The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-16
REV. SMITH NAMED
AS MISSIONARY PASTOR FOR sA-
VANNAH BY BISHOP KEYS.
WILL ATTEND BIBLE SCHOOL
IN NEW YORK CITY. LEAVING FOR
THAT PURPOSE EARLY IN JANUARY

Course Requires IL weeks of study.
Upon Return VIII Superintend the
Missionary and Institutional Work
in Savannah and Act as Assistant
Pastor of Trinity Methodist
CONGRESSIONAL Plans for Carry
ing on the Work Have Already
Been outlined-AppOint Is
Considered High Honor ms Only 2
Scholarships Were at Disposal of
Board of Missions.
Rev. ]. A. Smith, pastor of the Ep-
worth Methodist Church. yesterday re-
ceived notice that he had been appoint
ed to the superintendency of the mis-
sionary and institutional work that
has been inaugurated in Savannah by
the Methodist churches The appoint
ment was made by Bishop Keys.
Rev. Mr.. Smith will accept the APP
pointment and will take up his duties
in his new work as soon as he has
completed the necessary preparatory
work. Besides being superintendent of
the missionary and institutional work
the Trinity Methodist Church His
pastorate at Epworth Church closes on
Nov. "a.
Conference assemblies at Sandersville
on Nov. rs. and Rev Mr.. Smith will
be in attendance there and make the
report of the work of the past
year at Epwarth Church. After
conference adjourns he will re-
turn to Savannah and take up
the work preparatory to the new field
into which he is to enter. In January
he will leave for New York city where
he will take up his special course of
study in preparation for active work
In the home missionary field
To Attend New York school.
The course at this school is a partic-
ularly desirable one, and the student
gains much from the fact that he is To-
Gated In New York. At the Missionary
Bible School and Training College, the
institution which Rev. Mr. Smith will
attend, thorough course in sociology
and kindred subjects is given, and all
the instruction is strengthened by visits
to the Sums of New York, where all
classes and conditions of humanity can
be found.
The instruction is both theoretical and
practical, and besides being drilled in
how to carry on his work, the student
is taken into the field and carries on a
meeting. Under the direction of train
ed field worker his errors can be noted
and corrected, and any Improvements
necessary suggested. In this way the
work becomes most effective. Rev Mr.
Smith will be a student at the school
for about twelve weeks, after which he
will return to Savannah and take up
the active work.
Upon his return to the city Mr.. Smith
will make his home on Whitaker street,
between Thirty sixth and Thirty
seventh. His work win be carried on in
different parts of the city, though most
of the night work will be at Trinity
Church.
A large sum has1been subscribed for
carrying on the work here, and the
act as an official board of the mission
airy superintendent Already plans of
work have been formulated.
Plans for the Work.
The work will begin at Trinity
Church. This will be made an open
church" and meetings will be held
there every night during the fall and
winter months. Many of the meetings
will be in charge of the missionary
superintendent, though all of TIE
Methodist pastors will be asked to ad-
dress meetings at different times.
During the spring and summer
months the nightly services in the
church will be abandoned. A large
tent will be erected at suitable locali-
ties and the meetings will be held here
nightly. The tent will be moved to diff
ferent parts of the city from week to
week in order that the center of the
work may be in that part of the city
where the greatest effort is being put
forth.
Open air meetings will also be held
If found practicable. In many cities
similar meetings are held during the
warmer months and in almost all cases
/ large congregations have assembled,
congregations larger than would have
gathered had the meetings been held
indoors.
Dinner Hour Visits.
The dinner hour visit plan will
also be put into effect. The missionary
superintendent and a corps of assist
ants will visit the different mills and
factories during the dinner hour and
carry on their work among the men
and women who work there. In this
way it is hoped that many can be
reached who would not be induced to
| come to the nightly meetings.
All OF the meetings that are not or
distinctively revivalistic nature will
be made especially interesting by the
| introduction of special features. The
stereopticon which is now in use at
the Trinity Church will be used for
the purpose of giving illustrated lee
lures. Special lectures on different
subjects will also be given by the diff
ferent pastors of the city and by other
persons who are sufficiently interested
| in the work to aid the superintendent.
appointment an Honor.
The appointment of Rev. Mr.. Smith
/ to the position of missionary superin-
tendent is considered a high honor.
There were only seven scholarships in
the New York Missionary School at the
disposal Of DR.. Walter r. Lambreth,
| secretary of the board of missions. Rt.
Rev. Bishop Keys selected Rev. Mr.
Smith as the one best suited to carry
on the work in Savannah, and one of
the scholarships was awarded him.
Rev. Mr. Smith has worked hard and
earnestly during his pastorate at the
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