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Thomas Aubry is expected home from
Cortland tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Brlggs spent Sun
day In Blnghamton.
Rev. J. C. Hogan, of Forest City, was In
town on bunineas Saturday.
John Fltzslmmons, of the Sunday News,
will spend today In Honesdale.
Dr. and Mrs. P. J. O'Hara are rejoicing
ever the arrival of a son at their home.
Miss Kitty Mitchell, of Penn avenue,
pent yesterday with friends In Plttston.
Miss Kathryne Hacgerty, of North Main
avenue, was the guest of Plttston rela
tive yesterday.
Mrs. M. D. Isley, of Clark's Green, and
daughter, Mrs. T. W. Pentcost, are visit
ing Scranton friends.
J. B. Corner, the crack bicycle rider, has
accepted a position and will become a
resident of Scranton June 1.
Miss 8. Louise Hardenbergh Is visiting
her brother, Frank Hardenbergh, who la
seriously 111 at his home in Port Jervls,
N. Y.
Postmaster F. M. Vanillin and M. K.
Sanders, of the Truth, started for Pitts
burg Saturday, where they will serve as
Jurors In the United States court.
Poor Director Thomas Shotten. of Provi
dence, has secured leave of absence from
his Important position as auditor in the
coal department of the Delaware and
Hudson and will on Friday next start for
a three weeks' visit to his parents and
brothers, who live In Kansas. Free Press.
T. Keeve Jones, the well-known pianist,
formerly of Scranton, who has been In
Europe the past four or Ave years, nr
rlved In the city on Saturday evening.
Mr. Jones, who Is now located in New
York city, will spend the summer In
Scranton and vicinity. T. Keeve Jones is
one of the most brilliant performers upon
the planaforte ever numbered among
Scranton musicians. In addition to his
talents as a musician Mr. Jones possesses
an agreeable personality that has made
for him many friends In this city who will
be pleased to learn that he la to make his
home In Scranton during the summer
months.
Apropos to the coming of the great Buf
falo Bill Wild West, a few lines regarding
one of the advance representation may
not be amiss. It was while over in Bel
glum during the pnst year that Burt I.
Conn, of Van Wert, O., for several years
a trusted employe of tho Earnum & Bailey
show, had an opportunity to prove himself
the hero that he really Is. It was during
tho evening performance while sn ele
phant race was taking place In the arena
that a small child, having strayed from
the careless nurse, was seen crossing the
track. The scene was one of terror. Thou
sands of voices went up In warning, but
all were too terror-stricken to go to the
rescue. On camo the ponderous animals!,
People closed their eyes to shut out the
horrible sight, whon with a shout a lithe
limbed young man sprang over the ropes
and amid the deafening cheers of the now
frantlo audience, rushed fairly In front
of the beasts and grasping the child by the
arms Jumped aside In time to avoid what
had seemed sudden death. Keturnlng ihe
child to tho thoroughly frightened nurse
the young man walked away, seemingly
unconscious of the fact that he had saved
"a precious life. The next day the parents
of the rescued child called on the young
man and offered him large rewards, which
were refused. But the father, not to be
Outdone and feeling that he owed a debt
which he could never repay, had made the
necessary arrangements and had given
the young man the title of the Count of
Oelder Walson, together, with an estate.
Mr. Conn returned to this country last fall
a count, but the same Burt Conn as of old.
a will be in ine city inonuay in me lniur
of th big Wild West show. . ,
SnowWe
FIVE YEARS AS PASTOR
Kev. Warren G. Partrldnc Celebrates
an Interesting Event. ,
DELIVERED SPECIAL SERMONS
Summary of Work Ho Has Accomplished
During tho Half a liooado Ho Has
been at tho lloiid of Ponn
Avenuo llnptist Church.
Ttev. Warren O. Partrldjie, one of the
most suocesMful pastors of this city, yes
terday cli bratt-d the llfth anniversary
of his pastorate of tho Penn Avenue
Baptist church, and preached special
pennons at the morning and evening
services to crowded congregations.
Mr. Partridge graduated from Cole
gate university, Hamilton, N. Y., In the
college cliissnf lS7N,nnd afterward spent
three yearn In the Hamilton Theological
seminary. In 18M he took a post-graduate
course, and in 1882 accepted a call
to become pastor of the First Baptist
REV. WARREN O. PARTRIDGE,
Celebrated His Fifth Anniversary as Pas
tor of Penn Avenue Baptist Church.
church, Coopcrstown, N. Y., In 1SS2. and
after a very successful four years' work
received a pressing Invitation from tho
Norwich, N. Y., church, where he la
bored from m6 until 18'JO, in which year
he became pastor of the Penn Avenue
Baptist Church.' Plnce that time his
ministerial career has been brighter
each successive year, as the church sta
tistics attest.
