The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-25

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/ dark eyes auI bold steady eouufennne'-
Z A. a suitable axe he married. and FIRST
kept a pubic house hW afterwards
grocery shop t1r tae support o- h.s I'.
log family The rrart.-i. sirf "h'rl i.I-
minated ia the eomr .efion ~ DTS IniamF.
/ were keaa.rs wicked com Han}, att i.'
Proclamation ~ fHe sabbath. NiiH"A.
the means ~ grace and EXPOSED GO eterF
/ temptation. hy r4u'i advances he otel'".
delstlcal in his serfimeu.- ard atheism al
I Ia hts practice Arrived az this degree ni
! v.rkeduess. be lived Che unhappy
slave o. vile iusts and phs."H-.
/ which produced perpetual a.-.ord p. tween
himself and ms uaca-lniDred VIE ''.'
I Another article 81 devoted io ile iA-
per.ence and peo-a OF Mrs cstanrr.
Ernst-a very cody woman. laese "i.
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. - An AAire-a go the Friends OF lt.l-
7 riou.' ana collections ~ .S.ie-t Sentence
/ we're occasionally r.Fa1.
There are nrc0ulf7 of remarkable re-
I vlvaH We were specially .rtere Ted ir
. NNAANk what lH HAafA sd. ".NftfH" t.'t
/ -na lu rvgiya.s a. kentUekf plrt i.hi}
I il couuse ion with "a meeting OF powell
4 ton for-v-nyc u Hes above Louisville.
I Tho account among other things sate
/ " OF ell ages from eight ye8rs old up-
ward male and female. r.en ara poor
! and many m the instant ~ opposition t9
I it. have been insthufaueously la.d mos
I tionlesa on tho ground some urd.
I preaching. but more ln time O.. siu-.nr.
I tlon IN deep and awful convl-tlors Of siu.
/ Their hearts seemed 20 swell. ard they
I became incapable 81 motion. ana speech
lees. but in many Instances retained
their senses
] An interesting account o. given % the
I ordination at the African Baptist Church.
~ the Rev Henry Francis. a man of
/ color whose fresdom was recently pore
chased % Mr. Hammond iu cuuslI-ra-
ton q his character and ministerial gifts
hy n number OF gentlemen ~ sav0nnah
We md IN this old periodical two let-
ters from william Carey. and the figures
Of the Baptsts q the United states FOR
1870. taken from 'Asplunds Register as
| follows: Churches N,s, preachers 1925
members. es15. This is a very qun'nt
and curious old publication. and che offs
fereuces between Baptist periodicals az
| The beginning and az the close 90 the
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not en- the changes have been improve
I ments."
Or James G. Tlnncy. one of tho ear
lier pastors Of the church afterwards
went as a missionary q Blrmab.
| Rev. Henry %. Wyer who served the
| church during the same period. was wide
ly known as an eloquent pulpit ora tor
Rev. Joseph r Robert. who served the
| church previous 20 the war was noted g~
"a linguist and afterwards niled the char
OF ancient and moiern languages Of the
Iowa state University. Returning to tho
South after the war he was placed in
charge by the Baptists ~ the state az tho
institute for the education OF teachers
md preachers Tor the Freshmen and re-
manned a the head Of the institution otter
it was removed 10 Atlanta where % ba-
came the Atlanta Baptist Seminary.
Distinguished Preacher.
Rev. Thomas Rambaut. who succeedei
Rev. Or Robert. was one Of the most
distinguished preachers that ever presided
over the Affairs OF the Savannah church
lie remained IN the city during the yellow
fever epidemic OF 1854. ard was noted Tor
his effective and energetic work az that
time. He afterwards removed 10 the Mort.
and became quite prom merit Ia the analrs
az the denomination there
DR.. Rambaut was native u ireland.
coming to Savannah as "a Young man ard
beginning the study OF law in the office 81
Robert l.. Charlton. lie later entered tha
ministry and became distinguished for
the fcrvor ana zeal Of hts preaching. 4s
well as for his eloquence ana learning.
Giving up his pastoritc la Savannah on
account Of u hesbh. he accepted th.
profess rship Of Latin and Greek ln the
Cherokee Baptist College az Cassyilic. Ca
lie was elected president % William
Jewell College of Missouri in i,sl ana
made the urhuilding OF this institution his
Network. By bis zeal and ability h. ma DE-
William Jewell college the leading cdu
catlonal institution OF tho BaYtlsts 10 the
West Iie was afterwards pastor OF the
Tabernacle Baptist Church of Brooklyn
ana the First Baptist Church Of Newark.
N
When the epidemic Of 1876 devastated the
City. Rev. Timothy Harley was tho shep-
herd Of the Baptist mock ana rendered
valiant services 20 the distressed in his
book Southwark Ho a Tour Through
Georgia" makes extended and comp linen
tary reference 90 savannah. dwelling cs-
pecially upon the scenes which be wif-
messed here during the epidemic OF 1875
Mr. Harley afterwards returned 20 FnE-
hand whore he acquir, q cons derahle pr M
inence among the Baptists OF that coun-
tIy
Rev sylvanus I.andrum was one of the
most beloved pastors the church has hal
and is still anecfionately remembered bg
an Of the Older members. Dr. Iandrum't
p3storate Included the years ~ the Civil
War. He was very popular with Che Con
fcdorate soldier and usually had ,arr
number Of them iu attendance upon his
sermons Il was said 90 him that "a sol-
dicr VINO attended his church hal 90 2
out OF tho building very promptly nftef
hcnedlctl0n or Dr. Landrum would he
down shaking him by the hand Nafnr-
ally De was beloved by them Tor his warm
interest in their welfare. on the Slnl s.
previous TO the evacuation % tho ,ity ur
the Confederate forces. DR. Landr 10
preached 20 congregation largely CONF
posed 81 Confederate soldier. on the
following Sunday his congregation was
largely composed Of men iu blue bat the
sermon was delivered as calmly As o. che
CONGREGATION had remained UNCHANGED.
IL Is said that the Savannah Bip NJ,
church was probably the only white
church on the coast from baltimore 10
Galveston which did not close during the
entire war
After a pastorate of twelve years DR.
Tandrilm removed 20 Memphls whore NJ
took charge of the Central Baptist Church.
He remained So that city during the fetr-
ful epidemic 81 yellow fever ami % r.
which ravaCcd the city. and did uo De-
. work administering 20 the sick ana sl iut.
I fe=o ~, vattfrrf-T ID Savannah r.N ..-