The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-13

of the Providence PRESBYTERIAN
church on Sunday. May q: Monday,
May 8; Wednesday. May and Sunday.
May 9. Nearly an hundred persons
have been appointed to the various
committees and the celebration will
be conducted on scale corresp sponding
to the Importance of the event. The
Providence Presbyterian congregation
Is the Oldest of that denomination in
the city. Rev. George f. Guild is it's
present pastor.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Baptist ministers was held in the
parlors of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church Monday morning Among the
clergymen present were Revs. Dixon,
Ellis, Thomas Watkins. O'Neal, Browe,
Levisee, Griffiths, Smith, Russell, Mat
hews, Irving, DeGruchy, Brown. The
subject of discussion was plans of
Sermons" The speakers were Rev. A.
B. Browe and Rev. j. X. Dixon Rev.
Dixon's subject was Camping To-
wards the Sunrise" The programme
for future meetings is as follows:
March 15-Exegess, John Iii, 5, Rev.
s. f. Mathews.
March 29-103O a. m. "The Holy
Spirit in Church Administration" Rev.
II. +. Jepson; II. 30 p. m, dinner served
by the ladies of the Penn Avenue
church; u. m, "The Holy Spirit in
Relation to Evangelists and Evangeli-
cal Work" Rev w. G. Watkins dis
cussion)
April 12-"Plans for Sermons" Revs.
Guest
April 26-"End of Human Events
Rev. s. j. Dorsey.
May 10-"Plans of Sermons Revs.
w. j. Watkins, w. G. Watkins and
w. H. Powell.
May 17-Exegesis, l John, Is and s.
Is, Rev. b. F. Brown
May disqualification Necessary
for a Modern Pastor" Rev. Thomas
DE Gruchy.
May S1-Reports from churches.
June 14-"Plans of Sermons" Revs.
A. W. Levisee, S. r. Mathews, A. b.
O'Neal
June 2l-Exegesis, Mathew 10, 81,
Rev. j. L. Williams.
June 2S-"Criticisms of a Sermon"
Rev. j. L. Ford. Election of officers
The four recently elected elders of
the Providence Presbyterian church
are Thomas S. Morgan H. H. Mckee
han, E. A Reynolds and w. j. Fisher.
At the annual session of the United
Evangelical conference at Carlisle this
week, the following ministerial changes
were made in the pastorates in Scran-
ton: Zion Evangelical church, Ca
pouse avenue. Rev. C. d. Moore; Trim
ity Evangelical church. Little Eng
land, Rev. j. Womelsdorf. The latter
Will also supply the charge at Sibley.
Rev. G.. l.. Malice, who has been pas
tor the past two years at Zion church,
goes to Muncy Valley, Lycoming coun-
ty, and Rev. J. G.. Whitmire goes from
Trinity church to Danville. Rev j.
w. Messenger, a former pastor here,
has been appointed to Milton. Rev.
H. w. Buck is the new presiding elder
of the district, and will be located at
Lewisburg, Rev. A. II. Irvine going to
York as presiding elder of the York
district
The annual meeting of the McAll
mission managers was held Monday
at the home of Mrs. w. H. Pierce, 643
Jefferson avenue. Officers were re-
elected as follows: President. Mrs j.
A. Price: recording secretary, Mrs. L.
r. Stelle; corresponding secretary
Mrs. F.. B. Hamilton: treasurer, Mrs.
w. j. Hand. The selection of man
ayers was not completed
Colonel Pattie Watkins Lindsay will
make her first appearance since her
marriage to Major Fred Lindsay, on
the West Side tomorrow evening. The
colonel will speak at the Jackson Street
Baptist church, dealing with topic
applicable to the work of the Folun-
| teers locally and otherwise The doors
of the church will be thrown open al
6.l5 o'clock and service will commence
at 7.30 o'clock. The public will be well
come and are invited to attend as much
interest in centered in Colonel Watkins
the West Side having been her starting
point in the work
Musical Director j. NJ. Chance, who
co. will have charge of the musical
programme at the Young Mems Chris
tian association service on Sunday .:
345. In addition to the instrumental
numbers, The Misses Black and Cara
gan, of the Second Presbyterian church
choir, Will render duets and solos. Rev
DR.. Mcleod, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, will deliver an ad-
| dress Of special interest to young men,