THE SCRANTON TlilJJUNE SATURDAY MOINTNY, DECEMBER 8, 1894. OPEN. o THE MOST USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT WOULD BE SOMETHING IN FURS SUU3 III 1 No. j, Alaska Seal Sacques, No. 2, for : - No. 3, for - No. 2, Electric Seal Sacque, No." i, Electric Seal Sacque,' - - No. i, Astrakhan Jacket, - No. 2, Astrakhan Jacket, Russian Lynx Circular Capes, length 30-iuck, at Electric Seal Circular Capes at - Astrakhan Circular Capes at Monkey Circular Capes at - Mink Circular Capes at Brown Marten Circular Capes at Stone Marten Circular Capes at - . Beaver Circular Capes at - Otter Circular Capes at Seal Circular Capes at - - $250.00 worth $300.00 200.00 worth 250.00 1S5.00 worth 225,00 85.00 worth 125.00 1)5.00 formerly 135.00 1)0.00 formerly . 125.00 80.00 formerly 115.00 13.00 formerly 18.00 25.00 formerly 35-00 15.00 formerly 25.00 35.00 formerly 48.00 75.00 formerly 100.00 05.00 formerly 85.00 55.00 formerly 75-oo 00.00 formerly 80.00 75.00 formerly 90.00 1)0.00 formerly 120.00 , -ci MUFFS. 10 dozen Electric Seal -10 dozen Astrakhan 10 dozen Monkey -10 dozen Mink 10 dozen Beaver - ' 10 dozen Stone Marten 10 dozen Brown Marten - 10 dozen Nutria Beaver - s 50 dozen American Seal NECK SCARFS WITH ANIMAL HEADS. 20 dozen Electric Seal - - $1.41) each, formerly 20 dozen Brook Mink - 1.41) each, formerly 20 dozen Brown Marten - , - 3.41) each, formerly Children's Fur Sets 50 dozen different stjles of Children's Fur Sets at 1.40. Children's Carriage Kus at ,i.4). A special offer after 0 o'clock in Ladies' Xeck Scarfs with Animal Heads at y8c. Cents' Seal Caps and Gloves at lowest prices a ill 11 3- 00 mte 4- 50 s is 15-0 aft m IvOO K?(73 5- 50 m 4-00 fb 111 $1.40 each, formerly 1.40 each, formerly , 2.08 each, formerly 8.41) each, formerly ' 8.41) each, formerly 8.40 each, formerly 8.41) each, formerly 2.41) each, formerly 1.41) each, formerly $ 3-00 3.00 6.00 One lot of Coats, formerly sold for : $25.00. Your choice for $17,49, LOT No. 2 Formerly' sold for $15.00. Your choice for $11,50. LOT No. 3 Formerly sold at $18.00. Your choice for $13;50, LOT No. 4 Formerly sold from $12.00 to $20.00. Your choice for $7,00. L ' ' LOT 1 In Cloth Capes, formerly , sold for $35:00, we ofier lor $15,00. LOT 2 Formerly sold for $15.00, we sell :.fcr $10.00. OFFERING MACKINTOSHES for $3.50; formerly $5.00. These Prices Will be Good for Saturday and Monday Only. We offer you the handsomest Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats and Bonnets for less than cost, , We can also show you an elegant line of Children's Silk Hats and Caps at half price. Will close out the balance of our Feathers, Birds, Jets and Ribbons at prices that cannot help but please you. Feather Boas, $2.49) frmerly $4. The newest thing in a Child's School Cap, 79C.; formerly $1.50. YOU WILL ALSO FIND A FSNE ASSORTMENT OF SLEIGH ROBES AND GOAC HEN'S GAPES, THE ONLY PRACTICAL FURRIER IN THE CITY. City Pastors and Their Hard Work Religious Developments of One Week in All Our Churches, MJXILIARY ACTIVITIES NOTED Carefully Compiled Compendium of News and Personal Mention Kcluting to the Churches and the Itcncvolcnt and Charituble Religious Societies. Last Monday evening Rev. Alexander t. Doyle, of the Paullst Fathers, a rep resentative of the Roman Catholic Church, delivered a lecture to the theo logical students of Union Theological lemlnary. This Is probably the first lime, in the history of any Protestant Utvlnity school in this country, a priest Df the Roman Catholic faith was In vited to address Its students. His' sub feet was "Methods of Preaching." Pro fessor Brlggs, D. D., presided. In In troducing Father Doyle ha referred to the Paullst Fathers, who, he said, have Qone more to elevate the character of preaching in the Roman Catholic church than any other. The lecturer, in his in troductory remarks, thanked the semi nary for the honor conferred on him, and said that "the comlnfi of a Catho lic priest among them would be one more span added to that magnificent bridge that is being built In this age across the dark and muddy stream of religious Intolerance." He further said that "It goes without Baying that all our religious misunder standings and most of uur religious antipathies arise from the