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    THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1898.
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Following Is tho proRrammo for tlio
recognition ncrvlcon nt tho I'enn Ave
nuo UuptlPt church next Tucstlny
night Tho occasion will witness tho
Installation of Ucv. Hubert 1Y. I'lerco
as pastor:
rnooHAMMi:.
L. M. antes, M. D., Presiding, Moderator
of Church nil Interim.
Organ Voluntary l'rof. lhiyiln Ilvnns
Anthem, "How I.cvely Aro MexsenKers,"
MclidclKsohn
Ily tho Choir.
Heading of Scripture.
llev. 8. 1'. Mntthowa
1'nstor Hist linptlst Church.
Invocation Hov. T. 13. Jepson
Pastor licrcan Uaptlat Church, Carbon-
tlule.
Hymn.
Sermon. ...llev. Russell If. Conwcll, D. D.
Pastor Grace IJaptlat Church, Philadel
phia. Music Soprano Solo
Fraternal arectlrL'S
Wclcomo to tho fellowship of tho
Churches of Scranton,
Ittv. C. M. Cilfiln. D. D.
Pastor Kim l'nik M. K. Church.
Wclcomo to Scranton as a Held for
Christian Service V. W. Pcarfall
General Secretary It. II. Y. M. ( A.
Anthem, "Oh! How Amiable" Ilarnby
Ily the Choir.
Hand of Fellowship
To tho Ilaptlst nrotherhood of
Scranton ....Hov. Thomas Do Grurhy
Pastor Jackson Street Ilaptlst Church
A Message to tho Church,
Hev. John Oonlon. I). 11.
Pastor Second linptlst Church, Philadel
phia. Prayer of ConFPcrntlon...Itov. W. J. Ford
Pastor of Green Illrtito Ilaptlst Church.
Hymn "Ulest He tho Tie"
Benediction.
At the close of the exercises the mem
bers of the church and congregation will
meet In the lecture room and church par
lors for an Inform;.! reception to our pas
tor and wife and visiting clergymen.
At the Kvnngellcal Lutheran church
of the Holy Trinity, Adams avenue
nnd Mulberry street, tho Festival of
Harvest Home will be fittingly ob
f..iveil tomorrow. In the morning at
iO.'M the pastor, Itev. C. G. Spelker,
will preach a special sermon, and the
choir, under the direction of Profes
sor E. Protheroe, will render special
music. At 7.30 p. m. tho following pro
gramme will be rendered by the Sun
day school:
Anthem The Choir
Hymn, "Shepherd of Tender Youth,"
Uy the School
Scripture lesson.
Prayer.
Opening Address Jennie Seaman
Hymn. "When All Thy Mercies. O My
God" l.y the School
Recitation Grace liroun
Solo nnd Chorus,
Graeo Urown and Six Small Girls
Dialogue Iiy Fifteen Small Girls
Hymn, "America" School
Recitation I.ottle IlUdcns
Solo D. J. Davis
Recitation Attn WWrel
Solo nnd Chorus.. IJcsslo Sclnvc and Choir
Rematks By the Pastor
Offering nnd Anthem By the Choir
Hymn, "Xow Thank A e All Our God,''
School
Doxology and Benediction.
A most cordial invitation Is extended
to all to attend the above services.
Speaking of the conference held In
this city yesterday between Bishop
Fowler and the presiding elders of the
Wyoming conference tho Scranton
Tribune says that at the meeting of
presiding elders held about two weeks
previous to the conference of yester
day thnt Rev. H. II. Olmstead. D. D.,
was the man they decided upon to rec
ommend for appointment to succeed
Rev. J. CI. Eckmnn as presiding elder
of the Wyoming district. A Herald
reporter called upon Dr. Olmstead this
afternoon and he said ho could not.
confirm the report nnd knew nothing
concerning it. Binghamton Evening
Herald, Thursday.
The following programme of music
will be rendered Sunday evening In the
Second Presbyterian church under the
direction of J. M. Chance:
Organ Prelude, Invocation in B Flat,
Guilmnnt
Anthem, "Break Forth Into Joy,"
Earnby
Full Chorus Choir.
Offertory, "My Redeemer nnd Lord."
Buck
SIlss Garagan.
Organ Postludo Mendelssohn
Tho rpiartotto and chorus choir will
sing at both tho morning and evening
services.
Miglows Hews Notes,
Rev. Benjamin James, of Hichvlllo,
X. Y., will occupy the pulp' of tho
Plymouth Congregational church at
both services tomorrow.
