The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-08
OF A RELIGIOUS NATURE
Chancellor Ray m0nd Will Speak in
Elm Park Church Tomorrow.
WORK or RAYMOND INSTITUTE
Fourth& anniversary of Rescue Mission
viii bc Celebrated Tuesday Quar-
tcriy Meeting Held at Factoryville.
Services In Churches Tomorrow.

Two personages whose fame extends
throughout this country will be heard
tomorrow in Elm Park church. One Is
Chancellor b. p. Raymond, d. D.. Ill.
D.. president of Wesleyan university,
of Middletown, who will preach in the
morning: and the other is Miss Anna
Shaw, who will preach in the evening
on The Mission of Truth" DR.. Ray
mond Is a relative of the families of
C. ID. Jones. ]. r. Porter, NJ. Norton
and I. r. Megargel.
He Is a frequent visitor in this city
md whenever he has been heard has
delighted large audiences. .Presbyterians
and Methodists being his most ardent
admirers. DR.. Raymond's repute Is
equally great as writer and scholar
Miss Shaw will be the guest of Mrs. c.
ID. Simpson while In the city. She is
an earnest and eloquent gospel preach
er and has gained no little national
prominence by her advocacy of female
suffrage.
John RAYMOND Institute.
OF the work being done by the John
Raymond institute. Youpg Men. the
current number of the Young Mems
Christian assOcia tion's official maga-
Zine says: In an ever increasing de-
gree this "a chief factor in local edu-
cation) is becoming true Of the Scran-
ton association, supplemented as the
work has been during the past year
by the founding of the John Raymond
Institute of Manual Training through
the discerning generosity of Mrs. Hack
ley The fact that Mrs. Hackley's pur-
pose i'm the founding of this work is
for the education of young working
women also. gives increasing scope and
value to the work In this community.
as the coming institution for the in
tellectual and industrial training Of
many hundreds of Scranton's workers,
both OF men and women.
"The various classes have now an
enrolment of at least 300 students.
Out of this number 125 are members OF
the manual training classes, an en-
! couraging showing for the first years
work in manual training, and an as
surance of future success.
Rescue Mission Birthday.
The fourth anniversary of the Rescue
Mission occurs on Tuesday next. and
on that night meeting and exercises
will be held in the mission building on
Franklin avenue beginning at
o'clock. A short song service will be
followed by testimony meeting. after
which there will be remarks by men,
bers of the committee for the coming
year. city pastors and two former SUI
perintendents, Messrs. Graf and Bel
dewolf
At the close of the service refresh
| ments will be served to the converts
and their families. The occasion will
offer valuable opportunity for contrib
utors and their friends to observe the
workings of the mission. The annual
report is In the hands OF the printer.
and will soon be ready for distribution
among contributors.
Quarterly Meeting at FactOrvviIie.
Yesterday the quarterly meeting Of
the Keystone league of Christian En-
deavOr societies was held I'm the Bap-
tist church at Factoryville. The league
Is composed of societies in Factory
vile. Nicholson, Glenburn. Waverly.
Dalton and other towns of that vicin-
ity.
The meeting consisted of an after
noon and evening session. Charles r.
Daniels and ]. W. Browning of this city,
We're present and delivered addresses.
Sermons on Pilgrims Progress.
Rev. w. II. Stubblebine. the pastor
of Calvary Reformed church, has de-
parted from the usual method Of i'm
parting gospel truth. and thereby
struck popular chord. Last Sabbath
evening he preached a sermon on "The
Principle of Death in the Soul" illus
trating ii by means Of chemicals. The
large audience was deeply interested
and good results followed. Tomorrow
evening he will begin specially inter-
esting course of sermons on BunyanS
Pilgrims Progress.
These sermons will be illustrated by
means of three large oil paintings and
from past experience in the use OF
these paintings there Is no doubt but
that the seating capacity of the chapel
will be taxed to accommodate the
crowds that Will attend to hear and
see these sermons. The paintings are
works of art and must be seen to be
appreciated. The subject of the first
sermon tomorrow evening is Leaving
the City of Destruction"
Public Meeting in second Church.
On Tuesday evening a public meet
ing in the interest Of the Hampton
Normal and Agricultural institute. OF
Hampton, Va, will be held in the Sec
ond Presbyterian church. The exer-
cises Will consist of short speeches
from Hampton students representing
the negro and Indian. and from gradu-
ates who will tell of their work since
leaving Hampton. The quartette will
be present to sing the old plantation
melodies. The address by the princi-
pal. II. b. Frissell, will be illustrated
with stereopticon views.
These views Will show not only
Hampton's buildings, class rooms and
workshops. but also the progress of
the schools work in the South and
West and how the work multiplies and
spreads, as the Hampton graduate
prepares his scholars to be teachers,
who in turn go out and do a similar
work. Pictures of schools taught by
Hampton's children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren will be thrown on
the screen. Gradua tes engaged in this
work and who aie thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the South. will tell of their ef-
forts to improve the homes and farms
cny,f n y,n-
ture of the economic, social, religious
and agricultural conditions of the
South.
The Beginning OF Lent.
One week from next Wednesday will
mark the beginning of Lent. season
of prayer, abstinence and devotion in
the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
The first day of Lent Is known as Ash
Wednesday in the calendar of the
Catholic church. for on that day the
faithful are supposed to be annointed
with ashes and to consecrate them
selves to penance for the succeeding
forty days. In the early days of the
church the bishops on Ash Wednesday
imposed public penance on sinners.
After ashes had been placed on their
heads. the erring ones We're driven out
of the church with the foot of the
cross and remained separated from the
faithful until Holy Thursday, three
days before the end Of Lent.
The season of Lent was ordained for
the purpose of giving man an oppor-
tunity to mortify the flesh and to
strengthen his dominion. over the
senses. The last seven days of Lent
are known as holy week. during which
Uoly Thursday, Good Friday and Holy
Saturday are observed. Lent termi-
mates with Faster Sunday, the feast of
the resurrection.
Condition Of Jacks son Street Church.