The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-17
FOREST CITY.

A Sunday school institute for the sec
be held in the Methodist Episcopal
church, at Herrick Centre, on Tuesday.
July 2S. The programme prepared fol-
| lows: Morning session, 1915, devo-
tional service. Rev w. A. Miller: TO- 80,
address Of welcome. Harry Curtis; re-
sponse, F. J. Osgood: II, business meet
ing; 1l15, essay, Rev. J. L. Williams:
ll.45. open parliament led by Rev. ID.
$. McKellar; II. adjournment. After
noon session, Las. devotional service,
NJ. f.. Borden; 100. Lesson Helps and
the Bible in Sunday School Work" Mrs.
John Sumner: discussion. led by Mrs.
d. d. Jenkins; 80, "'rhe Power OF
Habit" Rev William Wilbur; discus
sion. led by Rev. q. Connell: 800. The
Holy Spirit in the Work of Regenera
ton" Mrs. Frank Colburn: discussion.
led by Lizzie Darte; $50, reports from
delegates: question box, Rev. II. J.
Crane, 400. adjournment. Evening ses
sion, 7.3O, praise service and devotion,
w. Eichenberg; 500. anthem by the
choir; address, Rev j. G. Evans; $50,
address. THE Duty Of the Church Mem
bers to the Sunday School," Attorney
Ralph b. Little: conference meeting.
What have you gained from this insti-
tute? Organist. Miss Lena Corey;
chorister, Walter Holford.
This district includes the towns Of
Dundaff, Forest City and uniondale.
and the townships of Ararat, Clifford
and Herrick Every Sunday school
within the district belongs to the asso-
I,,;, "a saI E,..
delegates. All are cordially invited to
attend. Entertainment will be provided
for all who attend. Pentecostal hymns
will be used: if you have Il copy bring 1t.
Come praying that all may receive great
good from the exercises. and that there
may be a general awakening in the in
tcrest of the Sunday school, Rev. =.
B. Kennedy. president; Rev. G. B.
Stone. secretary and treasurer; Rev. j.
l.. Williams, Rev. II. ]. Vaughn, Alfred
Bowel. committee.
Extensive changes are to be made
around the Delaware and Hudson col
liery at Nandling, and it is expecte the
work will consume about two weeks.
The mining of coal will on August be
shut down for that purpose. A new
slope will be driven TO take the place
of the present drift workings. The
miners employed there have been on
three-quarter time for considerable
period. but II is expected that full time
will be worked after the proposed
| changes are made. The new order of
| things will do away with the services of
| number of mules required to draw the
cars out of the mine and will be an
i,,,n NJ .aI pf 40 m fba
company.
At the regular meeting of the Ep-
| worth League. this week. the question,
| should Suffrage be Extended to Wo-
men, was debated. F. j. Osgood was
| the Don Quixote of the evening, the
negative being sustained by George
| Maxey, jr. Very interesting and able
arguments were adduced on each side.
| Mr.. Maxey succeeded in convincing the
| judges. Mrs. +. +. Ames, H. w. Brown
| and Fred Reynolds. that the privilege
of voting was not national lsreroga-
| tive of woman, and thus 1t was outside
of her sphere of action.
In pursuance of a call of the burgess.
| meeting will be held in the opera house
| of this place Tuesday evening. July u,
| to consider the advisability and means
| of affording some relief to the Pittston
| sufferers. The citizens of this place
| will undoubtedly respond to the call,
| and contribute generously. Attend the
| meeting.
Lee Waring, John Moffitt and G. NJ.
Patterson. of Carbondale. were in this
| borough yesterday.
Mrs. w. ]. Maxey and children are
visiting friends in Hazleton.
Misses Flo and Estelle Allen are the
guests Of friends at Cold Springs, N. Y.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the Methodist church next Sum
day morning. The love feast will be at
$50 and administration of the Lords
Supper will be observed at 1880.
The hose company Of Vandling held
their picnic yesterday. Enterprise hose
company. of this place, attended in a
body last evening.
Miss Jennie Searle, Of Pittsburg, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. Box.