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Church and Sunday-School
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 190&
I
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lN MONDAY lirxt iimnv of llio
II I ministers of Wyoming confetenca
IV- will bo travelling to Wnverly, N.
fY.i Ihc place wheio the nfty-IliHt pea-
Blon of the conference Is to be held. The
alondnv travelers lire the vnilouss ex-
lamlnera rouMtltullfijx the confeienee
board, nnd the young men In chiPst-H of
the flrHt, second, third timl fourth
yenis. These will meet for ehiss work
on Tuesday, so that pioper leports of
I their proficiency inlKh,t be presented
nnd, If woilhy of udviincetnent, bo
pronetly nraded by the conference. Uy
Ifnr the major part of the members will
'reach Waveily on Tuesday and be In
attendance upon the temperance annl-
veisary In the evonlntr, at which tlmo
llev. Charles A. Crune, D. D will de
liver an address, entitled "The Great
est American Fruud."
"Wednesday morning lit 0 o'clock,
Bishop Men 111 will open the confeienco
' proper with the Sacrament of Holy
Communion, At 10 o'clock the first
business session will open. The secie
tary of the last conference, Itev. Dr.
Sweet, will call the roll of the 285 mem
bers and probationers of last yeur. Five
have died during the year, viz,: llev.
Jllchiirtl Hlorns, of our city; Slav. 'Will
iam Edgar, formerly of Dunnioit? and
of our Providence church: llev. Philip
Holbrook, Uev. A. W. T.oomls, and llev.
K. M. Stone. Two men have been trans
ferred, rtev. T. B. Miller to the New
York. Ktist conference, and Uev. W. H.
Teaice to the Philadelphia conference.
One has been leceived by transfer, Rev.
Joseph Balrd fiom the New i'ork East
conference.
There are no gieat questions of vital
Importance to the chinch at large to bo
discussed. With the exception of the
report of a commission appointed to
cqnsldor the practicability and advisa
bility of ro-illstrictlng the confeienco,
the work will bo largelv routine, such
as leports of presiding eldeisof chatges,
evainlnlng committee 'of stipei animates
and supei numerics. These things are
relieved with addresses by the various
representathes of the great benevo
lences, educational institutions advo
cates, etc., and Horn these tilings geit
srally the pie.uiiei.s tuin lo etch other
for delightful visits.
Twentieth Century Conference.
The meetincs of tlio twentieth cen
tal y Baptist conference of Northeast
ern Pennsylvania will be held in the
following chinches of Scr.mton:
Mondi.v evening, -piil II Young People's l.il
O in tin- ,I.iehoii Strut )iitit ehiiieh nl ,,:,0.
Addici-s of welcome on belnlf of the Abingtop as.
sociitlou. llev. II, ,1. Niuihii, 1). ).; addics..,
"Hi? itelitmn of a Young Clui-tim te His lie-
noniln ttion," llev. J:. (Illicit, 11. 1); acidic-.
"Jho Mi-ionaij rroblcm iif Judiv," lle, ('mils
IK. Iivv, ). ).
'lue-ela.v morning at !' M) l'enn viiiik1 liinti-t
church. Hcv. P. II. Junes 1) P., Miss I. M.
I SchujUr, llev. Lcioy btcpliens, II. 11, lti-. V..
I lulbv, l'h. I).
1 iidil.iv nllcl noon at 2 (iiocn Ridac liantist
Icliuicli. Mis II. X. Jones, l'rciitlent J. II. Ilai
ns, 1). T) , Hcv. J. I., .lone-, 11. I).
lnreljj- evening at 7.'(0 Xoith Willi Aenuc
Illaptist chinch. Uev, General T. J. Jloigan, i).
II.. He)-. 1!. fa. Jljc.Utluir, 1). D.
Udnesl.ij-;moiiiing.at 9.30 i'cim Avenue Han-
ItUt chuicIO.Hi. John-Wallace, Jlks Jlaiy Melbj-.
vu'uncsiia.v alteinoon, 2. in Mist Baptist
cluiuli ric-ldent H. (!. Weston, 1). !,, l'ie-,1-ilcnl1
i. li Menid, 11. I)., Itcv, (,. Kejinnui,
J). I).
eelno-d.ij- evening, T30 l'iiot Welsh llaplUt
'clmrcli. Hcv. A. .1. llowlandt, II. 1), Uev. 11. D.
'1 hfun.-i", V. J).
'Illursilay morning, O.SO Venn Avenue B.iptit
dnncli. Ite. If. C. Maliie, 1). P., Uev. V. .S
Hobbms I). 1).
. Tliurndiy eeniii? at S T'enn Avenue Hiilil
""ilniuli lln. ,1, I;. Campbell, llev. II. V. Mabie,
' . II.
Heliglous Notes.
Tlie class recently confirmed in St.
Luke's church will bo admitted to Holy
communion, Sunday, April 13, at 7.30
n. m. All members of the class should
be present.
The Baptist Ministerial conference
next .Monday morning in the Penn ave
, nue church will have a paper presented'
before It by Rev. D. J. Williams, of
Ultlkely, on "Heibort Spencer, the Phil
osopher." The men's meeting at the ralltoad de
partment of the Young Men's Chi 1st Ian
association on Sunday afternoon at 3.43
' will piobably be the last meeting of the
season as the association goes into
(temporary quarters next week, Sec
Vctnry XV. W. Adair will Speak on
4'Neheiniah'si Building Plan, The Task,
The Hindere'rs, and The Helpers Also."
