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THE SCRANTON - TRIBUNE- SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1896.
THE COIKGSJF SOCIETY
Xamber" of Notable Weddings the
Feature of the cek.
THOSE H0KEKE OX THE WING
Moveueatsof Well-known Scrnntonlans
Darlag lb Wcok-Party Tendered
to Miss Van Camp at ller
Uome on tbo West Side.
Wednesday witnessed two weddings
on the West Side. Miss Nettle Mar
garet Fern, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
'John Fern, of North Sumner avenue,
and Attorney Charles Kugeno Olver,
of the central city, were married at 4
o'clock at the Simpson Methodist Epls
nU churrh by the pastor, liev. J. H.
Sweet.- Mies Fern was attended by
Miss Adeline Hall, of Hampton street,
a S. Fern, brother of the bride, was
bt man. Miss Fern wore a costume
of silk brocaded pearl gray crepon, with
a bodice of Duchess lnce and pearl
trimming. She carried bridal roses and
a Duchess lace handkerchief. Miss Hall
was gowned in Persian cheveraux de
la Rein?, trimmed with chiffon and
purple ;velvet. She carried niermet
roses and maiden hair ferns. A recep
tion was tendered Mr. and Mis. Olver
after the wedding ceremony at the
home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Fern. Mies Fern
has a large following of friends. Mr.
Olver is a prominent young practitioner
lit the Luckawnnna bar. He Is presi
dent of . the West Side Republican
league.
Miss AHee Williams, daughted of Mr.
and Mrs. John Williams, of North Main
avenue, and Attlcus C. Renshaw, of the
central city, were united la wedlock nt
high noon Wednesday. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. W. 8. Jones,
pastor of the First Welsh Baptist
church. Bride nnd frroom were unat
tended. Miss Williams' costume was of
Persian silk with lace trimmings and
constructed In the "Twentieth Century"
style. Mri and Mrs. Renshaw left on
the 3.34 Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western train for Newark, where on
Wednesday evening they were tendered
a reception by the groom's sister. At the
Williams home a wedding dinner was
served after tho wedding to the follow
ing guests: Mr. and Mrs. John Wil
liams, Samuel, John M. and Henry M.
Williams, Mrs. M. F. Renshaw. Mr. and
Mrs. Carl McKlnney and funily. Mr.
T. H. Watts and family. City Solicitor
Torrey and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Warner, Mr. John D. Ward, Mr. H.
Holiday Mr. Fred W. Blakely, Mrs.
A. P B .fo-d, Mrs. Douglass Jay. Mrs.
Jumes Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
C Evap I, Mrs. Joseph Brlstley and
daughters, Jessie and Margaret. Mr.
nnd Mrs. Thomas Thomas. Miss Mary
Harwln. Mrs. Thomas James. Miss
Bertha Francis, Mrs. tleorge Danford,
Mvs. Hart, Mrs. Orhardt, Buffalo; Mr.
Weorge T. Gage, Huntington, Fa., and
Dr. J. D. Temple, Washington, D. C.
.
Miss Mame E. Kromer, daughter of
Mr. end Mrs Marwin'G. Kromer, of
North Hyde Park avenue, and D. W.
Saunders were wedded Thursday eve
ning at the home of the groom's par
ents, on Price street. The bride Is a
pretty young lady and has many
friends. Mr. Saunders is a popular West
Bide young man.
The West Side Card club met Tues
day afternoon at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Charles Burr, of South Main ave
nue. The club Is composed exclusively
of prominent Indies in West Side social
circles. The engagement of Miss Louise
Dale, of the central city, to Thomas
Iandon, of Duryea, was announced at
the meeting of the club.
Miss Maggie Van Camp, of 211 North
Bromley avenue, was on Thursday eve
ning tendered a party by her employers,
J D. Williams & Co. Miss Van Camp
has beer, with the firm for twelve years.
She is at present the cashier of the
central city store.
Mr3. Edward Jarvls,. of Lafayette
street, gave a party on Tuesday eve
bing PERSONAL MENTION:
John Flanaghan, of Nllos, 0., Is visiting
Prospect avenue friends.
Harry Bennett, of Wllkes-Bnrre, is the
guest of relatives on Crown avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. William Johnnon, of Pitts
ton avenue, ure visiting In Allentown.
Frank Medway, of Irving avenue. Dun
more, Is entertaining ills brother, Joseph
Medway, of Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Coon, of this city,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. W.
Coon, of Jermyn, the forepart of the week.
