The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-04

appreciated by readers of The Trib-
une.
j. NJ. Chance has arranged the fol-
lowing music for the evening service
in the Second Presbyterian church:
Organ Prelude, Chant Pastoral. o.. Dubois
Anthem, Lord of All Power and
Might ..................,........ .Minshal
Offertory "Only Beam of Sunshine"
sweeney
Misses Black and Garagan.
Messrs. Beyron and Morgan.
Response by Full Choir.
Organ Postlude, Alleluia Dubois
The interest exhibited in and attend
ance at the Lyceum meetings for men
has been beyond the expectations OF
those in charge. The general secre-
tary's report for the month of January
shows that the total attendance for
the month was 3,400; an average of 6S
or, excluding the first meeting when
the intense cold kept many away, an
average of 775 for each Sunday. The
total attendance at the after-meetings
was 56S, and in connection with these
and other services held during the
month by the association workers,
twenty-seven persons have decided TO
live Christian life. What this means
to some of these men is simply wonder
ful. Those who have heard their life
story and can note the change which
already manfests itself in their lives,
can better appreciate it.
Bauer's military band will give the
second concert Of sacred selections in
ba
band was engaged to render this SER
vice in connection with the meetings
and the selections for tomorrow Will
be from Mozart's Twelfth Mass" The
address will be given by Rev. G. l..
Aldrich of the Grace Episcopal church.
Tickets can be obtained at drug stores
in all parts of the city and at the
Young Mems Christian association Of
flee in the Connell building where they
are placed for free distribution.
The special services which have been
held each evening during January at
the Broad Street Methodist church at
Pittston, Of which Rev. DIR. Bradshaw
is pastor, will be continued for two
weeks longer. Interest therein contn-
ues unabated, and the attendance at
each meeting is large. over two hun
dred persons have professed religion.
Through the generosity of the late
James l.. Toner, of Greensburg, Pa,
the Benedictine society of the Roman
Catholic church in America will receive
about $4,000. One hundred acres of
land, which belonged to Mr.. Toner, is
set aside for the site of an institute of
an industrial character where boys
may be educated and trained to per-
form skilled labor The condition to
| the gifts is that the society celebrate
masses annually on the anniversary of
| the death of Mr.. Toner'S father, mother.
! brother, wife, sister and himself. If the
bequest is not accepted by the Bene-
| dlctlnes, the entire property is to go
to the Roman Catholic diocese Of Pitts
burg under the same conditions.
The forty-siXth annual report of the
board Of trustees of the CONGREGATIONAL
Church Building society shows that
| during the last year $123,674 aid was
| voted to 102 churches for the houses of
| worship, $26,025 to 81 churches for par
sonages $76,260 to AZ churches in the
| form of loans and $47,414 to so churches
| in the form of grants. The whole
amount of money returned to the
| treasury of the society by aided
churches was $685., ,740, of which s527, ,OSI
was on account Of the houses of wor-
ship and $16S,652 on parsonages. The
society received $1S3,477 in offerings
from 1908 churches. Only two churches
suffered from fire during the year and
| in both instances the loan was FULLY
covered by insurance.
Rev. ]. b. Bell, pastor of the African
| Baptist church of this city, is In
Wilkes Barre to consult with the dea-
cons of the Mt. Olive Baptist church
Of that city. The congregation of that
| church are considering the matter OF
| calling a pastor to them.
Rev. Thomas DeGruchy, pastor OF
the Jackson Street Baptist church. will
preach the first sermon of a series OF
six, in which he will treat upon Bun
yan's Pilgrim Progress" at tomorrow
| evenings service. The theme of the
| first sermon will be John Bunyan's
Life and Times" Each sermon in the
| series will be fully illustrated with
very beautiful stereopticon views. The
| public is invited to attend the service
The delegates from this city who
attended the recent state convention
of the Young WOmen's Christian asso.
citation at Pittsburg, will be present
at the service of the Young Women's
Christian association tomorrow and
will report on the convention. All wo.
men and girls are invited. Service be.
gins at 3.45 ,. m.
The whole world is now concerned as
to what is to be the fate of China
and tomorrow evening, at Elm Park
church, DIR. S. L. Baldwin, of New
York, will speak on the above tonic
1t will be a pleasure to our citizens
to hear this distinguished visitor. a,
he has recently made a tour of obser.
walton through China. He is now one
of the secretaries of the Missionary
society of his church. DR.. Baldwin /,
deeply Versed in Orientalism and re.
sided in the East for many years. He
will also address the morning service
at the above church.
The advance sale of tickets for the
Rev. G. w. Welsh's lecture on "Cuma'
in the Calvary Reformed church Thurs.
day. Feb. 3, gives earnest Of a large
crowd. over 400 tickets are out and
they are selling rapidly. The lecture
and grouping of the stereopticon views
have been carefully prepared, and Il
VIII no doubt be very interesting.