The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-14
EWS'0f RELIGIOUS WORLD
Work That Is Engaging the Attention
Of Nell.Kfoxa Church People.
THE MALL MISSION MEETING
Second Coming OF the Lord VIII NJ Sub.
jeet OF the Discourse OF Rev. E.
Priu in the Church Of the
New Jerusalem.

ISSe Oh suS DsSSVosoS - Os s>Svs So
Priu in the Church Of the
New Jerusalem.
The annual meeting of the subscrib-
ers Of the McAll mission was held Mon
doy at the home Of Mrs. j. A. Price,
corner OF Madison avenue and Null
berry street. Mrs. j. A. Price. presi-
dent; Mrs. l.. B. Stelle. recording sec
retary; Mrs w. j. Hand corresponding
secretary. and Mrs. II. +. Hand, treas
urer, the 1895 officers were reelected,
as was the following board OF man
ayers. representing nine OF the city :
leading churches: Mrs. Alfred Hand'
Mrs. George Catlin and Mrs. A. II.
Coursen, OF the First Presbyterian
church; Mrs. James Linen and Mrs.
W. IL. Buell., of the Second Presbyterian
church: Mrs. Luther Keller Mrs, II. l..
Uallstead and Mrs. l.. ]. Northup. oi
the Penn Avenue Baptist church; Mrs:
l.. F. Megargel, Mrs. c. Il. Penman ana
Mrs. L. G. Hessler, Of Elm Park Meth
odist church; Mrs. I. F. Everhart, Mrs.
c. L. Derman and Mrs. Hazard, OF ST
Luke's Episcopal church; Miss NJ. A
Clark, Mrs. c. a. Burr and Mrs. q: W.
Phillips. Of the Washburn Street rres-
byterian church; Mrs. G. H. Wells, MRS
Townsend Poore' and Mrs F. L. Hitch
ooak,. OF the Green Ridge Presbytsrian
church: Miss Mary Oakley, Mrs. n Huri-
burt and Mrs. ]. u. Won Storch. or the
Providence Presbyterian church, ana
Mrs. Edward Chamberlain. of the Green
Ridge. Baptist church. The prospect OF
securing the presence here of Rev. Dr.
Wood, of Germantown. person very
conversant with the McAll work. was
discus sed. 1t is proposed 10 arrange
fr.h haA addressed
him next fall. The details will be ar'
ranged later. The invitation OF Alrs'
w. II. Richmond to hold the May ni-
monthly meeting at Richmond Hlii'
near the city line. was accepted.
CHRIsTs SECOND COMING.
The public services of the Church OF
the New Jerusalem (Swedborgian
started in this'city at Az Adamas ave
nne a month ago. will be continued 70
morrow at the same place by Rev. t.,
=. Prin, Of the Academy OF the New
church. In philadelphia, who Will
preach at II 4. M. In the evening at .
D. IN. Mr.. Price will lecture on the Sec
Ond Coming Of the Lord" explained ac.
cordlng to the teachings of Emanuel
Swedenborg, the eminent Swedish seer.
The public is invited to be present.
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
The Presbyterian cleric met Monday
at the home of Rev. DR.. 5. q. Logan.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Tabernacle church was held Thursday
evening.
The Olyphant Presbyterian church
has extended a call to Rev. &. +. Ram
mond. Of Warrenham.
The. weekly meeting of the city's Bap.
1n
Penn Avenue Baptist church.
The Wyoming District Sunday School
convention was held in the Primitive
Methodist church at Blakely Tuesday.
The. Green Ridge Women's Christian
Temperance union held an evangelism,
meeting Tuesday afternoon at lSl'
Dickson avenue.
The members of the Christian En-
deavor of the North Main Avenue Bap-
list church will debate next Thursday
night OH the Cuban question.
Last Sundays collection in st. PauIs
Catholic church. Rev. +. j. McManus
pastor, amounted to S2l5, ana VIII Dt
devoted to the Founding Home fund.
The subject Of the morning sermon at
the Universalist church Sunday Will be
saint Stephen" The evening. The
Sheep and the Goats" Rev. r. w
w WnlppeH, pastor.
This has been q week of prayer II
the Second Presbyterian church. ser
vices having been held nightly in th'
lecture room. There will be no service
tonight. however.
Colonel George Sanderson delivered
his lecture on "Granada and the Al
ha m bra" last night In the Green Ridg'
Presbyterian church. The lecture was
illus ira ted by q stereopticon.
r. Il. Nettleton, of this city. has beei
chosen president of the Southern II
Illustrated Lecture and Bible institute
Lyceum Bureau" located at Atlanta
Ga, and also secretary of the Norma
Bible Institute department of the Flor
ida State Sunday School association.
The first lecture of the course for the
benefit of the Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church Of Green Ridge
was delivered by Colonel George San.
derson last evening. Beautiful stere'
opticon views of Algiers Malaga. Gren.
ada and the far-famed Alhambra were
shown.
Miss NJ. II. Taylor, the internationa
city secretary OF Young Women
Christian association work. will visi
the Scranton association today and to
morrow. All women are invited to hea
her at 2O5 Washington avenue. thi!
evening at 3 O'Clock, when she will ad
dress a general meeting. and again to
morrow afternoon at 3.45, when sh'
will lead the gospel meeting.
The ladies in charge of Thursda!
NIGHTS supper in Elm Park church were
MIN, j. r. Porter. Mrs. G. Il. Reynolds
Mrs. CHAR Schlager. Miss Schlager
Mrs. w. u. Fulton, Mrs. j. s. McAnulty
Mrs Dolph, Mrs. Jencks, Mrs. ]. G. Eek.
man, Mrs. Kays, Mrs. II. +. Penman
Mrs Roel, Mrs. Walter Henwood. They
were assisted by Mrs. Helen Stevens
Bessie Sanderson. Mabel Schlager and
others.
A district meeting of the Welsh Cal.
whistle Methodist churches will be held
today and tomorrow in the Methods,
church on the West Side. Among the
clergymen who will be present are Rev
Joseph Roberts. ID. D.. of New York
city; Rev X. f. Williams. of Plymouth
and Rev. John o. Jones. of Wilkes.
Barre. Rev. d. Jones will preach al
New York city Sunday from the pulpi,
of Rev. Roberts.
Professor w. H. Detweiler, O
Bloomsbury, Pa, Is to be the speake
at the Young Mems Christian associa
tion service on Sunday at 3.45. Pro
fessor Setweiler is a man who has par
ticular claims upon the attention o
young men, for he himself IL youns
man, an enthusiastic athlete and all.
round foot ball player, besides bein:
a teacher Of young men. The associa
ton reading room will open at 2.3O
and the song services will begin q
3.45.
The Congregational ministers Of Wy
oming Valley held a meeting Monda,
a ft arpnnp ot the home nf pav noyi,