Albert Wlnebrake is home on vacation
from Franklin Meillcul college, Philadel
phia, and . is visiting his parents, on
Klghth sttei-t.
Rev. William Edgar, of the Provldencfi
. Methodist Episcopal church, returned
Thursday from New York, after a few
days spent there visiting.
MIps Marie McCrackc-u, of North Wash
ington avenue, who was a guest of friends
in Providence. R. I., for three months, re
turned home Wednesday afternoon.
William H. Matthews and daughter, of
Willlamsport, have returned home after
a week spent with Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
Williams, of North Hyde Park avenue.
The marriage of Frank C. Williams, of
Tenth street, and Miss Alice Stiller, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Miller, of
Washburn street, will be solemnized the
latter part of this month.
A party of West Side young folks who
visited the Bellevue mine Wednesday cv
enlng comprised Misses Viola Evans, Cora
Reese, Annie Williams, Mary Samula,
Sarah Hughes, Mary Davis, Addle Satiur
burg, Ida Hughes. Gertrude and Kosa
Taylor: Thomas Matthias, Robert Ow;n,
Reese Lewis, Ernest Miles, Meredith Da
vis, Edward Peters ami Charles Heller
man. They were scorted by Robert Owen,
sr.
Miss Sarah C. Krlgbaum was In Factory
vllle Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Horton. of New Mil.
ford, are visiting Seranton friends.
John C. Blatter left yesterday morning
on a Ashing trip to Jeffersonvllle, N. Y.
J. George Elsele entertained A. C. Batch
ellor, of Buffalo, Thursday during the
week.
Miss Jennie Rommell. of Pittston, visit
ed friends In Seranton Thursday after
noon. Patrolmen John J. Jollier and Joseph
Block are on their annual vacation of ten
days.
Mrs. A. E. Kelfer, of Dickson avenue,
has returned from a three weeks' visit in
Allentown.
. Misses Ida and Mary Kapp. of this city,
pent a few days this week with Mt. Po
oono friends.
Miss Anna Henry, of Green street, Prov
' Idence, was tendered a surprise party
Thursday evening.
Alderman W. S. Millar returned yester
day to the city after a week's absence on
tour of Inspection.
Thomas Shotten, of the Seranton poor
looks ahead. She is never
supply of Cottolene. The
health -without medicine.
family is much better
every way since she .
KeatsHaetwsisnrss -OuuUmtU MMr
THE PI. ft. FAinBAN ft COMPANY,
CMsm) New Vault, PMlrtelphla, Plttskargk.
board, was la Rochester on business the
first of this week. He returned Wednes
day. Horace Altemose. permanent man of the
General Phlnney Hose company. Green
ltldge. Is enjoying a vacation of a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. William Slegel of Troy. N.
T., are the guests of Mr. Sicgel's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Slegel, of Elm street,
Dunmore.-
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Prenot. of Phlladel
phia, are the guests of Mrs. Prenot's
mother, Mrs., Mary Cunniff, of Prospect
avenue.
Patrick Jordan, proprietor of the St.
Cloud hotel, Wyoming avenue, and Miss
Delia Loughney. a young lady of Ave-a,
were united In marriage at St. Peter's ca
thedral Wednesday afternoon by Rev. J.
A. McHugh.
Miss Mary Cox, of Parsons, Is the guest
of Seranton friends.
Mrs. Richard Hall, of Hampton street,
has returned from a visit at Mauch Chunk.
The engagement of Benjamin E. Watson
and Miss Jessie S. Courses Is an
nounced. Mrs. Dr. J. J. Roberts, of South Main
avenue, has returned from a visit at New
York city.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Jones, of North Hyde
Park avenue, returned Thursday from a
visit at Corning. N. Y.
Mrs. Margaret Golden, of Parsons, Is
the guest of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Pat
rick Kearney, of Green Ridge.
H. H. ("onion, court stenographer, will
leave on July i for Europe. He will spend
two montns at Carlsbad Cprlngs, Ger
many. Mrs. Eli S. Longaker, of North Brom
ley avenue, la the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Mason, of Lackawanna street,
olyphant.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Williams, of Mid
dle Granville. Vt.. ure visiting Mrs. Will
lams' (tire Thomas) parents, on South
Main avenue.
Michael Donnellv and family, of Pltts-
tnn, were visiting In the city yesterday.'
.Mr. Donnelly is a prominent Dullness nun
of that place.
Superintendent George Howell wlll bo
one of the speakers at the opening exer
cises of tho new gymnusium of the
Stroudsburg State Normal school on
May 15.
