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vcnicnce that VIC hope to have in our new
sanctuary. We are to worship for some
time In the Young Mems Christian asso-
aiction building. 1t Is "a place where we
should feel ut home. Let us go there with
the determination that we will Worship
God and to carry on our Masters work
with the same zeal as if we were in a
building that was our own.
or this we may rest assured namely,
that love, loyalty and devotion and faith
ful service for Jesus Christ and for His
church are the best of all investments;
and we can do no act more pleasing to
the King and Head of the church than,
here and now, to pledge unto Hin our
hearts love and our loyal service This
pledge, sincerly made, and this pledge
faithfully redeemed, will keep this church
strong and make 1t stronger, and 1t will
insure for 1t Il bright and blessed future.
With Gods blessing accompanying the
preaching of Christs gospel and all the
means of grace which we here enjoy. We
may well believe that this church will al
ways be u shining light in this city, hold
ing forth the word of life, and that it will
continue to be an honored agent for the
promotion of Gods glory, and for the OK
tension of the Redeemer's kingdom.
And now, brethren, l commend you TO
God, and to the word of His grace which
Is able to build you up and to give you
an inheritance among all them which are
sunctilied.'
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Martin Carey, of Wyoming. who was
arrested on Saturday for being drunk
and begging. was committed to the
| county Jail yesterday, by Police Mag
| istrate Davies for thirty days, in de-
fault of a fine of S5.
Mrs. Martin Haggerty, of Lands
street, fell on the ice recently and frac-
tured her right leg. She was assisted to
! her home and attended by DR.. ODea,
| of Bellevue.
n son was born recently to Funeral
Director and Mrs. John Il. Regan, Of
Railroad avenue.
Elias Greene, aged 10 years, OF 1858
North Bromley avenue, employed as a
driver in the Diamond mine, had his
leg fractured and was otherwise in
jurcd on Saturday by being caught be-
tween the bumpers of cars. DIR. d. w.
Evans is attending him.
John Coaman, OF Tenth street, who
Was hurt on the new railroad some
time ago, has sufficiently recovered
to be about again. He is now visiting
at Lake Sheridan.
Mrs. A. p. Kern, of Jackson street,
who has been critically i'll for some
time, is slowly recovering.
Miss Edith Stringer. of Rumble ave-
nue., is the guest OF friends in Wilkes
BARRE.
Henry Jones and Wife. of South Hyde
Park avenue, are spending &. few days
with relatives in Ellsdale.
Miss Mary Morgan, of Washington, D.
c., is visiting relatives and friends here
for few days.
Councilman f.. E. Robathan. of South
Hyde Park avenue. and daughter Dor
othy, are i'll at their home.
Hazel Smith, of MerIiteld street,
aged L. years, was accidentally shot in
the foot recently by IL bullet from Il
Floberr rifle in the hands of a care
less boy. The injury was not serious.
Reese Evans, of South Fillmore ave-
nue., entertained friends recently in
honor of his guests, Arthur Williams,
of Utica, \. y, and William Lloyd, of
Philadelphia.
William Murphy. Of Schenectady, n.
Y, is visiting at the home of his par
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tendcnt A. b. Dunnng; song, "Pray
Tell Us Who Is Santa CLAUSE" infant
department; recitation, "a Christmas
Gift" Nellie Lord; recitation, what I
Should Like" Lulu Black; chorus,
christmas Bells" school; arrival of
Santa Claus and distribution of candy
and oranges.
The following officers OF the Endeavor
mission were yesterday elected for the
year 1908: Superintendent, a. Il. Dun
ming: assistant superintendent, "A. II.
Hunt; secretary, Frank Fields; treas
urer, Miss Bertha jenkins; librarian,
Warren Van Blarcom; organist, Flor
ence Merly; chorister Fred Gunster;
superintendent of primary department,
Miss Minnie Wade.
Miss Grace Erskine and Miss Sadie
Crandall, of Brooklyn, N. Y, are visit
ing j. a. Grening, of Delaware street.
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At The Tabernacle.

