The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-03
SUNDAY BEFORE CONFERENCE.
METHODIST MINISTER'S WILL RE-
VIEW THEIR YEARS WORK.

The south Georgia Conference Con-
Venes in Dublin Wednesday-Sa-
yannah's Ministers and Lay Dele
gates VIII Leave TO-mOrrOw-An
But One May BE Returned to Their
PastOrates-Trinity sunday school
Missionary Society to Celebrate It's
Thirty-first Anniversary Tonight.
Rev. Charles Ii. Strong to Conclude
His Sermons on The Four Last
Things" Tonight.
The last services in the Methodist
churches before the coming of the South
Georgia annual conference, which meets
in Dublin Wednesday, will be held to-
day, when a gen raj review of the work
of the year win be rnade. Detailed repOrts,
in most of he emu ches WI not be made
until the ministers have returned from
conference.
All Of the Methodist churches in Sa-
vannah have had a prosperous year and
none but favorable reports will be made
The minis S agree that not in very many
years. has Methodi churches here b5en
so free Of debt or the m nisters and c ngre-
cations working more in harmony for the
common good.
The South Georgia conference consists Of
ten districts. Corresponding with the sena-
torial districts of the sta e. From each of
these les des the minis eTs. are sent five
lay delegates. also members of the sand
ing boards, and conneo' ionaf officers. From
this CITY the follow ng delegates VIII at
tend: Rev. Bascom Anthony, pastor of
Trinity; Rev. Ed. F. Cook Of Wesley Mon
umen al Rev rs frDO1 Il Cook Of
Rev. e. F.. Morgan, Seventh Street, and
Rev. J. A. Smi h, missionary. The lay
delegates are Messrs r. b Reppard, and
O. G. Mingle5off Mr.. c. H. Dorset, as
a member Of the Joint Board of Finance
is an eX-offieio de egate. The other three
lay delegates will be selected from o her
parts of TIE district. The grea er number
If not all of the delegates, viii, 1eave for
Dublin tomorrow night, as reports of the
boards and missions will be heard on
Tuesday. Bishop Wilson will preside al
the conference.
With the except Of Rev. Mr.. Morean
Of he Seventh street Church who has cen
in his present passionate The maximum time
allowed, four years, and who is sure 10 be
Transferred, il is not thought hat any of
the other ministers viii e changed. This
is rendered the more unlikely as the con-
greSations of each of the churches except
the Seventh Street. Church have petit oned
conference to be allowed to retain their
present pastors.
The Sunday School Missionary Society
of Trinity Methodist Church will celebrate
IT'S thirty-hrst anniversary tonight at S:15
o'clock. The service, which consists of
recitations and exercises by various mem
bers of the school will be varied by songs
selected to harmonic with the programme
and the music iby the school promises to
be very pleasing feature of the service.
The pastor, Rev. Bascom Anthony, will
make an address, and the society's treas
urer Will submit a report of the years
work. Stunt J. A. Varnedoe will be in
charge of the service which will be held
in the church building, the front pews be-
ing reserved for the school, The society
Is an organization composed of members
Of the Sunday School, but is a separate
body, whose object is to raise funds
through the children, to buy literature ana
other Sunday School supplies for weaker
schools, mainly In the country districts
throughout the state. None of this
money goes outside of the state
Irlnity's society was organized by Rev
George MacDonell while pastor of that
church, thirty-one years ago and II was
among the first. although other societies
have since spread to nearly ell the
churches in the large cities and many of
the smaller towns. The friends of the
school are usually out in large numbers
and every arrangement will be made for
their accommoda ton. The programme is
as follows;
Song, Praise the Savior all We Nations,
Creed Prayer
Song. '"Tell 1t Out"
Responsive Reading
Song, Forward in His Name"
Recitation, Pray, Study, Give"
Song. Missionary Bells"
recitation, What Will You Do for
Others"-by six children
Song, Go Work To-day"
Recitation, Giving for Missions
Questions on China.
Treasurer's Report
Song, Scatter the Golden Grain.'
Recitation, Who Will Go"
Song, Faith is the Victory"
Address by the Pastor.
Collection.
Song, IN Go Where You Want Me to
Co"
Benediction.
At Wesley Monumental Church. Ser
| vices will be held at II a m. and at 8
o. m by Rev Ed. F. Cook the pastor
| The Sunday School viii meet at D. m.
| The Epworth League devotional meeting
| will take place on Tuesday al S15 D. m.
| and prayer meeting on Wednesday. al the
| same hour. The Junior Epworth League
| meets on Friday at o. m