The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-03
MANY KEEP LENT
CHURCH MEETINGS DURING THE
WEEK WELL ATTENDED.
SERVICES FOR HOLY WEEK.
THE PROGRAMME WILL BE An
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rev, Charles II. strong VIII Return
Home Tuesday-Presiding Elder j.
A. Thompson TO BE Here Wednes-
day-A Beneht Lecture for Grace
and EpwOrth Churches-ReV. An
thony to Preach on evil Shall
sIay the Wicked"-"Satan Among
saints" to BE DIR. JOrdan's subject.
gossip and TaIebearinG" to BE
Discussed by Rev. w. f. Watkins.
The Lenten services, which, beginning
with Ash Wednesday have been held on
week days as well as Sundays in the
Episcopal and Roman Catholic Churches,
will be continued at the same hours
through this week, and through Lent ex-
cept Holy Week, for which special ser
vices will be given.
In the Lutheran Church OF the Ascen-
sion Lenten services will be held each
Wednesday, except Holy Week, and in
st. Pauls Lutheran Church they will be
celebrated through Holy Week only.
Rev. DR.. ]. A. Thompson, presiding
elder of the Savannah District, will be
in Savannah Wednesday, and will con-
duct the prayer meeting at Epworth
Church Also, he will be present at the
first quarterly conference of the church,
which will be held Immediately after the
prayer meeting.
Rev. Charles H. Strong and Mrs. Strong
Lad n
the Nacoochee yesterday. They will reach
home probably Tuesday morning.
Methodist.
At Wesley Monumental Church there
will be services at IL o'clock a. m, con
Quoted by Rev. Ed. f. Cook, the pastor.
After the sermon the sacrament OF the
Lords Supper will be administered. Just
after the service the new members re-
Gently received will be introduced to the
congregation and welcomed by those pres
ent.
At s:15 p. m. the usual evangelistic SER
vice will be held, conducted by Rev.
Ellison r. Cook.
The Sunday-school will meet at p. m.
Tomorrow at p. m, the Epworth Aid
Society will meet at No. 112 Bolton street,
east. Tomorrow at s;15 p. M. the first
quarterly conference of the charge will
be held in the pastors study The month
" meeting of the board of stewards will
be held Immediately after the conference.
on Tuesday at p. m, there will be
meeting of the Woman's Missionary So
ciely at which viii be given a programme
of special interest.
The devotional meeting of the Epworth
League will be held Tuesday at $50.
Prayer meeting and Bible studies
IN Job will be concluded on Wednesday at
$50 p. m. Juvenile Missionary Society
will meet in the lecture room on Friday
at D. m.
There will be preaching at Epworth
Methodist Church at IL o'clock a. m. and
at S:15 p. m. by the pastor, Rev. ] A.
smith. Communion service will be held
at the morning hour. The Sunday-school
will meet at O'Clock. The Junior Ep-
worth League will meet tomorrow otter
noon al 4 o'clock. The Senior League will
meet on Tuesday at s;15 p. m, and will
discuss Religious Barrenness.' A prayer
service will be held Wednesday night In
Stead of Thursday. Rev. DR.. J.. A
Thompson, presiding elder of the district
will be present and conduct the service.
Following this service the first quarterly
conference for the year will be held. The
Ladies' Working Circles viii hold their
regular monthly meeting a the parson-
age tomorrow afternoon at 4 O'clock.
There will be services at Trinity
Church at II o'clock a. m and at D. m.
Communion and baptism will be admin
tstered at the morning service The text
for the night sermon will be EVIL Shall
Stay the Wicked" An experience meeting
will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. The
Sunday-schools will meet at p. m. The
Epworth League will meet on Wednesday
at $50, while prayer-meeting viii be held
on Tuesday at SIS. The Junior League
will meet on Saturday at p. m.
The services at Grace Methodist
Church Will be held to-day at II O'Clock
a. m. and at s p. m. The pastor, Rev
osgood f.. Cook. will preach both morn
ing and evening. The sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administered after
the morning sermon. The Sunday
school will meet at p. m. and the Junior
League ats o'clock.
An evening of rare entertainment will
be enjoyed by all who hear Prof. Charles
lane, the humorist, at Lawton Memorial
Hall, Friday, March 8.
Prof. Lane was in Savannah last year
and lectured on THE Analysis of Laugh
and Takers" His lecture will be under
the auspices OF Grace and Epworth Meth
odist Churches. Tickets can be secured
at the business houses having the lith-
ographs in the window or from members
OF either of the churches.
The Atlanta Journal says: 1.-The man
that Prof. Lane doesn't make laugh may
as well buy a cemetery lot. He is dead
shot on blues and torpid liver. Hear him
and you will get a new lease on life"
Episcopal.
Al St. Johns Church, Rev. Charles H.
Strong. rector, Rev. ]. Herbert Wood
ward. assistant, there will be Litany. ser
mon and holy communion at IL O'clock a.
m; Sunday-school at p. m, evening
prayer and sermon at s. A celebration
of the holy communion viii take place at
S a. m. Evening prayer will be held every
afternoon in the week at s4:30 o'clock. A
lecture on the creed will be given at each
Of these services, except on Friday and
Saturday.
At st. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rev. ].
j. Sculy rector, second Sunday in Lent,
the services will be as follows: Early
celebration at 7:30 O'Clock a. m; morning
prayer at 1880, high celebration at
II. suDday-school at p. IN.