The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
CHURCH DOINGS
AND RELIGIOUS TALK
ChrOniciIings Of Particular Interest to
Church.Going People.
IN REV. W. G. PARTRIDGE'S CHURCH
How the sabbath School of n Former
and Popular Scranton Pastor Ccle-
brated Christmns---Penn Avenue
Church Property for Salc--Church
News Notes--Tomorrow's Services.

Last Saturdays Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune says of the Christmas cell
ebration by the Sabbath school of the
Ninth Street Baptist church, of which
Rev. Warren G.. Partridge, formerly
pastor of this citys Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church, is now pastor:
one of the most pleasant and success
full of all the merry Christmas celebra-
tions in Cincinnati was that of the Ninth
Street Baptist church Sunday schools at
Music Hall yesterday afternoon. There
was a great outpouring of the children
and their parents and friends for the oc-
casion and at the announced hour the
hall with its balcony and galleries were
thronged to the utmost. over 5000 persons
We're in attendance.
The entire lower floor was set apart for
the accommodation of the children from
the church and those from Stations A,
Il, &, ID, r., Fall branches established
by the Ninth Street church in various
parts of the city. The little ones turned
out in numbers quite astonishing to those
not familiar with the proportions to
which the Sunday school department of
the Ninth Street church has grown dur
ing the pastorates of Rev. Johnston My
ers and his successor, Rev. Mr.. Partridge.
Three thousand of them We're there in all
probably as great gathering of Sunday
school children connected with the same
church as has ever been brought together
in Cincinnati.
The newspaper account occupied over
q half column and concluded with the
statement that the occasion was one
to be ever remembered by the children
and their friends of the Ninth street
church"
The Penn Avenue Baptist church and
| ground surrounding it is for sale. This
| was decided at congregational busi-
ness meeting Monday night. The pres
| ent location is deemed inconvenient
| and undesirably situated. At least four
| properties are obtainable that would
make satisfactory sites for a new
church. There is no truth in the re-
| port that $500 is the price asked for
| the present property or that Manager
| George L. Davis, of Davis theater had
offered that sum with the idea of MAX
ing theater out of the building.
Rev. L. F.. Moldchuke, Phi. D., d. D.,
| from New York, conducted New Years
| services for the Protestant Polanders
of this city and it's vicinity in the Welsh
| Congregational church, Market street
| of which Rev. j. Jones, d. D., is pastor
| The sacrament of the Lord supper was
administered. A large congregation
assembled and listened to the words of
DR.. Moldchuke, who is the president of
| the general council of the Evangelical
| Lutheran church in the United States
| He spoke in the Polish language. Rev
j. Kowale was installed as pastor of the
congregations entrusted to faithful
care.
1t was quite happy coincidence that
the frontispiece of the Christmas pro-
| gramme of the exercises of Mr.. Part
ridges Sunday school was the same as
that selected by DR.. Dixon for the Penr
avenue church programme. 1t was q
copy of Blashfield's famous painting
christmas Bells"
AT Thursday nights watch night ser.
vices of the Penn Avenue Baptist
congregation the church bell was rune
and Mrs. Lizzie Hughes -Brundage sang
a solo simultaneously. The service be.
gan at O'Clock and was divided into
| eleven sections including periods for So
ciability and refreshments.
Another evidence of the city's church
| prosperity is indicated in the purchase
of a parsonage property by the German
| Presbyterian church on Chestnut street
1t has bought the property on Fair.
view avenue, in the rear of the church
structure for $2,700 from Mr.. Shoemak.
er. on the land is a double and g
single house. one of them is to be re-
built for a parsonage.