The children of the Tabernacle Con-
gregational Sunday school sang the
cantata, 1.-The Radiant Light" before II
large audience last evening. The piece
was written by d. Gilbert Johns. OF
this city, who is a noted composer.
Jacob Jenkins WAS the conductor, and
r.. j. Williams the accompanist.
The cantata has q number Of tune
full melodies in it which were well rend-
cred by the children. The solos were
given by Laura Reese and Willie Reese,
and Victoria and Louise Cullen sang u
duet. Recitations We're given by Mur-
tha Chappell. Carl Jones, Louise Cullen.
Edith Chapel. Annie Lasher, BERTHE
Jones and BERTHE Deacon.
The infant class rendered q pretty
song, "Sweet Babe Divine" Dialogues
We're participated in by Ethel Evans
Annie Thomas. Catherine Williams, An
ME Evans, Gladys Walters. Lizzie
Reese Margaret Reese, Victoria and
Louise Cullen.
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GREEN RIDGE.

Mrs. w, w. Patterson, OF Philadel-
phia, visited Green Ridge friends Sat-
urday.
Mrs. j. ID. Parker, of Penn avenue, Is
spending the holidays at Geneva, y. Y.
Miss Bertha Cole has returned to her
home in Carbondale, after IL short visit
ut the home of her sister, Mrs. Warren
kimble, of Monsey avenue.
Floyd Fuller, of North Park, returned
to Boston Saturday, to resume his stu
dies at the Boston Technical school.
The Christmas exercises of the En-
deavor mission Of the Green Ridge
Presbyterian church were held in Ma
sonic hall, Saturday evening, when the
following programme was rendered in
very creditable manner: Overture,
orchestra; song, Behold the Glad It'd
ings," school; recitation. "Christmas
Time" Reuben Waterman; prayer,
Superintendent a. Is. Dunning: re-
sponsve reading, "Prophecy," twelve
scholars and assistant superintendent;
song, "The Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks by Night" school; violin solo
Bessie Stackhouse; address, Superin-
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Among Other Churches.

Rev. Henry Nye, formely of Elm
hurst, is temporarily supplying the pull
pit Of the Sumner avenue Presbyterian
church and has given much satisfaction
thus far.
The Christmas music so acceptably
rendered by the choir of the st. David S
Episcopal church Il week ago, was re-
peated last evening.
The usual services We're held at st.
Marks Lutheran church yesterday.
Rev. y. l.. Ramer preached in the
morning on "a Sign Which Shall BE-
and in the evening on THE Song OF
Simon Spoken Against"
AT the Embufy NJ. Il. church yester-
day, Rev. james Benninger spoke on
the subject 1902 in the Balance" and
"Out of the Darkness of the Past
Year, Into the Light of the New" Both
sermons were timely and appropriate.
Rev. Edward Howell occupied the
pulpit of the Jackson street Baptist
church yesterday morning, and at the
evening service. Rev. William ]. Da-
vies, of the Bellevue Welsh c. NJ.
church. preached the sermon.
English services were held in the
First Welsh Baptist church yesterday
morning. after which a number of can-
didates for membership We're baptized.
The service at . o'clock was in Welsh.
The choir of the Washburn street
Presbyterian church repeated their
programme of Christmas music last
evening. In addition Mr.. Gippel and
Mrs. Heckel sang 81 duet at the morn
ing service, with violin accompaniment
by Miss Stackhouse. Rev. J. p. Moffat,
the pastor, and Rev. G. T.. Guild, of
North Scranton exchanged pulpits in
the morning.
The cantata, "rhe Prince OF Peace"
which was sung a week ago at the First
Baptist church, was repeated by the
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Other Funerals.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Dennis Maher, who
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Mulroney. 141 South Sherman
avenue, was also held at st. Patrick s
church Saturday morning. Rev. p f.
Lavelle ofIicated and interment was
made in the Cathedral cemetery.
The funeral of the late Maggie Sui
Ivan will take place. at o'clock this
morning from the house, 142 North
Ninth street. Services will be held in
st. Patrick's church, and interment
will be made in the Cathedral cemetery.
The funeral of the late William
Sweeney will also take place this morn
ing, from 32G Twenty-first street. Ser
vices will be held in st. Patrick's and
interment will be made in the Cathedral
cemetery.
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papers from the veXatious restraints
under which they had hitherto groaned,
and rendering them practically free
with bne or two salutary restrictions,
referring among other things to the
on-divulgence of naval and military
intelligence during the progress of war.
At the present time there is not a single
town OF over 10000 inhabitants that does
not possess one or two newspapers, and
according to the latest figures the en-
pire has no fewer than 97S periodicals
of various kinds. about half OF which
are political. Fiction forms pronin-
ent, nay, an Indispensable feature in
every newspaper, and none could live
without il. Unfortunately there is still
n very large yellow" element in the
press-in the American sense of the
word-though 1t is not taken very SER
iously. There Is also considerable
number of women journalists, who in
clude Interviewing among their duties.
Journalism in JaDAm has been fertile
nursery and traihing ground for states
men, 1t has Supplied the empire with
at least hallM dozen cabinet ministers.
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First Baptist Church Notes.

