The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-24
BISHOP CONFIRMED BIG
CLASS AT GRACE CHURCH
BISHOP ETHELBERT TALBOT,
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, VISITS
THREE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
Twenty-Three Confirmed in Homes
dale Sunday Evening-Nine in In
dian Orchard in the Afternoon.

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dale Sunday Evening-Nine in In
dian Orchard in the Afternoon.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of South
Bethlehem, was in Honesdale, In
dian Orchard and White Mills on
Sunday. At this place he preached
at both the morning and evening SER
vices in Grace Episcopal church, con-
firming a class of 23 in the evening
and nine at Indian Orchard in the
afternoon. The theme of the morn
ing address in Grace church was not
only intellectual knowledge, feeling or
emotional life but active Christian
life; the doing of the will of God
that constituted religion in the tru-
est sense. During these services
there was unusually fine music rem
dered under the leadership of Miss
ample training and sang in good
spirit. Miss Marguerite Kelley, of
Scranton, sang the offertory solo and
Howell and Mrs. John Archer.
The bishop gave very interesting
address in the Sunday school at
noon. In the evening 23 candidates
were confirmed, the impressive cere-
mony, that of Laying on of Hands"
by the Bishop was observed. He was
assisted by Rector A. L. Whitaker.
The class was composed of Mrs. Har-
old Van Keuren, Marguerite Bayley,
Helen Rogers, Prescilla Lambert,
Dorothy Howell, Grace Miller, Mil
dred Greiner, Louise Tolley, Isabel
Hagaman, Harriet Westbrook, Helen
Whitaker, William ]. Ref, w. ].
Ref, Jr., Howard c. Smith, Milton
Russell, William Keltz, Elisha Gray,
Charles Tolley, Daniel Dudley, Mark
Koehler, John Hawker. The Scrip
ture lessons read in connection with
this service were passages from Acts
VIII: 14-17, and Isiah KIP. Bishop
Talbot followed these services by
very striking and practical sermon.
The theme was the deepening of the
character as result of contact with
real life; the casting off of the mere
ly ornamental as the experiences of
life force upon us closer contact with
reality. The music was rendered by
the Junior choir, which has been
singing regularly at the evening SER
vices for several months. This choir
of younger voices is under the
leadership of Miss Broad and show
careful training and are doing good
work. Solos were rendered by Miss
Grace Miller, contralto, and Miss
Dorothy Howell, soprano. Six mem
bers of this choir and William ].
Ref, who played the violin so beau
tifully and sweetly at the services,
were among those to be confirmed.
IT is doubtful If Bishop Talbot was
ever greeted by a larger congrega-
tion when in Honesdale than he was
last Sunday evening in Grace Episco-
pal church.
Following the services in Grace
church other services were continued
at Indian Orchard in Christ Episco-
pal church at $3.50 p. m. The bishop
preached to a large congregation
from the text, "And When He Came
Unto Himself" Luke XVII. A
class of nine composed partly of In
dian Orchard and partly of White
Mills candidates was composed of
Mrs. Richmann, Miss Myrtle Austin,
Fred Dunn, Noah Gregory, Gerald
Decker, Warren Bunnell, Albert and
Edward Reid, Edward Hayden.
After the services were closed at
Indian Orchard Bishop Talbot and
Rev. Whitaker went to White
Mills where the bishop preached at
4:3O o'clock in the Methodist church
at that place.