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OUB WOMAN'S PAPEB, THUBSDAT, MAT 14, 1896.
fJE ARE ERECTItlG
a mam of homes
Also a Pretty Home
CRANTON CHURCHES
ANSHE CHESED.
Vlfif. J. Fenerllcht, Lludeo Street MI
Ister.
In 1854 only four Jewish families were
living In Scran tan. In 1SD8 the number
had Increased to sixteen families, when
they organized a society and nailed the
name "Anshe Ch'esed, (Men of Grace.")
Services were held In a private resi
dence on the Sabbath and on all holi
days. Dr. Cohen was the first minister.
In 1861 with a membership of about
twenty families the society concluded to
form a regular congregation. Appli
cation was made In the Luzerne county
oourts for a charter and on Jan. 7, 1K62,
the congregation was duly Incorporat
ed. Meanwhile services were held In the
Klhambra hall, on Lackawanna avenue.
Ln 1865 the lot on Linden street was
bought and the present temple was be
gun In 18C6. The corner stone was laid
' under the auspices of the Masonic. Fra
ternity. R. Ijunberton. esq., of Har
riuburg, acting na general manager,
assisted by K. P. Kingsbury. The min
ister of the congregation. Rev. Fisher,
uctlng as chaplain. In the spring of
18B7 the temple waa dedicated by Rev.
Dr. I. M. Wise, of Cincinnati. In 1890
the temple was enlarged and has now
eighty-eight members.
Deborah Aid and Benevolent society
was started in 1S71 by the ladles of the
Hebrew congregation, of Anshe Chesed,
the objects are first to assist one anoth
er in cases of sickness also to relieve the
poor and medy. The members them
selves, however, never demanded mone
tary assistance, so that the society de
votes Itself mostly to works of charity
and benevolence. It has done excellent
work caring- for the sick, and relieving
the poor and needy. It has a regular
relief committee, whose duty it is to
visit all cases, and render necessary
relief. It has spent thousands of dol
lars for that purpose.
This society is an auxiliary to the
synagogue, has done good work in
beautifying the synagogue and ceme
tery belonging to It It has about fifty
members. Owing to the great influx
of Russians it was found necessary Ave
years ago to extend benevolent work
and an organization was formed known
as "The Ladles' General Relief society."
The members have done a great amount
of personal work. By visiting the homes
of these people they secure employment
for those unable to get it, also see that
the children are properly clothed and
sent to school, besides giving as much
towards the support of the families as
their funds allow. One of the objeots
of this socletly is to try to moke these
people self-supporting, and the success
met with in many cases has been very
gratifying.
At the Woman's congress held tit the
World's fair in Chicago, 1S93, a nation
al council of Jewish women was formed
for the purpose of extending literary
and philanthropio pursuits.
The council has representatives In
many parts of the country. A branch
organization was formed In this city
two years ago and the special alms have
been In establishing a kindergarten
an Industrial school and a literary so
ciety. The kindergarten has been doing
splendid work and has been made a
branch of the Scranton Free Kindergar
ten association. The industrial school
Is also encouraging and the girls take
great pride in whnt Is accomplished.
MRS. J. R. COHEN.
; ; MRS. M. BROWN.
(There are three other synagogues In
Eoranton, the Russian and Polish, one
on Perin avenue, under the charge of
Nathan Druck, cantor; and two Hun
garian ones on the South Side, the sec
ond but recently established, in care
cf N. Kdelman, cautor. . These have
each a Beneficial and Literary society,
for their younger members, bringing
them Into closer understanding of the
American life of which they now form
Pt)
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The earliest service of the Episcopal
church in Scranton was held in 1843.
The second was held by Rt. Rev. Alon
uo Potter on August 29, 1848. On Aug
ust 5, 1857, St. Luke's church was or
ganized, Rev. John Long, who had
been officiating as missionary, becom
ing Its rector. The corner-stone of its
first church building, on Penn avenue,
was laid April 19, 1X53, and the edifice
was consecrated on Nov. 17, of the same
year by Rt. Rev. Alonzo Potter. In 1886
ground was broken for the present
church building; its corner-stone was
laid Oct. 9, 18C7, by Bishop Stevens,
and the first service In the completed
edifice was held on July 2, 1871.
St. David's church, West Scranton,
was established In 1858 by Rev. John
Long. Its services were discontinued
for a time after the Civil war, but were
renewed in 1870. The first church of
this pariah was destroyed by Are in 1887.
The corner-stone of the present church
was laid Oct. 22, 1890.
The Church of the Good Shepherd,
Green Ridge, was begun as a mission
on July 12, 1868, and fully organized as
a parish on Nov. 29, 1868, Rev. John
Long being Its first rector.
St. Mark's Mission church, Dunmore,
was started In the summer of 1890 as
St. Luke's Dunmore mission by Rev.
