The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
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During the next few days events
will take place at the Washburn Street
Presbyterian church which will be of
most pleasant nature. After months
of unceasing labor, pastor and people
succeeded in raising funds enough 10
obliterate the debt still standing
against their beautiful edifice which
was built but four years ago at a
considerable cost. These pleasant
events are to be the parts of the dedi-
cation of the new and now entirely
paid for church edifce.
Tomorrow evening special service
will be observed, being In the nature
of a preparatory service. Monday even
ing a special THANKSGIVING" service
will be held and Tuesday evening, the
dediCatory service will eliminate the
series. Elaborate preparations have
been made for each evenings SER
vice and all look forward to the hold
ing of them with extreme pleasure.
Tomorrow evening the pastor will de-
liver a special sermon and a double
quartette under Professor G. Il. Der
man, comprising himself. the Misses
Cordelia Freeman, and Lydia Sailer,
Thomas Beynon and William Evans
will render the musical selections.
The one hundred and fifteth session
of the Wyoming District Ministerial!
association will be held next Monday
and Tuesday in the Providence Meth
odist Episcopal church. Thes1 meet
ings are all open to the public. \ cor
dial invitation is extended to come and
fill the hour e. An eXCelen. pr p;.'amne
has been prepared. The programme is
as follows:
MONDAY EVENING, 80 O'CLOCK.
Devotional Service ............F. A. King
Association Address ......Will II. Hitler
TUESDAY MORNING, 8 O'CLOCK.
Devotional service ..............J. l.. Race
9.GO-BUsness Session.
ESSAYS:
l. A Study of the Conference Minutes
of 1898 .......................W. Treble
2 Immortality of the Soul. T.. A. Gcndall
s. How to Best Utilize Our Youns
People in Christian Work....S. Jay
L. Ministerial Vacations. 30. l.. Severson
TUESDAY, 145 p. NJ.
ESSAYS:
Devotional service ...L. w. Karschner
l. The Mirister-A Husbandman.
j. N. Bailey
3. The Sabbath-When and How to
Observe lt.............W. G. simpson
4. How to Make Our Camp Meetings
More Effective ..........H. IL. Wilbur
TUESDAY, Z3O p. NJ.
Devotional service ....,.......J. Benninger
Association sermon ...,..,...A +. Chaltce
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Sydney X. Evans, of this city, will
be ordained diaconate on the morning
&c NIn,Yrz In hNy
Rt Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop of
the Central Pennsylvania diocese of
the Protestant Episcopal church; and
| after July / Mr.. Evans will be Curate
| of st. James church, Lancaster He
was graduated on Wednesday, May
26, at the General Theological semi
| nary, Chelsea Square, New York, and
was one of the five who received the
special degree of bachelor of divinity
in class of fifty-four. On June "a he
will be invested with the degree of
NJ. A., by his alma mater, Trinity col
| lege, Hartford, Conn. Mr.. Evans will
| bring to the pulpit a handsome pres
ence and an eloquent style of discourse.
He is highly educated young man
| and a deep student, Mrs. Longstreet,
| wife of Coroner S p. Longstreet, is his
sister.
At Trinity church, West Pittston,
| Tuesday last, Loren F. Wolfe was or
! daned to the diacOnate in the EpisCo-
palian ministry. Rt. Rev, Bishop Tai
bot presided. The ordination service
was held in the morning, being opened
at $50 o'clock with prayer. Rev f. H.
Eckel, former pastor or Trinity church,
| preached the sermon, at the conclusion
OF which he gave the customary direc-
| tions to the candidate.
| Rev. H. +. Hayden, Of Wilkes Barre,
! then presented Mr.. Wolfe and Rev.
| DR.. Jones. of Wilkes Barre, read the
| litany. Communion service was car
| ried out during which the requisite
! questions were propounded to and an
| swered by the candidate. The ordi-
nation was then conferred by Bishop
| Talbot. AS Rev l.. F. Wolfe, the cam
! didate, read the gospel for the day
| and the communion service was con-
! cluded.
In the evening at 7.30 o'clock Rt. Rev.
! Bishop Talbot preached an eloquent
! sermon replete with instructions and
| timely advice to the new minister A
/ large congregation We're in attendance.
! ReVs. Rogers Israel, of st. Lukes; F.
| :. Ballentine. of the church of Good
! Shepard, and f. j. Haughton, of St.
Marks attended from this city.