The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
NEW YEAR IN THE CHURCHES.
ATTENDANCE AT THE SERVICES
LARGER THAN ON CHRISTMAS.

All the Pastors Preached Sermons
Appropriate to the Day-Adjured
Their Congregations to strive to
Live More Nearly the Lives That
God NiIIs-SpcciaI Programme of
Music Were Rendered in Some OF
the Cburches-Bricf Summaries of
the Sermons.
New year congregations in the churches
were large. In most cases they were de
cided contrasts 10 those that attended the
Christmas day services. Many went to
church both morning and night and the
preachers found attentive audiences for
their new year sermons.
Special music was rendered by the choirs
and congregation in some of the churches.
The Christmas music, which was heard
with pleasure was repeated by one or
Two Of the choirs.
The service in the morning at st. Johns
was very interesting and drew a large
number of the pensioners and visitors.
The rector, Rev. Charles II. Strong.
preached the sermon, which was adapted
to the day As his text he took the pas
sage, 1--WE are saved by hope" The SER
mon was forceful and impressive. To-
ward the close the rector referred to the
events of the war, and said that Gods
providence had been manifested in them.
He expressed the hope that the questions
that nave come up for the American ma
ton to decide as a result of the war will
serve 10 bring a purer tone into politics
and broaden craftsmanship. The Christ
mas music was repeated at the morning
service.
Rev. j. L. Scully, rector of st. Paurs
was il and could not officiate at the ser
vices of his church. as expected. He IS
confined 10 bed by grip. The morning ser
vice was conducted by a lay reader Mr..
Clarence Jordan. There was large con-
gregatiou and the services We're enjoyed.
The members of his congregation trust
that Rev. Mr.. Scully will not be i'll long.
Christ Church was handsomely decorat-
ed and the rector preached 60 large con-
gregations.
At Wesley Monumental Church the ser
vices We're conducted by the pastor, Rev
Ed F. Cook. Both morning and even
ing he preached sermons relative to the
new year. In the morning his subject was
4NODle liSCOutcll. 1 he AGd0llB A0OuBut
of the discourse was that 10 be satisfied
with the past means no improvement for
The future. To be content with the meas
ure of work accomplished insures no ac-
Ccmpllshment of better work, and satlsfac-
ton with past religious experiences is a
hindrance to future development in divine
life.
The text for the evening sermon, the
subject of which was "A Rather Retro
spective View of the Future" was drawn
from Philippians 3:13-14: "-forgetting
those things which are behind and reac h
ing forth TO those things which are be.
fore, 1 press toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling Of God in Christ
Jesus" The pastor said that PauTs wis
dom and the philosophy of his life plan
is seen in the position he assumes to time
past, present and future, and that we
study our experience in the retrospective.
retrospective and prospective.
Rev Rascom Anthony preached at botn
services at Trinity Church He was heard
by good congregations. His evening ser
mon was direct appeal to his congrega-
ton. He eXhOrted any who fe.t the need
OF il TO come forward to the chancel ran
TO kneel in prayer and to be prayed for.
Several responded to the invitation and
others kneeled in their places in the BOWS.
HE preacher asked the blessing of Coo
upon them all, and said he felt sure thAv
would feel better from having accepted
the invitation and shown that they de-
sired to lead better lives. For them to
keep good resolutions, ne said, they must
get God to help them, for the broken
ones of the past show that his aid is nee
eSsary for this. He exhorted all to max.
resolutions and to go forth steadfast and
determined to give up those practices that
nave not made them better men and hat
ter women
Inc services al Grace Church were also
appropriate Rev. Osgood F. Cook tba
pastor was not present, being on visit
TO his parents in Brunswick, but his mi
pit was flied at both services In ths
morning the sermon was preached bv tba
presiding elder of the Savannah distr;ot
lev John A. Thompson. The savanna
niisslohar,' Rev j. a. Smith. preached at
t ,. mere were very good congrega-
tons out for the services
Rev. e. f. Morgan, the pastor haa q
large attendance at his services ar no
seventh Street Church. His morning SER
mon was improving the Time ,rbo
sacrament of the Lords supper was ID
ministered after the service. as # Wa 81
all the Methodist churches at the ,no,nS
ing service The presiding elder conduct
ed the evening service.
All A9s'StC VI. 1Ounan, a Persian Drna oh =
er, was heard in the morning at the Tiret
Presbyterian and at night at the Tndo-
pendent Church. His sermon was mon
foreign missions and dealt particularIv
with the conditions as he knew them in bic
native country Mr.. Younan has hut n
trace of accent, and his addresses were
full of interest. Many of his congraoo-
tons met him after the services and y
pressed the pleasure they had felt in lis
tening 10 him.
The pastor, Rev. Arthur J. Smith
preached the evening sermon at the First
Presbyterian. His subject was New Year
Resolutions From Luke 1914. Il am re-
solved what TO do he took his text The
pastor began by explaining Just what n
means TO make a resolution. He then show
ed what manner OF resolution his congre-
cation should make. Ii was shown WHY
resolutions are broken, the pastor saving
they are not kept because thew are moi
made in harmony with the will of Cod
The congregation was told to make reso-
luions in this harmony and that NOV
would not be found difficult TO keen Sre-
cial music for the new year was rendered
The new year sermon at st. Paurs