H. C. Swentzel, then rector of St.
Luke's parish. tinder the fostering
care of Rev. A. ti. Urban, assistant rec
tor of St Luke's, sustained by the pres
ent rector, Rev. Rogers Israel, and by
St. Luke's vestry, the mission grew rap
idly. Rev. Mr. Urban took charge
March 1, 1894. In June 1895, ground was
roken lor the Chanel and oarlsh house.
the'eorner-stone of which was laid on
July 17; the mission having been for
mally named St. Mark's In anticipation
of Its acquiring full parish status in an
early, future. On Oct' 13, 1895, the new
, building was blessed and dedicated, and
the congregation entered into full pos
session of its beautiful new home. In
connection with it St. Luke's has also
begun a mission at Olyphant
It has been suggested that the first
, Issue of the Woman's Paper would be
Incomplete without some account of
woman's work as it has been developed
In the origin and progress of St Luke's
church. - Starting from very small be
ginnings, the majority of the members
being women, it was evident from the
first that the prosperity of the organi
sation muBt depend largely upon their
energy and activity.' The first nlan
' adop
1
adopted looking toward mutual aid was
oia-rasnioned mite society; formed
ibbi. uui oi inis grew tne Be wing
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e aays every woman sewed; all
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CHARLES SCHLAGER.
MISS 5. C. KRIGBAUM, Editor.
work and talk there followed fairs and
festivals, large and small, for the suc
cess of which every woman's home in
terest was temporarily put aside.
By skillful management and no small
financial ability $5,000 was accumulated
and applied toward the building and
furnishing of the beautiful church now
occupied by St. Luke's congregation.
The building finished, thereafter the
same busy hands and brains turned
their attention to the growing city's
need of charitable work.
A Woman's Uuild was organized,
committees were appointed for visiting
the sick, helping the poor and welcom
ing strangers, to which have been ad
ded those on hospitality, on Sunday
school work, on the Hospital, on the In
dustrial school, on tit. Luke's kinder
garten, the one that works as the centre
of the parish work for the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Church's Foreign and
Domestic Missionary society, the one
forming the now well-known Needle
work Guild, and others, all actively em
ployed. One of the best works, successfully
Inaugurated, is the establishment of the
Free Kindergartens on the South Side,
which gather In from the street, chil
dren too young to be admitted to the
public chools. In connection with the
kindergartens mothers' meetings are
held for the encourugement of worn
out, despairing mothers. Only those
who know can understand the effect of
the steady grind of dally labor upon the
mind and body of overburdened
mothers. No one can calculate the
good accomplished by the Industrial
school with Its various departments
sewing, mending, cooking, housekeep
ing, during the six winters through
which It has now been held. Furnish
ing and conducting a summer home for
Invalids, provided by the Men's Guild
Is another Item added to the list and the
providing of food for use for the many
hundreds taken by the Men's Guild on
the annual Free Excursion, also the
serving of It at Lake Ariel.
The committee on missions, now lead
ing the Parish work of the Woman's
Auxiliary has for many years made
large contributions In money and In
boxes for missionaries. In this they
have also the aid of the Girl's Friendly
society which takes special portions of
the mission field to aid. The Guild of
St. Hilda is chiefly occupied with hos
pital and home mission work, besides
Its duties as an "alter guild" in em
broidery and care of the altar linen.
The Girl's Friendly society also sus
tains the Room for Shelter for friend
less girls and women temporarily
stranded In the city, and makes many
scores of garments annually for the
hospital. It also ministers weekly to
the old ladles at the Home for the
Friendless, and has other special work.
The Woman's Guild of St. Mark's, that
of the Church of the Good Shepherd, St
Agnes' Guild, Dunmore, and St. Cath
erine's, of the Good Shepherd, are each
and all doing actively and earnestly all
that comes to their hands in parish
work, In city charitable work and in
the wide field of missions.
It would be an omission to close this
article without a word of praise for
those "who have borne the burden and
heat of the day" from the very begin
ning of the parish. Strong under diffi
culties from first to last their earnest
spirits have led the way, guiding, in
spiring and encouraging the faint
hearted. They will work while the day
lasts and the day Is always long for the
"Willing Worker."
MARION M. WARREN.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The history of the Catholic church In
Scranton is so interwoven with the
city's existence that a record of one
without an Inclusion of the other
would be Incomplete and unsatisfac
tory. The city's marvelous growth
and development have made extraor
dinary demands upon the resources of
the church and all have been met
The first Catholic church within the
present limits of the City of Scranton
was situated at what was known as
Fellow's corner, on Division street. In
the Hyde Park section of the city. This
was in 1848. It was then merely a mis
sion church and Father Pendergast
drove down from Carbondale every
Sunday to say mass. In that year, tne
Lackawanna Iron and Coal company
donated a plot of ground in the
Twelfth ward to the Catholics for
church purposes. It was finished in
1849 and Reverend John Laughran be
came the first resident pastor of the
Scranton parish, The building was of
franje structure and but 25x35 feet in
size.
