The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-25
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.

Lieutenant Hy. A. Parsons spoke at the
Allis mission last evening.
Miss Sue Fenton. of Tripp Park, has
been engaged as organist at st. David $
Episcopal church.
The Sunday school or the Green Ridge
Baptist church held Rally day exercises
yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Rogers Israel preached powerful
sermon at st. Luke's yesterday morning,
on Heaven and He'll"
Rev. S. +. Matthews preached yester-
day morning on "The Old and the New
to a good-sized congregation.
Rev. +. @. Heal occupied the pulpit of
the Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
church at both services yesterday.
William Featherm conducted the evan
gelstic services last evening in the ASH
Street Methodist Episcopal church.
| Rev. l.. r. Foster, of the Sumner Ave-
nue. Presbyterian church, and Rev. S. W.
Young of Moosic, exchanged places yes
| tcrday.
The old No. 1G school building on
| Chestnut street, West Scranton is being
remodelled for the Italian church goers Of
| the city.
The ordinance of baptism was admins
| tered at Penn Avenue Baptist church last
| evening and the choir sang the Hallclu-
| jah chorus
| Rev. William Edgar spoke on "a Per-
| picking Problem Solved at the Provi-
| dence Methodist Episcopal church yes
| terday morning.
Rev. John o. Jones' of the Welsh Pres
| byterian church, Wilkes-Bar preached
in the Bellevue Calvinistlc Methodist
| church yesterday
| Rally day exercises were held yesterday
| at the Court Street Methodist Episcopal
church. There was special music both
morning and evening,
| Special services for railroad men were
held in the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday. Harvest home services
We're held in the afternoon.
Rev. w. ]. Simpson, d. D., of the As
bury Methodist Episcopal church, preach
ed at the Railroad Young Mems Chris
tian association yesterday afternoon.
Rev ]. II. Bell preached on Coming
Home" at the Shiloh Baptist church last
evening and Mrs. NJ. Bell played the sub
iect as "A solo and sang it effectively.
Mrs l.. NJ. Gates spoke at the West
Scranton branch of the Young Women 3
Christian association yesterday after
noon, and Mrs. ST. John sang several
numbers.
Rev. p. II. Brooks, d. D., of wilkes
Barre. preached at the Green Ridge
Presbyterian church yesterday morning
and rally day exercises were conducted
at noon.
Rev. William Jessup, the well known
missionary who Is home from Syria on a
years leave of absence, delivered an adj
dress to the Womens Foreign Missionary
society at the First Presbyterian church
last evening.
The BeveridGes. singers of national
reputation, took part in the evening ser
vice at the Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church last evening. Rev j. y. Sweet
delivered the third sermon i'm the series
of the women Of the Old Testament
Thomas F. Archibald. Of this city oc'
; cupied the pulpit Of the Second PresbV-
terian church last evening and gave an
, account of the life of our missionaries -
, Tungchow. North China, whom he Wis
tied recently in his journey around the
world
, The Rev James Hughes, late of South
, Africa. Drcached yesterday morning IN
. The Raptist church Blakey, To a large
[ congregation. His theme was the Mas
: nctic Power of the Story Of the TraSl(
Death of Jesus Christ lie mentioned
that the only medium through whlch dl',
5 inc power would operatc on the Srca
) heart of the world for the regeneration
2 | of the human family wac the story oi
Z calvary In the afternoon Mr liuEho'
e taught a mems Bible class in the JACK
| SON street Baptst church. There was q
Iorgo number present. 1t IS only foul
| SUNDAYS since Mr. Hughes undertook Il
( teach this class and during that shor
I pcriod Of time the number has more tina
: uuadrupled itself, The book which Is De
. ing studied Is the Epistle TO the Hebrews
a | THE class Is open 20 all men IRRESPECTIVE
= OF creed. and a cordial invitation Is giNel
{ 10 all who desire to study the Bible Il
ioin. Next Sabbath this theological clas
n will commence the second chapter i'm tn
k Epistle. The school opens at 2 o'clocH
h In the evening Rev. Mr.. Hughes pteache