During the past five years 500 new
members have been received Into the
church, and of this number Mr. Part
ridge has bapttzwl 331. This will show
an annual accession to the church
membership of over 100.
Two New Churches Organized.
It Is of Interest to note, however, that
out of this large Increase of member
ship, the Penn Avenue church has not
adopted a selfish policy In maintaining
a large congregation, but has been busi
ly occupied In mission work by organ
izing two daughter churches, one at
Dunmore, of which Rev. A. B. O'Neal Is
pastor, and the Green Ridge Baptist
church, of which Rev. W. J. Ford Is
pastor. To assist in the work of these
two churches 130 letters of dismission
were granted to members who were
transferred, and 141 letters have been
granted to members who have left to
Join other churches during the past five
years. Thirty-eight deaths have also
occurred during the same period In the
roll of membership. Notwithstanding
these considerable deductions the mem
bership today stands at 836.
During the pastorate of Mr. Partridge
over $60,000 have been raised for all pur
poses, and during the past two years the
last Indebtedness on the church build
ing, in the shape of a mortgage for
$3,000, has been discharged. The In
terior of the church has been handsome
ly remodeled and refurnished at a cost
of $8,000, and the large organ Improved
at a cost of $1,200.
Condition of Sunday School.
The membership of the Sunday school
Is at present the largest and most
flourishing In the history of the church,
and last year raised the sum of $1,200
for benevolent and mission work.
The church was leautlfully decorated
yesterday with palms and other flowers
sent by Florist MoCUntook and mem
1ers of the congregation. Mr. Part
ridge preached an appropriate sermon
on the theme, "Love Your Church."
Excellent music was rendered by the
large chorus choir under the director
ship of Charles F. Whltternore. At the
close of the service holy communion was
celebrated, when the following deacons
officiated: Nathaniel Hallstead, Charles
Hall, David Atkinson, B. F. Fllmore,
Dr. Tj. 'M. Oates, Dr. D. A. Capwell,
Charles Henwood, John Illghfleld,
Henry Browning, D. W. Schoonover
and J. Lawrence Stelle.
Sermon in tho Evening. '
At the evening sermon Mr. Partridge
preached a thoughtful sermon to a
large congregation, taking for his text
Psamls, cxxxvll: 5-6: "If I forget thee,
O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget
her cunning. If I do not remember
thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof
of my mouth; If I perfer not Jerusalem
above my chief Joy." During his dis
course he said:
Patriotism and religion were closely
Mended In the life of a godly Hebrew.
This psalm was probably written by
an exile In Babylon. It may have been
composed by Jeremiah or some Lente
who had often participated In the sweet
music of the temple at Jerusalem.
Under King Nebuchadnezzar of the
Chaldeans. Palestine wfa conquered
about 600 B. C, and the Jews were
carried captlveB of war to Babylon.
Jerusalem was razed to the ground,
and the benutlful temple was destroyed.
In a strange land the chosen people
of Ood lived In servitude.
Their captivity and sorrow was a
punishment for sin. In prosperity they
had forgotten Jehovah, and relapsed
Into Idolatry. They were Influenced by
their heathen neighbors, and wor
shipped Baal and Ashboreth. As a
punishment, Ood permitted their ene
mies to conquer them, and enrry them
Into captivity. They languished In
exile for 70 years. In chastisement
they repented and 'turned unto God for
help. In true penitence the Psalmist
expresses their Borrow for sin as they
long to return to their native country.
"By the rivers of Babylon there we sat
down, yea we wept, when we remem
bered ion. We hanged our harps upon
the willows In the midst thereof."
Whoro They Sought Solitude.
On the banks of the Euphrates, the
Tigus and the Chabaras, and along the
banks of the artificial canals, Intersect
ing Chaldea, the Hebrew captives
rought solitude to commune with the
God of their fathers. As they thought
of their homes destroyed, their vines
and fig trees cut down, their wives and
children sold Into slavery, and their
temple destroyed, their cup of grief was
filled to overflowing. The captives may
have been compelled to dig many of
these canals and to repair their water
works. But besldo the rivers of Baby
lon they sat down and wept. Here Is
a sad picture of the backslider. Some
of you have once enjoyed happy days
In the service of Christ. Once your
voice wus heard In pruyer and praise
among God's people. Once you sang
with young converts "Oh happy day,
when Jesus washed my bIhh away."
