The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-12
FOR CHURCH EXTENSION.
A Local Missionary Society Organized
by SaVannah'S MethOdiStS.

It's Purpose to Extend Missionary
Work in and Around Savannah and
to Provide Fund for the Purpose of
Building Other Church Houses-Mr.
W. B. Stubs Elected Presidential
Constitution Adopted and Permanent
Organization Efeoted-The Metho-
dists Contemplate Building a New
Mission in the Southern Part of the
City.
There was a union meeting Of the Meth
odists of Savannah at Trinity church
last night for the purpose of organizing
church extension society. The meeting
was called to order shortly after s
o'clock, and was presided over by Mr.. w.
B. Stubs, with Dr.. S. A. White as sec
rotary.
The objects of the meeting were stated
by Rev. ]. o. A. Cook of Trinity church,
who said that the purpose of the move
ment was to extend the church work in
different sections, to build church houses
to aid in the work, and to raise a fund
for carrying out these objects.
Rev. A. NJ. Williams of Wesley Monu-
mental church was chairman of a com
mittee on constitution, and he read the
articles which had been drafted. Consid-
cradle discussion then followed as to or
ganzatiOu, and Rev. r. NJ. Booth of
Marvin church, who is also the city mis-
sionary of the Methodist church, made a
talk in which he showed what was being
done in the way of local missionary
work. He spoke of the Exley mission in
the eastern part of the city, where he said
services are regularly held, and are well
attended. The mission known as Wesley
mission, In the southern part of the city,
has only a small house at present, where
Sunday school services are held, but it
has no regular members. 1t is the desire
of the church to see a useful building
put up on this lot, and one which in the
course of time will become a church.
When the question was put the general
sentiment of the meeting was in favor of
organization at once. The meeting, while
not unusually large, was a thoroughly
representative one. About half of those
present signified their intention of becom-
ing members of the society, whereupon a
committee was appointed to nominate
officers. The committee reported the
following list of officers: President
W b. Stubs, vice president, DR.. S. a.
White, treasurer, J. l.. Christian and sec
rotary, G. =. Virgins. These officers were
unanimously elected and the constitution
as presented by Rev. A. NJ. Williams, with
| ST. payable quarterly, was unanimously
| adopted. A committee was then appointed
| to go around among those present and
| take the names of those who wished tc
| join the society, with the result that
| about thirty-fve or forty members were
| secured. Each of the ministers present
| promised to urge the work in his con
| gregation, and the probability is that be
| fore the society is many months older, il
Will have in its ranks a large percentag C
/ of the church membership.
| There are now four Methodist churche:
! in the city besides the Exley mission, the
membership of which is small. The Trim
| ity church numbers about $50 members
! the Wesley Monumental about $40, Grac,
! church about $50 and Marvin church
| about 300 the total number of Methodist:
/ in the city being about 1850. This church
| takes much interest in missionary work
/ and in fact, is one of the strongest fl
| this cause. 1t is a noteworthy fact tina
| this society has been organized for tn,
purpose of extending missionary work a
home, and much good is likely to com,
| of it.