The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-14
MANY TO join CHURCH
BISHOP NELSON WILL CONDUCT
THREE CONFIRMATION SERVICES
TO-DAY.
MARTINELLI's NEW HoNoRS.
WILL BE ENTITLED TO A CARDI-
NAILS HAT TOMORROW.

The Southern Missionary Conference
of the NJ. x. Church, Soutb--The
savannah DeIeGates-Rev. DR.. j. Y.
Fair to Go to Charleston Thurs
day-Parents' Day at the Epworth
Methodist Church-A Series of Ser
mons to Young People at Wesley
Monumental Also ut the Duffy
street Baptist Church.
Archbishop sebastiano Martinelli. pspal
legate to the United States who was in
Savannah last October and conducted the
6edica ton ceremonies of the Cathedral OF
St. John the Baptist, and also paid a
subsequent visit of a few days to Bishop
Kelley, will be made a Cardinal at the
secret consistory to be held tomorrow in
Rome and. at public consistory to be
held Thursday, Signor Colachiaci will be
ordered to bear TO Archbishop Martineli
the Cardinals hat. The public consist
DRY on Thursday is simply public repeti-
ton of the previous secret proceedings.
The Pope is borne to the Sistine Chapel
in great pomp. The diplomatic corps is
present in uniform, and the public is ad-
mitted by ticket. New cardinals, IL in
Rome, are present. but as a matter Of
ceremony the Pope closes the mouth OF
each at the beginning and opens them at
the end, to show they have no right to
vote. New Bishops are also admitted and
at the close receive the kiss of peace
from the Pope
Other Cardinals to be named are Mgr.
Della volpe Csvaginis and Genari, pre-
lates of Curia; Mgr. Bacillieri, Bishop of
Verona; Mistrangelo of Florence and Ri
boldi Of Pavia, and the Bishops of Prague
and Warshaw. No French or other for
eign Cardinals will be named.
The Southern Missionary Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
to. be held in New Orleans April 24-3O.
promises to be one of the greatest confer
ences of its kind in the history of this
church. 1t is expected that there will
be thousand or more delegates from all
parts OF the United States. The meetings
will last six days beginning on the night
OF April a and continuing through the
30th. Three sessions will be held each
day.
the services of some Of the most promi-
uent speakers in the United States and
in addition there will be present promi-
nent missionaries from India, China, ia
pan, Korea, Brazil. Mexico, Indian Ter
ritory and Cuba. The opening sermon
of the conference will be delivered by
Bishop ThobUrn of India Other speakers
will be Bishops Galloway, Cranberry,
Hendrix and Wilson
thirty-two delegates to the conference,
among them Rev. Bascom Anthony of
Trinity Church, Rev. ]. A. Smith of the
Epworth Methodist Church, and Mr. r.
p. Reppard. Rev. Osgood F. Cook and
Mrs. Cook also will attend. The delegates
from Savannah will leave for New Or
leans April % From information re-
ceived here the ministers and citizens of
New Orleans are preparing to give the
visiting delegates a royal welcome.
Thursday Rev. DR.. J Y. Fair pastor Of
the Independent Presbyterian Church, will
go to Charleston, where. on Thursday
night. in the old and historic Circular
Church. he win deliver the closing adj
dress before the South Carolina State
Convention of the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor.
Later DR.. Fair will attend the meeting
of the presbytery at Waycross, but win
return in time to conduct the regular
Sunday services.
Bishop c. X. Nelson will be present at
three confirmation services to-day. In
the morning at II O'Clock he will be at
Christ Church. in the afternoon at St.
MichaeTs Chapel, and at night at ST.
Augustine Mission (cooreD. Confirma-
tion classes were received in the other /
churches Palm Sunday.
Episcopal.
At Christ Church. Rev Robb White !
rector, there will be service and sermon |
at II o'clock a. IN. with confirmation by /
the Right Rev c. K. Nelson. Bishop of |
Georgia; Sunday-school at 4:30 p. m. and |
service at Sis p. m.
At st. Johns Church. Rev. Charles II. |
Strong, rector, and Rev. J. II. Wood |
ward. assistant rector First Sunday aft
er Easter there will be celebration OF |
holy communion at a. m; morning SER |
vice and sermon at II: Sunday-school at |
4:3O p. m. and evening prayer and SER
mon at S O'Clock.
At the night service the offertory will |
be the Holy City" sung by Master Ev- |
erett Stothart.
At st. Pauls Church. Rev. J. L. Scully, |
rector, First Sunday after Easter, the !
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