The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-17
wEsLEYS TWELVE MONTHS.
my. ED. p. COOKS REVIEW OF
THE CHURCH YEAR

,o,sI cIty Membership Of the Church
sl7-EiEhty Three New Members
usretwed During the YeRr-rhe
church Has Been Open Every sun
s,,. and only Two Services Were
a,,ttted - Trensurcr's Report
showed THAT s7,OsT.34 Had Been
collected. si.IOI.I0 More Than
Vas RAISED Last Year-List of the
,hurch's Dead.
a.. wesley Monumental Church yester-
A.. morning the Church Conference re-
. for 1890 was made by Rev. Ed. +.
. IL followed Immediately after the
,l musical prelude and announce
,,,. and took the place Of the regular
.r.,. this arrangement being necessary
,--oun, OF the length OF the repor'.
viii be seen from the hgures. the
..,i.ion OF the church and its auxiliary
...tes IS excellent The pastors report
.t.e..i a total city membership OF 6s7. and
.oftoNn membership OF 80. with
..,.. of Is applicants yet 20 be received
r.rrr the year 50 new members were
received.
, sunday during the year. and In that
t-. only TWO services have been missed
,...- OF ,hem at night. one by reason OF
a.. -pion meeting held during the visit
~ Raw Charles NJ. Sheldon. and the
o.t- on account OF the illness OF Rev.
,fr cook. This service was The first and
,.se only one that Mr.. Cook has missed
e-re a pastorate OF thirteen years.
During the year Mr.. Cook paid 1850 pas
ezra, visits; the poor. the sick. the
.-os'ad invalds and newcomers. as well
.1Haren. receiving special attention.
~. .astor 0ficiated az twenty-five funer-
as "a performed the marriage ceremony
r.a report Of Mr. S. W Bowen. the
t,..-grer OF the church. showed that 81
c- " had been collected during the year.
r.. pastors report concerning the col
t...oux ordered hy the General Confer
M showed that the following sums mad
s.r ~ sed. For Bishops. 50. conference
claimants. Sgi0 foreign missions. 1910 do
nestle missions Si5j. church eNtens.oo,
r- .iucauon Ssa3. Woman's Missionary
S. .., NMW. Home Missionary Society.
$3.50 aud American Bible Society. s..
some IDEA OF the financial state OF the
CLUTCH may be seen from the fact brought
inc treasurer q report that AltN
,urea raised for all purposes, sii0l.l9
mono than 81 did last year.
Following the pastors report. Mr.. r.
Reppard made the following report
ooncerHlug the Sunday School. OF whicn
boz ls superintendent. That there are
fourteen officers. twenty-eight teachers.
and az pupils. in oil departments. ln
addition 70 this there are 2oO eErolled
members ln the home department. giving
al .f u frsF frt
oty school work
ar $ vs.. Bowen. president Of the Ep-
wor.h League. made the following repor.
,ol.eruing that organization: That il has
q membership OF A.. Is wel organized In
oil ~ lis departments. and that the char
..y and help department raised and dis
ptrscd during the year Is S32l.3s.
&c. Benjamin Gibson. president OF the
Junior Epworth League. reported that
tf.s organization was IN excellent condi-
tcr the report Of the year showing a
membership OF -. with an average at
tendance Of 80 al devotional meetings.
Tho report Of the Womans Missionary
Society and the w0mans Home Mission
a-v Society shows large memberships.
regular meetings. and liberal contrib,s
tars
Rcy cook reported that the following
members had died during the year: Mr.
Henry a. Ernst. Air John L. Johnson.
Mr George $ Gray. Mrs. Laura l..
Iduaks Mrs Carrie Wooden. Mrs. j. X
J. Carr ana Maria Turner. Short mem
cr were read by Mr. Cook. after which
r-so.uuous OF sympathy with the bereav.
ed families. and expressive OF the loss
felt by the church. were presented by Mr..
E d a. Parks. ana adopted by ne
church with "a rising vote. TIE choir then
saug am appropriate and beautiful quar-
t,ue, Heart Be sim"
ST. s. b. Adams member OF the
C.lrch Board Of Stewards made an adj
dress. settng forth tho financial plans for
-..I. and this was followed by an address
hy the pastor. telling Of the plans and
purposes Of che church for the coming
yer
Rev Mr. Cook then announced the fol-
lowing officers for is0l. elected by the
quarterly conference:
Presiding Elder-Rev John A. Thomp-
son. -. j.. Guyton.
rasior-Rey. Ed. +. Cook, los Bolton
street. east
Board Of Trustees-(Meets az the call Of
the reaidenD-C. a. Dorset. president;
a. ~. carson. secretary. G. Saussy treas
urHr. s. g. Adams. r. r. Reppard J. p.
Williams. C.. v. snedekeT.
Hoard OF Stewards Meets first Monday
in each MONTHS Il Adams president;
W. Bowen. treasurer; G. II. Dorsctt
d.striot steward, G. n. Carson. recording
steward: +. r. Brown Jr., d. c. Car
con. IT, T.. Crittenden. W. r. johnson, G,
j. Mize A. W. Moorohouse r. l. VI.
Perks. r. T. Prince. j. G.. Scovel. W. f.
Sherman. W. u. Stubs. W, B Stephens,
g. G.. Frees, w W. Council