The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-02
TO STIR UP THE CHURCH
The Purposes Of The EpiSCOpalian
ATChdeaCOnTy.

The Sessions in Charge of Bishop Mel
son-Their Object to Increase Local
Interest in the Missionary Work Of
| the Church, the st. Andrews
Brotherhood, the Kings Daughters
and Kindred Organisations, to Add to
the Efficiency Of the Churches and
Missions Already Established Here.
/ The Services to be Continued To-day.
The winter session of the Archdeaconry
! Of Savannah, opened at Christ church
! yesterday at IL o'clock with prayer and
celebration of the holy communion by
| Bishop Nelson, assisted by Rev. Robb
| White, Rev. J. j. Lanier and Rev. Mr..
O'Connell.
| Bishop Nelson delivered an address an
| ticipating the lenten season, on the char
acter and purpose of lenten observance.
This was followed by conference with
the clergy in reference TO the best mode
of providing for the needs and wants of
the parishes.
The afternoon session began at o'clock
| and series of short addresses bearingon
| clergymen's lives were delivered by the
I DASAOPs AiO NACA EJ UOub inv NOh1CECuCC
again upon the general subject of the
methods for securing aud retaining the
interest OF the people in the observance
of lent.
The services of the archdeaconry will
be continued today, and will begin with
the celebration of the holy communion at
| 1880 O'Clock this morning at st. Johns
| church. At ~ O'Clock noon Mrs. Mary A.
| r. living, president of the woman's aux
| iliary will deliver an address on general
| missionary topics. At o'clock this after
noon the teachers institute will be held
in the st. Johns parish hall, at which the
! teachers are expected to present questions
for answers as to methods for work in the
Sunday schools.
THE WORK OF THE DIOCESE.
When asked about the work in this Sec
| ton yesterday Bishop Nelson said, most
OF 1t is confined to Savannah. The church
has chapel at Pooler missions at Pine
ora and Guyton, and two missions for the
| colored people out near the Ogeechee
river. The aim here, Bishop Nelson says.
| is to increase the efficiency of the
| churches and missions already estab-
| lished, rather than to establish new ones.
The meetings Of the archdeaconry are
held" Bishop Nelson said, ''in order to
stir up some local interest in the different
branches of the church in the various dis
| " ANbo VI VIC hlONGSG, VI WHICH buCE0 are
! five, namely, at Albany, Atlanta, Macon =,
Augusta and Savannah. Arrangements
are made for meetings and other services.
| The meetings are in the hands of the
bishop of the diocese, with such sugges-
tions and requests as may be received
from time to time from the local clergy.
The object Of these meetings is to confer
with regard to the missionary WORK
! throughout the diocese, to provide for the
adjustment of missions in the several
| districts, to discuss methods for the sue
cessful prosecution of parish work, meth
DDS and system in Sunday school work,
the department of church music, the work
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, the
Kings Daughters and other kindred So
cieties The services and meetings are
generally open to the public, except the
occasional conferences between the bishop
and his clergy. The work in this district
has been quite gratifying"
TALK TO THE BROTHERHOOD.
In the evening Bishop Nelson, assisted
by Rev. Charles H. Strong, Rev. j. J.
Lanier and Rev. Robb White, officiated at
the service at ST. Johns church. The
bishop gave torcible and mastery adj
dress to the members of the ST. Andrews
Brotherhood. He traced the origin Of
and earnest talk that will al
ways be remembered In speaking
of their work in the church.
he urged upon the brotherhood
to keep up its standard of duty, and Incl
dentally warned the members not to be
too sanctimonious. "Don't be little
priests said the bishop; do your work
and let the clergy do theirs; pray for
yourself and others, and always be alert
to do some service in bringing your fell
low man into the church of God"
The bishop held the close attention of
the large congregation present by his
wonderful intellectual ability and the
personal magnetism he possesses.
During the service Mr.. Julian Walker
sang a SOLO accompanied by Miss Coburn.
The following comprised the male cho-
rus: Messrs. Gibson, Smith, Shivers,
kim, Bennett, Courtney, Conley, Craig,
Flint, Hover, Mofatt, Dykes. The cho-
rus was drilled most efficiently by Mrs.
Rurlxa tho r0aniet of CT JohD,S rhuroh