The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-30
NORTH SCRANTON NOTES,
Union Thanksgiving Services Con-
Quoted in Methodist Episcopal
Church-Other Notes.

The union Thanksgiving Day SER
vices in North Scranton were held yes
terday morning at the Providence
Methodist Episcopal church. and were
in charge of the pastor of that church.
Rev. G. A. Cure. \ large congrngG-
tion. representing the Methodists,
Presbyterian. Christian and Baptist
denominations. was present. On the
pulpit platform We're seated Revs. Mr.
Cure, Reading. Clymer, Recs. and Da
Vies. The choir of the Methodist
church led in the singing, Miss Eelie
Green presiding at the organ.
The services opened with the sing
ing by the congregation of From all
who dwell beneath the skies. let the
Creators praise arise following
which Rev. S. G.. Reading read Psalms
100 and 147 as Scripture lesson, and
Rev. II. w. Clymer offered prayer.
The anthem, "'rrust in the Lord" was
rendered by the choir. ~ collection in
behalf of the Home for the Friendless
was taken and the congreeat ton united
in singing "My Country. 'Tis of Thee"
Rev. Il. G. Reese. pastor of the Puri-
tan Congregational church. then
preached the sermon of the day His
lSAl was -hdll ALI. he
of heaven is like unto leaven, which
a woman took, and hid. in three meas
ures of meal, till the whole was leav-
ened.' His subject was Supreme
Thanks for the Spiritual Leaven of the
Kingdom of Heaven" In the course
of his sermon, Rev. Mr.. Reese said:
I'VE should be thankful for the pros
perity of our country; thankful for the
quiet manner in which the great politi-
cal campaign was conducted. We can
thank God that we are living in an
age of splendid opportunities and stir
ring activities. We can thank God
that we are living in the best land
and under the best government in the
world. But supremely we thank God
for the spiritual leaven of His king
dom.
Its leavening influence is felt in all
directions. First. in the manifeSta-
ton of our people in sending their chill
dren TO the Sunday school. Millions of
boys and girls are constantly coming
under its benign influence. Again.
this leaven of the kingdom is seen in
the literature of our land. More re-
ligious journals and hooks are pub
lished than ever. The Bible surpasses
all other publications. We have often
heard the assertion that the Bible
is losing it's hold upon the people, but
il is not true.
Again, we see the influence of the
spiritual leaven in the realm of wo-
man. 1t has elevated woman to the
sphere she holds today, and the day
should not be far off when she will be
given the right of franchise cU-cqual
with man and will assert that privi-
lege for the future glory of the nation,
the state and the home. Again, We
see the leavening influence of the
kingdom of heaven in the growing
unity of Christians. Denominational-
ism fails and crumblcs away before
the kingdom of Christ,
".\ll evangelical bodies will work to-
gether for the salvation OF man. We
see also the leaven of interest among
our young people as never before
few days past, Philadelphia had 1000
delegates of II young peoples society
gathered there magnifying and prais-
ing God. We may be clad in different
pharaphernalia. but lep us stand side
by side and rank by rank and fight the
battles or our Lord, thus bringing to
us still greater measures of thankful
ness"
The service closed with the singing
by the congregation of IAN Hail rhe
Power OF Jesus Name" The bencdic-
tions was pronounced by Rev. w, +.
Davies.