The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-24
rendered A PLACE TO WORSHIP.
Christ Church Congregation Accepts
the Indepe ndent Sunday school
Building.

L
the Indept ndent Sunday school
! Building.
The wardens and vestry of Christ church
have accepted the offer by the Indepen-
dent Presbyterian church of the lecture
room for holding their services until their
edlfce can be replaced. The first services
/ Of the congregation Of Christ church will
/ be held next Thursday, Ascension day, at
| 11:9O o'clock
There was widespread sympathy for the
members of Christ church in their hour
of disaster manifested yesterday by all
churchmen Of the city. and long before
the hour for regular services had come
many invitations had been sent by va
rious churches of Savannah, bidding the
rector of Christ church TO hold services in
their respective temples to the living Je-
hovah.
The calamity which had befallen the
congregation of Christ church the night
before with a suddenness frightful to con-
template was commented on solemnly and
with sympathetic utterances from every
pulpit in the city.
The reference made by DR.. Fair. pastor
Of the Independent Presbyterian, was par
ticularIy pathetic, and carried all the
greater meaning, because of the well-re-
membered sympathy of the congregation
of Christ church a few years ago, when,
by similar dispensation of Providence,
the old Independent Presbyterian church
was destroyed by a disastrous fire. Il
am told" said DR.. Fair to his congrega-
ton after the services of the day, that
when our own ediffce of worship was de-
stroyed; while the flames had scarcely re-
heir ctr4Va aTf1flf
this temple, there came an invitation from
the members of Christ church, asking us
to come and hold our services in their
sanctuary How fervently, therefore, do
our hearts go out to them this morning,
as they gather about the ruined walls of
their beloved church. We have fastened
to offer them a place of worship here in
our church, and, while they reply that
they deem it unfeasible to hold any serv-
ices to-day, they will accept the tender
of our lecture room, and will worship there
until their edifice is replaced"
Not alone did the expressions of SYM
pathy received by Rev. Robb White rec
tor of Christ church, come from the To-
cal churches, but likewise from pastors
representing congregations in other cities.
The following telegram was received
from Rev. c. G. Williams of Augusta:
Rev Robb White, Savannah, Ga: Our
deepest sympathies are with you and your
people. 1t is a day of calamity and dis
tress to the whole diocese.
&C. c. Williams
The following telegram came from Rev.
Frederick F. Reese of Christ church, az
Macon:
Rev Robb White, Savannah, Ga: Christ
church, Macon. sends love and sympathy
in the distress of your parish
Frederick F. Reese"
The rector, wardens and vestry of ST.
Johns parish held meeting and convey
ed their sympathy to the congregation of
of Christ church, as follows:
Whereas, The congregation of Christ
church, Savannah suffered grievous loss
/ by the destruction of their historic edifice
by fire on the night of May %, and mas
much as St. Johns parish, in common
with our entire community, feels the force
| Of this calamity; therefore, be it
Resolved That the rector wardens and
| vestry of this church desire to express
| their sincere and heartfelt sympathy TO
their mother parish in this terrible be-
reavement touching, as it does. so closely
| the tender associations and memories of
our own people,
That we hereby tender to the congre>
cation of Christ church our church build
| ing, to be used by them on alternate Sun
days, for such services as they may de-
| sire, IL being our intention and wish thar
they may use the building on such alter
nate Sundays as their own, with their rec
| Tor ana CnOlfs ana the peWS entlfely sur
! rendered to their congregation, and also
for such special offices as marriages, fun
| erals and baptisms.
THAT we also offer them the use of our
church building on Sunday afternoons for
| their Sunday school.
That we also tender to the vestry of
Christ church our vestry room for such
meetings as they may desire.
| THAT we offer them the upper and
| lower rooms OF our parish buildings for
the meetings of their ladies' societies and
other parochial organizations.
The sexton of ST. Johns will be SUBJ
Ject to the call Of any of the above or
CARNATIONS to prepare the church or par,
ish halls as they may be needed.
In behalf of the officers and congrega.
ton of St Johns church.
Charles II. Strong, Rector.
George T. Cam,
CLERK of Vestry.
MAY o, 1897"
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the
Ascension took action as indicated by the
following communication to the rector of
| Christ church:
Savannah. Ga. May o. ls97.-To the
I Pastor and Members of Christ Episcopal
Church: Dear Brethren-The following
| action was taken this morning by the
council Of the Lutheran Church Of the AS
cension:
Inasmuch as Christ Episcopal church
was destroyed by fire depriving the con-
gregation of the privilege OF worship or a
| church OF their own,
Resolved That we heartily sympathze
with them In their loss and that We eX-
tend TO them the use OF our church for
| such services as may be agreeable to them.
Resolved, That this action be immediate
| ~ communicated by our pastor to the rec
| tor OF Christ church.
| w. 9. Schaeffer. President Council.
| W. II. Berry Secretary Of Council.
| Jacob Paulscn. President Deacons.
| Charles Il. Stanton, Secretary OF Deacons.
A resolution was adopted by the stew
ards and trustees OF Trinity church. and
| the following communication sent 60 the