The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-10
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.

Rev. Harry Smith, Of Muncy. Pa,
preached at the Howard Place African
Methodist Episcopal church yesterday
morning.
Rev. w. II. Russell, of Morris Run,
preached at the Primitive Methodist
church East Market street, yesterday
afternoon and evening.
a forceful sermon on the Power Of
Prayer" was preached at the Dunmorc
Presbyterian church yesterday morning
by the pastor, Rev. w. f. Gibbons.
The First Baptist church of Scranton
street and the Welsh Baptist church of
South Main avenue held union services
last evening at the latter's edificc.
"An Hour with Some of the Hymns and
( Tunes Of the Church" was the title Of an
| interesting service conducted at the Prov
idence Presbyterian church last evening.
"A Broad Ministry and Good Com
panionship' We're the themes of Rev.
DIR. Isaac J. Lansing's dsCourses at the
Green Ridge Presbyterian church yester-
day.
The Saturday lf-holiday question was
discussed from a religious standpoint by
Rev. John p. Moffat at the evening ser
vice in Washburn Street Presbyterian
church.
At the Grace Reformed Episcopal
lei with chart reviews were continued
under the direction of the pastor, Rev.
George L. Alrich.
\ large number of new members were
received into the Hampton Street Meth
odist Episcopal church by the pastor.
Rev. James Benningcr, at yesterday
mornings service.
after the Fourth, What?" was the
subject of an interesting patriotic SER
mon delivered last evening by Rev. Lu-
ther Hess Warning, the new pastor OF
| Grace Evangelical Lutheran church.
Rev, Robert f. Y, Pierce. pastor Of tho
Penn Avenue Baptist church. was heard
by a very large congregation last even
| ing in a discourse on the Hearts and
Hands" a treatise on the marriage ques-
tiOn.
An eloquent dissertation on the subject,
"a Good Man Cannot Hide Ills Good
ness" was delivered hy Rev. Il, NJ. Rod
erick, Ph. D., at the Dudley Street Bdp-
tiSt church, Dunmore last evening be-
fore a large congregation
Holy communion was administered at
yesterday mornings service at All Souls
U'niversalist church, Pine street. 10y tho
pastor, Rev. O. r. Beardslcy. The theme
Of his sermon was "Iow We Are BouC-
fitted by the Communion Service"
! ne lDGN supper was administered
and new members received at the jack
son Street Baptist church last evening
The pastor Rev. Thomas de GnuchN
preached i'm the morning on "Pctor's sur.
prise" and I'm the evening on "Our old
Enemies"
Two large congregations heard the
brief ana pithy sermons of Rev. j. b.
Sweet AZ tho Simpson Methodist Epis-
copal church yesterday. A twenty
ute sermon i'm the morning and a hftocn-
minute sermon in the evening is To be
Mr., Sweets rule on ordinary occasions
during the hot weather
The corner stone Of the First Presbv-
terrain church, corner of Delaware ana
Church streets, Olyphant. will be laid
tomorrow evening at o'clock, with Ma
sonic cercmOnies conducted under the
auspices of NinEsbury lodge, by District
Deputy Grand Master Thomas +, Wells
An address will be delivered by Attur-
ney \. j. ColbOrn.
The congregation OF the Howell mis-
sion has decided to build a chapel ana
with this end in view a board Of six trus-
tees were elected as follows: G. d. Old
know, Harry Nost and Rov, j. NJ Howell
Collins, d. r. Yost and Rev. J. NJ. Howell.
The board Of trustees organized by elect
ing Harry Yost president, c. u. Oldknow
secretary and ID. T. Host treasurer.