There will be the usual gospel meet
ing nt tho Young Women's Christian
Association Sunday at 3.45 o'clock. All
women nnd girls will bo welcome.
Rev. A. W. Beechor will preach nt
tho evening service of tho Sumner
Avenue Presbyterian church tomor
row. T H. Warren will act as soloist
for the evening.
At the Baptist ministerial conference
In the parlors of the Penn Avenue
church next Monday morning, Hev.
M. J. Watklns will rend a paper on
"Patriotism and tho Pulpit."
In tho Howard Place African Meth
odist Episcopal church tomorrow will
be observed ns tho fifteenth endow
ment dny. Services will bo conducted
In the morning, afternoon and night.
At Sunday school thrco papers on
timely subjects will be read.
Rev. J. B. Sweet, pastor of tho Simp
eon Methodist Episcopal church, will
address the Sunday nfternoon meeting
of the Railroad department of tho
Young Men's Christian association nt
3.45 o'clock. Railroad men nnd their
families aro cordially invited.
Rev. Arno C. Gulhelln, tho lender of
the Niagara conference, nnd editor of
tho magazine, "Our Hope," will con
duct tho services In tho Young Men's
Christian association tomorrow nt 3.15.
Mr. Unlbclln Is tho leading worker
among tho Hebrews In Xow Yoark. All
men nro cordially Invited.
With Inst Sunday Grace Lutheran
church ended Its third year since Rev.
Foster U. Gift beenmo tho permanent
pastor. This has In nil respects been
the best year In Its history. Tho en
rollment has renched Its highest mark.
Besides local expenses over $1,000 has
been paid during tho yenr on church
property, etc. The average number at
tending Sundny services was larger
than previous years.
Tho themes tomorrow In tho
Providence rreshyterlnn church are:
Morning, "This Mod is Our God;" even
ing, "lie is Our True Light." Tho
Sunday school convenes nt noon: tho
Junior Endeavor at " o'clock, and tho
Senior Endeavor at OS o'clock. Tho
seats of the church nre free. Tho pns
tor of the church Is Rev. George E.
Guild.
Tomorrow's Services,
St. Luke's Parish Rev. Rogers Israel,
rector. Rev. H. J. Haughton, senior cur
ate. Rev. M. 11. Xnfch, junior curate. Fif
teenth Sundny after Trinity.
St. Luke's 7 a. m., holy communion;
10."0 a. in., morning prayer nnd sermon;
7.M p. m., evening prayer and sermon;
0.13 a. m., Sunday nhool and Bible class
es. St. Mark's, Dunmorc 10.30 a. m., morn
ing prayer; 7.30 p. m., evening prayer and
sermon; 3 p. m., Sunday school uml Bible
classes.
East Side Mission, Prescott avenue 3
p. m., Sunday school and Blblo class.
South Side, Fig street 2.30 p. m.; Sun
day school and Bible class.
Church of the Good Shepherd Green
Ridge street and Mousey avenue. Fif
teenth Sunday after Trinity., Holy com
munion, s n. in.: morning prayer, lit
liny nnd sermon, 10.30; Sunday school, 12
in.; Bible classes, 2.30; evening prayer
nnd sermon, 7.30. All scats free. All wel
come. St. David's Episcopal Chinch Rev. Ed-
ward James Mcllenry, rector. Fifteenth
Sundny after Trinity. Color, green.
Celebration of holy communion. 7.30 n. m.;
matins, litany and sermon, 10.30. Evening
prayer and sermon, 7.30. Sundny school
t-csslons. 2.30 p. in. Special meeting of
vestry after everlng service. Wednes
day, St. Matthew. Evangelist, celebration
of holy communion. 9 n. m. Evening ser
vice, with Instruction on Wedncsdny, 7.3J.
Matins on Friday nnd Saturday (Ember
days), S a. m. Meetings of St. Agnes
guild Monday 7.30 p. m. nnd Friday 4 p.
m. Meeting of ctllcers of guilds. S p. m.
Monday. Ladles' Aid chapter on Thurs
day, 2.30 p. m. Industrial school, 2.30 p.
m on Saturday.
Evangelical Lutheran.
Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. Gospel,
Matt. : 21.3.1. Eilstle, Gal. 3: 23, fl: 10.
Vestment color, gneii.
St. Mark's, Wusburn and Fourteenth
street Rev. A. L. Ramer. Ph. D., pastor.