The male quaitotte of the Evangelical
chuich will sing. A cordial invitation
Is extended to all men especially those
who are interested In the building en
terprise. No collection will be taken
RUN DOWN,
When a phrase is coined out of world
wide human experience it is apt to be
orief and expressive. Wc are "run
down" we say in the endeavor to de-
ecrioe a reiaxeu
physical condi
tion, and all the
. terminology of
medicine could
not more ex-
' pressively d e -scribe
the actual
condition than
that every day
purase. it sug
' nests the clock
nerfect mechan-l
ically, but failing
to' record the
Eassage ui nine
ecause i is run-
PeppleS who
have' that tired
out, run down
feeling will find
new life in the
use of Doctor
. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, This
great medicine is far more than u Ionic.
It cures diseases of the organs of diges
tion and nutrition, and enables the per
fect digestion and assimilation of food of
which alone all physical strength is made,
'The reason I delayed writing was became I
wanted to wait one tear after I had taken
the medicine before giting my statement, and
now can benil n good, conscientious te.stimon.
ialj'i -writes air. Chan. II. bergeont, of Plain City.
Madison Co., Ohio. During; the hummer and
fall of 1896 1 became all ' run-down,' ncrcs were
out nf order and stomach out of order. I wrote
ioDr. Pierce fornd,vice. He said J had general
debility, and Uvea Dr. Pierce's polden Med.
icil J)ibCoen ami, thank to you for your ud
vice.i used lx bpttleb; ami viuce I (topped talc
iiJK'U about pne year ago. I have not taken auy
medicine of auy klud, ami hare ban able to
work vtty.dti). My appetite is good, I cau eat
three square ineal a Ua , and I do not feel that
miserable burning in the stomach after eating.
' My blood and nerves are in good shape, and,
well iu fact, i think I am in pretty good run
ning order,"
'Pr. Pjercc's pleasant Pellets keep the
bowels active and healthy,
1 JB'B II
but nn effort will be made to draw
some wholesome lesons from Nehe
mlah's building expeilence.
SERVICES IN THE
VARIOUS CHURCHES
Methodist Episcopal.
Kim l'aik Mi'ilioillit I.'pKopal iluirili Curly
pnner ami n.il-c mi ellnir, U..10 11. 111. I'lfiuli
inir h.v (he puMur, Dr. ('. II. rillim, at 1H..10.
Clin incrltiu lu Sunday nclioul loom at dope of
morning tenhcl Sunday H.I100I nt a i. 111. J
Junior League nt il.ru p. 111. fenlor l.eigue nt
li.KO p. m. l'leaililmr at ".Ml p. 111., by t lie p,i
tin. Mliip-011 Mcllioillit KpNeopil clinic li ltcv. II.
('. .Mtlloiniutt, u4oi. I'leiRhlnir lit 10..10 a. 111.
nnd ..'lu p. 111.; Sumhy kiIiooI it t 1- 111.! Junior
League nt 3 p. 111.; Dpwoith LeJgue nt U.SI0 p, m.
All ni.iile welrome.
ltiitnpton Street Mclliodht llplscopal iluirclt
llev. .1111110 llfiiiilnirfr, piixlor, 1'reaclilntf at
10 UO n. in., snbrct, "What One of the CliriMlan
(!raie I the licit Neglected I" Clans meeting
at 11,30; Sunday cthool at -' p. m.; Intermediate
Leaguo at :i p. 111.; Senior League at 6. '10 p. m.,
leader, William Parsons, l'.ienlnff pleaching
sen ice at ".'10 p. in., "The Unchangeable God."
Af-hury .Mi'lliodkt L'picopaI chiireti, coiner of
Mone,' nieiiup and Delanjrc utroet llc. W. !.
Slmp.on, 11. ),, pastor. Devotional mccllng of
the llrotlierliood of St. 1'uul at ll.i.0 a, 111.;
preaching at 10.30 a. m by tfip pastor; Sunday
school nt -'..'10 p. 111.; Kpworth League at B.'M p.
m.; preaching at 7.30 p. jn., by the pastor.
Prajer meeting, Alednesday, at 7.'I0 p. 111. Seals
free and all are welcome.
African Methodist 1'piscop.il chuich, Howard
place Di, D. S. Bentleyi yiaslor. 1'reaeldng nt
10.30 a. in.; Suniliy school, 2.30 p. m.; song and
piajer service, 7.30 p. m.j pleaching, 7.43 p. 111.
A cordial welcome tr. all.
Cedar Avenue Methodist tyiisiop.il church
r. 1'. Doty, pahlor. At 10 a. m., meeting of the
Urotheihond; 10.30 .1. m., moinlng worship nnd
sermon; 1 1. 1.1 a. m., Sunday iool; 3 30 p. m.,
Iiinlor 1'pwoith League; (ISO p. in., tymoith
League; 7.30, evening worship ami scnivon by the
pastor. A cordial welcome to tlio sti mger and
to all others who loio the liouo of Clod.
1'iovidcnce Methodist liplscopal church Rev,
Ccoio A. Cine, p.islor. 'J'lie Iliotlierhod of St.