The congregation grew so rapidly
that in 1852 Rev. James Cullen, who
had succeeded Father Laughran in the
pastorate, began the erection of a more
modern frame building at the corner of
Franklin avenue and Spruce street.
This church was 45x96 feet in size. Rev.
Moses Whltty succeeded Father Cul
len in 1834, and, in that year, com
menced the erection of the first Catho
lic church In Dunmore, of which Rev
erend Edward Fltzmaurlce became the
first pastor. The Catholic population
multiplied so rapidly that in 1858 an
other church was built to supply the
spiritual necessities of those Catholics
residing In Providence.
Shortly after this time, Scranton's
period of marvelous growth began, and
In 1864 the Catholic population had so
Increased that Father Whltty deter
mined upon the erection of a still
larger church for the central portion of
the borough of Scranton and a further
sub-division of his parish. In accord
ance with this determination, the cor
ner stone of the church of St Vincent
de Paul was laid in the fall of 1865.
This edifice was situated at the corner
of Wyoming avenue and Linden street
and occupied the ground on which St
Peter's cathedral now stands. It was,
in fact, for the most part the same
building which bears the name of St.
Peter's cathedral. The old trams
church was moved to Hyde Park,
where it did duty until 1883, when St
Patrick's church was built
Right Reverend William O'Hara
was, until July 12, 1868, pastor of St
Patrick's church, Philadelphia. On
that date he was consecrated Bishop
of Scranton by Rt. Rev. Bishop Wood,
and he Immediately left for his new
charge. The rectors of St Peter's
cathedral up to the present time are:
Fathers Hennessy, N. J. McManus,
W. J. Dunn, R. McAndrews, Moylan
and O'Reilly. Father O'Reilly is the
present rector. The elevation of Rev.
M. J. Hoban to the blshoprlo of Alalls
and the coadjutorshlp of the diocese of
Scranton Is so recent that It Is un
necessary to detail It at this time.
The congregation of the cathedral
parish, at this time, numbers about
'0 9
two thousand families. Besides St
Peter's cathedral, there now are In the
city of Scranton St Patrick's church
and St John's (German Catholic) on
the West Side, St. John's. St. Mary 8
(C-erman Catholic), Sacred Heart, (Po
lish Catholic.) and a Greek Catholic
church on the South Side, St. Aloysius
chapel (Italian Catholic) in the central
city, two Lithuanian Catholic churches
and Holy Rosary church in Provi
dence. An estimate approaching prob
ability is impossible because of the In
sufficient data at hand.
Thechurch societies are all of large
membership and all of them have
charitable clauses embodied In their
constitutions and by-laws. The asso
elation known ns the Sacred' Heart so
ciety is probably the largest of these.
Its membership being considerably in
excess of 5.000. The society of St. Vin
cent de Paul is organized solely for
charitable purposes and that Its alms
are accomplished, hundreds of poor
families may testify. St. Joseph's
Foundling Home, St. Patrick's Orphan
Asylum and the Home of the Good
Shepherd are Important charitable In
stitutions, which have been erected by
the wise and benevolent policy of the
good bishop. Besides these societies
and institutions there are others hav
ing the education of youths as their
object. These comprise the several or
ders of nuns and the convents, paro
chial schools and the college of St.
Thomas of Aquln.
As stated in beginning of this article,
these things have not been accom
plished without much labor, persever
ance and energy. For their complete
ness and for the good which has flow
ed from them, credit and honor is duo
to the conservatism, foresight, wisdom
and personal sacrifice of the aged and
beloved Bishop Rt Rev. William
O'Hara and to the zealous band of
clergymen who unhesitatingly follow
ed where he led.
MRS. WILLIAM KELLT.
(The work of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the St Vincent de Paul society will
be found on the Philanthropies and
Charities page. Ed.)
METHODIST CHURCHES.
The doctrine of Methodism were dif
fused in this valley as earlv as 1786.
It had but a feeble recognition until
1793. Among the earliest emigrants
from Connecticut to Wyoming was An
nlng Owen, who began to preach the
doctrine or Methodism in 1787. He of
flclated In the double capacity of black
smith and exhorter for a time, and then
became a circuit preacher of wonderful
power. William Colbert probably
preached the first sermon at Capouse,
the home of Samuel Taylor was a
preaching place as was also that of
John Va ughn. Meetings were occasion
ally held in log houses and cabins along
the stream, where the poor, penniless
preacher tarried all night. Small school
houses were afterwards used. In June.
1841, funds were solicited to build a
meeting house. It was completed in
1M2, and stood for years on the cor
ner of Lackawanna and Adams ave
nues. This was the first church built
in Lackawanna valley. It nccommo
dated about sixty people and was used
also by Presbyterians. The first regu
larly stationed pastor was Rev. A. H.
