The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-20
CHURCH NEWS OF
THE LAST WEEK
Great Work Beiss Dose BY Woaea oi
St. Lakes Church.
WHAT WILL REV. DR.. DIXON Dor
That Is q Question That Deeply In.
terests the Congregation Of the
Penn Avenue Baptist Church..Gos.
sip About Church WOrkers..Sea.
in the Churches of the City Tomor.
row Morning and Evening.

A valuable church work in that It
reaches at home a class of people COM
monty neglected Is that carried on
among the deaf mutes. The Episcopal
denomination seems to have labored
among the deaf to a greater extent
than has any other church and with
such success by Mrs. II. II. Coston and
a few other women Of st. Luke's that
over fifty persons who are deaf and
dumb have been drawn to religious
thought as completely as have the more
fortunate of mankind who hear and can
speak. Deaf mutes who live in Carbon
dale, Olyphant. Pittston and the towns
near to Scranton attend the occasional
services conducted in this city or vicin-
ity by Rev. Mr.. Koehler. formerly Of
this city. The services are carried on
by the sign language. The social work
of the Ephphtha guild of st. Luke's
does much to retain and continue the
interest of this afflicted class.
Rev. Joseph X. Dixon, D. D. of Philadel-
phia, who has been called to the pastor
ate of the Penn Avenue Baptist church,
came to this city Wednesday, on which
hiSht iS SohuuStCu thC WCChiy
meeting in the lecture room of the
church. He remained there until yester-
day and, with Mrs. Dixon, was enter
tanned during his stay by Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan Hallstead at their home on
Mifflin avenue. DIR. Dixon left the city
| without replying definitely to the call
| or intimating what his decision would
be. The Penn Avenue church congre-
gation is unit in it's desire to have
him for its pastor, and it Is believed
that he will accept.
At a meeting of the executive COM
| mittee of the Scranton Christian En-
deavor union Tuesday night over which
Rev. w. H. Stubblebine presided re-
vised constitution and bylaws were
adopted. Arrangements were also made
for the transportation Of the Scranton
delegation to the international conven-
tion to be held in Washington July 8 to
13. The delegates from this section will
leave here on the morning of July In
a special train over the Jersey Central
railroad. The train will leave here at
8 a. m. and reach Washington at 4 p.
m. The church headquarters will be at
the Calvary Baptist church and the ho-
tel accommodations at Hotel Oxford.
Delaware college, located at Newark,
Del, on Tuesday conferred the degree
of doctor Of laws on Rev. Thomas NJ.
Cam, president of the School of the
Lackawanna, who was graduated from
the college in 1912. Mr.. Cam Is not now
and has not for some time been en-
gagged in ministerial work, but before
turning his attention to educational
pursuits he was Presbyterian minis
ter. Since founding the school in this
city of which he is the president he has
frequently been heard in the local pull
pits and in the Y. NJ. c. A. He Is a
man of broad culture and well disci-
plned mind and the honor conferred
upon him by the Delaware college is
worthily bestowed.
Rev. J. w. Williams, Of Wales, who
has been asked to become pastor Of the
Jackson street Baptist church. was re-
Gently invited to accept a post In the
Welsh Forward Mission society. This
fact was previously mentioned in The
Tribune. Letters from Wales now say
that DIR. Williams has declined the po.
sition and that his church at Swansea
has offered him increased inducements
to remain as its pastor DIR. Williams
has not yet responded to the Hyde
Park church's call.