The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-01
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The old year was given it's usual
noisy adieu hereabouts. and the new
its equally noisy welcome. AS early as
lI.20 cannon began to boom and ut 1l.30
the church bells gave forth the first
announcement of the midnight SER
vices. AS IL o'clock clos 'ly approached.
the gongs started in wi.h their footing
AMI shrieking and throughout the GEN.
trail city. where goId-sizai crowds
were out of doors despite the cold.
there was a blowing of fish horns and
loud and joyous shouting.
In the immediate heart of the city
The Tribune's steam gong did heroic
work in waking the echoes and lodg-
ing house occupants, but the engineer
had good time.
Never before were there such crowds
out to welcome a new year. The mid
night mass at the cathedral and other
Catholic churches of the city, and the
watch services at Elm Park and Penn
Avenue Baptist churches We're very
largely attended. and for two hours
following midnight the streets pre-
sented quite as lively an appearance
as on Sabbath midday. street cars
were running till 100 Il. m. to accom-
modate the worshirrers.
WATCH-NlGHT SERVICES.
Special watch-night services usher
ing out the old and in the new year
were conducted last evening in many
of the city churches. and were in all
cases very largely attended.
At the Elm Park church the services
were conducted in the large Sunday
school room in the rear Of the main
auditorium and began at II o'clock.
Rev. DR.. Gifin delivered n brief ad-
dress and a consecration service was
conducted, commencing Just few
minutes before the midnight hour.
Several selections were also rendered
by the church uuartette under the di-
rcction of Mr. Pennington.
At the Penn avenue Baptist church
after the regular evening service was
concluded Rev. MIR. Pierce gave one
of his entertaining chalf talks In the
lower temple touching especially upon
the necessity of meeting the new year
with Il frmer determination to be
stronger and truer Christians than
ever before.
n social hour followed. during which
refreshments were served by several
of The ladies. The new year was ust-
cred in by a brief prayer service be-
ginning shortly before the hour Of
midnight.
Appropriate watch night exercises
were also conducted in the Asbury
Methodist Episcopal church, Green
Ridge, last night. There was "A praise
service. led by the choristcr, William
II. Lanyon. followed by "a prayer
meeting conducted by the pastor. Ad-
dresses We're delivered by Rev. Jos ph
Madison. % the Wyoming conference.
and l.. $. Bower. w. u. kellow and
Halsey Lathrope. The concluding
feature was Il conservation services
ushering i'm the new year, during tho
c' urse of which the church bell rang
out the old and in the new year.
AT RESCUE MISSION.
a watch-meeting was held last night
at the Rescue mission on Franklin ave-
nue.. Last year this organization was
the only religious institution in the city
which conducted a meeting of this ma
turc. and at the time 40 people were
present A very large number were il,
attendance last night, also, and joined
in Il very impressive service.
The regular mission order of cXer-
cises was first gone through, testimony
being given and prayer heard. Super
intendent George Sanborn being in
charge of the ceremony.
At $50 coffee was served to all pres
ent and an intermission of two hours
then took place. At ll.3O the watch
servic" was begun and lasted until
midnight.