The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-27
wAYCROss TRINITY CHURCH.
some Account of the Old and the New
buildings.

Waycross Ga, Sept 26.-The building
committee of Trinity Church, in this city,
which is composed of Rev. J. M Glenn,
chairman; D. b. Sweat secretary; b. II.
Thomas, treasurer; c. c. Buchanan, r.
p. Bird Joel Lott, are actively at work
looking to the erection Of their new church
building on the corner of Church and
Pond streets. II viii he located on the
lot which was recently secured from Judge
James W. Highsmith. The building will
be Of brick, and viii have seating ca
pacity OF nearly coo, including the Sunday
school room The total cost of the struc-
turc VIII be in round numbers 5000. At
the last meeting of the building commit
tee the work on the building was awarded
10 Mr.. James b. Strickland, he being the
lowest responsible bidder. The commit
tee viii furnish all The material, and he
does the work. 1t is expected that the
building will be commenced in few
weeks and completed early next year.
The ladies' of the church have just been
formed into working circles, ca societies,
with a view to raising funds with which
to purchase the seats and other furniture
for the church Their society is named the
Ladies Church Furnishing Association.
They VIII have a general president and
secretary, and the president of each of the
ten circles win be a vice president of the
association.
The presidents of the circles are as fol-
lows: Mrs f. NJ. Whiting, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Glenn. Mrs. G. A. Lott, Mrs. r. P. Bird,
Mrs. B. f. Jones, Sr; Mrs. II. V. Barnes,
Mrs. E. NJ. Cason, Mrs. ]. w. Adams,
Mrs w A Mcdonald, Mrs. II. E. Nc
Weigh and Mrs. ]. H. McPipkins.
The old church which stands in the mid
die of Pond street. just where Parallel and
Pond intersect with Church. is probably
oh In fbic GpOtiop
certainly in this city. 1t was built nearly
thirty years ago when Waycross was
mere hamlet. 1t was put in the street at
the suggestion of DR.. Dan Lott and others
so that those passing on the trains could
easily see the little church.
The old church has stood the storms of
these three decades well, and is still
pretty fair church. Every church in the
town, with probably one exception, was
born In the old church It is indeed the
mother of the other churches.
The pastors of this church were as fol-
lows: Rev. H. p. Myers, George C.
Thompson. j. w. Weston, NJ D. Moore
Whiting, +. ]. Burch, B. F. Brudlove.
George S. Johnston, George w. Matthews,
1t was under the pastorate of the last
named gentleman, now pastor of First
Street Church, Macon, that the magnih-
cent new Methodist Church in New Way
cross was DuHt. 1t cost SlS,VJU, ana Is tHe
pride o fall Methodist people here.
In 1894 a little mission was established
a the old church i'm connection with the
main church. 1t has grown from year to
year, until to-day there are over 800 mem.
bers on the roll. 1t is a self-supporting
station.
Probably the most sweeping revival that
ever visited this section of country start
ed right in this old building. The first
session of the South Georgia Holiness As
ISOLATION was organized there, and that
movement started as an organization In
old Trinity.
1t is very appropriate now as the old
church, which has done service for so
many years is going into decay that
new building he erected TO take its place,
and all should feel so deeply interested
that they would esteem 1t a privilege to
contribute to the building fund and help
the workers there to come out.