An audience of unusually large pro-
portions listened last evening to beau
tiful rendition OF the Sacred centata.
1.-THE Prince Of Peace" This is one of
the finest of Mrs. Il. l.. Ashford's COM
positions.
a roll call and rally Of the church will
be held OH Wednesday evening (New
Years eve), at 7:45 o'clock, on which
occasion the members are desired to re-
spond to their names In some appropri-
ate manner.
After this, at 9:15 o'clock, a social and
reception to the pastor and family will
be held. At 10:30 DR.. Wrightnour Will
give a short address. At 11:15 u conse-
Grafton service and watch meeting will
begin, which will continue till the ush-
ering in of the New Year.
The offerings to the Baptist Orphan
age by the Sabbath school on Christmas
day amounted to $3.50, of which $lI40
was in cash.
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The Christmas music ut the Simpson
M. Il. church is always inspiring and
the programme rendered at last even
ing's service was no exception to the
rule. Under the able leadership Of
Prof. w. w. Jones, the choir sang
.splendidly. Five anthems were given, a
baritone solo, duet, soprano solo. la
dies chorus. tenor solo, and two quar-
tette numbers.
The Simpson male quartette was es-
pecially good in the rendition of THE
Lord is My Strength" The soloists
were Miss Eva kittle, Thomas Abra-
ham. Harry A. Wrigley, Florence Wit
man, Helen Thomas, Harry Acker,
Rachel Jones, Mary Jones. Thomas
Thomas, Cassie Jenkins, Bruce Nc
Dermott, Adolph Bruning and Ewart
York.
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Plymouth Church.

Special Christmas services were held
yesterday at the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church. At the morning service
the pastor, Rev. 7. A. Humphreys,
preached a timely sermon on the sub
ject. "The Close Of the Year." and. at
the evening service. spoke on the theme
Giving"
The choir at the evening service rend-
cred a. special programme under the
direction Of the chorister, Prof. David
Owens. assisted by the organist, Miss
Edna Evans. -Four anthems We're sung
and several solos. The solos We're ef-
fectively rendered by d. Il. Hughes.
Mrs. A b. Eynon, Mrs. l.. A Howell
and David Owens.
The Sherman avenue Juvenile choir
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A solmen high mass of requiem was
celebrated at st. Patrick's church Sat-
urday morning by Rev. j. j. Dunno
over the remains of the late James
Flynn, who died from injuries received
by falling from q scaffold. The services
were attended by multitude of de-
ceased's friends.
The pallbearers were: =. T.. Caipin,
James Mellon, William Rush, William
Fitzsimmons, Patrick and David Ro-
land. The fower-bearers were: Patrick,
James and Timothy Moran. Interment
was made in the Cathedral cemetery.
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An Old and well-Tried Remedy.

