The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13
REV. DIR. FAIR TO DELIVER THE
ANNUAL ADDRESS TONIGHT.


livered by Rev. DR.. James Y. Fair, D. D.,
pastor of the Independent church. APP
propriate hymns have been chosen and the
reports of the socety's officers will be
made. The following programme of ex-
| ercise has been arranged:
Choir. Praise we the Father"
Hymn.
| Prayer.
| Hymn.
Scripture reading.
| Chaplain's report.
| Choir Satisfied
| Secretary and treasurer's report
| Presidents address.
Hymn.
| Address, Rev. DR.. Fair.
| Collection.
Hymn.
| Doxology.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Savannah
| Port Society held it's annual meeting last
week at the residence of the president,
| Miss Ellen McAlpin. Officers were elected
| for the ensuing year, and the president
| Rad her annual address. The address,
which is of interest to all Christian work.
ers, is as follows;
1T is with hearts full of thanksgiving
end praise to our Heavenly Father for His
wonderful works to us children of men"
that we review the past year.
Our faithful and devoted chaplain and
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Iverson have
been able to carry on most successfully
the work among the sailors in the reading
rooms and dormitories, Notwithstanding
| many drawbacks. We are glad so many
| of these difficulties are now removed in
| having a suitable building. We cannot too
| highly appreciate Mr.. and Mrs. VERSIONS
noble self-sacrifice, and 1 feel the pros
perity and steady growth of the work is
| largely due to them.
Only one of our members has been claim
| ed by death during the past year-our hon
orary vice president, Mrs. R. D. Walker,
| who after a long and useful life, entered
! into rest last November. The ladies' of
| this board have done faithful work in Wis
| iting Mrs. Iverson from time to time and
| helping her and in visiting the rooms the
| hospital, seeing to the Saturday night en-
| tertainments, the Christmas tree and
! few going to the Sunday evening services
in the Bethel All of these things we can
| continue to do with renewed energy end
| vigor. During the past summer we have
| watched with pleasure the growth of our
| beautiful new Bethel, which now stands
completed. The first brick was laid by
| Mr.. Iverson May 26 1897. Mr. IversonS
apartment was furnished so they moved
into it Dec. 1, and the first service was
| held in one of the reading rooms, which
was finished, Sunday, Dec. 5. The chapel
was not completed when the first service
was held there Christmas day. AT the
| Christmas tree, Monday evening, Dec. n,
there were between 200 and 300 sailors pres
ent many very appreciative notes have
| been received, particularly from the few
sailors who received Mrs. Clay'S muffiers,
thanking the ladies for the pleasant time
they had that evening.
We have a grand work opening before
us, and as we go into our large building,
which we hope will shelter all the sailors
| who come to our port in summer time, let
| US remember we are doing both home and
| foreign mission work! Savannah is a sea
port, and if you take away the sailors
! how could she exist! They go from coun-
| try to country and if they are Christians,
| may be powerful missionaries. Dear
! friends, our Lord s last command was, Go
We into all the world and preach the gospel
| to every creature" Now we cannot go per-
| sonally, but what excuse have we, if hav
| ing these men right at our doors who can
| go for us, we fail to use every effort for
| their salvation, and the spread of the gos-
pei through them. Let us pray more earn
estly for the power of the Holy Spirit on
US, and these committed to our care, and
| let us give ourselves more earnestly to the
work than we have ever done, remember
ing our Fathers promise, your labor is
not in vain"
The officers of the Ladies Auxiliary are
| as follows:
President-Miss Ellen McAlpin.
| e-President-Mrs. w. r. Leaken.
Secrets ry-Mrs. H. f. Train.
Treasurer-Miss Julia Myddelton.
With the officers are associated the fol-
lowing members of the board; Mrs. w.
P. Schirm, Mrs. Soutter, Mrs. ]. A. G.
Carson, Mrs. C. S. Ellis, Mrs. Mock, Mrs
Freeman, Mrs. 7. NJ. Cunningham, Jr.,
Mrs. A. Kessels, Mrs. Helmken. Mrs.
Iverson, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. w. Murphy
Mrs. w. A. Nsbet, Mrs b. A. Denmark
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kell, Miss Mary White, Miss Caida Stone,
Miss NJ. Cosens, Miss Sallie Anderson,
Miss Hattie Pead.
The completion of the building will be
celebrated with formal opening Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings to which all the
friends of the institution and the public
generally are invited. There will be a
programme of vocal and instrumental
music, in which the new band will take
part. Refreshments will be served by
the ladies'. For these, however a charge
will be made, as the ladies are DESTROYS
of raising money to complete the furnish
| ing of the building and also to help bay
the principal and interest OF the building
| debt. Although many of those connected
with the work have given liberallcs TO the
building fund there is still a considerable
amount due for which the society must
depend upon the benevoently inclined
| Those who patronize the entertainment
| however, need have no fear of not being
well served. Mrs. A. NJ. Bannon will
have charge of the refreshments and will
be ably assisted by the ladies OF the board
mentioned above.
The ladies of the Auxiliary Society are
deserving of great credit for the work
which they have DONE not only in raisine
means for carrying on the work of the
Port Society, and aiding in the erection of
its building, but for their efforts in be-
half of the welfare of the sailors, who Wis
IL the port, for whom it is desired 10 make
the Bethel home during their STAY here
Many a poor sailor has had his hear,
gladdened through the light brought into
his life through the kindness of these good
ladies.
Mr.. ROsenfeld's "Manhattan Ring"