The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-10
Religious News Notes

The offerings at st. Buke's church
Sunday will be for the missionary of
the diocese.
Rev. John Cavanaugh will preach in
Swingle's hall, Dunmore, Sunday at $50
and 7.30 p. IN. All are welcome.
All women are invited to the Sunday
afternoon meeting at the Young Wo-
mems Christian association. The hour
is 345.
The Methodist Ministers association
will meet in Elm Park church on Mon
day. Rev. G. II. Prentice, of Way
mart. will read a paper.
At the Baptist Ministers conference
next Monday morning, Rev. d. ]. Will
Jams, of Blakely, will read "A paper on
"An Estimate of Thomas Carlyle"
All women and girls are invited to
the musicale tonight at the Young WO-
mems Christian association, given by
Prof. Southworth. The hour will be s
o'clock sharp.
Bishop Talbot will he in the city
week from tomorrow to officiate at the
confirmation OF a class at st. Luke's
church, and at the ordination of Rev.
Sidney Rey Evans, now a deacon, to
the priesthood.
Rev. Foster L. Gift, pastor of Grace
Lutheran church, is preaching series
OF sermons on Sunday evenings on
Mountain Top Meditation" On Sun
day evening his theme will be The
Unknown Grave"
Rev. Austin Griffin. d. D.. will preach
In the Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church tomorrow evening at Z o'clock.
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to this church. He undoubtedly will be
greeted with large audience and given
hearty welcome.
Rev. Foster L. Gift, pastor of the
English Lutheran church, will preside
at the Sunday School Union Teachers
meeting at the Y. w. G. A. room this
afternoon at o'clock. He will also
teach tomorrow's Sunday school lesson.
All teachers and biblical students are
requested to attend.
Thomas Pope, boilermaker, of New
York city, will tell the story of his
conversion and how God saved him
from drunkard's life at the railroad
department of the Young Mems Chris
tian association Sunday afternoon at
345 o'clock. All railroad men and their
families are cordially invited.
Rev. ]. p. Moffatt, pastor of the
Washburn street Presbyterian church,
will preach the third sermon of his
series on THAT Daughter of Nine" at
the regular evening sermon tomorrow.
The topic will be THE Sort of Young
Men Who Should Be Husbands to That
Daughter. This is the sermon post
poned from last Sunday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Metho-
dist church will hold fair in Odd Fell
lows hall, Moscow, next Wednesday
and Thursday nights. Fancy articles,
books, Bibles, hymnals, etc. will be
offered for sale Lunch will be served.
Miss HOLSTERS orchestra will play
both nights. Admission, cents.
Rev. DR.. Richard Harcourt will
preach at Elm Park church on Sunday,
it being the fifth anniversary of the
dedication. DR.. Harcourt has occupied
the chief pulpits of Methodism in New
York, San Francisco, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. He is a divine of strik-
ing pulpit characteristic. There will be
extra music at night
Services will be conducted at St Da-
vid's Episcopal church during the COM
Ing week as follows: Daily 7.30 a. m.
and 430 p. m, except Wednesday. in
the church. st. Agnes chapter will give
Mother Goose market on Monday and
Tuesday evenings Sisters of Bethany.
Monday, 7S0 D. IN; Saint John, evan
gelist, Wednesday, S15 p. m; Ladies
Aid chapter, Thursday, 2.30 p. M; In
dustrial school, Saturday, 2.3O p. m.
The Sunday afternoon meeting of the
Young Mems Christian association will
be held at 3.45 in the old headquarters
at 124 Washington avenue. The young
men are cordially invited to be present
to hear II. ID. Long, a travelling man,
who will speak on "A Man Wanted"
Mr.. Long is especially interested in
young men, and it is the wish of those
in charge that as many as can will be
present. Good music and good singing.
The popular Sunday evening services
at the Penn Avenue Baptist church will
be continued. The topic of the sermon
announced for tomorrow evening is
Native Mettle, or The Heroism Of
Private Life" The pastor, Rev. r. f.
Y. Pierce, claims that his sermons are
not in any sense sensational but he
hopes to present familiar truths in a
practical and helpful way for both
young and old. Prof. Haydn Evans will
preside at the organ, and the choir
under his direction, will furnish at
tractive music for these services.