The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-14
TO BE DEDICATED TO-DAY
THE INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH RESTORED.

The Dedicatory Services to Take Place
at IL O'Clock This Morning-Dr. b,
NJ. Palmer of New Orleans to Preach
the Dedicatory Sermon-The Sunday
School Services This Afternoon and
the Memorial Services Tonight.
Elaborate Programmes of MUSICIAN
Epitome of the Caurch's History.
Thenew Independent Presbyterian church
will be dedicated to-day. 1t is nesdless to
say that the dedication is of great interest,
not only to the members of the Independent
Presbyterian church and to the Presbyteri-
ans of Savannah and the state, but to the
people of the city generally.
The Independent Presbyterian church is
the oldest Presbyterian church in Georgia,
and toe second oldest church in Savannah,
being now over 136 years old.
Three services will he held to-day, morn
ing, afternoon and night. The morning
service at II o'clock will consist of the dedi-
catory exercises and a communion service,
which will be participated in by the pastors
and members of all the Presbyterian
churches of the city.
W. w. Mackall, chairman of the building
church as a practically completed building
TO Rev. DR.. Dripps, the pastor, who will in
turn hand them to Mr.. George J. Mills,
chairman Of the board of trustees, intrust-
ing the building to their care.
THE OBLIGATORY SERMON.
Rev. DR.. B. NJ. Palmer of New Orleans
will preach the de6icatory sermon The
singing will be one of the chief features of
the service, IS it will be Of all the services
of the day.
The afternoon service at O'Clock will be
especially for the children, and will be
participated in by the three Presbyterian
Sunday schools. The seats on both sides Of
the main aisle will be reserved for the chill
dren. The exercises will consist chiefly of
singing by the schools and the choir
At the night service at s o'clock DR.. Palm
er Will deliver a memorial sermon upon
the late Dr. |. s. K Arson, bis relative and
friend, with whom be was closely associated
for many years. DR.. Palmer will give
many "reminiscences of the life of DIR.
Arson.
All the Protestant ministers of the city
have been invited to be present and join in
the night service. as have also their congre-
cations, it being the intention to make it a
union service commemorative at once of
the respect and affection in which the late
DR.. Arson was held, aud also of
the city in the entry of the indie
pendent Presbyterian congregation
into its new home. The ministers will meet
In the room in the rear of the pulpit at 1850
O'Clock, and will occupy seats IN the pulpit.
THE MUSIC.
The music for the day is under the
direction of Prof. Willard N,
Smith. and from the number and
character OF the singers engaged, and the
attention which has been given to the prep
aration of the music, it will be one OF almost
unequaled excellence. The following is the
programme:
MORNING SERVICE.
Anthem, 'Sing unto the Lord" Novello.
Hymn 81, Pleasant are thy courts
above"
Anthem, "With Glory Clad" Wagner.
Doxology, "Old Hundred"
Anthem, Except the Lord build the
house"
Hymn 500. lord, am thine"
Hymn sos. blessed be the tie that binds"
Gloria Patri
Hymn $50, "Rock of Ages"
Hymn 1870, lord, dismiss US with thy
blessing" I'm conclusion).
EVENING SERVICE.
"The Heavens are Telling the Glory Of
God"-Hayden. From the oratorio, THE
Creation
Hymn 17s-"Come Thou Almighty
King
Duet and double quartette. 81 Waited
for the Lord Mendelssohn. From flynn
of Praise"
Hymn 34S, "How firm a foundation
20 saints of the LORD"
Quartette. Hymn of the Homeland
Sullivan.
Hymn 1873, Savior, again 70 thy dear
name we raise
Doxology.
THE SINGERS,
The choir at the morning and evening
services will be composed of selected voices
from all the choirs of the city. There will
be sixteen voices in the morning, The
soloists will be Mrs. Bishop, Miss Florence
Colding and Mr.. W. N. Smith.
The choir will be composed as follows:
Sopranos-Miss Florrie Colding, Miss
Salie Jones, Mrs. F. w. Rich, Mrs. Riley,
Mlss Alice Bates, Miss Bullock, Miss Nellie
Wakeman, Miss Maud Lesesne.
Altos-Miss Gertrude Smith, Mrs. Bishop,
Miss Julia Bates.
Tenors-M essrs. Ford, Bates and Dougan.
Bassos-Messrs. Demond, Duggan and
Smith.
The choir at the evening service will con-
sist Of about sixty voices, composed as fol-
lows:
Sopranos-Miss Caruthers, Mrs. Finney
Miss Jones, Miss Colding, Mrs. Riley, Mrs.
Rich, Mrs. Lyons. Miss Lyons, Miss Nolan,
Miss Lesesne, Miss Bullock, Miss Bates, Miss
Pease. Miss Huater.
Altos-Mrs. Hunter, Miss Carson, Miss
Smith. Mrs. Mallette, Mrs. Parks, Mrs.
Bishop. Mrs. Gustin, Miss Bates.
Tenors - Messrs. Rebarer, Readick,
Swanson, Gibson, Jones, Brooks, Berry,
Dougan. Ford, Dacey, Tyler, Price, Bates,
Mcdonald, Keilbach.
BassoS-M essrs. Blois, Drummond. Swan
son, Walker, Duggan, Loughead. Dumas,
Demond, Daniels, Wolf, Smith, Frierson.
The soloists IN the evening will be Miss
Marie Lesesne, Miss Sallie Jones; trio, Mrs
Riley, Mr. Bates, Mr.. Walker; quartette,
Mrs. f. w. Rich, Miss Gertrude Smith,
Mr.. Ford, Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. E. B. Whitehurst will oficiate as or
ganist, assisted in the evening by Mr.. NJ
Steward, pianist.
THE FIRST INDEPENDENT CHURCH.
The first house of worship used by the
Independent Presbyterian church was a
brick building erected on LOT &" between
Bryan and st. Julian streets, on Market
square, facing west and extending east to
Whitaker street, which was granted the
church by King George II. of England,
Jan. 16, 1856. This building was burned in
1896. The second church building was
frame building, flushed in 1880, erected on
St James square, now known as
Telfair place, between York and