The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-10
THE SUNDAY SERVICES
The Attendance and Interest Were
Unusually Great.
BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR ATTENDING CHURCH
There Were No Special Services Outside
Of the Regular Order, but All Were
Well Attended.

many Houstonians who had been pent up
in their homes for the past week owing 70
the excessive inclemeucy Of the weather
want to get out in the sunshine and brac-
Ing atmosphere added considerably to the
regular largt attendance upon the Sunday
services at the various churches In TN
city yesterday. The congregations ut al
OF the churches were large aud In many
there was an unusually large attendance,
Nothing but the regular services W.
held at any of the churches, with the
exception OF the lecture of Rev. Homer
W, Starr, who Is representing the SeWanee
university. at Christ church and the an
nlyersary sermon at the Cumherand lrvs'
bytcrian church by ]. NJ. EalseH u ~
the regular pastor.
MKEE STREET METHODIST CHURCH
Tho services at the Mckee Street Meth
odlst Episcopal church, South, both morn
ing and evening were unusually Interesting
and very largely attended. Rev. John D.
Green, the pastor preached two excellent
sermons. The text for his sermon at the
morning service was Give diligence 70
make your calling and election sure
II Peter, /, 10. Many strong points as TO
the necessity Of needing the advice given
by Peter were made. As result OF the
service there was one addition 10 rue
church. The singing at this service was
splendid and the improvement In the music
OF the Mckee Street church choir and the
advanced rank IL IL taking among the
church cholrs Of the city is notable. At
the evening service there was another
very large congregation, with an excep'
tionally large attendance upon the part
Of the young men. 1t was an unusually
good meeting. Rev. John r. Green preached
an able sermon from the text, 1T Is meet
that we should make merry and be glad. ~
At this service the Misses Ward Amelia
Yoke Upon You They were both In fine
voice and received many compliments upon
the manner In which they sang this bea /
tiful song. Mckee Street church In max.
! Ing great prepare lions for the proposed re-
vlval services which will he begun in that
church on Sunday, March 3 and win be
conducted by Rev, Charles Chiffon Of Ala
bsma, one of the finest preachers and most
/ successful Teyivaiists in the South.
sHEARN NJ. p. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Rev. $. II. Hay, the pastor, conducted two
splendid services In Shearn NJ f. church.
South, yesterday. There was an especially
good attendance at each OF the services and
an unusually large one at the evening sery-
Ice. At the morning service, In addition
to the usual splendid music and singing
OF the choir, there was 4 grand chorus be
ginning with male voices aud closing with
/ Il iuI chorus. II was a beautiful song and
splendidly rendered. Miss Bessie Hughes
aud Mr. Harold Woodhend, both In tine
! voice and splendid singers, sang q hpauti.
iul duet Rev. ;. K. Hay. chose for his
text at this service, For the which cause
I also suffer these things; nevertheless
am not ashamed; for | know whom have
believed ana am persuaded that he is able
70 Keep that winch | nave committed unto
Him against that day" IL Timothy /, H.
9nd from It preached one Of the best SER
mons he has ever preached.
NJ the evening service there was q very
d Hon B too, loo