The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
D0INCS OF THE CHURCHES
What Is Happening Among Religious
Organizations and People.
CONFERENCE IN BlNGHAMTON
Wyoming Gathering Promises to BE Of
Unusual Intercst-Lcttcr from Evan.
selist ShcilbOrn-News Gathered
in Local Church Circles.

The coming session of the Wyoming
conference will be held in Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church, of BinS-
hamton. beginning Wednesday morn
ing, April |. one of these Interesting
matters is the election of delegates to
general cOnference-a bit of important
business that comes up but once in ev-
cry four years. Among those spoken
OF as likely candidates are Rev. DIR. l..
l.. Sprague, president of Wyoming
seminary; Rev. Dr. Nj. :. Hard, secre-
| tary of the Church Extension society,
| also Of Kingston: Rev. A. Griffin, rep
resentative of the Preachers Aid So
| ciety; Rev. J. q. Woodruff presiding
| elder of the Binghamton district; Rev
| j. q. Eckman, presiding elder of the
Wyoming district; Rev. \. j. Van Cleft
| presiding elder of the Onenonta district
| and one or two others. Five cleric
| delegates are to be chosen, and tive
altcrnates. OF the laymen, only tive
delegates of whom are to be chosen
George = Bennett, of Wilkes Barre
| William Connell, of this city. and \.
| |. Decker, of Waverly, y. V, are promi-
nently mentioned.
A new feature of this coming session
will be IL course of afternoon lectures by
Professor X. w. Rogers, of Drew Theo-
| logical seminary, on archaeology
some of its most recent features as re-
vealcd in modern researches. The lee
lures will be heard each afternoon at
| O'Clock. on Tuesday evening, March
| 81. at the anniversary of the conference
veterans of the Grand Army of the Re
| public, Colonel S. A. trquhart, of West
Pttston, will lecture on Libby Prison.
The regular business sessions VIII
commence on Wednesday morning
April /, Bishop John II. Vincent presid-
| ing. Business sessions will be held eN-
cry morning at o'clock.
| on Friday evening at the anniversary
of the Preachers Aid society the ad-
dress will be delivered by Thomas II
| Dale. of this city.
| The whole scheme of anniversary and
| auxiliary entertainment is by tar the
| most elaborate that has ever distln,
guished u Wyoming conference annual
session and it shows that some tre-
mendous energy has been expended.
EVANGELIST IN THE WEST.
| George l.. Field, freight claim CLERK
of the Delaware, I.ackawanna ahu
| Western Railroad company in this city
| has received u very interesting letter
from Rev. Lewis Shellhorn, who is now
laboring in Wnslow, Arizona. MI
| Shellhorn will be remembered DS
Scrantonians as the evangelist who was
associated with Rev. Mr Moore ant
conducted gospel meetings in Il tent al
Green Ridge and ut the Archibald ant
Pyne mines last fall. The letter was
written Feb. 70 and among other thing!
says:
| "As | promised to write you after
arrived in Arizona | will do it before
am killed. | began meetings here laS'
| Monday evening with a full house. seV'
| en- came to the altar last night ant
| there has been eighteen conversions ),
far, ten seeking at the altar. The devi
is doing his best out here. The thirt
day | was here ! received a red letter
from the devil stating that If | die
| not leave the town inside OF twenty
| four hours / would go out a-dead man
The twentyfour hours We're up yes
| terday and / am here yet, although
| | was shot at three times, twice com
ing from the church and once Will,
in my room. the last shot passing only
two feet above my head. went through
three walls. They shot to kill n,
doubt. / am guarded nearly all tn,
| time by two or three officers while IL
church. and at my stopping place. Tn,
| Goddess people here nave sworn tha1
| they will not eat Il moulhtui OF foot
while am here. / told them the nigh
| before last | was afraid some of then
would get hungry before ] left as
was going to remain two weeks yet
on, how | wish | had the money It
| meet expenses out here. ! would preaci
the true gospel to these heathens an,
| let them know that the son of Maj
| would soon be here to Judge them. The
! people here are very moor. Those wh,
are willing to give have nothing tC
! give. When ] arrived | had only
thirty-fve cents in my pocket and
| don't know how | will get out of here
| | intend to trust in God. If you know
| of any one in Scranton who wants t.
put his money in Il place where it viii
receive the largest interest IN this lif,
| and in the life to come, tell them [,
send some out here for this work.
| have put all / have in, and myselI
thrown in. | am now about to go dowi
| in the worst part of the town with the
minister and two officers to help clear
out two more bad houses. We hav,
succeeded in cleaning out three place.
and the people who conducted two oi
them nave opened their houses for one.
| half hour prayer meetings befOr,
| preaching. go to Flagsloff next to be.
gin there March l."
| Anyone wishing to encourage Mr.
| Shellhorn in the unselfish work Of sou
| saving under the opposition and infu.
ence he states in his letter, can leav,
| their offerings with DIR. G.. T.. Dean
| T.. G. Coursen. at the respective places
of business, or with G.. l.. Field at the
| Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
| freight office.
| RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
| Painting and sewing classes for
young folks meet in the army barracks
| in Hyde Park at Saturday afternoons
at > o'clock; knee-drill Sunday morn
| ing at { o'clock; holiness meeting Sun
| day morning at II o'clock: Christian
praise service. at 8 u. m: memorial
| service in memory of Mrs. Thomas
| Shepherd. Sunday evening at o'clock
| All welcome. Hannah Masland, cap
tain.
| Tomorrow Rev. G. l.. Malice will COM
| plete his second years pastorate of the
Green Ridge Evangelical church. He
| Will leave on Wednesday morning fOi
| conference which convenes in VIII
| Transport, Pa, Thursday, March ). He
will be accompanied by Clarence c.
Johnson. who is the delegate chosen by
| the congregation.
| The gospel meeting at the South
| Side Young WOmens Christian asso-
citation Sabbath afternoon will he led
| by Miss McGaughey. city missionary
| of the Second Presbyterian church. A
| cordial invitation. is extended to al
| women of the South Side to come and
hear Miss McGaughey.
| George West. of North Lincoln ave.
nue.. will preach two sermons on Sun.
day to the folks at Newton. to which
all are welcome. Seats free. and nt
| collection. After. 3 o'clock, Baptist
church; evening, 7.30 O'Clock, Costner's
| school house
| A genuine down on the farm supper
described as Just like mother used t,
| cook" will be served by the male mem
bers of Calvary Reformed church al
| the corner of Monroe avenue and Glib
son street Tuesday evening from tC
O'clock for which tickets will be sold
| at % cents. Beginning at s o'clock q
| cancGrt will ln nil.nn md will inclIilI y