6 r,J,:.- . A 1 IX ilBttuCT THE F A 1 IR imcii e ;I: f 1 . ? 8z f ' ...a w.e -II - 1M 27, , If AT " z . - IS BARGAIN DAY ECHOES OFTHECONVENTION Insignificance of the Diaconate in the Congregational Churches. TO VsORK WITHOUT A SALARY Frank O. Jones Will Labor as Lay Mis sionary Jfew Choir Arrangements at First Presbyterian Church-Lutheran Church Doings. r Various thoughts are suggested by the discussions which were held at the meetings of the State Congregational association at Plttston during the week. Foremost is the Impeachment made by Rev. Daniel Jones of the pres ent Insignificance of the diaconate. The saper formed the incident of the convention, and the sentiments ex pressed are such that do not tend to re flect credit on the great Congregatlonal lst body. Mr. Jones, It was generally ad mitted, was quite correct in his accusa tion that the denomination - was Indi rectly guilty of unacriptural conduct. The guilt was, if possible, intensified by the fact that It was due to neglect of the usages by means of which this great church has developed. No argu ment can possibly be made that pres ent day policy justifies the discarding of the only lay office, authorized by Scripture, as interpreted by. the de nomination. The question is not only an extensive one, but it Is of vital im portance and; Includes the final extinc tion of this time-honored office. The query could well have been added to the paper, How far have the ministers endeavored to maintain the usefulness of the office? Had this been a subject of discussion In all probability a solu tion of the difficulty would have been reached. Another feature of Interest is the happy co-mingling of the English and "Welsh churches In one great union. Bl-llngual ' difficulties are nowhere to be observed. One phase of the ques tion however,, affords ample food for reflection. The Welsh churches are In many Instances the mother churches of the later 'English churches, and the chief support of the recent churches Is derived from an Influx of members from the Welsh churches. It Is admit tedly a wise course and more conveni ent for the younger members, particu lar to worship In the language with which they ere most familiar, but it Is an open secret that , a considerable section of Welsh people, not capable of .Intelligently understanding an, Rngltsh sermon, are attracted to the . English services for no reason except that they are tired of their own church.' They cannot, however, appreciate that their usefuless Is materially lessened, and that thereby they reduce their attend ance at a house of worship to a matter of form rather than a matter of duty. The practice Is, unfortunately, on the Increase, and la a source f' danger to the development of the denomination, . ,. Self Sacrifice In Church Work. ' The following excerpt from St. Luke's Churchman will be read with interest: "The fruits of the spiritual, activity, of parish life are constantly appearing. William Toole, of Minooka, a devout 'communicant of ttbis parish, and for the past two: years a student at the Strouds burg Normal school, has consecrated himself to the work of , the. church, UndM the advice of the rector be was THE LAST SA HUNDREDS OF j to presented to Bishop Talbott, of Wyo ming1, who has placed him at work In his diocese. "Mr. Toole is looking forward to Holy Orders, and will continue his studies under the direction of the bishop. We wish our friend and brother God speed in his work, feeling proud that it Is from our parish so thoroughly conse crated a man goes forth. "We have yet another illusratlon and perhaps a more positive one still, In the case of Frank Jones, an earnest and consistent communicant of St. David's parish, who has consecrated his life as a layman, exclusively to the saving of men. Mr. Jones has presented himself to the rector for work, the return to be a simple support. As he desires to take upon himself the vows of chastity, pov erty and obedience he thinks a very small amount will be sufllclent for his maintenance. The call was so urgent, the need so great and the opportunity for securing the service of so conse crated a life so rare, that the rector hus accepted the responsibility for a month at a time, relying upon there being those In the parish who will feel drawn to support such consecrated work. Mr. Jones will visit day and night among the laboring olases, the afflicted and poor, counseling, advising, exhorting, teaching and assisting as opportunity preaentH. The amount of work done will be enormous and the financial outlay very small. A younf? active, intelligent man Who calmly gives up all the world has to offer of