The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-01

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It lis matter of general con-
graduation"
The. laying Of the cornerstone of st.
| Mary's Rosary Slavonic church at Aslr-
ley took piece Thur sday morning at
Wilkes-Barre with imposing iemony
At o'clock a number of girls pro-
ceeded from the site of the now chutch
to st. Leo's church Troy were dressed
| in white and wore wrcaths on their
heads. The girls conducted Bishop
Hoban and Father Joseph Mergos
Father Mathew Jankoia. Father An
| drew Pavco and Father KlonowsN to
| the corner of Charles and Newport
streets, where the new church Is being
| erected, and the ceremony OF laying
the cornerstone was conducted in .he
presence of large congregation or
Slavonic-speaking people and many
| visitors from Wilkes Barre. Five
Slavonic societies and three other
Catholic societies of Ashley participat-
ed. The basement Of the church has
been finished and the congregation VIII
| worship in it until the superstructure
| Is completed. This will be of brick, 20
bv 36 feet and it will have some I'M
| posing architectural features. The
congrega ton numbers nearly 400 MEM
bers and they generally form thrifty
element of the community.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Mcleod, brother of
| DR.. Mcleod. of the First Presbyterian
| church, has been twenty-three years
| in the Congregational church Of
| Brooklyn of which ha is the pastor.
| There were originally three clerical
| brethren. one of whom died in the
| missionary work in South Africa. Their
| father is still living at the age of nc.
| Tho regular monthly meeting of the
| Baptist pastors conference will be
held in the Rerean Baptist church at
| Carbondale
| All women and girls are cordially
| invited to attend the Gospel service
| AT the Young Women's Christian as
sociation on Sunday afternoon at ".45.
| The Twentieth Century convention
which will take place next Monday
and Tuesday in Simpson Methodist
| Episcopal church, is to be the most
| important meeting of the year which
| is closing. 1t is for the purpose OF
! forwarding the Twentieth Century
| movement. Rev. Dr. a. w. Hayes. Of
| Ringhamton; Rev. DR.. Mogg and Rev.
| DR.. Pearce, of Wilkes Barre: Dr. IT,
| l.. Sprague and M. s. Hard, of Kings
| ton: Rev. DR.. C. NJ. Gittn. Rev. G. A.
| Cure and Rev. G. NJ. Surdam will par
| ticipata in the programme. while many
| others will be represented in the dis
| cussions. The Ladies' Aid society Of
| the church will furnish a dinner and
| tea on Tuesday
Suggestions of the Evangelical AL
| lance for the week of prayer, from
| Jan. 6 to 13. inclusive:
| Sunday Jan 6-Appropriatc sermons and
vices.
| Monday--prayer for better realization OF spirit
| ual truth and better estimate of spiritual reali.
| ties; Il clearer vision of the redrcming Christ.
| and OF the actual need and the divinely intended
| glory OF the world which lie redeemed.
| Tuesday--Prayer for church which. through
| faith in Christ, and by the indwelling of the
| Holy Spirit, should be wholly Christian. doing
| Gods will and winning the world to Christ
| WclncSday-Praycr for such Christian charact er
and life shall be pleasant in the home. honored
| in business relations. welcomed in the neiglbor.
| hood. helpful in the church--personal religion
being thus manifested in its rightml attractive.
ness.
Thurs,lay-P,ayer for right relations in society
| and the nation, with The Golden Rule obcyed
| us between man and man, and all social and
| political action guided by Justice and good will
| the Christian ideal
Friday--Prayer for all international relation
ships and all international action that they may
he based OH the Christian principles which apply
| to the individua--thc reign OF the Prince Of
Peace.
| Saturday-Praycr for all missionaries. and all
missionary organizations, that being wholly in
| Spired by Christ ian devotion and wholly guided
| by Christian wisdom, they may speedily and
triunlplantly fill the Saviour's last command.
Sunday, Jan. 13.-Applopriate Sc'H;ons and
| services.
William Z. Dodge, President.
| L. r. Chamberlain, Secretary.
New York. Nov. d. 1900.
The revival meetings. now running
through the third week in the Provi-
dence Methodist Episcopal church. are
| attracting large congregations and de-
veloping n deep interest. The opening
song service is inspiring The half
hour prayer period following brings
down an atmosphere of loving solici-
tude for the unsaved, and prepares all
to listen thoughtfully TO the argu-
ments and appeals from the pulpit.
Thanksgiving evening-the last of the
century-was made memorable by six
persons, all adults but one, present
ing themselves to God at His altar.
The spirit of a great awakening at
tends all the meetings, and much good
will doubtless be DONE The meetings
will continue every night (but Satur-
day. of next week. Special music Sum
day morning and evening.
The Rev. w, +. Davies, OF the Me-
mortal church, will next Tuesday
evening deliver his second lecture in
the course which he gives his people
during the winter months. The sub
iect of the next lecture will be Henry
Martyr, the Cornish Linguist and
Missionary"
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