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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-16

they hear music Il signifies an early well
ding. but n they hear the toillng OF bells
4, forebodes the death OF the listener
In the Swiss and Austrian Alps the Pc
cullar belief obtains that animals have
the gift OF language on Christmas night.
But Il Il q sin 10 attempt 20 play the
eavesdropper upon them. An Alpine story
is told % farm servant who did not
believe that animals could speak. To
make sure he hid IN HE masters stable
OF Christmas eve and listened. When the
clock struck Il he was SURPRISED az what
ne heard I'VE shall have hard work 20
do this DAY week sa1 one horse.
Yes. the farmers servant Is heavy" an
rwered the other horse. and the way TO
the churchyard Is long answered the
nrst The man was buried a week after
this curious event. In France the same
belief that animals speak a Christmas
prevails There the peasants say that
one may learn from the cattle en Christ
mas eve where treasure is hidden. m ore
has a new born child on ones arm Tile
cock Is supposed 20 crow with unusual
energy aud saEacity &C Christmas time 10
scare on all evil spirits from the holy
season The bees are said 90 sing, tho
cattle 10 kneel in honor % the manager,
and the sheep 10 so In procession Ia con-
memoration OF the Angels visit 20 the
shepherds Howison. In his sketches -
Christmas eve he saw an Indian creep
ing cautiously through the woods In
response 20 an Inquiry, he said; No
watch TO see deer kneel. Christmas night
al deer knoel ana look up 70 Great
Spirit"
In Poland y IS believed that on Christ
mas night the heavens are opened ana
the scene OF Jacobs Ladder are re-en-
acted. but only the saints are permitted
10 see g. IN Holland the people enter
thoroughly into the spirit % the Nativity.
IN nearly every Dutch town st O'Clock
on Christmas morning. the young men
assemble az the market place singing
fhs Gloria and other hymns One % them
carries A large star within which ia
lighted caudle aloft on a polc. This e
supposed 10 represent the star that guided
the steps OF tho three Kings 10 the stable
Z AZ Bethlehem.
south American Observance.
Peru has It's Christmas plays which
give great delight TO the popu ace. The
professions last through the week and
every night a scene from the Bible o. pre-
.anted. the annunciation the exhibition o.
the Christ child IN rs crib. the admiTa-
zion OF the three kings. the flghi 10
Egypt and other scenes. over the hius
7 OF the villages these professions we'd
/ their way. The clergy in special attire
accompany ti-- sTuHfs. issrg~-i fsafa-.
life size and gowned Ia costly ard eayy
J coiored clothes. are exhibited Ca floats.
people iu their sunday garments
stand for hours 10 view the procession.
/ In Caracas. the capital Of Venezuela.
on a Christmas Eve ths people proule-
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The baking begins many weeks before
The STOLEN" a very rich cake. is made
square instead ~ round the better 90
htinE up the idea OF the manEer The old
English Christmas pies. mostly the larg,
m.uco pie, hai also that shape for the
some reason. For weeks decorations for
the tree are prepared and early on the
2tth she German family begins 70 adorn
tho whole house ard the tree especially
one argc room from which all except
the mother are riE.d.y excluded contains
The tree ard all tho presents Many can
oics are dt ON the tree ard when every
ching De- u readiness a bell VIII announce
to the anxluusly waiting children ana
other members 81 the family that the
Christ child has paid its visit Then all
enter However the Christ child ls not
supposed 90 bring any presents unless the
~ ko A. who comes on the SIN OF De
ccmher (santa claus has been Informed
that the children deserve presents. In
America. Belgium ana Holland Santa
Claus comes 10 bring the presents. but In
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.sy loop 10 the waist line have not a
lk 20 spare. There is a whoIcsale
viyal OF the quaint fine gold chaina.
Inctuated with gold tasseis. that were
1rn la 1880 ami ls8O Long strings Of
ummy beads that may De from the
nee faulilcss throat Of Cleopatra, just
S your capacity for creduliiy may de-
lie. are ..,ivcl among the novelties, and
letty too. and over from Venice they
re sending some exquisite glass beads
ID slip on chain
a. Is "a matter Of no moment a. al
whether sou hang your watch or your
4anRe purse or your short handlfd
rgnous on the end % your chain, Minute
ejcweled watches are made 20 sirlns Oh
eek chains ard hang free. that Is. not
tucked into the front Of the gown of
made fast to % IN any way. II goes Win
az Eayn g that there is no umekeepihA
Intelligence behind the face 81 such
watch. instead. the back Of the nauol.
sprinRs open when pressure g. hrouglt
10 bear in the proper place. ana ht'io
instrument b. disclosed which b. sup
posed % be able % measure sensation.
