The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-07

I UProVidenCe Presbyterian cnurCh
th, week of prayer services Will be
col hued on the evenings OF Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday end Friday OF
next week. They will be in charge OF
the pastor, Rev. George r. Guild. the
Tuesday evening meeting will be
mems service, to be addressed by Sec
retary George Many OF the Young
Mems Christian association. Several
of the workers Band" of the Young
Mems Christian association will also
assist in the meeting. c. f. White
more, chorister of the Providence
rhurct will lead in an enthusiastic
! 'nging service. Men of all ages are
, Invited to the service. The Friday
evening meeting will be a preparatory
service for the sacrament Of the Lords
supper on Sunday. Jan. 15. Interesting
meetings have been held in the Provi-
dence church from evening to even
ing Of this week.
Rev. George Il. Guild announces n
special theme for consideration tomor-
row morning in the Providence Pres
byterian church, VIZ: "The Church, It's
q Men; It's Young Men" lie is to treat
the interesting subject not as n dis
the important lines Of the duty of the
church to the young men of the church.
What are the imperative obligations
of the church to the young and male
portion of the body of believers? This
is the inquiry that presses itself upon
the thoughtful consideration of the
churches in country and city. The SER
vice tomorrow morning viii begin at
O'plnQE hn iG n
invited.
The Colporteur and Solicitor of the
Lackawanna and Wayne County Bible
societies, Rev. H. G.. Harmed, of 202
North Bromley avenue, Scranton, has
been busy man during the post sum-
mer and autumn. Since last April he
has visited two thousand four hum
dred and ffty-eight families besides
making seven hundred and siXty-one
business calls thus making three thou
sand two hundred and nineteen calls
in the interests of Bible distribution.
He has found one hundred and thir-
ty families destitute or the Bible and
has supplied eighty of them He has
taken great care also to see that Sun
day school scholars were supplied with
Bibles which they might call their own
He has distributed fourteen hundred
and sixty eight volumes Of the precious
Word during this short time, mostly by
sale at the American Bible society's
low prices but donating where occas-
ion required. to the poor and to home
missions.
In his work he has visited more than
hundred churches of the different de-
nominations and delivered one hundred
and three addresses and sermons, and
has Travelled over twenty-five hundred
miles, mostly with horse and carriage.
He finds many families poorly supplied
with Bibles for convenient reading,
having only a very large Bible or else
very small one often in a family of
five or six persons. He regards his
work as very important and much
needed in this part of the country. He
receives his Bibles from the Pennsyl-
vania Bible society, of which the Rev.
James Morrow, d. D., of Philadelphia,
is the secretary.
The second meeting Of the Lyceum
series. under the auspices Of the Young
Mems Christian association, will be
held tomorrow at Pas in the Lyceum
theater. The following programme has
been arranged:
Selection, Hearts and Flowers"
Moses.
BY Bauer's Military Band.
Hymn, Praise Him. Praise Him."
Allen.
Bauer's Band and audience
overture, from Bassinrs Stabat
Mater" .Mercadente
Bauer's Military Band.
Prayer and Scripture Lesson.
Address, by +. w. Pearsall
An usher committee has been organ
lied with the following, who have
kindly consented to act: w. r. Hack
EFT, chairman; Harry Rose. John New
ing, George Coar. Charles Veziard
Walter Kinbeck, Bert Meyers. Charles
Center, Ralph Weeks, Louis Smithing
and II. b. Wilbur.