Schoonmaker.
At the Wyoming conference held at
Binghamton July 2, 1856, Rev. George
Peck was appointed pastor, at which
time the church had forty reliable mem
bers and an equal number of nominal
ones. A new lot had been secured on
Adams avenue, and on July 19, 1856, the
basement of the new church was com
pleted and Rev. William Wyatt (then
presiding elder) dedicated It to the wor
ship of God. One hundred and fifty
dollars was received on that day. This
was not very encouraging, but the close
of the year showed some signs of pro
gress. The missionary society gave $400
and the people raised $160, making a
total of $560 for the support of the pas
tor. In September, 1858, the Adams
avenue brick church was completed and
dedicated by Rev. Pennell Combe, of
Philadelphia. In 1879 the church was
enlarged at a cost of $12,000 and dedlcat
ed Jan. 24, 1880.
In 1891 -this property was sold to Clark
& Snover, who were given possession
Immediately. This necessitated the
building of the tabernacle, which was
erected at Mulberry and Adams ave
nue, where the congregation worship
ped during the erection of Elm Park
church. This was twice destroyed by
fire before completion. It stands as a
monument to the progressive Method
Ism of this generation. This church
sustained Asbury church at Green
Ridge, Court street church at Park
Place, and John Rogers' Memorial on
the South Side, until they became separ
ate charges or self-supporting. It has
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t present a mission church at Little
England. A smallclass of Methodists
held prayer meeting and class meet
ing in Hyde Park as early as 1S18. In
1857 they were still holding meetings
in school houses but decided to erect an
edifice and a parson ago which they did
In 1S61. On Feb. 15. 1869, It was de
stroyed by fire. It was rebuilt and ded
icated Feb. 22. 1873, as the Simpson
church. The Hampton Street Methodist
church, now self-supporting, was once a
mission or Simpson church.
The First Providence Methodist
church was built In 1833. but before its
completion, on July 3, 1834. a tornado
struck t and so completely demolished
It that the congregation never rebuilt
this edifice, but continued to worship
In school houses. Preaching services
were held once a month. The same
minister preaching at various points in
Scranton. The present Providence
church waa built and dedicated April
1, 1853.
The German Methodists organized a
society in 1855 and held services in pri
vate houses until the English Method
ists, having completed their brick
church, on Adams avenue, vacated the
small wooden structure and sold It to
the German society. They secured a
desirable lot, corner of Adams avenue
and Vine street and moved the build
ing on it. They continued to worship
In it until 1873, when the edifice they
now occupy was completed and dedi
cated. They are a flourishing church of
which the South Side German Method
ist church is a branch. They also sus
tain a mission at Petersburg.
FRANC T VAIL.
The African Methodist Episcopal
church was organized in this city in
IsTO by Rev. N. W. Evans. At the time
of organization meetings were held at
Mrs. Mary Merritt's house, afterward
ut the Young Men's Christian associa
tion rooms. From there they went to
a room over the Boston store. After
meeting here for a time they rented the
old church on Mlfilln avenue. They
next bought a place on Penn avenue
but finding the price too high they sold
the property there and bought, and built
on the present site, Howard place. The
church was built during the pastorate
of Rev. W. H. Pride In 1885.
The following are the names of those
who were In the organization: Cathe
rine Patterson, Belevedere Cole, M. Mil
ler, R. Smith, Annto Lee, Mary Mer
rltt, John McQrew, Mrs. P. Howard.
The first trustees were: A. Lee, John
Stevenson, Wiley Cole, John Wilson.
At present the membership numbers
100, with C. A. McGee as pastor.
THE PRESBYTERIAN.
Our church might be said to have
been an embryo state less than half a
century ago In this valley. Among
Rev. N. G. Parke's reminiscences is
the following pen picture of an early
congregation which may not be amiss
in this place, and It certainly will sug
gest some striking comparisons. "The
congregation was scntcd In a barn, the
men and women on board seats ar
ranged on the threshing floor, while the
younger men and boys occupied the
lirst tier of girths with their feet
dangling in mid-air, mostly without
shoes. The preacher had a chair and a
stand on which lny a Bible and hymn
book. Many of the people had come
several miles in lumber wagons, some
of them drawn by oxen." No wonder
these people were tardy about erecting
houses of worship. They were scat
tered, by no moans rich, each and all
trying to make homes in the wilderness
and swamps of a new country. On
April 29, 1851. the First Presbyterian
church of Scranton commenced the
building of Its home and, on Nov. 26
following the bell was put In place
which ever since has called the congre
gation to worship. Two or throe years
earlier this organization had been
formed with seventeen members, eight
men and nine women. This little band
of Christians worshipped for a time In
an Odd Fellows' hall for which they
paid the sum of twelve dollars a year
rent. Our oldest churches the First
church and the Providence church
must have watched with great Interest
the springing up about them of an off
spring well worth boasting of. The
Providence church, happy and prosper
ous in its beautiful new home has sent
out the Green Ridge church, now as big
as its mother, and within the past few
years the Dickson mission has so grown
ns to be almost an independent rnuron
and It Is now housed In a new and sub
stantial chapel.
