The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-18
CHURCH NEWS NOTES.

| St. Marks Lutheran Sunday school
held it's picnic Thursday in Weber's
grove.
| The First Welsh Congregational
| church will excurt to Lake Ariel next
Tuesday.
Rev. w. p. O'Donnell, of Holy Rosary
| church. Providence. is spending his va
cation at Atlantic City.
Rev. Father Reese, of the Order Of
| Redemptionists, is conducting retreat
at the House OF the Good Shepherd in
Green Ridge.
| A lawn festival was conducted Tues
| day night by the ladies of the Grace
Lutheran church at Madison avenue
and Mulberry street.
No word has as yet been received
from Rev. j. w. Williams. d. d.. of
| Wales. i'll respect to the pastorate of
| the Jackson street Baptist church.
| The Sunday schools of the First Welsh
Baptist church and St. Marks Luth-
eran church picnicked Thursday at
Laurel Hill Park and Weber's grove
| A short sermon was preached in the
Providence Presbyterian church last
evening by Rev. George L. Guild, pre-
paratory for the sacrament of the
Lords Supper tomorrow.
Rev. Mr.. Shaffer. of Ohio, will preach
at o'clock Sunday afternoon at the
German Presbyterian church on Chest
nut street. The church has not yet
settled on stated pastor.
| The Mems guild of st. Luke's Episco-
pal church will use for another season
| for q summer home the building at
Lake Ariel which was placed at the
guilds disposal by Charles Schlager.
For this season the plan for purchasing
a permanent summer home is aban-
doned.
Rev. w. G. Watkins, Of the North
| Main avenue Baptist church, will preach
| tomorrow morning on the theme, And
he died. But wherefore did he live?'
A short sermon will be delivered in the
evening service. Bible school will be
| held at go p. IN.
Rev. NJ. /. Jamison, one Of the most
| prominent members of the Central
Pennsylvania conference, will occupy
the pulpit of the Green Ridge United
| Evangelical church at 1890 a. m. tomor-
! row, and also conduct the quarterly
communion service.
The pulpit of the Welsh Baptist
| church will be occupied tomorrow by
| the pastor Rev. w. f. Davis. In the
| evening the services will be conducted
! in English. After the evening service
there will be a baptismal service, at
which several will be baptized.
Rev. G. L. Maice and family. of Green
| Ridge, will leave on Monday for Will
Transport. The former to attend the
annual Bible conference at Sylvan Dale
park, July 90 to "a, then to join his fam
| lily in visiting friends and relatives at
| Hughesville, Pa. They expect to be
gone several weeks.
| +. w. Pearsall. secretary of the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian associa-
tion. will speak at the Rescue Mission
| Sunday evening at s o'clock. An OPEN
air service will be held in front of the
Mission before the evening service. All
the workers are requested to be pres
ent and help in the services.
| A musicale and social was given
Thursday evening in the Washburn
Street Presbyterian church parsonage,
where Rev. and Mrs. Moffatt received
the guests. Among the entertainers
were: Miss Hoffecker, Of Weatherly,
Pa; Mrs. b. T. Jayne. Of the church
| quartette; Miss Edith Swingle. church
Organist: Miss Della Penwarden and
| Miss Edith Lindabury