The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-27

tstschl,rch ssope South Main ayepNes VII
tDs rendered a fiJreWelf rereption~'iy HIS
congregation next Monday evening at
the church. .-t.
The convention of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society of the Wyom-
ing Methodist district was held We'd
nesday at Wilkes Barre. DR., Anna e.
Clark, of this city, addressed the gath
ering on ''Medical Missionaries III
China"
The meeting at the Railroad Depart
ment of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION tomorrow at 3.i5 O'Clock, VIII
be for men only. Superintendent Geo.
c. Sanborn of the Rescue Mission, Will
deliver the address All railroad men
are cordially invited to be present.
Rev. j. Sutcr will address the meet
ing for women Sunday afternoon at 3.45
in South Side Young Women's Chris
tian association rooms, 1927 Cedar ave-
nue.. Rev. Mr.. Suter is attending the
conference. Do not fail to hear him.
There will be special music. Bring a
friend.
1t seems highly probable that the
Rev. r. l.. Foster Will be the pastor
of the Sumner avenue Presbyterian
and Taylor churches. Final decision
hinges upon the supplementing of the
800 to be raised by the joint parishes,
with $500 by the synodical cestenta-
tion of the Lackawanna Presbytery.
Rev. Newman Matthews. whose re-
signation as pastor of the Puritan
Congregational church in the North
End will soon go into effect, has de-
clined a call from the Congregational
church at Randolph n. Y. Mr.. Mat
thews expects to go to Chicago as
soon as his present pastorate ends.
The Simpson NJ. e. Sunday school
is arranging for the celebration of the
fortieth anniversary of the establish
ment of the Sunday school which Will
occur in May. The following chairmen
of committees have been appointed
Programme, Alfred Twining; ad-
dresses. C. w. Lull; music, Miss Lii
liam Schivelly; testimonial, Mrs. G..
| Moser: recitation, Miss Edna Sake;
decoration, Frank Hagen.
The special meetings which have
been held each evening during this
week. at the Washburn Street Presby-
| teiiap Church. having been SO sue
| cessful, will be continued next week
| The services of this week We're ad-
| dressed by the Rev. j. b. Sweet, Rev
DR.. Mcleod, Rev. George E. Guild
and the speakers of next week will be
the Rev. William Gibbons, Rev. DR.
| Logan, Rev. Charles f.. Zee, Carbon
dale.
| a class of twenty young people from
| the First Welsh Congregational church
| under the supervision of Mrs. Johr
| Thomas, Mrs. George w. Powell anc
| Mrs. Annie Humphreys, are preparins
for the annual examination to be helC
by the Congregational Sunday schoo
union of I.ackawanna Juzerne an,
wyoming counties. The examination
! viii deal with the lessons of the frs
quarter of the International I.esso,
| Leaf.
The ninsteantb animal maetino, n
the Woman,s Enraign NIissinna,v eo
ciety. of the presbvterv nf I,ackawan
na will he beld In tho NVasbbnr,
street church an AnriI & and q n 4
exnected that ahm,t 600 ,nen1hars Of IN
societv will he in attendanno ~ tbes
MEETINGS on Thursdav evsning AMI
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MEETINGS held hS the snoiatS ANN,
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