The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-31
TO WATCH PASSING OF 1900.
MANY CoNGREG ATIoNs Will GREET
COMING on NIsW CENTURY.


Union scrvie. az the Congregations
OF All the Methodist Churches wiz
Be Held AZ Grace Cburch-Solefnn
Pontincai Mass and nenediction 81
the blessed sacrament to He Ccir-
brHted la All the Roman Catholic
Observation-Disclosures aud Episcopal
Churches Also GO Hold services.
The now century. beginning immediate
ly after midnight tonight viii D. greeted
by hundreds OF nsscmbisd watchers iu
savannah churches who vii have gather
- FOR the purpose ~ watching the dying
year and century pass away ana the rev
century with it's unknown answers 90 the
hopes. aspirations and desires Of MILLIONS
Of people usher itself into existence.
A au such GATHERINGS there viii he re-
ilgious services. beginning. in the greater
number Of oascs. shortly before midnight
and lasting into the new year No one OF
those services will be more interesting
than that Of the watch-nighs service % tho
assembled congregations of the Methoiist
Churches which viii begin at Grace
church 40 20 O'Clock
II g. an oceusion OF great Significance.
not only because the assembled consrc-
cation viii odd farewell Co the old year
aad century ard welcome the new year
and century. bat also because in every,
section OF the United States. where thf
Methodist Episcopal Church. South. o.
organized. the members will meet for
similar purpose aud follow the same pro-
Efamme.
savannah g. peculiarly fortunate Ia have
Ing one OF the ten Bishops OF the church
10 conduct the service. Bishop Hendrix.
whose ministry ln the pulplts here TO-
the past few weeks has been most pro
niable VIII preach an appropriate scr-
mon. The other features Of the pro-
iruamme. while prepared by committee
OF the leaders ia church work al Nash
VILE. will be OF an informal character. No
ser addresses OF prepared speeches are
expected. but an OF the pastorE, some
visiting ministers. nnd many lnymen VIII
tell their experiences, speaking specially
~ the personal blessings and their puf-
poses FOR the future.
conereeatlopal singing OF old hymns ana
tunes. led by u chorus choir viii be the
musical feature. in which al viii De
- expected TO join.
4 voluntary thank offering viii DE
tnkep for the purpose % increasing the
twentieth century education fund. TINS
viii be done al al OF the watch-uight SER
vices and doubtless the remainder of the
81 Js0.OeO. the amount 10 be- raised by IN
Southern MethOdists VIII b. secured.
The following is the programme in full.
Part I. from 10 o'clock to II.
Experience meeting and love feast
Hymn. 'sng to the Great Jchovah's
Praise" No. III.
Prayer.
Scripture reading Psalm io5. Luke i:i6-
IS.
Hymn. Eternal Source Of Every JOY
No ZIG
Brief statement OF great educational ana
missionary facts OF the century. Rev.
Bascom Anthoay.
Personal experiences. expressions OF
thanks for merele- past ana reasons for
century thank Offering.
Hymn, Come. Let Is Use the Grace
Divine" No. III.
Part II. from II O'Clock 20 r.
sermon by Bishop T.. r. Hendrix. ID,
LII. d.
Thank offering.
a season Of puyer.
Hymn. "Time-How Swift" No 40.
or che other churches where services
Will be held at Midnight none viii De-
more beautiful or elaborate than those
that will be held la each OF the Roman
Catholic Churches. These services viii
consist Of a solemn pontlncal mass. with
specially prepared music. The programmes
Of these services were printed Ia yester-
day's Morning News. At the Sacred
Heart Church. however. another part has
been added 20 the programme little Aiiss
Marguerite Snow having been secured 10
sing the solo part OF the "Adcstc Fldelis"
a notice OF these services was given out
yesterday la all Of the churches.
In addition 10 the services held by ths
Mcthodists and the Roman Catholics there
viii be- services also by the Episeopaiians
ana the Lutherans. Al st. Pauls Episco-
pal Church there will be- two services Of
a penitcntial character. the first al i2 m
and the second al li.5o, lasting until mid
night after which holy communion viii
be administered. Al 81. Johns Church
also. there viii be an li.3D O'Clock service.
and holy communion after che chimea
have announced the death OF the old
ve-r.
At the Lutheran Church Of the Ascen-
sion there will DC similar meeting under
the direction OF the Luther League. There
viii be numerous addresses by the mem-
hers. and a review Of the past century
and forecast OF what the new Is likely 70
bring. by the pastor Of the church Rev.
Dr. W. c. Schaeffer.
At ST. Stephens Church. colored. there
will be "A service beginning AZ n 81 o'clock
and closing with an administration OF the
Holy Communion az midnight,
Al st. Bgaca!ct's Church. colored. there
viii De solemn pontincai mass az mid
night with the bcucdiction OF the
Blessed Sacrament
To accommodate the belated attend
ants al these services the Savannah.
ThunderboIt and Isle Of Hope Railway
will run it's cars on Abercorn. Whitaker.
ana Barnard streets up to ] o'clock,