Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-06
CHURCH CHIMES.
Easter Services at st. Johns Reformed.
A Debate at the Park NJ f.

Easter Services at st. Johns Reformed.
A Debate at the Park NJ. l..
At St. Johns Reformed church on
Easter Sunday the services were attend
ed largely all day. They began at a.
m, over 300 people being present at the
opening. At 10 o'clock $50 received
communion, and at the Easter service
| conducted by the Sunday school in the
evening the audience filed the editice to
the doors. very entertaining program
Of songs. recitations etc. was rendered
at this service. the pleasure Of which was
greatly added to by the handsome orna-
men ioI of the interior of the building
Flowers and plants gave the church a
most cheerful appearance, while over
all hung an ingenious network of wires,
threads, etc, covered with tinsel on
which was shown the words "Christ Has
Risen" in large clear letters, back
grounds of bright stars completing all
that was necessary to make the whole a
work of art.
Not the least gratifying result of the
day was the amount contributed by the
congregation to the Easter offerings.
For this purpose $l02.55 was received
The money obtained on this date is de-
voted to classical bcnevolence, such as
the support of home and foreign mis-
sions, churches in poor circumstances,
etc.
On Palm Sunday twenty-five cate
chumens were confirmed by the pastor,
Rev. J. b. Kerschner, and on Easter
Sunday two more were confirmed and
eight members were admitted by letter.
During Rev. Kerschner's pastorate of
sixteen months $50 names have been
added to the mbership roll of the con-
gregation, which at present contains
about 425 names.
The names Of the catechumens are as
follows: Charles f. Drasher, Lewis f.
Schrener, William Ii. Sheaman, Ezra
Sims, Martha E. Sims, Minnie May
Sims, Charles A. Tyson, Stella L. Tyson,
Mrs. Maggie Tyson, Mrs. Name Brinker
Annie Kimmel, Mary Kimmel, Clara NJ.
Marley, Everett r. Marley, Lille Wood
ring, Samuel Wosdrng, Cora May
Zeistloft, Mary Weiss, Minnie 4.
Dauber, John C. SippeI, John w, Levan,
Anna Katherine Yoch, Cassie Deisen-
roth, Harry IL. Rudolph, David Shanno,
Jacob B. Wagner and Thomas Klinger-
man.
Next Sundays services will be held as
follows: In German at 1890 a. M.
Sunday school at 9.l5 a. m; Christian
Endeavor Society meeting at $50 p. H.,
and evening service at 73O o'clock.
Services at Eckley at a.3o p. m.
''Should Capital Punishment BE Abol-
ished is title of a debate which will
take place tomorrow evening at the
Park M. Il. church. The contestants
are Il. w. Tuttle, j. ii. Travaskis and
Miss Matte Brown, representing the
Epworth League of the NJ. f. church,
and j. II. Pennington, G. N. Vanauker
and Miss Annie Sensenbach, represent
ing the Christian Endeavor Society of
the First Presbyterian church The
judges will be Chas. Orion Stroh, 4. W.
Roberts and one person to be selected
tomorrow evening. The public may
attend the exercises.
Misses Gilgallon and McGowan, two
young ladies OF Prceburg, Lackawanna
county, called on several Freeland peo-
Pile this week. They are collecting
money for watch contest, the proceeds
of which are for the benefit of the
Catholic church OF that town. Rev. j.
j. Farrell is pastor of the church. The
ladies were well received wherever
they called.
Rev. j. p. Buxton, of Drifton, accom-
panied by the choir of st. James p. f.
church, conducted services at Laury-
town almshouse on Monday. Each of
the inmates was presented with an
Easter card and an egg.
The Schuylkill district of the Primi-
tive Methodist Sunday schools held
convention on Tuesday at st. Paul's p.
M. church Rev. S. Penglase is presi-
dent of the district.