The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-03
Religious News Notes.

Rev, Tho:aas Bell, OF North Lincoln
avenue, preached last Sunday in the
Presbyteriap church at Summit Hill,
Pa.
The silver jubilee of Rev. Patrick
Murphy, pastor of St. Patrick's Catho-
lie church. of Olyphant, was celebrated
Tuesday night by his Pensioners.
The Peoples Christian Prohibition
church have moved into new quarters
in the Carter block, COS Linden street.
They expect to have preaching there
every Sabbath during the summer.
Rev. V. C. Byers, who recently re-
signed as pastor of the Peckville Pres
byterian church. has gone to his home
in st. Louis where he will spend the
summer. Mr. Byers' resignation has
not been accepted and an effort will
likely be made to resume his pastorate
at Peckville in the fall.
There will be patriotic service at
the Railroad department Young Mems
Christian association Sunday, July A..
PatriotWaddresse by the Rev. Thomas
Bell, of the Plymouth Congregational
church. Railroad men and their fam
lilies welcome. Patriotic airs by the
quartette. Meeting begins at 3.45
o'clock.
The committee representing the Ep-
worth League of this section has COM
pleted it's arrangements for the trip to
the international convention at Toron-
to on July IA. They will go by way of
the D., l.. & w. road and will leave
Nanticoke at go a. m, and Scranton
at 730, running through to Lewiston,
from whence they will go by special
boat to Toronto.
The Volunteers of America are con-
Quoting their meetings in their tent
on Linden street and court house
square every evening at 8 o'clock. Chill
| dren's meeting every Saturday at 3
| p. m. Gospel feast Sunday 345, and
J real Volunteers gathering Sunday
| evening s p. m. Monday, July 5, they
| will hold a Volunteer ice cream fete
| in the tent all day and evening.
Gospel meeting Sunday afternoon at
| 3.45 at the Young Women's Christian
| association. Miss Alice Werkheiser
will lead, subject Patience, James
| v:16-17. Short meeting; come with
your friend. Musicale at Young Wo-
mems Christian association rooms July
| IS, at 7.45 Mrs. William Hand, Miss
Julia Allen, Miss Richmond and Miss
| Blackman will have charge. a silver
| Offering at the door, Picnic July 81
at Nay Aug. Meet at rooms 2.30.
| Sunday evening at the Hickory STREE
| Presbyterian church patriotic exercises
will be held in observance of July 4
The following programme will bt
| given: Prelude, Prof. Gus Schmidt
invocation; hymn; reading of Scrip
ture, Psalms 80; chorus, church choir
| prayer; hymn, 30 Columbia, the Gen
of the Ocean," three verses; reading
the Declaration of Independence
hymn, My Country 'Tis of Thee" ser
mon; the Lords Prayer; chorus, churcl
choir: hymn and collection, "Ther,
Comes a Sound Like Thunder's Roll; :
| benediction.
Evangelist w. II. Smith. of Scran
tom, and C. f. McVagh, OF Eldred. Pa.
have erected their large i0X70 foot pa
Vilion on the corner Of Church avenu
and Ferdinand street, where they viii
conduct a series of gospel meetings
lasting fir several weeks, Their teach
ing differs somewhat from that of mos
of our modern evangelistS being NOR
after the manner of teaching the bible
They are a sl'nple God-fearing people
and their Only object is to win souls t
Christ. Their peyilion is nicely deco
rated, comfortably seated and no ef
forts will be spared 70 make il plcasan
for the people First service Sunda,
evening, July 4, at 7,45. All are re
quested to hrinS their b'Eles.