The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-08
PRAYER IN CHURCHES
WILL BE OFFERED FOR RECov-
cry OF THE PRESIDENT.
SERMONS ON THE ATTACK.
ALSO WILL BE PREACHED BY SEW
ERAL MINISTER'S.

EhAL MINIS EMS
St. Johns Choir TO BE Organized.
First Choir Festival to BE Given in
october-Lecture ON Y. NJ. c. A.
Work with StereOptican Views at
wesley MonumentaI-Rev. VI. j..
Epting to Return This week-En-
tertninment to Be Given by the
Church Improvement Society of
Grace Church-J. #. King to Adj
dress the Y. NJ. c. A.
In nearly all of Savannah's churches
day public prayers for the recovery
of President Mckinley will be offered,
and in quite a number of the pulpits
the attack of the would-be assassin
upon the Presidents life will furnish
q text for a sermon.
At the morning service at the First
Presbyterian Church, Rev. DR.. VIM. p.
McCorkle will take as his subject "A
Lesson From the Attempted Assassin
alton of President Mckinley" Others
that will speak of the matter, but who
have not yet announced their subjects,
are Rev. w. A. Nisbet. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, who will
use it as the subject of his night SER
mon; Rev D. S. Edenfeld, pastor of
the Southside Baptist Church, who will
discuss it at the morning service, and
Rev. Van Deventer of the Duffy
Street Baptist Church, who also will
speak of it at the morning service.
Prayers for the recovery of the
President will be offered at the morn
ing service at Grace Methodist Church,
by Rev. Osgood F. Cook. The attack
may be discussed also at st. Johns
Church and the Epworth Methodist
Church, by Rev. DR.. Charles H. Strong
and Rev. J. A. Smith, respectively.
The last two addresses will be contin
gent, however, on the Presidents con-
dition.
Rev M. j. Epting, pastor of the st.
Paups Lutheran Church, who has been
spending his vacation in Newberry.
will return to Savannah Thursday and
will preach at the regular morning
and evening services at his church on
the following Sunday.
Mr.. Edwyn E. woodlands, organist
and choirmaster of st. Johns Church,
will reorganize the boy choir within a
short time and begin the rehearsals
of the winters work. This season, as
last, the choir will give a number of
festivals. The first will take place the
first Sunday night in October.
Methodist.
At Wesley Monumental Church SER
vices will be held at II o'clock by Rev.
o. G. Mingledorff,, at $3.50 o'clock. A
special address will be given on the
work of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, illustrated with fifty stere-
opticon views, by Mr.. H. M. johnson.
The Sunday-school will meet at 5
o'clock. Prayer meeting will be held
Wednesday at $50. The Junior Ep-
worth League will meet Friday at 5,
and the Home Mission Society Tues
day at 5.
There will be services at Grace
Church at IL O'Clock a. m. and at $3.50
p. m. The pastor. Rev. Osgood F. Cook,
will preach both morning and even
ing. A song service will precede the
sermon at night The Junior League
will meet at p. m. and thev Sunday
school at 5. The Epworth League meet
ing will be held Tuesday at $3.50 p.
m. The prayer meeting will be held
Thursday at the same hour.
The Church Improvement Society of
Grace Church will give an interesting
music and literary entertainment at
Yonge's Hall tomorrow night. The
programme is as follows:
= Vocal selection, Mr.. John S. Banks.
Recitation, Miss Connery.
- Vocal selection, Master Everett
Stothart.
Vocal selection. by the B. B. c. p.
ouartette, Masters j. S. Banks. c. B.
.Bessellieu, M. R. Papy, H. G.. Clarke.
Vocal selection, Miss DeFour.
Vocal selection, Mr.. McCardel.
Selections by the Apollo Mandolin
Club.
!. Tableau, way Down Upon the su-
vance River" by Mr.. Banks, assisted
by the B. B. c. P. Quartette, and
Misses Georgia. Marie and Maud Banks
and Miss Ruthy Sheftall.
Mr.. j. S. Banks is manager of the
society.
Mr. woodlands and Miss Suffer ac-
companists.
There will be preaching at the Ep-
worth Methodist Church at IL O'Clock
a. m. by the pastor Rev. ]. A. Smith,
and at $50 p. m. by Rev. DR.. j. A
Thompson, presiding elder of the Sa-
vannah district. The Sunday school
viii meet at o'clock; the Junior Ep-
worth League tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. and the Senior League Tues
day at $50 D. m. A church rally will
be held in the church Thursday at $3.50
p. m. The pastor and board OF stew
ards invite every member and friend to
be present. a pleasant, social hour
is promised to all who attend.
Regular public services will be held
at Trinity Church at IL o'clock a. m
and at S:15 p. m, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Bascom Anthony. The
Sunday-school will meet at p. M; the
Epworth League devotional meeting
Will be held Tuesday at $50 p. m;
the board of stewards will meet Tues
day at S:15 p. m; week night prayer
meetings will be held Thursday at S;15
and viii be conducted by Rev. w. A.
Nisbit.
Episcopal.
At Christ Church, Rev. Robb White.
rector. Rev. NJ. Campbell Stryker In
charge, there will be service and SER
mon at IL o'clock a. m; evening SER
vice at p. m. and Sunday-school at
p. m.
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