The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-29
BUILT THEIR OWN CHURCH.
now sOUTHSIDE CONGREGATION
ERECTED 4 HOUSE on wORsHIP.

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Informal Opening Yesterday Aftcr- .
noon In New building at HARVARD /
and brady Streets-The Day Was
the second Anniversary Of the or /
EanIsatIon of the southside Hnp- /
list Church-The Pastor, Rev. ID. :. /
EdenneId. Gave n Review of the |
Histors of the Church-TYo Weeks /
ct Revival Services.
40 church 30 Savannah bears SO unique .
a history as that which is now nearing /.
completion a. Barnard anu Brady streets
Indeed. though more imposing ia size ana /
architecture than tho ordinary country
church. the building SCI has A suggestion
OF the rural house o. worsbip. ia that IA /
has been raised bv the ,obor Of the male
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a9io ana energetic ItAd 81 theif pastor
BY the toll OF their hands Snd the sweat
Of their broWs have the men Of the South /
side Haptist Chur-h erected their house I
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"''''''''' MUS" ''''o "a" ''s WI"
In dlsparngement OF those who give their |
worldly substance in raising temples TO /
the Lord "a, ,hs 1,t,r - ts, ,,,..r,,t,. p 1
g.., .
~ NN'~" ~ " Jay az" e'"''
duon' particularly ia a city, given almost /
exclusively T. paying for such work rather /
than doing IT, seems 20 challenge the adj /
in''a''oh anu evoke the eotnHlehaH tioh oil
aIL
Not an che male members Of the church |
wrought with their oUn hands for the /
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80 '''''' ""N'u '"' pe'"'41 '''e''
devotion 81 their time and the physlcal |
inhrmities OF oshers made II Impossible |
for than, A., ,.,,,,.,. H., .t. i.,,.r ,,,. ,t1..
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WV ca i'' VIZ" '"'" MINUS gave %
'"tlr substance ana substitute "orkmen |
were hired or material was purchased All /
worked together under the uiri~tratlor
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. WIZ
~, lh, anu SOU OF we enter
p''''' '""iink "ut the en'oufaEtment ana
promise OF sustaining words and the ap-
pi0Na' OF 'he Master.
i'stei.ihy afternoon the informal open
ing OF me church was held, and many Of
the members and their friends and rela-
yves were present Al 3 o'ciolk the pas
lor reconhied the history Of the church
anu reviewed the Efforts that have re-
| suited ln It, growth from such slender
proportions TO the very substantial and
encouraging basis upon which IL begins
I lts life in its new edince The day was
I the second anniversary Of that on which
/ the pastor gathered q small hand about
nm Tor worship IN a small room az the
corner OF Whitaker and second streets
/ Sunday after Sunday services n.ra hel5
I in that room. but no organization Of rho
/ church was effected for six months The
I pastor was working TO that end however
ana eventually he was enabled TO wiz
I ness the iruitiou OF his lnbors and homes
ana the banding together Of tweutv-six
/ members Tor The advancement OF His
cause. the church thus formed being
known as the Southside Baptist
During the next few months the growth
vas SLOW. nut steady For long while
| u "as seen that more satisfactory quar-
| ''is Tor worship were needed. and Oh.
| slowly Increasing members len no opn.~
'uh,'E unimproved for The furthenance OF
\ lihh devised by the pastor and his 90
I helpers Ihis was for the purchase OF the
~ NJ the corner OF Barnard ana Brady
street,. no' Tar distant from the pace Of
the chuTch organization, and the ere
/ 'ol "i 'onmodious building
| - H'4N"t h@Ne been expected. those
N'""n 'oktther 10y the pastor were no
\ 0''."'' i"ouNh not blessed with a pro-
49,. ~ We Ee"is q tnis world. they
~, - ~, - @oe oi ''od in tnelr hearts ard
| NJ ~. -. ''.s ~ 'ad ~ Ills kingdom
| 49, $3.50 h"bbr s'foh that they huild
/ ',.,rt -, H"N7' on worship they Zee
! 80. - A'ap.lns some knowl-
/ ~ 'u'e ""u ouiidlns 60 the
! -. ,'', 's.".i. lhe pastor drew he
! iIn.riri,',,i ~. "I,'4.ls "hd undertook 10
| a.. 49, -. - III
/ i..rs -, ~ i"por. ihe mem
| .t.,.,,..tI '"' N''"H 81 MS own To-
/ 81, =. "-41 eagerly sought the
] 49,, -. y" 'N'.' : INIT the ground
! 'N' '"' ""lilln&' ana 10 may
! ,. 81 ''''' mat t"e Work mas noe |
/ go -e''S Jay mere nave been men
49, 1851 'u,illhs the house m
~ i'''l nc themselves We're 10 worship
. pi9'", "lih-'ii' ~ an the time thc
| "''N .'7 ",th h"ihk on mas missed but
then been demanded By call 70 preach in