The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-20

~ 1SHOP CHARLES NJ. FOWLCR
Id who presided over the recent
II Wyoming conference, has prob
II ably the widest experience az
traveller of any representative
OF religious body in this country. He
has made a journey round the world
at least three time to say nothing of
many trips abroad and through Amer
lea. He has been almost everywhere
II is possible for q white man to set
his foot and has visited all the mis-
sionary stations ON the earth. In many
of his travels he has been accompa-
MED by his wife. and their son. Carl
Mrs. Fowler is II brilliant and hand
some woman. the daughter of a family
famous in Methodism, as her father
was the late Rev. DR.. Luke Hitchcock.
of Chicago. Carl although not much
more than % years old has taken de-
grees in several famous universities
here and IN Europe. He is man of
unusunl culture and having entered
the law is a,ncinher of the most cele-
brated law firms in New York city.
Bishop F'owlcrs home in Buffalo is
~ veritable museum crowded as it is
IN every spot with rare and priceless
cnrios gathered in all lands. Many of
these are gifts from missionaries and
haves thrilling histories. They comprise
works of art in every department.
wonderful old stories, silver whose his
tory is mingled with some of the most
critical periods in that of our nation
and the old world, tapestries. marbles.
firearms. china invaluable to the col
hector by reason of its former owners,
its manufacture and wonderful beauty,
hooks. manuscripts and countless other
treasures which make the family fit
aing from one episcopal residence to
another. Il pilgrimage of painful aii.;-
i"ty. Bishop Fowler is working Oh
the preparation Of Il book which will
add greatly to the fame he has already
achieved.
The permanent clerk of the Presby-
tory. Rev. II. +. Webster. is one of
the most valued men who has ever
acted in an official capacity in the
Lackawanna body. He is Il clergyman
, OF wide learning and interesting per-
sonaity.
Re-. NJ J.. Cook. the assistant clerk
Is one Of the most capable men in the
Presbytery, but one of the hardest
worked. He was q missionary on the
frontier in Montana, and now takes
care Of three churches, besides mau-
aging a farm. The financial return
of his ldbors is small hut he is cdu-
eating a family and doing all the du-
tics demanded of him by his calling.
On Thursday evening Of next week,
April -, the various Young Peoples
societies of Christian Endeavor, OF
Scranton and vicinity, sCmc twenty
five societies in all, will assemble in
the Penn Avenue church, at which
time and place the following pro-
sramme will be carried out:
Twenty Years OF Christian Endcavor,'
\ twenty minute address.
"Twcnticth Century Citizenship
A ten minute address.
Twentieth Cent Endeavor Socictcs,
4 ten minute address
twentieth Century Churches
ten minute address.
twentieth Century Missions"
a ten minute address
The speakers on the above subjects
cannot be named yet; suffice To say
however, the meeting promises to be
one Of the best that the union has ever
had. The meeting at o'clock will be
preceded with a song service at 7.30
and short business session at 145.
The annual convention of the Lacka-
wanna County Sunday School associa-
ton will be held Friday, May
8, in the Green Ridge Baptist church,
154S Monsey avenue, Scranton, Pa,
with morning, afternoon and evening
sessions, at 10, go and 80. Each
school in the county is entitled to two
delegates in addition to the pastor and
superintendent. If ans. of these wish
entertainments please send names in
advance to Eev. W. j. Ford. 15!S Mon
scy avenue, Scranton.
The programme for The convention
will be one of unusual interest and m
cludes such well-known speakers AS
Rev. Drs. Pierce and Lansing, of
Scranton: Rev. Charles Roads, ID. d.,
of Philadelphia, Mrs. j. w. Barnes, a
prominent state Sunday school worker;
Secretary George G. Mahy. of the
Scranton Young Mems Christian assoc
citation, and others; and no school I'm
the count" can afford to miss this op-
portunity of improving the quality of
its teachers and increasing their ef-
fcctiveness. Try to have as many of
your teachers attend as possible.
The sixteenth semi-annual conven-
tion of the Wilkes Barre conference of
the Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium
of Pennsylvania will he held in Trinity
church, Lehighton, on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday next. The opeu-
ing session will be at 7,SO Monday even
ing, and the closing one at 7,3O Wednes-
day evening. The officers of the minis-
terium are: Rev. j. o. Schlenker.
liazleton, president Rev. w. j.. Hun
ton, Ph.D.. Wilkes Barre, secretary;
Rev. j. j. Kuntz, Irreeland, treasurer,
Professor Plumley, of the School of
the LackaWanna, was complmented in
felicitous way the other night at the