John P. Blatter left yesterday morning
for Jeffersonvllle. fulllvari county, N. Y.
John KHUffman, of Prescott avenue,
went to Clifton yesterday.
Fred Smith, of Laurel Hill, Is entertain
ing Edmund W. Bennett, of Jetterson
vllle, X. Y.
J. J. Collins, of Philadelphia. Is the
guest of 'his brother, M. W. Collins,, of
Washington avenue.
Rev. Mr. Kdgar. of the Methodist Epls
copal church at Providence, has returned
from a visit to New York.
The general freight agent of tho Dela
ware and Hudson Canal company, Paul
Wadsworth, of Albuny, Is at the Hotel
Jermyn.
Congratulations to J. J. Jordan, of the
Truth, by his friends were in order yes
terday and they were quite numerous.
Tho occasion was the arrival of. a. new
boy at his home.
F. Whitney Davis, a student for the
past three years at the Jefferson .Medical
college, nt Philadelphia, has passer) 'his
final examinations satisfactorily und is
now at homo for a few days of rest. Mr.
Davis is a brother of Attorney J. Alton
Davis.
WOC A.
Mrs. Neat Ferguson, of Dunmore, Is
tho guest of rientls In town.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Reed spent yester
day with. friends In Seranton.
Miss Mame Tougler has returned to
Seranton, after a week's visit with her
parents on the West Side.
Miss Agnes Morahan 19 visiting
friends in Jermyn.
A young daughter has brightened the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Earley, of
the North End.
Mr. and Mrs. 5f. O'Malla, of the West
Side, are rejoicing over the arrival of
a son.
Mrs. Burns and daughter, Nellie, will
leave today for an extended visit with
friends in Denver, Col.
The school board will meet In regular
session on Monday evening and the
Borough council on Tuesday evening.
Twenty tons of new machinery have
been shipped from Stonlngton, Conn.,
fur the new silk mill and will be placed
in position at once.
An interesting game of ball was
played yesterday between the high
school team of Avoca and the Marcey
team, which resulted In a victory for
the former. Score, 18 to 19.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clark, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Blcace and Mrs. Wil
liam Ridgclly, all of this place, will
leave on Tuesday for England and
Wales. They will be absent about three
months.
A fashionable gathering assembled at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. mcmii
lan on Thursday evening, the occasion
being a church social for the benefit
of the Ladies' Aid society of the Lang'
cllffe church. An Interesting pro.
gramme consisting of vocal and lnstru
mental music and recitations was ren
dered. Refreshments were served and
a neat sum was realized.
The Heptasoplis have decided to ban'
quet W. H. Welter, previous to his de
parture for the west, on Friday eve
nlng, May 8. The affair promises to
be nn elaborate one.
The Avoca Hose company are In re
ceipt of an invitation from the Mooslc
Hose company to participate In the
parade on May IS, when they will con
duct a fair in Pyniond'a hall.
Miss Jennie Campbell, of Gracedale.
is spending a few days with friends in
town.
PECKVILLE,
A parly of Green Ridge wheelmen en
joyed a ride to this place last Thursday
evening and stopped at the Hotel Wil
son, i
Mrs. Boucher and daughter, Renn. of
Tnlondalo, spent Friday with Mrs.
John Snooks.
Misses Layman and Wilcox, of May
field, wore callers in town Thursday
evening.
Charles Finch, of Scranon. spent
Tuesday at the home of P. G. Harding.
Ambrose Brundnge, of the West Enu,
Is dangerously ill.
Charles Boughton, of Hamilton,
Wayne county, circulated among
friends here yesterday.
Regular meeting of the Blakely board
of health will be held at the council
rooms this evening at 8 o'clock. '
Joseph Bollard, a driver boy at the
Grassy Island shaft, was severely hurt
yesterday by being kicked by a mule,
HALLSTEAD,
Miss nufus Smith is ill.
Ainasa Trowbridge has returned
from New Milford.
Miss Bache and family have arrived
from Washington to spend the summer.
Mrs. Arthur Brown, of New York
city, is the guest of friends in town.
Mrs. Edward Burton, of Binghamton,
is visiting friends and relatives here.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. B. McClotid will at
tend the Bnglneers convention to be
held at Ottawa, Canada, Muy 10.
The Pocahontas lodge went to Frank
lin Forks on Tuesday to attend a ban
quet. without a
result is
The
off in
use
hd a mOmImi ry a ararr tla.
