The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-16
TAYLOR NEWS.
Easter Sunday Appropriately Cele-
brated in the Different Churches.
Personals and Other News of In
terest

terest.
The observance of Easter Sunday and
the commemoration of Christs resur-
rection from the dead was carried out
in an unusually elaborate and appro-
pirate manner in the different churches
throughout this town. At the Mctho-
dist Episcopal church appropriate
! Easter music was rendered. in the
| morning at 1915 o'clock the services
were in charge of the Sunday school
An excellent programme, consisting of
| choruses, quartettes, duets, solos and
recitations, was rendered. The sing
ing was in charge of Richard Watkins
! choriste". During the services Profess
! sor ]. +. Watkins rendered a lass solo
entitled Bread Upon the Water" in
his usual pleasing manner. In the
evening at 7.15 p. m. song services We're
held by the combined choils of the
Greenwood Presbyterian church and of
the above church, under the leadership
of Professor w. L. Jones. The pro-
gramme was rendered as follows:
| Anthem Choir
Solo ........................... f. TubbS
Duet. Mrs. J. r. Necley and Prot W L. Jones
Address by the Pastor. ..... Rev. Francis Gendall
Anthem .Chol,
SOLO Prof. W. l.. Jones
Quartette ."Ring Bells of Easter
Duet .......................... Tubbs and Jones
| Solo ..,...................... Mrs j. r. Neeley
anthem OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Choir
The programme was excellently rem
dered at both services and showed the
careful training of the choristers in
| both instances.
AT the Calvary Baptist church spe-
| cial musical numbers were rendered by
Miss Edith Watkins. soprano. and Miss
Olwen Howells, contralto, assisted OF
the violin and accompanied by Profes
sor ID. e. Jones on the organ The
pastor, Rev. H. II. Harris, Phi. D.,
preached special Easter sermon ~
a large audience. The sermon was an
eloquent and forcible one and was lis.
ened to with much interest by the con-
| gregation.
Services appropriate to Easter cele-
bration were rendered at the Welsh
Congregational church. In the evening
the pupils of the Sabbath school rem
dered that beautiful cantata. "The
Dawn of Day" by Gabriel, under the
leadership of Professor William II.
Thomas, assisted on the organ by Miss
Ceridwen and Mrs. Alfred Harris, the
cation was present.
| Services appropriate to Easter Sun
day were held in the Church of the
Immaculate Conception yesterday. The
pastor, Rev. j. A. Moffitt, delivered an
Easter sermon The choir, under the
direction of Mr.. William Murphy, rem
dered Vidi Aquam, Wegand's mass. in
a faultless style. Miss Annie Burns
assisted on the organ. The solo parts
were rendered by Miss Margaret Con-
molly and Mr.. Alexander Moore
Easter Sunday was observed in an
appropriate way in the Welsh Baptist
! church. special programme was
I rendered under the direction of Profess
sor j. r. Francis. The pastor, Rev. D.
c. Edwards, preached special Easter
sermon. The service was largely at
tended
Appropriate services were held in OBJ
selVance of Easter Sunday at the Ger
man Evangelical church The pastor.
Rev. A. Weber, preached a special
sermon. The church choir rendered
special music for the occasion.
At the Presbyterian church, Rev. j.
p. Moffat, of the Washburn Street
Presbyterian church, Hyde Park, de-
livered an Easter sermon and admin
istered the Lords Supper
The Price Library association held
an enthusiastic meeting in their hall
on Friday evening, when an excellent
phOnograph entertainment was fur
nished by Mr.. Frank Gendall which
was highly enjoyed by the large audi
ence present.
Mrs. j. Charles Kerns, of Buffalo. ~
Y. is visiting her mother Mrs j. Yak
soniak, on Union street
The marriages of Miss Hannah Ger
rity and Mr. William Lightfoot of
Hyde Park, and Miss Annie Connolly
and Mr.. Timothy Sullivan of this
place, will be solemnized at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception tomor-
row.
Foreman Joseph ID. Lloyd and son.
Thomas, of West Scranton, were call
ers on friends here yesterday
Mr.. John A. Jones, the popular furni-
ture dealer of Main street, has recov-
cred from his recent illness.
The Taylor colliery of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company is
scheduled to work full week tins
week at eight hours per day.
Branch No. 442, l.. c. b. A.. will
meet in important business session
evening in their rooms.
Professor and Mrs NJ. ]. Lloyd, of
Priceburg, spent the Sabbath as the
guests of the latter's mother. Mrs.
Robert Llewellyn, of Union street.
Emblem division, No. 81, Sons OF
Mrs. R. w. Reese and her grand
daughter, Miss Ethel Reese, are visit