You were once active in Chrlstlnn work.
You wore a man of prayer. But you
have been taken away s a captive.
You were conquered by Satan, the
world, or your sinful heart, and now
you are an exile In a strange land.
You live In servitude to evil propensities
and bad habits. You are a slave to
lust and unbelief. You keep compnny
with unbelievers. You suffer the pun
ishments of backsliders. How a wan
derer regrets, at times, spiritual bar
renness! Backsliders are never hnppy.
They know that they have fallen from
u great height of Joy and usefulness.
"Of nil sad words of tongue nr lieu,
the saddest are these It might it might
have been." The wanderer hns wasted
many years of usefulness. He has been
sowing pernicious seed. His influence
has been Injurious to the cause of
Christ. He has Injured the church
more than scoffing Inlldcls! There Is
n great army of prodigals. They have
left their Father's house, the church,
and have become spiritual paupers in
a strange land. In their captivity Ihey
often have regrets for the past. It Is
true of many backsliders of today. "By
the livers of Babylon there wo sat
down, yea, we wept, when we remem
bered Zlou."
I.angiinge nf tho I nsnved.
This ead refrnln la also the language
of those who had Christian homes, but
still they are unsaved. Many who are
not Christians today had wonderful
mothers. John Oulncy Adams said:
"All that I am my mother made me."
Some of you remember kneeling, as a
child at your mother's knee, to pray.
You were tought to pray in youth, al
though you do not pray now. Your
mother's Influence was like an angel's
smile. Her dally life was full of little
Kierlliees for your happiness. And
still her prayers are unanswered. You
do not love and serve your mother's
God. Some of you hail a godly father.
You remember a family altar, and his
prayers and counsels. He Is In heaven
tonight.
You saw him die. You stood at tho
bedside and promised to meet him In
heaven. But you are still "In Iniquity."
Home of you had Christian Sunday
school teachers, pastors and friends
who sought your salvation. But you
grieved the Holy Spirit, and you are
still unsaved. You often regret these
wasted years. You are In captivity to
unbelief, procrastination, cowardice, a
hard heart. When you think of your
childhood In a Chrlstlnn home and the
old church, you long to liecome us true
a Christian as your mother was. Ths
psalmist expresses the language of
your heart: "By the rivers of Babylon,
there we fit down, yea, we wept, when
we remembered Zlon." May your god
ly sorrow work true repentance.
Notn Congcniul Place.
Worldly society Is no congenial place
for a soul thirsting for God. The sin
ful Joys of the world cannot satisfy the
longing of a penitent sinner. Ungodly
soelnty has no symnalhy for n back
slider or prodigal. The world ridicules
a man under conviction for sin. This
was true In Babylon. The Chaldeans
mocked the Jews in their Borrow. They
asked these captives to sing their sa
cred songs at their Idolatlous banquets.
"For there they that carried us away
captive required of us a song; and they
that wasted us required of us mirth,
saying. Sing us one of the songs of
Zlon." The persecuted Hebrews an-,
swered their mocking eaptors,"How
shill we sing the Lord's song In a
strange land?" Sinners love to Jest
about holy things. Texts of Scripture
are quoted In sport. Sacred hvmns are
turned into travesty. Sacred things are
ridiculed In Jest. But 'these penitent
Hebrews in their captivity had Btill
love and reverence for holy things. .
They would not profane a beautiful
melody of Zlon by singing It at a
heathen feartt. They hung their sweet
harps upon the willows in their grief.
They who could sing as freemen on the
banks of the Jordan could not sing at
pagan feasts on the banks of the
Euphrates. They who had chanted he
magnlllcent psalms as Lentes in the
temple at Jerusalem would not sing
these beautiful melodies of worship In
the temple of Bel at Babylon. This
heathen temple was eight stories high,
towering over 600 feet high, and yet Its
walls should never reverberate with the
songs of Zion from their lips. If you
had a Christian home, reverence your
mother's God and her religion even In
a sinful world, although you 'are not a
Christian. Many who had praying
mothers and goldly fathers, yet profane
God's name and the earred day of the
Sabbath.
Loyalty Will fl Rewarded.
Loyalty to God will be rewarded. In
these seventy years of captivity many
of the Jews became rich and prosper
ous in Babylon. They loved' Babylon
and her Idolatry. They never returned
to the Holy Land. But there was a
faithful remnant who never forgot God
and their mative land. They never
would swear allegiance to the heathen
god Bel of the Chaldeans. King John
II, of France, as an exile In Englund,
could not be merry at a tournament,
and quoted: "How shall we sing the
lord's song In a strange land." Dur
ing all these dark years of exile nnd
slavery they were true to their God.
