The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
CHURCH DOINGo
AND RELIGIOUS TALK
Chroniclings OF Particular In!srss AiN
Cilurch.Going People.
THE VOLUNTEERS MASS MEETING
Viii, he Addressed By Colonel Patio
Watlins--Rcy. w. II. Stubblcbine's
Farewell Editogiai--G Gospel Meet
ings on the West Side-.Ecilg.ous
Notes..TOmOrrow's Services.

Concerning his resignation as pastor
Of Calvary Reformed church, Rev. w.
II. Stubblehine writes as follows for
Calvary Tdings: I'VE do not so, as Il
has been reported. to take charge OF
some large and established church. Our
call comes from the board of home
missions and so we leave here to take up
the same kind of work that we have
been doing here in Scranton. Our new
field of labor is to be in Salisbury, North
Carolina. Salisbury is a town OF some
5000 or 1900 inhabitants, situated on the
main line of the Great Southern rail-
road. This company has located y por-
tion OF their shops in this town ard
are attracting many people here for
employment, so that the town gives
every promise of rapid growth. In ad-
dltion to this the town is right in the
center of the Reformed church, and 10
destined TO become a center of iniiu-
enCe. SO the board decided that q mis-
sion should be established here as soon
as possible. A lot of ground has al
ready been purchased, but no organiza-
tion has been effected. Rev. J. C. Leon
ard, Nho preached in our church some
time ago, has mad charge of the preim-
aries in the work, and has been the
power behind the throne that worked
for our commission to this field. Tho
people are ready to cooperate in the
new movement, and from what we have
learned we believe that success will at
tend the establishment of this mission"
Rev. J. w Williams d. D.. of Swan
sea, Wales, has rejected the cali ten
dered him by the Jackson Street Bap-
tist church. A meeting of the church
was held Thursday evening at which
letter from DR.. Williams was read. In
it the reverend gentleman gives as his
reason for declining that he can not
consistently leave the church in Wales
OF which he is now the pastor owing to
the condition of affairs. Through his
and the congregations efforts the
church debt has recently been rapidly
decreased and the membership is eX-
panding. Realizing that his duty holds
him to the Welsh church he can not
come to the American church, though
he believes that the Jackson street field
is one of the grandest in the denomina-
tion. The declnation was accepted.
Sunday afternoon and evening there
will be special services held at the
Gospel tent on South Main avenue, be.
tween Eynon and Elm streets. At 2.30
D. m. the subject will be "Bible Bap-
tism." which will involve an eYamina-
tion of many ideas that are held on this
subject. In the evening the theme will
be "Bible Temperance" The interest
nd o. has iY,prCo cnI n G1Iph
an extent that the evangelists have
decided to continue their meetings at
the same place. The services will con-
tinue next week as usual. The tent can
be made comfortable these cool nights.
Tomorrow's American Volunteer mass
meeting in tent especially erected for
the purpose on Linden street, opposite
the court house, will no doubt witness
an increased attendance solely from the
presence of Colonel Pattie Watkins. Col
cnel Watkins was once in charge of the
Salvation Army barracks here, but later
went to larger and broader fields for
work. She took sides with the Ealing
tom Booths in the memorable disagree
ment with the parent English organiza-
ton and is now one of the most active
and most talked-about of the American
Volunteer leaders. In New York city
her wonderful gifts of oratory have at
tracted extensive notice by the metro
politan press.
Rev. DR.. w. p. Kellins, pastor of the
Penn Avenue Baptist church from 1870
to 1877 and lately of Omaha, Neb., is to
become pastor of the jamestown IN. W
Baptist church. During his pastorate
in Scranton 3SS members Joined the
Penn Avenue church. He went from
here to Lockport n. Y. from there to
Milwaukee, where he was instrumental
in the erection of q handsome church,
and from there to Omaha.
\ West Side Volunteer post was
opened for the first time last Wednes-
day night in tent on the corner of
Main avenue and Price street. Captain
Lockyer is in charge. Meetings were
conducted every evening of this week.
The Salvation Army barracks is only
short distance from the new taber-
nacle.