The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-12
WEST SIDE EVENTS.
Rev. W. S. Jones' Resignation, Dr.. De
Gruchy Accepts a Call, Rev. Jacob
SchOettle's First Sermon.

rh,& yyos, c;a. mir;sterial circles
We s,,,,oa ,.s, oyan;ng 10 shown by
H. sa,,n,,,,. oh,naaS in Tho nastor
o,e o,e ioioM,ms f .s, pantis, um orurches, Rev
w Jones resigned from the First
yv.,st, pant,s, oS,,roh. Pay Thomas
w neiSn pap' 80 Uon.se,d u
ooa,a.aa ooi, 90 ,h, Jackson street
pa,,t;.t ah,,roh ona pey Iocob Schoet-
~ 20 D., mn,h;naton ohio nraacbed
IT. e., soru,n,, nS roStor of the Ger
wan 10 ntis, cburcb on Chestnut street.
Tha ;rta,,,on of M Jonas IN resign
NOS fnratniJ IN last Eridav's Tribune
owl !, was stated thar Sunday night
tha ,,;thdro,yai woniT na made Con-
sn,,,",,ti,, The ,amhers of his church
s'.,r., uu ~, on,rn,ataIw surnrised when
Snring the rep,,lar service last evening.
=, waS onnounrad that a snecjal meet
In, Of tha chmrcb to oct on an imnort-
nn, ,oat,or ,vo,Id be hold immediate.
T., af,arv.ord Henry p Davis presided
go tha n,as,;ny Tba Iettar nf resip-
~ation t ~ ,rnn, Mr Iomes WAS road nv
the ss.,ratarv r Hughes A motion
,n, m,ode and carried that action on
~ rasign n ton ba nostnoned until
Tnesdov evaning Sctober % whom an
o,har r,aating VII, bo haId II ;s ur,Ier.
Stroa that NJ Inros has n strnnp ner.
so,oi fnI,or,;r. ~, tha nhurob and nres-
xx.tn flynlx l,a IN hn
nn,,,,or nraaohar racnnsider his resiy.
p'' pot;nu
Nr Ioros b,mse,f is not oyorly de.
r,rn,,, % Ino,,;nn ,ha ohuroh &c VOC
sho,rn Iast n,rht durinm convarso-
tinn ,,.;,b Tr;bmna ranoytar Ua
stotod That bo rcgratted tho ciroum-
stanoas Which ,ead hin, 70 ras,gn ,rhe
o;ronnstannas nentions5 rafnr 10 tho
an NhnnI,h 90 Mns Innas who hoe not
ha.n ,,,a,i s,roa M ~. fon,;I,, cnu,a 90 ,h;s
covntrv frn,,, wnios ohout fnnr years
go NJ, ' Iaros ,,,shas ~ 'ra uat,,S, 70
hor i've ,anS ona as NJ Ionas ha g
reoaiwad N coll 20 tLa noStnrata nf tha
prior,, stroat pontiSt cbnrnh a. ca
,,or,San co,,,h WaIas ha 10 5isrosad
70 % erasn the onnortnnitv " 'po'''
" grasp Tue oppor or.un,'!;
church in Wales?" was asked. The
answe' was a,ili ,,
Saiu Mr. JONES' nave Wireu
my s.rt',, ao'"nr, !, ,,',,,, A., - .,,
.,,,, ',, eu lne itpoI.eI' '"u
..n WI, mo' ,', ,too"s,uer your IeSlshat,on' no
tha sou,,'., Mna. a. ''"s pe 'aNen ~
ny ~ % o,amuo',ns ~. .iee'ims .,,
,nt n;'," a;,. ',oi' W. ..,' 'oes "ou', @ :,
H. 80, l,,.,,,., .cn VI ~
r,ottar en-, s,n,a ~ ,;,',,. ,"uJm .,ot ,ne NE
hnart 10 ,;,,, NV 1S;rIt i',,ai va, H,s
nhuroh u. az. ,t ',sh Wu,s. i';tn,,s'
bn said hmt as hofnu @ tatn, t'tn =. ie"sv =. se,
Mrs Iores: saro ,ho, ~ nhn, - ~ a.,
contemnlated fnm ,,aa,,s n,rn A.,
Jones retmrnad frn,, tr;r 60 VII
While on bis visit tbara ho ~ ,ro oi'o5 aea
several times ~ tba prior,, straot
church The ;mnressinn n,adn l., shnu,n
by the call he received a fow. w,oak q
afterward, In his letter Of resipna tion
to the church last night Mr.. Jones save
no reasons for his action. He ottrib-
uted it to circumstance" The letter
names January |, 1897, as the last dav
of his charge over the church. If there
is no change in feeling Mr.. Jones will
assume duties at the Welsh church in
February, 1897. The letter was in
Welsh.
ND M, cpr-cr,v .c,r,,,,
ANCEriS
Two Weeks Yesterday the Jackson
street BAPTIST church extended q call
% ie|. MI NJ, De uruthy' OF Wakefield.
read at a meeting of the cburc,, bnid
after the regular service last evening
In his letter, which is quite lengthy Dr
De Gruchy expresses his belief that bis
acceptance is for the good. He outlines
his plan of work: he will serve .no