Services, 10.30 n. in., 7.30 p. m.; Luther
league. 0.30: Sunday school, J2 m. Morn
ing subject, "Your Heavenly Father
Knowi'th Your Wants." Evening sub
ject, "Exhortation to Observe and Incid
ent u Supremo Lovo to God." Special
Harvest Home services. Offerings devot
ed to Orphans' Home.
Holy Trinity, Ad.ims avenue and Mul
berry street Rrv. C. G. Splcker, pastor.
Services, 10.30 u. in., 7.30 p. m.; Luther
league, C.30; Sundny school. 12 m. Special
services commemorating Harvest Homo
festival. An appropriate programme, by
the Sunday school In tlm evening.
Zlons, Mllllln iiveiiue-Ri'V. P. F. Zl::el
mann, pastor. Services, 10.30 n. m.j Sun
dny school, 2 ji, in.
St. Punt's, Short avenue-Rev. W. C. L.
La tier, pastor. Services, 10.30 n. m., 7.30
p. m.. Sunday school, 2 p. m.
CluNt Cedar avenue and Beech street
Rev. H. F. Llsse, pastor. Services, 10.30
a. m.; Sunday school, s p. m.
St. IVlei's, Prehcott avenue. Rev. J.
W. Randolph, pastor. Services, 10.30 n.
m..: Sunday school, 9.30 a. m.
Emanuel, Reese stieet Rev. John
Kownla, pastor. Services, 10.30 a. in.;
Sunday school, 2 p. m.
Sunday School Lesson for September 18.
Captivity of the Tee TrilbeSo
2 Kings XVI, 9-18.
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.
T
Methodist.
Elm Park Chinch Prayer and Praise
service, U.30. Preaching ul 10.30 a. in.. and
7.30 p. m. by the pastor, C. M. Glllin, i).
U. Sunday school at 2 and Epworth
league at 0.20 p. m.
Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
Church James liennlnger, pastor. Ser
vices on Sunday as follows: Preaching nt
lu.30 and 7.30i subjects of sermons, "Ev
erlasting Life," "The Divine Magnet. '
At thu morning service the Lord's supper
will be administered. Love feast will
commence nt 10 o'clock. Sunday school at
2. Epworth liaguo devotional meeting
at 0.3O, subject, "The Wheat nnd tho
Tares," leader, John George. Seats free
uml cordial invitation.
Court Street Methodist Episcopal
church Lovo feast, 10 n. m., followed by
baptism, reception of members and tho
Lord's supper; Snnd.iy school, 11.30 iu m.;
Junior league, 3.30 p. in.; Epworth league,
C.30 p. in.; song service, 7.30 p. m tol
lowed by sermon by pastor. Everybody
welcome. Seats fice.
First German -Methodist Episcopal
Church Coiner of Ad.ims avonun and
Vine street. Rev. Philip H.iendlges, pas
tor. Sunday, lu.30 a. in., sermon by tho
pastor. 7.30 p. in., sermon by Rev. A. C.
Uaclielclu, of tho Hope of Israel mission
in Xew York.
Dunmoro Methodist Episcopal Church -Rev.
A. J. Van ('left, pastor. Preaching
services at 10.30 it. m. ami 7.30 p. in. Class
meetings at 11.30 a. m. Sunday school nt
2.30 p. in. Prayer meeting at 0.30 p. m.
Subject for the moiling, "Peter's Love io
Christ Tested." Subject for evening,
"Jonah and tho Whale." Seats freo and
gentlemanly ushers.
Howard Place A. M. E. church-Rev. II.
A. Grant, B. D.. pastor. Fifteenth En
dowment Day. 10. 30 a. m. subject, "Tho
Sacred Obligation of a Vow": reception
of members, 2.30 p. m. Addresses by Mr.
A. Porter, Mrs. Kllza Pongo and others.
7.30 p. m., addresses by Messrs. E. F.
Hall, J. Bell, C. Hushes and others. A
paper by Mrs. C. AV. Lawrence. All nro
cordially invited to attend theso educa
tional services.
Methodist Episcopal church, Clark's
Summit Rev. Frank W. Young, pastor.
Sunday school, 10 a. in.; class meeting, 12
m.; Epworth league, 7 p. in., lead by
Charles Symons; preaching at 11 a. m.
and 7.13 p. m., by the Rev. Wilson Ti el
bio, of Wyoming, Pa., in exchange with
tho pastor. Tho second quarterly meet
ing nt Chinchilla tit 2.2u p. m.
