The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26

Scripture Reading.
Hymn.
Apostles Greed.
Solo, Holy Child" Shelley
Mrs. Joe Mulley.
Prayer-Response.
Solo and Chorus. "Hark! What Mean
Those Holy Voices. s"............... Verdi
Miss Edith Martin.
Responsive Reading.
Oifertory Solo, Bending Ger Cradle
Low" Philip Thomas
Sermon ............... Rev. George L. Guild
Anthem, THAT Hallowed Day. .Stainer
Mrs. J. +. Heckel and Choir.
Hymn.
Benediction.
Organ Postlude.
EVENING SERVICE.
Overture, Amazon" ".................. Buck
Responsive Reading
Anthem, GLORY to God in the High:
est ........................ kihs
Choir and Orchestra.
Scripture Reading.
Solo, Cain on the Listening Ear" .Havens
Miss Mary Davis.
Prayer-Response.
Anthem-The Marvellous Work.. Haydn
Overture, Fest Litune"........ Orchestra
ohertory Solo, And There Were
Double onartette, Peace Beginning
to Be-"
Sermon. Pastor, Rev. G. f. Guild
Hymn.
Grand Chorus, Gloria (Twelfth Mass,
Mozart
Choir and Orchestra.
Benedicton.
Organ Postlude
Orchestral Postlude.
Sopranos-Mrs. J.E. Heckel, Mrs. Joe Null
tin, Miss Carrie Miller, Miss Lille Farm
ham.
Altos-Miss Mary Davis, Miss Cora Farm
ham, Miss Grace Laurent.
Tenors-Paul Bright, William Reed, Hew.
ard Griffin. James Geddes.
Bassos-Philip Thomas. Thomas Morgan,
William Hughes, George Jackson.
Conductor-Mrs. j. Il. Heckel.
Organist-Miss Ruth Jackson.
Niolinst-PrOfessor Walkenshaw.
Orchestra-B +. Pitze, first violin: Frank
Slocum, second violin; John Walken-
shaw, viola; Edward Cunningham,
basso; WILLIAM McAndrew, clarionet;
Professor Lawrence, cornet; John Jay,
trombone; Frank Squires, tympanies.
Next Sunday at the Jackson Street
Baptist church Christmas will be cele-
brated. Elaborate preparations have
been made. There will be special music
by the choir At 1880 Il. IN. the pas
tor will preach. Topic. 1.-The Nativity"
"Hark the Music" and "A Multitude of
Angels" will be sung. At p. IN. the
infant department, one hundred strong,
will, under the direction of r. Nichols,
render four selections. The choir will
sing Christmas anthem. Miss Alice
Williams will recite d selection to be
followed by short sermon. Topic.
Christ our Model" At the close of the
service baptism will be administered.
AT ta1 t- t.. hn n
feature of the Young Mems Christian
association meeting on Sunday at 3.45
o'clock y. IN. The male glee club will
render a number of famous old Eng
lish carols while stationed in the rear
of the auditorium stage, and during the
singing appropriate stereopticon views
will be thrown on the screen. The sing
ing will be followed by short illustrated
Gospel talks on Scenes in the Life OF
Jesus" by Mr.. A. V. Bower and George
G. Mahy.
Concerning the fake" Armenian
pleader, a recent editorial in the Pitts
burg News, with the heading "Will
This Quelch Him? No., says:
The committee appointed to investigate
the character and doings or the thrifty
Syrian who has been visiting the churches
and raising money for the Armenians
say in their report, "We believe Ezekidl
Tamnosian to be wholly unworthy OF
confidence Will this squelch him? No.
He will go right along collecting money
for the Armenians from sympathetic p,o-
pie in the churches at the rate of $50 a
month for his services, the balance, II
there be any. going to the suffering Ar
menians. He has been at this business
for nearly Il year. and no one thought
n
he was exposed by one of his countrymen.
He told a plausible tale perhaps show ed
some credentials. good, bad or Indifferent,
and preachers admitted him 10 their pull
pits to work their congregations. And
they will continue to do 1t.
The Order of the Good Shepherd, one
Of the auxiliaries of the Episcopal
church, has rented the building at S13
Capouse avenue and propose to open
a hotel where persons who are dis
charged from the Lackawanna hos
pital. on account Of it's crowded cOnul-
ton, before they are strong enough to
work, can be cared for. For the fur
nshing of the hotelare needed a range;
at least four iron cots and mattresses,
bedding, chairs, tables, rugs. window
shades and other things. Donations of
coal, groceries and provisions. and con-
I
shape of monthly subscriptions for cur
rent expense, will be gratefully re-
ceived.
A public reception was rendered on
Tuesday nigh Rev. Geo. NJ. Welsh,
the new pastor Of the Calvary Ref@rm-
ed church. in the church building on
Gibson street. The auditorium was dec
GRATED with evergreens and plants.
Frank II. Smith presided. Revs. John
Davy. Foster l.. Gift and George L..
Aldrich and G. A. Brown were among
the speakers. There was an appro-
pirate programme OF music. Refresh
ments were served.
At the usual weekly meeting Of the
Presbyterian cleric Monday morning in
the study of Rev. DR.. s. G. Logan, the
secretary. occasion was taken to con-
gratulate DR.. Logan on his seventy
third birthday.
Officers of the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church have been chosen as fol-
lows: Clerk, Miss Lizzie A. Evans;
financial secretary, Walter wilkins:
standing committee. Daniel Matthias.
S. B. Powell and Evan Davis: ways and
means committee, John Richards, w.
b. Williams. Richard Phillips. Mrs.
Walter Wilkins. Miss Jennie Lewis:
music committee, Howell Harris. Trus-
tees will be elected next month.
Hopes are entertained by the rail-
road branch of the Young Mems Chris
tian association that its new build
ing will be forthcoming during 1897.
Plans have been prepared.
TOMORROW'S SERVICES.
First Presbyterian church-Rev. James
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