The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
LUTHERAN SYNOD TO MEET.
SESSION WILL OPEN AT RINCON
WEDNESDAY.

Pastors Who VIII Preach the RcEu-
lar Sermons and Distinguished
visitors Who VIII he Prescnt-Ac-
tive Work In Progress for the
Coming Meeting of the south GeOr-
gia COnference-Service in the
Churches To-day.
A leading event in the church world
this week will be the annual meeting of
the Lutheran synod OF Georgia at Rincon
Wednesday, in the charge of Rev. J. Aus
tin, who has been the pastor of the old
Ebenezer church for more than forty-three
years.
The opening sermon will be preached
Wednesday morning by Rev J. s. Gilmore
of Oglethorpe. The sermon on education
will be preached Thursday by Rev. NJ. j.
Epting of Savannah, and the sermon on
missions will be delivered Friday by Rev.
H. F. H. Sloop. The synod takes In all
of the church in Georgia and FLORIDA, the
largest number of them being in this sec
ton of the state. The policy has always
been to hold the meetings in the smaller
charges for the good they may do to the
churches there
Among the prominent visitors who will
attend the meeting are Rev. l.. X. Proost
of Atlanta, general secretary of the board
of missions of the united Lutheran church
of the south, and Mr.. George B. Cromer,
president of the Lutheran College of New
berry, S. c.
The preparations for the annual meet
ing of the South Georgia conference of
the Methodist church are still in pro-
gress, and homes have now been secured
for about all Of the $50 delegates who will
attend. 1t is expected to make this one
of the largest and most interesting con-
ferences ever held in this conference. AS
the time draws near the pastors VINO nave
for one or two or more years been with
their charges are thinking no doubt OF
the changes to be made, and wondering
what will fall to their lot 1t is more
than two weeks yet before the conference
wifi assemble, but the committees have
done their work so thoroughly that every
thing is now practically ready for It,
Methodist.
Rev. A. NJ Williams will conduct both
the morning and evening services at WEES
lev Monumental church. BY special re-
quest from the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation, the sermon at the evening SER
vice will be addressed principally to young
men and will be on the subject The I'M
portance of Decision"
Rev. ]. H. Scruggs will preach at Trinity
this morning on the subject The Noble
man" and tonight his topic will be Not
Drunk With Wine But Filled With the
Spirit
The Significance of the Superscription
on the Cross of Jesus Christ VIII De the
subject of the evening sermon by Rev Jas.
r. RYDER at Grace church. There will also
be services by the pastor in the morning
at II o'clock.
There will be services as usual at the
Seventh Street Methodist church.
Baptist.
The services at the First Baptist church,
Chippewa square, will be conducted by the
pastor Rev. John D. Jordan. The sub
ject for the morning service will be The
Christian Stigmata, or Brand Marks Of
Christ" At the evening service the sub
tect will be "a Scene by an Old Well" At
the morning service Mrs. C. b. Younglove
will sing Ave Maria" by Harrison Mil
lard. Mrs. Younglove was years ago first
soprano In the choir of the Baptist church,
and II will be a source of great pleasure to
many friends there to hear her sing again.
This will be Mrs. Younglove's farewell APP
pearance before a Savannah congregation
doubtless for some time time to come, as
she leaves for her home in the far west
next week.
At the Duffy Street Baptist church there
will be the usual morning and evening SER
vices by the pastor, Rev. j. D. Chapman.
The subject at the morning service will be
1.-THE Glorious Church.
Lutheran.
AT the Lutheran Church of the Assem-
sion there will be preaching by the pastor
at II o'clock a m. and 5 o'clock p. IN. The
Sunday school will meet at o'clock p. M.
and use for the first time the concert
grand piano presented to the school. The
Parsonage Aid Society will meet Monday
at O'Clock p. m. at the parsonage.
Thursday at 8 o'clock p. m. the Ladies
Guild will hold the regular monthly meet
tho In he Loot