NEWS OF RELIGIOUS WORLD
Clergy mea ho Have Recently Been
' Called to Dunmore. -
SALVATION ARMY TROUBLES
Movement on Foot to Organise Corps of
the American Volunteers-Cost of '
Religion Services in the City
Churches Tomorrow.
The heartv reception accorded the
Rev. Mr. Hares by the members and
congregation of the Methodist Episco
pal church of Dunmore, recalls the
thought of other clergymen who have
recently taken up the work of their
Master there. The Methodist frater
nity Is the first to greet their new pastor
and from the numbers present and the
enthusiasm evinced, Mr. Hayes should
have a happy field of labor with those
who have made their church a paragon
of beauty.
The Presbyterians will receive their
new pastor on Sunday - next, and Mr.
Gibbons, who comes to occupy the pul
pit permanently, will recognise that he
Is welcomed by a united membership.
The church editlce Mr. Gibbons comes
to is a comparatively new one that will
compare favorably with any of Its sis
ter churches of the Lackawanna pres
bytery. In Dunmore Mr. Gibbons will
find his lot among friends and neigh
bors who rise above the uncharitable
thought of creed prejudices.
The Episcopalians are also Included
In those who have a new pastor who
comes us a successor to Mr. t'rban.
who has received a call to a field of
wider influence. During Mr. Ilrban's
residence there he made many friends,
who deeply regret his going. Of the
success of his work much can be said.
Considering the many disadvantages
under which he labored, from the fact
of its being a church In Its Infancy,
with a limited congregation, his mis
sion was a great credit.
By reason of death, St. Mary's
church has a new Incumbent In the
person of Rev. Dr. Lucas, whose gifted
pen has made him an author of wide
reputation. Father Lucas is at pres
ent assisting Father Donlan, curate to
the late Father McMurray, whose life
as a pastor and citizen was character
ized with holiness of character and no
bility of thought. Of his life and la
bors, his name will ever remain dear
to those of his flock and to those of
other faiths as well. Rev. Father Don
lan Is now in charge of the parish.
TROUBLES OF THE ARMY.
Those who are interested In the do
ings of the local Salvation army corps
will, beginning with tomorrow, see an
eruption in that body. It is said that
at least twenty members of the Seran
ton corps will abandon the Salvation
ists and don the cadet uniform of Bal
llngton Booth's Volunteers. Several
weeks ago there was hardly a single
member of the local corps who felt like
deserting to the opposition, for such It
really la. Of those who were formerly
loud In the protestations of faithful
ness to "the dear old General Booth"
(as one Is quoted to have said) Captain
Hannah Masland and Lieutenant Nel
lie Green, who at that time were in
charge of the Seranton corps, were per
haps the most pronounced. They
worked nard in the nag contest, and
because of this the trophies came here.
Then came an agent of the Booths.
He attended the meetings of the army,
conversed with the soldiers and paved
the way for the opposition. Soon af
ter the celebration at the barracks.
when the wife of Brigadier Evans pre
sented the Hags to the army, the two
leaders. Masland and Greer, announced
that they would leave tho Seranton
corps, and on Sunday night, April 12.
they bid farewell to the soldiers and
departed. The meeting was not a
regular "farewell" meeting, as the two
officers had not been ordered from the
post, They left of their own accord.
Their movement had a tinge- of the
mysterious.
First they went to New Tledfnrtl V
J. This they acknowledged. Among
the soldiers the suspicion was prevalent
that the two young women were about
to Join Ballington Booth, and so It nan
happened. Twenty members of tho
Seranton Salvation Army corps have
sent in their resignations to the New
York headquarters. These will form
the nucleus for the new corps. Five of
mem are omcers of the local Salvation
army.
"HARK FROM THE TOMBS!"
A note from the honorable secretnrv
of the Philosophical Societv of Great
Britain, under date of April 10, to a
clergyman of this city, contains the
following statement: "It will interest
you to know that my nephew. Profes
sor Flinders Pctrie, has Just come fr m
r-gypl. He nas discovered the llrst
and only old inscribed monument re
ferring to "the children of Israel." It
contains the record, in one line onlv.