Isy looking az the back of her neurome
ter shopper can tell whether her vl'aN
IS is sufficient to permit her 20 COW
tinue the fascinating pastime OF measN'
iug samples or whether she 81 pay
out entirely and needs a cup o. TEA ''
once Women who done carry nehroiN,
tiers on their neck chains have taken y
"a, aring small enamelcd or ieweied SOP
witches. which they use 20 time t''
ans % their auihom biles. THESE ~
are called auto-mcters and some oi l..H
are decorated with winged wheels d'-.
IN red enamel
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northern customs may be traced 20 tie
gods 81 the ''0ida." tho greatest source
o. northern mythology. tie scripture
were found in Iceland. The customs dee
rived from TIE saturualia ana those from
northern myths were bye and bye partly
smalEamated through the mixture of
peoples but sim every country has lts
own peculiar ceremonies OF Christmas.
The custom % Scandinavia and Iceland
rely most distinctly en The O.d northern
myths. The celebration % the soletcs
was great festival 90 olden times. For
q Ions time o. was believed that the year
stood sill at the s0lstice. With Do began
again the reign OF Frpyr the sun god
The "Yuietlde' the Scandlnavlans cal
Christmas 'Yut means wheel T e
old inhahitauts Of Scandinavia imagined
the sun 10 be Ike wheel "Yu'c Knapp
signifies rhe clappinK OF the wheels and
the expression % stiu Ia use for tho man
ner IN wnich the presents are distrl aufed
IN the north oi Europe. They are throw n
into room and packed Ia "a mysterious
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why Altitude help. con.ump,i,..

Parker Murphy "a Albany Medical
Annals
The splendid results Of high altitude In
the treatment Of tuberculosis have no.
been due 20 any curative constituent OF
the atmosphere or any peculiarly OF tenn
peraiure. but entirely to decreased barom-
etric pressure upon the external surface.
compelling a greater expansion OF the
chest opening up q larger surface for the
interchange Of gases ana consequently
a greater oxygauatiou Of the blood. Il L.
seif-evidcni then that the forced dlsten-
ton Of the lungs and bronch Ia those
who live N high attitudes alone confers
immunity against the disease. The ex-
ercises available 20 produce better respira-
ton are very numerous and varied. but
the underlying principle Is simply TO
bring into more vigorous play the muscles
y iiich expand sssc ;scsa< =aA ~ the same
time excite deep. full and free breathing
TO bring the vitAl force Of The lung u It's
maximum
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PINS ron sooLDING LOCKS.
JeweIed Grey Hounds, Flying Hares
and sprays of Flowers

JeWeled Grey HOUNDS, Flying Hnres
and sprays of Flowers.
Neck chains and back hair brooches
don't lose a bic Of their value in ferni
nine eyes as time goes on. In the proper
process OF modish evolution the round
back hair brooch has been replaced by
the long. narrow ART uouvcau clasp cut
from shell. or made Of gold that IS jewel
studded or enameled. spray OF en-
qusiteiy enamelcd flowers rs pretty
freak with which TO Oddly catch up and
make fast the rear wild hairs "a herefn-
med dragon ny Is another admired motif
while long. slender greyhound ~ Ola
monds the jcweled head Of a hare set
On a bar. or rabbit stretching his iftlo
topaz set legs as II dying for his llfs
are among the devices that make tho
rings Of pearls and the circlets OF dia-
mOnds look very commonplace indeed
a pin measuring two inches ard
baif ia length Is not a bit overtenR.
just as chains that wind three times
around the neck aud then reach 10 an
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function. The Fold-bristlsd animal s
symbolic o. light Bringing IN the boar's
mead was formerly an elaborate ceremony
turing thc Christmas Day repssi At al
mansions of the wealthy queen NictoriA
has Kept up thn usage until to-day. TIE
boar appears on Christmas Day with
q lemon a. ~ mouth the Old SYNOD
~ plenty
lr France We ind mixture o. various
customs The up-to-date Partisan divides
ais Christmas dinner. the "Reveilou.
uto many courses. taking each az all
.ereut place and reaching home Tor the
asi cup OF coffee 81 breakfast time. The
angling up of stockings Christmas night
r. common French custom The children
foeiNe thelr presents hidden 900 thee IKE
.he Roman children a. the time OF the
'atarnaliA. The proveucalH In the south
VI France venerate the Yu.e-iog. called
here "Cacho 10"
Ola Customs and super-titions.
