The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-23
CHURCH NEWS NOTES.

The ladies Of the Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church conducted an initial
supper on Thursday evening
Class No. "a. Of the Washburn Street
Presbyterian Sunday school held So
cial last evening. Mrs. E. u. Fellows Is
teacher.
Rev. Foster U. Gift. Of Grace Luther
an church, begins a short series of
sermons on the "Prodegal Son." on
Sunday evening.
Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara will confer
the sacrament of confirmation on Il
large class of young people at st. Pet
ers cathedral this afternoon.
The semi-monthly meeting Of the
Methodist Ministerial association of
Scranton and vicinity occurs next Mon
day at 10 a. m. in the Elm Park church.
BY his election to the vice presidency
at the recent convention Rev. w. s..
Jones. Of the First Welsh Baptist
church, will next year be president Of
the Northeastern Pennsylvania asso-
citation of Welsh Baptist churches.
The vestry Of st. Luke's church has
elected DR.. B. H. Throop, A. ID. HOl-
land, Major ]. W. Oakford. Major Ever
EFT Warren, H. w. Kingsbury and John
Jermyn delegates to the Episcopal Dio-
cesan convention at Harrisburg, June ..
A gospel meeting will be held in the
Women's Christian Temperance union
rooms, near the corner of Penn avenue
and Marion street, Sunday at 3.45
o'clock. Rev. r. A. Chaffee. pastor of
Asbury Methodist Episcopal church.
will speak.
A mass will be celebrated tomorrow
and each succeeding Sunday morning
at 6 o'clock in st. Peters cathedral.
! This is for the accommodation of men,
| bers of the congregation who are COM
| PEELED to work on Sunday The other
mass will be as heretofore at Z, 8, 9 and
| 1890 a. m.
Rev. Warren G. Partridge, of Cincin-
| natl, formerly of this city. spoke at the
| seventy-second anniversary of the
American Baptist Publication society
at Asbury Park Wednesday. His sub
ject was 1.-THE Sunday School Consid-
cred in Relation to the Kingdom OF
| Christ"
The Christian Endeavor society OF
| the Chestnut Street Presbyterian
church has elected the following Of
ficers: President, John Leber: vice
president, c. Hess; secretary, Christine
Schubert: treasurer. Amelia Koch; H.
brarian. Henry Michel; organist, Chris
tine Schubert.
|
women and girls to come into the class
for the study Of the Sabbath school
lesson. at the Young Women's Christian
association tonight at 7.45. Miss Elz-
abeth Doersam will lead the gospel
meeting Sunday, May "a. 3.45 p. IN. A
large attendance is desired.
The convention Of delegates from the
Welsh Baptist churches OF Northeast.
ern Pennsylvania, which began on Fri
day, May Is, at the First Welsh Baptis
church, closed last Monday with
preaching services. On the preceding
day six sermons were delivered by a.
many ministers at the church.
Rev. G. L. Aldrlch, Of the Grace Re
formed church. gave Bible stud,
Monday night at the Green Ridge Wo
mans Christian Temperance unior
rooms on Penn avenue, near Marior
street. The studies will he continued
from week to week on Monday nights
and the public Is requested to attend.
The following are at Saratoga, repre-
senting the Lackawanna Presbytery a
the general assembly: Rev. James Nc
Leod, d. D.. Of Scranton; Rev. w. F
Gibbons, Of Dunmore; Rev. r. A. Mills
d. D., Of Wilkes-Ba and Elders 7
F. Wells, Of Scranton: ]. u. Burr, O
Carbondale. and Mr.. Nicholson, o
Wilkes Barre. .l. ~
The Christian Endeavor societies o
North Scranton met in the Puritan
Congregational church last evening ant
organized q choir under the leadershil