Paul meet at 10 a. 111.; pieathlug at 10 30; Sun
day school at 2 p. 111.; Kpuoitli league at O.'tj p.
in., tuple, "fining: 1(h Hw, Its Itetlcc Inllu
ence," K. T. Hinders, lender. Pleaching at 7.P0
p. m., sulijecj, "IhotlierhoocK."
f'oiut Stieet Methodist Lpistopil church G. C.
Lviuaii, p.istoi. Quutcily lonfeicnce, Patu'daj at
7.S0 111., Ilev. A. Ciiliiln, president. Sunda.v,
love least at V 30 a. m.; preaching at 10.30 by
Dr. fiilllln, lolloued by the saciatuent of the
Lotd's supper; Sunday ..cliool, 11.45 J. m., G. 11.
Ct.uk, siipeiinteudcnt; Juutoi League, 2.30 p. m.,
Vh. lliant, superiiitendent; tymorth League, 2 30
p. 111,; puathlug at 7.30. b.v the pastor. Seats
free. Stiangers welcome.
Ash Stieet MithodUt Kpiscopal chuich Uev.
.1. 11. Aii'tin, pistor. Moinlng preaching seivice
nt 10 30 o'clock, subject, "I lie Illesednei of
laidming Tcnijitition." Class meeting at 11,30,
Clnrlcs Cioop, leader; Sunday school ut 2 p. m.,
Peter Haituiiii, upeiintendent; Kpwoith League
lit il.l. ji. m., 1!. U'. tono, leider. Lvcuing
picirhlng peivice at 7.30, subject, "Amen." A
cordial welcome to all.
Baptist.
Venn Avenue liaptist chmih, Penn av critic be
tween Spiuce and Linden stioets. stiangers coi
dially welcomed. Pleaching moinlng at 10 30
nnd eveplng at 7.30 by the pastor, llev. Robert
1'. V. PIcice, 11. I). Morning pin.veii In the
lower temple at O.tl. Theme of the morning
scinion, "flic Thought Which Deteimines Man's
Destiny." Sunday school at the home church at
2 o'clock and at the Amennnn mission on Pres
colt avenue at 3 30. Young People's meeting at
fi.30. Tlie evening sennon will be preceded by
nn llliNlmteU hvnm seivice, the congregation
singing the fiiuilinr li.vmus f 10111 the steieopticon
views on the scieen. '1 lie topic of the evening
Million will be "Hie Battle of tlie Giants." 'the
putnr will Use "Pictuied liulh" c lav on sketches
at the aftei-ineeting evangelNtie seivice.
l'iisl IljptM chinch, Nnth Inin avenue llev.
". 1 M.ithcv--, pastor. Tne uual services S.ib
bath moinlng and evening, 030 a. m. and 7.30
V. m. ; Sunday school, p. 111 , Dr. II. G. Dcddoe,
supeiinlendei.t; lljptut Young People's union
ceiviee, 0 30 p. in., In assembly 100111. Regular
piajeer meeting, 7.30 p. in. Wednesday even
inc. All aie welcome to H10-.C- sen ices.
Jack-sou Stieet llanlUt chinch llev. Thomas
do Gitichv, D. D pastor. Moinlng men's meet
ing nt 11..M), lenler, Kiclurd XicholK; moinlng
seivice at 10.30. The pastoi will pieach a shoit
seinion, aL the clo.p of which the Loul'8 supper
will lie aumliiulereil. Sundi.v school .it 2 p. 111,,
.lolm Lloyvl, "upeiinlendent, Lvenlug seivice at
1 o'clock slui p. tliK seivice will be held under
the aipices of the Lo.val Ciusaders, 'J he Ripple
division. Sons of Teinpeinnce, will ,11 tend In a
bodj. The 01.1I01 will be Mi. Iivvin, of Williams
port, wlio will speak on 'Tor God and Country
and Our Homes." Mr. (ioniei Itcc.e will slug
tlie solo, 'Tlag oi the rue," All aie vvelcoiue.
Seats arc free.
Green Ridgo Biptkt chinch, Mon-ey avenue
Rev. Hcniy S. Potter, of lhani, . v wfu
pic all at 10 30 11. 111, and 7.30 p. 111. 11 is es
pecially hoped lhat all iliurch intinbei- will be
piescut nt these services, Moinlng pi.iver niesl
ing at 0.43 j Junior Baptist Young People'w uiiioii
lucetlng ut 1.30 ji. 111.; Scnioi Baptist Young
People's union at 1130 p. 111. Siiuda) school will
follow 11101 nln- seivice,
Xoitli Jlaln Avenue BiptUt Chun h The pas'or,
llev. Albeit Hatcher Smith, M, O,, will picich
moinlng nnd evening, 1(130, theme, "'Ihc Stuiy
of J)oujs, or Light oil 'iluce- Peiplesing Pioh
lems." 7,30, (he me, 'The Life nnd Woik Ad
onliatu .Iml Mm. Sunday school, 2 o'clock, William
Ciiappell, 8Uierinteudent; ( hrUtlan Kuilo.noi,
n:, William If. Hall, piesident, List Sabbith
Pasloi- Smith iplcicd upon his second veil' ns
pistol of the chinch. Twenty -seven new lueinbcu
vveie given tlio hand of fellowship at the com
munion terviep. 'Iheie hive been slty-ciglit ild
illt Ions to the ineinbeislilp dining the J car.