of Mcrcuptah nnd his war with the
children of Israel. He says he 'utterly
ucstroyea me cnmiren or Israel and
left thorn no seed.' " This is monu
mental history exhumed sclentillcallv
for the correction of the mistakes of
Bible narrative with a vengeance,
There Is a widely manifested disposi
tion among the people to Judge the
truth of the Bible, and especially of
its historic statements, by the asser
tions of the old heathen monuments;
ana many seem to grow fond of re-
gardlng all new-found inscriptions as
equally or more reliable than the sa
cred scriptures. We are glad Profes
sor Petrle has exhumed this ancient
monument of this Egyptian gentle
man. Here it is, though hidden from
the eyes of many of those old Bible
writers, nnd we have It. A tablet of
"great finish and of beautiful execu
tion," covered with historic data that
must have greatly surprised Ezra, the
Old Testament scribe, if It had b en
above ground In his day. It tells us in
grandiloquent style, with all the bold
ness of truth and kingly modesty, that
the Israelites were utterly wiped out,
root nnd branch "left them no sed"-
full 1,200 years B. C. or about 200 years
before Solomon was born. Yes, ad
this magnificent Mereuptah was the
man who annihilated this race.. What
a puzzler this will be to eight or ten
million of Jews In the world today.
The style and finish and manner of
testimony of this tablet Is very like a
host of other monumental remains
which are being used to correct the
errors of Moses and the prophets. It
Is certainly as easy to believe the Jew
ish scriptures as God's word of truth
as It Is to accept this outside testimony
of historic tombstones.
COST OF RELIGION. ' ., . '
" Both as a purchaser of materials and
supplies, and as an employer.the church
has Important relations to business. It
Is manifest, therefore, that the financial
affairs of the church must be on a large
scale, when nil Its Interests are con
sidered.. Its expenditures foot up to an
aggregate which Is truly enormous. It
takes (10,3ri,000 annually to pay the bills
of the Protestant Episcopal church;
J23.S63.000 to pay those of the Methodist
Episcopal church; nearly 114,000,000 for
the expenses and contributions of the
Presbyterian church (northern); $11,
673,000 for. those of the Regular Bap
tists,, and $10,355,000 for those, of the
Congregational denomination, making
an aggregate of JS8.000.000 every year
contributed by 10,768,000 members an
average of $8.16 per member. The grand
total for all denominations could hardly
be less than $150,000,000, and It might be
many millions larger. Most of this. Is
made up of voluntary -contributions.
The value of church buildings, lots and
furniture, In 1890, was abbut $680,000,000.
It Is nulte probable that it la now. fully
$800,000,000. . ; ' .-. , j
WlUi CALL A PASTOR! ; K :
The Jackson Street Baptist church,
which has been without a pastor ilnoe
Rev. D. O. Hughes resigned, has de
cided to make a call. At a congrega
tional meeting held on Thursday even
ing of this week the official board rec
ommended that the church seek a
pastor. According to the Baptist
charter the church will have to wait at
least ten days before It can elect or
choose a shepherd, and It waa decided
that a congregational meeting be held
on Thursday evening. May 21, when.
It desirable, the church will vote on
candidates. Rev. H. H. Harr.s. of
Taylor, Is deemed a formidable possi
bility, and there has been talk that
Rev. Mr. Williams, fotmerly of ths
First Welsh Baptist chu-.ch. and now
of Wales, la a llaely candidate.
ad notes
Y. M. C. A. SUNDAY SERVICE.
During the past winter the Young
Men's Christian association gospel ser
vices have been frequently made un
usually attractive and effective by ad
dresses from prominent divines who
came to fill the pulpit of the Penn Ave
nue Baptist church. This will nappen
again tomorrow afternoon, at 3.45,
when Rev. A. B. Sears, of oneiaa, .
Y., a young man and an eloquent speak
er, will address the Young Men's Chris
tian associon. Professor Chance win.
as usual, conduct an opening service
of song at 3.45.
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES
Rev. John Loughrnn. pastor of St.
Joseph's Catholic church at Minooka, is
recovering from his recent illness.
Mrs. George Field presided at tno
Tuesday afternoon meeting of the
Women's Christian Temperance union.
A literary und debating society has
been formed among the young men of
the Sumner Avenue Iresbyterlan
church.
Members of the Tabernacle Congre
gational church will on May 13 perform
a cantata entitled "Jephthah and His
Daughter."
Messrs Hinman and Blume, members
of St. David's Episcopal church, have
presented the church with several or
naments for the chancel.
Pattle Watklns, formerly a captain
In the Salvation Army, has been pro
moted from major to a colonelship In
the American Volunteers.
The Episcopal archdeaconry of Seran
ton will on the second week in. May
hold a quarterly session at Towanda.