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
for children teething, is the prescription Of
one of the best female physicians and
used sixty years with neyer-faillng sue
cess by millions of mothers for their chill
dren. During the process of teething its
value is incalculabie, II releves. the child
bowels, and wind collie. by giving health
to the cnild II rests the mother Price,
twenty-five cents bottle.
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concluded from Page o.
rltory was to go to his credit. The arch
bishop. again, gave IL Dominican monk
John Tetzel, tho work of proclaimng and
distributing tho pardons In Saxony
Tetzcl entered the towns In pomp of state.
Bells were rung. The populace came out
to greet him.. Entering the town church,
he called on all to come forward, pay
their money and receive indulgenccs, duly
sealed, by which all their sins, past and
future should be done away. Not for the
living only, but also for the dead; and
any wretch who dared to doubt or ques-
tion the saving power of these certificates,
he In advance doomed to excommunlca-
tion and the wrath OF God.
Form of Absolution.
The following IL the form of absolution
used by Tetzcl throughout Saxony:
May our Lord Jesus Christ have mercy
upon thee. and absolve thee by the merits
of His most holy passion. And /, by His
authority, that of His blessed apostles
Peter and Paul. and OF the most holy
pope, granted and committed to me IN
these parts. do absolve thee, first from
all ecclesiastical censurcs in whatever
manner they have been incurred, and
then from all thy sins. transgressions and
cxcesscs how enormous soever they may
be, even from such as arc reserved for
tho cognizancc of the holy see and as
far as the keys of the holy church ex-
tend, remit to you all punishment which
you deserve in purgatory on their &C.
count and | restore you to the holy sac
raments of the church, to the unity of
the faithful, and to that innocence and
purity which you possessed at baptism
SO that, when you die, the gates of pun
ishment shall be shut and the gates of
paradise of delight shall be opened: and
IL you shall not die at present, this grace
at the point of death. In the name of tho
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost"
These indulgences We're sold for the
dead as well as for the living. "As soon
as your money cllnks in the bottom of
this chest, that instant will the soul of
your departed loved one be freed from
pursatory and fly to heaven said Tetzel
Every man paid for his indulgence ac-
cording TO the nature of his crime and
his station in life. For an ordinary in
dulgcnce. king, queen or bishop was TO
pay 70 ducats about $25GOl. Abbotts.
counts and barons. 10 ducats, and so down
to half q florin Go ccnts). There We're
special taxes for particular sins, Sodomy.
Il ducats; sacrilege and perjury, 9 ducats;
murder. or s: wtchcraft and polygamy.
from 9 to g. taking the life of ones pa
rent or child. from to ducts. etc.
Tetzel sold some of these indulgences to
Luther's parishioners, who demanded alb
solution on these certificates without
sorrow or repentance. Hc refused to give
it. He protested to the archbishop and
the pope in vain. They were both
financially interested in the sale OF these
indulgences.
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Events of This Evening,

The cantata "Christinas in Loveland,"
VIII be sung at st. David's Episcopal
church this evening, under the auspices
of the Sunday school.
The Ripple division, Sons OF Temper
ance, will meet in Red Mems hall this
evening and elect officers.
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WEST SCRANTON
Special Music Programme in the Churches.
Deaths and Funerals-News
Notes and Personals.

will repeat their Christmas exercises at
the Plymouth church next Thursday
evening
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The Dominie,s Mistake.

One of the most distinguished OF WASH
ington clerSymcn was seen the other day
walking uncertainty along First street,
northwest, just south of the entrance to
the Soldiers Home, He held a slip of
paper IN his hand, looked at II every lit
tie while with puzzled expression on his
face and then turned to stare absently
at the open fields all about him. 4
mounted policeman rode up 10 him after
a little and asked: "Can | help YOU sir"
Maybe answered the venerable Doctor
I'm looking for house mp in this neigh
borhood somewhere" and with that he
handed his slip of paper to the officer.
ut Is No. 2Sl6 First street. TO guide me
I've written after the number that the
house is on First street. near the corner
of Ninth. but / don't SEQ how there can
he any corner of First ana Ninth
streets" The policeman was as much
puzzled as the clergyman. \ letter car
rier who passed just ut that time was ac-
cordingly called into the consultation.
The three We're studying over the address
when tho minister folded tho paper with
a strange, faint smile and began TO walk
back toward the city. Have YOU found
the house?" asked the letter carrier
catching step with tho clergyman. mo
/ haven't found the house." was the an
swer. II find that the address had writ
ten down is the twenty-eighth verse of
the sixteenth chapter of the first epistle
to tho Corinthians, ns,'-Washington Star.
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choir last evening before a large con-
gregation.
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Heard Across the Continent.

The stroke Of Luther's hammer nail
ing up his ?5 Thesis or propositions on the
Castle church door at Wittenberg. OcLo-
Der 81, 1911, was heard across the conti-
nent. He maintained. in brief these
three things: U When our Lord and
Master Jesus Christ says Repent" He
means that the whole life on earth OF
remitted repentance. ca Payment OF
money cannot and does not forgive sin.
() If the pope has the power to release
suffering sinners from purgatory why
does he not do it at once as an act of
love?
y tremendous stir was made all over
Europe by Luther's act. Correspondence
conferences. disputations and trial fol-
lowed one another thick and fast. June
Il, 1870 Luther was eXcommuncated by
the pope. 1t specified ,forty-one PROPOSE
tiOns out of Luthcr'S works which it con-
demned as heretical, scandalous and Of
fensivo to pious ears. 1t forbade all per-
sons to read his writings, upon pain of eX-
communication. Such as had any of his
books in their possession were COM
manded to burn them. He himself, if he
did not publicly recant his errors and
burn his books within sixty days. was
pronounced an obstinate herctic, eXcom-
municated and delivered over to Satan.
And it enjoined upon all secular princes.
under pain of mourning the same GEN.
sure, TO seize his person and deliver him
up to be punished, as his crimes deserved;
that is, to be burned as a hereto.
Luther. as he stated himself before the
Diet at Worms in 1921, was willing to re-
tract anything and everything lie had
taught or written that he could he con-
winged was contrary to the Word OF God.
Luther was not married until June i,
1925 five years after the pope cXcommuni-
Gated him from the church,. He was no
longer n monk. He was no longer Il Ro-
man Catholic He had no oaths or obliga-
tions longer to the papul power. Tho re-
lation of man and wife is SO high and
holy, SO beautiful and pure that Christ
calls the church His bride. Yet it has
been insinuatcd by an enemy that Luther
was n man of lust. His married life was
n blessed example to all in its love and
liveliness, in its purity and its beauty.
Married life is the ideal life. because it
is the law of God
Martin Luther stood on the Word of
God; and on it we Lutherans stand today.
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BADE ADIEU TO
OLD CHURCH