Men101l.1l llaplist iluucli Pastor llev. V, r,
Davies, seivices at tlie Usual liours, when the
pistor will jircach Welsh lu the morning and
jhiglish in the evening, Sunday school at 2 p.
111,, siiperlnlfdent, Missjfyclvll Ilecs. The pasloi,
by lecpiest, will pieach n the evening oil a
special subeet, Stiangcio are coidlally invited
and heartily welcomed to all the rerrices.
Slillnh lljptlst chuich, coiner Mulbeny slreet
and Adams av eiiue Rev, J, II, lloddlc pastor.
Pleaching at 11 . 111.. subject, "Our Duty to
God a a Race," Sunday school, 2.30 p. m,;
prciching, S p. in., subject, "Getting MiAi ut'the
Tiutli." llaplist Vouiig People's union meeting,
Mondiy evening, Preaililng, Wednesday even
ing, (ieneial piajer meeting, 1'iiday evening,
All on ivehonic,
Diulley Sltiet Baptist chuich, Dnnnioic
Piead'Ing on Sunday nt 10.30 J, in.; Bible school
at 12 m. At 7.30 p. 111,, llev, David Spencer, D,
D., will pieach, H'veijbody well nine,
Presbyterian.
l'lut Pri'sbverlan cluiuli 'Iho weiJimnt of
the Lord's supper will bu adminislercd in Hie
moinlng. "Ignatius Lojola, the Pilnce of Roman
Catholic Devotee., or an livening with the
Jesuits," will be Dr. MeLeod'. evening subject.
Second Picsbjterlan chinch, Jefferson avenue,
between Vine and Mulbciry slieeU-10,30 a, m.,
telebiatlou of the Loid's nipper; 13 111., Kunday
ichool; 0.30 p. m , Young People's Society of
Clul.Ilan 1'ndeavoij 7.30 p. m., evening vvoishlp,
llev, J, II, Udell will piuch on "St. Francis of
AssUi."
(iieen llldse Pie.byteilan cluiuli Rev. I. J.
Lansing, pasloi; Rev, h. R, V'ostcr, aosUUnt;
10.10, service of worship vvllh sermon bv the pa,
tor, subject, "Pioftt v. Loos."; 2 in,, Bible
school; 0 30 p. in., J'hri.tijn Ludeavor; 7.30 p.
111,, evening wouhlp with scimon by h8 pastor,
eishth lu series on the "House of Life," subject.
"Property, Rights ami Wrong" '
Providence Piesbjtirian churcli Paslor. Rev
Dr. Guild. The 10.30 a. 111. service will include
the sauauients, (lie Lord's supper and baptUm
mid the icccpllon of new- mtmbeis. Sunday
school at niicm. Junior L'udeavor mrvlcc 3 30
o'clock; Senior Endeavor seivice, 0.35 o'clock
At Iho 7.S0 o'clock cvenitig service, the choir
will gltp a second rendition, of the Paster music.
'Ihc Aeats of the jliuuh aie alwav, free.
Washburn Street Presbjieriaii chuich-rllev,
John 1. Moffat, D. I),, pastor. Hetvlcej nt 10.30
a. 111, and 7.30 p. in,; Bible school at 12 m.;
Christian lindcavor Junloin, at 3.30 I', m.j Young
People' Cliil'tlan llndcavor nt 0.20 p. m.
Praver ineetlng, Wrclncwliy at 7,30 p. m. The
pastor will preach morning and evening. All aie
welcome,
Adams Avenue clinpel, New York street Ser
vices nt 10.30 nml 7.30. The Rev. Mr. Hughes
will prcacli on "Some of the Pitfalls ol Life,"
In the evening. Sunday school ut 1 o'clock;
Chlllliii r.ndcnlor society at el. tl. All welcome
to these services.
Capouse thiprl (Gicen IJIiUe l'ieh,vlcrlnu
church) Pleaching ut 10 30 n, 111, and 7.30 p. m.,
by Iho pastor, Rev, L. R. Foster. Sundiy nchoul
at 3 p, m,; Junior Kndeavor, 4 p, 111.; S;nlcf
J'ndcavnr, 0 30 p. 111. Piajer meeting, 7.30
Tliursilay evening. Welcome to all.
Episcopal.
St. Luke's parish Rev. ltogcn Isiael, D. 1).,
rcclor; llev. IMvvaitl J. Haughton, curate. Sec
ond Sundiy after rattler,
St. Luke's church 7.30 . m., holy commun
ion; !).15 n. 111., Sunday school; 10.30 a, 111,,
moinlng prn cr and sermon; 7.30 p. 111. L evening
prn.vcr and sermon, ,
St. Mark's, Dunuiore 8 a. in., holy commun
ion; 1030 n. 111., sermon nnd holy communion;
3 p. m., Sunday school; 7,30 p. m., evening
prajer nnd sermon. .
St. Geoige's mission, Oljphant 2.30 p. in.,
Sunday school; 3.30 p. 111., evening prnjcr and
sermon.
South Ride .illusion, Fig street 2.30 p. m,, Sun
day school.