Moscow Methodist Lplscopnl Church
S. Guy Snovvdi n, 11. D., pastor, fi.30 a. in.,
Sunday sellout; iu. 13 a. m., preaching by
tho pastor. Subject, "Tho Five Thou
sand Fed." 12 in , class meeting, (Tp. in.,
Junior Icaguo; 7.43 p. in., preaching by
tho pastor. Subject, "Tho Art of Living
IXTRODUCTIOX. Tho voice of
Amos, the faithful witness for God,
was hushed. Jeroboam II, tho reign
ing king, who heard tho warning,
studied in our last lesson, went the
way of all the earth. A period of
anarchy followed, variously estimated
as to Its duration. The kingdom of Is
rael was tottering to its fall. Zachnr
lah, Shnllttm and three others gnlned
the throne in succession, but only for n
brief time, several of them to suffer n
violent death. Another period of an
archy, and Hosea assumed the scep
ter. Through all these changes the
people continued their mad course of
sin nnd folly. Perhaps they had for
gotten the predictions of wrath, and
had come to think that the old prophet
was u fanatic. But God had not for
gotten. (Psalm clll, 9.) Although He
had mercifully wnlted, giving time for
repetniice, His purpose had not
changed. At last the day of His judg
ment came, when tho words of Amos
should be fullllled. In tho yenr 721 B.
C, 254 years after Its founding, the
northern kingdom, comprising ten
tribes of Israel, censci1 as a nation, its
territory being absorbed in tho Assy
rian empire. The brief record of that
downfall, and tho influences that led
up to it, forms our lesson today.
SECRECY. The put pose nnd plan of
the prophets In writing history were
unlike the purpose and plan of secular
wrlUrs. Tliey sought chiefly to show
tho nature and results of sin, nnd in
doing this they sketched the beginning,
progress nnd end of sin, (James I: 15,)
which is ns important as to exhibit the
various phases of n disease. Hence, In
our lesson, we nre told that Israel be
gan Its wicked career secretly. (Verse
0.) They practiced In private "those
things that were not right In the sight
of God." It Is n singular circumstance
that men vainly imagine they can de
ceive the Almighty, that His eye does
not behold nil their transgressions.
(Ezek. vlll: 12.) They therefore make
bold to do Iti tho darkness what they
would fear to do In tho full light of
day. (Eph. v: 12.) It Is only when the
doctrine of the Divine omnlscence
(Psalms cxxxlx: 2-3,) is received and
made operative In human life that se
cret sins aro hated most of all (Psalm
xlx: 12.) as being most dangerous to
the person and most offensive to God.
PUBLICITY. But he who practices
sin secretly is likely In time to do so
openly. The thought that God sees
only what man sees will soon give
place to the thought that He does not
see at nil. Besides, what is done in
private quickly dominates the man.
becoming a kind of second nature.
Hence nfter a period of hidden Indul
gence, during which tho outward forms
of religion were maintained, Israel
eventually cast off those forms and
ndopted others in harmony with the
spiritual condition. (Veres 10 and 11.)
This was tin next phae In the na
tional development, making tho out
ward conform to the Inward. (Matt.
xil: 33.) In this way Idolatrous wor
ship was introduced. Images nnd
groves were set up In every high hill,
nnd tinder every green tree. The re
ligious customs of the heathen who
dwelt In the 'and prior to the conquest
were adopted, notwithstanding those
people had been consigned to destruc
tion. The reason ior all this Is plain.
Heathenism was preferred to the In
stitutes of Moses because the former
satisfied more fully tho longings of de
praved hearts and ministered to the
unholy appetites.
DISOBEDIENCE. All this depar
ture, vvhethet secret or public, result
ing from tho degeneracy of tho people,
was the more offensive to God, because
It had been expressly forbidden. (Verso
12.) Had the nation been gradually
corrupted with false Ideas which by
degrees' had undermined their faith
and pirverted their practice, thero
would have been some apology. Hut
in the lory low upon which were bulld
ed nil the Institutions nnd In which
centered nil tho hopes of Israel, In tho
law delivered by Moes, the venerated
founder of the civil and ecclesiastical
code, there were commands the most
explicit and positive, forbidding tho
things which had been done. (Ex. xx:
3.) The people could not be ignorant
on this subject, for they had been in
structed for seven hundred years.
(Lev. xxvi: 1.) As well might nn
American clnlm to know nothing of
tho Declaration of Independence na
theso Israelites might plead ignorance
of the many statutes ngalnst Idolatry.