The First church gave life, to the
Second church which in its turn has
now a new mission chapel on New
York street The First church is about
to build a new chapel for Its Cedar
avenue mission and has a large and
flourishing Italian mission. The Hick
ory street church, the Sumner avenue,
the Washburn street churches all pos
sess stately new homes with fine equip
ments. Mention must also be made of the
Dunmore church. In all these churches
are the "Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary societies, the Young Peo
pie's Guilds of various kinds, the Chll
dren's Bands, the Christian Endeavor
societies, etc. Some of these work
among the Italians and Slavs; some
support missionaries, teachers and pu
pils abroad. The poor whites of the
South, the Indians of Alaska, the
teachers in Mexico, the swarthy blacks
of Africa, the Syrians, the Chinese
are reached by Scranton Presbyterians
MRS. W. HULS LANDER.
The German Presbyterian church of
Scranton, Pa., was organized 1854. The
first house of worship was erected 18o7
The corner-stone' ot the present stone
structure was laid Sept. 4, 1887, the
dedication took place Dec. 2, 1888. The
present church membership numbers
over 400 families. The Sabbath school
membership Is 500. The Ladies Aid so
ciety has 187 members. The Young
People s Union has about 75 members.
The present pastor is Rev. William A
Nordfc
BAPTIST CHURCHES OP SCRANTON.
Baptist history In Scranton had Its
beginning in the year 1794, when Rev,
William Bishop, a Baptist minister, set
tled here. Under his labors many were
converted and united with the Baptist
church at Plttston, which was known
in 1802 as the Providence and Plttston
church, embracing all the Baptists In
this region.
In the fall of 1833 Rev. W. K. Mott
began his labors in this valley and to
him we owe the first permanent es
tablishment of Baptist worship in this
city.
To his coming was due the founda
tion of First Baptist church of Scran
ton, which was established Sept. 12,
1849, with twenty-three constituent
members. The church now numbers
274. In connection with the church
there Is a Sunday school of 250. It also
sustains a Baptist Young Peoples
union. Ladles' Aid, Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary societies, Willing
Workers and Flower and Fruit society
for the younger girls. Rev. 8. F. Mat
thews is the pastor.
The First Welsh Baptist church was
organized In 1849 with a membership of
18. In 1855 it numbered 67 and a church
was erected and dedicated, the sermon
being preached by Rev. Isaac Bevan,
D. D.
In 1864, 26 members were dismissed
from this church to form the Provi
dence Welsh Baptist church.
The Jackson street Baptist church
waa organized June 14, 1871, with sev
en members.The membership now num
bers 880. In connection with the church
there Is a Sunday school whose average
attendance is 850, a Ladles' Aid society,
a Woman's Missionary society, a Fidel
Ian society and Baptist Young People's
union.
The first meeting looking toward the
organisation or the penn Avenue Bap
tist church was held May 28. 1859 at the
home of Nathaniel Hallstead, but prep
arations were not fully effected until
Aug. 22, 1859, when It was established
with a constituency of 25, eighteen of
whom ' wtra from the First Baptist
church, ,, , ,
BECHTOLD ft SAUNDERS,
New Market
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wit ns s can.
Telephone No. 1064.
Rer. Theophtlus Jones, of the First
Welsh Baptist church, conducted the
first services of the church, which were
held in Odd Fellows' hall and later In
Washington hall. The Sunday school
was begun In 1S5; the church united
with the Abington association on Sept
29, 1859. and on Nov. 1, of the same
year Rev. Isaac Bevan. D. D., became
Us first pastor.
The total cost of the four lots of
which the church property now consists
was $6,100.
In September, 1865. the church began
Its worship In the lecture room of the
new edifice, which was completed In
Nov. 1867.
In September, 1872, during the pastor
ate of Rev. W. P. Helllngs. the First
German Baptist church was organized
with a membership of 62 who were dis
missed from the Penn Avenue church.
The church numbers 85 and the Sunday
school 100. The societies connected
with the church are the Young People's
Society of Christian Endeavor. King's
Daughters, King's Sons and Women's
associations. Rev. J. C. Schmidt is the
pastor.
The Plttston Avenue mission was also
begun in 1872. with J. C. HighAeld as
superintendent.
During the pastorate of Rev. David
Spencer, D. D., the North Main Avenue
Baptist church was established. For a
year this church was sustained as a
mission of Penn Avenue church but
July 12, 18S6, it was made independent.
It began Its career with a membership
of 70; it now numbers 281 members.
