The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-16
Meeting OF THE RfCT0RS
In st. Luke'S Church Next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
THE SCRANTON ARcnDEAcONRY
Tho RI. Rev. Nelson Ruiison. d. D..
Bishop. and Clergy from Tweaty-
six Towns aud Cities to Como.

The winter session of the archdea-
conry of Scranton protestant Episco-
paD diocese of central Pennsylvania
will be held in st. Luke's church, Rev.
Rogers Israel, rector next week Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. Jan. 20,
81 and .2. The session will be attended
by the Rt Rev. Nelson Somerville Ruli-
son, ID. D., bishop; the Venerable d.
Webster Coke, archdeacon. and the
clergy and a large number of laymen
from the twenty-six towns and cities
which constitute the archdeaconry.
From 7.45 o'clock Monday evening un-
til Wednesday night services and meet
ings will be held morning, afternoon
and evening. Probably nearly all the
clergy and delegates will reach the city
Monday night and will be assigned to
the homes of st. Luke's parishioners to
be entertained during the session. The
visitors have been requested to report
Immediately on arrival at the church,
2SS Wyoming avenue.
The Scranton archdeaconry Is COM
posed Of the following, body OF able
and Thoughtful men:
Bishop-The Rt. Rev. Nelson somer-
Archdea con--The Venerable d. Webster
Coke. of Alden.
secretary--:Rev. Edward Henry Eckel, of
West Pittston.
Treasurer-A. d. Holland. of Scranton
Clergy-Rev. B. Fl. Abbott, Carbondale:
Rev. f. j. Balsley. Carbondale; Rev. r.
g. Ballentinc. Scranton: Rev. V. ii. Berg
haus, Athens; Rev. J. IF. Brodhead, Sus-
quehanna; Rev. J. w. Burras, Pittstq,;
Venerable d. W. Coke. Alden: Rev; Will
Daw. Towanda; Rev. Il. IL. Eckel. West
Pittston; Rev. j. II. Griffith, Sayre; Rev.
IL. +. Hayden, Wilkes-Barre: Rev. G. A.
HOwells. Jermyn, Rev. G. p. Hopkins
ton: Rev. w. de +. johnson. Wilkes
Barre; Rev. II. l.. Jones. S. 7. D.. Wilkes
Barre; Rev. b. s. Lassiter. Milford; Rev.
]. N. Lewis, jr., Honesdale: Rev: f. Mar
shall. Forest City; Rev. NJ. II. MIL, Scran-
Rev. {. l.. Sleight, Wilkes-Barre; Rev. a.
L. Urban, Duhmore; Rev. j. p. Ware,
Plymouth; Rev. T.. A. Warrener. Mon
trOse.
Meetings Open to the Public.
All the services and meetings to be
held in the church are open to the pub
lie; the conferences and business meet
ings Of the clergy are to be held I'm the
rectory where the attendance Will pe
restricted to those Immediately inter-
ested.
Dinners at the Hotel Terrace on Tues
day and Wednesday at 1880 o'clock will
be attended by all the delegates. cleri-
cal and lay.
At the evening prayer on Monday
Rev. b. S. Lassiter, rector of the Good
Shepherd parish, of Milford, will dis
cuss Service to God" and Rev. j. N.
Lewis, jr, rector of the Grace parish, OF
Honesdale, will discuss Ministry to
Man" the two subjects being divisions
of the topic Manifestations or the
Works of Christ"
During the communion service which
begins at 1880 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. Bishop RulisOn will deliver ser
mon; in the afternoon an eXegesis on
Genesis Ill /: 3. But of the fruit of the
tree which IL in the midst Of the garden
God hath said ye shall not eat OF It.
neither shall ye touch 1t. lest We die,
will be treated by Rev. c. A. Howeils
rector OF st. James parish. OF Jermyn.
In the evening three addresses on THE
Church Militant in Central Pennsyl-
yania" will be delivered by Rev. Ed
ward II. Eclsel, rector of Trinity parish
of West Pittston; the Ven. d. Webster
Coke, archdeacOn, rector of st. Andrews
church. Of Alden. and Rev. Henry L.
Jones, s. r. D., rector of st. Stephens
parish, of Wilkes Barre.
wednesday Morning Conference.
At the clerical and lay conference In
the rectory Wednesday morning Rev.
f.. J. McHenry, rector Of Grace parish.
of Great Bend: Rev. V. II. Berghaus.
rector of Trinity parish. of Athens, and
A. ID. Holland OF st. Luke's parish. of
Scranton, will introduce, respectively.
the subjects, THE Division of the Dio-
cese." "The Use and Abuse Of the Ser
vices of the Book of Common Prayer"
and Proposed Substitute for Canon
VIII" \
Wednesday in the church will be par
ticularly devoted to the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew. During the holy COM
munion service, which begins at 1880
o'clock. Bishop RulisOn will deliver an
address. At general conference In the
afternoon the subject What to Do and
How to Do 1t" will be introduced by
A. d. Holland. Of Scranton, and ques-
ton box replies will be made by q.
Harry Davis, of Philadelphia, and
others. During the evening session As
sistant District Attorney II. A. Fuller,
of Wilkes Barre. and Mr.. Davis will
discuss THE Brotherhood Man and His
Work.
Hours Fixed for tho Services.
Throughout three days the hours at
which the session will begin are: Mon
day night, 7.45 o'clock; Tuesday morn
ing, holy communion, $50 o'clock; morn
ing prayer. 10 o'clock: evening prayer.
7.45 O'Clock; Wednesday morning, holy
communion. 7.30 o'clock: morning
prayer. 3 o'clock; hoy communion, 1890
o'clock; general conference, 80 o'clock
evening prayer, 7.45 o'clock.
The various sessions are to be divided
INTO conferences, addresses and the
like. of which space forbids more de-
tailed mention. --.-,-,.