The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-18
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

Rev. l.. c, Floyd, L. D.. preached ut Elm
Park church yesterday morning.
Rev. ID. c. Phillips, OF Hyde Park,
preached an English sermon at the Welsh
| Cayinistic Methodist church, Providence,
| last evening.
Rev. q. W. Powell, OF the Tniversa!ist
/ church, will leave today for jamestown,
/ \. Y, TO conduct special services Tor the
next two weeks.
/ W. G. Weeden has been engaged for one
year, beginning on April |, to organize and
/ direct a chorus choir in the Second Pres
/ byterian church.
/ Secretary Mahy, of the Young Mems
/ Christian association, is spending two
week in Missouri, where Mrs. Mahy is
visiting her parents.
The quarterly meeting of the Welsh
| Congregationalists of LuZerene and Lack
awanna valleys viii be held at Minersville
/ on Saturday and Sunday.
on Sunday next Il series of revival SER
vices will be commenced Ut the Elm Park
| church. The services will continue for
period of TWO weeks at least.
Owing to the absence of Miss Guthrie.
/ the soprano soo!st at Elm Park church,
who is in New York, Miss Hobbs, of that
city, sang at Elm Park church yesterday.
rev. w y. l'LN lS, VI Nllt lpN
| Welsh Baptist church, attended at War
rior Run, yesterday, where he conducted
special services in Welsh at the Baptist
church.
The sermon which Rev.fDr. James Nc
Leod recently delivered upon Pope Leo $
1 last cnCycl!cal was reprinted in full in II
recent issue of the New York Mail and
| Express
Yesterday was Banner Sunday in the
history OF the Elm Park church Sunday
school. Seven hundred and twenty-one
persons were present, being the highest
number on record
Tomorrow night the Meas league of the
Penn Avenue Baptist church will hold
their regular monthly meeting. These
meetings are always full of interest and
are we'll attended.
The Young Mems Christian association
gec club, comprising twenty voices, will
serenade a number of citizens during the
week, and it is proposed to devote one
evening each week for this purpose.
Camp III, of the Patriotic order Sons OF
America, attended Divine service at the
Puritan church last evening, when Rev
a. T. Ferris preached an appropriate SER
mon on Social and Economic Wrongs"
on Thursday evening the Christian En-
deavor society of Penn Avenue Baptist
church will hold social followed by a
/ concert. on Friday night the Juniors will
celebrate Washngton's birthday by hold
ing u concert
missionary Day" was appropriately OBJ
served at the Providence Methodist Epis-
Copal church yesterday. Rev. w. II.
Pearce. d. D., of Elm Park church, preach
ing "a special sermon at the morning SER
vice. A substantial Offering was made in
aid of foreign missionary work.
Church services in the city yesterday
were notable for the large number of out
of-town clergymen who occupied the va
rious pulpits of the churches. At the Uai-
versalist church an important conference
was held Saturday and yesterday, fun
report of which appears elsewhere.
/ f. W. Pearsall addressed large audi
ence at the Young Mems Christian asSo-
citation hall yesterday afternoon, when
/ excellent music was disCourscd by Con-
rad's orchestra. General praise was given
, for the fine singing of the glee club. Their
performances yesterday displayed re-
marltable progress.
Rev. A. c. Whltmer of Lancaster, su-
perintendent of the board of home mis-
sions, preached two abr sermons at the
Calvary Reformed church, on Monroe
avenue, yesterday. The reverend gentle
] man occupies an llilppIldHl Du7ltlpt ll 'ut
| denomination and his presence attracted
two large congregations.
Rev. j. l.. Sbole, of Philadelphia n
well known pulpit orator, will lecture
at the Holy Trinity church, Adams ave-
nue. this evening on the subject, within
| the Shadow Cf the MasSanutten; or, u
| Virginia Boys Experience in War Times"
| The admission Is free, and large audi
cnce should greet the eloquent lecturer.
This evenings dime concert at the Welsh
| Congregational church, Providence Is an
assured success, as considerable time has
been devoted to the preparation of the
juveniles, who in the rehearsals have
shown themselves to be very proficient I'm
the work. The programme IL well ar
ranged and contains several numbers OF
standard music by adults.
Services at the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church are now conducted In the
spacious school room. The vacancy
caused by the resignation of Rev. II. W.
Skellenger has not yet been filled and
supplies are procured for each Sunday.
Yesterday Rev. j. A. Davis. ID. D., of Ny
ack, n. y, ohcated The congregation
Is much pleased with the handsome ap-
pearance of the new school room.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Scranton Christian Endeavor union will
be held at the Young Mems Christian ns-
sociatlon parlors tomorrow evening at Z
o'clock. The usual notices will not be sent
to the presidents and the corresponding
secretaries of the individual societies this
month, but the attendance of each one is
urged Business OF Importance will be
considered. In addition, +. NJ, Bouton will
read n paper
Rev. Il. II. UawXhurst preached pow
| crful sermon at the Court Street Methodist
Episcopal church last evening on "That
Fast Young Man." analyzlng the char
| meter of Absalom for the benefit of the
young men In his large congregation. The
reverend gentleman deducted considerable
valuable and practical advice from his
sermon which should prove OF great as
slstance to the younger members OF his
church In meeting the temptations of ev-
ery-day life. Dr. Hawxhurst ls engaged
In very useful task In preaching n series
of sermons on the common sins of the day
which are seldom denounced In the pulpit.
He does not, however, rest content with u
mere denunclation, but follows up his re-
marks by plainly pointing out the remedy
for the lamentable state of society In the
many phases which he courageously eN-
poses. His sermons are practical and TO
the point.
Wanted-iOO lays to sell the Times. Ap.
ply at Times Office this morning at s
| o'clock.
Thousands are suffering excrucating
misery from that plague OF the night.
ticking piles, and say nothing about II
througl<& sense of delIcacy. All such will
find p Hnstant relief. IN the use OF Doan's
D@ent. 1t never s'ils'