The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
Religious
News.

Tomorrow will be an interesting day
at the Second Presbyterian church,
when all the members of the congrega-
tion will endeavor to be present at
the services. The pastor, Rev. DR..
Robinson will be in the pulpit and the
evening services will be in the form of
a farewell to Rev. and Mrs. H. w.
Luce. who will leave next week for
the foreign mission in China. 1t will be
q most impressive occasion. The young
people so soon to be separated from
their friends at home. were given
reception yesterday and will also have
ternoon
Rev. DR.. c. M. Gifin, will be greeted
by large congregation tomorrow, glad
to welcome the pastor after a series
of very excellent supplies. 1t is a
great compliment to a clergyman to
feel that no matter how noted or elo-
quent the substitutes, no one fills his
place in the hearts of his people. There
Is unaffected rejoicing in Elm Park
church at the return Of the pastor.
The music at the Simpson Methodist
church is now of an unusually high
order even for Scranton. A special
programme has been prepared for to-
morrow's service, in which the vocal
work deserves exceptional mention.
The following is the programme for
the service echoes from San Francisco,
to be held Thursday evening, Sept. 16,
in the First Presbyterian church:
7.3O Song Service, Gospel Hymns and 6,
Led by c. H. Chandler
7.45 Prayer ......................Dr DR.. Mcleod
Anthem,
By the Christian Endeavor Choir
Reese Watkins, Director.
En- Route to San Francisco,
Margaret Davis
Our Country ..................,D J. Phillips
Aggressive Work in Christian Endeavor,
NJ. Louise Williams
Hymn II Am Thine, o Lord
Conservation Service ......A. M. Benedict
Results of Christian Endeavor Enthu-
siasm ....................Er Ernest /. Paine
Hymn, Keep Step with the Master
En- Route for Home Sweet Home,
J. c. Manning
One Minute Impressions,
BY Delegates and Friends
| Hymn, "God Be with You Till We
Meet Again."
| Mispah. Benediction.
A general return Of pastors and peo-
| pie to their familiar places Will be
| noted tomorrow. Nearly every pastor
| in the city has ended his vacation and
| many families have returned in order
to be ready for the opening of schools
and colleges.
| The laying of the corner stone OF
the German Polish Lutheran church, OF
| Providence, will take place on Sunday
afternoon. The pastor, Rev. ]. Ko.
wala, will be assisted by Rev. f. Hol.
ter. of Jersey City; Rev. A. l.. Ramer
of st. Marks, of this city, and severa
other pastors.
Volunteers of America are now
! located at 513 Lackawanna avenue and
are holding meetings every night al
o'clock. Sunday services, II a. m.
holiness meeting, 35 p. M; Gospe
feast, 8 p. m. Farewell service. Cap
tains Dickinson and Morrow, who hav,
labored here for the past four months
will bid farewell and go on a much
needed rest. Our meetings are very in
teresting and much good is being done
Everybody is invited. Captain Jennie
V. Dickinson and Captain Minnie M
Morrow in charge.
DR.. J. F. Goucher, president of tn
Woman's college at Baltimore, is th
first Chautauqua graduate, having re
ceived his diploma in 1867 in the "Hom
Normal College" class, which develop
ed into the Chautauqua assembly.
The Rev. Rogers Israel, rector o
st. Luke's parish, will return toda,
from his vacation, and will hold ser
vices in st. Marks, Dunmore, on Sun
day, the 5th inst.
The Rev. Edward ]. Haughton, prizes
in charge of st. Marks Dunmore, lef
last night for his vacation. which h
will spend at the Thousand Islands an
other points in Canada,
The following card of announcement
has been issued in connection with tn
re-opening of Grace Evangelical Lu
theran church, Rev. Foster U. Gift
pastor: Great is the Lord and great
ly to be praised" Grace Evangelica
Lutheran church, Foster u. Gift, pas
tor, corner Madison avenue and Mul
berry street. The enlargement of ou
chapel is completed and we all are re
joicing over it. Truly the Lord ha
been good to US and it is but fittin
that we should render unto him specis
thanks for His goodness. The churc
council has, therefore, set apart Sun
day, Sept. IL, for holding re-openin
services, at 10:30 a. m. and 1880 p. n
Come let US praise and magnify Hi
name. Psalms 122, l,
Miss Emma Hays, Y. w. c. A. secre
tary, of Pennsylvania, will lead tn
gospel meet ting Sunday at 3:45 o'clocl
at the local association rooms. Th
educational and gymnasium classt
of the association will open the firs
, of October. Watch for further ar
! nouncements. About forty girls frol
, the association enjoyed fresh air, tro
, ley ride and picnic at Richmond pine
recently. Strolls through the pines an
! ferns were enjoyed by the girls. KC
, daks pointed at many groups of wome
, and girls were seen here and ther
, Roses were distributed as favors &
/. the hour of luncheon.
,
: Rev. James Hughes, who has bee
r touring this country and Canada fl
three months, has decided to Local
/ permanently in the United States, an
, | is proceeding this week to England fl
3 the purpose Of bringing to this counti
the remainder of his family M
r Hughes is a native of Blaenavon
] South Wales, where he became a men