(Deut. Iv: 19.) Theirs was unmistaka
ble and flagrant disobedience ngalnst
the commandment of God, ngalnst tho
traditions of tho nation, ngalnst the
constitution nnd genius of tho govern
ment, against the religion of their
fathers.
WARNING. To make matters still
worse theso people wero repeatedly
warned. The God ngalnst whom they
tinned did not Immediately forsake
them. (Verse 13.) Hut Ho raised up
prophets and seers teachers and those
who foresaw and sent these men to
tho nation to testify against it. Thin
was a separate and independent order
of ministers, amenable only to the
Lord. The priests performed certain
rites and ceremonies nnd maintained
the stated services of the snered sea
sons, but the prophets. Inspired for
the work, came with messages direct
from heaven. There was a long lino
of these Illustrious men. (Luke 1: 70.)
Before one passed away another ap
peared. Samuel, Elijah, Ellslia, Amos,
Isaiah. Hosea and others, nil imbued
with one spirit, nil zealous for the
cause of God. hod urged Israel to turn
from her evil ways, and to keep the
commandments delivered unto tho
fathers in the Infancy of the nation.
The world has never seen such s"lf
denylng nnd holy men as those whom
God commissioned to bring back this
wandering people to their ancient loyalty.
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(Psnltn II: 2.)
APOSTASY. Thero Is no hope of re
form In the man who Is offended when
rebuked for sin, who increases in sin
because urged to forsake It. In such
a enso tho whole nature Is Involved,
the will as much as tho Intellect and
affections. He Is then unalterably Join
ed to his evil way. (Hos. iv: 17.) The
laws of the spiritual nature have been
broken, and an nbnormnl state Induced
from which thero Is no escape by any
power iu tho man himself. Into such
condition has Israel come through cen
turies of obduracy. There was a com
plete abandonment of the religious
faith previously held, and the adoption
in Its place of u system of worship de
rived from other nations, from the
Egyptians and the Canaanitea (Verses
1G nnd 17.) The downward movement
of a great people, apparent to the
teachers of the time, became more
rapid as the years passed and ended In
total apostasy. How shocking wero
their practices tho historian portrays to
us. They caused their sons and daugh
ters to pass through the lire, a system
of consecration nlso employed, umong
thy ancient Druids, ns Caesar shows.
(Gallic War.) They used divination nnd
enchantments and worshipped the host
of heaven. (2 Peter II: 22.)
DESTRUCTION. Thero nro those
who think of God ns a being of
unlimited love, who imagine that with
Infinite good will He regards all men
ns children, whatever their character
nnd conduct. But there Is In Him nn
element of justice so that Ho distin
guishes between the righteous and the
wicked, rewarding the one and punish
ing the other. There came, therefore,
a time when the forbearance of the Al
mighty censed. His patience toward
Israel was exhausted, and His love was
changed Into nnger. (Verse 18.) The
nation which Ho had established and
maintained, which He had nourished
with pecullur care as His own, He now
removed out of Ills sight Ho looked
upon It no more with fnvor, but doomed
It to destruction. A remnant only, the
tribe of Judah, one out of twelve of the
original group of tribes, was spared.
And that tribe was suffered partly for
David's sake, (1 Kings XI: 13.) and
partly for Jerusalem, the city nnd its
temple, the memories that clustered
about it, the lnlluonces that centered
in it, and tho future that would spring
from it.
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CONCLUSION The chief thought of
OHDURACY. All this only increas- the lesson is thnt uttered by un orator
during our revolutionary period. "There
ed the national shame. To tho secret
and open offences already described,
the dlsregaid of time-honored and
well-known law, there was added tho
sin of obstlnncv. (Verses 14 nnd 15.)
They "hardened their necks," as an
unruly ox resists the will of Its owner.
The calls of the prophet were resented.
They became more determined in their
course tho more they wero urged to
forsake It. They openly nnd purpose
ly rejected the very slatutes which
they had received from heaven, end
they would not so niucn an listen to
tho messages of God's servnnts. Thy
became vain, that Is, trilling nnd care
less, and followed tho ways of vanity,
nnd sought and courted the friendship
of the heathen that wero near to thorn.
As the child, bent on an evil way, re
sists as an unwarranted interference
with personal liberty, all instruction
nnd restraint of parents, and even des
pises parental advice and authority, so
did Israel toward tho Almighty, grow
ing worse and worse, wandering fur
ther and further nwny from God, ex
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is a Just God who presides over the
destinies of nations." States arise and
fall according to His will. Ordinary
men do not see Him at work in history.
