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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24
Dr.. Munha11's "Evange1ism"

describes him as having grown n =.
of ''portly appearance "a good eater,
"a marked specimen of evolution >
To illustrate the character Of ~.
evangelist" DIR. Goodwin relates thie
interesting incident: ''''S
Some fifteen years ago, when vaa
editor of the Indiana Christian Advo
cate, found 1t necessary to rebuke
him gently for some of his yaearies
The young man did not take it kind
ly, though 1t was meant for his yood
as well as the good of the church.
hence he walked into my Office one dav
soon after, and greeted me: Sir !,
l were not sanctifed, I would thrash
you now and here for publishing thst
infamous article about me- 1 meekIv
replied that l was very glad he was
sanctified, for I did not want to hs
thrashed. l was no match for hin,
in the words that followed, and final.
" l had to request him in a soms.
what authoritative manner to leave the
Office, and, so far as now remem-
Der, he has never spoken to me
since"
On the title page of "a Crisis in
Methodism" it's author is described as
IL. w. Munhall, NJ. A., D. D. (Evange-
is "a republication of a paper read
last June, before the Methodist
Preachers Meeting of Chicago. the
good standing of the author in the
Methodist Church would seem to he
established; yet the lions Herald
speaks of him disrespectfully as a null
sance, and says his Ignorance and
conceit have shot up into monstrous
proportions and Powered into indecent
exhibition" that his knowledge, as
shown by his writings, has the sans
value in theology as Brother Jasper's
in astronomy"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

ceived, the third year the mem
bership was increased by 2T7;
then for five years and three
months every Sunday persons
no mere. no less, were baptized into
the church.
The Samaritan Hospital started with
seven persuasive patients, one doc
tor and one nurse.
Seven persons laid the foundation
for Temple College. They were young
men who came to DIR. ConweH and
asked him to teach them theology in
the evenings He did so in the church's
basement.
OF the $76O.000 which DR.. ConweH has
raised for the support of his various
institutions, only ST. has ever been re-
ceived from another church.
Instances are beyond naming where
the favorite numeral of the Bible APP
pears in the history of the Temple. In
fact, seven has cropped out so often
and so Unexpectedly that Dr. ConwelI
confesses that he is superstitious on
this point. Il have come to look up
on the appearance of seven as a sign
from God that IL is right for me to
undertake the thing that l have asked
his advice about" he said. "A few
weeks ago / was considering an i'm
portant financial problem. / prayed
10 be guided. AT the prayer meeting
following seven persons stood up and
declared for Christ. The next day
put through the financial deal. II
seven had not stood ! would have
known that the Lord did not want the
step taken.
And here is another instance" the
preacher continued. Il wanted a pipe
organ in the Temple. II would cost
$500 The trustees were opposed.
said We had debt enough already. I
prayed to the Lord. At the next prayer
meeting. scarcely before ! had finish
ed the invitation 20 Join. seven persons
sprang up, ! went % the trustees. Cen
tlemen, J said. I've must have that or
gan. TN furnish the money for a. 50
paid down $3.50 o. ny own money,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

