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| − | As early as 1882, there has been an exclusive brethren assembly in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., [[Pennsylvania]], known as the [[Scranton Meeting Room, PA| | + | As early as 1882, there has been an exclusive brethren assembly in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., [[Pennsylvania]], known to some as the [[Scranton Meeting Room, PA|Scranton Meeting Room]] (TW-EB), as well as a shorter-lived one of the same variety in nearby Moosic +1896-1911+ ([[Moosic Meeting Room, PA]]). |
| − | Scranton Gospel Hall was an open brethren assembly that may have been a split from the exclusives, founded prior to 1890 when the U.S. Religious Census indicated a PB-II (OB) assembly in Lackawanna Co., with 51 meeting in a rented hall with capacity of 250. | + | Scranton Gospel Hall was an open brethren assembly that may have been a split from the exclusives, founded prior to 1890 when the U.S. Religious Census indicated a PB-II (OB) assembly in Lackawanna Co., with 51 meeting in a rented hall with capacity of 250. In 1904, the assembly met in the Exchange Buildings at 421 Lackawanna Ave., Room #7, then at Washington Hall, S. Main Ave.., by 1922, and the Rescue Mission at 310 N. Washington Ave. +1926-1927+. |
At the latter time, the [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/a35b9292bc7f15193dcc8c12b8b5562258581ba6.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (6 men, 5 women) with no S.S. The Hall was a rented facility (with $66 in annual expenses), and $99 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926. | At the latter time, the [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/a35b9292bc7f15193dcc8c12b8b5562258581ba6.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (6 men, 5 women) with no S.S. The Hall was a rented facility (with $66 in annual expenses), and $99 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926. | ||
| − | [[Manchester Gospel Hall, CT|Manchester Gospel Hall]] in Hartford Co., [[Connecticut]] was a hive from Scranton in 1909 involving the James McCormick, Thomas Eckle and William Emerson families. | + | [[Manchester Gospel Hall, CT|Manchester Gospel Hall]] in Hartford Co., [[Connecticut]] was a hive from Scranton in 1909 involving the James McCormick, Thomas Eckle and William Emerson families. |
=Locations= | =Locations= | ||
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* Sunday - Lord's Supper @ 10:45am, Sunday School @ 12:15pm, Gospel meeting @ 7:30pm. | * Sunday - Lord's Supper @ 10:45am, Sunday School @ 12:15pm, Gospel meeting @ 7:30pm. | ||
* Monday - Bible Reading @ 8:00pm | * Monday - Bible Reading @ 8:00pm | ||
| − | * Friday - | + | * Friday - Bible Reading @ 4:00pm |
=Correspondents= | =Correspondents= | ||
* James Park Morgan '''+1922-1927+''' (1871-1941) | * James Park Morgan '''+1922-1927+''' (1871-1941) | ||
| − | * Harry Leishman '''+1927+''' | + | * Harry Leishman '''+1927+''' |
=Sources= | =Sources= | ||
* EB/OB AAB's 1882-current | * EB/OB AAB's 1882-current | ||
* Ancestry.com | * Ancestry.com | ||
Revision as of 10:24, 19 August 2024
As early as 1882, there has been an exclusive brethren assembly in Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, known to some as the Scranton Meeting Room (TW-EB), as well as a shorter-lived one of the same variety in nearby Moosic +1896-1911+ (Moosic Meeting Room, PA).
Scranton Gospel Hall was an open brethren assembly that may have been a split from the exclusives, founded prior to 1890 when the U.S. Religious Census indicated a PB-II (OB) assembly in Lackawanna Co., with 51 meeting in a rented hall with capacity of 250. In 1904, the assembly met in the Exchange Buildings at 421 Lackawanna Ave., Room #7, then at Washington Hall, S. Main Ave.., by 1922, and the Rescue Mission at 310 N. Washington Ave. +1926-1927+.
At the latter time, the 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 11 in fellowship (6 men, 5 women) with no S.S. The Hall was a rented facility (with $66 in annual expenses), and $99 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
Manchester Gospel Hall in Hartford Co., Connecticut was a hive from Scranton in 1909 involving the James McCormick, Thomas Eckle and William Emerson families.
Locations
- +1904+: Exchange Buildings, 421 Lackawanna Ave., Room 7
- +1922+: Washington Hall, S. Main Ave., Hyde Park
- +1926-1927+: Rescue Mission, 310 N. Washington Ave.
1904 Meeting Times
- Sunday - Lord's Supper @ 10:45am, Sunday School @ 12:15pm, Gospel meeting @ 7:30pm.
- Monday - Bible Reading @ 8:00pm
- Friday - Bible Reading @ 4:00pm
Correspondents
- James Park Morgan +1922-1927+ (1871-1941)
- Harry Leishman +1927+
Sources
- EB/OB AAB's 1882-current
- Ancestry.com