The auxiliaries ot the church are a
Sunday school of 3U0 members, a Young
People's Society of Christian Endeavor
and a Junior Christian Endeavor. The
rhurvh is unincumbered. Rev. W. G.
Watklns Is the etllclent pastor.
The Green Ridge Baptist church waa
organized Sept. 23, 1892, during the pas
torate or Rev. W. G. Partridge. In
March, 1893, Rev. W. J. Ford bec ame
the pastor. Connected with the church
are a Sunday school, Ladles' Aid, a
Baptist Young People's union, a Juven
ile Mission bund, which supports a na
tive preacher in India, a Mutual Im
provement society, and a Missionary
society wnicn is composed of men and
women.
The Dudley Street Baptist church of
Dunmore was organized Sept 4, 1894,
with a membership of 52. The present
membership is about 80. Societies con
nected with the church are the Chris
tian Endeavor, Junior Christian En
deavor, Ladies' Aid and Sunday school.
The pastor is Rev. A. B. O'Neal.
The societies connected with the
Penn Avenue church are the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary society,
the Missionary Aid, Young Ladles' Mis
sion band, which meets regularly every
Saturday, a King's -Daughters society.
Young People's Society of Christian
Endeavor and Junior Christian En
deavor, the Dorcas society, whose ob
ject Is to prepare garments for the
worthy poor of any or no creed, the
Sunday school which numbers over 700
Industrial school members and the In
dustrial school. The last mentioned Is
one of the most interesting depart
ments of the church work, and is under
the guidance of Miss Krigbaum. This
school numbers 125 members. Its ses
sions are held each Saturday afternoon.
The children are taught all kinds of
sewing as well as kitchen-garden work.
This school differs from most industrial
schools In that the garments made are
nearly all sent to some more needy
Held, thus teaching the children to work
for others. Garments have been sent
to the Indians, Mexicans and to for
eign shores, besides those given to the
nceuy in tnis city.
Not the least In Importance, though
the last mentioned, ef the work of the
church. Is that performed by our faith
ful and earnest church and Sunday
school missionary, Miss S. C. Krig
baum. Many words might be written
in regard to it, but words are empty
and convey no Idea of the noble work
that Is accomplished In her aulet. mod
est way from duy to day amid the want
and poverty of this great city. The
monthly reports give a few cold figures.
but time alone, can reveal the depth of
ner labors.
NINA MURPHY LLOYD.
The Tenth Baptist church (colored)
was organized March. 1896, with a
small membership, but with fair pros
pects for the future, with God's help.
Its history lies In the future. It holds a
Sunday school and has preaching ser
vice every Sunday, In a hall. No. 117
Wyoming avenue. Fastor John Evans,
oc vt iiKes-uarre, preacning.
LUTHERAN CHURCHES IN SCRANTON.
Lutheran services were first conduct
ed in this city by Rev. Mr. Relchert,
pastor of Zlon's German Lutheran
Philadelphia, who preached at irregu
lar intervals in the old public school
house and North Main aveune and
Parker street, Providence, nearly sixty
years ago.
The mlnlsterlum of Pennsylvania be
gan missionary operations in 1859, by
sending itev. Nathan Jaeger, of Bethle
hem. Mr. Jaeger rented "Schlager's
Hall," corner Lackawanna and Wash
ington avenues, and here he preached
as often as possible, for about one year.
The highly esteemed pastor of Zlon's
German Lutheran church, Mlffln ave
nue, the Rev. P. F. Zlzelmann, was
the first Lutheran pastor to locate in
Scranton. Mr. Zizelmann succeeded
Mr. Jaeger. He arrived from San An
tonic IVx., May 18, 1860. organized
Zion's Aug. 19, 1860, and still continues
to minister to this people, honored by
all citizens and beloved by his parish'
loners.
The first effort to organize an English
Lutheran church was made by Rev, D.
M. Henkel, D. D., of Stroudsburg, In
1865, but with no permanent results. In
order to facilitate the introduction of
English services an English Sunday
school was organized In Zlon's, in 1870.
Rev. E. M. Smith, of Philadelphia, un
dertook to organize an English congre
gation in 1880, but It was not until the
organization of Trinity church, 1882, by
Rev. M. L. Zwelzlg, that the English
work took permanent root. In conse
quence of this long delay many English
Lutherans united with other denomina
tions.
Trinity congregation has, under God,
in a quiet way, and In the face of great
difficulties, made a commendable rec
ord of parish work.
St Mark's English Lutheran church.
Washburn street, corner Fourteenth,
was organized as a mission by Rev. Ed
win Lunn Miller, of Trinity, In 1891.
Rev. A. L. Ramer, Ph. D., the pastor.
is succeeding so well In this field that
It will be necessary soon to build a new
church to accommodate the Increasing
number ot worshipers.
