The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-28
news OF THE CHURCHES
Preparations That Are Being Made
for the Observance Of Easter.
ILLNESS or REV. n. r. STAnL

Has Made 1t Necessary for Him TO Retire
from the Pulpit for st Least
. Year - Plymouth Chureh's
Fourteenth Asuivsrsary.
Arrangements have for some time
been in progress by the churches OF
the city for the observance Of Easter
sunday. At the Elm Park church as
usual a fine musical programme Will
be rendered. Kev. DR.. Pearce will be
at BinghamtOn attending the confer
ence and 1t Is not known who will fill
his pulpit
From the very successful Christmas
service ut Elm Park. when hundreds
were unable to gain Ambulance. the
public will naturally expect much from
the Faster services and this eXpecta-
ton is to be fully realized. ON Easter
morning the regular quartette, under
Mr.. Penninstons direction will render
appropriate selections, but the Easter
musical festival proper will be held in
the evening, when Mr.. Pennington and
the quartette will be assisted by male
quartette, chorus of fifty girls. Miss
Julia G. Allen, violinist; Mrs. j. Alfred
Pennington, organist and pianist. and
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eter.
At the First Presbyterian church the
pastor Rev. James Mcleod, will preach
special sermon. The choir will sing
appropriate music. The choir Of the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church.
under the direction Of Professor Will
liam Jones, are preparing special music.
AS also Is the choir OF the Plymouth
Congregational church. under the lead
ership of Il. II. Evans. At the Sec
ond Presbyterian church arrangements
have not yet been completed for the
services. The coming week will wit
ness the perfection of the details for the
days observance.
At st. David's Episcopal church SER
vices will be- held at 6 and 1890 a. III.
and at 40 p. IN. A childrens festival
will be celebrated in the evening. The
choir will sing special music. The First
Welsh Baptist church choir. under the
leadership Of W. W. Evans. Is prepar-
ing Easter music. In the morning Pas
tor Jones will baptize twenty-seven
| candidates.
CONFERENCE IN MAY.
Preparation has already begun by the
members and pastor of the First Welsh
Baptist church for the reception of the
Welsh Baptist association of Northeast
ern Pennsylvania, which will held their
next annual conference on May IL and
IL at the Welsh Baptist church on Main
avenue, West Side. The conference last
met at Nanticoke. where 1t was decid-
ed to hold this years event in the Hyde
Park. church. The conference will be-
gin on Friday night. when the Bap-
tist Young Peoples union will convene
and transact regular business for this
year. The Union always meets In con-
nection with the conference. Rev.
EbeneZer Edwards Of Minersville, who
is president of the union, will also pre-
| side over the convention. John X. Ed
wards. Of the West Side, is vice presi-
| dent.
There will be three services on Satur-
| day, the 10th, in the morning, after
noon and night. On the following Sun
day there will be public meetings OF
| Sabbath observance. DR.. Dobbins. of
Philadelphia, will be one of the visitors.
DIR. DObbins Is secretary OF the Baptist
Foreign Mission society. The delegates
will represent churches all over this
| section. While here they will be en-
| tertained by the six hundred members
| of the Hyde Park church. The audi
| tOrium wherein the conference will be
held is being repainted and other i'm
prOvements made for the reception OF
the delegates. Rev. w. $. Jones Is pas
| tor of the church.
REV. STALLS RETIREMENT.
There is universal regret expressed
| by the people of the city that Ill health
| has compelled the Rev. n. F.. Stahl to
retire for n time at least from the posi-
| ton of pastor of the Green Ridge Pres
byterian church. For over twelve
years Mr.. Stahl has watched over the
| flock of the Green Ridge church, and
during that time has seen his congre-
| CATION grow from a membership OF
ninety members to nearly 500. During
his pastOrate the handsome church
now occupied by the congregation AT
| Wyoming avenue and Green Ridge
street, has been completed.
More than q year ago Mr.. Stahls
health began to fail and he went 10
Europe for Il rest and change. This
travel did not work q permanent i'm
provement in his health and recently
his physicians advised him that 1t was
| imperative that he should give up his
labors in the ministry for at least q
year. lie decided to resign rather than
have his church pastorless for that per-
iOd. but his congregation Wednesday
night refused to accept his resignation
and instead gave him a years leave
Of absence with salary.
Monday Mr.. Stahl will go to Philadel-
phia for treatment, and will be fol-
lowed In a week or so by the members
of his family. A. V. Bower and others
will supply the pulpit during Mr.
| Stahls absence.
| FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Tomorrow will be the fourteenth an
niversary of the Plymouth Congrega-
! tional church situated on Jackson
street. Services becoming to the event
will be observed during the sessions,
| beginning at 10. at and at o'clock.
Rev. +. Bell will preach morning and
evening. The choir has been prepar-
ing several special anthems which will
be given during the day. In the even
ing thanks Offering will be taken
up. On Monday evening roll call of
the members will be held.
This meeting will be less formal than
the Sabbath day observance. The
deacons of the church will make ad-
dresses and a social will be enjoyed.
The Plymouth, while unostentatiOus,
Is one Of the most progressive churches
on the West Side. Its present pastor.
Rev. Thomas Bell. came here In 1894
and since that time he has materially
increased the church membership and.
Furthermore, has greatly diminished