love and gain and honor In order to devote himself, body and soul, tp . his Master's work, was the offer and the remuneration only what It would cost to support so abstemious and self-denying a life. Mr. Jones be gins his work at onco, and we believe that In a few months most positive re sults will be seen fn the parish life, In the congregations and In attendance upon the sacraments, and last, but not least, in the offerings " Wafilnas from the Choirs. D. W. Watklns has made arrange ments for special music at the Provi dence Methgdlfit episcopal church to-' morrow. . ,', , . . The double . chorus feature .to be In-, troducfd -at . theTlllght service of First Presbyterian church one week from tomorrow will be another advance In the excellent musical services of that church.' Tallle Morgan has 'certainly demonstrated the feasibility of the chorus choir. His present choir of twenty-four voices Is In the foremost ranks, and the addition of a, large chorus of one hundred and fifty voices on the gallery In the rear of the church wilt make the muslo a decided attrac tion. , The effect of one choir responding to the other must be heard to be appre ciated. The first rehearsal last Thurs day evening was a thorough success. Another feature to be Introduced Into this service wilt be solo's by singers from other churches, tomorrow week, Mrs. Du. B. Dlmmlck will sing. Mr. Heath, of Newark, a very fine tenor, has also been engaged for ft few Sundays. Other fine vocalists will be introduced from time to time. One objection has, how ever, been heard against this proposal, viz: that the excellent musical pro gramme provided will attract a large number of. young . people, from other churchesf who will,-it la feared, neglect to. attend 'the meetings of young peo ple's .societies which. are generally held be'fore the regular 'services. ' It Is, how ever,, tor -sf hoped that the respective meeting's wllljidt. plash. . i- ; '.. ''. Tallle Morgan-has been given the con tract to furnish1 the mutelo for the .Washburn Street Presbyterian church THE SCBANTON THIBUNE 8ATUBDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1895. BARGA MS DON'T MISS IT. aii ran for the coming year. A chorus choir of twenty-four voices of West Side singers will be organized immediately, and will rehearse on Friday evunings. ' The choir on Sundays will be in charge of a trust worthy assistant. This will in no way Interfere with Mr. Morgan's duties at the First Presbyterian church. Memorial Services. Memorial Day services will be held at Elm Park church and the Penn Ave nue Baptist church. At. the forirler, tomorrow evening, the members of the Colonel Monies post and Women's Re lief corps will attend, and Rev. W. H. Pearce will deliver a memorial address on "The Sacrament of Flowers." A service of responsive reading and spe cial songs has been arranged. The music, which has been arranged ' by Professor Carter, is most appropriate for the occasion. The Ezra S. Griffin post. Grand Army of the Republic, will attend in the evening at the Penn Avenue Baptist church, when about 250 veterans will be present. Rev. Warren G. Partridge will preach a special sermon on "Pa triotism." All the arrangements of the service are prepared specially In view of the occasion. An excellent quar tette, assisted by the large chorus, will render appropriate music, which they have rehearsed for some time. The edi fice will be beautifully decorated by the ladles of the church. Coming Events. , The Lutheran Mlnlsterlum of Penn sylvania holds its one hundred and forty-eighth annual convention in Phil adelphia, June 6-12. This Is one of the oldest and largest religious bodies In America. Organized In 1748, it now In cludes 309 ministers, 481 congregations and 118.464 communicant members. The fair committee' of the Calvary church have been laying plans to hold a piano and bicycle contest In. connec tion with the church fair, which la to be held In tho fall. A contest for a $:ir,0 Pease, plnno Is now on. Arrange ments are also being made for a second contest between two railroad engineers, the prize being o $500 Eohm'er plnno. John It. Troch.'of the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western company, Is one of tint contestants. The second annual convention of the Lutheran League of Pennsylvania will be held In Reading, June 2G-27. ' This Is an organizations of young Lutherans, whose object Is to quicken In ItJ mem bers a clearer consciousness of Chris tian faith, and to promote among them practical Christina life. ' Rev. Edwin' Lunn Miller, of this city, Is the presi dent of the Pennsylvania league. There are already