The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-29

| american holiday, Thanksgiving Day,
| and special services to commemorate
the occasion are being arranged for
and will be held in n large number of
the churches throughout the entire
| city.
The usual union service held every
year by the congregation of the Elm
Park and Penn avenue churches will
| be held tomorrow in the Elm Park
church. Rev. C. M. Gitfin, the pastor,
| VIII deliver the sermon, and Rev. Rob-
ert F. Y. Pierce will assist at the SER
| vices. In the evening a Thanksgiving
| concert will be conducted under the
direction Of j. Alfred Pennington.
Another large union service will be
conducted in the First Christian
| church, North Scranton, by the congre-
| cations of the Baptist, Presbyterian,
Methodist, Puritan and Christian
churches of that section of the city.
The following is the order of service:
DoXology .......,........Co Congregation
Invocation .......Rev. George L. Guild
I1yinn .''....... Congregation
Scripture reading ....Rev. VIM. Edgar
thanksgiving prayer Rev. S. J. Reese
Anthem '''.'...........,. Choir
Offering.
Sermon .......,...Rey. s. G. Reading
hymn .......... ......... Congregation
Benediction .....,..Rev. Geo. L. Guild
IN WEST SCRANTON.
The regular union services for the
various West Scranton churches will
be held in the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church, beginning at 10 a. M
Rev. j. b. Sweet, pastor of the Simp-
son Methodist Episcopal church, will
deliver the sermon.
The congregations of the Presbyter-
ian, Baptist and Methodist churches oc
Green Ridge will conduct union SER
vices In the Asbury Methodist Episco-
pal church on Monsey avenue. Rev.
w. G. Simpson, the pastor will deliver
the sermon OF the day. The congre-
cations of the various Evangelical
Lutheran churches throughout the city
will hold union services in the Zion
church on Mihiin avenue.
At the Second Presbyterian church
a Thanksgiving service with special
musical features will be held. DR..
Robinson will preach on THE Wonders
of the Year" and the following musl-
cal programme, arranged by j. NJ
Chance, will be rendered with an addi-
tional chorus Of sixteen voices:
Organ prelude C Costa
Anthem, Great is Jehovah. Schubert
Miss Black, Mr.. Beynon and choir.
Anthem, Praise the Lord, o Jeru-
oeea"t salen ,..'.:.;:... :...:..... .Fowle
OHertory-Quartette, "Jubilate Dec"
Barnett
Misses Black and Garagan.
Messrs. Beynon and Morgan,
Organ postlude Bridge
At the First Presbyterian church DR.
James Mcleod, the pastor, will preach
at morning service to be held at 10. 30
and Bauers orchestra will furnish spe-
clal music.
AT st. Luke's church there will be a.
special morning service with sermon
and holy communion at 1880 a. m,
A number of the West Scranton
churches will hold special individual
services in addition to the regular
union service.
ALL DAY SERVICES.
The members Of the First Welsh Con-
gregational church will hold services
all day tomorrow. The pastor. Rev.
David Jones, will be assisted by sew
eral speakers, and services will be held
at lO a. M, 3 and p. m.
At st. David's Episcopal church the
celebration of Holy Communion will
occur at 7SO a. m. At 1890 a. m. ma
tins Will be sung and a sermon deliy-
cred. Contributions of fruit. vege-
tables and eatables will be received in
the Sunday school room today. which
VIII be donated TO the poor and sent TO
the Home for the Friendless.
Union prayer meeting services will
pegn In the Plymouth Congregational
church tomorrow morning at O'Clock.
Inc various young peoples societies
VIII participate. They include the BAD
tlst Young Peoples union, Young Peo-
pies Society Of Christian Endeayor
ana EpWorth leagues. Special services
VIII also be held at the Tabernacle Con-
gregational church tomorrow evening
Stenner's orchestra will assist the
choir in special programme of music
Nearly all Of the South Scranton
churches will hold special services in
lieu Of the usual union service.
At the Hickory Street Presbvtarior
church Rev. William A. Nordt will de-
liver a sermon commemorative of the
day in the morning. The Young Peo-
pies society will hold a social in the
evening, for which a special musical
programme has been prepared. At the
conclusion of the programme, refresh
ments will be served.
At St Marys German Catholic
church mass will be sung at o'clock.
The scholars of the parochial school
VIII attend the services.
praise service will be held at the
Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church this evening instead of tomor-
row Rev, DR.. Doty pastor of the
church, will deliver the Thanksgiving
sermon.
Special Thanksgiving services will be
conducted at the Christ lutheran
church, on Cedar avenue, tomorrow
morning at 1880. Rev ]. Wittke, pas
tor Of the church. will deliver the SER
mon.
At the Church of Peace on Prospect
avenue services will be conducted to-
morrow morning commencing at 10
O'Clock. Rev. r. j. Schmidt, pastor OF
the church, has prepared a special
Thanksgiving sermon for the occasion.
During the afternoon the Ladies' Aid