The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02
news OF RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Cleraymen Who Have Recently Been
Called to Dunm0re.
SALVATION ARMY TROUBLES
Movement on Foot to Organize Corps OF
the American voiuntce rs-Cost Of
Rcligion-Scrvices In the City
Churches Tomorrow.

The hearty reception accorded the
Rev. Mr.. Hayes by the members and
congregation of the Methodist Episco-
pal church Of Dunmore. recalls the
thought Of other clergymen who have
recently taken up the work Of their
Master there. The Methodist frater-
nifty Is the first to greet their new pastor
and from the numbers present and the
enthusiasm evinced, Mr.. Hayes should
have a happy field Of labor with those
who have made their church paragon
of beauty.
The Presbyterians will receive their
new pastor on Sunday next, and Mr..
Gibbons, who comes to occupy the pull
pit permanently, will recognize that he
Is welcomed by united membership.
The church ediflce Mr.. Gibbons comes
to is comparatively new one that will
compare favorably with any of its sis
ter churches of the Lackawanna pres
bytery. In Dunmore Mr.. Gibbons will
find his lot among friends and neigh
bors who rise above the uncharitable
thought of creed prejudices.
The Episcopalians are also included
in those who have new pastor who
comes as successor to Mr.. Urban,
who has received a call to field of
wider influence. During Mr.. Urban's
residence there he made many friends,
who deeply regret his going. or the
success of his work much can be said.
Considering the many disadvantages
under which he labOred. from the fact
of its being a church in its infancy,
with a limited congregation, his mis-
| sion was a great credit.
BY reason of death, st. Mary'S s
church has a new incumbent In the
person of Rev. DIR. Lucas. whose gifted
pen has made him an author of wide
| reputation. Father Lucas is at pres
ent assisting Father Donlan, curate to
| the late Father McMurray, whose life
| as a pastor and citizen was character
lied with holiness Of character and no.
bility of thought. or his life and la
| bors, his name will ever remain dear
to those Of his flock and to those of
other faiths as well. Rev. Father DON
Ian is now in charge Of the parish.
TROUBLES OF THE ARMY.
Those who are interested in the do
| ings of the local Salvation army corps
| will, beginning with tomorrow, see an
eruption in that body. 1t Is said that
at least twenty members of the Scran-
| ton corps will abandon the Salvation
lists and don the cadet uniform of Bal
lington Booths Volunteers. Several
weeks ago there was hardly a single
member of the local corps who felt like
deserting to the opposition. for such 1t
really Is. OF those who were formerly
loud In the protestations OF faithful
ness to "the dear old General Booth
(as one is quoted to have said) Captain
Hannah Masland and Lieutenant Nell
lie Green, who at that time were In
charge Of the Scranton corps, were per-
haps the most pronounced. They
worked hard In the flag contest, and
because of this the trophies came here.
Then came an agent of the Booths.
He attended the meetings of the army,
conversed with the soldiers and paved
the way for the opposition. Soon af-
ter the celebration at the barracks
when the wife of Brigadier Evans pre-
sented the flags to the army, the two
leaders. Masland and Greer, announced
that they would leave the Scranton
corps, and on Sunday night, April 12
they bid farewell to the soldiers and
departed. The meeting was not a
regular farewell" meeting. as the two
officers had not been ordered from the
post. They left of their own accord
Their movement had a tinge. of the
mysterious.
First they went to New Bedford, N
]. This they acknowledged. Among
the soldiers the suspicion was prevalent
that the two young women We're about
to Join Ballington Booth, and 80 1t has
happened. Twenty members Of the
Scranton Salvation Army corps have
sent In their designations to the New
York headquarters. These will form
the nucleus for the new corps, Five OF
them are officers Of the local Salvation
army.
"HARK FROM THE TOMBS!"
A note from the honorable secretary
Of the Philosophical Society Of Great
Britain, under date of April 10, to q
clergyman Of this city, contains the
following statement: 1T will interest
you to know that my nephew, Profes.
sor Flinders Petrie, has just come frt m
Egypt. He has discovered the first
and only old inscribed monument re.
ferr!ng to "the children of Israel" I,
contains the record, in one line only
Of Mcreuptah and his war with the
children of Israel. He says he utterly
destroyed the children Of Israel ant
left them no seed This is monu.
mental history exhumed scientifically
for the correction of the mistakes o.
Bible narrative with a vengeance
There is widely manifested disposi
tion among the people to judge the
truth Of the Bible, and especially O.
| us HlstOTiC StdleIlleHtS, Dy tne aSSef'
tions of the old heathen monuments
and many seem to grow fond Of re-
garding all new-found inscriptions a.
equally OF more reliable than the sa
cred scriptures. We are glad Profes
sor Petrie has exhumed this ancien
monument of this Egyptian gentle
man. Here 1t is, though hidden from
the eyes of many of those old Bibl,
writer's, and We have 1t. A tablet o.
great finish and of beautiful execu
tion." covered with historic data tina
must have greatly surprised Ezra, tn,
Old Testament scribe. If it had b e.
above ground in his day. 1t tells us IL
grandilOquent style. with all the bold