eighteen district ; leagues In the state, and over 12,000 members. The Reading convention , will, In all probability, be the largest gathering of Lutherans ever held In this country., . The Wllkes-Barre conference of the Lutheran Mlnlsterlum of Pennsylvania resolved to hold Its fall meeting' In Scranton, ' , A Baptismal service will be held at the First Baptist church, Scranton street, tomorrow evening. The quarterly meeting of the Welsh Congregational churches Is being held n't Forest City today, and will be con tinued tomorrow. . ... .. ,.. ,, The concert for which a large chorus has bean rehearsing for some time will be held at the Dunmore Presbyterian church on June 11. It Is announced that some of the Scranton ohurches will follow the ous tom of .the majority . of . New. York ohurches by holding no services during the month of August. . , The Ladies' Aid society; t the Dun THE SESBE3SB395I I grwa II EVERY kOWGR rr All PABT8 FAIR more Presbyterian church have ar ranged to run their annual excursion to Lake Ariel on June 26. Great preparations are being made by the several churches for Children's Day. There will be special exercises in nearly all the Sunday schools. The Wyoming district Memorial as sociation will meet at Lackawanna Monday and Tuesday. Items of Personal Mention. Rev. W. S. Jones will prench en Eng lish sermon at the First Welsh Baptist church tomorrow morning. Rev. F. .J Collins will attend the an niversaries of Baptist associations, to be held at Saratoga, N. Y.. on May 2S. Rev. Richard Hlorns will preach at the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow. Rev. W. II. Stubbleblne, pastor of Calvary Reformed church, was In at tendance at the annual meeting of the Wyoming classes In Conyngham, Pa. The reports of the work done and re sults accomplished in the various charges shows an encouraging growth and bright outlook, notwithstanding the pressure of hard times. The board of foreign and home missions report that their work Is In a very encour aging condifton. There Is no deficit In the foreign board, and but a small one In the home board. The place chosen for the next annual meeting' of classes Is the. Culvary .Reformed church of Scranton. Miscellaneous Mention- A Junior Epworth league has been oigunlzed In tho Park Place Methodist Eplscoiml church with seventy mem bers. Rev. U. T. Price, the superintend ent, hopes to be able to report a mem bership of 100 at an early (late. Members of tho Christian Endenvor society of the Providence Welsh Con gregational church are selling tlckotB for their jannual oxcurslon to Lake Ariel on July 13. Trinity church congregation -nre making a vigorous and, doubtless a final effort, to pay off the entire Indebtedness rtlll resting on them. Tho first Burning In June, Whitsunday, Is set for final monetary returns. . ' , Rev. D. C. HugheB Is preaching a series of practical find useful sermons at the Jackson Street Baptist church. Tomorrow morning he will preach upon "The 'Conditions of Spiritual Power," and In the evening on "Woman, Her Sphere, Influence and Responsibility." Memorial windows as follows have ifeen presented tot the now Calvary church front windows: iMr. and Mrs. Irvln O.. Berger, In memory of Jennie Oscllla Merger; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stubbleblne, In memory of Bertha Stella Stubbleblne, and Mr. and Mrs, Ft Smith and Mrs, and Mrs. ' C. E. Weldau. The following excerpt Is taken from Calvary Tidings: "A great revolution Is about to take place In the near future In the manner of administering the wine at the Lord's supper. Heretofore It has been the custom for all to drink from a cup In the commune. That such a custom may result In the Importation of diseases to others will be granted and hence It has been decided to intro duce the individual communion oup, thus avoiding any exposure te disease. We shall have more to say on this subject later and hope to adopt It In our church." ' t An excellent programme was provid ed by the Hampton street Church Ep worth league at their rooms last even1-; tav ' '',' -f- v;." ; ' . v. ' "A "Napoleon Tea" was held at the manse by the members of the Christian Endeavor society, of the Dunmore Pres DAY IN MAY, DEPARTMENT THAN rrr IF Tt8 byterian church on Tuesday evening. The success both financially and social ly exceeded the anticipations, and the young workers are to be congratulated upon their efforts. Tomorrow will be observed by the Toung Men's Christian association as the day of prayer for their foreign work. The secretaries of the associa tions who are at work in India, Japan, Brazil, China and Ceylon will be the