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the church debt. Services will be held
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NOTES FOR CHURCH WORKERS..
The ladies' of the Second Presbyter-
ian church served supper last night.
The local Salvation army has taken
no action In regard to the Booth Booth
rupture.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union of
the First Welsh Baptist church met
last evening.
Rev. L. c. Floyd. D. D., will preach
his farewell sermon in the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow.
A literary burlesQue which had the
virtue of novelty was given on Tuesday
evening at the Welsh Congregational
church.
The congregation Of the Elm Park
church will tender a reception to Rev.
Dr. and Mrs. W. II. Pearce on Tuesday
evening.
The singing quartette from the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian associa
ton entertained at New York city last
evening.
4 regular meeting Of the Green
Ridge Womans' Temperance union was
held on Tuesday afternoon at lGl0 Dick
son avenue.
Last Sunday Professor Il. A. Stone
and l.. A. Stevens were ordained as
elders of the Washburn Street Presby-
terian church.
On the third Friday of April the Bap-
tist Young Peoples union of l.acka-
wanna county will hold its next con-
vention in Taylor.
An Easter sale was conducted last
evening and on Thursday evening by
the Ladies' Social circle of the Simpson
Methodist church.
The Ssrpi- ,,,aotipo of tho Un-
mems Foreign Missionary society OF
the Wyoming conference was held in
Plymouth Thursday.
Miss Nina Moraes Cohen. Of Minne-
apoliy, addressed a. meeting of the
Womans' Jewish union on Monday
evening at the Linden street temple.
A meeting of the presidents OF the
Young Peoples societies of the West
Side was held last evening at the resi-
dence Of James X. Hughes, president
Of the union.
Miss Perry gave short talk on
Heavenly Arithmetic" Oh Thursday
noon before a gathering OF young ladies
In the Young Womans' Christian Asso-
citation rooms.
Professor G. w. Phillips spoke on
Child Nature" at the Primary Sunday
School Teachers union at the First
Presbyterian church yesterday after
noon at O'Clock.
| Special services were held during the
present week at the Washburn Street
| Presbyterian church. The pastor, Rev
j. =. Moffatt, was in charge They
wer very well attended.
Passover services will be held at the
Linden Street temple at q o'clock this
evening and tomorrow at 10 a. m. The
| subject of the sermon by Rev. Feuer-
licht will be Light in the Home"
| Rev. f. l.. Schmidt, of Sand Lake,
\. y, who has accepted the call ex-
tended by the Evangelical church of
Peace Of the South Side. will preach his
first sermon here on Easter Sunday.
The fourth anniversary of Brother
Frank Bates will be celebrated at the
Rescue mission tonight All converts
and their families will be served with
refreshments at the close of the SER
vice.
The Baptist ministers weekly meet
ing was held In the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church Monday. Rev. II. II. Har-
rfs. OF Taylor, read an article on
Science as an Aid TO the Demonstra-
tion Of a God"
| Thursday evenings literary pro-
gramme at the Elm Park church con-
sisted of a discussion OF the Bacon
Shakespeare controversy. Miss Edith
ANOtkOu EcClttu several SelecllOuS
the Bard of Avon.
Professor w. NJ. Cleaver L. A. NJ. D.,
gave a stereopticon lecture on Thurs
day evening before an audience in the
Green Ridge United Evangelical
church. 1t was for the benefit of the
Ladies' Aid society.
On Tuesday evening an audience Of
ladies In the Young Womens' Christian
association rooms listened to an ad-
dress on the coal mines of this region
given by A. l.. Sloan. The lecture was
illustrated by stereopticon views.
| The Young Peoples Society Of Chris
tian EndeavOr Of the Penn Avenue
Baptist church held their third social
In the six-month series on Tuesday
evening. A ribbon of red. white and
blue was worn by every one that at
tended.
The Rev. James s. Riggs, d. D., pro-
fessor at Auburn Theological seminary,
has been engaged to give a lecture on
Athens and the Acropolls." illustrated
with stereopticon, in the Second Pres
byterian church on Friday evening,
April L.
The Junior Christian Endeavor soci-
ETY. Of the Plymouth Congregational
church was organized Tuesday after
noon with Miss Jennie Daniels as su-
perintendent and Miss Sarah Hughes
and Jennie Price as assistants. Seven
ty-four names were enrolled.
Those who heard the elocutionist
Molly Tracey Weston. In the. North
Main Avenue Batist church on Tues
day evening are still talking of the
young lady's exceptional ability. by
many she is considered the best that
has appeared in this city for many
years.
Miss Pierson, of Brooklyn, who was
called several weeks ago to the secre-
taryship of the local Young Women's
Christian association, has sent word
the effect that circumstances forbid her
to accept the call. Another young wo-
man has been decided upon for secre-
tary, but her name has not been an
nounced.
Rev. G. G. Lyman, pastor of the
Broad Street Methodist Episcopal
church, Pittston. has rendered his resig-
nation. He has been in i'll health for
some time and his condition has be-
come so serious as to necessltate re-
tirement from the ministry. 1t is his
intention to be absent from the coming
conference, leaving Pittston next Mon
day evening for Iowa, where he will
stay for year.
Rev John Griftiths. who is a recent
arrival In this city. is attracting consld-
cradle attention by his popular lectures
which were begun last Sunday after
noon in st. David's hall on the West
Side. Rev. Griffiths Is the pastor of the
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian church.
The body Is not in q very fiourishing
condition financially. but Rev. Mr..
Griftiths Is making telling endeavor to
clear away the debt. The lectures are
free. but collection Is taken up during
the meeting. Last Sunday afternoon =
topic was THE Welsh Pilgrim Fathers
Of 1892" The rest Of the series will be
as follows: March 90, "The Welsh Bar
ony of Pennsylvania. an American Civ
ic church of Two Hundred Years ago.,