fact that wo flo not know each othe well enough. Ignorance of each other's opinions and want of appreciation ol each other's motives have often led us to Impute false ideas and extravagant notions to each other; while a better knowledge and-broader charity would have united Us In a common brotherhood." This exchange, of compliments and courtesy between Catholics and Protestants will Undoubtedly, speed on the day when the appeal of the pope recently Issued Tor the reunion of the church will be re Bllzed. Church Statistics. In the American Church Almanac just Issued the following statistics are given of the Episcopal church In the United States: The total number of clergymen Is 4,323; organized parishes and missions, 4,870; number of com munlcants, 680,507, an Increase of 17,429 over the previous year. There are 44.3S3 teachers In the Sunday schools, and 400,G66 scholars. In parochial schools there are 019 teachers and 7,995 scholars. During the year there have 60,317 bap tisms and 42,385 confirmations. There are sixty-eight institutions In the denomination, seven of which' are under the direction of the general con ventlon. There are four celibate lnstl tutlons for men, twenty-two sisterhoods and five communities for deaconessPB. Two bishops were consecrated during the year and 156 priests ordained. Three bishops died and fifty-eight clergymen and twenty ordained ministers were de posed from the ministry. Useful Suggestions. Dr. Clark, the father of the Endeavor movement, is on a European trip for the sake of his health. He Is improved, and advances ithe Interests of the so ciety in that country. In Switzerland, he found three sisters who had read of the movement and organized them selves Into a society. He . expects to spend the best part of this month In England, and return home .by the first of the year. Christian Endeavorers can help each other in various ways. Last year a member of a society in Philadelphia was sick In a hospital. The society thought of her, and It was decided that twelve members Bhould each write her a letter, which were marked with the hour at which each letter was to be delivered. Every hour brought the young member a letter, and her testi mony was, that she never spent a hap pier Christmas. The idea may be used In various ways, and might be profit able to some of our local societies. Those who question the civilizing in fluence of the dispel, should study its beneficent results as chronicled In the history of modern Alaska. In the fifties It was at the mercy of rumsellers, money-grabbers and gamblers. In 1857, William Duncan, a missionary, settled there. In 18S0 a band of evangelists entered, and soon the whole country was acquainted with' the truth. Exist ing evils were largely abolished, new Industries sprang up, education was In demand, public buildings, homes and churches were erected, and today sev eral tribes of the Alaskans are law- abiding citizens of the United States. Professor Alfred Russell Wallace and Professor Momorla, two of the loading agnostics in England, lhave paid a. compliment to the founders of dog matic religion, In their reply to the question; "Why Should Men Live Moral Lives?" They believe In dog matic religion in its Importance ns a basis of morality. Probably there gen tlemen may now see that consistency demands of them a concession that God has seen this long ago, and did whnt they neglect, establish a positive re ligion among men. Last Sunday evening a very Interest ing meeting was held In the Plymouth Congregational church on the West Side. Seven delegates from the Chris tian Endeavor society attended the trl county convention held last Friday in Carbondale. Five .of these returned home full of enthusiasm, and on Sun day evening the usual sermon was dis pensed with, and' the service given to hear reports of the convention from the delegates. Brief speeches were made by Charles Daniels, David Owens, Misses Jennie Daniels, Lulu James and Llllle Joseph. The service was much enjoyed by all present, and it will re sult In reviving Interest in the society of the , church. The pastor, Rev. Thomas Bell, also gave a short address on the Endeavor work. Ways and Means. The i St. Catherine Guild of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Green