The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-20
ANOTHER TEMPLE FOR GOD,
Dedicated by Prcsbytcrians at Green.
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Dedicated by Prcshytcrians at Green.
wood With Impressive Services.
Yesterday notes an important epoch
among Greenwood worshipers. who
have for a long time been conducting
Sabbath services ait the school. Their
new church was dedicated.
Thomas Ellis, of Mooslc, and elder of
the Moosic Presbyterian church,
preached the sermon in the morning,
and in the afternoon at o'clock the
dedicatory services began. The capa-
city of the church was taxed Many
from other towns Interested In the
work were present. Some noticed were
David j., Mary and Jennie Whiteford.
of Taylor: Miss Mamie Reinhardt and
Miss Bertha Sweet, also of Taylor; Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Jones, of Pittston avenue;
Mrs. r. j. Moore. of Adams avenue:
John Robertson. John Sutcllffe, Will
lam Bowen, Of Moosic; Mrs. Emma
Lower. of Avoca: ID. l.. Elias. of Hyde
Park, and Mr., and Mrs. w. G.. Thomas,
of West Pitsl,on.
The clergymen present We're Rev. u.
G. Parke. ID. d., of Plttston; Rev. II. G..
Jones, of Taylor, and Rev. Mr.. Linder
muth. of Mooslc. The exercises opened
with the singing of the doXology and an
invocation by Rev. Mr.. Jones. The an
them. sun of My Soul" was sung by
the choir. followed by a review of the
church on behalf of the building COM
mittee by Mr.. Ellis. The collection
was taken up and a liberal response re-
suited. B. j. Knapp and G.. b. w.
Doud had charge of the collection.
The duet, Love Divine" was sung
by Mrs. Theron c. Osborne and VIII
Jones; Scriptural reading by Rev. Mr..
Lindermuth, and an anthem by the
choir was the order of the exercises
preceding the sermon by DR.. Parke.
The reverend gentleman is a veteran
in the pulpit and labored for the Mas
ter fifty years ago, he said, within
sight of the very spot where the church
stands. He said he felt tempted to in
dulge in "reminiscences, for he organ
lied a Sunday school many decades ago
across the river in Taylor. He spoke
of the relation of the church and the
societies that are organized for evan
geli2ation. He believes that the church
is of primary Importance at all times,
because mankind needs to hear the
Npiu Va WV thc
sermon came the formal dedlcatory
prayer. A talk by Rev. Mr. Linder-
muth was followed by congregational
singing of the hymn. "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds.'' Services in the evening
were conducted by Mr.. Ellis.
The two lots on which the church
stands were donated by T.. N.
Willard, of Scranton; Abram S. Mes
bitt, of Wilkes-Barre, and w. L. Wat
son, of New York, trustees for the East
Side bondholders, of New York, who
own the land.
The contributions have been liberal
and the financial standing of the
church is good. City Treasurer r. G.
Brooks, Thmas II. Dale and Thomas
r. Brooks, of this city, have subscribed
handsomely, and w. G. Thomas, of West
Pittston. Misses Lizzie Lowering and
Della Knapp have collected money suf-
ficient to purchase carpet, and Mrs.
Theron G. Osborne and Mrs. G. T. Da-
Wis have secured from their friends the
amount necessary to procure an organ.
The church is a mission branch of the
Moosic Presbyterian congregation, and
the services will be conducted each
Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Lindermuth, pas
tor of the Moosic church.