Hist Knd, Picscott avenue, mission 2.30 p. nt.,
Sunday school.
Church of the Good Sliepheid, corner Momey
avenue and Gicen Uldge stieet Rev. l'rincls II.
Bateinnn, rector. Second Sunchy after Lcastcr.
IIolv communion nt 7.30 a. in,; morning piajer
nt 10.30 n. m, ; Sundnj- school and rcctoi's class,
2.30 p. m.; evening prajer at 7,30.
St. John's mission, Osteihout hill, Providence
Square Simd.ij- school, 2 p. 111.; evening prajer
nnd sermon by Rev. F. 11. Balcman, at 4 o'clock.
Reformed Episcopal.
Grace Reformed Episcopal chuich, Wjomlng
avenue below Mulbeirj' stieet George L. Alrlch,
pastor. Piajer and praise seivice, 0.3O u. in. ;
Divine worship, 10.30 n. in. and 7.30 p. m.
Preaching bj the pastor at both services. Sunday
school, 12 m.; Young People's Society of Clu's
itna Endeavor, 0.30 p. in. Lesson studj- every
Wednesday evening at 7.30 p. m, Piajer meet
ing at, S. Soils fiec. All welcome.
Evangelical Lutheran.
Ilol.v Trinity ihialish Evangelical Lutheian
chuicli, comer Acinus avenue nnd Mulbeirj- stieet
Chuich services at 1030 a. m. and 7.30 j, in.;
Sunday school at 12 111.; Luther League nt 0 4" p.
m. The new pastoi, llev. 1.'. F. Bitter, of West
Hazleton, has ni lived and will have, charge of
the seivices. All me welcome. Seals free.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran chuich general
sjnod), coiner of Mulbeirj- stieet nnd I'rccott
avenue Rev. Luther lies Wining, pistor. At
U.'lO u. in , Sundij school; 7 p. in., Young Peo
ple's Socictv of CluHiaii Endenvov, leader. Mi's
LeIp Kaufman; 10 30 n. m nnd 7.30 p. 111., di
vine woislup, with senuuns liv llev. A. S. Hart
nnii, D. 1)., of Balthnoie, AM., the geneial sec
letnj' of the bond nf home mis-ions of tiie gen
eial sjnod, Good nm-ic. Eveijhodj- vvelcoiue.
, Miscellaneous.
All Souls' l"imcrs.illst clmrcli, Pine slieet, be
tween Adams nnd .leflerson .ivciiue". Her. Timm
ns 1). P.ijne, pistol. Divine1 service, with set
inon, at 10.30 a, in. and 7.3U p. 111. ; 11101 uing sub
eet, "Thought for Othcis"; evening subject,
"The Vnlveisalist Conception of Christ." Sun
day school at 1 in. Scats fiee. Strangeis coi
diaily welcomed.
Zion United Evangelical church, 1120 Capone
avenue. Rev. .1. W. Messenger, pastor. Pleaching
at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. in. ; subjects, "Ve
and Abn.se of Life Forces," and the second sei
nion on "Prophecj," "Tlie Fate of Tjic." Sun
daj school. 0.30 a. m.; .lunioi Endeavor, 4 p. lu.;
Senior Endeavor, 6.10 p. m. All seals free.
Evcijlmelj- wcleofnc to all scivicc.
Viitit Primitive Methodist chuich, Gicen Ridge
Rev. G. Lees, pastor. Morning subject, "The
Higher Rock"; evening subject, "Unevpccted Ro
le w." Clas meetings! at tlie close of moining
sermon. All welcome.
Plymouth Congregational chuich, Jaeksoi
street Ii caching seivices nt 10.30 .1. 111. and 7
p. 111.; Sibbith xthool at 12 o'clock. Sabbath
school nt Sherman aveiui" at 2.11 p. 111. Rev.
Chailes A. Stroup, of 'ew- Haven, Conn,, will
oecup.v the pulpit.
C.m'ai.v Refoinied ehuicli, Jloinoe avenue and
Gib-oil bileel Rev. Marion I, Fiioi, pastoi.
Sen leu nt 10 30 a. 111, mil 7.10 p. m.; Sunday
sclnol, 11,41 .1. in.; Clui-tian Endenvor, 7 p. 111.
Midweek service, Wcdncsda.v lit 8.11 p. in. Cate
chism, Salurdij-at 3 30 p. 111. Moinlng subject,
"As the Dew l.nto Isual ; evening euhjeet,
"Whence Cnme TheyV
Fiist chuich (Christ! 111 Scientist), .110 Adams
avenue Snndav services, 10.30 11. 111, and 7.30 p.
m,; Sunday school, 11,11 .1. 111., subject, "Doc
ti ue of Atonement." Testimonial niccl'ng,
Wedne-ila.v evenings nt S o'clock. The chinch
is nlso open eveij iIjj- diniirc the week. 'Iho
Bible and all Cliiistian Science litcintiup Is kept
in its fiee public leading loom. "Science niui
Health, with the Key to Scilptine," by Maij
BaVer F.eld.v, vvlll be loaned to investigators
without choige. VNItois nnd letteis of iiupiiiy
.ue welcomed and given com Icons attention and
infoiuialiou f'ce. '
Gospel Tabernacle, .lelleuon avenue, Duunioie
.lames Lelshman, pasloi, Simdaj picachlug sei
vices at 10.30 a. in, nml 7,30 p.'in. ; Sunday school
nt 11 in,; Young People's meeting, 0 30 p. in,
CI11l.i1. 111 and Mlsslnuaij Alliance meetings cm
Tuesdty at 2.30 and 7,30 p. in.