Ridge, will give a social next Tues day evening In the parlors of the church. The young people of the Green Ridge Primitive Methodist church, made enough money In their last social to pay . for laying down the sidewalk In front of the church. They will soon have a meeting and present the first fruits of their labor to the trustees. . The Ladles' Aid soelnty of the Green Ridge Primitive Metholist church will meet next Monday . morning at 9.30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Annie Wells, on Throop street, to elect ofll cers for the next term. The Providence Presbyterian church will run an excursion to New York city on Dec.U. The tickets will be good un til the' following Saturday. This Is an opportunity for the people of our city to Bee the Empire City In holiday attire. The second sacred concert prepared by Professor T . tavllts, Mug. Bac, and party, will be given the public the week intervening between Christ mas and New Years. The Peckville Presbyterian ohurch held a fair and festival Thursday and Friday evenings of this week. Rev. A. F. Ferris will give a leoture next Wednesday evening in the Provi dence Puritan church on "The Master Painters of the World." The choir has prepared special music for the occa sion. The Ladles' Aid society of the Wash burn Street Presbyterian church will hold a fair In the parsonage on Wash burn street next Wednesday and Thursday. Sunday School Work. Tomorrow the Sunday school of the Green Ridge Presbyterian church will make a Thanksgiving offering for the Home Missionary society. The teach ers of the above school will meet this evening to study the lesson In the iome of Colonel Hitchcock. The Sunday school of the Providence Methodist Episcopal church has de cided to hold an old fashioned Christ mas tree, when presents will be given to the children. The following officers have been elected to take charge of the Sunday school of the Providence Welsh Congre gational church for the coming year: Superintendent, Evan Gabriel; assist ant, Robert R. Williams; secretary, Miss Sadie Jones; organist, Miss M. Jane Price. Henry Hltchlngs has been appointed to take charge, of the Dutch Gap mission school. Last Sunday evening the members of the Tabernacle Congregational church Sunday school rendered the sacred pro gramme, entitled "Golden Year." The ci'iurch was overcrowded and a liberal offering was m:id3 to furnish bonks to the Sunday school scholar!'. The Plymouth church Sunday school appointed the following committee to lake charge of the Christmas exercises: Ellas E. Evans, Miss Llllle Reynolds and Miss Lizzie A. Evans. The night school recently opened at the Slovah church of Peckville has so Increased In members that It has been neeesrary to hire another teacher. Rev. S. C. Logan, D. P., was on the field last Tuesday. Over fifty of the Slovucs meet for five nights each week to learn the English language. The Lackawanna Presbytery on work among the foreign nations of our val leys will soon open a night school In Dunmoro, whore Italians can bs taught the English language. Last Tuesday evening the teachers and officers 'of the Grace Reformed church met to arrange for n pro gramme for Christmas exercises. Our Young People. Tho young men of 8t. Davld'B church are contemplating tho organization of u literary society, which will, most likely, be established In the near future. This Eocluty will not only be open to tho church members, but any one else wishing to en- Joy its privileges, will be welcomed to do DO. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew of the Green Ridge Episcopal church will in a body participate of holy communion to morrow murnlng. Hector Iliillentine, of the Church of the Good Shepherd, conducts a very success ful Bible class for young people every Thursday (evening. Any young person wishing to Join will be welcomed. Thefollowlngare the otllcers-elect of tho Endeavorsocletyof tho Greon Rhino Pres byterian church: President, Thomas F. Wells; vice president, II. T. Wllklns; sec retary, Miss Bluneh 'Potter; treasurer, Hobart Haydn. They will enter upon their duties on the first of January, 1895. Next Monday evening the Kpworth league of the Asbury Methodist Episco pal church will meet, when