The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-29
IN MEMORY OF BISHOP BECKER
PoNTIFICAL REQUIEM MASS ON AN
NIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH.

Bishop Kelley, the Celebrant, Assist
ed by the Priests of the Parish
and visiting Observation-Disclosures
Islands Mission Church 10 BE
Dedicated This AfternoOn-WiH Be
Non-sectarinn Church-Rev. DIR.
Jordan's Sermon This Morning on
China and other Matters.
Solemn pontfcal high requiem mass
was celebrated in the Cathedral of Sc
John the Baptist yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock in memory OF Bishop Becker the
day being the anniversary Of his death.
Bishop Kelley was the celebrant. and was
Insisted by Rev. Father william Mayer,
o. S. B. assistant priest; Rev. Father
r. F. Kennedy, deacon Of she mass; Rev.
Father J. D. Carey, sub-deacon, and by
Rev. Father Luckie Of Brunswick. and
Rev. Father Gregory of St Benedict's
Church, deacons of honor. Rev. Father
Hennessey was master Of ceremonies.
Walter Sullivan and Dan Mccarthy were
acolytes; Wilder Adams. censor bearer,
and Charles Adams, candle-bearer.
The usual music of the mass was sung
by the choir under the direction Of Mr..
F. E. Rebarer At the conclusion of the
mass absolution was performed by Bishop
Kelley. The service was largely attend
ed. In the congregation were all of the
children of the ST. Mary's Orphan Home.
Bishop Northrup Of Charleston, who
was expected, did not come, being I'M
svoidably detained by diocesan duties.
WIlmington's Mission Church.
wilmington's Mission Church will be
dedicat ted this afternoon at 4 clock. Rev.
DR.. W. c. ,Schaeffer, Rev. DR.. J. D.
Jordan, Rev. w A. Nesbit and Rev. Os-
good F. Cook will take part in the cere-
monies. The music Will be furnished by
the choir of the First Presbyterian
Church. Dr. Schaeffer will conduct the
rites of dedication, DR.. Jordan will preach
the sermon and Rev Nesbit and Rev.
Cook will deliver appropriate addresses.
1t is expected that quite a large num-
Der of people will be in attendance during
abe exercises. The steamer Santee will
leave the city for the island at o'clock
a. m and will touch at Thunderbolt at
IL o'clock. A part of the money taken in
for tickets will be given to the church
by Capt. Gibson.
The ministers and the choir will leave
Thunderbolt for the island at 2:30 o'clock,
going in a naphtha launch.
The work of building a mission church
at Wilmington was started about four
years ago by the Wilmington Island Mis-
sion Circle, composed of Misses Annie
Holverson, Lottie Lang, Josie Lang, May
Ruwe, Dora Judkins, Mamie Schafer, Eft
"a Judkins and Angie Smallwood. These
young ladies by various means got to-
gether sum sufficient TO start the work
and keep it going until to-day when they
will see the accomplishment of their de-
sires in the completed building.
The corner stone of the building was
laid last summer by DIR. Schaeffer and be-
fore the end of the season the building
was so nearly completed that services
were held in it: but it still lacked paint
ing and interior furnishings and il re-
manned until this summer before these
were secured. Now, however. everything
about the building and its furnishings has
been completed even TO the organ, hand
some one which was presented last week
by Mr.. Nicholas Lang.
The church will be non-sectarian and
its congregation viii depend upon the Sa-
yannah ministers TO I'll its pulpit from
time TO time. as they may find IL con-
venient 10 do so. AS a further induce
znent 90 have regular services, however.
81 IS proposed that the plan doubtless will
be carried out. 70 build adjoining the
church. q parsonage that will be at the
disposal of any minister who VIII dur
ing his time % occupancy. attend 10 the
pastoral duties Of the church. It is
thought that some Of the Savannah min
listers may be willing to spend their Holt
DAYS a the island, and in this way the
parsonage will be Of benefit TO both min
lister and the island congregation.