The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02

Rev. d. c. Hughes resigned. has de-
tional meeting held on Thursday even
ing Of this week the official board rec
commended that the church seek a
pastor. According to the Baptist
charter the church will have to wait at
least ten days before II can elect or
choose a shepherd. and 1t was decided
that a congregational meeting be held
on Thursday evening. May 81, when,
II desirable. the church will vote on
candidates. Rev. H. H.. Harris. of
Taylor, Is deemed formidable possi-
bi!ity, and there has been talk that
Rev. Mr.. Williams. formerly OF the
OF Wales. Is likely candidate.
ad notes
Y. NJ. C. A. SUNDAY SERVICE.
During the past winter the Young
Mems Christian association gospel SER
vices have been frequently made un-
usually attractive and effective by ad-
dresses from prominent divines who
came to fill the pulpit Of the Penn Ave-
nue. Baptist church. This will happen
again tomorrow afternoon, at 3.45,
when Rev. A. B. Sears. of Oneida. N.
Y, young man and an eloquent speak
tian associon. professor Chance will,
as usual. conduct an opening service
of song Mt 3.45.
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES
Rev. John Loughran, pastor of st.
Joseph's Catholic church at Minooka, is
recovering from his recent illness.
Mrs. George Field presided at the
Tuesday afternoon meeting of the
A literary and debating society has
been formed among the Young men of
the summer Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
church.
, Members of the Tabernacle Concre-
rational church viii on Nav IA perform
a cantata entitled "Jephthah and His
Daughter"
Messrs Hinman and Blume. members
of st. David's Episcopal church. have
presented the church with several Or
naments for the chancel.
Pattie Watkins, formerly a captain
in the Salvation Army, has been pro-
the American Volunteers,
The Episcopal archdeaconry of Scran-
ton will on the second week In, May
hold a quarterly session at Towanda.
Ministers from local churches will at.
tend. 80.
Rev. Fl. II. Harris, Of Taylor, and
Rev. w. s. Jones, of the West Side, are
devotees of bicycle riding. One rides
to increase his avoirdupois; the other
to diminish 1t.
Tabernacle Conversational church.
pastor, Rev, d. p. Jones, morning and
evening preaching services. In the
evening the tonic viii be "Arbitration."
The sermon will be in English.
Rev. J. B. Sweet, the new pastor of
the Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church, for the first time since his
presence at the new charge ohiciated
at a wedding ceremony last Wednes-
day.
Miss Sarah L. Carson. who is doing
evangelical work in this city, will on
next Thursday night speak at the
Washburn Street PRESBYTERIAN church
Mrs b. F. JAYNE will have charge Of
the singing exercises.
Rev. John Griffiths is reviewing the
Christian Endeayor society at the
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian church.
The Young PEOPLES society of the
Tabernacle CONGREGATIONAL church
met m THURSDAY evening.
Tbe chean DANCE halls and the ruin
+bov oouse have furnishad at least one
nre. char with FOOD fo, n sermon and
fomNrrow evening at the First Welsh
Methodist church. the pastor. Rev.
Tugh D,yis vii, exnress "Some
Thonpbts on Dancing The sermon
viii he in Enplish
At the evening service in Second
Presbvter,an church the following pro-
pramme Of music will he rendered. Or
gan prelude. prayer in Il flat. Groven;
ouartette. .'Jubiiate." Dudley Buck;
solo by Miss Garagan with chorus ac-
companiment: chorus, 1.-THE Lord Is
NV Shepherd" Koschat; organ post
lude. Mosenthal. Mr.. ], M. Chance, or
ganist,
The series of meetings which were to
have been conducted in West Side
churches for a period extending to the
lecture of DR.. Francis E. Clarke at the
Frothingham Thursday night were dis
continued on Tuesday evening. The
final meeting was held in the First
Welsh Conversational church, Rev. T.
Bell speaking. Most Of the meetings
were well attended.
Rev. u. r, Lewis, the well-known
Conversational minister, returned on
Wednesday from trip throughout the
West. Mr.. Lewis has accepted a call
from the First CONGREGATIONAL church
at Alliance, o. He preached there dur
ing his visit, The church Is composed
chiefly of an English speaking people.
Mr.. Lewis does not intend to reside
permanently ut Alliance.
The annual report Of the Second
Presbyterian church, read at a meeting
held Wednesday evening, for the year