The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-24
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THE
PULPITS TODAY.


Marvin Methodists TO Build n new
Church as soon as a Site Can lie
Secured-Their Present House OF
worship sold to ST. Phillips A. W.
10. ConGregation-Rev.D DIR. NcPhee-
terS at the Independent Church
To-day-Rev. c. II. strong to Preach
a series of Sermons on "Can BUSH
ness BE Conducted on Christian
FrincipIes:"
AT Wesley Monumental church this
morning Rev. 4. NJ. Williams will preach
on .srhe Effective Cause of Church In
crease" The topic of his evening sermon
is THE Waste Of Humanity" With the
aid of Miss Lucy Twitty, the always sooo
music of Wesley services Will be made
particularly fine to-day. Miss Twitty is a
daughter of Rev. p. S. Twitty of Way
cross. She is a singer of recognized tai
emit her sweet voice having secured many
admirers and offers to sing in some of the
best choirs in the state.
Wesley has thrived greatly since the
opening of the new conference year. New
members from various sources, letters OF
transfer and confession OF faith have been
received to the number of twenty-one.
Rev. G. G. N. MacDonell. presiding ell
der of the Savannah district, breaches to-
day at Midwife. where the quarterly con-
ference O.. the Midwife circuit will be held.
Services this morning and tonight at
Trinity church will be conducted by the
pastor, Rev. J. H. Scruggs.
The stewards of the Savannah district
will meet next Wednesday morning at il
O'Clock at Trinity church to transact the
financial business of the district. The
board of stewards is composed Of a lay
member from each of the charges com
prised in the district.
Rev J. T. Ryder. pastor of Grace
church. will conduct the morning and
evening services to-day.
Rev. E. Il. Morgan will conduct the
morning and evening services to-day at
Marvin church. The congregation of Mar
vim church will shortly move
their quarters from the West
Broad street church to small
building at the corner of Whitaker and
Fourth streets This change of place OF
worship is on account of the sale of the
church at present used. The new place
on Whitaker street has been rented as
temporary place of worship, and as soon
as a new church can be built it Will be
used.
The sale of the church was made last
week by the board of trustees of Trinity
church. The title to the property rested
in the Trinity conference, and by that
body. at its last quarterly meeting, the sale
was confirmed. The price received for the
church and the parsonage at its rear was
$1,000 from ST. Philips African Methodist
Episcopal church. The house of worship
of this congregation on New street, near
Farm, was so badly damaged by the Sep
TENDER storm as to make repairs almost
impossible. Another church, consequent
", became necessary for the st. Philips
congregation, and overtures for the pur-
chase of Marvin church were made.
The congregation of Marvin church will
probably surrender its church about Feb.
] and begin holding it's meetings at the
temporary place on Whitaker street.
Work on the new church and parsonage
will be commenced just as soon as lot
can be selected. This lot will probably BE-
chosen somewhere on Seventh street, II
is thought, in the vicinity of Barnard JEFF
ferson or Montgomery.
At the last meeting of the Trinity quar-
terly conference a committee, consisting
of DR.. S. a. White, chairman, and the
pastors of the Methodist churches, was
appointed to consider the selection of a
lot and report to the board of Trinity trus-
tees. This report has not yet been made.
but things have been considered in CON
nection with the matter, and the commit
tee will soon communicate with the board.
The committee on the recommendation
of a lot is unanimous in the opinion that
the southern portion of the city is the
place for the erection of the new church.
The section of the town in which the
old church is located is not so desirable
as when it was built, and it is believed
that the possibilities for the congregation
will be greatly enhanced by the removal
of its place of worship to the growing
southern section.