The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-28

school. the Cedar street school and the
Zion colored school
In the records are found the names OF
| the following active workers: Charles
Fuller. Samuel Sherrerd. Mrs. James Har-
rington, George Swift. Mrs. J. c. Platt,
Theodore Roe. David Harrir gton, George
b. Chase. E. c. Snyder. john Brisbin. f..
=. Kingsbury, NJ ID. Fuller, Alfred Hand.
John +. Snyder. George Blake, n. IL.
Shafer, T.. l.. Hitchcock. c. w. kirkpat-
rick. Ezra II. Ripple. +. r.. Nettleton Ed
ward 3. Sturgee. Mrs. Jessie II. TORY.
II. Woodrow Archibald, Mrs. Dwight
| Baker, John McWilliam William H.
Platt and others now or formerly cen
nected With the church who with true
| missionary spirit gave freely Of their
| time, influence and means In the mission
schools Of the church. walking miles ev-
cry sabbath with little thought of self
| but with great love for the children VINO
needed instruction. The home school has
| mad for its sup6 p6rntendent Joseph VI
Scranton, Joseph Curtis Platt Thomas T.
| Horney, William +. Mates and A. w.
Dickson. who holds the office at this time
for many years beginning with 1871 it
has fully supported missionary in the
foreign field in Syria but for the past
three years in Chira. where at Ginning
Chow 1t Is represented by Miss Jennie
Hill, medical missionary.
| THE OLDER MEMBERS.
| OF the older members of the school t. e.
those engaged in the worf in the early
days of it's history, few survive In active
work, Richard w. Olmstead still goes
in and out among us quietly and efficient
ly performing his duties as of old. Elder
| Hand is always present when at nome,
while the venerable DR.. Logan keeps up
both interest AMI attendance doing that
which comforts the heart of the superin-
tendent, viz. supplying teachcrless
| classes.
| A branch Of the Sabbath school work
prosecuted with great devotion for years
| 10y Miss Stella Seymour ana Miss Marion
Dyer with other Cody women was the
chinese class taught in the church on
sabbath afternoon. This work so quiet
and unoffensive as to he almost un-
known. was a mCst interesting feature OF
Cur Sunday school mission work.
| The ChurCh's connection with the work
from foreign speaking peoples in the
Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys was OF
especial interest inasmuch as the Italian
branch Of that work has been under the
watchful care o; tho Young Ladies' So
ciety which with unflaRging zeal and de-
votion to duty has fully supported mis-
sionary for the Italian people besides
other valuable assistance in the work.
All honor to the Young Ladies' society an
instrument in the hands of God in bring
} and We trust within the Kingdom Of God $
dear Son one hundred and twelve of these
! SONS and daughters of Italy. Rev. Leon
ardo d Anna, the present missionary, has
proved himself workman who needs
not to he aShamed-his quiet. Ccntlemanlv
and Christian work among us added &c
his faithful and fruitful service commends
the gospel he breaches
Mr. d'Anna was preceded in his work
by Mr. Raymond dc Leon, who left MS tc
} study at Bloomfield Theological seminary
: afterwards working among his people IL
Boston, Mass. This work of tho Young
Ladies' society has born fruit in mission
! operations Of like character in CARIBOU
, dale, West Pttston and Wilkes Barre and
Duryea one of the converts Of Mr.
q Anna s mission tho Rev. Mr. CoStanz'
| Names, is now n missionary to the Ital.
|. ians in Egypt. and another, the Rev. \
MontitOnc, is in charge of the work un.
= der the case of the Presbytery's cxecu
: tive committee at Duryea and Old Forge
THE PRAYER MEETING.
1t goes without saying that all church,
, | have their origin in the prayer meeting
| and it is equally the fact that out of the
, lpraycr meeting springs the revival. these
' | things have been and are true of this
church as they have been of all others.
: There have been number of notable
, revival periods in the history of The
4 church when large numbers have unitot
with the church by examination and b,
letter i'm 1855 123; 1863. IS; 1867. a: 1872 s.
, | 1873, "A: 1884 81: 1887, 73; these were Crane
; times for pastor and people when tn,
7 church increased in number and manN
, were addedtO the church of such as shoulc
o be saved-whom the whole church fel
I the QuickcninS power of Gods Holy Spiri
: and God was glorifed in His people. bu
4 we cannot always be in a state Of revival
Ett
: there is time of sowing and a time q
reaping and both are necessary to III,
, harvest.
The music OF the church has Away!
2 been above the ordinary from the tim,
: when Samuel c. Baker, with his larg,
volunteer choir met in the old Odd Fellows
| hall in 1SiS to the present time, the musi,
q | OF the church as been in the hands o
. those who loved it and enjoyed the priv
2 ilege of singing. Mr.. KingSbury'S pape
on "The Music of the Sanctuary" print
| ed in the proceedings of the Twenty-fifll
q anniversary, is SO complete that nothin!
can be added Of value as to the earl'
. times of choir and singers. We have still
: with us Of the first choir r. w. and Mrs
. Olmstoad and Mrs. George B. Chase
probably no one has done more for tn
music of this church than Mr.. Edward +
, | kinGsbury, who for long years wieldet
. the baton with grace, ably seconded a
|
: list and a gcodly number of men and wo
men singers. "The old choir in the gal
. lery" is a delightful memory to man,
\ | OF the older members Of the churCh-th
: study of harmony was not always con
. | fined 10 music and chords were strucl
which have vibrated through the year
> and "blest be the tie that binds" was
: sentiment which had many an application
. and yet with all the pleasure incident t
: singing in the church there are pains ais
}, for | suspect that rothinc short of tn
, heavenly choir and the angels song cou
escape criticism, let us hope ali will l.
satisfied with angelic harmonies. for
is hard to please with any human re
a dering.
: OLD FIRST CHURCH.
The "Old First Church." as it is loving
l ly called by those who have known
e longest has had assC GATED with it a Ion
roll of what may he called without muc
u fear Of criticism strong men. l do no
expect to speak of the living in this con
j nection and canrot be expected to men
: tion all who have by their strong person
= ality made their mark upon church an
Z society so deep and lasting that We ar
today enjoying reputation for whic
' we are indebted largely to them. Whe
| speak of Colonel George H. Scranton
J. Selden T. Scranton, Joseph VI. Scranton
Charles Fuller, Thomas Dickson, j. Cur
. tbs Platt, Charles f Mates, William "
Manness, w. NJ. Showers, James Blail
} George b. Chase, DR.. Ralph A. Squire an
: long list of others. In speaking of thes
< ] only mention them as representative
l Of type of men of whom this churc
= has just cause for pride-they did not sto
at obstacles in any line of duty. bu
pushed through them over them unt