The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-11
N TIE RELIGIOUS WORLD
Curreat Nexs Of Local Churches and
Their Congregations.
ARRIVAL or REV. DIR. GfrIN
nD Rask's New Pastor Will Hfsach To.
nosrew-Iis Was Eutsrtainsd ss
Disnsr ss the Hotel Jernyn
Thursdsy-ChnrSh Notes.

Rev. DR.. charlesM oiiiin will to-
lnorrow begin hiS pa,torate In Elm
Park church. HE morning topic Will
ee An INTRODUCTORY Question" and In
Sne evening The Church Which the
0iMster Wants." will be his theme.
Df. Gim1 Is now at the Hotel Jer.
myn: wne2Vhe is comfortably installed
an nsnosme apartments and Will re-
man o90l the latter part OF the month
Wnen Mrs. Giffin and their three chill
0ren 9fe expected. They will then take
Nmm diate possession Of the church par
GO A formal reception will not be
3Yven DR.. Gifiin until after the arrival
~ his family. He Is more than pleased
with Scranton. and the cordiality with
which he has been received by the
Elm Park church officers.
A dinner was given thursday at the
Hotel Jermyn for DR.. Giffin. and
was attended by number OF
the church board and their wives.
DR.. Giffin was met at Gouldsboro by a
delegation from the church. At the
dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. William
Connell. Mr.. and Mrs. I. F. Megargel.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Connell, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. 8. McAnulty, Mr.. and Mrs. C..
ID. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. +. q. Rey-
n0lds. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schlager.
MT. and Mrs. W. l.. Connell. Mr. and
Irs. L. G. Hessler and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Peck. Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Dale.
Captain W. A. May and A. d. Pierson.
NEW Y. W. c. A. SECRETARY.
Mrs. Nellie Lowry, the new general
secretary Of the Young Women's Chris
zion association, was given a public
reception and welcome Tuesday eve
ming In the association rooms. Her
home Is at Columbus. Ohio, and she
IN q graduate Of the Wesleyan univer-
atty Of that state. She has had a train
Ing which has particularly equipped
her for her present work, She Is a
graduate of the Chicago Training
DDS in the associations at Pittsburg.
Toledo and New York city, and was
for @ time assistant secretary Of the
Boston association. While a student at
the Wesleyan university she met Mr..
Lowry and became his wife after his
ordination into the Methodist minis
try. She pursued her training for as
sociation work after marriage with the
idea that she would be better prepared
for the duties of minister's wife. 1t
was not long, however. before her hus-
band died of typhoid fever. She then
decided to continue her association
SSuuy. MTS. lJoWTy ~ yOuHs WoiHuii
OF extreme quiet grace in manner and
voice and shows q marked executive
ability. In her the Scranton associa-
tion has evidently found a valuable
secretary.
VISITED DIR. FLOYD.
Rev. DR.. L. c. Floyd, late Of the
Simpson Methodist church, and who
was made presiding elder of the Bing-
hamton district at the Wyoming con-
ference, was given n farewell call on
Wednesday evening by the members of
the Social circle Of the church. The
handsome set of tableware. Among
those in attendance were Mr.. and Mrs.
Easterly, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Blair, Mrs.
Charles Acker, Mrs. F. Beck, Mrs. DR..
+. G. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shedd.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Wallace. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Bass, Mrs. Laura Cook, DR..
and Mrs. Beech, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Paff,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shower, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. P. Acker. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Gould, Mrs. A. 8. Cleveland. Mr. and
Mrs. w. w. Davis, Mrs. Robert Will
Jams, the Misses Lizzie Heermanns,
Emma Lewis, Lillian Shively, Edith
Williams, Augusta Blair. Margaret
Van Camp. Rachel Jones, Lou II.
Jones, R. w. Davis, Howard Davis,
Harry Randolph, Professor VIII Jones.
TWO SPECIAL SERVICES.
Two special services will character
ize the day tomorrow in the Providence
Presbyterian church. In the morning
the sacrament of the Lords supper will
be celebrated to be preceded by the
reception Of new members. In the eve
ming there will be repetition of East
er music to which the service will large
1y be devoted. The music will be given
by the full Easter choir under the
direction Of r. J. Davies, Mus. Bac..
and is as follows:
1.-THE Voice Of Many Angels
DR.. c. H. Parry
Miss Maggie Davies and choir.
Soprano solo-"The Resurrection"
Paul Rodney
Miss Edith Martin.
"Angels Roll the Rock Away"
c. II. Lloyd
Quartette-"Christ Our Passover"
Buck
Solo-"Easter Morn. Woodward
Mrs. ]. Z. Heckel.
by the Tomb. b"................S .Stainer
Choir
Soprano solo-"Out Of the Deep"
T. ]. Davies
Miss Anna Phillips.