The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-17

Of the Wilkes-Barre district convenes
in Trinity church.
The Chi Upsilon society Of the WASH
burn Street Presbyterian church will
banquet Tuesday evening.
The choir of the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church will give an entertain
ment on Friday evening. Oct. %.
On Sunday, Nov. I. Union Reforma-
tion service will be held in Trinity
church. Speakers from a distance will
be secured.
Next Monday. Tuesday and wednes-
day the autumn meeting of the Arch
deaconry of Scranton will be held at
CarbOndale
The Wilkes Barre conference of the
Lutheran synod Of Pennsylvania began
in this city Tuesday evening and ended
Wednesday evening in Zion church on
Mitflin avenue. 1t was well attended.
Special services beginning with Sun
day evening will he held every night
next week in the Green Ridge United
Evangelical church. The features of
these meetings will be short gospel
talks, prayer and song.
At n meeting of ST. Joseph's society
held Wednesday afternoon Right Rev.
Bishop O'Hara was present and advised
building new home on the site ad-
joining that of the Home for the
Friendless in North Park.
Fire destroyed the St. Lawrence
Catholic church at Rendham Wednes-
day morning. The corner stone of
new church was laid some weeks ago
but the building will not be completed
for several months. The building de-
stroyed cost $4,000.
Rev. Thomas De Cruchy. Of Wake
field. Il. l.. has accepted the call ex-
tended to him by the Jackson Street
Baptist church. At last Sunday even
irg's meeting the letter of acceptance
was read. The new pastor will take
charge in December.
Rev. DR.. Charles NJ. Giffin will deliver
the second of his series of discourses
on the Moral aspects of political topics
before the American people" on Sunday
evening at Elm Park church. His
theme will be Politics Without Con-
science. and Visit to Mt. Sinai"
Rev. and Mrs. L. L. Miller. Mrs. A. L.
Ramer, Mrs. Welles. and Mrs Schubert,
have returned from Wilkes Barre
where they attended a meeting of the
executive committee of tn foreign mis-
sicnary society Of the Lutheran church,
Northeastern Pennsylvania division.
G.. w. Leitch, from Ceylon, will give
an Illustrated address on India" in the
Green Ridge Presbyterian church on
stereopticon views. Admission free.
He will also speak in the Carbondale
Presbyterian church on Tuesday even-
ing.
The Bible committee of the three
CHURCHES, Bellevue Calvinistic Method
ist, Hyde Park Calvinistc Methodist
and First Welsh Congregational met
Wednesday evening and decided to hold
concert on Nov. II, the proceeds Of
which will be used for the purchase of
books.
H. c. Hinman. of the Scranton Wood
working company, will deliver an ad-
dress Sunday at the Railroad Depart
ment of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation, 55 Lackawanna avenue. The
meeting begins at 3.45 p. m. All rail-
road men and their families welcome.
Next Tuesday evenings meeting Of
the members of the First Welsh Bap-
tist church will be held to take action
on the resignation of the pastor. Rev.
W. s. Jones, which was sent in last
Sunday evening. Mr.. Jones has receiv-
ed call to the Priory Street Baptist
church at Carwarthen, South Wales.
On Sunday, Oct. 25, will be held the
third annual reunion Of the confirmed.
in Trinity Lutheran church. At the
Vesper service Mr. Fl. l.. Hungerford, Of
Wilkes-Barre, will deliver an address.
On Monday evening. Oct. 26, the social
meeting will be held in Young Women's
Christian Association hall, on WASH
ington avenue.
Rev. John B. Worrall, D. D., who has
consented to fill the pulpit of the Green
Ridge Presbyterian church for few
months, was rendered a reception We'd
nesday evening in the church parlors
by the Ladies' Aid society. Rev. Mr..
Worrall has been Joined here by his
wife and daughter. who were present
at Wednesday nights reception.
Among the churches which held So
cials during the week were: North End
Methodist Episcopal church, Thursday
night, by the Ladies' Aid society;
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church.
Thursday night, by the Ladies' Aid;
Scranton Street Baptist church. Thurs
day night, by the Ladies' Aid; Jackson
Street Baptist church. Friday night,
by the Fidelian society.