The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-24

Nineteenth century Will be appropriate
ly celebrated in this city next Thurs
day by all the churches in all parts
of the city. Union services will be held
In the central city, West Scranton and
North Scranton and special services
Will be conducted in all the churches
not joining in these union services.
At 1890 o'clock there will be u union
service in the Penn Avenue Baptist
church In which the congregations OF
that church and of the Elm Park Meth
odist Episcopal, Grace Evangelical Lu-
theran and Grace Reformed chui0hes
Will join. The sermon will be preached
by Rev. DR.. Robert +. Y. Pierce, pas
tor of the Penn Avenue Baptist church
and the choirs of that church and the
Elm Park will render special pro-
gramme of music now being prepared
by Professor Haydn Evans.
The congregations of the First and
Second churches will have separate
services at 1890 o'clock. At the for
ner church. Rev. DR.. Thomas B. Nc
Leod. os Brooklyn, brother of Rev. DR..
james Mcleod, will preach the sermon.
At the Second church. the pastor, Rev.
DIR. Charles Il. Robinson, will preach.
Special musical programmes will be
rendered at both churches.
AT ST. LUKEs CHURCH.
Services will be conducted at st.
Luke's church at 1890 o'clock when a
number of Thanksgiving anthems will
be rendered by the surpliced choir.
There will be high mass solemnized
at st. Peters cathedral at o'clock.
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held by the English Protestant
churches of West Scranton in the Ply
mouth Congregational church on Jack
son street at 1890. The following is
the order of the service:
Doxology.
Invocation ....... Rev. Thomas dcGruchv d. D.
Hymn.
Readas OF proclanation-
Rev. j. B. Sweet d. d.
Scripture lesson .......Rcv. J. p. Moffatt, d. D.
Prayer ......,................Rev. S. +. Mathews
Hymn.
sermon. ...........R Rev. James Benningcr, Ph. D.
Offering Tor Y. W. c. A.........Rcv. Il. A. Boyl
Hymn.
Bcncdiction.
The churches participating are First
and Jackson Street Baptist, Plymouth
Methodist Episcopal, Washburn and
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian.
The union Thanksgiving day services
in North Scranton will be held in the
Providence Methodist Episcopal church
at 1890 O'clock. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. r. G. Reese, pastor
Providence Methodist Episcopal church
Thanksgiving day services will also
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churches in South Scranton. Appropri-
ate services will be held in the morn
ing in the Hickory Street German
church at 1890 o'clock.
Rev. w. A. Nordt will speak on "He
Reserveth Unto Us the Appointed
Weeks of the Harvest" A. collection
will be taken up for the Home for the
HICKORY STREET CHURCH.
there will be three Thanksgiving meet
ngs. A regular service will be held at
1880 in the morning, at which the pas
tor, Rev. j. c. Schmitt, will speak, and
short services will be conducted in the
afternoon at $50 o'clock and In the
evening at 7.30.
Regular Thanksgiving services Will
oe held in the Prospect Avenue Church
Df Peace. The sermon will be by Rev.
=. j. Schmidt, at 10 o'clock, on a fit
ting theme.
The union Thanksgiving services in
Dunmore will be held in the Christian
on Tripp avenue, Rev. A. j.
Van Cleft being in charge. Special
music Is to be arranged for by the
'hoirs of the churches interested.