The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-28
IN CHURCHES TO-DAY
HOW THE PULPITs WILL BE FILL
ED IN SAVANNAH.
SUBJECTS OF THE SERMONS.
SEASON OF VACATIONS FOR PAS
TORS HAS OPENED.


Visiting Preachers VIII BE mt Trim
ity and at Wesley Monumental
Characterization Service of First
Presbyterian and Wesley MOnu-
Notwithstanding Ministers mt the
Duffy street baptist and mt the
Lutheran Church of the Ascension.
How Rev. DIR. Fairs Pulpit win
BE Supplied During His Absence.
At Wesley Monumental Church, cor
ner Abercorn and Gordon streets, SER
vices to- day will be at II a. m. Preach
ing will be by Rev. J. B. Thrasher,
pastor of the Methodist church in
Guyton, Ga. At 80 p. m. union ser
vice of the congregations of the First
Presbyterian and Wesley Monumental
churches will be held with sermon by
Rev. j. B. Thrasher. A joint meeting
of the Epworth League and congrega-
ton of Wesley Monumental will take
place Wednesday at $3.50 p. m. for the
study of the General Rules" of the
church. Rev. Ed. F. Cook, the pastor,
will lead the service, assisted by
number of laymen. The Junior Ep-
worth League will meet Friday at 5
p. m.
Rev. Ed. F. Cook. pastor of Wesley
Monumental Church, will preach IN
Guyton, Ga. to-day, having been in
vited to deliver the annual missionary
sermon at the district conference OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ion in "
ton.
Children's day will be observed at
Epworth Methodist Church this morn
ing at II o'clock. The programme con-
sists of songs, recitations and respon-
sive exercises by the children and
short address by the pastor, Rev. j. A
Smith Sunday-school at o'clock this
afternoon. Preaching by the pastor
tonight at $50 o'clock. Junior Ep-
worth League tomorrow afternoon at
s o'clock Senior League Tuesday
night at $50. Prayer service Thurs
day night at $3.50 o'clock.
Preaching at Trinity Church to-day
at II a. m. and $3.50 p. m, by Rev John
w. Heidi, d. D., assistant editor ana
business manager of Wesleyan Chris
tian Advocate, published in Atlanta.
DIR. Heidi is a Savannah man and was
licensed to preach by Trinity Church.
The usual song service will be held at
night Rev. Bascom Anthony, pastor
of Trinity, has returned to the city
after a brief stay at Warsaw. He was
called back by illness in his congrega-
ton. He may return to Warsaw this
week for a further outing. Rev. w. A.
Nisbet was with him at Warsaw.
The services at Grace Methodist
Church will be held to-day at IL a. m.
and $3.50 p. m. The pastor, Rev. Osgood
F. Cook, will preach both morning and
evening. The Sunday school will me II
at 5 p. m. The Epworth League will
meet Tuesday at $50 p. m, and the
prayer meeting Wednesday at the same
hour The Church Improvement So
ciety will meet Thursday at p. m.
at the parsonage.
Presbyterian.
Rev. DR.. James Y. Fair, the pastor,
will conduct the services to-day at the
Independent Presbyterian Church.
Next week DR. Fair will leave for his
summer vacation. He will be absent six
weeks. Buffalo and Canada are his
destinations, bat he will stop at his old
home, Richmond, and at Washington.
D. c., on his way North, preaching by
absence his pulpit will be supplied by
Rev. Dr. j. II. Thornwell of Rock Hill.
S. c., Rev. DIR. r. p. Pell of Columbia,
S. c., president of the Presbyterian Fe-
male College, and Rev. DR.. ]. E. Kirby
of Charleston, each of whom will have
two Sundays at the Independent
Church.
Services at the First Presbyterian
Church corner TtIIl nd TaVlor Sfraats
to-day will be at IL a. m, conducted
by Faster William p. McCorkle The
Sunday-school meets at 5 p. m. fol-
lowed by a short sermon to children on
"A Child for Whom a Nation Mourn
ed" Baptism will be administered at
this service to any children who may
be presented. At $50 p m. th6sSermon
will be preached by Rev. Mr.. Thrasher
of Guyton. Ga, who fills the pulpit of
Rev Mr.. Cook of Wesley Monumental
Church. for the day, the two congrega-
tions uniting in the service.
Preaching at Lawton Memorial this
morning will be at II a. m. A gospel
song service will be held at $50 p. m.
These services will be conducted by
Rev. w. A. Nisbet
Episcopal.
At Christ Church, corner Bull and
Congress streets, Rev. Robb White, rec
tor. Rev. j. L. Scully in charge, SER
vice and sermon to-day will be at IL
a. m. and service at $50 p. m. The
Sunday-school meets at $50 p. m.
At st. Johns Church Rev. DR.. Charles
II. Strong, rector to-day. the eighth
Sunday after Trinity, the morning ser
vice and sermon will be at II a. m.
The Sunday-school meets at p. m.
At st. Pauls Church. Rev. ]. l..
Scully rector, to-day. the eighth Sun
day after Trinity the services will be
ms follows: Early celebration at 7:3O
a. m, Sunday school at $50 p. m.
and evening prayer at Sis p. m. The
members of the parish are invited "a
join with ChFst Church at the II
o'clock service.
Baptist.
At the First Baptist Church. the pas