The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24
IN THE CHURCHES
UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE IN
INDEPENDENT CHURCH.
REV. R0BB WHITE AT HOME
WILL CONDUCT THE SERVICES IN
CHRIST CHURCH TODAY.

Mar. Connty to BE Consecrateo
Rfahop of Samoa in baltimore To-
day-MethOdist Ministers Prepar-
ing for Conference.-The. DR.. John
&. Harrison of Macon to Preach at
r,r.t Baptist Church-Rev. r. H
Duncan of Ludlow, Ky" TO Con-
duct Services in Christian Church.
Eminent priests and prelates OF the
Roman Catholic Church are arriving
in Baltimore from all parts or the
country to attend the conservation OF
the Right Rev. Monsignor Conaty as
titular Bishop Of Samoa, which Is TO
take place in Baltimore to-day. the
event will be accompanied by all the
nonon and seremony of the church and
will take place in the historic Cathe-
dral. which has been the scene of so
many notable functions in the past
AS rector of the Catholic University
MGR. Conaty has won wide popularity
throughout the country and his con-
secration will be attended by we'll
known laymen from New York, Wash
ington, Boston, Cincinnati and other
cities. The clerical visitors will be by
far more numerous than at any pre-
vious ceremony of the kind held in this
country, owing to the fact that all
of the srchbishops, bishops and priests
who have been in attendance on the
archbishops' meeting in Washington
this week will come to Baltimore in
body.
Cardinal Gibbons will be the conse-
orator. The two assistant bishops will
be the Right Rev. Camillus p. Macs,
D. D.. Bishop of Covington, KY ana
Right Rev. Thomas D. Bevan. d. D.,
of Springfield, Mass. The sermon will
be preached by the Rev. Thomas j.
Shahan, D. D., professor Of ecclesias-
tical history at the Catholic University.
The Methodist minister of Savannah
are now busily engaged in preparing
the reports of their years work. These
will be submitted to the annual meet
ing of the South Georgia conference,
which will be held in Macon, Dec. 4.
The changes in the present assign
ments of the Savannah ministers have
already been noticed in the Morning
News.
Rev. Robb White, rector of Christ
Church, after a long absence from Sa-
vannah, has returned home and will
conduct the services in Christ Church
to-day, The new assistant rector of
Christ Church. Rev. M. Campbell
Stryker of Waycross will begin his
duties in Savannah, Dec. /.
The union Thanksgiving service wiz
be held Thursday at IL o'clock In the
Independent Presbyterian Church. The
sermon will be delivered by Rev. DR..
]. D. Jordan, pastor Of the First Bap-
tist Church. The churches are urged
to unite in this service.
Methodist.
The services of Grace Methodist
Church will be conducted at II o'clock
a. m and p. m. by the pastor. Rev.
Osgood r. Cook, who will preach both
morning and evening. The members
of the church are urged to attend as
a short church conference will be held
after the morning service. The Sum
day-school will meet at p. m; the
stewards will meet at the parsonage
Monday at p. m; the Epworth
League will meet Tuesday at s:15 p.
m. and the love feast will be held
Wednesday at s p. m. The last and
most important quarterly conference
i'll be held at the parsonage Thursday,
at S:15 p. m.
There will be preaching at Trinity
Methodist Church at IL o'clock a. m.
and at p. m. by the pastor, Rev. Bas-
com Anthony. Members will be receiv-
ed in the church at the morning ser
vice. At night song service will pre-
cede the sermon. The Sunday-school
viii meet at .. m. Special classes
for visitors. The Epworth League will
meet Tuesday at $3.50 p. m; love feast,
Thursday at s p. m.
At Wesley Monumental Church ser
vices will be held at IL o'clock a. m.
and at 5 d. m. Preaching by the pas
tor, Rev Ed F. Cook. The Sunday
school will meet at p. m. The Wo-
mans Missionary Society will observe
a week of praper, with services at 4
o'clock each afternoon this week. The
Epworth League devotional meeting
will take place Tuesday at S;15 p. m:
the prayer meeting, Wednesday, at
same hour; the Junior Epworth League.
Friday, at p. m, and class meeting
Sunday at 10 a m.
At the Epworth Methodist Church.
Rev. ]. A. Smith, pastor, a memorial
service will be held at II o'clock a. m,
in commemoration of five of the mem
bers that have died during the year.
There will be preaching at s p. m.
The sunday-school will meet at 4
o'clock: the Junior League tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock, and Senior
League Tuesday, at 5 D. m. A special
Thanksgiving service will be held
Thursday night at o'clock.
Episcopal.
At Christ Church, Rev. Robb White,
rector, Rev. NJ. Campbell Stryker. as
sistant rector, there will be a service
and sermon at IL o'clock a. m; even
ing service at 5, and Sunday-school at
Z p. m.
At St. Johns Church, Rev. Charles
H. Strong, rector-Rev. d. Watson
Winn IN charge-services will be held
as follows: Holy communion at
O'Clock a. M; morning prayer, Litany
and sermon at IL o'clock; Sunday
school at I p. m; evening prayer and
sermon at s.
on Thanksgiving Day services will
be held at IL.
At ST. Paurs Church. Rev. j. L.
scully, rector, the services will be as
foiiovva. Trariv celebratfon M T.30 "A