The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-03
IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
bishop Nelson at Christ and st.
PauIs-The Services at st. Johns.

bishop Nelson at Christ and St
Paufs-The Services at st. Johns.
Services at Christ Church were at and
II o'clock in the morning. and were con
Quoted by Rt. Rev Cleland X. Nelson.
bishop of Georgia Holy communion was
celebrated by the bishop, and at the II
O'Clock services he preached an interesting
sermon and confirmed a class of twenty
seven, eighteen of whom were girls and
ladies.
The decorations of the church chancel
consisted of lilies, roses and other flowers,
a handsome memorial cross of roses oc-
cupying central place. A special offer
ing for the church was taken up and was
one of the largest that has ever been re-
ceived in the church.
The celebration of the Sunday school
was held in the afternoon at o'clock in
the church. The school formed in the
basement room, whence with banners fiy-
ing and singing the professional, Bright.
ly Cleans Our Banner" the children
marched to the auditorium. The church
was filed with parents relatives and
friends of the children, and the service
was greatly enjoyed A number of hymns
were sung. banners were presented, the
Apostles Greed recited. prayers were or
fered and address delivered and the bene.
diction pronounced.
The address was by Rev. Mr. Stringfel-
low, chaplain of the Fourth Virginia Reg
iment He spoke to the children of Cuba.
describing the manners and customs or
the land and referring to the opportunity
existing there for missionary work
At. st. Johns Church.
Holy communion was celebrated at st.
Johns al 1880 and at II o'clock in the
morning. At the latter hour the rector
Rev. Charles II. Strong, also said the
morning prayer and preached. The church
was handsomely decorated and the service
was attended by a large congregation. The
decoration of the chancel and altar was
rich and the windows of the auditorium
were banked with flowers. The music Nv
the vested choir under the direction az
Prof. White was inspiring. The offertorv
was sung by Mrs II. A Hopkins of At
lanta.
The Sunday school held its Easter festi-
val at night. The church was crowded as
1t always Is on festival occasions. Every
pew was filed and every foot of stand
ing room at the entrance was taken. Tho
exercises were fun OF interest The decora-
ions were the same as at the morning
service. and the music by the vested choir
and the children was inspiring
The children entered the church sing
ing the professional hymn and marched
through the asles with banners vva1,ine
the voices OF the children ringing out low
ously glad Easter praise. After the process
SION a carol was sung. then followed the
confession, the prayers and collects and
the creed. After that the infant class-a
happy crowd OF little ones-marched into
the chancel and sang their carol so wen
mat the rector asked that il be sung again
me pIesen'a tion OF class banners and Of
lerings followed, and then in a pleasant
tax, the rector presented the prizes 10 the
choir boys. lie prefaced his preseptotion
with brief review OF the work of
me choir since lis organization bv PROF
white three years ago He said some
very complimentary things about the bovs
and the orsanist and director. as wen
There were sixteen prizes IN an. In ad-
diuon to the regular prizes, one or two
special prizes were given. One was a gold
watch offered BY member OF the congre-
bailon ~ prize for the boy having the