The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-14
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

| RODlnSOn on Cherry avenue.
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
| Yesterday was observed as Rally day
In the Methodist Episcopal church The
| chtlrch was tastcfully decorated with
cut flowers, potted plants and foliage,
ana the services were of Il special ma
turc. Perhaps the most interesting of
| the three services was that of the Sun
day school, which was held in the af-
| ternoon The members of the church
| have good reason to pride themselves
on their Sunday school. which has II
| membership of 49, being one of the
| largest schools of that denomination in
| the county. The afternoon service COM
| menced with q selection by the Sunday
| school orchestra. under the leadership
of Pref. stephens, followed by singing
by the pupils of the primary depart
| mcnt. The Wcll-knoWn hymn, "On-
ward, Christian Soldiers" was heartily
rendered. with orchestra and organ ac
compartment, and then Rev. NJ. ID. Full
| Ter offered prayer. G.. ID. Winter read
| the Jublate. and the primary classes
sang another short selection, which was
followed by responsive reading of the
| il1tpIS ' Va lilt '1tlItdN SCllOtf. -NutiltSS
were given ON "rhe Old Fashioned
Sunday school, by Miss Susie Will
Jams, and THE Twentieth Century
Sunday School" by George Harris.
The hymn, 80, Worship the King" was
sung, after which r. +. Crawford gave
an interesting address on "Our School"
in which he gave Il brief sketch of the
origin of the first union Sunday school
! % ~ n ~
| through the efforts of the late James
a. Rymor. The school grew in MEM
bership steadily until 1873. when it be-
came divided, the Methodist Episcopal
withdrawing and forming their own
organization. Mr.. Crawford read a list
| of the names of the officers and teach
| ers at that time, many of whom have
| since entered into their eternal home,
| and paid Il warm tribute to G. d. Win
| ter. who has served for twenty-five con-
Secutivc years as superintendent of the
| schools, and whom he described as a
| prince of Sunday school Supcrintend-
| entS. He concluded his address with
an appeal for a continuation of faithful
attendance and the need Of more teach
| erS.
Letters of greeting and congratulate
lions We're read from Rev. Horns. Mrs.
| Leonard Cole, wife of Rev. Leonard
| Cole: Rev. j. G. LaycoCk, Rev. j. r.
| Warner. Rev. a. w. Cooper, Rev. G. A.
| cnjamin, Rev. Francis Gendall, for
mer pastors of the church, and the let
ters will be entered upon the school
| register for future reference. Rev. NJ.
| ID. Fuller, ID. D., the present pastor, eX
pressed his pleasure at being present
| and trusted the inspiration of the af-
| ternOon's scene would keep them NOV
| ing ahead in the good work, and con-
| cluded by asking Gods blessing upon
| the Sunday school.
At the present time the schoo, has
! officers, 40 teachers and 435 scholars. In
| the evening the choir and orchestra
| rendered special music, and addresses
We're delivered by &. T.. Baker on The
| importance of the Primary Depart
, ment;" Thomas Evans, on "How the
| lipWorth League May Help the Sunday
| School, &. y. RattcnberG. The Young
| Men of the Sunday School," and G. ID.
| Winter, on "Thc Home Department"
| John Mason died at his home, on
| Second street, at IL few minutes after .
| o'clock yesterday morning. after a long
and painful illness of tuberculosis of
the bowels. Few men IN any commun-
| ity stood in higher esteem among their
felow-men than did deceased. lie was
Il faithful and earnest Christian, a de-
voted husband and a kind father. He
was born in Tavistock, Devon, Eng
| land, about tifty-SiN years ago, and had
| been a resident of Jermyn for the past
| thirty-one years. He is survived by his
| Wife. one son, Edward. and two daueh-
| ters. Mrs. William Rawling and Mrs.
Of IoIa Nl,n t,,
will take place at O'Clock tomorrow
, afternoon. After brief service at the
house, the remains will be taken to the
| Methodist Episcopal church, where SER
vices viii be conducted by Rev. NJ. d.
! Fuller. The members of Rushbrook
} lodge of Odd Fellows will attend the
| funeral.
The members of Liberty lodge. No.
| 1SS, Knights of Pythias, yesterday
morning attended II memorial service,
| in honor of the late President Mckin-
| ley, in ST. James Episcopal church,
| where the Rev. T.. Broadhead, rector of
! Christ church, Forest city, preached
| special sermon TO them from part of the
| fourth verse of the eleventh chapter,
| Hebrews: we being dead, yet speak
| eth" in which he paid high tribute to
| the lamented president and pointed out
! several lessons that might be learned
| from the life of that great man. He
| also denounced with much Vigor yellow
| journalism, which, he said. was in II
| measure responsible for the cruel crnc.
Mrs. ShultH. who has been visiting
Mrs, Joifery at the home of Nh and
! Mrs. Michael Roberts, of Second street,
will leave today for her home il san
Francisco, Cal
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nyce have re-
turned from their Wedding triu, and
viii commence housekeeping shortly in
Jermyn.
Mrs. John Solomon, of Main street, is
visiting Dunmorc friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gronfine and chill
dren, of scranton, former Jornyn resi-