The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-02

the trus. cee ~ Trinity borght the lot on
which Grace church ard pars 1nagv nov
stands, ana built "a framed house for the
small congregation and set % up as New
Houston Street Church. In lssl the CON
grcgation began the erection 81 the pres
emit edince. ard wifi the aid Of Mr.. Robert
Mcintyre and the McthoIism OF the city.
brought 10 90 q completion.
Organization Of Marvin Church.
In issi-'S-'s3. J O Branch. who has two
sons in the min sfry. came 10 Trinity.
while in iSs4-'N- s6-S came T. r Chrls-
ian, who also has two sons IN the minis
try. ln lss6 che trus ees Of Trinity Church
bought a lct and built Marvin Church ia
Nobcr sville. In May. n. % was moved
To- the corner Of West Broad and Charles
streets Ia January. g. THAI building was
sold and a now cuuich and rarrouaEc was
built on the corner OF jefferson ana Thir-
ty-seventh street This property Tunity
still holds. II will be- glad day with her
when She sees this. The youngest OF her
three daughters. comfortably liked In life
and ccCmp.ishlng the work wherunto she
was sent
IN iSss 4. H. McGehee came TO Trinity.
This year Robt Mcintyre. whose llberaii-
~ abounded 80 towards Wesley Mouu-
mental and Grace churches. built tho Sun
day school room In rear OF Trinity Church
ana presented q TO the congre Cation.
In 1890 came as preacher J. X. Nc
Ciesky and IA 'si-g2- % A. j. FARRELL
wha has "a son In the ministry. In 1915
came J o. a. Cook. father OF Rev. O. +.
Cook. IN g6-s7-'eS J. n. Scruggs. and In
a9-ls0 Bascom Anthony. This completes
the nfteth year Of Trinitys abode In her
present house. and the nlnety-thlrd year
o. organized Mcthodism IN the city.
TRINITY has the honor 81 having had
four bishops among her pastors Capers
Andrew. Pierce and Key. besides many
other Worthics who VIII live ia Methodist
history.
One thing she holds as a crown and that
o. she has become the mother OF 80 many
fourishing daughters toward whom her
llberahiy has abounded. She led them
forth when they were weak. and estab-
llshed them IN their homes. and left them
not 60 their own resources till they were
able 10 care for themselves. Her record
IN this can he inflated TO the advantage
~ Mcthodists IN ether cities and Is not
without value 10 ain
Survivors of Half "a Century.
or the several hundred members who
moved inso Trinity nfty years ago the
following are etil living ana have mem
hershlp with us. viz. Col. r. H. walker
D. j. NcldlinFeT ". a. Jaudon Mrs
Marian swou. and Mrs. Sarah Krensou.
Two others are liv.ng but are members
elsewhere. viz. Noah *. Barnum and
Mrs g n MlcDonell.
No history Of Trinity or Methodism in
Savannah would be- complete without
grateful remembrance being made Of
Robert Mcintyre who being denied the
advantages Of liberal education. was
nevertheless a broad and n wise man.
Ills aherallty while living made the ex-
pansion OF Methodism la this city posi-
BILE while his bcnedcence IN death will
make tho pcrpesuatton Of Trinity as Ger
tain as human event can be made. not
withstauding the removal OF the
resident portion 81 the city ana
she !necsn!a= q: E@ts aa: tenement
houses Amore these. through his lib
ornuy Trrty ought 20 do q work for
the neX4 nfty year. that ns far SURPRISES
ne rnHt ls The glory OF the Gallons
ministry surpassed she lah0rs % Ezra
upon mo walls 81 the Sacred city.
when Hope Hon came 10 Savannah
were were 1900 Methodist a. Georgia and
90 in the United States. To-day there
are more o. them Co Savannah alone than
we're In the whole Of the state then. and
here are nearly six times as many whites
clonring 20 the Meihodlss Episcopal
'rurch South alone In Georgia as there
we're both white and black Methodists IN
torth America az thai time.
Az no point 10 America did Method SIN
ave more difHcusy n establishing her
~ than Ia s1v8nrah. but to-day she II
81. strongest Protestant denomination 90
e City hy more than 800 members and
nc strongest ga the Uuited states by
more than i,s9Q.oo0.
Bascom Anthony.