The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-19
| ANNIVERSARY OF
ST. LUKE'S PARISH
Two Days Observance is Now il
Progress at tue Church.
WHAT THE GUILDS ARE DOING
Rev. Rogers Israel Reviews tho w Orh
That is Being Done by the Various
Parish Societies. Which, Following 8
the Example of Christianity's
Founder. Minister Unto Both Soul
and BOdv..PrOgrammc for Today.

| Yesterday-St. Luke's Day-was OBJ.
served as the anniversary of st. Luke
| parish. Special services We're held
/ morning and evening. and today there
| will be further exercises. principal
among which is a reception at the rec
tory in the morning and a consreSa-
tional meeting in the evening.
There was holy communion at 1.3C
and again at 1880 yesterday morning
with special music under the direction
! of j. Willis Conant. at the latter SER
| vice. In ohe evening another pro-
glamme OF special music was rendered
and sermon on the subject of the
day was delivered by the pastor. Rev.
Rogers Israel At 9.l5 a. m there was
special session of the Sunday school
at which there was a liberal Offering
for general missionary work. The at
tendance at each of the services was
very large, and the communicates were
also unusual in number.
At the 1880 o'clock service Rev. Mr..
Israel gave an exposition of the work
that is being done by the parish So
cietieS. taking as a text, "All things
whatsoever We would that men should
do to you, do We even so to them: for
this is the law and the prophets" Mat
thew, vii, t.. He led up to his review
OF the two-fold ministrations of the
church societies with a demonstra tion
OF the fact that the parish is a COM
nonent part of the church. the church
is Christ's body on earth. and as Christ
ministered to both body and soul, the
parish should partake of those deeds.
His review of the efforts in the direc
tion of st. Lukes parish, whose patron
was known as the beloved physician"
showed a nicely graduated. thoroughly
systematized and very complete plan.
CHILDREN CARED FOR.
The children are cared for from the
time they are 3 years of age, ing
trained in the kindergarten conducted
by the Women's guild. There are fifty
of them now in the classes. Girls at s
years Of age may enter upon course
of training in neatness. sewing, darn
ing, cooking and housekeeping. which
course lasts from six to eight years.
Over 200 girls are at present being thus
instructed. After this the Girls
Friendly society exercises watchful
care and influence over them, and,
when they are married. the Womens
guild again takes an interest in them.
For the boys there is the Brother
hood of st. Andrew, which aims to
bring men under the influence of the
gospel. and after that is the Mems
guild. the purpose of which is to keep
alive personal spirituality among its
members and do its share in the chari-
table work of the parish.
Then there is the Guild of st. Hilda.
the members of which. among other
things, visit and sing at the hospit-
ais. sew for the missionaries, prepare
boxes for schools. clothe and care for
little girls and furnish flowers for
the altar. Some of the practical work
of the Girls Friendly society is the Wis.,
iting of homes and hospitals, visiting
strangers and the sick. ministering to
the poor and providing a shelter for
strangers and unfortunates.
BROTHERHOOD'SW WORK.
The Brotherhood Of st. Andrew con-
ducts class for the devotional study
of the Bible. The Mems guild provides
physician for the poor, maintains a
burial fund. contributes to the general
missionary work, assists in finding en-
plOyment, gives free excursion to the
poor each year, and during the warm
weather maintains summer home in
the country for poor and sickly women
and children. The Women's guild, in
| addition to many acts of charity. such
as visiting and aiding the sick and
poor, provides the Vestments for the
rector, choir and altar, and conducts
the kindergarten and industrial school.
The one great thing lacking. Mr..
Israel said, was a parish house in
which these various activities could
center and where a training school for
boys could be established
Today the observance will begin at
4 o'clock, when Rev. and Mrs. Israel
will hold a reception in the rectory. In
the evening there will be a congrega =
tional meeting i'm the church. There
will be devotional exercises, organ
numbers by j. Willis Conant reports
from the various guilds. and an ad-
dress nv Everett Warrpn acu