The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-27
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.

The topic of last evenings lesson at the
First Church of Christ was "Christs APP
pcaring Misiudgcd."
Rev. James Mcleod. d. D.. pastor of The
First Presbyterian church occupied his
pulpit at both services yesterday.
The pulpit of the Taylor Presbyterian
church was occupied yesterday mcrning
by Rev. II. II. Parsons. of West Scranton
Rev G.. u. Moore pastor of tuC United
Evangelical church, Green Ridge.
preached two able sermons at yesterdays
services.
Rev. John Robertson. d. D., of Glas-
gov, Scotland, preached yesterday Mt
both services of the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church.
Rev. Levi Bird. pastor of the Peoples
Conversational Prohibition church, oc-
cupied the pulpit of the Christian church
i'm North Scranton.
"Blotting Out the Handwriting was the
theme of the sermon preached last night
at the Shiloh Baptist church by the pas
tor. Rev. j. II. Bell.
Candidates for membership on proba-
tion and by letter were received N the
Court Street Methodist church by the
pastor, Rev. G. g. Price.
The Source of Evil Thought" was the
subject of Rev. A. l.. Ramer's morning
sermon yesterday, and I'm the evening he
spoke on "A Cry of Distress"
Rev. George l.. Alrich, pastor of the
Grace Reformed Episcopal church,
preached last night upon Daniel" using
the second chapter as his text.
Rev, L. r. Foster NJ. A. pastor of the
| Sumner Avenue Presbyterian church,
preached on the topic, Gods Call and Its
Answer at last nights service.
Rev. James l}enninger, Of the Hamp-
ton Street Methodist Episcopal church,
occupied the pulpit at both services yes.er-
day and preached two forceful sermons.
Rev. ]. p. Moffat. of the Washburn
Street Presbyterian church, occupied the
pulpit of the Bellevue Welsh Calvinistic
Methodist church at 6 O'Clock last evening.
"On the Fence in Religion" was the
theme of the sermon preached last even-
Ing at the North Main Avenue Baptist
church by the pastor Rev. W. q. Wat
| kins.
The pulpit of the Grace Lutheran church
| was TILED yesterday at both services by
| Rev. 5. ID. Doucherty, of Altoona. The
| re gular pastor, Rev. Foster L. Gift, was
| out of town
Future Ages Doing Homage at the
| Shrine of Sanctifed" was the theme of
| the sermon preached by Rev. James
| Hughes last night at the Presbyterian
| chapel, Green Ridge.
Rev. w. j. Ford, pastor of the Green
Ridge Baptist church, preached from the
| topic rs Conversion Enough" at ycster-
day mornings service. ana the evening
service was devoted to songs.
The regular monthly missionary collcc-
tion was taken up in the Simpson Meth
odist Episcopal church yesterday A spe-
cial musical and literary programme was
| rendered in the Sunday sCFCOl.
| Forgive Us Our Debts" and abound
| ing in Righteousness" were the topics Of
the mOrninga and evening sermcns respect
| lively, preached by Rev. q. W. Welsh yes
| terday at the Calvary Reformed church
| Rev w l.. De Croft, superintendent Of
the Rocky Mountain district of the Ameri-
| can Sunday School union, spoke of his
| labOrs in that field at yesterday MORNINGS
service at the Providence Presbyterian
| church.
Rev |. J. Lansing, pastor of the Green
| Ridge Presbyterian church, preached last
evening the second sermon in the series
| upon the subject, "Thc Life EVarllstinE "
| The theme of the sermon was "A Bar
| r!cr to Despair and Suicide"
| The Usual preaching services were con-
| Quoted at the Simpson Methodist EpisCO-
! pal church yesterday by the pastor, Rev.
j. B. Sweet, The Epworth league eN"r-
c!ses were in charge Of W. j. Long. Ten
| new members were taken n by letter.
| Rev. l.. r. Foster. pastor Of the Sum
ncr Avenue PRESBYTERIAN church. occu-
pied the pulpit of the Plymouth Congre-
! gational church at both services yester-
day, ana also preached at u p. m. AT his
| own church on the topic, Gods can and
| Its Answer"
Rev. S, +. Matthews. pastor of the First
| Baptist church, spoke on the subject.
| '''rhe Black Diamond Express" at the
morning service yesterday, and in the
evening Rev.f d. d. Hopkins preached,
| The services We're held in the Welsh Bap-
tist church on South Main avenue.
| THE Holy Ghost was the subject Of
Rev. Thomas de Gruchy's discourse yes
tCrday morning at the jackson Street
/ Baptist church, and i'm the evening the
| fourth illustrated Sermonic lecture i'm the
series of the pilgrims Progress was
| given The topic was From the Armory
| to the River of Life"
| Conservation services were held at the
! Howard Place African Methodist church
yesterday morning at the conclusion of
the regular preaching service Tnc SER
Vices were for the success of the cvln-
Eelistic services now being conducted at
the Penn Avenue Baptist church and Rev
IL. 4. Grant, b. D.. was I'm charge.