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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1892
Page
12
A dense list of sermons and services across Pittsburgh area churches as ministers prepare tomorrow’s schedules. Notable topics include faith, restraint, and moral guidance, with services at Union Presbyterian and Fifth Avenue churches among others.
Southside Services and several churches list morning and evening sermons led by pastors such as Rev. E. Farrand and Rev. Hood. Topics include The Impossibility of Pleasing God Without Faith and The Brevity of Time. Miss Jean de Smith to hold railroading evangelist services Sunday June 26.
The notice lists multiple church services across venues including First Congregational at Franklin and Manhattan streets with Rev. W McCorkle. Observatory Hill Excura U P led by Rev W Wishart. Carnegie Hall Allegheny with Rev David Kennedy. Central R P on Sandusky Street with Rev J W Sproull. and Sunday school activities by Rev William Robertson. Sermons cover themes such as The Empty Soul Lessons From the War and The Liberty of the Gospel.
A dense listing of Sunday services and evening sermons across Sandusky Street Baptist Center Providence Presbyterian Fourth U P and other churches. Notable topics include Bitter Waitern Testing Times Christian Manliness and Present Suffering and Future Glory with pastors L Woodburn Kinter Kyle and McCormick leading.
The June 19 schedule lists Rev M Mackay and Elder M H Bond preaching at Fourth Avenue hall and Hopson M E Millvale. Events include 1:30 pm services, 7:30 pm sermons for railroad men, a Christian Science critique, and a Carnegie Hall discussion by Rev Newton Donaldson. A secular society lecture by Jon ER Charlesworth and a Woman’s Home Mission meeting are also noted.
Police report a staged break in at 10 Palo Alto Street while the Owens family vacationed. Thieves entered through a cellar trap door, rifled drawers and letters, stole silverware and a seal skin lacquer valued around 150, with total loss estimated under 500. A neighbor’s young witness described two men.
The Presbyterian Church on Wood Street invites all interested in primary work to join a comics Sabbath lesson conducted by Miss LO Freizell. Also note the Dispatch tomorrow features curious interviews with famous cartoonists.
Thomas L. Doran and Jack Bell return from a three month search for the Pegleg mine near Carissa Springs San Diego county without success. They faced extreme heat earthquakes and 700 shocks but remain hopeful to resume the quest with a map and outfit.
A hot wave won’t stop the lantern parade described as the largest and most elaborate east of the mountains. Read the second page for the route. Pirrssona Circle Co promotes silk mull bats and a wide hats range with prices from $149 and up at Karr Mannes’ Mintrxerr Derantuent.
The cheapest excursion offers round trip travel to Ohio Pyle tomorrow with an 8:05 a.m. departure from the B and O depot. Bargains on ladies' suits and summer underwear are advertised by Yoseravm & Co and James H. Aiken & Co at 100 Fifth Avenue.
Hurry to Kaufmanns for genuine alligator satchels priced from 125 cents and up. Also available imitation satchels from Te wp Katyuanns' Satchel Department.
Oil trade buzz centers on Twitchell and Hershberger No 2 on Stewart farm opposite Sistersville across the river. Flow reported 500 to 700 barrels daily, with nearby wells at Ludwig Mooney and Jones Tennant, and a 25 acre Stewart tract. Other fields and wells in McDonald and surrounding areas show varied production from 15 to 100 barrels per hour, totaling 93,000 barrels yesterday for the Southwest Pennsylvania Pipe Line region.
Barnsdall and Gillespie file a suit against Rock Torpedo Company seeking 6300 damages over alleged carelessness by Torpedo Company employees in blasting near a well in McCandless township. plaintiffs say the well was ruined after shooting at a low elevation. The suit cites property damage from the operation and seeks compensation.
The market opened steady with limited trading and dull activity. Figures show daily shipments at 75,766 with 70,67 average, and National Transit certificates opening at 5 for highs and 5c lows, ending near 5c. Petroleum traded cautiously, July option selling 6,000 barrels, highs to 5Sc and close near Sec, totaling 6,000 barrels.
Special BF 90 and a8 90 men s suits are offered at astonishingly low prices. A good suit goes for 590 while a fine dress suit is 80, with usual retail values from 12 to 20. PC C C Clothiers at Corner Grant and Diamond streets advertises these bargains as "Just as advertised."
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