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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1894

Page

7

Disciples of Loaves and Fishes Critique Church Amusements

A North Main Avenue Baptist sermon denounces church fundraisers as gambling like wheel of fortune. Rev W G Watkins argues such amusements undermine church aims, urging faith based tithes and honest fundraising instead. The piece shifts to religious notices on the Sodality reception and Mary’s intercession with new postulants and members.

W. G. Watkins North Main Avenue Baptist Church Christ Cana Jerusalem Holy Temple Jesus

Mission ends at St Peters Cathedral as women’s sodality begins

At St Peters Cathedral the Blessed Virgin sodality mission for female members opens after the men’s mission ends. Father Bucholtz departs for Waterbury to start a mission there while Father O’Reilly leads daily services, with masses at 6 30 7 and a sermon each evening. He urges piety in wives and warns of temptations against fidelity.

Blessed Virgin's Sodality Father Bucholts Waterbury Conn Father O'Reilly Stations of the Cross Father Bucholtz

Gustavus Adolphus Centenary Observed By Lutherans

The Trinity English Lutheran church marked the 300th anniversary of Gustavis Adolphus birth with a service and a detailed address by Major Everett Warren. He contrasted Luther and Adolphus, praised Adolphus as a defender of Protestant causes, and recounted 17th century conflicts to illustrate the era's struggles for religious liberty.

Trinity English Luetheran Gustivus Adolphus Sweeden L. Miller Everett Warren Switzerland Gustavus Adolphus Martin Luther Luther Adolphus

Rescue Mission Plea for Continuance in City

A large crowd attended meetings on Frankton Avenue as Samuel F. Jones urged continuing the Rescue mission. He cited the $3,600 annual cost versus 400 gin shops nearby and urged local churches to fund the work. Superintendent Sanborn reported flourishing activity with 25,000 attendees at 34 services and many first-timers reached.

Franken Avenue Samuel F. Jones St. Stephen's Episcopal Mission Boston Penn Avenue Baptist Church Mr. Jones Elm Park Church New York City Sanborn J. A. Laneing First Presbyterian Church Second Presbyterian Church Committee Friends of the Mission

Munyon’s Catarrh Cure Praised By Philadelphia Woman

In a Philadelphia interview Lida McCandless describes severe catarrh affecting nose throat and stomach with headaches and cough. She credits Munyon's Catarrh Cure and Catarrh Tablets for relief and urges others to investigate the remedy sold nationwide by Munyon’s Homoeopathic Home Remedy Company.

Lida McCandless South Thirtyfifth Street Philadelphia Munyon Willin Homonopathic Home Remedy Company Up Specifica

Revival meetings and religious events in Lackawanna area

Nev. Daniel Savage continues revival meetings with strong attendance. Rev. Peter Roberts will address Methodist pattera on Johan nine Theology. Local pastors plan an afternoon meeting at Congregational church with essays and pamphlets Readings by W Gulister and John A Wagner. Various church groups hold sermons, socials and fund drives across Green Ridge, Carbondale and surrounding churches.

Daniel Savage Peter Roberts Olyphant G. B. Stephens G. W. Muckley Kansas City Board of Church Extension Fund Providence Christian Church KR. Lathrope J. J. Chandler Christian Endeavor Carbondale Grace Reformed Church Green Ridge Presbyterian Sunday School Home Missionary Society Colonel Hitchcock Lackawanna Lackawanna and Lucerne Congregational Alatriet Congregational Church West Market Street Friends Vesper Literary Society John A. Wagner W. Gulister Church of the Good Shepherd Green Rudge Brotherhood of St. Andrew State Sabbath School Association George Urquhirt Wilkes-Barre C. J. Kephart Annville Mra J. W. Barnere Newark William Heynolds Ladies’ Aid Society Green Ridge Amorrow Puritan Congregational Church Washburn Street Presbyterian Church Peekville Presbyterian Church

Money for the Hospital Urges $75,000 Build Upgrade Planned

The State Board of Charities will recommend a $75,000 appropriation to Lackawanna Hospital to add a new women’s ward on the northern side of the old building. The old women’s ward is overcrowded with 27 applicants refused this month and no nurses’ accommodation. An administration wing will be built between wards after demolition of the old unit, with a contagious disease ward and ambulance stabling also planned. The president, James Dickson, notes the hospital’s work includes 18,000 patient days in the past year at a cost under $1 per day, and urges public support for completing the project.

Jesus Christ State Board of Charities Lackawanna Hospital James Dickson Board of Dickson Mr. Dickson Delaware and Hudson Company Font Wranthlin Avenue Scranton Additon

Board of Charities works outlined by Colonel Boies

Colonel H. M. Boies, a member of the State Board of Charities, detailed the recent meeting's actions for Tribune. He said 200 institutions applied for state aid and the board will seek $6,000,000 in appropriations. The hearing highlighted accommodation for the insane, noting rising numbers and potential new hospitals in central and western areas after three years with thirty-three escapes from communal detention.

H. M. Boies State Board of Charities Tribune

Castoria Advertisement Quoted Across Rhyme

A nostalgic verse recalls a child remedy Castoria mentioned during illness and infancy. The lines reference Abe and Castoria as a familiar product invoked through generations and parental care.

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