The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-13
MAY ACCEPT CALL
REV. w. p. McCoRKLE TO ANNOUNCE
HIS DECISION TODAY.
ATLANTA WANTS DR.. WATKINS.
WEST END CHRISTIAN CHURCH En-
TENDS HIM A CALL.

ELECTION of the Union of Epworth
Leagues VIII Also Discuss Plans
for the State Conference of the So
Ciety To-day EpwOrth League
Day in Methodist Churches-Rev.
DIR. w. II. Cook to Preach once n
Month at Isle of Hope-COnventiOn
This Week of the Bishops and
General Officers of the c. NJ. e.
Church.
Rev. William P McCorkle Of Graham,
O.. c., recently called by the First Pres
byterian Church has been in the city
several days making acquaintances and
comforting with church members. He will
preach at the First Presbyterian Church
to-day, both morning and night, and it is
confidently expected will formally an
nounce at the nights service his accept
ance of the caH extended to him by that
church.
Mr.. McCorkle is recognized by the min
!stry of the Southern Presbyterian
Church as a man OF scholarly attain
ments and possessing a high order of abil-
fly as a preacher He is the author of
work exposing the fallaces" Of
Christian Science, which has attracted
considerable attention. He has also pro-
duced a number of magazine articles,
mostly on theological topics. At present
he is a member of the Committee on
Latin Thesis and Greek Exegesis as we'll
as of the Examination Committee and the
Committee on Church Government and
Sacraments of the Orange Presbytery of
North Carolina At Washington and Lee
University, where he received his liter
airy education. he was chosen to repre-
sent his literary society twice at cele-
brations and won the Gazette prize medal
awarded him for an essay contributed to
the Southern Collegian. which he subse-
quently edited during his university
course.
Mr.. McCorkle comes from a long line
of Presbyterian stock both on the pa
ternal and the maternal side. His ances-
try on his mothers side reaches back to
Samuel Rutherford of Scotland, and he
is able to claim relationship on one side
or the other with very large number of
ministers of the Southern church. He
is about 46 years of age. and has been
preaching twenty-five years. Most of
his ministerial life has been spent in the
presbyteries of Mecklenburg and Or
ange, North Carolina, though for num-
Der of years in his early ministry he had
a charge at Ell Paso, Tex.
Pastor W. F. Watkins of the Chris
ton Church has received a call to the
pulpit of the newy-built West End
Church of Atlanta, which, though only
recently occupied. numbers among it's con-
gregation some of the best known peo-
pie of Atlanta
While Mr.. Watkins has made no off,
Cial announcement Of the cali to his con-
gregation, the fact that he has received
1t has become known to them, and it is
their general-in fact, unanimous-wish
that he decline it. He has made no an
nouncement of his intentions in the mat
ter but will preach i'm the West End
Church Sunday. and meantime will keep
the proposition under consideration. 1t
is thought that he will not accept it, as
his present pastorate offers an inviting
and useful field. Though Mr.. Watkins
has been in his present charge only
about eighteen months he has so endeared
himself to his congregation that 1t is their
earnest desire to keep him, and they will
offer to him every inducement to stay.
Methodist.
Mr.. r. ]. Davant, president of the Ep-
worth League Union of the city, has call
ed a meeting of that body at Wesley Mon
umental Church Friday night at S15
o'clock. 1t will be a very important meet
ing as officers are to be elected, and plans
for the entertainment of the State Ep-
worth League conference, which meets
here May 9-12 discussed
full attendance of the leaguers is
very much desired.
At the Epworth Methodist Church Rev.
j. A. Smith, pastor there win be preach
ing at II o'clock, a. M, by the pastor,
who will speak on Seed Sowing" The
service at p. m. will be under the di-
rection Of the League, this being "Ep-
worth League Day throughout the
Southern Methodism. A specially pre-
pared programme, sent out by the Cen
eral Secretary, will be rendered by the
leaguers. Mr. Johnson, secretary of the
Y. M. c. A, will deliver a short address
tThe Sunday school will meet at
o'clock Junior League will meet to-mor-
row afternoon at 4 o'clock and the SEN
for League on Tuesday night, at s. Pray
er service will be held on Thursday night,
at s o'clock.
At Wesley Monumental Church there
will be services at II o'clock a. m. and at
p. m. The pastor will preach in the
morning on ''The Leaven of the Nine
teenth Century" Rev. DIR. John A.
Thompson will preach at night The Ep-
worth League devotional meeting will be
held on Tuesday at o'clock p. m.
IidSST meeting anu BlDle STUDY class on
Wednesday at S:15 p. m. Subjects of
Bible study VII be THE History of
Joseph" Gen. 1910.
The Junior League win meet on Friday
at p. m.
The presiding elder of Savannah dis
trict, Rev. DR.. John A. Thompson, win
preach at Trinity Church this morning at
IL o'clock. At O'Clock p. m. the pastor
Rev. Bascom Anthony, will preach the
second sermon in the series begun last
Sunday night. His subject will be what
Makes Life Poor" An experience meet
ing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. The
Sunday School will meet al p. m. The
Epworth League will meet on Wednes-
day at S15 p. M, while prayer meeting
will be held on Thursday at p m. The
Junior League will meet on Saturday at
o. m.
There will be services az Grace Metho-
dist Church at IL o'clock a. m. and at
p. m. the preaching both morning and
evening will be by the pastor. Rev. o.
good F. Cook. The Sunday School will
meet at p. IN. The annual election OF Of
flcers of the school will be held at p. m
"A special meeting Of the Epworth League