The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
THE WORLD OF RELIGION
News OF the Churches, Their Work
and Pastors.
ARMENIA THE CHIEF TOPIC
Ii Is AbhOrrcnt but Invites the Attention
OF Thinking Christian pcoplc-Brief
Notes Tell the lesser Church lid
ings-TomOrrow's Services.

Notes Tell the lesser Church lid
s-Tomorrow's Services.
All over the country the thousands
OF Protestant churches have observed
the last seven days as a week of prayer
The National council, a body which
represents the different American de-
nominations. issued request that the
hrst week in every new year should
be consecrated by prayer. The churches
responded and a union prayer service
has been in progress for the past week.
ON the West Side nearly every church
held prayer services. At the Taber-
nacle Congregational church. on South
Hyde Park avenue. different members
of the church led at the several meet
ings. Addresses We're also made. The
Band of Hope assisted at the singing
exercises. At the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church the pastor Rev. II. Bell.
led the meetings. Every afternoon
Bible readings We're given. Great sue
cess was met with, the young people of
the church attending the meetings in
large numbers. Services were also he'd
in the Simpson Methodist Episcopal.
Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
and other West Side churches.
The series of union prayer meetings
III the central tlty CLOSES tIlIS AFTERNOON
in the Young Mems Christian assocla-
tion building. They have been held in
the Penn avenue Baptist, FIRST Pres
byterian, Grace Reformed Episcopal
and Elm Park churches. and, although
the cold and snow caused comparatively
small attendances. they have been of pc
culiar interest. At each meeting some
subject of religious import was an
nounced for discussion and prayer.
The TOPICS in each case related to the
present.
The Armenian Atrocities.
The Armenian atrocities as Il subject
of church discussion shows no sign of
abatement. 1t would be unfair to say
of 1t that the congregations do not tire
because the subject is interesting;
butchery at first thought is abhorrcnt.
but it attracts the people in this case
because of its APPALLING revelation of re-
liSiOus despotism and arouses both
sympathy and Indignation.
In this connection tomorrow nights
service in the First Presbyterian
church will probably attract an audi
ence thai will fill the edifice to the
doors. The announcement that ex-
Governor James a. Beavers. now of the
Superior court. may be one of the
speakers, has created an added interest,
but the addresses of the pastor. Dr.
Mcleod. Judge Hand, A. w. Dickson
and Colonel II. NJ. Boies should furnish
material for valuable thought and real
ization of the Turkish situation.
Following is a copy of a message
telegraphed from this city Monday:
Hon. N. 5. Quay, Washington, ID. c.
AT the ministers meeting in this city
today 1t was unanimously resolved to wire
you asking tina you protest as our senator
in the name of 10DO,GOO against the inhu
man barbarities perpetrated upon Ar
menan Christians, and to urge that meas
ures be taken by our government to stop
these horrid atrocities.
James Mcleod, ID. D.,
w. II. Pearce y. d.,
l.. c. Floyd. ID. D.,
II. NJ. Boies,
Committee.
The message was the result of a.
meeting of the Pastors union in the
Young Mems Christian association
building which adopted a resolution
recommending that the clergy preach
upon the subject tomorrow evening, and
that collections be forwarded through
the proper channels for the relief of
these sufferers. A committee consist
ing of Revs. Drs. Pearce, Mcleod and
Floyd was appointed to confer with our
representatives. in Washington with a
view of waking up public opinion in
sent the foregoing telegram. DR. Pearce
presided at the meeting.
Meeting Of the Archdca conry.
A meeting of the archdeaconry of the
Episcopal churches of this city and
vicinity will be held in st. Luke's
church, this city, on Jan. 20. 81 and o.
The young men of the four Episcopal
churches of the city, as members of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew, will meet
next Tuesday in st. Luke's church to
arrange the preliminaries of their part
in the archdeaconry meeting. The
brotherhood of st. Andrew runs in the
same channel of work as the Christian
Endeavor societies of other churches.
1t is an organization solely for young
men. and has for it's particular purpose
the redemption of young men. There
are three chapters in this city and one
in Dunmore. as follows: st. Lnke's.
St. David's. Church of the Good Shep-
herd and st. Marks church. DunmOre.
Every chapter is subordinate to the
rector of the parish
Rev. James Fielding will preach to-
morrow. both morning and evening. at
the Jackson Street Baptist church. The
church will not Immediately call pas
tor. but an effort will be made to liqui-
date, in part at least. the pOnderous
l.
better done when there is no minister's
salary to pay. The church is in
straiehtened circumstances. but to an
outsider the struggle of the few faithful
members of the church. beset as they
are with such adversities, is nothing
short of Christian heroism At one
time. few months ago, the shadow of
the sher;ff's hammer, could be seen
falling upon the church. but the men,
bers went down deep into their purses
and the creditors We're satisfied for Il
time at least Now the church has un-
dertaken to raise $1,000 by the first of
May Entertainments, etc, VIII be. held
for this purpose.
The Minister'S Salary.
Church members generally give little
thought to the fact that their pastor
needs money One Scranton pastor has
not hesitated to remind his flock that
his salary was overdue. He published
the following paragraph in a recent
issue of his church magazine: Most of
our people are aware that the rcctor'S
salary. even when paid promptly. Is
meagre enough to live upon ressectably,
but when that little is not forthcoming
for months after it is due. those who
profess to be Christians and are under
obligations to uphold the hands of
their minister by their indifference and
negligence virtually only help to add
to his cares and anXieties. Whether
such a spirit is Christian we shall leave
to the considera ton of those who pro-
feSS allegiance to this church. Let
their conscience define their duties. and
if obedience is rendered to its dictates.
we feel confident that this perplexng
problem will be solved in IA very short