The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-22
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

At ST. Luke's church. Sunday. mis-
sion service will be held at 7.3O p. M.
Rev. A. L. Ramer is meeting with
good success at st. Marks Lutheran
church.
Rev. d. Jones. of the First Welsh
Congregational church, will preach to-
morrow evening in the Jackson Street
Baptist church.
At the Scranton Street Baptist church
Rev. $. +. Matthews has already in
creased the church membership by his
consistent effort.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor of the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church gave a weight social in the
church parlors Tuesday evening.
a lecture on What and how did
Washington read will be delivered at
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian church
Sunday evening by Rev. John Griffith.
Mrs. j. A. Price will speak on the
subject of Mccall Missions tomorrow
afternoon at =. As at the Young Women's
Christian Association. All women are
invited
The Ladies' Aid society of ThroOp will
give "a Martha Washington supper to-
night at the residence of Mrs. George
Kramer. Hot supper will be served be-
tween the hours of . and .. All will be
cordially welcomed.
''The Sight of "a Sword and Its Re-
suit will be the subject of Dr. Nc
Leod's tomorrow evening sermon. 1t
is discourse appropriate to Washing
tons birthday. which suggests both
piety and patriotism.
The usual gospel meeting will he held
at the South Side Young Womens
Christian Association on Sunday after
noon at 3.4j O'Clock. Mrs. Henry jacob
son being the leader. Special music
will be furnished by tie choir. All
women are invited.
The ladies of the Hampton Street
Methodist church have each pledged to
contribute Il certain sum of money to-
ward the church treasury in specified
time. Entertainments are being held
and are conducted with one lady pat
roneSS for each entertainment.
The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety of the Wyoming district of the
Wyoming conference held it's annual
meeting Thursday i'm Elm Park church.
Sessions We're held in the morning and
in the afternoon. About Il hundred
and fifty delegates We're in attendance.
The devil, who is he: what is he?
Colonel James Fairman. A. NJ. the
famous artist. will deliver an address
in which he will answer the above
questions. on Sunday afternoon, Feb.
%, at 345 o'clock. at the Railroad de-
partment of the Young Mems Christian
Association. For railroad, men only.
Among the deaf muteS of this city and
vicinity a great deal of splendid work
is being done by the Ephthatha league
of St Luke's church. On Monday night
the league gave a social in the guild
room on Washington avenue, and not
witshtanding the very severe weather
a large number were present including
deaf mutes from Wilkes Barre, Oily
phant. DunmOre and this city.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Peters
burg Presbyterian church held supper
at their new parsonage on Prescott
avenue last evening. which was largely
attended. A neat sum of money was
realized which will aid them materially
i'm reducing the debt The Ladies' Aid
societies from the Hickory Street
church. the Taylor church and the
Priceburg church were also present.
The large cake which was chanced off
was won by Miss Annie Bellefeldt.
A young peoples convention will be
held tonight I'm the Grace Reformed
Episcopal church, at which the follow
ing programme will be rendered:
Sacred song service. fifteen minutes:
prayer. w. r. Hackett; address. Rev.
George L. Alrich; paper, Good Citizen
ship" written by D. B. Hill. II. r. La
thrope: solo. selected. Miss T.. V.
Brown; fifteen minutes with our juni-
ors; quartette, selected: paper. Our
Example," written by Miss c. f. De
Wilde, Miss Laura NJ. Waugh; cOnse