St. Paul's, another mission of Trinity.
was organized by Rev. G. M. Scheldy in
1894. The old Park Place Methodist
Episcopal church building, on Short
avenue, North Scranton, is used as a
place of worship. This congregation is
now witnout a pastor, nut the wiikes
Barre conference, at its last meeting,
decided to make arrangements for plac
ing a permanent pastor in this Impor
tant field.
In 1860 Rev. Zlzelmann began preach'
lng In the Petersburg publio school
house. In 1868 he organised St Peter's
German Lutheran church, and In 1869.
the brick church, corner Ash street
and Prescott avenue, was erected. The
Rev. J. W. Randolph, the present pas
tor, Is succeeding In building. up a large
and flourishing congregation.
Christ Lutheran church, South Scran
ton, was organized In 1887. Rev. F.
Hotter faithfully serves this congrega
tion. In 1894 the general synod began mis
sionary operations in this city, and this
mission has Just secured the lot, corner
Madison avenue and Mulberry street.
for a church building. Rev. F. U. Gift
la pastor.
The Lutheran church Is a polyglot
church. In this country at one the gos
pel la preached In fourteen languages.
The heterogeneous population of this
valley makes It a fruitful field for
Lutheran missions. The demands
upon the home mission funds, however.
manes it mmcuit to give the required
attention to foreign Lutherans in these
parts. ,
A congregation of Polish Lutherans
has recently been organized by Rev.
Mr. Hotter, in Providence, and Rev. Mr.
Miller has been interesting himself in
the Slavonian Lutherans of the valley.
services in the Slavonian language
have been conducted a number of times
In Trinity church, and the foundation
walls of a Slavonian Lutheran church
are already built at Peckvllle.
MRS. E. L. MILLER.
REFORMED EPISCOPAL.
It was organized In this city March
S. 1881, by Bishop William R. Nichol
son, of Philadelphia. The organization
was effected In the Second Presby
terian church, kindly loaned for the oc
casion. Some months previous the
exodus ot forty-five or more members
from St Luke's Protestant Episcopal
church formed a nucleus, which gath
ering strength and numbers took
definite shape, when on Sunday, Fen.
13, 1881, a service was held in the Y. M.
C. A. hall, on Lackawanna avenue,
Rev. O. A. Redless. of the Third Re
formed Episcopal church of German-
town, officiating. Soon after organiz
ing, Mr. Redless was called to take
charge of the new parish, and preached
his first sermon as pastor May 8, 1881.
A property was purchased on Wyom
ing avenue, and a church erected In
time to hold Christian service the same
year, the cqngregattnn meanwhile wor
shipping In a hall. Four different pas
tors have served the parish since Its
establishment, each holding, and faith
fully, the doctrine that the second
coming of Christ Is the hope of tho
church, that this return Is Imminent
and the Kingdom near, which Is the
distinctive feature of the teaching In
this church and the spur to Its mission
ary enterprises.
A Bible reader In foreign lands is
supported by each of the following so
cieties In the church, the King's
Daughters, the Sunday school. Chris
tian Endeavor. and Pastor's Bible class.
The Woman's Missionary society,
with Its affiliated Juvenile society, the
Band of the King's Children, does
much In supporting mission hospital
work In Shanghai, China, and in India;
also takes its part in the hospital and
Jail work In Scranton.
REBECCA DRINKER.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES.
It was not till the year 1855 that Con
gregationalism took its place in the city
as one of the Christian denominations.
In that year Providence church was or
ganized, and from Its beginning has ex
cited a wholesome and beneficial influ
ence in that section of the city. Rev.
R. S. Jones, D. D., has been Its pastor
since 1872. The services are largely in
the Welsh language,, but attention is
now being paid to the needs of the
young people. It has a Sunday school.
Young People's Society of Christian En
deavor, Ladles' society and a prosper,
ous mission school. The membership
of the church Is 240.
In 1856, the Congregational church,
Welsh, on South Main avenue, was or
ganized and has been and still Is the
centen of a strong religious life. The
membership Is 340. Rev. D. Jones Is
the pastor. The above two churches
were the only representatives of Con
gregationalism In Scranton until 1882,
when persons to the number of 64 left
the church on South Main avenue and
organized the English Plymouth Con
gregational church, Jackson street. The
most perfect harmony has always pre
vailed between the old church and its
daughter, the Plymouth. The member
ship of the Plymouth church is now 395.
Rev. T. Bell Is the pastor. Besides the
usual departments of Christian work,
this church carries on a successful mis
sion Sunday school at Sherman avenue,
where much good is done, the average
attendance at this school being 260.
In 1886 the Tabernacle Congregation
al church, Welsh, was organized and
located on Hyde Park avenue. The
church has steadily grown, and now
has a membership of 170. Rev. D. P.
Jones is the pastor.
In 1889 the Second English Congrega
tional church, Market street, was or
ganized. The Sunday school and
Young People's Society of Christian
Endeavor are doing good service. Rev.
