The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-03
CHURCH DOINGS
AND RELIGIOUS TALK
ChronicIings Of Particular Interest to
Church.G Going People.
HOW TO BEHAVE DURING SERVICE


Rev. Dr. Dixon Expresses Himself in
Way That Will Interest Congrcga'
tions Other Than His Own..Call
Extended 10 Rev. ID. JOncs..Othcr
Subjects Of Church Gossip and Re.
IigiOus News N0tes..AunOuucc.
ments Of TOmOrrOw's Services.
Some very pertinent thoughts con-
cerning tardinesS at worship and char
actAistic of the writer appear in the
leaflet containing the announcement OF
services and the church news of the
Penn Avenue Baptist church. The ar
ticle is About Our Worship" and was
written by the new pastor. Rev. DR..
Joseph X. Dixon; it is as follows:
In the house of the Lord everything
should be done decently and in order.
God wants the best. We are here to
give him the best. On a separate cara
the church will find the new order of
worship. Mark you. it is called "wor-
ship" There are no preliminaries 10
the sermon. the service should all lead
-, - ai;,ot, ,ha sorn,on All
narts Of Tho sarv;ce sbouid dove.tail
co &c 70 form q be.nt;ful and effective
whole.
"Generally. Baptist churches have
been so afraid of ritual, that they
have followed the ritual of rut. The
thine sbon,d he chosen nv the organ
let 10 6t tha rest Of tba Sarvice The
,,a,n,o shouId ho tbora to hoar 4, Ten
thir,y ,ha hour Of saryica should mark
The inns when an sbould he in their
naus.-not to visit but to worsh;n If
;s a ba,utifu, siobt to 500 neonle file
into tba sanctuary take their places.
then how their head on the new I'm
front Of them in moment of silent
devotion J.et us he n,nctua, tben-if
w. we're goinp anvwhera else than the
Sanctuary w., wn,,Id he nm time no
never vet added to the effectiveness of
the worship.
.The organ pOstlude' means some
thing. The organist will tit this part
of the service TO all that has gone be-
forc-if the sermon has been upon The
Nation the postlude will be one of tri-
umph-if it has been tender appeal
to the unconverted, the organ will yield
its sOftest, tenderest strains, the 'voX
angelica or the 'vox humana' stop will
be pulled-the postlude is the amen to
the service-it is the last act of praise
not a bosterOus burst to hurry peO-
pie away,-not Il time for the adjust
ment OF wraps.-a signal to scurry
across the aisle and speak to somebody
so as to save "A visit on Monday-not a
time to go out-but To worship. The
congregation are requested therefore
to remain with bowed heads during the
closing prayer and the response which
follows the prayer by the chair. dur
ing the benediction and the amen to
the benediction, rendered by the choir
when the pastor Will take his seat,
ana the congregation Will remain with
him-seated-until the organist has nm
isheu nus postiuue Wnen we VIII all
worship for That service.
Rev. ID. Jones, who last Sunday re-
signed from the pastOrate of the First
Welsh Congregational church. has re-
ceived call from the Eleventh Street
Congregational church of New York
city. Mr.. Jones received notice from
the New York church on Wednesday
of this week. 1t was a complete sur
prise. He had not been in communica-
ton with any one in the church re-
garding the pastOrate and up to We'd
nesday he knew nothing whatever of
the churches intention to extend call.
"It was a providential coincidence, "
said Mr.. Jones last evening. while
was formally resicnin- from the Scran-
ton church the New York body inviting
me there" Mr.. Jones has the call nm
der consideration In regard tn his
restoration Mr. Jones refuses to give a
reason therefor. The New York
do with If. Mr.. Jones will preach at
the First Conversational church until
the end of the wear. 1t was stimulated
in the contract when Mr.. Jones en-
tered the pastorate that church or pas-
TOR should give three months notice of
any change.
Rev. George T.. Guild of the Proyi-
dece PRESBYTERIAN church. was on Thurs.
day night elected president of the City
Union of Christian Endeavor societies
He succeeds Rev. w. II. Stubblebine
soon leave the city. All the other past
officers were reelected as follows: Miss
| Lena Clark, of the North End. secre.
| tary: A. T.. Smith. corresponding sec.
| rotary; William Mccullough. of the
| central city. treasurer: Mrs. S. f.
| Krigbaum. of the Penn avenue Baptist
church. superintendent of mssOnar,
| work: Mrs. J. Il. Hangi, of Green Ridge
superintendent of union work: w. w
IuGlis. of the central city, superinten.
| dent Of citizenship work.
j. G. Manning. of Pittston. the state
transportation agent of the Christian
EndeavOr societies was here Thursday
night and attended the rally in the
Penn avenue Baptist church.
| service officials not to permit it's mes.
sengcrs to answer calls issuing from
| houses of questionable character has
gone into effect. The little uniformed
| fellows have been obliged to traverse
| the alleys at all hours of the day and
| night and the effect of the evil associa-
| x;,,,, ,,,,, t,n a.,