The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-02

Welsh Tabernacle Methodist church, South
Main avenue, yesterday morning by the
pastor Rev. Hugh Davies.
The pulpit at the morning and eve
ming service OF the Holy Trinity Luther
an church yesterday was occupied by Rev.
J. VI. Parker, of Pen Argyll, Pa.
Rev. J. =. Moffatt, OF the Washburn
Street Presbyterian church, leaves for his
vacation this week. He preached at both
services of the church yesterday.
Rev. T. NJ. Furey, of Rendham preached
at the morning service of tho Hampton
Street Methodist church and II. G. Hin
man spoke at the evening service.
Rev. James Hughes. of Kimberly, South
Africa, preached yesterday at both SER
vices of the Plymouth Congregational
church. There was a large attendance at
both services.
Rev A. l.. Ramer, pastor of st. Marks
Lutheran church, West Side, delivered the
principal address in English at the dedi-
cation yesterday of st. Peters Lutheran
church at Hughestown, near Pittston.
Rev. Edward j. Haughton conducted
the communion services at st. Lukes
church yesterday and preached the morn
ing sermon. A prayer service took the
place of the regular evening preaching
service.
Rev. George T. Price preached two in
teresting sermons at the Court Street
Methodist church yesterday. His topic
for the morning service was "The Profit
of Goodness" That of the evening was
"The Influence Of Good Works"
Evangelist +. w. Ward, of Boston,
Mass, conducted services yesterday in
Cooperative hall. North Main avenue.
There was large attendance Mr. Ward
once before conducted Bible readings in
this vicinity. He will speak this and to-
morrow evenings at the same place.
Rev. H. A. Grant, B. D., pastor of the
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copal church, preached at both services
yesterday. In the morning he spoke upon
THE Philosophy of Holy Testimony" and
discoursed upon 1.-The Spirit Of Power
in the evening.
The morning topic of the preaching SER
vice at the Peoples Prohibition church
was 1.-THE Trees of the Lord are Full of
Sap" For the evening service the topic
"Why a Prohibition in Scranton was
preached urcn. Both services were con-
Quoted by the rastor, Rev. Levi Bird.
The pulpit of the Penn Avenue Zap
| tist church was occupied yesterday by
Rev S. Clifford Nelson, ID. ID. His topic
! for the morning was 1.-THE Victorious
Grace" In the evening he preached upon
"a Patriarch's Blessing" Communion was
| given at the close Of the morning SER
vice
The pulpit of the Simpson Methodist
| Episcopal church was occupied yester-
| day morning by Rev J. Underwood, OF
| Pittston. He preached a very interesting
| and forceful sermon. The Epwortf
| leaguers held service instead of the
| regular evening service and the delegates
| from the recent convention at Toronto
| Canada. made their reports.
| Rev. NJ. II. Mills preached his farewell
| sermon to the congregation of St. David's
| Episcopal church last night. The church
was taxed by the congregation present
| The pastor spoke encouragingly and rec
commended renewed and continued efforts
| in the church work. Rev. Mr.. Mills anC
family leave this week for st, Johns
| burg, VT, where Mr.. Mills will assume
| the duties of his new pastorate.