The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
" Seventy F"
br eaks up Grip
and G olds, that
" hang on"
Suburban News
In General
PROVIDENCE.


At q business meeting of the congre-
cation of the Providence Presbyterian
church last evening the following resolu-
tionS were adopted:
Whereas, our church is now passing
through the fiftieth year of its existence,
having been enthusiastically constituted by
the presbytery of Montrose on oct. g. 1886
the charter from the state being procured
in the following January, under which,
on April 19, the first board of trustees
was elected:
Whereas, Being deeply sensible that as
the Israelites of old were led in the day
by a cloudy pillar and in the night by a
pillar of fire, so we as a church have been
guided continually by the God of Abra-
ham, Isaac and Jacob, and our God, and
that His goodness and mercy through
Jesus Christ, the great head of the church
and the Holy Ghost have graciously at
tended us during all these days of the
years of our church life and
Whereas, Approaching at least partially
the blessings of the church which
through the ordinance and order of the
sanctuary have come into our hearts and
lives and been an uplifting power in So
ciety and this community; therefore, be it
Resolved, That an humble and CRATE
full open acknowledgment of our recog-
milton of these spiritual, social and tenn
poral blessings, and of all our spiritual
and material prosperity extending over
half century, that this church and So
ciety heartily unite in holding in the near
future series of such services and ex-
ercises Is will fittingly commemorate the
close of the first fifty years of our church
life.
Resolved, That the president of this
meeting be hereby directed to appoint a
committee of seven composed of four
gentlemen and three ladies, whose duty
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programme of anniversary service and
exercises and to report their conclusion
for final action at an adjourned meeting
of the church and society to be held in
this place two weeks from this evening.
Rev. G.. +. Guild, Major j. B. Fish, r.
S. Morgan, Hon w. j. Lewis, Mrs. n. T..
Osterhout, Mrs. e. S. jackson and Mrs.
H. +. Atherton.
d. b. Atherton presided over the meet
retary. Remarks We're made on the reso-
lutions by II. II. McKeehan, G. w. Bene-
dict r. S. Morgan, Major j. b. Fish and
Pastor G.. Z. Guild.
Mrs. Thomas f. Reese. who has been
lying seriously i'll at her home on North
Main avenue for the past few weeks, was
removed to the Lackawanna hospital yes
terday
Joseph Evans, of Brick avenue, is at
tending the plumbers convention now in
session at Harrisburg.
Mrs. G.. f. Archibald is seriously i'll at
her home on Market street.
]. B. Gillispie is still confined to the
house with severe attack of the grip.
j. S. Maloney, the shoemaker, is able
to be around again after few weeks
illness.
The debate held last evening by the
Marquette council, Young Mems Insti-
tute, on the question: Resolved, That
wood is more beneficial to mankind than
iron,' was won by the affirmative, COM
posed of NJ. H. Mahon, John Murtaugh
and Patrick Cannorx> The negative side
of the question was upheld by Martin
Healy, William Lynott and Terrence Ma
loney. ......