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BLACKBOARD
LESSON HINTS
BY REV. ROBERT F. Y. PIERCE, D. D.
Fiom Author's Notes in "The Sundiy School
Lesson Illustrator," Published by F. 11,
Revel & Co., Chicago, 111.1
Golden Tet "Jesus ChiUt maketh thee
whole. "Ac, KMI.
Time aie three special lessons to be empha
sized in our teaching todaj'. First, the FAITH.
FULNEnS of the pieachei; Peter, tiie man of
God, went about doing good, Second, the
FAITH of Aeneas, the palsied man who was
healed, Tlilid, the Work and Ainu of Dorcas,
the vvoiiimi of God, who did "what she could."
F1- "uPPLIElt
'the best argument for Jciu Christ- is a holy
life; the )est evidence of Pluistiaiilty is the
good it does in the vvoihl. The best illnstialion
of Unlst'a power was a ihauged life, Too often
Christian woikcra forget that (lie Intelligence,
the eloquence, tlie real, the phjslcal povveis of
ilia labour aie only Ihe agencies for jho work,
ing of the Spliit of God. "Not by mlfclit, nor
by (sower, but by my Spirit, salth the Lord of
hosts." Zee li. iv:0.
Jt requited great faith in God for the preacher
&&d
-rf-er (t.t rariiu
lo toinmnndi Acnens, vvtio liael been confined In
his bed for sit Jean, to nrlsc and take I1I1 bed
nml walk. It required great fnllh In Ihe preacher
ami his Roil, for Hie side man to ohev the coin1
tumid of Peler. Ihe miracle Illustrated ihe man.
ner lu whkh salvation Is iipplled to the licnts
of men, faith in God. John :2I,
.Nut bj- riles mid ceremonies but by faith,
fhnll wc be healcel of all our spiritual maladies.
In this Ieson we see
Helpless Man.
etnlng DNelplc.
eallng I'ovvci.
Duress laid Ihe fouml.itlun for the tliouianils ol
helilng-luiiil societies lu the Clnlstliin world,
ami we should honoi lier name on eveiy sullab!c
occasion.
An old proveib N, "Beauty Is ns beauty does."
Doicas must have been beautiful ns well ns
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"alert," for her life wis lesplemleiit by hei lov
ing seivice for mankind. She mliilstcied 10 tic
poor who hud no other helppi, and iincon-viousij
wove her name Into the labile of her service.
Xo work done for olhcis "I11" His aluc" vvlll
be forgotton. Somewlieic, somehow, some time,
it will be found nnd 0111 names will shine wit'i 1
mvstlc light, ns what we have done vvlll be the
witness foi out rewaid. .Malt. :I2.
"For tlie pool jc have nlwnjs with joh, nnd
whensoever je will .ve may do them good." Doi
cas did not wait for an opportunity, but witched
for the oppoitumtv and sought for (he occnstan
lo do Hum good. Dec's was tiuly the Venice of
the "hidden hand."
Si 1 anion, Pa.
SUNDAY-SCHOOL
LESSON FOR APRIL 13
PETER, AENEAS AND DORCAS.
Acts, ix: 32-42.
BY REV. J. I
GILBERT, D. D.
Secretary
of Anicrlci'i Society of Religious
Education.
COM EXT '1 lie preaching of Saul in Daim-uri,
begun among the apostles, was s00u cMinded to
Hie Jews. At this many wcie gicillj-'ofc'icloel,
and a coiispii.icy was laid agilnst his lite. To
escape tlicil evil designs, lie lied lioni the city
nt night, being let down ovei the wail in .1
ba-kct. In lalei life he leeoidcd what Luke omit;
fiom the acts, tint lie went avvnj- in Aubi.i, ml
after a blief sojourn, letuilicd to Da.iiisciis. (Gil.
1:17.) Tlie conversion of tills fleiy lenler lint .in
end to the pspcjitlou for the time, and tke
little congiegatioiis, foiniccl in v.iiious places,
hid lest, l'nder the intlueine ami in,tiu"t!ou
of faithful teadieis, bcllcvcis multiplied gin lj,
and the church piospeicd. Hisloij- now turns
uuaj fiom Paul, leaving linn In letlremeiit lo
prepare for his gicat mhuV.ij, but lelating tlie
deeds of othci apostles.
