The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-09

had presented the performance an
nounced for last Sunday night at the
Irothingham 1t was advertised to be
a sacred concert. The gentlemen men
toned had no information that the
programme would be otherwise, but
they assumed that the performance
would establish a bad precedent and
warned the theater management to
abandon il.
The week of prayer, though not gen.
orally observed by Scranton churches.
was featured with great deal of spirit
and interest by those congregations
which did respond to the circular of
the Evangelical board. The West Side
evangelist churches excepting the Jack.
son Street Baptist, united In the North
End and Green Ridge the churches
worshipped Independently, while in
the central city the Second Presby-
terian was the only large congregation
that observed the week.
y certain Scranton pastor was more
humorous than Sacreligious when at a
recent social gathering of his congre-
cation he was called upon for an i'm
prOmptu speech and repeated the fol-
lowing, explaining that the words
We're used by certain down thestate
pastor as he bade farewell to his flock:
"Prothers and Sisters, | have come to
say goodbye. ] don't think God loves
this church, because none of you ever
die; | don't think you love each other,
because | never marry any of YOU;
don't think you love me, because you
have not paid my salary-your dona-
tions are mOuldy fruit and wormy ap-
pies, and by their fruits ye shall
know them Brothers, | am going
away to better place. | have been
called to be chaplain of penitentiary.
Where l go, ye cannot come; | go to
prepare a place for you, and may the
Lord have mercy on your souls
At the annual meeting of the Penn
Avenue church congregation Tuesday
evening the following deacons were
appointed j. c. Highriter, II. a.
Browning, w. II. Tripp, George Fruit
chey and Nathan Hallstead. The trus-
tees chosen were, Luther Keller ID.
j. Thomas, =. b. Finley and Daniel
Langstaff. j. A. Rrownig was elected
treasurer and II. NJ. Streeter clerk Of
the church. The advisory board is as
follows: \. Z. Wamnan, r. c. Brown
ing. f.. X. Crothamol, NJ. w. LoWery
ard Lunuel Amerman. Mr.. ii. ~.
Browning was selected to act as chorls-
ter for the week ni@ht services Miss
Grace Rose was appointed pianist and
Miss Clara Browning assistant. 1t was
decided to raise the rent of peWs 10
per cent. The auction vii! take place
Tuesday evening.
Monday evening recognition SER
vice to Rev. Thomas De Gruchy, the
new pastor of the Jackson street Bap-
tist church, will be held, at which
West Side ministers win be present.
The programme for the evening is
printed in the West Side department of
tuday's Tribune. on Tuesday evening
following the recognition services, Il
roll call of the members of the church
viii be conducted. Announcements are
being sent out. Mr.. De GruChy since
he has taken charge of the church has
been successful in an extraordinary
degree. From congrega sons that We're
small the church has risen to congre-
cations which tax the entire seating
capacity of the edifice and the interest
seems to increase with every Sabbath.
Very interesting union services We're
conducted on the West Side during the
week as an observance of the period
of prayer Monday night Rev. j. =.
Mohat preached at the Plymouth Con-
gregational church; Tuesday night,
Rev. j. =. Sweet preached at the Scran-
ton Street Baptist church; Wednes-
day night, Rev. S. f, Mathews preach
ed at the Washburn Street Presbyter-
ian church, and at the Simp-
son Methodist Episcopal church
Thursday night Rev. Thomas
Bell preached an eloquent sermon. The
meeting last night was held at the
First Welsh Congregational church.
Each of the ministers mentioned spoke
at this meeting. The attendance on
each night was very large The Jack
son Street Baptist church held special
services during the week.
The Pastors union committee has