Newman Mathews Is the pastor, and
the membership is now 155.
EDITH M. BELL.
CALVARY REFORMED CHURCH.
Calvary Reformed church, although
one of the youngest of the churches in
the city, has had a remarkably success
ful career. The church was organized
by a committee from the Wyoming
Classls In the early fall of 1891, in tno
parlors of the Young Men's Christian
association. Tho consistory then elect
ed consisted of S. K. McKeehan, C. E.
Weldaw and H. Fenstermacher; Em
ory Young, George A. Brown and II.
Bennethum, deacons. Rev. A. S. Iso
mer was called by the young congrega
tion, which then numbered about 25. to
become their pastor. He continued to
serve the mission until September, I8!z,
when he resigned to accept a call to
Grace Reformed church, In ' Philadel
phia. The present pastorate began Dec. 11,
1892. In the summer of 1894 a plot of
ground was purchased at the corner of
Monroe avenue and Gibson street, upon
which the members Immediately built
a temporary chapel. Each member
contributed his quota of time or money
to build this chapel, so that all it cost
was $185, and the time consumed in
building It was four days. From Its
exterior appearance It was generally
known as "The Shanty on the Hill."
The building of this chapel marked the
turning point In tho history of the mis-
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slon. The feeling of uncertainty waa
passing away and the congregation
grew In numbers until it became neces
sary to build a larger and more sub
stantial structure. Ground for the new
chapel was broken on Tuesday evening,
.Nov. 6, when Rev. Charles E. Robinson,
D. D., offered the prayer of consecra
tion. And now the old "Shanty" has
given place to the 'handsome ston
chapel. The present membership of th
church is 94.
To the women of the elvurch must b
accorded full honor for great assistance)
tney have rendered in everything that
made for the success of the church.
They have not only made up the larger
part ot the services of the sanctuary,
but they have been instant in season
and out of season in planning and work
lng tor the growth of the church. Dur
ing the first year of the mission they
organized themselves Into a Woman's
Auxiliary, with the object of working
for the new church. They have had
charge ot the furnishing of the new
chapel and have done their work Well
and beautifully. The present officers
are: President, Mrs. Emory Younei
vice-president. Mrs. B. B. Antrim; re
cording secretary, Miss AMI rrsatil
treasurer, Mrs. L. H. Casterltn.
ALL SOULS UN1VERSAUST CHURCH.
All Souls Unlversalist church was or
ganlzed In the winter ot 1888 In Jermyn,
hall, on Lackawanna avenue, where It
worshipped until the dedication of the
present cosy chapel on Pin street. In
March, 1801.
The congregation Is not large but
growing. There Is an active Sunday
school, an earnest Young Peoples'
Christian Union, a Ladies' Aid society,
which has done much for the financial
success of the church. The ladle are,
in fact, a source of strength in every,
church when ways and means ar to be
considered. There is also a society ot
young people called the Chapin Liter
ary society, named after the Rev. Dr.
E. H. Chapin, the eloquent Unlvena
list divine and lecturer, who died In
1880. There is a church building fund
started in hopes of a church edifice In
the near future. While the growth of
our church has not been as rapid as
hoped for, and Its Influence small be
side the larger of our sister churches in
the city, yet we feel that some good
has been done for the advancement ot
the Kingdom of our Blessed Redeemer
here among men. For some time the
congregation was without a pastor,
having only occasional preaching. On
March 1, 1896, the Rev. F. W. Whlppen,
of Massachusetts, was called to th
pastorate, and It Is hoped that under
his wise and capable leadership, a good
work may be done.
All Souls church is In warm sympa
thy with all earnest Christian en
deavor to reclaim the erring and th fal
len. It recognizes that there Is a mighty
work to be done in this city, not only
to rear our own children In the Chris
tlnn life, but to throw around them
and others all safeguards possible,
that they may resist evil and the
temptations that beset them on every
side. So may our small church thrive
and grow with all Its sister churches,
all working In harmony with on an
other, each striving to do the will of
our Divine Master, until the time shall
come "when every knee shall bow and
every tongue shall confess him Lord to
the glory of God the Father."
MRS. F. E. LOOMIB. I
THE PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Providence Christian church Is lo
cated on North Main avenue, above
Providence Square, and waa organised
something like a quarter of a century
ago. There is no record of the number
of the membership then.
It now numbers about one hundred
and eighty or ninety resident mem
bers. It has a settled pastor. Rev. D.
M. Klnter, who has just entered upon
the sixth year of his pastorate. There
Is connected with the church a Sunday
school of 130 scholars, a Ladles' Aid
society of considerable fore, an
Auxiliary to the C. W. B. M. of soma SO
members, and a Y. P. S. C. E.
This church Is active In all line ot
Christian work, Is Congregational In
its government and has no human
creed or discipline, acknowledging no
authority but that of Jesus Christ, th
great head of the church.
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