The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-25

"liE ono hundred and iiftS-iourth
y annual convention of TIL" Evan
eclical Lutheran Ministerlum oil
IL Pennsylvania Will be held III 81.
Mchacls Lutheran churrh, Al
iontuWn. Pa. beginning Thursday. May
30 Tho local congregation of Whirh
the Rev. Dr. Jacob Stcinharliser is pas
tor has made ample pre- cparaton FOR the
event, which will bring Il lats" gather
ing of CierSymcn and lHymrn together.
Important matters concerning tue
operation of the church will come up
for consideration and action. \ large
class of graduates from the ThcOloEi-
cal seminary at Philadelphia viii be
ordained to the office of the Christian
ministry on Monday evening. June j.
The various boards and conference
presidents viii have special meetings.
The statistics presented at the last
meeting of the Minstcrium included
the following: Pastors of conCrega-
tiun. 23; pastors without parishes. 90;
number of congregations, 53l: mem
hership, l32, ,S39; Sunday schools, 5sl; ;
officers and teachers. 9l5S; scholars.
s6,6,9; contributions during the year,
S6939iS.
The Mnistcrium of Pennsylvania was
organized in Philadelphia in August,
l,iS This is the oldest Lutheran or
ganization in America.
The officers of the Minisicrium are
as follows: President. Rev. Samuel
Laird, or Philadelphia; secretaries
Roy. :. +. Dchsoniord. II. D.. Rev.
Jacob Stcinhacuscr. both of Allentown;
treasurer. Rev. j. \. Kunkloman. D.
D.. of Atlantic city. y. j.
SiX of the Lutheran pastors of Scran-
ton are connected with this body and
viii be in attendance at the coming
convention.
Rev L. +. Y. Pierce, -. D., pastor
Of the Penn Avenue Baptist church.
was at Springfield. Mass, during the
week, attending the National Baptist
meeting. lie will he home for sun
days services. The Springfield Daily
l;epublican said on Thursday about
DR.. Pierce: "One of the prominent
Baptist clergymen attending the meet
ines is Rev. DR.. Robert +. Y. Pierce.
Rev. DR.. Pierce is widely known in
young peoples conventions. and has
an international reputation in the
sunday school world. His writings
and blackboard illustrations of relg-
iouS truths are used by Christian
workers in all lands. DR.. Pierce has
many friends in this city who recall
his efficient help given the Young
Mems Christian association workers
in their open-air services two years
ago. Rev. Mr.. Pierce and Mrs. Pierce
are the guests of Mrs. Piercc's sister,
Mrs. Harper, of 59@ state street"
We believe that DR.. W. j, F.rdman.
# Philadelphia. very wcll-known
and much beloved evangelist and Bible
scholar and cXpoundcr, has never Wis.
tied Scranton before. 1t ought to be
generally known that he will give a
Bible reading in the lecture room of
the Second Presbyterian church on
Saturday evening at 1:4l O'clock and
also will preach on Sunday morning
and evening. Many wish to hear his
famous sermon on Sunday evening on
"ECClrsiastcS.'
Eov. j. +. Moliatt. u. D.. will ad-
lress the Gospel meeting in the Rail
oad Young Mems Christian associa-
tion sunday at 3.i5 y. m. Miss Black
and Miss Garagan will sing duets. 1t
will be u service of exceptional inter-
est. y cordial invitation to railroad
men, their families ana friends.
ON Sunday. June . the bell for the
Slovac Roman Catholic church at Ash
Icy will be blessed. The ceremony
viii he performed by TT Roy. Bishop
1lohan, of Scranton.