PALSIED. A kind of supcivi-lon was ccui,vl
ovei the vouiiir chinches bv Pile, fAits vill in.
tiavcled tluoiigh all quutcis It is mipos-
to stale how huge was the clicuit, lu one
of his joumejs lie visited the units at Ljd-li
(vcisc 32), a town ncii the Mediteuauc in ei,
pcihlpi tweiilv-livc miles frcm .leiiisalem. 'Ilii,
is the (list mention of this pi ice in tlio e Ti,.
taiuent, and no one knows who canicd the gnpel
Ihilhci. II is e-peciill.v intcie'-tiiig that imu fact
onlj is given lu our Imou conieinlnir the tow.i
ol the chinch a man was time whn lud tli;
palsj, who hid been confined to hh bed for eight
j rail. (Vcisc ill.) Ills name, Ae'icis, never
mentioned afleiwaid, indicates tint he was .1
Gicck. how ( liristiinitv passes by the gieit
and noble and condescend-, lo like m.te of Hie
unfoilutiote (Matt. l, ."1), and to lilt them up
into distil, c lion. 'Ihe pilsicd Aeneas is the only
one leinenibcied of all llio Clulstiius who dwelt
in l.vdda,
( I'HED, Wlnt did I'elei do in I.vddat Did
he picicli Did lu iiistiuit bellevcisY Did he
'it apiil men to olllclil 1 1 11 st ? Possible, Glac
is no iccoul of such seivice. All we know Is
lhat lie went lo tlie liciMde of Aeneas, peilupi
invited b.v fi lends (limes Mil, 1,), nu cample
lor all iitlui-tcis. lie cnl.'Kil sjinpaHiellcillv, ie
gaiellng onlj liis bodllv condition, lie spoke tlie
11.1111.' of the invalid, ami clliecled attention to th1
mighty healei. (Wise 34, ) He did not tay what
might be clone, but In1 ehelaicd outiight tint
Jesus lluist then made Hie man whole (its h,
10) lint ihc chip, bealunlng Immedlatclj, vvnuld
be coiiiiletc, 'llus was followed bj the com
inaiul to aiise, which was liistantlj ohejel, Heii
was .1 mil uh1. In one senso It was vviought by
IVlei; in n much laigci s.'iie, .itcuidlng to Pet
ei'is own winds, it was vvnnulit bj Cluisl, Ihe
apostle was the iiislimneut used liv tlio unseen
l.oid, Thcie wc must pause, (hi many points
speculation illicit be indulged, but without piollt,
DECEASED. Xot fai Bum l.vdda was Joppi,
nn old seapoit town, made famous by Hlram'j
lloats In tlio lime of Solomon (.1 CI11011, 11, (),
and later as the shipping point of the illscbed
lent piopliet. (Jonah L, 3.) He ie lived a Chris
liuii woman, univeisally beloved on account of
her character and good deeds. (I Tim. 11, 10.)
Her name Tabilha in Hebrew, Doicas in Gicck,
signifies the gazelle, given, eloubtles.;, beciu.u of
her beaut)'. It being uustomaiy to apiily naiiiev
of beautiful animals to joung women, CYciac
30.) Death camo and lemovtd this good vvonnu
fiom tlie scenes! of her generous activity. Kind
friends prepared the body accoullug to Ihe cus
tom of the time, and laid it in an .tipper 100111,
u place of retiiimert and I101101, (Yciec 37,) lu
common with all Eastern people, those who vveie
beieaud expected u resuriectlon, l'nlvciil Im
inanity has paiued at the speeticlc of death, lu
iiiejulie concerning the destiny of Hie depaited,
JSVITED, When friends me taken nvv.iy the
lieait leache out instinctively for sjmpatbj-,
The tense of loss is so jwlntul that another is
sought yhosu ptcstuce can supply the balm,
When John wu beiieadeel his disciples went and
told Jesu.s, (.Matt, xlv, U.) So vvithsithe be.
lleveis at Joppa, tliej rouhl not ben; their
soiiovv alone, Theli i.ames ato not given, tlieli
numbeis are not known; but they came together
for consolation in dlstiess. It was lepoited that
Peter was at I.jdda piobablj1 tlio fine of Aeneas
had reached them, and two men vveie tent to in.
vile him, (Vewo 3b.) '4 lie power of companion,
ship was nndeistocd in those clajs (Matt, .will,
10), never moie linpoitant thin when trouble,
like a heavy burden, rests on the soul. There
.was an earnest icquest (hat the apostle would
make all possible haste to come to Joppa, lu
him all hope centeied.
HMENTED. Tlie belter instincts of lumunltj
accoid with the nobler pioiiiptlngs of iclljlon.
Pelei as a man and Peter as a Christian would
(tot ictuse (Us invitation, (fames 1, 27,) Es
corted by the two mcssengei he harmed to
Joppa and entered Hie clumber of death, Tiuc
a su'iio of giiet was presented which many ar
tists have tiidcavoied to tepresent on canvas.
(Vtrsc 30.) (lathered ubout the. piecious foim of
Gin iron,! wnmln stood tn.sn- wlrinuj un.nl .
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'ihey who had been the leclpiclits of lier bountj
nan come la reverence ucr name ami mourn I er
Ion. In their hands they held Ilia garments
which Doicas had nude, hv evidence of her in.
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elus(r) and si 111 and gonehie.'s, tlie highest evi
elcnce of womanly viitue to .111 Orienlull-t.
(Piov. i:10-20.) Tlie reward hid .ilie.ulj come
for tiie life of seivice. 'Ihc tender icgarel of the
.sotrowing, the words nnd looks of appic-cialio'i,
the genuine ami genual lamentation, all showed
that Doicas had not lived in vain (l'-.ilm :c,
17)
ItESIOHED 'Ibe fMicinidti apostle must have
been gieatlj- moved, 'Ihc siglit of the dead nr.d
the te.ns of the bereaved would melt any but a
stonj- lieait. Pic'cntlv he excluded all others
fiom the loom, as he hul seen Jesus do. (Mitt.
i, 2.1) Kneeling down, he pravul, Iheichv con
fcfslng weikness and isking help. Men must call
upon Clod when a gieat woik is attempted.
