The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-30
CHURCH DEDICATED
INTERESTING CEREMONY IN THUN-
DERBOLT'S NEW HOUSE OF
WORSHIP.
SERMON BY REV. DR.. JORDAN.
OTHER SAVANNAH MINISTER'S
TOOK PART IN THE SERVICES.

church Located on Mechanics Ave-
nue-COst $1,000 and Has Seating
Capacity of 25O-BuiIt Through
Efforts of Trustees, Sunday school
Children and other Members-Re-
view of History of Work Made by
Miss A. }. Gray-Music at Dedicn-
ton Service n Special Fenture--Of-
fIcers of the Church and Sunday
school.
The new Union Church, Thunderbolt.
was dedicated yesterday with an inter-
esting service that was attended not
only by the members of the congrega-
ton, but by a large number of Sa-
vannahians as well. Among those were
many Of the city's ministers. several
of whom took part in the ceremonies.
The service was as follows;
Anthem, "Hark, Hank, My Soul"
choir.
Address, Rev. J. s. Wilder.
Doxology, congregation.
Prayer Rev. Mr.. Lee.
Hymn, Coronation" congregation.
Scripture reading Cor. iii:6, Rev.
J. A. Smith.
Prayer, Rev. Mr.. Lee.
Historical and financial report, Miss
Agnes j. Gray.
Hymn, How Firm Foundation"
congregation.
Sermon, Rev. DR.. ]. D. Jordan.
Collection.
Dedicatory prayer, Rev. DR.. ]. D.
Jordan.
Hymn, MY Faith Looks Up to
Thee congregation.
Benediction.
The church, which is on Mechanics
avenue. Is a frame structure, with
cupola, and has seating capacity of
about 250. 1t was built at a cost OF
81 600, raised chiefly through the eff
forts of the trustees, the Sunday
school children and other members Of
the church. who secured donations OF
both money and material.
In his address, Rev. Mr.. Wilder,
temporary pastor, said: To-day
marks an important event in the life
and history of Thunderbolt. We meet
to-day to return to God that which
He has wiven us; we meet not only
TO dedicate our church, but also to pay
a tribute to the memory of those who
began the work for this building many
years ago; those whose hard labor in
the Lords work has made this church
possible.
Foremost among these are the
trustees. who have not only labored
hard for this building, but often at
a disadvantage TO themselves, laying
aside their own work that they might
devote themselves to the work of the
Lord. And in this connection should
his ola a1sfI 80
the Sunday-school, who have con-
tributed according to their means, and
who since the project for this build
ing was first mentioned have labored
increasingly in it's interest. We are
thankful and grateful, too. to those
who so gracjously gave their time and
money or material to the work"
Miss Gray reviewed briefly the or
igin OF church work at Thunderbolt,
which was begun in 1894. II began
auspiciously, she said, but later so
deteriorated that in 1897 the work had
no officers and but one teacher. In
1900 two more teachers were secured,
and the work took on renewed life.
At present there are sixty-fve off,
GERS. teachers and scholars. A tribute
was paid the interest and work of
Messrs. William Harden and e. S.
Wood and also to the Duffy Street
bdptlSI Cnurcn, OF which q NUMBER OF
the members have taken an active in
terest in conducting the meetings.
The work of collecting money with
which to put up the new building was
begun, the report stated, in 1896. Up
to June l. $39470 had been secured, to-
gether with the donation of much ma
terial. The church still owes some
thing on the building The collection
yesterday was to help raise this
amount.
The music furnished at the gervice,
which was excellent, was Sing by a
choir consisting of Mrs. ". Ed will
son, Miss Agnes Kenney. Mrs. Howard
Waring, Miss Nellie AiIan, Mr.. w. p.
McIlveen and Mr.. c. D. McCardel. MIR.
W. III. Cler was organist. The officers
of the church and Sunday school are:
Rev. j. S. Wilder, temporary pastor
Miss A. j. Gray, treasurer; c. d.
Thorpe, secretary: r. w. Farr, w. H.
Mintz. Albert Mintz, c. c. Robertson,
G. d. Thorpe. S. 7. Hill, A. M. Calder.
and Jacob White. trustees; Miss A. j.
Gray, superintendent of SundAy-school.
Services are held Sunday and Thurs
day nights. The Sunday school meets
al 5 o'clock.