The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-10
~1I HAVE FIVE MISSIONS.
o,,r. NAP OUT WORK FOR
vi THE CITY MISSIONARY.

vt..ionar, }. a smith WIN , ho.a
. in lamacraw, Collins
o., ,hipynrd. Bethesda and
- uoue-Nethodists Expect TO
is r.muornry Chapels Where
Ill. Houses of Worship Can
IA. ~scured-City Missionary
,,rnah Was One of the Gre
of the Last Conference.
~ 81 he Methodist ministers Of
u,- -e,d yesterday morning at
'-' ..,r--s Of Trinity Church, where it
nd what will constitute the work
Mr. = A. smith, city missionary.
=, linz elder Of the Savannah dis
q.r n John a. Thompson, was in
.,.risree u-ca the meeting.
D. 1,- smith was appointed at the
80, ~ss-i-z Of the South Georgia Con-
s-,.r,s to it'd the newly created position
-. savannah Missionary. He comes to
....v from columbus. where he was in
hire If a church. He has been here
%, several days. though he has not enter
81 rsssls-.y upon the discharge Of the
u.-s 10 v-.cA he was assigned.
i, uss d-. ded that the efforts Of Mr..
Smith sA...d be devoted TO Yamacraw,
r.lsof Hope. shipyard, Bethesda and Col
to.rre some Of these localities have
M s3o-ezes. and it is believed the estab-
u.srsr, Of missions will be welcomed.
The Conference wished to afford them an
o,rarturty 10 hear the gospel preached
Inv Ole Of its accredited representatives,
and for this reason decided to send Mr..
Smith. il was recognized that there was
need for churches and that attendance
mon services hitherto has been a matter
Of difficulty for the residents Of most of
the localities named.
A house has been secured in. Yamacraw
for ts services. There viii be no church
established for the present, though it is
the desire Of the Methodists ultimately to
build church in that neighborhood The
house is No. 53S Bay street, west. 1t af-
f5ris ample facilities for the accommo-
dat,n Of The congregations expected, and
It istxrected the missionary will find his
efforts successful in the Yamacraw field.
At Isle Of Hope there is already
church aud a considerable congregation.
Fora while DR.. O. C. Niingledorf has been
accustomed to hold services at the church,
but he VII now be relieved by the mis-
siolafy. DR.. M.rgledorf is not a member
OF the conference. and his labor was pure
lyone Of love. lie has often been Of great
assistance 10 the regular Methodist min
listers 10 conducting services when it was
not possible for them to do So 1t is prob
able thai Mi. Smith viii devote more of
his time as a missionary to the Isle of
Hope Church than TO any Other
There is TO church at Shipyard. and il
is doubtful II a large number of worship
IeTs can be gathered together. Mr.. Smith
will not b. deferred by obstacles, however.
hut will see what can be done in getting up
congregation for the services he will
mold there. AT Collinsville, also, the ven
lure WI be along new liue, but success
Is ana -iPated In that quarter.
Hetnes1a Is regarded as furnishing a
lar f-ld for the labors of the missionary.
mere are some is boys in the Bethesda
senoo'' "a they VIII attend the services
ds oieh as they may be held.
The work of the missionary will mean a
widening of the Methodist influence. Re
Asloh Will be carried TO new sections IT
Is hone1 and believed by the church peo-
pc 'Adt IL VIII be followed by good re-
sls IL Is their expectation to build
small chape-s in one or two of the locali-
ufs named, They will be used until the
tonsfegatious may become strong enough
" DO something toward the building of
I'f pFetenuous houses of worship II is
n.Iel the work may prove suficientlv
tloHSing m its results to induce the con-
ference TO continue the missionary an
MnIment on its list.
l.e minister's made satisfactory reDorts
VI l4ef sunday work. Rev. E. F MORGAN
" tNe seventh Street Church was esne-
t ta-y pleased with his work of the dav
T '.y'e' he spoke highly of what Miss
iueAer had accomplished. and hopefuIIv
!. le results that viii follow her stav
,t M. the ministers will meet every
S"raay morning at 10 O'Clock in the st,ldy,
IN. ' |. bascom Anthony pastor of Trim.
ny gnurcn. Reports of the work for the
, ." VIII Re made and plans for the fu-
Guy VIII De discussed. The preachers
''u Hleir weekly meetings very beneficial
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