They see only the strivings of mortal?,
each Intent on his own business and
pleasure. Ily help of the Holy Spirit
the sacred writers beheld the Almighty
thrusting into the freo actions of men
His own wisdom and power to ac
complish what men could neither plun
nor foresee. Another great point in tho
lesson Is the disclosure of the secret of
national decay. In a recent speech Lord
Salisbury declared there were two
kinds of nations, the living and the
dying, and that all the former are
Christian. This truth Is illustrated in
tlie fate of Israel, When the people did
wickedly nnd practiced idolatry the
seeds of dissolution wero sown. Sin
is the source of national death, because
it pollutes the whole body politic, dis
turbs the proper relations of men,
alienates them from God, deprives them
of His favor, provokes His Judgment
and weakens the public faith.
DOST
-"THE BEST
WASH
Together." Thursday, 7.15 p. m., Kpvvorth
league. Turnersvllle, Sunday, 2.30 p. m.
Klmhurst, Sunday, 7 p. m. Spring Droik,
Tuesday, 7.30 p. m. Jlnplo Lake, Wed
nesday, 7.30 p. in.
Presbyterian.
First Prcsbytcrlnn church Services,
10.30 a. m.; 7.30 p. m. Dr. McLcod will
preach morning and evening.
Tho Second Presbyterian church Rev.
Charles K. Uoblnson, D. D., pastor. Ser
vices, 10.30 n. m., 7.30 p. m. The pastor
will preach morning and evening. All
seats freo at night. All welcome at all
bcrviccs.
Washbutn Street I'resbyteilnn Church
Hev. John I'. Motfnt, pastor. Services
at 10.30 a. m. nnd 7.30 p. in. Itihle school
nt 12 m.; Junior Christian linden vor at
3.30 p. m.; Intermediate Christian Ku
deavor at 1.30 p. in.; Young People's Chris,
tlnn Hndeavor at 0.20 p. m.; prayer meet
ing, Wednesday 7.30 p. in. The sacra
ments of tho Ixird's suprer nnd Intnnt
baptism will be ndmlnlstcrcd nt the morn
ing service. Reception nlso of new mem
bers. Tho pastor will preach nt the even
ing service. All cordially Invitid.
Urecn Rldgo Prtsbytctinn church ls.iac
J. Lansing, pastor. 10.30, service of wor
ship; address and communion of tho
Lord's supper; 12 m., Illblo school; 0.30,
Christian Kndeavor; 7.4J, pervico with
sermon; subject, "Jo lnouguinii aien.
Hvery one mado welcome.
Sumner Avcnuo Presbyterian Church
Corner Sumner nvcnuo and Prlco street.
Rev. It. R. Poster. M. A., pastor. Morn
ing service, prayer and prnlso at 10.30
o'clock. Sabbath school at 11.30 o'clock.
Mvcnlng service nt B o'clock. Rev. V, A.
Hocehcr will preach. I'. II. Wnrren will
bo soloist. Senior Christian Kndeavor
service at 7 o'clock. Rand of Hope, Tues.
day evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Prayer
meeting, Wednesday cvonlng nt 7.30
o'clock.
Taylor Presbyterian Church Taylor,
Pa. Rev. L. It. Foster, JI. A., pastor.
Hov. W. A. Ileccher will preach ut the
regular scrvico nt 10.30 o'clock.
Baptist.
Pcnn Avcnuo Baptist Church Rev.
Robert t Y. Pierce, pastor. Morning
hurvico at 10.10 o'clock. Preaching by
pastor. Topic, "Lost Power and How to
Regain It." Sunday school nt 2 p. in.
Amcrman mUslon Sunday school nt 3 p.
m. Young People's meeting at C.30 p. m.
livening hcrvice, Oospel Temperance
meeting. Topic, "Tho din Mill." Illus
trated with crayon sketches.
First Unptlst church, Scranton street
Rev. S, F, Matthews, pastor. In tho
morning, Rev. W. S. Watklns will occupy
tho pulpit In exchange with tho pastor.
In tho evening the pastor will lecture on
tho "Hymns of uaac watts." Tlio Young
People's prnycr meeting 0.30 p. m., leader,
W. 13. Davis. Sunday school, 2 p. m.;
superintendent, Dr. 11. G. lloddoe, Week,
ly prayer meeting Wednesday evening,
7.45 p. m. All ore cordially Invited.