In seryfa the Christmas customs are
very curious when tho father brings
home the Yule-loc be saws Good even
ing. merry Christmas All present reply
May God grant both to thee mayest
thou have riches ana honor Then they
throw over him grains OF wheat = es-
entity. a young tree Is placed upon tho
Goals where tt remains until morning.
which is saluted hy repeated pistol shots.
Where a ue.Ghbor pays q virt he nrHt
hrows grains Of wheat through the opsn
door crying. Christ Is born" Those
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Miss Alta Rockefeller. daughter
John u. Rockefeller. whose name has nA-
urod in late dispatches because Of her nH-
fortunate deafness. g.. 10 spite OF We
trouble. an expert musician. and pays IN.
plano. yioAn and guitar with equal aNi'
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MILLIONS FOR TOYS.
GREAT OUTLAY FOR THE NATL
RIAL WITH WHICH To GLAD
DEN CHILDHOOD.

Factories Busy the Year Around for
the Xmas Trade-FOrmerly Nearly
All our Toys Came From Europe
but Now our FRctories surpass the
Foreign Product In Most lines, and
There u a LARGE and Growing En-
port Trade-The Yankee Doll.
However, IL stiII an Inferior In
dividual, aud American johnny
aud HIS sister sue VIII Have No
Machine Made Noah's Arks-But In
Metal and Rubber Knick-knReks
Uncle sam 4. nj the Head.
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Jane Dennis Wilson. who died 81 fs4I on
% ls inscribed "Cnc OF che three that con
sututcd tho hrst-ciass meeting ~ 1872
Thla date IL evidently wrong. doubtless
being confused with the date OF the cree
ton u the FIRST church. IL should be lsOi
Mrs Wilson was the grand mother %
Mrs. v a Jaudon OF this city.
Ia is0s James H Willard was the preach
ar He lost one member and gained none.
lu 1873 Savannah was Joined 70 the Au-
rusta and Louisville Circuit with John
AicVeln as preacher In 1910 McVean was
sent 10 Savannah, aisd reported that year
nine white md seven colored member,
which booked like some Advancement; bnt
ln ISL Urban Cooper came as preacher.
aud at the end Of the year reported but
three white and two negroes, "a total o.
i've mymbSrs. after nearly twenty ycars
work. p5orer result than Is obtained
from the mission fields of China. a fact
that some might note with profit
During these yesrs there is no evidence
na 10 where the services were held. Fur
tasr than an occasional reference IN g me
private journals abou, preaching In pri-
Nate house
ON Dec 81. i7s9 the city Council gave
deeds to lots % several denlmina ioa&,
among them the lof east ~ HnbcrshHm
street ara between State and Pros dent
strcefs. vas granted 40 some - Ham
NETS followers known a. Ffim tive
alethodlfts They built a church on o.. but
soon arterward dishanding. the TRUSTEE s
s1ugh 10 vest % in their preacher. Rev
Adm cloud. who built residence on a
irar.lon ~ the lot
The FIRST Methodist church.
The Methodist Episcopal church having
been organized IN IS z. on April - ~ that
year. tho members peationed Council 70
require cloud 20 turn the property over
% them. The council decided that ~ she
Primitive Methodist Church here was
dead th1t cloud had no tide and 80 or
Cerai him 20 turn the property over - tho
trustees of the Method - Lpsc pa
church AS cloud resisted this. che Coun-
co. 10 save the congregation further itou-
BE. recognized their trusteoa. John Mullen.
George Harrel and Ebenezer starHe. a.
the lawful owners. ana gave them deed
~ the lot on the northeast corner OF In
coin street and Oglethorpe avenue. IA ca
charge for a deed 20 lof on when Clohl
lived AFTER much trouble Council succeed
90 10 eiccing cloud. and regairlns the
property
M 1879 James Russell came as preacher.
and having gotten aid from abroad be-
gan the erection OF "A house Of worship.
tie was lttuFhtA ~ 1870 Mti'H t''
ing was completed. and dedicated By
bishop Asbury. on Sunday. Nov ~. 1879
This church was called wesley chapel.
Ashufy ln MS journal says. - preached
twice .n tho Wesley Chapel This = @
good neat house sixty feet by forty our
chapel cost. 5000. others would have
made u cost swice as much perhaps. We
ore indebted to Myers and Russell for
much 81 this saving" A. the end ~ this
year there were thirty white and thirty
I've negro members.
THE Myers mentioned above was Rev.
Lewis Myers who was presiding elder ana
one 81 the leading men Of the south Car
ssiua Conference or James Russell,
Bishop Andrew says HE possessed che
power Of persuasion beyond any preachef
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Prayer.
