The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-07

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The official minutes and year book of
the recent Wyoming conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church has lust
been received from Secretary ]. B.
Sweet, pastor of Simpson church. II
is a most credtable pamphlet and has
for its title cover a fine portrait of
Bishop Fowler. The frontispece is the
beautiful new gymnasium given by
Mrs. PettebOne to the Wyoming semi
nary. The present volume contains
many new features. Among these is
group of excellent portraits of the
presiding elders of the conference and
also a full-page collection of portraits
of the clergymen who died during the
past conference year. Engravings of
DR.. NJ. :. Hard and DR.. l.. Y. Sprague
are prominently placed. The volume is
great credit to Secretary Sweet in
it's admirable arrangement and in the
celerity with which he has completed
the arduous work of publication.
Following is the programme of the
music for the Second PRESBYTERIAN
church at the evening service tomor-
row:
.
Anthem, 20 Love the Lord"
Ancient Choral
Full Choir
Offcrtory, Duett, God be Merciful
Unto U.s."
Miss Garagan and Mr. Beynon.
organ postiude. ......'......'........Du Bois
Mr.. J. VI. Chance, organist and di-
rector.
There will be patriotic services at
Penn Avenue Baptist church tomorrow
evening when an appropriate sermon
will be delivered by Rev. +. f. Y.
Pearce, the acting pastor. on the sub
ject Christian Patriotism" An at
tractive programme with illuminated
title page has been prepared contain
ing the following order of music:
Organ Prelude, "Star Spangled Banner"
Buck
Hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers"
Anthem. "The Banner of the Sea-. CAM
Hymn, America"
OfertOry, Battle Hymn of the Republic
Postlude, March Triumphant. Buck
General sympathy is expressed
throughout church circles with DR.. Nc
Leod and his family because of their
son and brother on the threshold of a
brilliant career. Just how desolate
and lonely this stricken household is
IS scarcely to be appreciated by even
the closest friends.
Brother Francis, Of the Order of the
Good Shepherd, is at present establish
ed at 500 Hallstead court. The pro-
posed special work OF the order is i'm
allegiance this year, and Brother Fran
els is engaged in parish work under the
direction Of the rector Of st. Luke's
church.
st. Luke's church has issued an at
trGCtiNe circular embodying the ou-
thori2ed request Of the National Maine
Monument committee asking that Sun
day May s, he set aside in the churches
for an offering to the fund. This re-
quest is signed 10y General Miles. Fred
erick ID. Grant. Chauncy Depew and
others and is endorsed by the officials
of st. Luke's as follows: The rector.
church wardens and vestrymen of ST.
l.uke's parish, in common with all our
fellow citizens, deeply APPRECIATE the
patriotic spirit manifested in the above
communication, and nave decided to
devote the offerings made in the church
on the fourth Sunday after Easter. May
y, as contribution towards the cree
uon OF a monument to perpetuate the
memory of the men who lost their lives
ON the United States steamship Maine
in the harbor of Havana"
There will De preaching in Swingle's :
han, on Third street. between William
and Oak street, Dunmore. on Sunday
at p. IN. ANA at 40 p, m.