The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26
WILL BE FINISHED IN OCTOBER
TRINITY CHURCH WILL NOT BE
COMPLETED FOR SOME TIME.

Semi-CentenniaI of Its History VIII
be Celebrated About That Time.
President Cromer of Newberry Col
Iege VIII Preach in Lutheran
Church To-day-Rev- c. II. Carson
at wesley Church, Rev. :. w. Ros-
ers at seventh street Church, Rev.
l.. C. Birch at Christ Church, Rev.
XIV. Ca1vthon atFIrst baptist and
Rev. w. II. Young at Du6y Street
Baptist Church
The repairs and alterations 20 Trinity
Church. which were begun some time ago.
are progressing but owing to their eX-
tenSive nature will not be completed. it
IS thought. before the middle Of October,
or even later.
The carpentry work which has been
finished shows some Of the radical changes
that will mark the new church from the
old. The organ has been taken from the
place It formerly occupied in the eastern
gallery and opposite the pulpit, and put
in the rear of the pulpit, which has thus
been forced forward several feet to make
room for the organ and the choir loft.
Inc painters VIII bN6Ati WI n "iNi'-''
day or two, having already erected the
scafrold that will enable them to paint
the roof. The color scheme will be one
of unusual beauty, and alone will make
She church when completed, one of the
bandsomest in this regard in the city.
The ceiling will be of a very light cream
color while the walls, beginning at the
4 ra1
deepening merge into a deep and rich
straw color at their base. The galleries,
together with the pulpit and organ loft
will be finished in old ivory and gold, and
the organ face and pipes will be made to
harmonic.
The church will be lighted by fifteen
clusters of electric lights, each consisting
of five inoandescent lamps, placed in the
ceiling and six clusters, of three lamps
each. placed under the galleries.
The pews VIII be painted to harmonic
with the remainder of the scheme of dec
oration. A new carpet. also, will be fur
nished. The organ, which is practically
being rebuilt, will have number OF new
sets of reeds and will be almost twice as
large as formerly and quite as good as
new.
Trinity Church was 50 years old this
year, having been dedicated in 1850 by
Rev. J. T. Evans. though the corner
stone was laid about two years before
the date Of completion.
Rev. Bascom Anthony hopes to hold
senn-centennial service when the church
shall have been completed, or possibly
a little later, perhaps not before the mid
die Of November. He will invite TO take
part in the ceremonies some of the most
prominent Methodist clergy of the South,
and II is quite likely that the occasion
will be made one that will fttingly CON-
memmorate the age and usefulness of
the church.
A distinguished visitor who will preach
In two of Savannah's churches to-day is
Mr.. George B. Cromer president of New
berry College Newberry, S. c. He reach
ed the city last night from Springfield
Ga, where he has been in attendance
at a reunion on the alumni and students
of Newberry College that was held at that
place.
This morning at ST. Paurs church, Mr.
Cromer will deliver lecture, instead Of
the regular sermon by the pastor, Rev.
N J. Epting. At night he viii speak
at the Lutheran Church of the Ascension
on college Work" Previous to his ac-
ceptance Of the presidency of Newberry
College. some three years ago, he was a
lawyer and had a wide and well-deserved
reputation for his eloquence. There Is no
doubt that he will be heard with interest
here by large congregations.