The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-12
NEWS CULLED IN
RELIGIOUS FIELD
Anniversary Services ID st. Marks
Lutheran Church, West Side.

Anniversary Services ID st. Mark 5
Lutheran Church, West Side.
SKETCH OF THE ORGANIZATION
Convention Of the Luther League.
Rev. william Shawger Will Speak
in the Railroad Department Of the
| Y. NJ. G. A...Services That Will Be
Held Tomorrow in the Churches.
| st. Marks Lutheran church had n
busy time Of it this week. Last Sun
day the church was five years old, and
| In commemoration Of the anniversary.
the pastor Rev. A. l.. Ramer, presided
| over special services. Then, on Thurs
day. the church had as its guests. the
delegates In attendance at the annual
| convention of the Luther League Of
| Northeastern Pennsylvania. The con-
vention was held at the church. cor
| ner of Fourteenth and Washburn
| streets. There were twenty-seven dele
gates in attendance. The history of
| st. Marks Is one Of a conquest over
difficulties. Moved with the conviction
that the time had come to establish
an English Lutheran church in West
Scranton, the initiatory steps were taxi
en- on April 5, 1891, by Rev. E. l.. Mill
| er, pastor of Holy Trinity church. On
that day Sunday school was organ
lied in Cooperative hall, 126 North
Main avenue, with thirty-five persons
who declared their intention of unit
ing regularly with the school. At the
second session, on April r. it was de-
termined to name the new organiza-
ton st. Marks Sunday school, The
work prospered from the beginning.
People who had before been affiliated
with the Lutheran church came to the
notice of the leaders, and the prospect
frightened week after week. On the
evening of June 29 hopeful and zeal
Gus little band of Lutherans was gath
| cred at the residence of j. J. Seeler.
on Price street. Fifteen persons signed
a paper declaring that it was the de-
sire of the subscribers to organize an
Evangelical Lutheran church and to
establish the same on the West Side.
On the first Sunday in July, 1891. Rev.
Miller began to conduct divine SER
vices in st. David's hall, 113 n Main
avenue, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
On Sept. l, 1891, at meeting Of the
church council of Holy Trinity church,
the following persons were. at their
own request, transferred to unite with
the proposed Evangelical Lutheran st.
Marks congregations: Mr.. and Mrs. u.
w. Moser. Gideon Moser, Mrs. George
Alspaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Seeler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Benson. Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Larson, Mr.. and Mrs. Mag
nus Nelson. With these twelve men,
bers as a nucleus the organization Of
st. Marks congregation was effected
Sept. z, 1891. On Feb. 10, 1893, the first
meeting was held in the newly built
church. The membership at this time
was 5S. The present pastor was the
first in charge Of the church. Mr..
Ramer accepted call extended to him
on April s, 1893. The membership of
the church is 172 at the present time.
Mr.. Ramer is an enthusiast and his
constant attention to the church has
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man and his future path seems to
lead to greater work in the religious
field.
The names of number Of notables
appear in the list of speakers who will
be heard during the approaching state
convention of Christian Endeavor So
cieties in this city. The list was pre-
pared by the state officers: Rev. DR..
]. II. McCreary, of Pittsburg. president.
and George Mcdonald. of Altoona. sec
retary. Among the speakers will be
Rev. w. II. Mcmillan. d. d.. Alle-
ghany; Rev. ]. Fl. McGann. Lewisburg:
Rev. ii. II. Spangler. Pittsburg: Rev.
Wallace MacMullen, Philadelphia: Rev.
T.. II. letters and Rev. T.. G. Enders, ID.
D., York: Rev. DR.. Stewart, Harris
burg: Wilbur +. Crafts, Washington.
ID. c.: Rev. J. w. Menninger, Lancas-
ter: William Shaw, Of Boston, treasur-
er of the United society: j. Howard
Breed and II. G. Lincoln, Philadelphia;
Henry GrumOnd, Chambersburg; Fred
c. Britain, Pittsburg.
With a service in Elm Park church
on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 9th.
the convention will open. There will
be evening services in the rockingham
theater and the Academy of Music.
The responses to the addresses of well
come will be made by Rev. George B.
Stewart, d. d., of Harrisburg; Rev.
Charles Roads. D.. D., of Philadelphia;
Rev. j. F. Hartman, Of Altoona.
The state headquarters will be at the
Hotel Jermyn; Philadelphia headquar-
ters at the Hotel Terrace and Pittsburg
HEADQUARTERS at the St. Charles hotel.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union on Tuesday elected Mrs. c. d.
Simpson, president; Mrs. f. c. Vail,
vice-president; Mrs. Fannie Raub. re-
cording secretary: Mrs. Emily Smith,
corresponding secretary: Mrs. Tewks-
berry, treasurer; Mrs. Yost and Mrs.
Smith, delegates to the county conven-
ton to be held at Moosic next Tuesday;
Mrs. George L. Fields. delegate to the
state convention to be held at Pitts
burg, Oct &, and Miss Fannie Raub, al
ternate.
According to the report of Superin-
tendent Sanborn there were 1893 meet
ings held at the Rescue Mission and at
tended by over 1900 persons during the
year that ended September /: SO pro-
fessed conversions; free lodging was
furnished 45O men; open-air meetings
were held during July and August at
Nay Aug park and were attended by
over $500 persons. 1t is proposed to
open branch missions during the VIM
ter.
A sample of Scranton's charity was
the amount of the cash contributions
through the board Of trade and the
Catholic churches and societies for the
fn ,niliaS of the ,niners killed in the