special subjects of prayer. Owing to the meeting of the Wyom ing District Ministerial association, there will be no meeting of the Method ist ministers at Elm Park church on Monday morning. CHURCH SERVICES. First Presbytorlan Church James Mc Leod, D.D., pastor. Services 10.30 a. m. and "twilight service" from 5 to 6 o'clock In the afternoon. Dr. McLeod will preach at both services. Strangers welcome. Jackson Street Bnptlst Church The pas tor will preach both morning and evening. Morning theme, "Conditions of Spiritual Power." Evening, "Woman; Her Sphere, Influence and Responsibility." Services, 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. m. First Baptist Church Pastor Collins will preach Sabbath at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning theme, "Prayer and Fastlns." Kvenlng theme, "Baptism of the H. S." The ordinance of water baptism following sermon. Seats free. All welcome. Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Services nt 10.30, to bo followed by tho Sunday school. F.pworth league at 6.45. Preaching nt 7.30. This service will be In keeping with memorial services, to which all are cordially Invited. Be In time so that the ushers can provide you with a good seat. Rev. J. L. Race, pas tor. Green nidge Baptist Church Rev. W. J. Ford, pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Subject In the morning, "Tho Present Need for Workers," In the even ings'The Duty of a Nation to tho Memory of its Heroes." P.urltnn, Congregational Church Rev. A. F. Ferris, pastor. On Subbath morning tho pastor will preach his farewell ser mon to tho church. Subject, "The Work of tho Church." In tho evening there will be a final address to the young people. Oraee English Lutheran Church Rev. Foster IT, Gift, pastor. Services on Sun day at the Young Men's Christian asso ciation at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sundsy school at 11.30 a. m. Rev. Bonn, of Sella'! drove, Pa., will preach. At the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church Preaching morning and evening by the pastor, Hev. L. C, Floyd. Seats free. - Washburn Street Presbyterian Church Preaching at the usual hours by Rev. John Van Ness, of Princeton, N. J. St. Luke's Church Rev. Rogers Israel, rector. Sunday after Ascension. Holy communion, 7.30 a, m.; Sunday echool, 9.30 a. m.; service and sermon, 10.30 a, m. ; evening prayer and sermon, 7.30 p. m. St. Luke's Mission, Dunmore Rev. A. L. Urban In charge. Sunday school, 8 p. m. ; evening prayer and sermon, 4 p. tn. Dunmore Presbyterian Church J. w. Williams, pastor. Morning service at 10.30, evening at 7.80. Sabbath school at 12 noon. Christian Endeavor at 6.30 p. m. The sub ject of the morning aermon will be "The Danger of Neglect." All persons invited. Calvary Reformed Church Corner Mon roe avenue and Gibson street. Rev. W. H. Stubbleblne, pastor. Preaching by the pas tor at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. In the rooming the pastor will give an account of the work of Wyoming classes. - Even ing subject, "Elijah, the Messenger or Je hovah." ....... - Providence Methodist EDlscooal. Church -Rev. William Edgar, pastor. All the regular services will be, held tomorrow. Preaching by the pastor ot 10.80 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning subject, "Some Signs of the Tlmes.'i Evening subject, "Un E 01TI EVER sills j BARGAIN known Graves." Sunday school at 2 p. ni. All are welcome. Penn Avenue Baptist Church Rev. Warren G. Partridge, pastor. Services at 10.30 a, m. and 7.30 p. m. Subject In tho morning, "The Office of the Word of God." In the evening the pastor will preach a ser mon on "Patriotism," before the Ezra S. Grlltin post, of the Grand Army of the Republic, appropriate for Memorial Day, Special music for the occasion. Strangers arc cordially Invl ;d. North Main Avenue Baptist Church In the morning Rev. W. O. Watklns will de liver a sermon on a topic which at present Is all absorbing, namely, "The Bible In the public schools." The agitation and re cent litigation on this question In relation to the public school of Waverly makes the discussion of this question pertinent and timely. Evening subject will De. "The El der Brother of the Prodigal Son." Appro priate music will be rendered. Miss Nellie DeGraw will sing. The Second Presbyterian Church Rev. Charles E. Robinson, D.D., pastor. Ser vices at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. The pas tor will preach In the evening on "How to Make the Most of the Soldiers' Sacrifice." All are Invited. There will be special music by Mr. Weeden and the chorus. Conservatory hall, 402 Lackawanna