Ministers from local churches will at
tend. ,
Rev. II. H. Harris, of Taylor, and
Rev. W. S. Jones, of the West Side, are
devotees of bicycle riding. One rides
to Increase his avoirdupois; the other
to diminish It.
Tabernacle Congregational church,
pastor. Rev. D. P. Jones, morning and
evening preaching services. In the
evening the topic will be "Arbitration."
The sermon will be In English.
Rev. J. 11. Sweet, the new pastor of
the Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church, for tho first time since . his
presence at the new charge olllclated
at a wedding ceremony lust Wednes
day. Miss Sarah L. Carson, who Is doing
evangelical work In this city, will on
next Thursday night speak nt the
Washburn Street Presbyterian church.
Mrs. B. F. Jayne will have charge of.
the singing exercises.
Rev. John Grimths la reviewing the
Christian Endeavor society at the
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian church.
The Young People's societv of the
Tabernacle Congregational church
met on Thursday evening.
The cheap dance halls and the ruin
they cause have furnished at least one
preacher with food for a sermon and
tomorrow evening at the First Welsh
Methodist church, the pastor, Rev.
Hugh Davis, will express "Some
Thoughts on Dancing." The sermon
will be in English,
At the evening service In Second
Presbyterian church the following pro
gramme of music will be rendered: Or
gan' prelude, prayer In E Hat, Groven;
qunrtette, "Jubilate," Dudley Buck;
solo by Miss Garagan with chorus ac
companiment; chorus,. "The Lord Is
My Shepherd," Koschat; organ post
lude, Mosenthal. Mr. J. M. Chance, or
ganist. The series of meetings which were to
have been conducted In West Side
churches for a period extending to the
lecture of Dr. Francis E. Clarke nt the
Frothingham Thursday night were dis
continued on Tuesday evening. The
final meeting was held In the First
Welsh Congregational church, Rev. T.
Bell speaking. Most of the meetings
were well attended.
Rev. E. R. Lewis, the well-known
Congregational minister, returned on
Wednesday from a trip throughout the
West. Mr. Lewis has accepted a call
from the First Congregational church
at Alliance, O. He preached there dur
ing his visit. The church Is composed
chiefly of an English speaking people.
Mr. Lewis does not intend to reside
permanently at Alliance.
The annual report of the Second
Presbyterian church, read at a meeting
held Wednesday evening, for the year
closing April 1, was as follows: Mem
bership, 705; members of the Sunday
schools. 831; amount contributed to the
various departments of home missions,
$7,13!l; foreign missions, $2,227; Freed
men, $668; other benevolent objects,
$2,194; Congregational. $14,876; total
amount raised during the year, $27,104.
Among the notes regarding the Holy
Trinity Lutheran church In the April
number of the Young Lutheran Is the
following: "The pastor Is instructing
a catechetical class of over thirty
young people, but none of these will
probably be confirmed until next year.
It Is Intended, to give special attention
to the Instructions of these catechu
mens, and a more thorough course will
be followed with all who hereafter ap
ply for confirmation."
Rev. F. A. Dony, general secretary of
Northeastern Pennsylvania Sabbath
.union, goes to Philadelphia today. He
will preach the Bermon at the fifty
sixth anniversary of the Philadelphia
Sabbath association In Oxford Presby
terian church. In the evening a plat
form service will be held, presided over
by . John Wanamaker, who is president
of the 'association. The Seranton sec
retary and Justice Henry W. Williams,
of the Supreme court, are the evening
speakers.
TOMORROW'S SERVICES.
All Souls' Unlversallst church, Pine
street. Rev. F. W. Whlppen, pastor;
morning subject, 10.30, "Seeing the In
visible;" evening subject, 7.30. "Rea
sons in Denying the Current Doctrine
of Hell."
Green Ridge Baptist church, Rev. W.
J. Ford pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m.
and 7. 30 p. m. Communion nt the
close of the morning sermon.
Court Street Methodist Episcopal
church. George T. Price pastor. Preach
ing at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. The
morning subject, "The Negative. Pos
itive and Remunerative in Christian
Life;" evening subject, "The True
Prophet Hated."
Howard Place African Methodist
Episcopal church, Rev. C. A. McGee
pastor. Preaching by the pastor 10.30
a, m. and 8 p. m. All are welcome.
St. Paul's Lutheran church on Short
avenue. Park Place. Services at 4.15 p.
m. by Rev. A. L. Ramer, of St. Mark's,
Hyde Park.
Green Ridge Presbyterian church. At
the morning service the sacrament of
the word's supper will be administered,
MT. PLEASANT
AT RETAIL.
