars
that committed the shorter Catechism,
and five Of the scholars We're given
presents for perfect attention during
the year. For the winter months
night school has been organized for the
scholars, which is held every Monday
and Thursday evenings, when stan or
teachers from the Second Presbyterian
church volunteer their service to teach
those attending. On Wednesday OF each
week very successful prayer meeting
IS held, and the Endeavor society that
was recently organized has member
ship of forty-five persons and an aver
age attendance of about fifty-five.
DIR. Talmagc.
Fire disheartened De Witt Talmage
so that he resolved not to build new
church in the City of Churches Many
conjectures were made as to his future,
WucI IL was pOoltiNCiS Niio"iA sA~s NA'N
Tabernacle would not be built, but
those who predicted that the preacher
that had drawn an audience OF 5000
persons to hear him Sunday after Sun
day for years. would not go far away
from the scenes of his most glorious
pulpit achievements, were not far from
the mark. DR.. Talmage is to return to
New York city, and his many friends
have advised him to hold services in the
Academy of Music every Sabbath after
noon at 4 o'clock This hour Is chosen
that his services may not conflict with
those conducted by other pastors in the
city. In.commenting on this resolution
of the divine one of his admirers breaks
forth in the following refrain: why
should DIR. Talmadge not preach at any
time or all day long and let the other
preachers suffer If they must? The
duty of such a strong swimmer Is 10
plunge in and save drowning souls,
no matter who else may be swimming
out toward them" Men differ as to
their estimate of this great preacher,
but without doubt his name is the most
familiar of pulpit orators in the homes
of the land, and probably never were
lHt Sti iiioiio Vi oiy ''''''A
versally and with as much avidity as
those of this divine. lie sald that ne
felt in him yet twenty years OF lapor'
and there is but little doubt put MS
pulpit powers will draw to the Acau-
emy of Music an audience that VIII
rival that which thronged the brooklyn
Tabernacle. At least, 1t VIII be inter-
esting to watch developments as thls
giant takes the rostrum in New YORK
city.
The Rescue Mission.
The Rescue Mission. on Franklin ave-
nus is not as widely known as it
should he. and the good done by Mr..
and Mrs. Sanborn. who have charge of
dhe work. deserves commendation.
Every might of the week the first floor
Of the building is open and prayer and
nraise service Is held. and, generally
there is a full room. The place is kept
clean is filled with chairs. and on the
walls are familiar and striking texts
from Scripture. The singing is inspir-
ing. and many remarkable testimonies
are given by some of ithe people who at
tend and have, by means Of this sta
tion. found a Savior.
by the generosity of band of Chris
tian men in one town, who are still at
the head of the work. but as 1t grows,
the demand for funds increases and
the work has suffered of late from
the lack Of the necessary supply. The
executive board has granted permis-
sion ito Mr.. Sanborn to bring the work
of the mission before our churches,
and last Sunday the door of THE Provi-
dence Presbyterian church was thrown
open and the audience heard something
of the noble work done by the Rescue
mission in our city. Addresses were
made by Mr.. Sanborn, Dolph B. Ather-
ton and Rev. George E. Guild. An Of
fering was made to aid the work, which
amounted to over $50. The work will
undoubtedly be presented to other
churches. and an organization that is
calculated to do much good ITO the way
ward and the unfortunate should COM
mend itself ito the Christian community
of the CITY.
Good Work Conied.
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sncome Tho nIan vas copscientiously
car,;od ahrough and tho rosnlt astnn.
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