This is the story of the rise of the
largest Protestant Church in the Unit
ed States, so far as numbers go. This
church, THE Baptist Temple" of
Philadelphia. is unique in other ways
besides large membership.
1t was in 1879 that the little Baptist
Church in historic Lexington fell on
troublous times. Its once large MEM
bership had dwindled to seven persons.
They could not raise the money to pay
salary to a pastor, and finally they
found it impossible even to pay for
an occasional supply" So the church
was closed The building began to
fall into decay, and it seemed that
Baptists were to be known no more
in Lexington.
But there was one young woman
among the membership who had faith
that the church might be revived.
Among her acquaintance was a Bos-
ton lawyer named Conwell. His call
angs had been multifarious. He had
been a soldier for the Union in the
Civil War, a newspaper reporter, a
publisher in a Western city, was a
correspondent in Paris during the
Franco-P russian war and had made
and lost two or three moderate for
tunes. At middle age he was in a
fair way TO build up another; but
when the story of the Lexington Bap-
fist Church was told to him by this
young woman he decided to give it
first attention, for the time being at
least.
"TH go to Lexington with you," he
told her, "call a meeting of the sur
vivors and get them to agree to take
the necessary legal steps for the sale
of the property. Then We'll see what's
best to do next"
And so the lawyer went to Lexing-
ton. lie called the meeting. addressed
the seven Baptists and advised them
to sell. Thereat a storm of protest
ragged his head
Sell our church home of a life
time?" they Indignantly burst forth
Never"
Then get preacher and open the
church, if you won't SELL was Inc
answer.
but we haven't the money" they
sorrowfully responded.
The lawyer went to his hotel and
spent the night thinking over the sit
uation. When morning came he got a
pickaX, hammer and a saw and went
TO the church. He hung his coat on a
fence post, then with the pick started
10 tear down the 'front.' steps. He had
barely begun when a passerby named
Prosser called over the fence:
Hello, Conwell! What are you do
ing?"
Tearing down the church." the
lawyer replied.
What for?"
ITO build "A new one"
Then -- where are you going t.
get the money!" queried the aston.
ished Lexingtonian.
Don't know" said the lawyer.
u-don't-knowi" The passerby
whistled. Then he walked up TO where
conweli was standing. II really be.
lleve you're in earnest" he said as he
looked the lawyer IN the eye. Il know
you are. ana, blast me. IN subscribe
hundred dollars and you can collect
whenever you want to-"
ne man walked away. Conwell be-
pan again. The noise awakened The
4ate Sleeping bYerymen across the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

The editor of the lions Herald, a
very excellent Methodist newspaper Of
Boston, writes to US, says the New
York Sun, complaining that we did
injustice to that great communion in
giving such credence and approval
to Dr. MunhalPs rawlings" and treat
ing him as representative of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
This complaint is of our recent sum-
mary Of some of the points made by
DIR. Munhall in pamphlet entitled
"A Crisis in Methodism.'' This 'cri-
sis has no existence except in the
imagination of that Methodist evan
gelist," according to the editor of the
lions Herald and according to one of
his correspondents, whose printed let
ter he sends US.
DIR. MunhalPs evangelism" is de-
scribed by that paper "as crude; a
caricature of the Gospel" The Rev.
DR.. T. A. Goodwin, the correspondent,
says that DR.. Munhall started thirty
years ago as a dentist at Indianapo-
lis, but having "bIossomed out into a
popular evangelist" the demand for
him in that capacity grew so great
that he shut UP his dental Office"
and went into evangelism" as his
exclusive profession. DR.. Goodwin in
Inmates that the title of DR." used by
DIR. Munhall is merely the compliment
airy title accorded to him by his pa
tents or assumed by him as dem
tist, and is not a title conferred on
him as graduate of a dental college
or of any college. He also infers that
evangelism" has brought to the ex-
dentist a more substantial reward than
did tooth-pulling and filling, for he
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24
CHURCHES

