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

EVangelistic services will be held daring
the week in the Sumner Avenue Presby-
terian church.
There will be services each evening this
week in the Methodist Episcopal church,
Clark's Summit
God the only Cause and Creator"
was the morning subject yesterday at the
First Church OF Christ.
city Snares" was yesterday evenings
topic of Rev. Thomas de Gruchy in The
jackson Street Baptist church.
Rev. n. q. Harmed conducted yesterday
afternoons o'clock service in the Wash
burn Street Presbyterian church
At st. Marks Lutheran church. Rev. \.
l.. Ramer. Phi. D.. spoke in the evening
on THE Pre-Eminence of Christ"
A service in honor of the soldiers and
sailors was held yesterday morning in he
Moscow Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Peter Roberts, of Oyphant occu-
pied the pulpit at both services yesterday
in the Plymouth Congregational church.
Rev. w 6. Watkins. of the North Main
Avenue Baptist church, delivered a tenn
perance talk at yesterday mornings SER
vice.
y temperance sermon was preached last
evening by Rev. William Edgar. pastor
of the Providence Methodist Episcopal
church.
Some Things About Prayer was last
evenings topic of Rev. George L. Guild
pastor of the Providence Presbyterian
church.
Professor James r. Hughes, of the
Scranton high school, preached last even
ing in the First Welsh Baptist church,
Providence.
There was a Thanksgiving song service
by the choir and a short address by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. c. NJ. Giffin, at Elm Park
church last night.
In Grace Reformed Episcopal church
yesterday morning "Bible Teaching ON
Wine was the sermon topic of the pas
tor Rev G. J.. Alrich.
Rev. J. b. Sweet, of Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church, concluded his address
on THE Life of David" at yesterdays
Sunday school meeting
Rev. r. +. Y. Pierce, of the Penn Ave
nue. Baptist church, yesterday evening
preached the last of a series of sermons
on Nineteenth Century Prodgals."
In the Green Ridge Baptist church yes
terday Rev. w. J. Ford's subject in the
moruing was transformed Into His
likeness" in the evening, "Who Shut the
Door,"
Yesterday afternoons gospel meeting
| of the Young Mems Christian association
and its song service was conducted by j.
NJ. Chance. a solo was sung by Thomas
| Beynon,
Rev. W. +. Gibbons in the Dunmore
| Presbyterian church last evening
| preached the sixth OF a series of sermons,
his topic being 1.-THE Temptation to Self
| IndulgcnceS."
In the Dunmore Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday Rev. A. j. Van Cleft.
the pastor, preached in the evening on
the topic "SuftCicncy of Revelation OF
of Miracles Not Needed"
The usual evening service at the Second
| Presbyterian church was omitted yeSter-
day in order to permit the congregation
to attend the fiftieth anniversary service
| of the First Presbyterian church.
Rev. S. +. Matthews preached a
| Thanksgiving sermon at last evening
regular service at the Scranton Street
Baptist church. Special music was pro,
| vided by the choir and the attendance
was very large
Rev. J. Il. Sweet addressed yesterday
afternoons gathering at the Railroad
Young Mems Christian association. Tn,
service was for only men of mature
years. a quartette from Simpson Method
list Episcopal church sang.
| The storm of Saturday afternoon die
not prevent a goodly number of persons
from going to the rooms of the Younf
| WomenS Christian association TO hea
Rev. Mr.. Alrich teach the Sunday schoo
class. c. c. Johnston furnished ,h,
music.
Rev. j. NJ. Howell conducted "A service
at the Home for the Friendless yester
day at 4 p, m. Eight of the young kadio
from the Asbury Methodist Episcopa
church assisted in a song service whlcl
was greatly appreciated by the larg
family al the Home.
BY request, Rev. j. r. MOffat, pastor o
the Washburn Street Presbyterian
church, will preach an additional sermO
in his series on THAT Daughter of Mine
This extra one will be delivered next sun
day evening. Its subject will be "Wha
Sort of Young Man Should BE the Hus
band of This Daughter.
An organization of the young men o
the several Protestant churches in Wea
Scranton will be perfected i'm the nea
future. A committee will meet mex
Thursday evening at Rev. ]. =. Moffat'
; residence on Washburn street and al
range the preliminary details. This on
ganization will devote itself TO evan
gelistc work.