The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-02

on Sundays in Lent evening prayer
will be said at st. Lukes church at $50
p. m, and a mission service will be held
at 7.30 p m.
Rev c. l.. Miller of the Trinity
Lutheran church, will preach n series
of sermons during Lenten season on
the Book Of Jonah. The sermons
will be based on Lenten thought on
repentance, suggested by the Book of
Jonah.
Mite chests have been given to the
Sunday school scholars Of St. David's
church to be used for their little saw
ing and self-denials during the forty
days of Lent. At The Easter festival
the mite chest is to be returned and
every child returning 81 will be given
reward. Those having S. will be
awarded a leather-bound prayer book
and hymnal.
Records Of Church Work.
Three large barrels of clothing, val
uSd AT $50, have been sent by the young
ladies of Dunmore Presbyterian church
to sufferers in Nebraska. over $500
have been collected by the ladies Of the
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home and foreign missions during the
year.
on Saturday and Sunday the quar-
terly meeting of the Welsh CongreGa-
tional churches of the LaCkaWanna
and Luzerne Valleys, was held at
| Minersville, when excellent reports
were presented from almost all the
| churches Considerable enthusiasm
was manifested in the announcement
| that thirty-twO members had been re-
Ccived in the Wiikes-Barre church
since Rev. Lloyd Roberts, formerly of
Bangor. was appointed pastor on Jan,
| /. Rev. Peter Roberts, of Olyphant,
preached an excellent sermon on the
theme assigned, Ministry of the Holy
| Spirit" Rev. lvor Thomas was APP
pointed TO preach at the next meeting,
| to be held at Forest City, on the sub
| ject "Person of Christ and His Minis
! try" ID. j. Evans was appointed ia
read u paper on "The Sunday School,
and Rev. David on "The Diaconate."
The examining committee of the
Welsh Congregational churches. who
are authorized to grant licenses to
preach, have adopted DR., Smiths
Smaller History" Fairbanks Life of
Christ" and Hodges Systematic
Theology as the curriculum. n
license to preach has been granted to
| william Surdam
Sacrament of the Lords supper will
be administered at the Dunmore Pres
byteran church tomorrow.
The vestry of st. Luke's church have
| completed the purchase of the Potter
lots for the Dunmore mission. BY this
means the mission Is given one of the
finest sites in the town for church and
parish work. Four members of the
vestry have advanced the money to The
rector, personally, to secure two lots
on the northeast corner of Quincy ave-
nue. and Gibson street for church pur'
poses. A Sunday school will be opened
in this locality at an early date.
The revival services held at Elm
Park church. during the week, have
been eminently successful In the mum
Der attending, and in creating new in
terest in spiritual work. A large mum
ber have evnced great readiness tc
take part i'm the services.
The district conference of Wyoming
district of the Methodist Episcopa
church will be opened at Carbondalt
on April 10. Bishop Andrew will pre-
side and will preach at Elm Park
church on his way to Carbondale
A new feature has been adopted in the
services of the Grace Reformed church
on Wyoming avenue. Holy commune
ion will be celebrated on Sunday even
ings once in every three months, In