The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-05
.SAMJONES MEETINGS
WILL BEGIN NEXT SUNDAY IN THE
PARK EXTENSION.
THE 3. Y. P. U. EXAMINATIONS.
FINE SHOWING MADE BY DUFFY
STREET SOCIETIES.


STREET SOCIETIES.
Trinity Sunday-schooI Anniversary.
Choir Festival at st. Johns
Church-Rev. DR.. Jordan to Cele-
brate the Fourth Anniversary of
His Passionate at First Baptist
Churcn-The sundny-schoOl of the
Independent Presbyterian Church
to Celebrate Its 9th Anniversary.
Services at the Christian Church
Rev. j. A. smith at the Y. VI. c. A.
Rev. Sam Jones and Rev. G. r. Stuart
will begin their series of meetings one
week from to-day in tabernacle now
in the course of construction in the Park
Extension. Work on this tabernacle was
begun Wednesday and has progressed suf-
hciently far as to give a good idea of the
size and form of the building. 1t will be
1e0x144 feet. and is expected to accommo-
date 5000 persons Members of the Min
listers Association, under whose auspices
Rev. Jones will come to Savannah, have
little doubt that the seating capacity of
the tabernacle will be taxed at each
meeting.
It is not intended to have the taber-
nacle hoored, both because of the time
that would be required, as well as the
expense. 1t is probable that the ground
will be covered with a thick layer of saw
dust.
The music at these meetings will be
furnished by the members of the local
choirs as a nucleus, and by other, volun-
teer singers, of which there will probably
be several hundred in all. The music
will be conducted by Charles D. Tillman
of Atlanta, who has had much expert
ence in similar meetings and who is him
self the composer of much of the music
that is used by Rev. Jones.
The interest in the proposed meetings
has been unflagging since it was first
known that Mr.. Jones would visit Savan-
nah. In fact, it can safely be said that
there is more interest among all classes
than could possibly have been aroused Icy
any other minister or teacher. At the
first service to be held in the tabernacle,
Sunday night, it is more than probable
that all of the delegates and visitors to
the Epworth League Conference Will be
present
The record during the past season made
by the Baptist Young Peoples Union of
the Duffy Street Baptist Church has been
exceedingly gratifying to it's officers. A
class of about sixty persons took up the
Christian culture courses, prepared by
the Baptist Young Peoples Union Asso-
citation. beginning October last and clos
ing April /, 1901, and consisting of a Sc
res of daily Bible readings; twenty-five
lessons in missionary work and twenty
five lessons in sacred literature. The in
terest in these studies has been manifest
throughout, and the results attained very
encouraging.
Some 1870 examination papers for the
Senior Union and 40 from the Junior So
ciey, or a total of $50 papers, have been
sent in to the national headquarters at
Chicago. Rev. Robert Van Deventer,
the pastor of the church, who has proved
himself to be an accomplished teacher
and leader in this work, has received an
acknowledgement of these papers from
the headquarters, and has been conSrat-
uated on the fine showing made.
At the State Convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union, which is held this
year in Rome, the banners will be award
ed to the Senior and Junior Unions which
make the best showing in the number of
papers coming up to the required percen-
tage. 1t is confidently expected that
both these banners will come to the
Unions of Duffy Street Baptist Church.
The pastor of the church. as a mark of
his appreciation of the good work of the
Juniors, arranged a picnic in their be-
half Friday, and large number of the
little ones" spent a very enjoyable day
at Isle of Hope.