The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-07

I" HE ST. MARKS LUTHERAN
church. of which Dr a. L. Ea-
mer has been the pastor for the
II past six years. will celebrate the
tenth anniversary uf its organ
ization on next sunday and Monday.
At the morning service on sunday the
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
Edwin Lunn Miller, of Willamsport
Pa. under whose supervision tho con-
grcGatiOn was organized on sept. ?,
1891. In the afternoon, the sunday
school viii meet at 2,30. Addresses Will
be made by Rcvs. Edwin Lunn Miller,
G. @. Speiker of Holy Trinity church,
and Rev. W. e. l.. T.auer, of st. Paul's
church. on sunday evening, the pas
tor will preach the sermon.
ON Monday evening, the Rcv. DIR. II.
II. Bruning, of White Haven, Pa, will
preach. Following the service, con-
Eregatonai reunion will be held, when
the sunday school will serve refresh
inents. A little pamphlet containing a
brief historical sketch and parish di-
rectory has been published by the pas
tor. Tho programme follows:
Sunday. sept S.--Main service. 1880 =. m. the
sermon h. the Rev. Edwin Lunn Miller, Williams.
port, r1. Sundly school go p IN. Addresses by
Rov Edwin Luun Miller, Roy. &. 6. Spickcr -
Holy Trinity church, Scranton Rev ". e. /.
Lauer of s. pauls church. scranton. Ncspor
service, 80 u. m, sermon by the pastor.
Monday sept. @ Nc,pcr service, 80 =. M,
sermon by the Roy. H. II. Muniug, u, y,
White Haven "a Greetings: Mom1rr, Vt
Scranton Wlkcs.Btrrc Pastoral association. Rr.
union Of all ia" members after service, N the
basement. The SUNDAY school viii serve refresh.
monts. Special music at an the services by the
Cnuir.
Beginning Tuesday afternoon, Sep
tember 10, a convention of the Chris
tian churches of Eastern Pennsylvania
will he held with the Christian church,
North Main avenue, Rev. K. W. ely
mer, pastor. While this religious body
is weak in these parts, interest is cen
tered upon it on account of its phe-
nomonal growth in the central west.
Beginning i'm the central west less than
ono hundred years ago, under the lead
erShip of Alexander Campbell, il has
not only extended its borders from
ocean to ocean, but has in the foreign
fields 2jI missionaries. There are now
l2li,00O members To this body. 1t has
II colleges and universities, several of
which have reached one thousand in
the yearly attendance. Last year they
dedicated on an average three new
church buildings every two days dur
ing the year The slogan used at all
times has been "Wherc the Bible
speaks we speak, and where the Bible
is silent we are silent"
Their distinctive plea therefore. has
been Christian unity ON the Bible
alone, asserting at all times that Bible
things should he called by Bible names.
divisions among the followers of
christ sinful and the Illustration of
Gods attempts i'm converting the world.
At the convention Tun sday Wednes.
day and Thursday evenings represent
ativc men from Philadelphia, Cincin-
matt and Buffalo will make addresses.
Rev. II. \. Towev. u. D., principal
of the Moody Bible Institute of chi
cagO, and preacher at the Chicago
avenue church, will he at the North
Iam avenue tabernacle in Providence
every evening during the week. begin
ming September Ii. DR.. TOrrey is one
Of the greatest bible teachers in Amer
lea, a man of conspicuous intellectual
power, deep conservation and aptness
u ltdiI, lllS IblDlt lectures tlllbD ana
pulsatc with life. one never hears a
more enthusiastic theOloCian. Since
DR.. Towcy became the leader of the
Chicago avenue church the church
has witnessed the conversion of over
a thousand persons each year. This
VIII be his first visit to Scranton. 1t
Is expected that great crowds of peo-
pie will enjoy his ministry. A pro-
Nisional programme for the meetings
at the tabernacle includes the follow
ing subjects: justification of Faith,
The Atoncmcnt, The New Birth, The
Future Condition of the Impenitent,
The Ministry of the Holy Spirit Noon
Meetings will he conducted by DR..
'Enrroy tor men only at Guernsey's s
hall under the auspices of the Y. NJ.
e. ~, September H. is, 10 and %, and
for women only in the Y w. G. \.
rooms at 3 o'clock on the same days.
The ninety-third annual anniversary
of the Abingdon Baptist association
will be held in the Berean Baptist
church, Carbondale. beginning at 10
O'Clock next Tuesday. Sept. TO- and
continuing "Wednesday and Thursday.
DR.. Mcleod, of this city, and DIR.