The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
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In addition to the new buildings named
there have been several
CHURCHES AND PARSONAGES I'M
PROVED.
The church at Luzerne has been en-
larged to double its former seating ca
paCity, and made so beautiful as to be
equal to a new one; $500 has been eNpend-
ed upon this splendid improvement, all
of which is provided for in cash and re-
liable subscriptions. A fine new pipe or
gan has been placed in the Plymouth
church, with other improvements amount
ing in all to $1,000. At Centermoreland
basement rooms have been fitted up,
which, with other repairs, cost 5000.
Avoca and Larksville have been sup
piled with new heaters.
improvements have also been made
upon the churches of Maple Grove, Forty
Fort, Plains, Glen Lyon, Mountain Top,
Trucksville, West Nanticoke, Waverly
and West Pittston.
Parsonages have been beautifed and
made more comfortable at Central, Derr
Memorial. First church and Parrish Street
in Wilkes Barre; Hampton Street, Elm
Park and Court Street in Scranton; Tunk-
hammock, Yatesville and Waverly.
Askam has a new parsonage barn.
The foregoing making total of eX-
pendture this year for building and i'm
proving churches and parsonages of
In addition to the new work done, there
have been several payments made on
CHURCH DEBTS.
Who would think of paying church
debts in such times as these? Why,
strange to say, the preachers on Wyoming
district had the courage to undertake it!
And payments have been made at Tay-
lor, Ashley Clarks Summit, Parsons,
Simpson, Providence, Plains and other
places. The greatest effort along this line
was made by the Asbury church in
Scranton under the leadership of their
.1..t.N gly 10 nt-a
a debt of $1S,OOO And he has 50 far sue
ceeded in this herculean task as to have
raised on subscription $4,70O, with a fair
prospect of finishing it up during next
year. Already $500 has been actually
paid in cash.
THE BENEVOLENT COLLECTIONS
have been carefully looked after and not
withstandng the unparalleled business de-
preston, will. l hope, reach the amounts
raised last year, and on some charges
their will be an advance.
We raised for missions last year $13,179
which is in advance of the million and d
half apportionment, and we hope to reach
that amount this year; $3.50 has been
raised for the missionary debt.
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
have had suitable attention given them
and the 81 Epworth Leagues with a men,
bership of 1900, and the 35 Junior Leagues
with a membership of 1000, have done
most excellent work
The Sabbath schools are largely at.
tended and very efficient in most places
the chief compliant being a lack of quail.
fled and attentive teachers to meet the
demands of the large numbers of intel
ligent scholars. The largest school is al
Elm Park, Scranton, which has an en-
rollment of 1900 The publications of the
Methodist Book Concern are used in al
of our schools The First church, Wilkes
| are, employed a deaconess, Miss Emily
II. Cummings, who has done excellent
work among the afflicted and the neglect
| ed children of the city.
At Elm Park, Scranton. the king!
Daughters" have raised S240 for the sup
| port of Miss Tfllie Hawley, who does
| the work of deaconess without the title
| They have also furnished a room in the
Lackawanna hospital and sent flowers
and fruit to AZ persons, having raised II
cash for the year 1856.
The Welsh mission, at Wilkes Barre
has about maintained its former standing
The trustees have sold a lot, the pro
ceeds of which are to be applied on thei
indebtedness, which, when paid for, viii
| reduce their debt to $500.
THE WYOMING CONFERENCE SEMI
NARY.
Located at Kingston, Pa, is doing mos
| excellent work in all of it's departments.
Its grade is academic; Rev. l.. L
Sprague, ID. D., is the president. 1t wa
| founded in 1874 The number of instruc
| dents. 225; preparatory students, 43; com
| mercial students, ia; academic graduates
| 80; business course graduates, 80; instru
mental music graduates, l0i; volumes il
| library, $500; value of grounds and furni
| ture, $2S0OOO; endowment, $4,000; apara
| tus valued at $500; income from tuition
| income from other sources.
The most important work of the yea
| is that which has led more directly t
the saving of souls. We have had many
| GLORIOUS, GLORIOUS REVIVALS Oh
| RELIGION.
| I think every charge has felt a spiritua
| uplift and l trust all have had conver
| sions. A large majority of the pastor
| report reVivals of great interest. Amon
the larger numbers of conversions report
| ed are from Maple Grove circuit, l25
| Providence, 6S; Paris Street 60; Clark
| Summit GS; West Nanticoke, So; Fort
| Fort, so; Mountain Top, A; Simpson, GO
| Wyoming, 46; Yatesville, AZ; Centermore
| land, 40 Central church, 3S; NoXen, 35
Lehman, 80; with others just as important
| considering all of the circumstances. Bro
| ther Madison, of Yatesville, organized
| new society at Latin after a successful
series of revival meetings.
| THE WYOMING CAMP MEETING
was held on the Old grounds and was at
| tended with spiritual ferver on the par
of the church membership and a few per
| sons sought the salvation of their souls
| Efforts will be made to make the meetin
| full.
Three of the pastors have served tn
| full limit Of the pastoral term; ii. c. Nc
| Dermott, at Kingston; VIII H. Hitler, a
| Parsons, and H. II. Parsons, at WaverlS
| Pa. These brethren have done honor I
| Christ's church and to the Methods
| itinerancy by their arduous and success
full labors along all lines of ministeria
| work.
In October last f. A. Chapman, of Fol
ty Fort was transferred to the Michga
| conference. and V. V. Armstrong wa
transferred from that conference to thi
and stationed at Forty Fort, where h
has done excellent service. 1t is wit
gratitude to God that We record the pros
perity of our cause on the Wyoming dis
trict and that the lives and health of ou
pastors have been preserved. Two men
berS of our conference residing With
the district have been called to their r,
ward William Keatly, a superanuate
members, died suddenly early in the yea
and George w. Peck, a supernumer
member and for fifty-one years a Metl
odist preacher, died in great peace on Eel
16, 1897. Both of these brethren were hoI
| ored Workmen and doubtless well read
for the Masters call.
| our work demands more active effort
each year on account of the tide OF In
migrants which pour in upon us froi
| all nations, together with the increasin
worldllness of this age, both of whic
| fan the vice of intemperance until II
eating the life out OF our civilization.
Worldly amusements fasten upon OF
people in some localities to such an extei
| as to greatly hinder the growth OF spiri
uality and the saving of sinners. "
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