The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
FIFTY HAVE BEEN CONVERTED.
SEVENTH STREET CHURCH WILL
HAVE MANY NEW MEMBERS.

A Leading Member of the Church
Places the Number of Conversions
That Have Followed Miss fuckers
Services at From Fifty 20 seventy
Hve-Grcat Religious Interest Has
been Aroused-Raptists of Georgia
VIII Come in AprfI--State COnven-
ton VIII BE Held in the First Bap-
list Church-Topics of the Pastors
at the Services To-day.
one OF the leading members of the Sew
enth Street Methodist Church said yes
terday that from fifty TO seyenty-five
would be q conservative estimate of the
number of conversions that have grown
out of the series of meetings that have
been conducted there during the past two
weeks by Miss Emma Tucker. IL is be
lieved that there will have been at least
twenty-five accessions to the church d.
rectly attributable to Miss fuckers ef-
forts by the time the last of several con
tomplated opportunities have been afforded
applicants to unite.
Miss Tucker will be heard at the serv-
ices to-day. tomorrow, and probably on
Tuesday Il is expected she viii leave
for Nashville on Tuesday evening. Her
services are regarded by many as the
most remarkable of any that have ever
been held in Savannah Miss Tucker has
conducted three services a day since her
arrival. and there have been from one TO
six conversions at every service, and quite
q number of young and old people have
applied for membership in the church.
The pastor. Rev. i. F. Morgan, will re-
ceive the applicants into fun connection
next Sunday night Family affairs have
been erected, and the members of the
church have been revived as a result OF
Miss fuckers visit.
Friday night a number of young men
and boys met in the pastors study and
organized Volunteer Band of Willing
Workers" and the gir.s and young ladies'
will organize similar band this week.
The young people are in earnest, and have
taken an interest in these services that is
remarkable.
Miss fuckers subject Friday night was
1.-THE Sin of Rebellion and more
searching and impressive talk has never
been heard in Seventh Street Church. AT
the conclusion of the service many were
moved to repentance and were converted.
In the after service" which was dis
missed at II o'clock, Miss Tucker called
for testimonies from those to whom the
services had been blessing, and the re-
sponses came thick and fast. Sometimes
two were up at one time testifying. Boys,
girls. young ladies' and young men, most
of whom had never before spoken in pub
lie. were telling Of experiences that had
come TO them during these services. one
gentleman said. during his testimony, that
il was the only genuine revival he had
ever seen IN Savannah.
Rev. Bascom Anthony will conduct the
days services at Trinity Church. The
new pastor has been meeting with sue.
cess in his work and his congregations
have been large.
At Grace Church this morning Rev Os-
good f. Cook win preach on Heaven as
a Home" At night his theme will be
Reverence"
The Epworth League of Grace Church
held an interesting meeting Friday even
ing at the parsonage. The following new
officers were elected for six months: Pres
ident, w. l.. Arnold first vice president,
w. Q. Hughes; second vice president
Mrs. o. +. Cook; third vice president, Mar
Vim O'Neal; secretary, Il. n. Helmly;
treasurer, Miss Annie Dali, and organist
Miss Rena Gnann.
Rev. Ed F. Cook, pastor of Wesley
Monumental Church, will conduct the
services this morning and tonight. God
Calls, Art Thou Ready?" is to be his
morning subject, and at night the pastor
viii preach on THE Voice of Grace"