The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
SYNOD TO MEET IN ROME.
GEORGIA PREsBYTERIANs TO AS
sEMBLE NOV. 10.

The Iawton Memorial to BE Com
pIeted by Easter-Dr. Fairs Ser
mons to Young Men-Rev. A. VI.
Williams TO Preach on The sweet
Bye and Rye" Tonight.
The Georgia synod Of the Presbyterian
church, south. win hold its annual meet
ing at Rome, beginning Nov. 10. Or.
James Y. Fair, pastor of the Independent
church. and Rev. Arthur J. Smith, pastor
of the First church, viii attend. Rev ".
A. Nisbet. pastor Of the Second church,
also will probably go. The synod is com
posed Of the pastors Of the churches
throughout the state and lay member
from each church. When the entire MEM
bership is gathered there is meeting
OF something more than 800 people. It Is
but seldom that such a large number meet,
however. the attendance being usually not
more than $50. Those who attend the
meetings Of the synod. as is the case with
most similar meetings. are entertained by
the community in which the meetings are
held. Rev Morris, pastor of the Tattnah
square church at Macon, is the retiring
moderator of the synod As is the custom
for that officer he will preach the opening
sermon at the meeting The term Of Office
of the moderators is one year, so a sue
cessor to Mr.. Morris will be elected Inc
synod met last year at Athens. It is posi-
bic that the next meeting viii be held at
Townsville, as an invitation viii be eX-
tended the synod by the members from the
church at that place. The last meeting OF
the synod at Savannah was held some
three or four years ago.
Work on the Lawton Memorial, at the
corner of Bull and Anderson streets, is
steadily progressing. The building is as
suming shape, the walls of stone having
been run as high as the second story.
The contractors promise TO have the
church ready for services to be held next
Eastg Sunday.
At the First Presbyterian church the
services to-day will be conducted by the
pastor. Rev. Arthur J. Smith. The holy
communion viii be administered at the
morning service. and new members VIII
be received. The sermon will be on THE
Value and Importance Of Bible study.
This subject was selected by MI smith
at the request of the Y. N. c. A. II is
a Bible class, and sermon on the sub
5ect by one of the ministers of the city
was regarded as likely TO prove of bene-
fit in arousing interest in the movement
among the young men.
This afternoon a Sunday school rally
will be held in the church. All of the
children Of the school and their parents
are desired TO be present at the rally. The
roll call of all the members will be had,
The usual exercises will give way to
special programme of music and recita-
tons Short addresses on phases of Sun
day school work Will be delivered by the
pastor and superintendent
At the evening service Mr.. Smith will
preach on Need of the Church" This
viii be the third Of his series of sermons
on THE Church"
The session OF the First church has con-
sidered the advisability of the formation
of a Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor, and has reported fayorably. Ii
has not been decided just yet when the
work OF organization will be commenced.
but it will be soon. 1t is believed that the
establishment of a branch of the Christian
Endeavor at this church will be of great
advantage.
AT the Independent Presbyterian church
the usual services will be held under the
conduct Of the pastor, DIT. James Y. Fair
The evening service at this church is
devoted principally to young men. The |
pastor has always some message Of com
fort or warning for them, and the number
attending Is steadily increasing. The pas
tor would be glad to see the young men
of the city, who do not attend other
churches present at the evening services
at his church.
Presbyterlans now meeting are consider
ing an overture from the last general as
sembly, designed to curtan the power OF
trustees in Presbyterian congregations
and increase that of the deacons. The sig
nlhcance of it is the effort to do away
with the practice, which very often OBJ
tains in churches, of putting men into
prominent places because they are promi-
,nent in the community and known to con
tribute literally. This policy has brought
confusion TO many a congregation The |
chairman of the committee having this
matter in charge is the Rev. Dr. John
Fox, of the Second church, BROOKLYN.
Presbyterians all over the country are
acting for the most part affirmatlvely.
The trustees, whom il is sought in a great |
measure to eliminate, are unknown 10 the |
Presbyterian church In Scotland,