The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16
THE DAY IN THE CHURCHES.
cHILDREN's EXERCISES AT IVES
LEY MONUMENTAL.

Rev, J. ID. Jordan to Preach His First
sermon as Pastor of the First BaP-
tist Church This MOrnfng-Sam
Jones TO visit Savannah in the
FaII-Work on the New Marviu
Methodist Church.
Children's day will be celebrated this
morning at Wesley Monumental church.
This is a day set apart for observance with
suitable exercises by all the Methodist
churches and it usually is celebrated on
the third Sunday in May. The celebration
of Children's day viii not be the only feat
ure OF this mornings service. The ami
versary Of the Sunday school will be cele-
brated. The programme will consist of
recitations. songs, reports and an address
by the pastor The songs will be those
that were sung at the recent Epworth
League conference in Atlanta. They are
very attractive. and will be sung with
great spirit and beauty by the children OF
the Sunday school. A space for the chill
dren will be reserved near the pulpit and
they will march to their places. The an
niversary and Chdrens day services will
take the place of the regular Sunday morn
ing services, and will begin at II o'clock.
At night the pastor Rev. a. NJ. VIII
Jams, will deliver the first OF a series Of
five short lectures on THE Court Preach
ers of Old Israel" Samuel the Seer" will
be the subject of to-nights lecture and
four others of the old preach
ers of Israel will be taken up on
successive Sunday nights.
The pastor will analytic the relationship
between these preachers and the people of
Israel, with that existing between the
preachers and people of the present day.
Mr. Williams viii be absent from his pull
pit next Sunday on account OF his going 70
Macon the latter part of the week to at
tend the meeting OF the board OF trustees
Of Wesleyan Female college.
Efforts are being made to have Rev
Sam Jones visit Savannah to conduct
series of revival services. II he comes it
will be in the fall, probably in October
but his coming will be largely dependent
upon the erection of a tabernacle or some
suitable place for the holding of the meet
ings. Those having the matter under con-
sideration are trying to arrange for the
construction of a tabernacle.
Work win probably begin on the new
Marvin church the latter part of this
week. The church. the plans of which
have already been described In the Morn
ing News, will be built by Mr.. A. J..
Floyd. under the supervision of Mr. M.
O'Connell, whose services as superintend-
ent we're secured by the building commit
tee, Of which DR.. S. A. White of the
trustees of Trinity church, is the chair
man and each of the Methodist ministers
of the city is a member. The site of the
church is at the northwest corner
of Seventh and jefferson streets, and is
80 by III feet. A parsonage will be built
in the rear of the church. and will face
Jefferson street 1t will also be built by
Mr. Floyd, and will be under course of
construction at the same time the church
is going up 1t will be a house of seven
rooms. The church will be one of the
handsomest of the smaller places of wor-
ship in the city, and the parsonage will
also be very attractive. The contractor
has three months for the completion of
both buildings. Since the sale Of its
West Broad street property, Marvin con-
gFegation has occupied and will continue
TO use a store al Whitaker and Third
streets as its place Of worship until the
completion of the new church.