The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-26
THE NEW METHODIST CHURCH, MARIETTA

Sunday School room, making $2700 the
total amount needed.
His call for $500 subscriptions was re-
sponded to by Mr.. T NJ. Brumby, Mr..
w. M. Mckenzie, and Mr.. T. A. Gram
ling, making 5000 of the amount; then
followed responses to the 800 PROPOSE
ton, then $50, $25, $40, and IS. The
names came in so fast that Mr.. George
Sessions had task to take them
down."
While taking the collection, the HUI
NOR and repartee Of the Bishop. was
something marvellous for versatility
and aptness, and his success was remark
able. Not an irritating or harsh ex-
preston, but good naturally he held
the crowd with ease.
He finally announced that the sum
desired had been subscribed, in fact Il
little more, that it footed up S3025.
In the final summing up there was
$3035.0O
The officers of the church, the Build
ing Committee, Trustees and Stewards,
were then called around the altar,
when Mr.. Humphrey Reid chairman OF
trustees, presented the church edifice,
free OF debt, to the Bishop, who with
the usual ceremony dedicated the
building to God.
The benediction was pronounced and
the immense crowd dispersed.
The work begun two years ago under
the Jealous ministry of Rev. j, w.
Quillian was thus completed under the
efficient pastorate of Rev. w. w.
Wadsworth. The hopes, the efforts
and prayers of the members have thus
eliminated in grand and glorious reali-
zation, and this magnificent temple
stands out as monument of their lib
erality, self-sacrifice and piety.
At night Bishop Galloway preached
to another immense audience on the
Twentieth Century Movement" the
purpose Of the Southern Methodist tc
raise one million and half Of dollars
for education. The address was one oil
great interest and power, showing that
education was the great influence tC
preserve our Republican form of gov.
ernmentand the moral welfare Of the
people.
A short history of the Marietta Meth.
odiSt church may not be uninteresting
This body was organized in 1885, shortly
after the organization of the town oil
Marietta. OF the original members
only two are well-known to the present
generation of Marietta people, Mrs
Winters, the mother, and Mrs Eliza.
beth F. Anderson, the sister Of Mr.. J
r. Winters Of our city. Both Of thess
ladies have passed into the Great Be.
yond. The first house of worship Of
this body was located at the foot Of
Mill street, in what afterwards became
"Husk's shop" 1t was a frame build.
| ing, small but neat. In 1S48 a brick
house OF worship was erected on the
spot where the present old church
building now stands. This structure
went through the troubulous times Of
the war between the states. During
that period it was for awhile, diverted
from its sacred purpose and became 6
hospital for the sick and wounded o.
both armies. Probably its bell, like
the bells of the Episcopalians, Presby
terians and Baptists of our city, was
presented to the Confederate govern
ment to be moulded into cannon foI
the defense Of the South. In 1857
shortly after the close Of the war, thi
building, probably on account Of tn,
rough usage it had received, was found
to be unsafe and it was consequent,
demolished and the present structur