The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-07
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.

ThLc'lorence mission managers met on
Tuesday.
The Royal brigade of the Penn Avenue
Baptist church will reorgani2e at o'clocR
tomorrow afternoon.
The Women's Guild of st. Luke, church
met Wednesday afternoon at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. B. H.. Throop.
The regular monthly meeting of the
managers of the Home for the Friendless
took place yesterday morning.
The board OF managers of the Young
Women's Christian association met at the
rooms on Wednesday morning.
Rev. John p. Moffat led the half-hour
Gospe, service at the Young Women's
Chris,ian association Thursday.
The Green Ridge WOmen's Christian
Temperance union held It's monthly busi-
ness meeting at 1910 Dickson avenue Tues
day.
4 Sunday school convention of the wy
oming district will be held in the Rlakeiy
Primitive Methodist church on Tuesday,
March 10.
The Girls Friendly society of st. Lukcs
church met Thursday evening at the
home of Mr.. aud Mrs. Il. }. Foster 1o9
Madison avenue.
The membership committee of the
Young Women's Christian association
gave tetc-a-tete social at the rooms
Tuesday evening at 7.3o
An initial tea by the ladies' whose
names begin with 4. l., V, w, X. and
u. was given on Thursday evening at the
Simpson Methodist church.
Rev. A. IL. Chafin. editor of the Con-
gregatiOnal Messenger. issued from ALE.
gheny City, visited Rev. ID. J.: JoneG. of
Hyde Park avenue, this week
The Ladies' Foreign Mission society of
the I.ackawanna presbytery will convene
for its spring district meeting in the Prov
idencc presby terrain church on April IL
and IL.
The ladies' OF the Mission society of the
Penn Avenue Baptist church served an
oyster supper Thursday evening from q
TO o'clock. A musical programme was
given.
Rev. Foster u. Gift prea ches a special
sermon OH Sunday evening in the Young
Mems Christian Christian Association au-
ditorium TO the Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows.
Brother Francis, of the Episcopal order
of Good Shepherd has opened u priory on
North Hyde Park avenue. The mission
of the organization will be to administer
The Kings Daughters of Grace Re
formed Episcopal church and the honor
AIRY members OF the organization met
Tuesday night at the home of Miss Mayer
al Monroe avenue.
The oyster supper given Thursday night
by the Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church was We III patrcnized. The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to mission work.
Miss Esther ROwlands will lead the Cos
pei meeting at the Young Womens Chris
tian association tomorrow afternoon at
34,. using as her subject, "All-SiGed
Guidances. All young women are cor
daily invited.
1t is thought that Cardinal Satolli will
be present to formally consecrate Bishop
Hoban in this city on March -. The car
dinal has been invited to perform the cere-
mony and his answer is declared to have
been favorable.
Al a meeting of the Scranton Pastors
union early this week, Rev. DR.. Leroy
Stephens of Lewlsburs, made brief al.
and Rev. ID. j. Williams read paper
on Church Policy
Secretary Sun1erlin, of the Hoboken
Railroad Young Mems. Christian associa-
ton. and Bejamin Locke, an engineer on
the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
railroad, will conduct the Sunday night
meeting at the Rescue mission.
The choir of st. Peters cathedral has
begun to rehearse the music for the con-
secration of Bishop Hoban. Bauer's or
chestra Of twelve pieces, augmented by
six pieces from New York. will assist in
giving the instrumental music.
Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara. Rev. NJ. J.
Hoban and Rev. ]. J. y. Feeley left Thurs
day morning for Philadelphia, where ar
rangements will be made with Arch
bishop Ryan for the consecrationi of
Father Hoban as the coadjutor of Bishop
OHara.
The quarterly union meeting of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary societies was
church. Miss Slocum. of the West Side,
presided. Papers were read by ladies
from each section of the city on different
parts of the work.
The Scranton Women's Christian Tenn
perance union has adopted resolutions
protesting against the bill now pending
providing for military instruction i'm the
schools. Tie bill has had two readings
in congress aE.t is now before the COM
inittee on military affairs.
The congregation of the DunmOre Pres
byterian church met Monday evening and
rendered a call to Rev. w. r. Gibbons. OF
Forty Fort. who preached for them last
Sunday. 1t was decided TO offer Mr.. Glib
bons a salary Of 81, 400 and the use OF the