When Cyrus the Great Issued his decree
allowing the Jews to return to Pales
tine there were thousands who re
turned In gladness and Joy rb Jerusa
lem. Nehemlnh was such a loyal ser
vant of Jehovah.
'He said to the king of Babylon, "Why
should not my countenance be sad
when the city, the place of my father's
sepulcher, lleth waste, and the gates
thereof are consumed with fire?" Siifh
loyal souls said ln true patriotism and
religious zt-al, "If I forget thee, O
Jerusalem, let my right hand forget
Its cunning; If I do not remember
thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof
of my mouth; If I prefer not Jerusa
lem above my chief Joy." Such fidelity
to God la always rewarded. (The sacred
city must ever be first In their thoughts,
the queen of their souls. There are In
music two unisons; If you strike one,
you shall percciive the other to stir, as
If It were affected. So one faithful soul
can stir another to fidelity.) These
faithful ones could not be flattered or
ridiculed or frightened out of their re
ligion. They persevered In trials' nnd
persecutions In wicked and pagan
Babylon until they were permitted to
clean and rebuild the temple and Jeru
salem. What gratitude and prBlse
there were among these exiles when
they feasted their eyes upon a beautiful
Canaan.
In this sinful world there are many
captives who forget God In the pleas
ures of Babylon. Thoy are ridiculed
until they give up Jesus Christ. Many
are driven Into sin and unbelief by the
trials and temptations of the world.
But the faithful Christians shall leave
Bnbylon at last and shall return In
the heavenly Canaan. They shall reach
at the last the heavenly Jerusalem.
You may hang your harp on the wil
lows In this vale of tears, but If faith
ful to Ood you shall at last hear the
heavenly harpers as they Blng the song
of Moses and the Lamb.
MR. BALFOUR'S HOOK.
It Was Hovlowed at Length by Rev. Or.
MeLend. '
Rev. James McLeod, D. preached
a powerful sermon last evening at the
First Presbyterian church, from
Matthew vll, 24 and' 25. The sermon
was, In a large part, a review of the
recent volume of the Right Honorable
A. J. Balfour, 'M. P., on "Ti Founda
tions of Belief." : Regarding thls-j-e-
markable book the reverned gentlemiV
said:
The author of this volume la a young
man of unblemished character, and of
distinguished parliamentary talents,
the rising hope of the stern and un
bending Tories and his book, "The
Foundations of Belief," Is of Interest,
chiefly, to metaphysicians and theolog
ians. Its terminology Is not within easy
range of ordinary readers, but It con
talus no sentence more difficult to un
derstand than a sentence uttered some
yeoirs ago by one of Mr. Balfour's
critics.
When President Falrbalrn was a pas
tor In 'Scotland, he preached a tine
series of sermons, on of which was on
the "Peison of Christ." Warming up
to his subject ho fired at, or over, the
heads of a plain Scotch congregation
In the city of Aberdeen, the sentence,
"It (the Person of Christ) was too
transcendent a product to be tho work
of a mere empirical factor, and llnds
its material cause In the living Person,
though Its formal In the conditions,
under which ho lived." If such lan
guage be appropriate In the pulpits
either of the Scotland or of the United
States, there Is no reason why church
going people, generally, should not rend
and understand "The Foundations of
Belief."
' Attack on Nnturnllsin. '
Mr. Balfour's attack an naturalism Is
both vigorous and effective. His nr
rowB are sharp, and they do not miss
the murk. He does not mince matters
and he calls things by their right name.
Ills plan of attack does not please Pro
fessor Huxley, nnd the old agnostic
warrior lost no time In putting on his
opinion armor and rushing to the de
fense of his citadel. He will not per
mit Mr. Balfour to use naturalism us a
synonym for agnosticism. On the con
trary he Is told to ulllrm "in the Inter
ests of ngnotlcism, that It lias not
necessarily anything to do with natur
alism properly so-culled." Strictly
speaking, perhaps, Professor Huxley Is
right. At till events the picture of
agnosticism which Mr. Ball'our has
painted Is so unlike the one that hangs
In Professor Huxley's mental gallery
that he "wholly" repudiates It," and this,
of course, he has un undoubted right to
do.
But If Mr. Balfour can prove that
naturalism Is a fiction, he will not have
much dllliculty In proving that ugno
tlclsm cannot be a fact, if once the ex
istence of the supernatural he conced
ed, then the citadel of ugnotlclsin has
been captured.
