The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13

vice Mrs. L. M. Gates, and Miss Emily
Richard was elected treasurer, vice Miss
Hannah Deacon, who retired on account
of i'll health. Mrs. C. ID. Simpson. Mrs.
c. p. Matthews and Mrs. l. F. Everhart,
whose terms on the board of managers
had expired, We're reelected. The as
sociation expended all but s3S. IL of the
years receipts, st,967.l2. This does not
include the proceeds from Our Woman's
Paper which amounted to about $4,000.
After long delay and divided opinion
the parsonage site of the First
Presbyterian church has been set
tied, in one respect, at least,
in that it will not be on the lot
corner of Olive street and Madison ave-
nue., recently purchased and where the
church is to be built. This was decided
at meeting of the church Monday
evening, when the trustees were in
structed to purchase n house and lot at
n cost not to exceed $4,000. No par
ticular location was specified. The
church Is TO be built at a cost not to ex-
ceed sl50,0o0. PSns and specifications
have been adopted. but no steps toward
building will be taken until the present
church property on Washington avenue
10 cold. The old lot and church are Of
fered for S1O6,OOO.
Isaac Post and George II. Catlin have
resigned from the board of trustees OF
the First Presbyterian church. The
designations were announced at a
meeting of the congregation. The resig-
nation will be acted upon and the va
cancies filled by the board.
Rev. David Spencer, d. D., formerly
pastor of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church, will address a gospel meeting
for railroad men and their families on
Sunday afternoon, June IA, at 3:45
O'Clock in the hall of the railroad de-
partment, Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. While the meeting is especial
ly for railroad men and their families,
in view of the widespread desire to hear
DR.. Spencer, Il hearty welcome will be
given the general public at this meet
ing. A collection will be taken at this
time for the Railroad Department
Young Mems Christian association, of
East St. Louis, which suffered so much
from the recent cyclones that visited
st. Louis.
The annual diocesan convention of
Episcopal churches was held this week
at Harrisburg. The different Episcopal
clergymen of Scranton and the several
church delegates have returned home
and report an interesting and profitable
session. On Wednesday a resolution
was offered at the convention to raise
q 81 800 endowment fund for diocesan
missions. In less than II half hour the
amount was subscribed. The pastors
from Scranton We're: Rev. Rogers Is
rael. of st. Luke's church: Rev. f. s.
Rallentine. of the Church of Good Shep-
herd; Rev. NJ. II. Mill, of st. David's
church; Rev. MIR. Halton, of Dunmore
mission. A number of lay delegates
also attended. The matter of dividing
the diocese was considered but no de-
finite action was taken. 1t will come up
again at future convention.
The congregation of the Grace Evan
gelical Lutheran church will. beginning
tomorrow, worship at Madison avenue
| and Mulberry street, the property re-
! Gently purchased by them. The old
| school house that has stood on the lot
/ for many years will be used as a chapel
| for worshippinG in until such time as
| the congregation is ready to build a
church. Since the organization Of the
church, of which Rev. Foster y. Gift Is