ave nue. Gospel service as usual at 8.15 p. m. Evangelist Scovll and Rev. McArthur will both be present. Asbury Methodist Episcopal Cttureh Owlng to the Indlspesitlon of the pastor, the services tomorrow will be conducted by Rev. Richard Hlorns. TUN KHAN NOCK. W. A. Sturdevant, of Scranton, who Is Interested in the oil prospecting move ment up near Lovelton, was In town yesterday having some leases record ed. He says that he mnd his a.'raoclates have 8.500 acres under lease In North Branch and Windham townships and that they will begin building a derrick about June 6. The man who will run the drill, when started, has been In the business for eighteen years and his helper nearly twice as long. Inasmuch as both of ithem are financially Inter ested In the venture, Mr. Sturdevant Is confident that there will be no sham ming. The first well will be put down In close proximity to well No. 1, but Hlv? old hole will not be made deeper, ns was reported, on account of water. He has no faith In the Forkston terri tory, where parties drilled last season. Attorneys . E,. J. Jordan, James W. Piatt and Charles W. . Tarry returned from Laporle Thursday 'hlght, where they had been to attend the May sit ting of the court carrying on the judi cial contest.. The matter Is very un certain at this' stage, as it ia said that 250 votes will probably be' thrown out In Sullivan county. The effect, If such a thing occurs, cannot be foretold, but one of the attorneys .confldemUy pre dicts a gain of 100 votes for Slttser, Such a result would seait him on the bench, for It s In nowise probable that enough Illegal . votes will 'be found In this county to overbalance It. The ad journment was madato meet In Tunk hannock June 17, whe"n the vote of this county will.be venttaited. . Miss Efflo P. Reynolds lias returned from Scranton. C. A. Little, esq. ta spending the week at New Haven, Conn., where he is at tending the supreme lodge of Hepta sophs as representative of Tunkhlan nock conclave. . The members of Temple Command ery, Knights Templar, who went to PArston mrade.y night to attend As cension Day services M guests of Wy oming Valley - commandery, express themselves sua highly pleased with their entertainment. Among the members m iw 1 o to G m DAY who went were B. W. Lewis, H. F. Metoalf, D. Billings, F. H. Piatt, C. S. Knapp, T. B. Vosburg, E. A. Adams, C. M. Barlow, L. T. Burns, G. S. Baldwin, John B. Fassett, N. A. McKown, R, E. Billings, R. W. Banntyne. Captain E. S. HandricK has returned from Philadelphia. The funeral of Thomas Manley yes terday was largely attended, many friends com tag from a distance to pay the last tribute of respect to the de ceased. Rev. Father Drtscoll preached a fine discourse and Mrs. Kaite Slllvan, leader of the Hyde Park Catholic chwlr, sang the mass beautifully, receiving many compliments therefor. Among those wOio were present from out of town were T. F. Cody and Tracey Rob erts, of Plttston; Peter Cawley, Mrs. a fine discourse and Mrs. Kate Sullivan, Mrs. John Heath, of Scranton : Thomas Gibbons, James Majoy, of Vosburg; John Mahanna and mofther, of Russell Hill; John S. Tanney, S. J. Regan, Miss Mary Lyncih, Mrs. William Reilly and Mrs. George Rellly, of Wllkes-Barre. . A handsome soldiers monumenit on the court house lawn Is Just whalt Is needed now to lend grace and dignity to the county property. If surroundel w'th a few neatly kept flower beds it would transform what has alwayt been an ugly blotch trnto a charmkng little spdt, especially If a fountain be added. 111 rL,Crt3Ali 1 COAL AT RETAIL Coal ef the best quality for domesMt tse, and of all sixes, delivered in aas part of the city at lowest price. Orders left at my Omce NO. 118 WYOMING AVENUE, Rear roem, first floor. Third National Bank, or sent by mall or telephone to the bine, will receive prompt attention. Special contracts will be made for the ale and delivery of Buckwheat Coal. WM. T. SMITH. HORSE - SHOEING DR. JOHN HAMLIN, The Acknowledged Expert In Horseshoeing and Dentistry, ia Now Permanently Located on West Lackawanna Ave., Near the Bridge. i mm oo iwd. Csattai, II : BJB9T mtMt HltOU IM THE WOU14M A msil Im a dnilar I am id. TTsTeXedlee' Selld Fiaoch Doagela KM Bvt. I deUnnd Ire anrr in im Neat plot VMS, noon vnm, or 1'oeul Net w IM. KatuHi every wT the toots old la all retell stone for 3.60. We nks this boot oureehrae, theiefore we gar aM ue jn, fTVM aaa vtar. end If ui one fa sol eeOefleil will reran the men? oreeadenoUnrpohv Open , lo or vontmoo Damn, . U, O.K. . 1 to i end lull e. Bmaynttntl . we mu. 3 soot n i v I II SIII I van
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