Rev. Leonard Colo and Rev. John Davy will address them on the experience of tho Itinerant Methodist Episcopol minister of fifty und sixty years ago. The present generation knows vary little of their hardships, and the talks of these aged pastors will bo both interesting and profitable. The Endeavor society of the Grace Re formed church will meet next Tuesday evening to elect olliccra for the next term of six months. Next Sunday evening at the regular young people's meeting In tho Grace He formed church, the delegates to the Car bondale convention will report. II. H. Lathrop and Miss K. J. Chandler were the appointed delegates, but three other mem bers were also present. Brief addresses will be made by all the members that were at Carbondale. The Sunday afternoon meeting in tho Young Men's Christian association rooms are of unusual interest Just now, and during tho last few months a great re vival has taken place, which has resulted in a net Increase of about 200 per cent. Miscellaneous, Rev. Daniel Savage, of tho Green Ridge Primitive Methodist church, Is conducting a series of special meetings that are well attended. They will be continued next week nnd close Sunday evening, lGth inat., with a love feast. Tho Woman's Home Missionary so ciety of tho Providence Methodist Epls copul church meet this afternoon In tho parsonage. The Providence Presbyterian church has divided that section of the city Into blocks. Twenty-livo men have been ap pointed to canvass the whole district und see who are church goers and who ure not. They ure ulso printing cards und distributing literature. Tomorrow the church will make a special offering for this work to- defruy any expenses in curred. Rev. O. W. Muekley. of Kansas City, Mo., will speak tomorrow evening In the Providence Christian ohurch. Mr. Muek ley is secretary of the board of church extension fund, and will speak of this In teresting work nl the fur west. Tho pastors of tho Congregational churches of Lackawanna und Luzcrna viillcys will meet next Monday afternoon In tho vestry of tho Congregational church on West Market street. Papers will be read by Row J. J. Jenkins, of Nantlioke, nnd Rev. D. P. Jones, of this city. Kev. Peter Roberts, of Olyphant, will preach that evening. Tho regular quarterly convention of the Welsh eenirrcLatlonul churches will 'meet In Taylor on tho loth nnd Kith Inst. Special consecration meetings were held Wednesday and Thursduy evenings of this week at tho Providence Puritan church. Tho pastor, Rev. A. F. Ferris, Is preaching a series of three sermons to young women. Tomorrow evening ho will ppcnk on "Moral Beauty." Speciul musle by the choir. Next Monday morning Rev. Peter Rob erts will give a review of "Johannlno Theology," by Professor O. B. Stephens, D.D., of Yalu university, before the Met'a odist Episcopal mlnlsterlum, Rev. S. C. Logan, D.U., will preach tomorrow to tho Washburn Street Pres byterian church In tho St. David's hail. The Plymouth church finally adopted Its manual Inst Monduy evening. It will bo In forco tho first of the year. Rev. W. H. Cochrane, pastor of tho Methodist Episcopal church at Hendhnm, and Mrs. Sarah M. Rommel, of Went Pittston, wore recently marred. They will reside nt Rcmlham. Bishop A. K. Andrews will preach nt tho reopening of tho Parsons Methodist Epis copal church on the 19th lust. Presiding Elder J. G. Eckman is con ducting quarterly conference In tho Pitts ton Methodist Episcopal church. RELIGIOUS TOPICS. First Baptist Church Pastor Collins will preach Sabbath nt 10.30 a.m. and 7 p. m. Morning theme, "The Liberty of tho Gospel." Communion following sermon. Evening theme, "Under Arrest." Seats free. All welcome. Croon Ridge Baptist Church Rev. W. J. Ford, pastor. Services at 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. An address on home missions Hi tho morning. Subject In the evening, "The One Thing Lacking." FlrBt Presbyterinn Church Rev. Dr. MuLeod, pastor. Services at 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. The service in the evening will bo In tho interest of the "Bible So ciety." It will be a union anniversary service. Dr. McLeod will rpeach. Elm Park Methodist Eplscopul Church W. II. Pearce, pastor. Morning subject, "Memorials." A sermon