(Lph. vi, 10 1 "Tahitha, aile," lie eiic'd.
speaking liei Hebrew- name nearest to her hcu I.
'llio depaited soul, vvbctliei it lioveied lien, lis
the old Jews believed, 01 hid been In the home
of tlie disembodied spiiils as modern theologians
chum, at that won! once moie occupied its foi
mer liouoo of llesh. (Verse 40.) The ejes opened
and at the .sight of Peter 1.I1C sat up. Peter's
light hind of fellowship was evlended, and the
woniin, gaining additional sticngth, partlj lifted,
was on lier foot. The doors were thrown opjn,
Hip ti lends eiitcied, and Doicas was prcse itcd
to them alive. (Veisc tl.) lki e.uthlv woik
was not tinlshcd, and she was lestoied to the
hearts that loved hei.
HELIKVKD. There aie two vvavs of extending
the cause of Cbrht; one bv tiutli, Ihe other !j
power, lb- llr-t is s'owei, less ceilain, but in
the end pioductlve of the be-t le-ults. (,i Col,
:;iil, S.) 'Die lit.tci nnj be emplojctl lo good
no it times when Hie foimei i.ui gain hut 111
tie hold upon the people, cisec .'!j and Ji
.show- that lire!1 two miraclcn inieli1 .1 piofound
impiission anil, gained niiiiy convcit". t Ljelda
unci Sarcn (the eountij- luiinet alinut) tlie whole
popubiticm turned lo the land. In Joppa niiuj
believed in .Icsiis. It must not be supposed that
those who believed bco.iue of this miiaeulovu
power, vveie mule Hue followers of .Jc-as Clnl-t.
'I heh faith was like that which ninny had dur
ing the iv loin's i.iinistij' a kind of intellectual
assent lo time general doctiines which' he
pleached, and the cnise which he rcpiocntid.
Hut clhcipleshlp lay .1 long w iv fiuther on (John
vlll, .11) .1 lontiuucd .1tte111I11.ee1 upon the tei'h
ings of the gee-pel. 'Hie beginning, howcvei, v..is
nude, and liuitmc must follow it. ( 1 Pilei 11,
2)
Hlil'LEf riO"S by these two mliacle, or
ralher, why the account of them? It cannot hi
Hut Petri vlfited Ljildi and Joppa niciily to
cma 11 painljlio and bilng back to life 11 pious
anil mucli-loveci woman, commend iblc as those
actions vveie. lie tallied some timet with Simon,
tlio tanner, and could not have been Idle. iVc.ve
-IS.) Why ellel the llolj Pplilt pass by In slh-nre
.-ill other deeds and iecoiel( tliee only? 'Ihh
question Is the moie impoitant, because after a
time the wotldnar of niliacles was esteemed less
iinpoitmt than the teachings of tiutli. 1 Cm.
j.II:2S OH Out of 111 my answers this is pioper;
The nposllcs, as succensois of Chilst, weio foiinil.
ei.. of the chuich, custodians of power, invested
with authoiltj, lliey would hive no success! s.
It was niccNsary that evcijone should ic'spect
(licit- ppisonsj and theic aelmlnistiatlon. 'Hie
whole Christian fjsteni would not lest mi them.
(Kph. 11-20.) If Clulst wiought tluough them
then for nil time they were attested as Hi's
chosen icpifscntatlics, (John .v, ll.) And nil
sub-cquent gcneiations may tuin bulk to them.
CHINA'S LOOTED SEALS SOLS.
Fiom the Louden News,
The home secretary hiivlnir ap.iiar
ently been satisfied by Messis, Deben
Imni that the eight Chinese imperial
seals, about which questions were ask
ed on Thursday, cannot be regarded as
Htltlfali plunder, the snlo of these by
auction took place yesterday. It Is
said they weio the pioperty of an
American citizen, who purchased them
fiom a Russian ofllcer returned fiom
China. Inasmuch as they ato now In
the possession of u. foreigner, the Chi
nese court deems "them to havo lost
their saeied character, Sonies of the
seals are sriuai'e, measuring as much
as four or Ave Inches, while one or
two of those used for prlvato cones
pondenee aro of oblong shape, about
vvo Inchest long by three-quarters of
an inch wide. In each case (ho han
dle Is more op, less elaborately carved,
mostly with giotesques, and the Chi
nese nfcciptoiis In one case the words
are In t,ha Mauclni language havo a
decotatlve effect. Theie appears to be
no doubt that the seals are actually
thos.o used in Pekln,
The first two to bo offered, kept by
tlie chief eunuch, and not touched by
the hands of the emptuss, under whose
01 dots only they could be used, wero a
fcoapstone seal bearing the ' Chinese
equivalent fop "Nourish your mind and
nuiso your sphlts," employed when
actois were appointed for the Imperial
palace, and another luipiessed on all
documents relating to the lmnerla', pal
ace guards. These weie bought by a
private gentleman for fifty-two pounds.
Six private seals of the emperor and
empress have yellow silk cords a,-
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