The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-26
news OF the CHURCHES
Evangelical Lutherans Comprise q
Sect That Is Growing.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES
Show What Has Been Accomplished.
some thing About New Communion
Cup - Little News Notes Of
Churches and Their People.

The Christian Endeavor committee
having In charge the arrangements for
the state convention in Scranton In
1896 has Just issued IT'S first number OF
che scranton Christian Endeavor Jour-
nal. the Official organ Of the City unions.
but which will be especially devoted to
the preparatory work for the conven-
ton. 1t contains articles from the chair
men Of the several committees outlining
work to be done, and giving local news
OF societies. Rev. w. H. S'tubblebine is
the editor; ]. u. Wagner, assistant edi-
tor; q. w. Smithing, business manager;
c. F. Hess. superintendent of mailing;
+. w. Dolrh. assistant business mama
ger. The Committee Of SO has added
an advisory board to It's organization.
The members are: Il. F. Wells, esq,
George g. Mahy. Professor G. W, Phil
lips, Luther Keller. Major J. B. Fish, j.
II. Torrey. A. B. Eynon, Colonel 4. H.
Ripple ara A. w. Dickson. c. l.. HeSs
has been elected secretary of the COM
mittee, vice II. II. Lathrope, resigned.
who will take ministerial course, and
Miss Jennie Daniels has been chosen
private secretary for the committee.
The Evangelical Lutheran church Of
North America is agrowing church. She
is sometimes accused OF being slow and
rao.n-prosrssS.ve, but these accusations
cannot be substantiated and very often
emanate from those who never studied
the history of the Evangelical Lutheran
church. 1t has been stated that the
number OF new churches erected In the
Year 1894 equals the number OF working
days In the year. Along every line Of
church work progress is noted oy those
who carefully follow the onward march
of the Evangelical Lutheran church
The statistics OF the church for 1894 are:
-Four general bodies. el synods, 549l
ministers, 9.30S congregations, lS32.932
communicate members and about -
O0O, 900 baptlsei members. 3.402 parochial
schools. with 2,95l teachers. not count
ing the large number OF pastors VINO
teach, and 19S.7S7 pupils; 5.2S2 Sunday
schools. with AZ. .6lS officers and teachers.
and i57,3S5 scholars mot all synods re-
porting). The benevolent contributions
for the year C,sn synods not reportingo.
amounted to 5000 ,66Qi3; but II the cor
rect figure could fbe secured the amount
would be more than a million ana
quarter. These contributions do not in
clude all the amounts contributed Tor
the ma intenance and endowment q. the
educational Institutions OF the church,
nor the amounts contributed by lndlv!d-
uals for the various interest OF tne
church. nor the contributions sent TO
missionary and other societies In Eu-
rope anti ether countries. The money
thus contributed amounted. at low
s;lmS,.e to another million dollars.
TGere exists within the church, and un-
der churchly control, twenty-slx theo-
logical seminagJes, forty colleges. thlr-
ty-seven academies, thirteen ladies'
se,nlna rles. thir.y-fve orr han homes
and forty-five asylums for the aged.
dec coness Institutions. hospitals and
other institutions OF benevolence ard
mercy The llc education institutions
aggregate property valued at S5O' ,O5O
endowment amounting to 81 800. iis. they
employ us professors and instructors
and have l2092 students. 2,730 OF whom
have the ministry In view Conly one-halt
the institutions reporting the latter
i,em). The eighty benevolent lnstItu-
tions report the value OF property at
s52 se7 s92 endowment amounting to
$ls6 $50 and g.. 55i inmates.
The New Communion Cup.
The recent death in New York from
the result OF incubation, and the
advanced ideas Of contaxion In con-
cannot fail TO suggest the fear
OF danger in the common use OF one cup
in the administration of the Eucharist.
1t Is known that many people partake,
whose physical condition demands In
service and many are deprived
OF this blessing from a sen sc of justice
to others. Is the church exempt from
the discoveries OF medical science? Can
she escape the danger which the col
lective usage Of any vessel invites? This
IS the day OF progress. wael the intelli-
gence OF a thinking people must ques-
ton the safety OF even this old and
custom. q day when self-pro-
lection is not antag agonistic to Christian
ity. Attention has been called 10 this
matter by the recent invention OF q
syphon designed for Individual service.
The liquid can. be freely dra wn into the
mouth. but not one drop can return 10
the cup All danger thus obviated
while the idea OF unity and fellowship
the use OF one cup Is retained.
Little Church News Notes.
Secretary Pearsall OF the Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association Is
in Erie attending the state conference
and conducted the quiet hour" service
evening.
Rev. Newman Matthew'S. pastor Of
the Puritan Congregational church, Is
absent from his charge this week, hlv-
ing gone to Lawrence. Mass, where he
was married Wednesday Afternoon. He
expects to return with his brlle to-
day. The ladies Of the church are pre-
pairing TO tender them a reception on
evening OF next week.
concert WAS gwen "eunesuay
evening At the Howard Place African
NJ. 4. Church by the Asaph Concert
Company under the auspices OF Payne's
Seminary at wilberforce.
Ohio.
The members - Calvary Reformed
will hold Festival OF Days"
In the Armory during the week begin
ming Monday. November %.
The Ladies aid Society of the Elm
Park Church served supper Thursday
evening from to O'clock.
The members Of the Penn Avenue
Baptist Church held birthday social