The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-06
LEBECK & CORN.

will be on duty at different hours Of IT,.
days Of the convention, and will meei
all delegates.
The executive committee will mee.
Thursday evening in the Young Men
Christian association parlors. s..
MIR. DUNN'S CHARGE.
Rev. John Dunn,a graduate Of Primo
ton, will have charge of the Adam
Avenue chapel Of the Second Presbytcr.
ian church. Mr.. Dunn is resident o!
Green Ridge, and his knowledge Of thf
people in that community and his abii
ity as a preacher and scholar shoult
reap rich reward in his work. He vii:
have charge Of the chapel until durinp
the autumn at least.
NOTES FOR CHURCH WORKERS
Rev. d. P. Jones, of the Tabernacl
church, and Rev. T.. Bell, of the Ply
mouth Congregational church, were at
Clifford Tuesday and Wednesday, at
tending the funeral Of Mrs. Gwennie
Reynolds, q well known West Side
lady.
Nine candidates will receive baptism
First Welsh Baptist church. During
the past year the church membership
has increased at an unprecedented rate.
John NJ. Edwards, of the First Welsh
Baptist church, is president of the Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union of North
eastern Pennsylvania.
The Sumner Avenue Presbyterian
church, which for some years past has
| suffered a burdensome debt, is rapidly
| freeing itself Of the load and is making
| progress. The sacred oratorio Beth
lehcn'' was given for the benefit of the
church last Friday evening.
The siXty-fifth annual session of the
Pennsylvania University state conven-
| tion will be held at Brooklyn. Susque-
hanna county, June 9, 10. II. The occa-
s!onal sermon will be preached by Rev.
| F. y. Bisbee, of Philadelphia.
Ice cream and strawberry socials are
| on the increase in West Side churches.
| Baptist church will give a social next
Wednesday evening and on the night
proceeding st. Marks church will con-
duct lawn social.
The quartette Of the Washburn Street
Presbyterian church held high class
entertainment on Thursday evening at
the church.
Rev. j. W. Williams, D. D., of
Swansea, Wales, who has been called to
the pastorate of the Jackson Street
Baptist church, has been appointed to
a post in the Welsh Baptist Forward
society of Wales. DR.. Williams will
take charge Of his new duties on July
/. This leaves in doubt his acceptance
of Hyde Park church's call. The new
position is considered one of much scope
and influence. r'
Rev. Foster U. Gift. pastor Of Grace
Lutheran church. was at Milton this
week attending the annual meeting OF
the Lutheran Home and Foreign Mis-
sicnary society of the Susquehanna
synod.
Rev. Doty, of Hampton Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church. addressed the
workmen at the railroad car shops yes
terday afternoon.
! Rev. c. A. McGee, pastor of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal church, deliv-
cred his lecture on 'The Race Problem
before the Epworth League of the Car
bondale Methodist Episcopal church
Wednesday evening.
Rev. George NJ ScNe'dy. formerly pas.
tor Of the Hyde Park Lutheran church
has returned from pittsburg after q
four months visit. Mr.. Scheidy will re.
turn to that city in q month or 80 and
will permanently locate there.
Rev. ]. T.. Morton, Of the First Eng
llsh Baptist church ut Pittston, was 9
West Side visitor last week.
The local Salvation Army will conduct