DoXology.
The choir consists OF Mrs. a. Poole
soprano: Miss Mary Gross. alto; Mr. W.
T. Treese. tenor. and Mr.. " r. L. Rob
erts baritone. Mrs. d. G. Heidi is or
ganist.
Al night at s o'clock the Sunday School
Missionary Society will have its anniNer-
sary.
Fiulnely 70 celebrate the half century
Of It's existence old Trinity has been thor
oughly renovated. AMI many changes ana
improvements made in rs arrangement
These alterations and improvements 10
the Interior OF the church. which we're
begun ~ the latter part OF the summer
we're only recently completed. ana 81"
congregation worshippcd in the main eoi
nee last sunday for the hrsi time since
thev were begun The changes consist
81 a new arrangement OF the organ lot.
ana pulpit. combined with the other I'M
provemenis that nave been mode IN 'n'
body OF the church. unite 10 impress upon
the eve Of the beholdcr the union OF rat
beauty and chaste simplicity
The most radical change made IS IN %
position OF the organ and choir loft, VIII
has been removed from the gallery fnci'
tine pulpit to a station behind the pulp
The Old Greek pillars OF the alcove iron
which 50 many OF Triuitys pastors hnt
preached TO their people. nave been MAJ
use OF 10 support the pipes OF the organ
which ore arranged between them. Do
front OF the organ aud behind the pulp
are the seats Tor the choir. which a.'
separated from the pulpit hy a hnudsom'
railing, o. the same color a. the oin@.
decorations OF the church.
The general effect 81 that o. the facal
81 a Greek temple and IN rs simple beauty
e IL as impressive as the pulpit and sur.
rouudinEs OF any church in savannah
The decorations throughout the bulldin
are OF white and gold, which harmonic
well with the style Of architecture ond tl
bod and free lines OF the auditorium.
A number OF minor changes have oist
been made The pews have been recusl.
toned Ia bun leather md the method v'
lighting the building changed from 50.
to olectricity The many clusters o'
lights have been disposed about the wal
aud ceilings 10 good advantage aud yicd
a soft radiance entirety in character witt
the sacred uses and purposes Of the ell
fee.
Tine organ has been completely renovated
and repaired and is now IN thorough
good condition. II IS run by a water mo-
tor. instead OF the old hand power which
has given strength to It's toner In the
past More than 5000 has been spent ir
It's repairs alone.
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n part. Bishop Asbury called for a yolun-
teer from among the preachers 20 take
charge Of this appointment. Samuel Dun
01dy, "A young ard ardent man. respond
ed TO the call and was assigned no this
Ilace for the year ISL. He taught school
for a support and preached a. tho aims
house and che hospital. the inmates be-
ms able neither 20 prosecute nor 20 run
from him. ho held hls ground and his
caugregatlou. He tried 90 preach q. o.hfr',
buf his ministry WAS confined almost sN-
clusivcly 10 bis pupils and the family
vs. here he boarded
This year he had a visit from Jesse Lee.
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|RINITY'S BIRTHDAY
ITlNNAH'S OLDEST METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
iLF A CENTURY OLD TO- DAY.
hGREGATIoN WILL CELEBB ATE
THE ANNIVERSARY.

Dresses ON "Reminiscences" by
NJ. }. Il. saussy and ON "Metho-
tism" by MIR. :. u. Adams VIII he
|Dslivcred-The History OF nctho-
ai'm IN savannah aud the Career
Of John Wesley Reviewed by heN'
ha,eom Anthony-The Oldest Meth
odi't in savannah. Col. Robert d.
Walker a Member of the first
board 81 stewards of Trinity.
|irrtg Methods, Episcopal Church viii
slute tho semi-centennial OF It's or
ia.aa Today The anniversary eXer-
a take place at il o'clock tins
rrag Tho order Of services Will be-
1'n- adc
'l Eo. Harry Rowe Shelley.
A'ur ,.ied.
Eev Bascom Anthony.
reading.
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me. THAI any OF these men preached IN
savannah during chat time.
The name. Savannah Circuit" then p
appears from the minutes until i7'@, when
Il arrears as burke and Savannah wiki
Jonathan Jackson, and Josiah Kendall o.
the preachers. but 8, IS doubtful % they
ever tried 10 preach here.
The appointment disappears from the
minutes until the year lsoo. when savan-
nan and 81. Marys are coupled together
ana John Garwin sent as preacher AZ the
end o. that year Gorwin reported fourteen
members az 81. Msry's. but none for "a
varnah 80 L was again dropped from the
nst OF appoHuumsta as an unurom sins
ncid.
