The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-15
CHURCH DOINGS
AND RELIGIOUS TALK
Chr0nicliDgs Of Particular Interest to
Church.GOing People.
WEST SIDE GOSPEL MEETINGS
Are Being Conducted by the Ad.
ventistse Contributions Needed for
st. Luke's Summes HOme..First
Primitive Church Cornerstone
Laying. for Church
SOcietics..C Church Notes.

The gospel meetings that have been in
progress for several weeks on South
Main avenue between Eynon and Elm
streets are still being continued. The
subject to be presented Sunday after
noon and evening will be two of the
most interesting of the series. The SUBJ
ject of the soul and spirit will be dis
cussed. "The Rich Man and Lazarus"
and 1.-The Thief on the Cross will be
explained at go p. m. and at 40 p. m.
the theme will be 1.-The Punishment of
the Wicked" The services will be con-
tinued the coming week as usual.
The Adventists are meeting with good
success and will permanently establish
their work here.
Those who are particular concerning
the channel and object of their charity
would do well to heed the need of
funds to carry on the work of st.
Luke's summer home at Lake Ariel.
The home is full to overfiowing but its
promoters have not secured contribu-
tions necessary to maintain 1t. Help
ing the poor to get fresh country air
and renewed strength is a commendable
object and Scrantonians cannot do
better than send contributions to A.
u. Holland. c. b. Derman or Rev. Mr..
Haughton at st. Luke's rectory on Wy
oming avenue.
On Monday afternoon took place the
corner stone laying of the First Primi-
tive churcs on East Market street. The
stone was laid by Mr.. Brown, presi-
dent of the board of trustees. Rev. Mr..
Prosser. pastor of the church, con-
Quoted the ceremony and was assisted
by Rev. Proud. of Taylor: Rev. Wilson,
of Nanticoke: Rev. Williams, of Jer-
myn; Rev. Sturdevant, of the Jermyn
Congregational church. The church
was founded in 1883 when it had 30
members. Since then the church mort
gage has been paid, the membership
materially increased and the present
structure begun.
Church societies might draw q lesson
from the Christian EndeavOr society of
the Howard Place African Methodist
Episcopal church which on Thursday
night conducted a debate on the gold
and silver question. Christian citizen
ship Is one of the objects of church So
cieties and in that connection they
cannot do better than discuss questions
kindred to that selected by the African.
Methodist Endeavorers. Elm Parks
big Epworth League has always chosen
such subjects for its general meetings.
Good religion surely is enhanced by II
knowledge of the affairs Uf ones
country.
"a grove camp meeting began at I'm
iondale yesterday afternoon on the old
camp grounds. There will be services
week day afternoons and evenings and
all day Sunday. The meetings will
close on Sunday night. A young peo-
ple's rally was held yesterday noon
and evening. Today will be especially
devoted to temperance and prohibition.
Several pastors of the district are ex-
pectedtO be present.
DR.. Kephert, of Annville. Pa, General
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Sunday
School association, was I'm the city
Wednesday and had a conference with
workers here. 1t was decided to hold
a convention of Lackawanna County,
Sunday schools in Carbondale on Sep
tember T.