preparatory to tho first anniversary, next Sabbath. At 7.45, after tho preliminary services, the evening will bo devoted to the Rescue mis sion work of our city. Distinguished spcukers from the east will bo present. Sunday school at 2 o'clolek. Epworth league at G.30. Howard Place African Methodist Epis copal Church Preaching by the pastor, Rev. C. A. McGee, at 10.30 a.m. and 8. p.m. Puritan Congregational Church Ser vices by the pastor. Subject for Sabbulh morning discourse, "The Lord's Prayer." In thf. evening a line must al programme has been provided by the orchestra nnd choir. Tho second sermon in the series to young ladles will he given on the subject, "How to Bo Beautiful." Praise service will commence at G.45 p.m. Seats free. All Souls' Chupel (ITnlversalist) Pine street, near Adums avenue. Row G. W. Powell, pastor. Service nt 10.30 a.m. Theme, "The Past and the Present," and at 7.30 p.m., eighth lecture, "The Recep tion of u Sinner." Saint Luke's Church Rev. Rogers Is rael, rector, Second Sunday in Advent. Holy communion, 8 a.m. ; service and ber mon, 10.30 u.m.; Sunday school, 2.30 p.m.; evening prayer and Bermon, 7.30 p.m. Saint Luke's Dunmore Mission Rev. A. L. Urban In charge. Sunday school, 3 p. m.; evening prayer und sermon, 4 p.m.; service and sermon, 7.30 p.m. Service ench evening of the week, excepting Sat urday, nt 7.45. Grace Reformed Episcopal Church Wy oming avenue, between Linden nnd Mul berry streets. Morning worship, 10.30. Subject, "Tho Coming One," Acts, I, 11. Evening worship, 7.30. Subject, "God's Ancient People, Israel," Matthew, xxiv, 34. Sunday school at 12 m. Young Peo ple's Society of Christian Endeavor at 0.30 p.m. Strangers cordially welcome. Dunmoro Presbyterian Church J. W. Williams, pastor. The subject of the morning nernion at 10.30 will bo "Tho Angels nnd Their Mission." Regular even ing service nt 7.30. Sabbuth school nt 12 noon. Christian Endeavor coclety will meet In the evening at 0.30. The pews of the church will bo rented next week foi tho following year. The Second Presbyterian Church Re Charles E. Robinson, D.D., pastor. Ser vices nt 10.30 a.m. William Reynolds, field, secretary of tho International Sun day School association, now on a Sunday school tour In Pennsylvania, will speak on "Sunday School Work from Maine to California," assisted by tho Rev. C. J. Kephart, A. M general secretary ot Pennsylvania Sunday School association, and others. There will bo no evening ser vice that tho church may unlto with the First Presbyterian church In the anni versary of Lackawanna County Bible so clties. Calvary Reformed Church-Corner Mon roo avenue and Gibson street. Rev. W. II. Stubblablne, pastor. Preaching both morning nnd ovening at 10.30 and 7.30 by tho pastor. Everybody welcome. Perm Avenuo Baptist Church Rev. Warren a. Partridge, pastor. Services at 10.30 a.m. nnd 7.30 p.m. In the morning Samuel F. Jones, of Boston, will give an address on Rescue mission work. In tlio evening Mr. Reynolds, of Philadelphia, will speak on Sunduy school work. All welcome. St. David's Church Corner Jackson Btrect nnd Bromley avenuo. Rev. M. II. Mill rector. Second Sunday in Advent. Morning prayer and sermon at 10.30. Evening prayer and sermon at 7.30. Sun day school nt 2.30. Friday evening Bervioe at 7.30. Beats free. Hampton Stroot ."Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. A. W. Cooper, pastor. Love feast at 9.30 a.m. Preaching by tho Rev. J. G. Eckman, at 10.30, followed by the holy communion. Preaching at 7 p.m. by the pastor. Trinity English Lutheran Church Adams avenue, corner Mulberry street. Rev. E. L. . Miller, pastor. The three hundredth anniversary of tho birth of Gustavus Adolphus, the hero king of Sweden, who died In defense of Protest antism, will be celebrated. Major Ever ett Warren will deliver nn address at the evening service. Services at 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO. She can say "no" in such a low voice that it means "yes." She can do more in a minute than a man can do In an hour and do It better. Six of them can talk at once and get along first rate, and no two men can do that. She can throw a stone with a curve that would be a fortune to a base ball pitcher. She can sharpen a lead pencil If you