Criticisms of Herbert SPcnccr'
In the chapter on "Naturalism and
Reason," Mr. Balfour pnys his respects
to Mr. Spencer In a noteworthy passage
In which he says: Mr. Spencer, who
pictures the future with a surer gaze
than I can make the least pretence to,
looks cotilldently forward to the time
when the relation of man to his sur
roundings will be so happily contrived
that the reign of absolute righteous
ness will prevail; conscience, grown un
necessary, will bo dispensed with; the
path of virtue, und not the 'broad,' but
the 'narrow way,' will 'leud to destruc
tion." "These excellent consequences,"
continues Mr. Balfour, "seems to me to
flow smoothly and satisfactorily from
Mr. Spencer's particular doctrine of
evolution, combined with his particu
lar doctrine of morals. But I confess
that my own personal gratification at
the present Is somewhat dimmed by
tho reflection that the same kind of
causes which mnkes conscience super
fluous, will relieve us from the necessity
of Intellectual effort, and that by the
time we are all perfectly good we shull
also be ull perfectly Idiotic.
Dr. McLeod thi n discussed the chap
ter on "Ultimate Sclentllic Ideas," find
the criticisms of Mr. Spencer, after
which he discussed in the most Inter
esting manner the chapter on "Author
ity and Reason," and closed his ex
cellent sermon by tho following re
marks: Description of Mr. Balfour.
Mr. Bafour is a Thelst and a Chris
tian. He is loyal both to revelation nnd
to Inspiration, and he makes it plain
that, of all creeds, materialism Is the
one which looked at from the Inside
from the point of view of knowledge,
and the knowing Self Is least cap
able of being philosophically defended,
or even coherently stated." But not so
the doctrine of revelation. They who
worship the true God "worship one who
Is no remote contriver of a universe to
whose Ills He Is Indifferent. If they
suffer, did not He, on their account, nlso
suffer? If suffering does not always
fall upon the most guilty was He not
Innocent?" He makes a forcible ap
peal to those who have need to have
brought home to them the fact that, In
tho sight of God, the stability of the
Heavens is of less Importance than the
moral growth of n human spirit. To
all such he says, "I know not how this
end could be more completey obtained
than by the Christian doctrine of the
Incarnation."
Mr. Balfour has been called a scepti
cal philosopher and an "amateur theo
logian." But ho Is neither the one nor
the other. He meets the sceptic, on Ms
own grounds, nnd he lays the founda
tion for a sound theology. Deists,
Materialists and Agnostics will try to
belittle "The Foundations of Belief,"
but Christian teachers may well bid
welcome to such a stalwart ally. The
book Is by no means faultless, but It Is
a book of real merit."
Dr. McLeod concluded by reading the
opinion of Dr. Bruce on "The Founda
tion of Belief."
SUHJKCT WAS CONFESSION.
Dissertation by Secretary Mahy at Y. M.
C. A. Gospel Heeling.
Very Interesting Sabbath services
were conducted In the parlor of Young
Men's Christian association building
yesterday afternoon by Seeretnry
Mahy. Conrad's orchestra played a
hymn, which wa followed by the usual
song service. In Tallle Morgan's ab
sence Mr. Mahy led tho singing.
The secretary announced that he had
selected "Confession" n a theme, and
would rend the thirty-second psalm,
Whlclntells of David confessing his sins,
and tie hoped that the brethren would
Join wlthlhlm in an Informal treatment
of the. biblical chapter. The speaker
said that It Is Impossible to cover tip
sin. The prophet Isaiah speaks of the
soul that does not confess God In this
manner: "From the sole of the foot
even unto the head there Is no sound
ness In It, but wounds and bruises and
putrlfylng sores." '
' Confession Is the necessary step to
forgiveness. No man can be at peaeo
with himself who goes about with an
unconfessed sin on his soul. Mr. Mahy
said It Is one of the most necessary
steps for a man's salvation to ac
knowledge his sins before God.
There Is another kind of confession,
tho speaker said; not only Is It absolute
ly necessary we confess slria, but It Is as
Imiwratlve that we confess Christ. He
expects us to make a confession of him
as Lord, because If Ho were not the
Lord He could not bless us. And there
Is yet another confession, which Is a
confession of Christ to the world. A
man who Is sincere cannot keep Christ
In his heart without revealing that fact
to the world. We must be His witnesses
before man. It Is a necessary step In
our lives, for the reason that the man
who confesses Christ to his fellowrhen
will be careful about his actions and
will watch not to crucify Christ afresh
by committing eln. By confessing our
sins to Christ we will be forgiven.
