The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-11
IN THE CHURCHES
MAEx MINISTER'S AWAY ON THEIR
SUMMER VACATIONS.
OTHERS STILL TO GO.
REGULAR SERVICES. HOWEVER,
ARE HELD IN MOST OF THE
CHURCHES.


ley Wednesday Nisht-Rev. j. S.
wilder of Mercer University TO
Preach at Grace and EpwOrth
Churches-Rev. N. B. O'Kely of
Atlanta TO Preach mt the Duffy
street Church-JOint Night Service
of Congregations of Wesley MOnu-
mental and First Presbyterian
Churches.
The present is the season of vaca-
tions, and it affects Savannah's pulpits
TO a great extent. Many of the min
listers are already out of the city and
others will go within the next few
weeks. Among those now out of the
city are Rev. Robb White of Christ
Church, who is in Colorado; Rev. c. H.
Strong of st. Johns Church, who is
spending some time at his summer
home at Beaulieu; Rev. DR.. ]. d. Jor-
dan of the First Baptist Church, who
has an engagement to preach for four
Sundays in Franklin, Pa, and Rev. K.
Van Deventer of the Duffy Street Bap-
fist Church, who has been in Chicago
a delegate to the annual conference OF
the International B. Y. P. u.
Among those soon to go are Rev. Ed
+. Cook of Wesley Monumental Church,
who with Mrs. Cook, will leave the lat
ter part of this week for Clyde, N. c.;
Rev. DR.. J. Y. Fair. of the Indepen-
dent Presbyterian Church, who also
expects TO leave shortly for Virginia, as
we'll as Rev. NJ. ]. Epting of st. Pauls
Lutheran, who will leave tomorrow Tor
Newberry, S. c.
Quite a number OF ministers, includ
ing Rev. Osgood F. Cook, or Grace
Methodist Church, Rev. j. A. Smith of
the Epworth Church, Rev. Bascom
Anthony of Trinity Church, Rev. w. A
Nisbet of the Second Presbyterian,
and Rev w. P. McCorkle of the First
Presbyterian, have been spending
several weeks at Warsaw, coming up TO
the city each Saturday, preaching sun
day and returning to the island the
following day. The majority of these
campers out will take this expedition
as a vacation, though one or two OF
them may get away later IN the sea
son for a very short time. Among
those that expect to make such trip
is Rev. Nisbet who may go to Ten
nessee. though this will be a business
trip.
Probably the majority of the min
listers now away and those that may
leave within the next few weeks Will
be back in the city by Oct. /.
Mr.. j. H. Williams of Fitzgerald,
recently appointed first reader of the
Christian Science Church in Savannah
reached the city last night, and will
conduct the services to-day. Mr.. Viii
Hams built up quite a large congrega-
ton in Fitzgerald, and it is expected
that his efforts in Savannah will be
equally successful.
Methodist.
At Wesley Monumental Church there
will be services at IL o'clock a. m,
conducted by Rev. Ed. F. Cook, the
pastor A union meeting of the con-
gregation of the First Presbyterian
and Wesley Monumental at the First
Presbyterian Church will be held at
$40 D. m. The sermon will be by Rev.
Ed. F. Cook
The Sunday-school will meet at ..
m. A meeting of the Home Mission
Society will be held Tuesday at p. m.
A meeting for the study of special mis-
sionary topics will be held Wednesday
at s: 30. The programme as announced
will be carried out and the service
will be full of interest and instruction.
The Junior League will meet on Friday
at p. m.
The services at Grace Methodist
Church will be at IL o'clock a. m. and
at $50 p. m. Rev. C. II. Carson, Jr.,
will preach this morning and Rev. j.
S. Wilder tonight. The Junior League
will meet at p. M, and the Sunday
school at p. m. The Epworth League
will meet, Tuesday at $50 p. m, and
the prayer meeting, Wednesday. at the
same hour. The Church Improvement
Society will meet at the residence of
Mr.. ]. S. Miscally, Thursday. at $3.50
p. m.
Rev. J. s. Wilder, a student of Mer
Ger University, will preach at Epworth
Methodist Church at IL o'clock this
morning. Rev. c. H. Carson, Jr., will
preach at $50 p. m. The Sunday-school
meets at o'clock p. m. The Epworth
League will meet Tuesday night at $3.50
o'clock, and prayer meeting will be
held at the same hour Thursday night
There will be preaching at Trinity
Church at IL o'clock a. m. and at $50
p. m. by the pastor, Rev. Bascom An
thony. The Sunday-schoo will meet at
p m. A song service will be given at
night.
Episcopal.
At Christ Church. Rev. Robb White.
rector; Rev. NJ. c. Stryker in charge,
there will be a service and sermon at
IL o'clock a. m. and service at $50 p.
m. The Sunday-school will meet at
$50 .. m.
At st. Johns Church, Rev. Charles
H. Strong, rector. Tenth Sunday af-
ter Trinity, there will be morning pray
er and sermon at IL o'clock a. m. and
Sunday-school at 5 p m The usual cot
tage meeting will be held in the evening
at Mrs. Moyles, 1913 Barnard street.
Everybody welcome.
At st. Pauls Church, Rev. ]. L. Soul
~, rector-tenth Sunday after Trinity
the services will be as follows: Early
celebration at 1880 o'clock a. M; morn
ing prayer at IL a. M; Sunday-school
at $50 p. m, and evening prayer at
S:15 D. an.
st. Michaers chapel. Rev. F. A. Juny,
rector. Services every Sunday at IL a.
m. and at $3.50 p. m. Holy communion
every third Sunday in the month at the
ii o'clock service. Sunday-school
every Sunday at p. m. Rector's
Bible class every Thursday night at
$3.50 o'clock.
baptist.