The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-27
DOINCS OF THE
CHURCH WORLD
News Of What Is Happening IL Religious
Circles.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERS ACTIVE


ties ofFive Counties Will Picnic mt
Farview Aug. 6..Short Notes Of
Church News.
As a follower Of the National Chris
tian Endeavor convention in Washing
ton. which takes place from July to IL.
and as forerunner Of the state con-
vention in Scranton in October. mass
meeting will be held here on July 30. The
union choir's three sections will sing
separately and in concert. and there
will be number of addresses. the
place Of meeting will be decided by A. Z.
Smith and c. II. Chandler. the commit
tee appointed for that purpose.
On Aug 6 the Christian Endeavor So
cieties OF Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne,
Wyoming and Susquehanna counties
will picnic at Farview, when 1t Is prob
| able that the big union choir will be
present as the guests of the societies.
Local Christian Endeavorers will go
via the Central Railroad of New Jersey
to the international convention in
Washington July s to 1S A special
| train has been arranged by Division
Passenger Agent j. s. Swisher to leave
this city Wednesday morning, July s,
at $50 o'clock, arriving in Washington
| at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The fare
| for the round trip will be S7.S1. Socie-
ties which will send delegates should
notify State Transportation Agent j. Z.
Manning, OF Pittston. who will arrange
| for the accommodation in Washington
| Of all who go from this section. The
| Scranton committee of '96 will have
headquarters in the Calvary Baptist
| church.
| The statement made last week that
the Dunmore mission on Adams avenue
of the Second Presbyterian church. had
organized into separate church was a
mistake. Such Is not the case. 1t IL
yet and for some time will be a branch
chapel Of the Second church. The Rev.
John Dunn has charge Of the work
temporarily and Is proving very eff
cient In and out Of the pulpit. Preach
ing services are held at 1890 mornings
and 7.45 evenings every Sunday. Sab
bath school at 3 p. M; Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor at 8.45 p.
M: midweek prayer meetings Wednes-
day evenings at 8 O'clock; mothers
meeting, Friday afternoons at 2.3O, and
Junior Christian Endeavor meetings at
4 o'clock. These last two are in charge
Of Miss McGaughey. This is the be-
ginning Of the seventh year of work
in that neighborhood and it has been
a success from its start.
A recent issue Of the Philadelphia
Times contained the following about a
meeting conducted by Colonel Pattie
Watkins of the Volunteers of America,
who is very well known in this city:
Colonel Watkins who has earned the
soubr uet of the Welsh Nightingale
by her sweet singing and earnest efforts
in behalf Of evangelical work. spoke
very hopefully of the Independent or
ganization in this country. 1t was
largely through her efforts that the
famous 'Bowery Corps which has
worked wonders in the reformation Of
the New York slums, was formed, and
her loyalty to Commander Booth,
which caused her to desert the regular
band Of salvationists. has been keenly
felt by that organization. She has a
sweet musical voice, and is great
favorite with her audiences wherever
she goes. She was accompanied last
evening by Staff Captain Frederick
Lindsay, to whom she is engaged to be
married. and the various officers who
are in charge Of the Pennsylvania bat
TALON"
On Thursday night the Epworth
league Of Elm Park church installed the
following officers: G. F. Whittemore
president; F. A. Beidleman. first vice.
president; Mrs. NJ. A. Tripp, second
vice. president; w. NJ. Curry, third vice.
president; Miss Lizzie Raub, fourth
vice-president; d. L. Wilson, secretary
Isaac Haslam, treasurer; Miss Alice
Griffiths, pianist; Miss Elizabeth Hand
assistant pianist; G. f. Whittemore
chorister.
CHURCH NEWS NOTES.
vestry meeting of st. David's Epis.
copal church was held Tuesday evening
Mr.. H., c. Hinman, of the Scranton
Woodworking company, will address
the meeting at the Rescue mission
Sunday evening.
The Baptist Young Peoples union OF
the valley will conduct mammoth ex.
cursion to Lake Ariel on Aug. 26. Sew.
eral thousand people will attend.
The Young Mems Christian assoca.
tion mems meeting Sunday afternoon
at 3.45 will be addressed by Rev. w. FL
Stubblebine. of Calvary Reformed
church.
Mothers Jewels" an organization II
the Simpson Methodist Episcopa
church, the members Of which are littl,
children, gave an entertainment Thurs
day afternoon.
The Methodist Ministerial association
: has abandoned its meetings for tn,
summer The last session was hell
Monday morning in Elm Park churcl
, and was unimportant.
The young women of the Guild of st
> Hilda, Of st. Luke's church, held an ic
t cream and strawberry festival las
! evening on the lawn of George Dick
sons residence, Jefferson avenue, abov
Vine street.
DR.. A. c. Blomgen, of Philadelphia
> preached q sermon in the Swedish Ian
+ guage Thursday night at st. Mark
. Lutheran church, West Side. DR.. Blom
gen Is pastor Of the Zion Swedish
church at Philadelphia.
4 Rev. w. s. Jones left Wednesda.
morning on a two-months' trip t.
> Wales. His pulpit at the First Welsl
l Baptist church will be filled during hi
absence by number Of ministers wei
: known to the Baptist denomination.
Professor Button. Of Keystone acad
/. emy, will give a free lecture on Sab
;. bath evening, June 2S, at the Firs