Earner, testimonials were heard
from all the members assembled and'
the services concluded with benediction
by Mr. iMahy. .
RELIGIOUS TOPICS. !
The vestry meeting of St. Luke's
church, to be held this evening, has
been postponed until next Monday even
ing. Annua) pew renting will take place In
Elm Park church this evening at 8
o'clock.
Chancellor Raymond, of the Wes
leyan university, will preach at Elm
Park church, on Sunday.
A. V. Bowen conducted tho services
at Washburn Street Presbyterian
church yesterday and preached two ex
cellent sermons.
Itev. Thomas Bell, of tho Plymouth
Congregational church, will read a pa
per at the City Pastors' union, this
morning on "Heredity."
Tho Young .Men's Christian Associa
tion Glee club, assisted by several mem
bers of the First Presbyterian church
choir, will give a concert at Hallstead
on May 16.
Jpsph Losey has resigned the Jan I tor
ship of the Providence Presbyterian
church after twelve years faithful ser
vice. K. A. Reynolds has 'been appoint
ed his successor.
Itev. A. Curtlss, D. D., of Atlanta,
Ou., preached an able sermon at tho
Puritan Congregational church yester
day morning on "Tho Kdueutkm of the
Colored People."
The annual meeting of the congrega
tion of the Providence Presbyterian
church will be held this evening, when
reports of each department will be read
and two new trustees elected.
Mrs. L. ,if. Gates delivered an Inter
esting address at the Young Women's
Christian association afternoon meet
ing yesterday, when, despite the warm
weather, a large number of young
ladles were present.
Itev. S. C. Logan, will rend his paper
on "The Historic Relation of the Pres
byterian Church to the Evangelization
and Education of the Black Race In
America" before the .Historical society
which meets at Philadelphia, on May 30.
Thomas Jehu iLlew-y-Bryn will de
liver his well-known lecture on the
original subject, "What Is That to
You?" In the Providence Methodist
Episcopal church on Wednesday even
ing. The proceeds will be presented to
Mrs. Hannnh H. Morgans, who Is now
In her eighty-seventh year.
Miss Nellie DeGraw, one of the lead
ing viH-allsts of the North End, has
been selected to succeed Miss Phoebe
Smith as leading soprano at the North
Main Avenue Baptist church. Miss De
Graw will prove a great acquisition to
the choir, aB she possesses a superb
Voice, with a clear, rich tone.
Rev. C. C. Luther, of Derby, Conn.,
gave a very Interesting blackboard talk
to a crowded congregation In the North
Main Avenue Baptist church yesterday
afternoon upon the "Beehive. In the
course of his address he explained thf
circumstances under which he wrote his
famous hymn, "Must I Go, and Empty
Handed." '
Yesterday morning a very practical
sermon was delivered by Rev. AV. J.
Ford, at the Green Ridges Baptist
church on the Interesting question,
"Why Attend Church?" The reverend
gentleman dwelt upon the excuses
given for neglecting to attend divine
service, and replied to them In a trench
ant manner.
Charles F. Whlttemore began his
duties at the Penn Avenue Baptist
church yesterday, when he conducted
the large chorus choir. At the close of
tho services Mr. Whlttemore was the
recipient of many congratulations from
members of the church irpon the excel
lent music provided.
During this week the convention of
the Young Men's Christian association
will be held at Springfield, Mass., when
the following Scranton delegates will
be present: President A, W. Dickson,
II. II. Coxe, H. W. Rowley, A. F. Tap
on, Secretary Mahy and R. L. Weston.
Trainmaster G. M. Hallatead and F. W.
Pearsall will represent the railroad de
partment. Arrangements have now been com
pleted for the seventeenth annual semi
annual convention of the Luzerne,
Lackawanna and Wyoming Trl-county
Christian Endavor union, which will
convene In Wilkes-Barre on Friday,
May 31. Rev. J. T. McCrory, of Pitts
burg, president of the Pennsylvania
State urMon, will address the conven
tion. Miss Sulllvnn, of New York city, a
pupil of James Savage, began her
duties as soprano soloist at Elm Fnrk
church yesterday. Miss Sullivan, who
Is a dramatic soprano, has a voice oof
large range and power, which, however,
Is well under control. The emotional
passages,, as well as those requiring
more vigorous expression, are equally
well rendered.