' Coal of the best quality for domestlo
use. and of all t'.ten, delivered In any part
Of the city at lowest prlco.
' Orders left at my Office,
NO. 8 WYOMINQ AVENUE,
Rear room, first floor, Third National
Bank, er sept by mall or telephone to the
mine, will receive prompt attention.
Special contracts will btt made for the
aiv auu uuvn ui nucawneat uoai.
YY1L T. SMITE,
COAL
Bible school at IS o'clock. Endeavor
meeting at C45 and evening service at
7.45. Sermon by Rev. A. L. Benton, of
Montrose. Pa.
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church,
John Burgess Sweet, pastor. Morning
service at 10.30; preaching by the pas
tor, text, Hosea, xlv:9. subject, "The
Ways of the Lord;" Sunday school, G.
L. Peck, superintendent, at IS o'clock;
Epworth league. Miss Rachel Jones,
president, at 130 p. m.. Mrs. W. H.
Coons, leader; subject, "Christ In the
Home." Seats free and a cordial wel
come to all.
St. David's church, comer Jackson
street and Bromley avenue. Rev. M. H.
HID, rector. Fourth Sunday after
Kaster. Morning, prayer and sermon
at 10.30 a. rn.; evening, prayer and ser
mon at 7.30 p. m.; Sunday school at 8.30
p. nt.; Friday evening, service at 7.30.
Seats free.
St. Mark's Lutheran church. Four
teenth and Washburn streets. Rev. A.
L. Ramer, Ph. L. pastor. Services
10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning
subject. "The Comforter Promised;"
evening subject. "The Truth Shall Make
You Free." Preaching at St. Paul's,
Providence, at 4.30 p. m.
At the Jackson Street Baptist church
at 10.30 D. H. Williams will conduct the
service; theme, 'A Pictorial Gospel."
At 2 p. m. Sunday school. Professor D.
H. Phillips, superintendent; classes to
suit all ages. At 7 p. m. Rev. Mr.
Griffiths, of the Sumner Avenue Pres
byterlnn church,- will preach for us.
We Invito the public to be present
Seats free; good singing.
Penn Avenue Baptist church. Rev.
A. II. Sears, of Oneida, N. Y.. will
preach at 10.30 nnd 7.30 o'clock. Com
munion service after the morning ser
mon. Bible school at 2 o'clock; Young
People's Society of Christian Endeavor
meeting at 6.30. You are cordially In
vited to all services, '
First Presbyterian church. Dr. Me
Leod will preach at 10.30 a. m. and
7.30 p. m. Strangers welcome.
Grace Lutheran church. Rev. Foster
II. Gift, pastor. Services on Sunday at
the Young Men's Christian association
at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday
school at 9.30, a. m.; Young People's
Society of Christian Endeavor at 6.30
p. m. Song service Instead of evening
sermon.
Calvary Reformed church, corner of
Monroe avenue and Gibson street. Rev.
W. H. Stubblebine, pastor. Preaching
at 10.30 a. in. and 7.30 p. m. by tho pas
tor. In the evening the pastor will de
liver the last Illustrated sermon in the
course on Pilgrim's Progress. Strangers
are always welcome.
Washburn St. Presbyterian church.
Rev. John P. Moffat t, pastor. Service
at iu.su a. m. ana i.m p. m.: uime school
at 12 m.; Christian Endeavor services
nt 6.20 p. m.; Junior Christian Endea
vor services at 4 p. m. The pastor will
preacn in the morning on "The Gosper
nnd In the evening on "Our Hope."
All cordially invited to all services.
St. Luke's church. Rev. Rogers Israel.
rector. Fourth Sunday after Easter.
7.30 a. m.. Holy communion: 9.15 a. m..
Sunday School; 10.30 a. m., Litany, holy
communion ana sermon; 7.30 p, m.,
evening prayer anu sermon.
bt. Mark's miss on. Dunmore. Rev.
Edwnrd J. Haughton. Fourth Sunday
after taster. 8 a, m.. holy communion
jo.ju a. m., morning prayer and ser
mon: 3 p. m., Sunday school: 7.30 p.
m., evening prayer and sermon.
The Second Presbyterian church. Rev.
Charles E. Robinson. D. D.. pastor.
cervices, iu.au a. m. nnd 7.30 p. m. The
pastor will preach In the a. m. on "The
Broken Alabaster Box:" In the d. m.
on "Spiritual Shipwreck." All seats
tree at night. All welcome at all ser
vices. Gospel Tabernacle, Adams avenue.
ureen Kiage. services as Usual. Con
vention, one day onlv. Revs. A. B.
