San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-16
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1G, 90.
CHURCH JUBILEE.
The Trinity M. E. Celebrates Mortgage
Lifting-Religious Notes


Lifting-Religious Notes
A jubilee service was held in the
Trinity M. f. church yesterday
morning, which was the most not
able affair Of its kind ever held IN
the city, and especially go was it
with this church as it was in COM
memoration OF the lifting of a So, 600
mortgage, which has been hang
ing over and encumbering the
property since the erection OF the
buildings, several years ago.
1t was through the untiring and
Jealous work OF the pastor, Rev. r.
l.. Selle, that this apparently I'M
surmountable obstacle which has
been heretofore in the way OF the
church was overcome, and many
were the delicate compliments
paid him by the speakers
at yesterdays service for the
work which he had accomplished
in less than two years.
Yesterdays service was indeed
an excellent and BETTING one for
the occasion and was largely at
tended, the church being packed to
its utmost, many faces being seen
that are not Familiarity seen in
such a place, who exhibited interest
in the affair.
The exercises opened at eleven
o'clock with song by an excellent
choir Of twenty-One voices led by
Prof. 81. E. Crankshaw, of Chicago,
followed by prayer after which MIR.
E. B. Alling'on behalf Of the board
Of trustees, the pastodians OF the
church property and effects,
mounted the rostrum and practi-
cally opened the service by read
ing telegram from the late hold
er of the mortgage saying that the
amount Of the debt had been re-
ceived and that the papers releas-
ing it were on their way. He then
made short address in a few well
chosen words. The other bran.
ches Of the church were then rep
resented as follows:
Board Of church stewards, by
Miss Laura Van Aiken, collector {;
Sunday school, by B. G. Hite, as.
sistant superintendent; Epworth
League, by g. H. Durham, presi-
dent; Junior Epworth League, by
Mrs. A. E. Comstock, superinten-
dent; Ladies' Aid society, by Miss
Cora l.. Ayars, vlce-president; w.
F. NJ. s., by Mrs. E. B. Alling,
president; the membership of the
church and the citizens Of San An.
tonic, by j. G. F. Kerr.
Rev. Selle and Mr.. w. H. Can
non also made short addresses,
closing the services at l p. m. with
general handshaking around the
altar, The affair was brought to a
close at 80 in the evening when
Rev. Selle preached a thanksgiv-
ing sermon. The morning pro.
gram was interpersed throughout
with some excellent solos.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Rev. Murphy filled the pulpit at
the South blackberry Street Meth.
odist church yesterday evening a,
4 o'clock instead OF the regular
pastor, Rev. Smith.
Old time class meetings have
been inaugurated In some of the
M. E. churches, north.
A very successful revival has
been in progress for the past few
days at the Sunset Baptist church
Election of officers of the Pine
Street Westminster Leagur will
take place tomorrow night.
DR.. A. G. Diaz, the noted Cuban
Baptist missionary who was re-
Gently imprisoned on that island
by General Weyler, and who is al
present in the city in the gospe,
car "Good WILL" addressed large
congregation in the First Baptist
church yesterday morning, dwell