Itev. C. B. Curtis, of Belolt, Ala.,. de
livered four Interesting addresses in
this city yesterday. In the morning In
the Puritan nnd In the afternoon In the
Welsh Congregational churches, of the
North End; and In the evening In the
First Welsh nnd Plymouth Congrega
tional churches of the West Side. He
has been a missionary In the black belt
of Alabama for over seventeen years,
and In his addresses told of his work
anil the crying need for the gospel
among this Immense population of over
1,500,000 negroes . against only 100,000
whites, the large majority of whom are
not able to read or write, and are very
superstitious, making missionary work
among them very dlllicult.
The First Presbyterian church has
made a new departure which will un
doubtedly be greeted with pleasure by
those who attend, and those who wish
to attend, the services at this church
Beginning with next Sunday the even
ing service will be discontinued for the
summer months, and In place of which
a twilight service, from 5 to 6 o'clock
will be held. As this will be In the cool
part of the day, It will give an oppor
tunlty for the congregation to spend
tho evening at home or attend services
In other churches. Next Sunday after-
1,000 PICTURE FRAMES
Rislit in stock, nil sir.-. If ono of them
will fit your picture tlio oost will Do little.
WANT AN EASEL?
100 white and gold, 01$ feet high, go at
' 48c.
Your pinttiroii framed at prloes that only
we con lluure for you. Largest stock of
lino mouldings.
REXFORD .". CO.,
2!3 LACKAWANNA AVE. '
Wall Paper
Styles aud colorings are
very fine this season.
.Let ns hx you up a
; . , sample room with nice
. Gilt Paper, $5.
PRATTS,
312
Lackawanna Avenue.
noon the choir of the church will be as
sisted by the Young Men's Christian as
sociation alee club, so favorably known
In this city. A special musical pro
gramme will be given at each of these
twilight services.
DELAYS are dangerous. A dollar spent
for Hood's Bnrsnpurllla now may pre
vent Illness which will be expensive and
hard to bear. Now Is the time to tuke
Hood's Baruaparllla.
HOOD'S PILLS euro nil liver Ills, re
lieve constipation and assist digestion.
2fic.
HEREAFTER.
E
SI
We will have a special
sale of certain lines of
goods, which we will sell
for half their value. Mon
day next it will be a large
line of Import Samples,
white and gold China
Cups and Saucers, Salad
Bowls, Chocolate Pots,
etc. The low prices on
these goods will be for
Monday only.
China Hall
WEICHEL & MILLAR
I34 WYOMING AVENUE.
IICYGLE SHOE
REGULAR L. A. W.
Kangaroo and Russets
Patented Compressed
Corrugated Sole
Finest Line of Russet Shoes
in the City,
$2.00, S3.00 $4.QQ
In the Latest Styles.
SCnfM'S
410 SPRUCE STREET.
THE
TRADERS
Rational Bank of Scranton.
ORGANIZED 1890.
CAPITAL 250,000
SURPLUS, $35,000
FAMTTEL IITXK9, President.
V. W. WATSON, Vice-President
A. B. WILLIAMS, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
Ramuel nines, James M. Everhart, Irv
Ins A. Finch, I'lerco B. Plnley. Joseph J.
Jormyn, M. 8. Kenmrer, Charles P. Mat
thews, John T. Porter, VV". W. Watson.
and LIBERAL.
This bank Invites tho patronage of bu
(Mas men and firms goheraly.
CALL UP 3682.
CO.
OILS,
VINEGAR
AND
CIDER.
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE,
141 TOUi MERIDIAN STREET
M. W. COLLINS, rVI'B'r.
DU POINT'S
MINING, BLASTING AND SPORTING
Uannfantnred at the Wapvnl lepra M1U, L
serno oonnty, Pa., nnd nt Wil
mington. Delaware,
HENRY BELIN, Jr.
General Agont for the Wyoming District.
118 WYOMING AVE., Scranton, P
Third National Bank Building.
AOBNOtKH :
. THOB. FORD, HtUton. Pa.
JuITN B. HM1TH & HON. Plymouth, Pa.
E. W. MULLIGAN, Wllken llarro, Pn.
Agents for the Rt'panno Chemical Uon
(ear's Uigu Explosives.
III
prom, me. nil
POWDER
LATEST
WATER-PHOIF
7
in ib 1
Combining all the requisites of a fin;
Spring Overcoat and possess
ing water-proof qualities.
ALL NEW
SPRING STYLES
M AT
A
MARTI N &DELAN Y'S
rTrT6;':fii'W.
mmm
THIS SHAPZ
In tiie Ks'j Sliade of Brown,
FOR $2.00.
e
IE
MEW
THING Fill
4!8 Uckawanna Avenue.
Have no goods except those
made by the most reputable
manufacturers in the United
States.
