The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-06
CHURCH DOINGS
AND RELIGIOUS TALK
throniclings Of Particular Interest TO
Church.G Going People.
REM0NSTRANCES AGAINST SALOONS
Penn Avenue Baptist Congregation
Takes Equal steps to Prevent the
Granting of Licenses to Four Near
by Places--Opening of an Epis-
copal Hostel on Capouse Avenue.
News Notes--Services Tomorrow in
the Churches of the City.

The Penn Avenue Baptist church
through its official board, has come out
fiat-footed with remonstrances against
the granting of licenses to four saloons
near the church structure. The re-
monstrances are in legal form and
We're filed Monday in the clerk of the
courts office by Attorney II. NJ. Street
er, who is a member of the chrsch
board. The remonstrances are against
John C. Weichel. whose wholesale liquor
store is separated from the church by
only two brick walls on its north side:
Frank NJ. Amsbrys saloon which i'm
mediately adjoins Weichers place, the
two being separated by partition:
Michael Brannan, whose saloon is on
the northeast corner of the block Op-
posite the church, and Christ Conner
niger whose saloon is across the street
from the church and almost opposite
it at No. 235. 1t is declared in the re-
monstrances that the places referred
to are unnecessary and injurious to the
welfare of those who worship at the
church. Particular attention is given
Weichels place, it is stated in the re-
monstrance, is so close to the church
structure as to be specially injurious
to those who worship there and is con-
Quoted in an Objectionable manner. The
members and officers of the church
have long been objecting to the many
liquor establishments in its neighbor
hood, but this is the initial effort at
legal remonstrance.
A new and commendable kind of
charity work has been started by the
order of the Good Shepherd (EpiscopaD
in the establishment of a hostel or
home for poor, convalescent men. The
hostel is located at S13 Capouse ave-
nue., and is the result of the work of
Brother Francis. 1t was opened with
special services Monday when Revs.
Rogers Israel, f. S. Ballentine. NJ. II.
Mill and f. j. Haughton participated.
The work will be conducted there un-
til suitable building can be erected
on land given for the purpose at Elm
hurst by Colonel L. G.. Schoonmaker;
then the present building may be con-
tinued as an emergency station. Money
and anything in the way of house sup
plies, such as single beds and bedding,
groceries, fuel. will be gratefully re-
Ceived at the hostel.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
cieties of the city's Methodist churches
held union meeting Monday after
noon at Elm Park church Miss Sarah
Slocum, of Simpson church, presided.
The meeting was under the direction
of the auxiliary societies of the Simp-
son and Providence churches. Papers
relating to the topic, Burmese Wo-
men," We're read by Mrs. Edgar, of the
Providence nhl1rnh
Acker, of the West Side, and there was
a recitation by Mrs. j. B. Sweet.
The approaching departure of Rev.
and Mrs +. l.. Miller for South Beth
lehem, where he assumes the pastorate
of a thriving Lutheran congregation,
was preceded by a farewell reception
to them on Monday evening at the
Young Women's Christian association
rooms by members of Trinity Luther
an church and friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller from other denominations.
There We're addresses by Rev. Dr..
James Mcleod, of the First Presbyter-
ian church. and hev. A. l.. Ramer, of
st. Marks Lutheran church, Of the
West Side. A purse of 500 in gold and
two substantial checks were presented
The summer home at Cresco was as
sured by the proceeds from the recent
Ben Hur entertainment at the Froth-
ingham under the auspices Of the
Mems guild of st. Luke's Episcopal
church. The Women'S guild will aid
in furnishing the home. The project is
non n-denominational and highly COM
mendabe. For the transportation of
the homes beneticiaries the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company
has made so low a rate that the cost
will be no more than was the case
when the home was temporarily located
at Dalton and Lake Ariel.
Rev. l.. F.. Foster, a student at Au-
burn Theological seminary, will be
asked to accept the joint pastorate of
the Sumner Avenue and the Taylor
Presbyterian churches. Both organiza-
tions have small memberships, and the
general condition is lamentably debli-
tated. Each, separately, have strug-
gled along for several years, frequently
making calls for outside assistance
The Sumner Avenue church is housed
in a handsome edifice, small and cosy,
but cloud of debt hangs over it. The
Taylor rcongregation worships in small
building, gaunt in structure, and situ-
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