The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-01


About the National Christian En-
deavor Convention in San Franz
cisco--Tea Given by Junior Auxii-
Iiary of st. .Luke's--Religious Notes.
The exercises in commemoration
of the semi-centennlal of the organi-
zation OF the Providence Presbyterian
church will begin tomorrow morning,
continuing throughout the day, and on
Monday and Wednesday evenings, clos
ing with historical addresses on Sum
day morning May 3. The Monday
evening services will be followed by a
reception to former members and
friends in the parlors of the church.
The programme of tomorrOw's SER
vices includes an anniversary sermon
in the morning by the pastor Rev.
George +. Guild, a sacramental SER
vice and ordination of ruling elders
at 230 o'clock and historical addresses
by Rev. Samuel Whaley and Rev. DR..
n. G., Parke, ID. D., in the evening. A
number of well-known clergymen will
participate in the services.
Rev. Foster u. Gift, pastor of Grace
Lutheran church, will address the
young mems meeting at the Young
Mems Christian Associations at 3.45
tomorrow afternoon.
Concerning the national convention
of Christian Endeovor societies next
July at San Francisco, the following is
contained in printed matter sent out
from the executive headquarters:
The principal meeting places will be
two in number-Mechanics' Pivilion
and Woodward's Pavilion. The former
is a mammoth building occupying all
but a few feet of an entire block of
land in the heart of the city. The in
terror of this hall is so spacious that ii
will be necessary to erect within it a
smaller building for the accommoda-
ton of the convention meetings. This
small building will seat from $500 to
$1,000 persons, and will be completely
shut out in by sound-proof partitions
outside the meeting hall will be built
rooms for state headquarters, commit
tee rooms press rooms, etc. Wood
wards pavilion, distant about ten
minutes easy walk from Mechanics
pavilion, is an octagonal shaped build
ing CAPABLE of seating 5000 or 1000 per
sons. Both these paVilions are readily
reached by means of the street cars
from all portions of the city. Besides
these two buildings, large number OF
churches and halls will be used for
carly morning prayer meetings, over
flow meetings, etc
San Francisco abounds in excellent
hotels and boarding houses, which car
easily accommodate all who may visit
the city. In addition, some of the dele
gates VII be accommodated in private
houses, as has been the custom hereto.
fore.
The entertainment committee car
make no hotel arrangements for indi'
viduals outside the state of California
| All persons desiring information as tc
| hotel rates, etc, are directed to com
municate with the state excursion ol
| hCtel managers. California EndeaVor'
| ers however. are requested to consult
directly with the entertainment com
mittee with refernce to hotel accomo'
| dations. Excursion managers for tht
| various states have been appointed.
On Tuesday next the state conVen
! ticn of the Primitive Methodist church
will open in the East Market Stree
Primitive Methodist church, when {
| large number of clergymen, delegate!
| and laymen from out OF town will bt
| in attendance. The services will con
tinue from May to May 13. Rev
Charles Prosser, pastor of the church
assisted by a large committee ha
made excellent arrangements for tn,
| .t,t, Af fIA lot
On Thursday evening a social affai
was conducted in the Scranton Stree
Baptist church by the deacons, DR.. b
| G. Beddoe, Charles Corless, Johl
| Owens, Randolph Jones, William Nor
ris, w. c. Davis and C. p Ashelman
assisted by Mrs. Randolph Jones anC
Miss Vie Jones, vocalists. Mr.. Corles
addressed the gathering on the spirit
ual interests of the church, and Mr.
owens also made an address. Tn,
| pastor Rev. S. F. Mathews, Responded
to the addresses of the deacons. Afte
the entertainment there was q socia
time and refreshments.
| At the railroad department of tn,
| Young Mems Christian association to
morrow afternoon at 3.45 o'clock ther
will be a song service at which tn,
Young Mems Musical Culture class o
twenty voices of the Plymouth Con
| gregational church will sing seVera
selections. The Railroad Department
quartette will also sing. Railroad mel
and their families are cordially invitet
to enjoy the feast of song. In tn
evening the Yokefellows' band will
hold a service for railroad men AM
their families in the Green Ridge Bap
tist church. Members of the Yokefel
lows band will eat supper together a
the association following the Afternoon
service, and go together to the church
The Volunteers of America have 10
Gated for the summer season on tn
lot at the corner of Adams avenue an,
Mulberry street, on which they hav
raised a tent. They have taken thei
new chairs in, so that the discomfor
of which some complained last yeal
owing to their using benches, will b
done away with. The opening servlc
will be tonight. The tent will be light
ed by electricity. Captain and Mrs.
NJ. Johns will be in charge.
BY request at the evening service 4
the Second Presbyterian church par
of the Easter music will be repeated
Following will be the programme:
Organ prelude, "Romanza". ... .Schuma
Easter anthem, Ring Easter Bells"
Fun choi
Onertory, duet from stainers Daugh-