Shlloh Baptist church, 03 Center street
Rev, J. II. Hell, pastor. Preaching, 10.30
n, m.j Sunday school, 2 p. m.; linptlst
Young People's Union, 7 p. nv; evening
subject. "Sinners, Seek tho Lord." All
nro weicomo.
Jackson Street Baptist church Hov.
Thomas do Gruchy, pastor. Morning
prayer meeting nt 9.30, Deacon Alf Hub
ert b, leader. Preaching service at 10,30 by
the pastor. Topic, "Progrcsslvencss."
Sunday school at 2 p. m., George Nlcliolls,
superintendent STvonlns service at 7
sharp. Tho on'cr of R.-d Men will attend
in a body. Special music will bo rendrr.'d
by the choir. The address villi be given
by tho pastor. Tho public Is welcomed
to nil our services. Seats arc all free.
Doors will bo opened at G.30.
North Main Avenue Baptist church
Rev. W. G. Watklns, pastor, l'rcnchlng
tomorrow morning and evening. Hev. S.
F. Mathews of the First Baptist church
will preach In tho morning service. Pas
tor Watklns will preach In the evening.
Thn choir will render special music.
First Welsh Baptist church, Providenco
Hov. W. F. Davics, pastor. Preaching
by the pastor In the morning. Welsh and
English In the evening. Bible school i.t
2 p. m Kvnti B. Reese, superintendent.
The public will bear in mind that tho
above church Is still In tho association to
which It Is lesnlly by Its charter and
otherwise connected.
Waverly Baptist church. Rev. A. Ber
gen Browe, pastor. Preaching at 10.30 a.
m. by Rev. Elmer 15. Shoemaker; nt S p.
m., picture sermon, "Rnya From tho
Hast," explaining Bible text.
Miscellaneous.
Grnco Reformed Hplscoral Church Wy
oming, avenue, below Mulberry stnet
Prayer and pralso scrvico at 3.30 a. m.j
divine worship ut IO.'M a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
At tho morning service Rev. A. C. Gaeae.
tin, of tho Hope of Israel mission, of Hew
York, will preach. Preaching by tho pas
tor at tho uvnlng service. The last of
tho studies In the Thehsalonlans, II Thess.
3:3. Sabbath school at 12 in.; Young Peo.
pie's Society of Christian Endeavor at
C.30 p. m. Scats all freo ut every service.
Strangers always welcome. On Thursday
evening at 7.43 o'clock the Union Bible
cluss for tho study of tho lesson. Bring
your Bibles.
Gruco Lutheran Church Corner Madi
son avcnuo and Mulbeiry street. Hov.
Foster U. Gift, pastor. Services at 10.30
a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning theme,
"God's Behest to Hesitating Israel."
Evening theme, "God Working Out His
Purpose, In tho Iltimun Soul."
First Welsh Congregational Church,
South Main avcnuo Hov. David Jones,
pastor. Services, 10 a. m. and C p. m. Tlio
pastor will occupy tho pulpit at both ser
vices. Sunday school at 2 p. m. All wel
come. Tho People's Prohibition church Rev.
Dr. Bird, pastor. Thero will bo regular
preaching scrvico on Sabbath evening nt
7.30 p. m. at Co-Operntlvo hall, North
Main nvcnuo, llyuo ram. riuuject, "soma
Things That Sciur.ton Needs." Every
body welaomc.
All Souls' Unlverrnllst Church Rev. F.
W. Whlppen, pastor. Morning subject,
"The Higher Rock." Evening BUbjcct,
"Inspiration of tho Bible." Topic of
Young Pooplo's meeting. "Dnlly Helps."
United Evangelical Church Capouso
nvcnuo. Rev. C. D. Moore, paBtor. Sab
bath school. 9.43 a. m. Preaching, 10.13 a.
in. nnd 7.30 p. in. niblo rending by Rev.
W. II. Whltmore, 3 p. m. Keystone Icaguo
Christian Endeavor, C.30 p. in. Junior
Christian Endeavor, Monday evening at 7
o'clock, Pra'yor meeting, Wednesday
evening nt 7.30. A cordial Invitation Is ex.
tended to tho public to nttend theso ser
vices. Plymouth Congregational Church
Morning servlco nt 10 30 o'clock, Sabbath
school at 12 o'clock. Sherman nvcnuo
mission school at 2.15 o'clock. Young
People's Society of Christian Endeavor
service at 6.30 c. m. Evening scrvico at
7.30 o' clock. Hev. Benjamin James, of
Richville, N. Y., will preach at both reg
ular services.