give her plenty of time nnd plenty of pencils. She can safely stick fifty pins In her dresu while he Is getting one under his thumb nail. She can dance all night in a pair of shoes two sizes too small for her and en joy every minute of the time. She can appreciate a kiss from her husband seventy yeara after tho mar riage ceremony is performed. She can come to a conclusion without the slightest trouble of reasoning on it, und no sane man can do that. She can walk half tho night with a colicky baby In her arms without once expressing tho desire of murdering the infant. She is as cnol as a cucumber In half a dozen tight drosses and skirts, while a man will, sweat and fume and growl In one loose shirt. Sho can talk as sweet as peaches and cream to the woman die hates, while two men would bo punching each oth er's hends before they had exchanged ten words. She can go to church nnd afterward tell you what every woman In the con gregation had on, nnd In some rare in sti'.nces can give you some faint Idea of what the text was. She can drive a man crazy In twenty four hours and then bring him to para dise in two seconds by simply tickling him under the chin, nnd there does not live that mortal son of Adam's misery who can do It. GENERAL SPORTING NEWS. I am prepared to receive n limited num ber of piano pupils. For terms, etc., ad dress Richard F. Lindsay, 822 Mulberry street. Or at rowell'a Music Store. will & jM Vta A Warm TImo of It. But If ho had vented his curiosity by buying Palmer Cox's "Queer People" picture books for the little ones, at n dime a part (by mall, 12 cents) he would not be in Buch ludicrous trouble. Parts two and three are now on Bale at The Tribune business office. Charley Johnson, tho St. Paul welter weight, is training at Bay St. Louis for his light with "Shadow" Maher, which is to take place in New Orleans on AVednesduy night. Billy McCarthy, of Australia, and "Gid" Pierce, of New Orleans, hava agreed to light at catch weights within three weeks. The contest will take place within 3.00 miles of New Orleans. Joe Goddard says ho has Issued a challenge to light any man in Australia for the championship and $1,000 a side. Should no one uccept within thirty days he will leave Australia for this country, and on his arrival post a for feit to fight any man in the world with in six mouths for 5'2,SuO a side. Jerry Marshall is after Eddie Pierce and says: "As Pierce Is out with a challenge to fight Dixon, Lavigne, Grif fin or any of tho feather weights, I will light him for $500 a side and any purso that is offered, to a. finish or for a lim ited unmlicr of rounds. If Pierce docs not accept this challenge is open to any man in America at 125 pounds for $500 a man In America at 125 pounds for $500 or 81,1100 a side." Fcter Schumacher, of Cleveland, O.i nnd Tom McMnhon, of Detroit, wrestled at the Cleveland Athletic club Saturday night for the middle weight champion ship of the United Stales, cnteh-ns-catch-enn slyle. Schumacher won the second nnd third falls on a double Nel son and strangle hold respectively. In the last bout tho strangle used Mc Mnhon up badly, and there was con siderable excitement as ho gradually grew weaker. MoMahonn won the first fall in live minutes, and Schumacher's were won in twenty-five and thirty minutes. A letter protesting against the disor derly conduct of the students after the foot ball match Thanksgiving day, In San Francisco, has been forwarded to the presidents of the University of Cali fornia nnd the Standard University by the saloon keepers of that city. The students overran ihd city, breaking chairs and glasses In beer hulls and sa loons and terrorizing saloon men. Thu police were unable to control tliqm. Of the retiring foot ball players tills season there is one who lias never had a superior as a player and general. That man is Captain Illnkey, who has been the target for more abuse than falls to tho lot of the average man. That he has been charged with disabling oppo sing players when somebody else was responsible, there Is but little doubt. Those who nrc close to the great end rush speak well of him, both as a stu dent and as a man. Gilmore's Aromatic Wins A touic for ladies. 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