months mind, a service COM
memorating the death of Rev. Father
NJ. T. Reilly of the parish of the Ca
thedral of St. John the Baptist, will
be celebrated in the Cathedral Tues
day morning at $50 o'clock. The
celebrant will be Rev. Father Robert
F. Kennedy. who will be assisted by
Rev. Father P. a. Halpin. deason; and
Rev. Father R. A Hamilton. sub-dea-
con.
Rev. Father Robert f. Kennedy, pas
tor of the Cathedral of st. John the
Baptist, has returned to Savannah,
after spending his vacation in the
North, chiefly at Saratoga.
Rev. Father P A Halpin of the
parish Of the Cathedral of st. John
the Baptist will sail via the Nacoochee
for New York tomorrow. He goes on
a business trip that will detain him in
New York for possibly two weeks.
Episcopal.
At Christ Church, corner Bull and
Congress streets. Rev. Robb White.
rector, and Rev. NJ. Campbell Stryker,
assistant rector. ST. Bartholomew
days, services will be as follows: a.
m. Holy Communion; II a. m, morn
ing prayer and sermon; $50 p. m. Sun
day-school; p. m. evening prayer.
Wednes lay, 6 p. m. Litany and lecture.
st. Johns Church, Madison Square,
corner Bull and Charlton streets, Rev.
Charles H. Strong, rector. Celebration
of Holy Communion al 8 o'clock.
Morning prayer and sermon at IL
o'clock.
St. PauTs Church. Rev. J. L. Scully,
rector, Thirteenth Sunday after Trim
ity, the services will be as follows:
Early celebration at 7:30 o'clock a. m.
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Sunday-school at $50 p. m, and
evensong at $50 p. m.
Roman Catholic.
Services in the Cathedral of st.
John the Baptist will be: First mass at
$50 o'clock; second mass at $50, and
third at o.: This mass will be fol-
lowed by the benediction of the Bless
ed Sacrament. There will be neither
high mass nor vesper service during
the summer. These services viii be
resumed about Oct 1. A mass will be
said each Sunday at $3.50 at st. Mich
ael's Chapel, Tybee.
There will be a meeting of the
League in the Cathedral basement
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The services in st. Patrick's Church
will be held as follows: First mass at
lowed with the benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament, at o'clock.
Services at the Sacred Heart Church
will be as follows: First mass. I
o'clock; second mass, $50 O'clock.
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment Immediately after this mass.
INCSuidT meeting Ol INT
Church Committee, Friday, Sept. 5.
Methodist.
At Grace Church, corner of Park
avenue and Jefferson streets. there will
be preaching by Rev. ]. S. Wilder at
II o'clock a. m. and $50 p. m. Sunday
school at 4:30 p. m. Epworth League
and congregation meet in prayer and
praise service Wednesday, $3.50 p. m.
Wesley Monumental Church. corner
Abercorn and Gordon streets, Rev. Ed
F. Cook, pastor, services to-day at II
a. m. and $50 p. m. Preaching by Rev.
Clyde K. Campbell. Sunday-sehool at
5 p. m. The Epworth League and con-
gregation will consolidate in a prayer
service, Wednesday at $50 p. m.
Glass meeting every Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock.
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contributor to the Baptist Home for
Old Ladies and the Baptist Orphan
age. The Sunday Breakfast Associa-
ton, unique Philadelphia organiza-
ton. which feeds thousands of poor
every year; the Life Line League and
the Point Breeze Mission, whose OBJ
ject is to look after sailors. and the
Open Door Mission, for the aid of fall
len women-each a large charity in it,
self-are largely supported by Tenn
pie funds and workers.
The Temple has a chorus of 200
voices for ten months in the year. II
gives an annual fair, preparations for
which are begun months in advance
and which is attended by at least 90
600 persons.
ON an average, twenty-five religious
meetings of various kinds are held in
the Temple weekly This does not in
clude meetings of trustees and bust
ness meetings of the various societies.
There's something going on in the
Temple all the time" 1t is a churc h
that is never closed. 1t contains read
ing and lounging rooms, which are
open to any one, whether a member or
not, and on winter evenings hundreds
of persons may sometimes be foun
enjoying themselves socially.
Unique Church Annex.
Then there is the Temple college. a
unique church annex, which Temple
church money has largely supported
Since its inception in 1884 the college
has taught 1924 students, the total
Tor 1901 being 4.23s. while during the
same year over 5000 attended the lee
lures. There are sixty officers and In
struetors and thirty-nine courses OF
study, many OF which are on a par
with similar courses IN the noted uni
versities Of the land
When the college started its sessions
were held in the basement 81 the Tim
pies predecessor the Grace church
building Now the school occupies a
building which cost 100000 standing
next the church, and rs equipment IL
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but in a recent description of the de-
vice he shows that this is an error.
AS a matter of fact, the machine is so
ballasted that the total weight is heav-
Ter by some pounds than the air it
displaces, just the reverse of the prin-
ciple of water navigation. 1t cannot.
therefore, rise by the unaided effort
of the balloon. The voyager is able
to shift the center of gravity, and when
he wishes to rise he cants the forward
end upward and sets the propeller in
motion,
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Plenty of His Favorfte Drink.
From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.