Simpson and Stephen Merritt.and other
workers from New York will (D. V.)
meet in convention Friday. Mav 8
Services will begin at 10 a. m., 2 and
7.8U n. m. You are corfl'allv Invited.
Holy Trinity Church (Evangelical
Lutheran), Adams avenue, corner, Mul
berry Btret. service! will be conduct
ed by. the pastor, Rev. Edwin Lunn
Miller, at 10.30 and 7.30. No pews are
rerteu.
Grace Reformed Episcopal church.
Divine worship, 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p.
m. Preaching by the pastor. Sabbath
school, 12 m.; Young People's Society of
Christian Endeavor, 8.30 p. m. ' Seats
all free. Strangers welcome alwavs.
Morning theme, "Our King's Sorrow,"
II Samuel, xv. 23. Evening theme. "An
Exposition of Revelation, iv, 4-6. Union
Mime class for lesson study every
rnursuay 7.45 p. m. Communion Sab
ba th morning. Every child of God wel
come.
Providence Methodist Episcopal
cnurcn. Kev. William Edgar. D&stor.
The usual services will be held. The
pastor will preach morning and eve.
nlng. Morning subject. "Witnesses of
the Crucifixion," evening subject, "Lim
itations of Wealth." Special mission
ary exercises In the Sunday school at
z p. m.
First Baptist church, Seranton street.
Rev. 8. F. Mathews, pastor. Memorial
service in the morning; preaching ser
vice in the evening by the pastor; Sun
day school at a p. m.. Dr. Beddoo. sup
erintendent; Baptist Young People's
union consecration service, 6.30 p. m.,
led by pastor. All are cordially Invited.
first welsh Baptist church., Sunday,
May a. services, 10.30 a. m.. Rev. W. S,
Jones will preach: 6 n. m.. Rev. Mr.
Button will rreach. At the evening
service tne ordinance of baptism will
aiso De aumuusterea.
Bicycle Factorv Possible.
Several meetlnefi trnva Wn ttc.1,1 wa
cently In the board of trade rooms
wnn a view io peneenng tne organ l
ZAtlnn of n atrwlr nnmnanv tn vnam.
facture hlcvplpR. Tn tho pnnsfntMIrm jy
the bicycles. If the proposed company
ut-com.es a reality, it is tne intention- ti
utilize a number of improvements In
vpntofi hv a Slnrantrtn vanlii. rw. n
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them Is a crank shaft that Is said to be
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the great
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TORTURING
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And tho most distressing forms of Itching,
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when all other remedies and the best pbytl.
cians fail.
Spekov Cdri Tbeatmrnt Warm bathi,
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v1
JOHN H. PHELPS, Seranton. Pa.
ANOTHER COnBRESSfJAN.
Paine's Celery Compound, the Great
Spring Remedy,
A congressman is a public servant In
the full sense of the word.
He Is responsible to his constituents,
to his party, to himself the honorable
office is full of hard, thankless work,
and heavy responsibility.
Congressman William W. Grout Is
rrateful to the friend who directed him
to Paine's celery compound, when pro
longed official work had well nigh ex
hausted his health and strength. His
letter reads: .
Committee - on Expenditures the War
Department.
House of Representatives, U. S.
Washington. D. C, Feb. 28, 1896.
I found relief In Paine's oelery com
pound for insomnia. Its action on the
circulation and digestion was also ben
eficial. Very truly yours,
William W. Grout
There la something wrong when one
feels "tired all the time." It Is contrary
to every condition of good health.
There ought to be no necessity of
drumming Into the ears of tired men
and women who feel they are broken In
health, and are every day losing In
weight and strength, the urgent need
of taking Paine's celery compound, now
'tis spring, to restore their spent nerve
force and purify their blood.
Borne of the earliest good results no
ticed from taking Paine's celery com
pound during these spring days Is a
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tite, sound sleep, and good digestion.
A healthy blood supply Is regulated by
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More than two-fifths of
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By the timely use of
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Manufactured at the Wapwallopen Mills,
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HENRY BELIN, Jr.
General Agent for the Wyoming District
118 WVOMINO AVENUE, Seranton, Pa
Third National Bank Building.
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tion, distressing, ringing sounds In the
ears, dizzy spells, depression, neuralgia
and lassitude. Spring days afford
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