The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-03
SABBATH NEWS NOTES.

Services preparatory to communion
were held in Calvary Reformed church
Friday.
There was a sacramental service yes
terday morning at the Providence Meth
odist Episcopal church.
Miss Marie Evans led yesterday after
Moons prayer meeting at the Young Wo-
mems Christian association rooms
Preparatory communion services will be
held in the First Presbyterian church
Wednesday evening at 745 o'clock.
Holy communion was celebrated yes
terday morning at 7.30 and 9.15 o'clock
and during the regular morning service.
The Lords supper was celebrated at
yesterday mornings service of All Souls
Unversalist church, Rev. f. w. Whip
pen, pastor.
Holy communion service was celebrat-
ed at yesterday mornings service at St.
Marks Lutheran Evangelical church, by
the pastor, Rev. A. l.. Ramer Phi. d.
Rev. Hugh Davies, pastor of the South
Main Avenue Welsh Calvinistic Metho-
dist church, conducted the usual monthly
communion service yesterday morning at
10 o'clock.
The first of series of Sunday evening
sermons during January for young men
was pr ched last evening by Rev. DR..
]. j. Using, of the Green Ridge Pres
byt IN church
/ -cial music was rendered yesterday
at Trace LulDefdD cnuTCn. MISS tulll
Smith was organiSt. The quartette We're:
Soprano, Miss Lettie Doyle; alto, Miss
Annie Rose; bass, +. l.. Ioos; tenor, Nj.
c. Landt.
The Christmas cantata which was CIV
en- Wednesday evening last at the Jack
son Street Baptist church, was repeated
last evening at the church. A short adj
dress was made by the pastor, Rev.
Thomas DeGruchy
The sacrament of infant baptism pre-
ceded the regular preaching service yes
terday morning at the Simpson Metho-
dist church. 1t was missionary day yes
terday at the church, and in the evening
George l.. Peck, esq, delivered an ad-
dress. .'
Last evenings service marked the close
of seven years pastorate of Rev. David
Jones, pastor of the First Welsh Con-
gregational church. He preached an APP
propriate sermon in English, the theme
| of which was "GratitudeS for Blessings
| of the Past Year
Rev. j. NJ. Lloyd, of Taylor preached
the sermon at the morning service at the
| First Welsh Baptist church yesterday.
In the evening Rev. James Hughes
| preached an English sermon upon the
| topic, HAS Man a Soul; If So What Be-
| comes of 1t After Death?"
| The members of the Christian and Mis-
sionary Alliance of this city held a SER
| vice yesterday afternoon at o'clock
at the residence of Mrs, George l.. Mey-
| ers, South Deckor's court. Rev. William
| +. Macarthur superintendent of the c.
| NJ. A., of Wyoming valley, was in cnarge
The beautiful oratorio, 1.-THE Prince OF
| Peace" which was so well rendered a
! week ago at the Scranton Street Baptist
| church, was repeated by special request
| last evening. The same participators gave
it its second rendition, and many who
| heard IL the first time say that .. was
very much better. Chorister Thomas G.
| Evans, was in charge, and Mrs. b. G
| Beddoe was organist,
The morning service at the Plymouth
| CONGREGATIONAL church yesterday was ir
| charge of Evan r. Williams, student al
Marietta college, Ohio. He also preached
the sermon, his first public appearance
in the pulpit. In the evening a specia
song service was carried out by the choil
in charge of Chorister Richard Phillips
| Miss Sadie Edwards was organist. There
were several anthems and part pieces
Solos were sung by Miss Vannie Williams
John Phillips, David owens and Davit
| Hughes.