The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-12

ginning in this way. At a meeting of
the board of stewards of Trinity
Church the great need of a church in
the western part of the city was dis
cussed. Prior to this time a number of
jealous workers in this church had
been conducting a prayer meeting and
q Sunday-school in Robertsville. AS a
result OF this meeting committee, con-
sisting of the late Robert McIntire and
I. D. Rogers, was appointed to select
lot and build a church. Sometime
in 1884 the building was ready for &C.
cupancy.
This was at the beginning of Rev. T.
T. Christians pastorate. For four
years this church was run as a mis-
sion in connection with Trinity Church.
In 1883 Rev. D. H. McGeehee succeed
ed Rev. 7. T. Christian and Rev. P. H.
Crumpler was appointed as his assist
ant In this year he organized Marvin
Church, with twenty members.
In 1889 Rev. T. L. Day.
EXPORT was sent as pastor.
Under his ministry the membership
Rev ]. H. Mathew was pastor. In
May, 1891, the church was moved from
Robertsville to the corner of West
Broad and Charles streets. Under the.
unceasing, jealous efforts of the pastor,
modern, we'll equipped church and
parsonage were built at this location.
II then had eighty members. In 1894
rev. X. NJ. Booth was pastor: in 1895,
rev. j. c. Flanders; in 1896, '97, '9S, '99,
rev. E. F. Morgan; 1890, 81, '92, Rev.
j. A. Smith.
Five Years old.
In January, 1897, the building on
west Broad street was sold and the
present church built on the corner of
JEFFERSON and Thirty seventh streets.
On Oct. 10, 1897, the congregation
moved into it's new home. With the
erection of the new church its name
was was changed from Marvin to Seventh
street, but when the city remembered
.ne streets and made Seventh, Thirty
seventh, the name was changed to Ep-
norln IN honor of the birthplace of
I,eV; John Wesley, the founder of
Methodisn:.
100 much praise cannot be given the
y rHselhsh consecrated labors of Rev.
~ r; Morgan during the erection of
az Church and parsonage, and dur
r rrt the days of the church's early life.
w. ne hrst report submitted by him to
'oo s annual conference in December,
-' ~, showed 1876 members.
m. me lot on which Epworth Church
cS CIV stands was obtained by the ex-
tanse of a lot given to the board of
1o rsIees of Trinity Church by Mr..
MO NO Waldburg. The church and
er .t-sohage is a valuable piece of prop
~ situated in a growing section of
Tbi. city it's future success is assured.
rani., section of the city is growing
cbnsIy' and the membership of the
tbot u. Is continually increasing. so
untq IL is only a matter of a few years
Me- will rank with the leading
resG Ioolst churches in the city. AL
me- some of the more enthusiastic
Inc . .5s see large brick church TAX
Son.. ne PLACE of the present building
'iihe IN the near future.
275 Members.
doiro. church is we'll organized and is
bersS, me work. The present mem
raisasp is 275. Last year the church
Tbis from all sources nearly 81. 1000.
in s year work will be considerably
scbooi OF last years. The Sunday
Mr. qhoer the superintendent OF
grou,3n L. Christian, is continually
now h ls IN strength and influence. 1t
this LA, las membership Of over 200. In
earna YORK he is assisted by a corps of
teanbo consecrated officers and
irnno,.ts' The Epworth League, a most
the vos.n nt factor in the development of
young life of che church, win be