In 1896. at tho session Of the South Caro-
lima conference, VI which Georgia formed
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parsonage until Mrs. Mary Staff7rd
gave 70 the church the present site az
Barnard and HUI streets. with sub
stautiat building on 81 which was enlarged
into the present handsome residence
Bishop Andrew speaking q the Iarson-
age on Perry street says. II stood on
South Common. and We were almost on
The outer verge Of city population. there
being only a few scattering houses be-
yond us"
In 1918 Solomon Bryan was the preacher.
ami in i6ia-0 Williams Cnpofa. afet-
wards elected Bishop. He was tho father
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who planted MethoIism in uU New Eng
land states. ana carried n over tie iiue
tntO Canada but who wac now on the
Sparta Circuit Ia his Journal n Aprl -
lsG Ice says at night, ~ Sir Myers .
preached I had a crowded house ard
many we're forced 70 remain cut OF doors.
n was a good time 90 many souls
class Of three waH formed from those
who had been Mcghoaists elsewhere. ana
al conference five whites and seven me-
groes We're rcpotod a. members. Whetn-
or the other two whites ami the negroes
were converts here. or seed corn borrowed
from elsewhere. ] nave 10 means Of as
cegtaiuinE
Jane wilson's Grave.
Ia the northwest corner Of Colonial
Park. about sixty yards from Ogiethorpe
avenue. aud half that distance from
Abereom street. Is the grave Of Mra.
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and nature. ana contrary 20 the dictates
Of conscience and pure religion
gcTiug prejudice against Mr Wesley
Hope Hun met violent opposition upon nis
arrival here Aiobs were formed and che
violence became such that he left the
city
In 1921 Hezeliah Arnold 1892 John Bon
ner. and 1898 Hope Hull, were appointed
10 Savannah Circuit" covering "a large
territory. hut there is no proof known 70
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81 Bishop Capers Of the Episcopal Church
During these years the membership aver
aged about forty whites and perhaps
twico as many negroes
Ia 1881 under John Howard. the great
grandfather q Or. J. G. farrell % this
city. there was a revival that raised the
rncmhership Of the church 70 10 whites
and ia negroes.
In is22-1 the preacher vas James ..
Andrew. afterward elected N~bishop OF
whom there Is now one son and two
grandsons IN the ministry. During his
first year George White was hts assist
ana and during the second r.. J. Fitzgcr-
AID In 1874 Thomas l.. Wynn was ia
charge Of the church. lie was tae
father of Rev. a. A. Wynn and tho
l,or.llr.,aa A., r,orra. 20
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3. II. LEVY 6 BRO.

/ over heard Thousands were converted
under his ministry lie was a very eN-
traordinnry man. lie was stationed IN sa-
vannnh where tho flock was unable 20
support him and he threw himself upon
his own exertions for support This was
the first step Of entanglcment IN worldly
,rafic thas resulted 81 he ruin. lie failed
10 meet his engagements ana received the
severity OF a judgment without charity.
because Of this he located. or his death.
Andrew says Ills sun sbone clear a.
lis settling and weus down without re-
naming cloud. His name has come down
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METHoDIsM ~ SAVANNAH.
History OF the Organization where
IL Was Founded.

In 1870 the name OF "savannah Town
appears for the first time In the minutes
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. and
Hope HUI Is asslgned as preacher. Ten
years before thls the conference had tab
en- strong anti-slavery grounds. de-lariuS
Al contrary to tho laws Of God, man
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20 the present rs one Of the most remark
able men Of bis time
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In 1914 there came Is preacher James G.
Coger. lN5-i6 wnitman G. hin. ana in
1917 Henry Bass, the father 81 Rev. W. c.
Boss. who for many years wa president
Of Wesleyan Female College. July s.
isi7 Mayor Thomas e. =. Char ton was
authorized 10 deed 70 the Methodist Epis-
copal Church a lot Tor parsonage. The
lot was tho fourth west OF Bull on Perry
street. on this the parsonage was built
that year. bat Smith IA his "Iifc OF An
drew says d was Paid for TWO years
later with money from CAro.iua. got
by Carscrs This house was afterwards
exchanged fora double tenement GA West
Broad street. between HUI and Melon
ough streets, half OF which Was USED a
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-. Continued on Teneh PaSo
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Nn elected.
qlar,ette. Jesus. My Saviour"
Remiulsccucea." Mr.. J. r.
acst Re the Tie That Binds"
& "Aeihodism," air. 5. b.