The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
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.

church workers have occurred during
the past week in the city, the first and
foremost being the united prayer meet
ings for the due observance of the
Worlds week of prayer" The various
services in the central city churches,
as well as on the West Side, and in the
North End, have been well attended.
Excellent taste was manifested in the
choice of subjects assigned for the
prayers Of each day.
Missions of the Week.
Large congregations have attended
the evangelistic meetings at the Second
Presbyterian church during the week.
The brief and pithy addresses of the
pastor, Rev. Charles Il. Robinson, have
been highly appreciated. w. C. Weed
en-, the gifted evangelistic singer, as
sited by Mrs. b. T. Jayne, has rendered
superior service of song. The meet
ings will be continued until Friday.
Gospel missions have also been large
1y attended at the Penn Avenue Bap-
fist church during the week, the larg-
est congregation being on Tuesday
night, when the mortgage deed of $4,000
was consigned to the flames. Deacon
Nathaniel Hallstead was a prominent
figure in the ceremony. The church
was organized at his residence thirty
five years ago, and in 1872 he presented
the church with the beautiful parson-
age on Mifilin avenue conditionally
upon the church being cleared of all
debt. The condition was fulfilled on
Tuesday evening.
Revival services at the Green Ridge
Primitive Methodist church have also
been well attended and the practical
sermons of the pastor, Rev. Daniel Saw
age. have been favorably commented
upon.
Methods of Eyangclists.
Great interest has been aroused by
the discussion of Dr. Floyds paper on
"Evangelistic Work." which was read
at the City Pastors union on Monday.
The silence of the clergymen who were
presumed to be admirers of the work of
evangelists has been commented upon,
and it is regrettable that the discus
sion was not carried to its logical issue.
Rev. ID. c. Hughes struck the proper
keynote in suggesting the authoriZa
tion of evangelists by the denomina
tions of which they are members. The
work of ordained ministers and unor-
dained evangelists differ materially.
Regular congregations expect sound
theological sermons from their pastors,
while it may be said, without any dis
respect, that evangelists have a wide
field to scour in their eXhortations to
transient audiences. The methods are
different and the responsibilities can
not be compared. hence the only satis-
factory solution of any difficulty would
be to recognize the suggestion which
emanated from Rev. d. C. Hughes.
100000 to Be Raised.
Tomorrow mornings service at Elm
Park church should engross the at
tention of all Methodists in the city, in
asmuch as it will be devoted to the
consideration of the claims of the SUI
perannuated ministers of the church.
The Methodist connection, wherever it
is established, has already a 'Wornout
Minister'S fund" the proceeds being
the stated offerings during the year
which are divided between the retired
ministers. The leading men of the
churches of the. Wyoming conference
have, however. decided that this is not
sufficient appreciation of the services
of the veterans Of their pulpits, and are
now engaged in raising a fund of, at
least, 100000, the interest of which will
be utilized in assisting aged ministers,
calculated according to the years of
their service. 1t will be observed that
in the former fund the whole revenue
is divided each year, but in the new
movement the fund is being made a
permanent one, and, although organ
lied but a few years ago, it has already
swelled to 100000.
William Connell was the originator of
this commendable idea, and showed his
practical sympathy by contributing a
very substantial sum. DR.. Griffin, of
Binghamton, will, tomorrow morning,
give interesting details of the move
ment.
New Church for Dunmore.
Three lots have been purchased near
Blakely street, Dunmore, as cites for a
mission church, parish building and
rectory for the daughter-church of st.
Luke's. The parish building will be
erected first, and the others will follow
in order Rev. A. l.. Urban, who was
recently ordained as priest, is in charge
of the mission, and has been very sue
cessful in his labors.
Gospel for the Masses.
Special evangelistic services are being
held at the Penn Avenue Baptist
church on Sunday evening, when the
pastor, Rev. Warren G. Partridge, de-
livers sermons on topics specially pre-
pared, which include the following:
''Religion and Business" "The Moralst
and Christ" 1.-THE Slums and Christ"
''The Young and Christ" Jesus as a
ocbarp 4
'Fishers of Men"
Elections of Church Officers.
Several elections of church officers
have been held during the week. The
following have not, so far, been an
nounced in the press: Jackson Street
Baptist church-Deacons, John Owens,
William Protheroe, William C. Davies
and d. c. Thomas; trustees, w. b.
Owens, w. c. Davies and Edward Col
lins.
First Welsh Congregational church
Sunday school-Superintende ID. ID.
Evans; treasurer, S. r.. Jones; chorister,
Thomas! abraham; organist, Miss Hat
tie Davies; church trustees (for three
years., Thomas Carson and Judge III.
M. Edwards.
Park Place Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday school-Superintend
George r. Clark; assistant superin-
tendant, Samuel Brader; lady assist
ant, Mrs. Elizabeth Mills; superintend-
ent of primary department Mrs c. +.
Miller; secretary, M. w. Bailey; treas
urer. George s. Ruby; librarian, Rob-
ert Vail; assistant librarian, M. Hoff-
man; organist. Miss Kate Brader as
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Sunday school illustrator, DIR. Mathew
Ross.
Green Ridge Baptist church-Super-