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

torical Records or savannah" in descr,b-
ing the city in 1888. after telling OF the
Court House as quoted. goes on to say
Opposite the Court House stands the
log house prison. the only one OF i've or
six succetsltely built. Nigh thereto e a
house bulls OF LOGS az a very great charge.
as was said for the trustees steward. tn,.
foundation below ground Is rotten. and tie
whole fabric must be in short lime. for
me roof being fat. the rain comes IN OF
az parts OF g."
The only lot that meets all OF these
requirements Is the one whereon the post
office building now stands. FOR In che map
Of the city. made In 1851 we find the
Council House" which ! take 10 be the
same rs Court House. located on that
lot Opposite that. where the Chatham
Artillery now stands. was loca ed the ja-I.
which continued III within the time Of
many OF our citizens. This meets tine de-
scriptlon quoted above. The one point stu
open is found IN tho statement nigh
thereto Is the house for the trustees
steward e.. G on The same map OF 1851 l.
marked where the Court House now
stands "Old Basilua" and whero the Lu.
thcran church Is New Baeilua" / can
hnd 40 such word IN the dictionaries. ana
must plead ignorance a. 20 what the map
maker meant II Il be the same as "Ba-
silica" tand SUPP pose q does). that meant
. originally the palace OF "A king. but az
terward came to mean place In the
house % any important parsonage (such
as the trustees steward where justice
was dispensed II these conjeotures be
correct. then we are right "a pointing 60
the present Posta flee rs the pace where
on the FIRST sunday School was held in
America.
The Ministers House.
on Monday March Is. 1876. Mr.. Wesley
moved into the minister's house" which
tho maps show 10 b. Immediately IN the
rear Of Christ Church. As there were no
lots laid on east Of Drayton street the
house set further back than the width OF
the present street. and with its Enclosures
took In what Is now Congress strees. OF
this house he says: 1T is large enough
FOR larger family than ours and has
many corvcniences besides a good gar
dem"
Il was here that Methodlsm had IN part
its rise and shares with two other snots
che honor of giving 70 the world one or
iis greatest moral forces. Sometime dur
Ing tho latter part o. April. 1876. h. adopt
cd among his parishioners the same
methods pursued a. oxford. England.
ANi'fiNh JUS A"AtHtHHf ANNNA VI NfEMNAEinE
them into bands under che leadership OF
the most pious 20 meet once or twice a
week for prayer and mutual exhorta lions.
and the whole 90 them 20 meet az his
house on sunday afternoon.
ln hfser years. writing 90 Metohditn ne
Says "'rhe hr-t rise 90 Methodism was
in l72a when four Of us met together AZ
oxford The second was M Savannah
lu 1896 when twenty or thirty persons
met az my house Tho last WAS az Lon
don on May - iT3s when forty or nfsy
% ne agreed 10 niece together every
Wednesday eve"
Sacred sonl The wheels OF commerce
may roi over q now. and the sounds Of
revtlrs may he heard where once he voice
81 prpise was heard but from q has gone
forth = power bat has made a new
heaven and q new EARTH" and yet moves
on one OF enc mighuest forces known
among men Il g. nttinR that
there should settle over that hall
lowed spot the hymns OF praise TO
God from a nearby church. and that the
peal Of It's organ should make che air