From the New Orleans Times Demo-
crst.
There was big religious revival go
ing on in Texas town, conducted by
Sam Jones, and he was stirring things
up in that section of the world. The
town was wrought up over his say
ings. One day he found himself in
possession of a bottle of good old wine,
which had been sent to him as an evil
denc of good faith in a profession
made by some man who had decided
to quit the rum habit Sam Jones had
no use for the wine. In a ocular way
ne presented the wine to a newspaper
crowd, telling the boys they might
manage to get a little inspiration out
of it. One of the boys. in writing a
little sxit about the thing. said Mr..
Jones had given the wine to the boys
of the press, and had incidentally mem
toned the fact that huttermilk was his
favorite drink. The little town was
the hub of the hutteyaailk belt. Enough
milk was produced in that part of
Texas to float the american navy. The
newspaper notice had a marvellous eff
feet. 1t brought forth the buttermilk,
and it came in all sorts of quantities
TO the hotel where the evangelist was
stopping Buckets, bottles and cans
and utensils of almost every kind were
left at the eating place for the Geor-
gian. Milk bells were ringing and milk
wagons were rolling up to the place
during all ghe day. 1 never saw as
much hutteynilk in my life. Sam
Jones, If he lad lived to be as old as
Methuseiais. could not have consumed
the quantity of milk which had been
hauled, carried and "toted' to the no.
tel by Texans who read the little squib
in the newspaper about buttermilk
being the favorite drink of the evange-
isl. Sam Jones was somewhat an
ncyed by the thing at first, but the
funny part of the situation dawned on
him, and. approaching the good spirit
of the offering, he got a good deal of
fun out of it all
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

An exhibit lately made by the
Maine Biological Association of Lon
don shows that the age of some species
of fish may be told by the lines ON
their scales, just as the age of trees
may he known from the number Of
rings formed in their growth. The
lines on the scales are more widely
separated in that part formed during
the warm season of the year, ami
the alienation of wide and narrow
bands gives series resembling the
tree rings.
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For Benent of Church.

A musical entertainment and choir
contest will be given at st. Philip S
Church, colored. at West Broad and
Charles streets, Wednesday night, for
the benefit of the st. Philips Church
fund. The programme includes selection
by F. A. B. Church choir. franklin
square, solo by Nettie Houston; seiec-
ton by st. Philips Church choir, Old
Black joe" by Moses Bryan; solo by
Lizzie Ausley; recitation by amanda
Robinson; selection by F. 4. 3 Church
choir, West Broad and Bolton streets;
duet by Rosa Collins and ]. E. John
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P'oR or the TEMPLE THe SEATS
'Se AasAhcEo LIKE ~ TAEATRE.

board, is locked in the strong
safe in the business office of
the church it helped to build.
And" said DR.. Conwell re-
Gently, this 81 cents not only
gave the impetus that has re-
suited in the Tempe; it show
ed us what we could do, with
God on our side"
Fifty-seven cents! Notice
the Sevenl For the story of
DIR. ConwelPs work as a
preacher might we'll be en-
titled, The Many Miracles of
the Number Seven"
When he went to the rescue
of the distressed Lexington
Baptists he preached to q
persons on the first Sunday.
Arrived in Philadelphia,
he found the real men,
bership of the Grace Bap-
fist Church to be 81. The first
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

worth $500 1t has been comforting
college degrees since 1892.
Another big institution that is de-
pendent upon the Temple for its exist
ence is Samaritan Hospital. It opened
in 1893 with five patients, enc doctor
? and one nurse. 1t occupied a private
dwelling. To-day it occupies and owns
not only the house where it started,
but the adjoining one, and is erecting
at a cost of $4,000 an administration
and a private ward building. During
June of this year ii received 122 cases,
and at the dispensary 313 persons, who
made 1.2S2 visits. The staff now
! consists of 10 physicians. 3
resident physicians and sixteen
nurses. The Temple congregation
has raised 100000 for the hospitals
support The state, recognizing the
good work of the institution, last year
appropriated $4,000 towards its MAIN
tenance.
For the support of all these various
charitable and religious enterprises
DIR. Conwell and his congregation, in
almost 20 years of their joint labors,
have raised nearly $500. 900. The great
er portion of this money has come in
Voluntarily, without the least solicita-
ton.
But the Temple members and their
indefatigable pastor still have large
pidHS IN ndnQ. lnty are blTlNlHR TO
increase the facilities of the college.
hospital, orphanage and home. In
short, though the Temple is now the
largest Protestant church in America,
by its well tried methods of everlast-
ingly keeping at IL, personal contact
with the outside world and the eXer-
else OF common sense, il means 10
grow still larger.
All From 81 Cents.
According TO Or. Conweil, all the
good works OF the Tempie-even the
Temple itself-have resulted from 81
cents This Is the story:
When DR. Conwell was called "a
Grace Baptist Church. two squares
from the site Of the present Temple, he
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24
Y. VI. c. A..

