The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-24
WHAT IS BEING DONE
~ IN THE CHURCHES
Chroniclings Of Interest to Those En.
gagged In Church Work.
THEY ASKED HIM TO RECONSIDER
Congregation of First Welsh Baptist
Church DO Not Want to Lose Their
Pastor, Rev. w. s. S.JOnes..Saturday
Evening Social Gatherings at Y. M.
&. A...Services in the City Churches
Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.
A committee from the First Welsh
| church last evening waited upon Rev.
W. 5. Jones. who has resigned from the
church pastorate. and bore to him the
| request made at the Tuesday mass
| meeting of the members. that Mr..
Jones reconsider his resignation. The
committee was composed of Thomas
ID. Davies, Henry =. Davies, and Joseph
Reynolds. Mr.. Jones listened to their
| mission, and then asked for two week $
time so that he could again go over the
| ground and re-decide. He is not fully
| determined to leave the church, and,
| though he has accepted the call from a
| church in Wales. yet Mr.. Jones is kind
| ly disposed toward the First Welsh
BAPTIST pastorate. He said as much to
a Tribune reporter last evening.
In honor Of St. Luke's day the mem
| bers of st. Luke's church observed
Monday with appropriate exercises. In
| the evening the pastor, Rev. Rogers Is
| rael, was assisted by Rev. f.. ]. Haugh-
| ton, and several organ selections We're
given by Professor ]. Willis Conant, Or
| ganist. Rev. Mr.. Israel gave a resume
OF the work done by the several guilds
during the year. In his address Mr..
Israel also referred to the necessity of
| a parish house to carry on the work of
the Industrial school. In concluding he
read congratulatory telegram from
Bishop Rulison. Major Everett Warren
| made an address on behalf Of the laity.
Saturday evenings at the Young
Mems Christian Association will be an
attraction hereafter, for this evening
there will be commenced a series of
gatherings for social singing with in
strumental accompaniment. A new
book, Songs for Men," will be used, and
| once month the character of the
evening gathering will be changed by
| the Introduction of the stereopticon.
Lantern slides made from the famous
| Rams Horn cartoons have been ordered
and will be exhibited with other strik-
| ing collections. Every man who can
sing or enjoy hearing others sing is in
vited to be present. A "Bible study"
| service is announced for Sunday after
| noon with special musical features.
This service will be conducted by Cen
eral Secretary Mahy. who will speak on
| derful book has made for"
At q meeting of the members of the
First Welsh Baptist church held Tues
day evening to act upon the resigna-
| tiOn of their pastor, Rev. w. S Jones,
| it was resolved to ask Mr.. Jones to re-
consider his action. Whether or not
Mr.. Jones will favor the church with a
| continuance as it's pastor can not be
| safely conjectured. AS stated in the
news column of this paper Mr.. Jones,
personally, wishes to remain with the
| Hyde Park church but adverse circum-
stances play an important part in his
| position. He has accepted call to the
| Priory street church at Carmarthen,
South Wales.
This evening Rev. II. B. johnson, for
| number of years a successful mis-
sionary in Japan, will give an address
upon Japan and Japanese customs IN
the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church.
This lecture will be illustrated by over
| 100 views, most of which We're taken by
| the lecturer. This service will be held
| In the lecture room and will commence
at 7.3O. On Sunday morning Brother
| johnson will speak on missions. Both
\ Of the Sunday services are to be devoted
| to the cause Of missions. All Of these
| services will be of rare interest.
On Nov. the several Lutheran
| churches of this city will unite in a
union service conducted in Trinity Lu-
theran church. Adams avenue and
Mulberry street, Rev. +. L. Miller, pas
tor. The event is in commemoration
Of the beginning of the Protestant
| reformation in Germany Oct. 81, 1917.
An elaborate programme is prepared
for the occasion. Addresses will be
delivered in English. Germany and
| Swedish. The great reformation hymns
| will he sung in the three representa-
| tive languages.
The Mems Guild of st. Luke's church
met Wednesday afternoon and elected
| the following officers: Master Theodore
| Wolfe: secretary, A. ]. Thomas; treas
urcr, S. H. Stevens. The guild decided
| to postpone the excursion to New York
and to raise funds for the building of u
| summer home in some other way. A
| committee to look after the proposition
| was appointed with Major Everett
| Warren chairman.
NOTES FOR CHURCH WORKERS:
! The choir Of the Plymouth Congrega-
| tional church gave an entertainment last
evening.
Edward Howell, of North Lincoln ave-
| nue.. will preach in the Baptist church at
| Jermyn tomorrow.
Staff Captain Lindsay. of the Volunteers
u d, u
| twenty-one recruits into the Scranton
corp.
Great interest is being shown in the re-
vival services now being held in the
| Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Luther league of st. Marks Lu-
| theran church will give a birthday social
Friday evening. Oct. 30, at the parsonage
on Lincoln avenue.
Rev. W. b.. f. Brown, pastor of the
Baptist church, at Jermyn. will preach
| in the Jackson Street Baptist church to-
| morrow morning and evening.
| A culture course is being conducted at
the Scranton Street Baptist church by the
| pastor, Rev. S. +. Matthews. The class
meets every Tuesday evening.
In order to decrease the church debt
| the Epworth league of the Simpson Meth
odist Episcopal church will give series
of home socials.
The Young Women's Christian associa-
| ton of the South Side began their winter
work Thursday night with an "Associa-
| tion Rally Superintendent of Schools
| George. Howell gave an address on 'Edu-
| cation"
Rev. Henry Lisse, of Rridgeton. N. j..
| has been called to the pastorate of Christ
Lutheran church to succeed Rev. Fredcr-
| ick Hotter. The new pastor will occupy
the pulpit tomorrow. Mr.. Hotter with his
| family left at noon Thursday for Jersey
| City.
Rev. John T. Vine, who conducted spe-
cial services every night in the Baptist
SHuiCH' brceH ItiuSe. laSt evening gave IL
lecture on the striking topic: "Extraor-
dinary Meetings Held in Europe and
| America Among Pigeon Filters. Dog Fan
| ciers,, Pickpockets, Rogues, Thieves and
Nagabonds.''
Owing to repairs being made In Grace
| church there will be no services in this
church on the coming Sabbath. The mem
| bers of the Christian Endeavor will, how
ever assemble at the church at els p. m
and from there visit some other society.
The society they will call upon will be de-