Calvary Reformed Church Corner Mon
roo avcnuo and Glb.son street. Rev. G.
W. Wclbh, paster. 10 a. in., catechetlcs.
10.30 a. in., morning service. Subject,
"Tlio Choosing of the Twelve Apostles."
11.45, Sunday school ; G.45, Christian En
deavor. 7.30, evening scrvce. Subject,
"Tho Sermon on tho Mount." Seats fiee.
All welcome.
First Church of Christ (Sclentlst)-No.
51'J Adams avenue. Sunday service, 10.30
a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Testimonial meeting
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. All wel
come. Seats free.
EVERY PLEDGE REDEEMED.
The Republican Party Faces tho Na
tion with a. Clear Conscience.
Colonel W. A. Stone, at Pittsburg,
llavo tho predictions of tho Republican
rurty been verified since tho Inauguration
of tho present administration at Wash
ington? L.t us pause a moment wnlle
wo reflect upon tho conditions us they
wero then and ns they aro now.
In IS!) I, ufter two years of Democratic
rule, tho annual expenditures of tho gov
eminent wero f09.M)3,2Gl.O0 greater than
Its Income, although they were years of
profound peace. In order to pay tho ac
tual current expenses of tho government,
tho Democratic administration was com
iullcd to lssuo bonds In tho amount of
two hundred and sixty-two millions of
dollars, bearing 4 per cent. Interest, and
tho national debt, which nas been steadily
reduced by tlio Republican party Bin
ISiii), was proportionately Increased. Tho
lucrcaso in tho national debt, however,
largo us It was, is insignificant In com
parison to tho grout loss to tho Individual
citizens of tlio country in tho decrcaso of
property values of every description. Tho
loss In tho valuo of our material re
sources and pioducts was so largo as to
bowltder tho mind of tlio statistician. Wo
learn from tho American Economist nnd
from other rcllablo sources that tho fall
ing oft In itho valuo of farm products dur
ing tho four years of Democratic admin
istration as compared with their valuo In
1W2 was:
In tho valuo of wheat J300.S3.'.3M
In tho valuo of corn 3K!,72".C1S
In tho valuo of farm animals.. S.5G0,43'J.0CS
Tho decrenso In the value of theso thr o
articles alono In the aggregate. Is more
than three thousnud millions of dollars.
It must not bo forgotten that these fig
ures nro taken from olllclal publication'!
compiled by Dcmocrntlo authorities, and
will not, therefore, bo gainsaid by our
opponents in tills campaign.
Tho country wus In a deplornblo condi
tion when President McKlnley wns in
augurntcd. Tho result of thf Republican
victory for a protective tarllf, Bound
money nnd goad govcmmentflnsplrcd iho
conlldcnco of tho whole country. Buslnesi
at onco began to revive, and thnt busi
ness revival hns continued until tho
wheels of industry have been set In mo
tion nil over this country. Tlio prosperity
promised Is already here, and every
pledge nindo in tho campaign of U3G, I
am proud to say, 1ms been grandly re
deemed. New York and Return
via Lehigh Valley railroad, Saturday
and Sunday, ?3.00.
Thousands havo tried from time Im
memorial to discover Bomo elilcacious
remedy for wrinkles and other impcr
fectlons of tho complexion, but nona had
yet succeeded until tho Misses Bell, the
now famous crnplexlon Specialists, of ,3
Fifth Avenue, New York City, ottered
tho public their wonderful Complexion
Tonic. The reason so many lnlled to
make this discovery before Is plain, be
ctuso they hnvo not followed tho right
principle. Balms. Creams, Lotions, etc.,
never have n tonlo effect upon tho skin,
hence the failures.
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ever from tho Bkln. freckles, pimples,
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their Great Discovery, the Misses Bell
will, during tho present month, glvo to all
cnllers at their parlors ono trial bottle of
their Complexion Tonic absolute)' "Co,
and In order that those who cannot call
or who llvo away from New York may bo
benellted, they will send ono bottlo to
any address, all charges prepaid, on tho
receipt of 23 cents (stamps or silver) to
cover cost of packing und delivering. Tha
prlco of this wonderful tonle Is $1.10 per
bottle, nnd this liberal olfer should bo
embraced by ull.
The Misses Bell hnvo Just publlsh'd
thslr new book, "Secrets of lt:aty.
This vnluablo work Is freo to nil desiring
it. The book treats exhaustively of tho
lmportunco of n good complexion; tells
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tho hnlr; how to havo luxuriant growth;
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skin. This book will bo mulltd to any
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