This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1902
Page
2
Religious items note Rev F. Mathews bids farewell to the First Baptist Church after nearly seven years as pastor since 1905. The piece recalls the old Scranton Street church, the Beranton Street fire in 1899, and the new stone church dedication in 1901.
Rev J E Gilbert outlines the biblical arc from the ten spies’ evil report to Israel’s wandering, the serpents’ punishment, and Moses prayer. The lesson contrasts discipline and mercy, urging faith, repentance, and reliance on God amid hardships. Church schedules accompany the discussion.
Elm Park Methodist Episcopal church led by C. M. Giffin holds prayer and song at 9 30 a m. Asbury Methodist Episcopal church will preach at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with Sunday school at 2 p m and Senior League at 6 30 p m Rev EB Ginger assists and preaches at 7 30 p m Embury Methodist Episcopal Church offers preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 40 p m with class meeting at 11 90 a m and Sunday school at 2 p m Epworth league at 6 40 p m Brotherhood of St Paul devotional meeting at 9 30 a m and preaching at 11 00 a m at Wim Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Penn Avenue Baptist Church hosts morning and evening services with sermons on Bullders of a Kingdom and No Crow Without a Crown. Sunday school at 1 PM and Young People's meeting after services. Other area churches including First Baptist and Green Ridge hold similar services with weekly prayer meetings and youth programs.
Second Presbyterian church Odell pastor holds morning worship at 10 with Rev Hughes at the pulpit. Sunday school at 12 and Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor at 10. No evening service. Washburn Street church No preaching Sunday Bible school at noon Christian Endeavor at 1 20 Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30. Keen Ridge church preaching 10 90 am Rev Stahl Bible school 12 20 pm prayer 7 10 Wed Welcome all. Capouse chapel preaching 7 40 evening Bible school 4 and 6 30 Junior and Senior Endeavor prayer 7 40 Thu Welcome. Adamea Avenue chapel Young Men conduct 10 am service James Hughes preaches 7 45 pm Sunday school 3 pm Christian Endeavor 7 pm All welcome.
Saint Luke's parish lists Rev. Rogers Israel as rector and curates Rev. Edward Hough ton and Rev. Robert Roe. Services on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity include Holy Communion at 7:00 am and 9:15 am, morning prayer and sermon at 1:30 pm, and evening prayer at 7:00 pm plus Sunday school and Bible classes. Other churches and missions schedule morning and evening services and Sunday school.
Grace church on Wyoming avenue below Mulberry street lists prayer and praise service at 9.80 a.m. divine worship at 10.00 a.m. with preaching by W. W. Adair. Railroyd Young Men's Christian Association speaks on Buttsfeld Psalm 17:16. Sunday school at noon. August Sunday evenings omitted. Prayer meeting Wednesday led by Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor on Sept 4 Ready for Miss Coming Luke 6:40. Branch church Tripp Park holds 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. services with Sunday school at 12:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:43 p.m.
The bulletin lists Sunday services for multiple churches including Christ Church Cedar Avenue and Birch Street with a 10:10 a.m. start and Sunday school, and notes the pastor is out of town. Churches shown include St. Peter's Prescott Avenue, Emmanuel German Lutheran Reese Street, St. Paul’s Short Avenue, English Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity Adams Avenue, Mulberry, and Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Mifflin Avenue with service times, Sunday schools, and occasional events such as an afternoon tea social to fund church carpeting.
Bellevue Welsh Calvin Methodist and First Church Christian Scientist show weekly schedules. Zion United Evangelical Keystone League and Plymouth Congregational also publish service times with pastors and Sunday schools.
The tenth annual Institute of public school teachers will convene at 2 PM Monday in the High School auditorium with John Gibbons delivering the opening address. Noted instructors from across the country will lead sessions Monday through Friday, covering pedagogy, reading, arithmetic, psychology, and the Montessori and primary methods.
Labor Day excursion set for Monday September 1 at Lake Lodore promising a royal lakeside day with a grand pavilion dance program. Steamer naptha launches and row boats operate for safe fast transport while fishing options abound. A ball game offers a gold prize and refreshments will be plentiful.
Traine will leave the D. and H. depot Scranton at 9.15 10.18 and 1.11 a.m. Fare from Scranton 75 cents. Excursion trains will leave Carbondale at 10.00 11.06 a.m. and 2 p.m. Reduced rates from Scranton to Honesdale advertised.
Erie Railroad offers summer Sunday excursion tickets from Wyoming division stations to Maplewood and Lake Ariel. One way fare for round trip: 66 cents to Maplewood and 75 cents to Lake Ariel.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.