The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-02

erclseS the minister gave them the right
hand Of fellowship, dismissng them with
$50 in peace, and may the God of love and
peace be with you evermore. Amen
The sermon was by Rev. Dr. j. b. Fox, of
Newberry, s. c., and was appropriate to
the Easter Festival, "NOw if Christ be risen
from the Dead, etc" The apostle the preach
er said, laid the foundation Of the Christian
religion by pointing to Christ's resurrec-
ton. 1t was the underlying system of
Christianity, for if Christ had not risen he
was not Messiah, but an impostor. If the
resurrection was untrue, the religion was
false. He drew a dark picture of what
the world would be if it were not
true, but he thanked God that Christ
had risen, and evidenced it by long line
Of sacred and profane authorities. To deny
the resurrection is 10 abandon Christianity
outright. Christianity does not want Christ
that could lie down ana die only, but one that
could rise again. Such a Christ as could
not rise again is not the Christ of Christen-
dom. But he had risen, and as Christ is
born i'll us we cannot die, but pass from
death unto life The speaker closed with
an eloquent allusion to Hope. the sheet
anchor of the Christians faith. After sing
ing the closing hymn the sacrament Of the
Lords supper was administered to the
communicates of the church. The collec-
tions of the morning for the church fund
amounted to Sl53 25
THE LUTHERAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
There was not standing room, even, in the
Lutheran Church of the Ascension last
night to witness the Easter Sunday School
exercises The aisles were crowded, as were
all the approaches to the doors in front and
rear, many reluctantly turning back. There
was almost enough of an overflow to make
congregation for another Lutheran
Church
The teachers and scholars marched in
singing 1.-The Royal Road" After singing
praise and Magnify Our King" responsive
reading and singing "In the Happy Eden, "
Rev. DIR. w. S. Bowman offered a fervent
prayer. The school sang "Tidings of JOY"
and, after which, Superintendent of the
Sabbath School, Mr.. w. S. King, read the
following annual report:
To the Church Council Of the Evangelical
Lutheran church of Savannah, submit to You
this my report of the work performed in and by
your Sabbath School for the year ending March
s. 1888:
The official record of the school shows its TO-
tai membership to be l3 officers; 30 teachers;
1853 scholars, making total OF 4l2 The average
attendance throughout the year was 22S. The
largest attendance was on Sunday Dec. 4, 1882 on
which day there were 30i present The total
membership of the school for the year ending
March s. 1887, was 397 At that time about 10
children from the Savannah Female Orphan
Asylum We're attending our school. They are
no longer with us Deducting this transient
body of scholars leaves the membership of 1887
357 against 4i2 for 1883, an increase of So in the
total membership of the school.
The average collection for each Sunday during
the past year amounts to 81 81, or 4 Ice. for
each attendant. Our receipts have been from
all sources as follows:
Balance March, 1887 ......................$4 As 26
COlleCtlonS Observation-Disclosures. 495 -
From other sources Observation-Disclosures. PAS 81
,.., o-oe -
lOldl. 1900 Do
Our disbursements for the year have been
1919 80, leaving a cash balance on hand of
Sl14 ~. To this amount add S35 due us on the
sale of old pews, and we have a balance to our
credit of $40 72.
The banner of the main schools awarded to
the class of Miss Maggie Spaun, they having
made the largest contribution of any one class
S47 IA.
The girls of the infant department contrlbu-
ted $40 IA, and are therefore entitled to the
banner of their department.
1t is gratifying to know that these results
have been attained without any extraordinary
efforts having beer made. The brightness Of
this happy and prosperous year has been OBJ
scured by the cloud of affection. Death, the
Grim Reaper. has thrust in his sickle and
gathered to himself one of our teachers Miss
Nellie Stone She had not been long with us,
yet her high Christian character and anAabilty
Of disposition made her very dear unto us and
we truly morn her loss.
In closing this my report desire to return to
the officers and teachers of the school my sin
cere thanks for their active and kindly support,
and to the scholars my thanks are also due for
their general good conduct.
'What Must 1t Be" was then sung, after
which came the collection and voluntary.
The collections for the evening amounted
to $50 81, which added to the afternoon col
lection aggregated $115 81 for the Sabbath
school fund.
After the object lesson, "Try to be Like
Jesus" and the singing of "Tidings of
Grace" the Rev. Dr. J. b. Fox, Professor of
Mathematics at Newberry, S. c.. delivered
very eloquent and instructive lecture on
THE Cross" The exercises closed by sing
ing joyful Tidings," after which came the
Lords Prayer and benediction.
THE DECORATIONS.
The chancel was the very acme OF arts
tic decoration. In the back ground was an
Arctic view, the shadows of the glaciers
falling upon rock of ages i'll the shape of
a cross thrust up from the sea on a base of
rock. In front was an evergreen arch
with golden crown for keystone The
arch was spangled with flowers and depend
ing from its center was n cornucopia of
flowers The columns upon which the
arch rested had spiral entwinings of flow
ers. Pendent from the chandeliers
on either side of the chancel were baskets of
flowers. At each corner of the chancel rail
ing was a massive Parian vase of flowers.
The railing was festooned with evergreen,
caught up by white roses. A triple circlet
of ivy ran round the pedestal, the vase was
circled with floral designs, at the base of
which a white dove poised It's wings, and
the whole was surmounted by floral cross
over which lowered white dove The
baptismal font was wreathed with bridal
roses
The Iceberg and the Rock of Ages typi-
fled true and false principles
The chancel decorations were designed by
Mr. G. b. Clarke, and the magnificent
painting was also by him. The work was
by L. j. Grady, the contractor, assisted by
w. b. Spann and John j. Stevens, the com
miGtee from the Sunday school.
Mrs Mary +. kolb deserves to be especially
mentioned for the floral work. and the
chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
church, w. S. King, complimented her last
night by the following resolution, which
was adj pied:
In behalf of the officers of the Evangelical
Lutheran church of the Ascension, the congre-
CATION and sabbath school, do we tender TO Mrs.
Mary f. kolh, our sincere and hearty thanks for
the many decorations which she. by her skill
placed IN and about our church altar, and whose
beauty of design and artistic finish can only be
cqualed by the high purposes Of the noble heart
which prompted her in this good work.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
The services at the Cathedral Of st.
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