If You Would See Ihe Lsles!
Be Sure and Call on Thsm.
Specialty Adaplcd !or Reading and Sowing.
Consumes Mirco (3) foot, of gas per
hour ami Kivcs an tfllcieiicy of sixty
(00) cnndlos.
Having at leiwt S3 J per cent, over tho
ordinary Tip lUirncrs.
Cull und See It.
434 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
rUnufacturcrs' Agents.
FOUR STANDARD
BICYCLES OF AMERICA
THE VICTOR,
THE LU-MI-NUM,
THE GENDRON,
THE RELAY.
I'
3
It would be impossible to
find four wheels that are bet
ter made. We are sure that
we can please j-ou on a wheel.
Come and see.
3!4 LACKAWANM AVENUE.
s 1
i inn ntt
lli ona very
& EKiiifi. SI
"A FAIR FACE MAY PR0TE A FOIL BARGAIN."
HARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE ISES
IN
BAMKHTS
OUR NEW
AMUSEMENTS.
DAVIS' THEATER
Honday, Tuesday and Vcdncsday,
MAY 6, 7, 8. 1895-'
THE EISIIIOT YO'JfiG IHISH CGIKEOI.ia,
ED. W. ROWLAND,
In the I k'du-rmqiio lrifh (.'omedy,
Trua litsSi Hearts.
Pmilnewl with rmw una plabnrato aMo
plWtR. A PtroDt; cast, introducing now anl
N'i'W Mukh Nv Sontf nni Dnrn. A rn
amo Irwh Hagpipo player. Hour all ilia
luteKt court.
Extra Ventilation Has Lately
Deen Provided.
N, 10, 20 OR 53 CE1IT3.
"HXT ATTKACTIOX:
R3S. ALICE LE3TS"DI;(IE"S LEflD."
mm sii mm
LIMITED I
COIUitil LECin. WD J.FFE".S03 hves,
Wish to rail your attention to 1hPl
Ti"W and cart ruliy ;:oi.-'jtcl line of
DRY GOODS
Including V. I'UnjSTLUT & CO.'S
BlBck riss Ooo'ls. njid GlLBRItT'3
f aft Bla. i.irfxs l.min(?s Wo will
carry In utok for grills und summer
trnd a full line of tho
M ATI K 1.1 I 7. S T K A M S 1 1 K S K
SANITARY WOOL IMil UW i: AR
for nrn, women nnd rlilldrm. It Is
!nfOiirF,rM,'Ifl Rn' ,nf" npt lp. tpp mar
ket today; 1 1h :t" p'T cent, bolow la-.t
y-ar'R I ri a::d has no equal. In
"KM G'ov ivs ci'-ry the original
"GANT9 JOL'YIN" for la Jios.
In the Gent's I'lirninliinu and Clothlns
department you will I'.nd the ctyle.
quality and make up to date. All the
Intest blocks ani Fhapcs in soft and
ftlff hats.
"DENT'S" KM G'oves and a well select
ed line cf Neckwear.
rSTAM.ISIIF.O i870.1
GIKQOL'S CARRIAGE WORKS.
Can-Lie.!". Bnsinrsa War.-n. Reonirins Horsa
Mi'x-inir. Paint nc anil t' bolstering. Nos. 3IH,
iU3, ax'j Seventh Btreot, Scrauton, Pa.
AYLESWORTH'S !
The Finest in (lie Citj.
The latest improved furnish J
ings and apparatus for keeping
meat, butter and cg;s. If
223 Wyoming Ava. (
(IT. PLEASANT
COAIv
AT RETAIL.
Conl of the b--t duality for dotntrtlt
ftp, Rnrt of all sizes, riolivercd to ang
IKirt of tho city at lowest price.
Orders left at mv OnVe
NO. 118 WYOMING AVENUE.
Rear room, ttit lloor. Third National
I tank, or sent by malt or telephone to tba
time, will meelve prompt attention.
flprolRl contracts will be rondn top tha
tola and deliveryf Buckwheat Coal.
WM. T. SMITH.
IS." 3
Cures Colds, Lays Out LaGrippc,
Cures Incipient Consumption.
Manufactured by G. ELMEN
DURF, Elinira, N. Y., and for sala
by the trade generally.
MEGARGEL S G0NNELL,
Wholesale Agents, Scranton, Pa.
JOHN L HANGI, ENGRAVER,
. OFFICE AND SHOP
311 Lack. Ay. nnd stewnrt'a Art Store.
Photo Engraving for Circulars, Bocks, CM
logncs, Newspapsra.
Half-Tona end Line Work.