Rev. John Roach Straton. the gifted
young divine who is preaching at the
First Baptist Church. during the abb
sence OF Rev. j. D. Jordan. will be
speaker at the meeting for men at the
Young Mems Christian Association this
afternoon at O'Clock. Mr.. Straton is
a young man of unusual ability, and
he has made many friends since he has
been in Savannah. All men are In
vited TO hear him.
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Christian science.

First Church of Christ. Scientist.
Services Sunday II o'clock a. M; Sun
day-school at noon; Wednesday testi-
mony meetings at $50 p. m; free
reading room, from 1880 to $50 p. m.
daily. Metropolitan Hail. p President
street, west. Reading room at is Ogle-
thorpe avenue, east, for summer
Months
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Epworth Methodist Church. corner
Of Jefferson and Thirty seventh
streets. Rev. j. A. Smith, pastor. The
pastor has returned TO the city from
Meldrim. Ga. where he has been con-
Quoting special revival services, and
will fill his pulpit at II a. m. and $50
p. m. Sunday-school at< 430 O'Clock.
Prayer service Thursday night ct $50
O'Clock.
The regular services will be held at
Trinity Church to-day at IL a. m. and
$50 p. m, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Bascom Anthony.
Baptist.
At the Duffy Street Baptist Church
the services will be as follows: II a. m.
The Marks of Our Lord" $50 p m,
Gospel Invitations 10 a. m. The
Devotional Meeting of the b. Y. P. U.
5 p. m. Bible school. 80 a. m, Sunday
school at Berean mission. Prayer meet
ing there THURSDAY at $50 p. M.
At the First Baptist Church there
will be preaching at II a. m. and $3.50
p. m. by Rev. John Roach Straton.
Morning subject: The Great Invita-
tom" evening subject. Seeking and
Saving the Lost" Sunday-school at
p. m. B. Y. P. u. Immediately after
morning services.
Rev. f. NJ. Bailey will conduct serv-
ices at South Side baptist Church, to-
day at II a. m. and $50 p. m, the pas
tor. Rev. D. s. Edenfield being alb
sent on his vacation. Sunday school
meets at 5 o'clock. Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union and weekly prayer-meeting
Wednesday night at $50.
Presbyterian.
Services of Westminster Presby-
terrain Church. Rev. W. A. Nisbet, pas
tor. will be held at II a. m. and $50
p. m. in Lawton Memorial Sabbath
school, 5 p. m, at lecture ROOM Chris
tian Endeavor Monday, $3.50 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, $50 p. m.
First Presbyterian Church. Services
at II a. m, and $50 p. m, conducted
by pastor, Rev. VIM. P. McCorkle.
The usual services will be held at
the Independent Presbyterian Church
to-day at II a, m. and $50 p. m.
Lutheran.
At the Lutheran Church of the AS
cension, the regular morning service
will be held at II O'Clock. conducted
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son; selection by Second Baptist
Church choir; solo by Rebecca Smith.
Full selection by all choirs. The
judges of the contest are J. H. c. But
Ter, John Mcintosh, s. 5. Morse, J.
Walter williams, w. L. P. Weston, j.
E. johnson. director; James A. Nelson,
general manager. and Rev. C. c. Car
gle, pastor.
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ThunderhoIt Church.

At the Thunderbolt Union Church.
Rev. J. E. Black Of Green Cove
Springs, Fla, will preach tonight at
$50 O'Clock. Sunday-school at 5 p.
m. Rev. ]. S. Wilder will conduct
prayer meeting on Thursday night as
usual.
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Christian Church.

Christian Church. Bolton street. Rev.
p. H. Duncan, pastor. Preaching at
II a. m. and $50 p. m. Sunday-school
9:45 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednes-
day, $40 o. m.
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school in the afternoon at o'clock.
There will be no evening service. The
regular meeting of the Luther League
will be held in the lecture room of the
church on Tuesday evening, at $3.50
o'clock.
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There is an impression that the
Santos Dumont airship rises because
the hydrogen-f balloon to which it
is attached makes ii lighter than air,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24
Lutheran.

At the Lutheran Church of the As
cension, the regular morning service
will be held at II O'Clock, conducted
hY Mr.. w. c. Schaeffer II Sunday.