CONCLUDED from Page 81
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Each Man to Interpret It.

Luther declared that in Christ every
man Is his own priest and pope; that cv-
cry man Is TO read and interpret the
Bible for himself: that salvation is by
faith alone; that the church of our Lord
and Suvious Jesus Christ is not built upon
Peter or any other man; that the Bible
Is the only infallible rule of faith and
practice; that no pope or church has any
thing to do with releasing souls from
purgatory; that prayer is TO be directed
only to God. in Christ's name; that Christ
meant that the lnty should participate
in the cup in the Lords supper when he
said, Drink ye all of it,: that if II man
is in Christ, he is in the church; that
lopcs have erred and contradictod one
another. All these things the Roman
Catholic church denies, and because l.u-
ther held and taught them he was pro-
nounced hereto and eXcommunicatod;
and today there are some seventy million
of such Lutheran hcretics alonc-to say
nothing of other Protcstants-ln the
world.
Luther said, "Io burn hereticS is against
the will of the Holy Ghost The pope
declared this statement itself 10 be herot-
ical, Clearly il was the hand of Cod Him
self that spared Luther To the world.
America could never have been without
Luther
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-27
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Feb. 26.-Flour active
and steadier, with wheat,
Rye -four firm.
Corn meal firm: yellow Western,
$1.32.
Rye firmer; No 2 Western, 651kc.
Barley dull.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red, SIC.
From early weakness, Influenced by
favorable weather news, liquidation
and libe%<i receipts, the wheat market
was suddenly turned about after mid
day, becoming strong. Export rumors
and an accumulation of crop damage
reports from all sections so alarmed
shorts that prices jumped a cent a
bushel in the last hour, closing A@1kc
net higher March closed S25sc; May
closed S21zc; July closed S2Ac; Septem-
ber closed S1ssc.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, 6S%c Open
ing steady on cables, corn fell off a
little with wheat and then recovered
on a scare of shorts due to light spot
offerings and the wheat rally closing
strong at 1a@%c net advance. May
closed 66Ac; July closed 655sc; Septem-
ber closed 64Mc.
Oats-Spot firmer; No. 2, soc. Op-
tions generally firm all day on light
country offerings and good speculative
support West.
Beef steady. Cut meats quiet
Lard weak; Western steamed, 9.50c:
refined weak; continent, 9.65c; South
American, 1O.35c; compound, 7A @Sc.
Pork easy.
Tallow firm.
Rice firm.
Coffee-Spot. Rio dull: No. invoice.
59sc; mild dull; Cordova. S612c.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining,
3hc; centrifugal, 96-test, 35sc; refined
quiet.
New York, Feb. 26.-The coffee mar
ket opened steady. with prices points
higher, and for the rest of the session
fluctuated within a range of points,
with room sentiment a trife less bear
ish than of late. The close was steady.
with prices net 5 points higher. Total
sales $4,000 bags
Butter-Steady; creamery 2262Sc;
state dairy, 19626c.
Cheese-Firm; state full creameries.
small, early made, fancy colored, 12H
M1212c; white, 12A 0121Rc.
Eggs-Firm; state and Pennsylvania
2S12c: Southern at mark, 2Sc.
Potatoes-Steady; New York fair to
prime, sack, S2.00Q2.25; Jersey sweets.
barrel, $4.0065.00
Peanuts-Quiet; fancy handpicked,
4%d412c; other domestic, 3Q4Iac.
cabbage-Firm; state barrel, crate,
$l.25Q1.5O.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 121ac.