The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-15
CHURCHES

Right Rev. Bishop Nelson will ar
rive in Savannah this morning and
will administer the rite of confirma-
ton at ST. PauIs Church at the IL
o'clock service. After the confirmation
he will preach the sermon.
At night he will preach and con-
firm a class of St Augustine Mission
Chapel, colored, at West Broad and
Bolton streets A vested choir Of
twenty boys will render the music.
Right Rev. Bishop Kelley will leave
to-day for Nashville where he will
deliver an address st. Patrick's Day,
on ST. Patrick.
There is a good deal of interest in
Rev. A. NJ. Williams sermon tonight
at Trinity Methodist Church on Moral
Mesmerism or the Occult Influences
operating against the Efficient Ad-
ministration of some of our Laws"
Following Rev. Mr.. Williams sermon
of last Sunday night in which he made
some caustic criticisms of the courts
in the punishment of convicted gamb-
lers, what he has to say tonight will
have a special interest.
After the morning service at Trinity
Methodist Church to-day, Miss Amy
Rice will be formally presented to
the church in the new office of dea-
coness to which she was elected at
a recent quarterly conference. AS far
as is now known, Miss Rice is the
first regularly authorized deaconess in
the Southern Methodist Church.
1.-The Almighty Woman" is the sub
ject of Rev. c. A. Jackson's sermon
at Grace Methodist Church this morn
ing.
The revival services which have been
in progress at Wesley Monumental
Church during the last two weeks will
be continued to-day and throughout
the week At this mornings service.
Rev T. ]. Christian of Gainesville
will preach.
Tonight the pastor Rev. H. C.
Christian will preach on "A Midnight
DOOM"
Rev. ]. Fairman Preston will deliver
an address at the First Presbyterian
Church this morning on the Presby-
terrain Forward Movement. Tonight
he will he at the Independent Presby-
terrain Church.
Special services will be held every
night this week at the Duffy Street
Baptist Church, and will probably con-
tinue into the following week. A
special feature of these meetings win
be a gospel song service, led by Mr.. H.
]. Langston, of High Shoals, Ga. Mr.
Langston comes to Savannah highly
Endorsed by the leading pastors, and
the religious press of the Baptist
denomination of this, as we'll as other
states. He is a gospel singer of note, q.
and by his sweet singing has de-
lighted the people wherever he has
sung. Mr.. Langston arrived in the
city yesterday, and will have charge
of the music at all of the services
at the church to-day. The special
meetings viii begin at sis O'Clock.
Roman Catholic.
The services at ST. Patrick's Church
to-day will be: First mass at
o'clock; second at $3.50, and high mass
al 1880. At s o'clock p. m, the serv-
ices will be vespers with sermon and
benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Services at the Cathedral of ST. John
the Baptist will be as follows: First
mass, o'clock; second mass at
and high mass at 1920. At 8 O'Clock
also the Sunday-school mass will be
celebrated in the basement of the
church, and will be Immediately fol-
lowed by Sunday-school. Vespers to
be followed by the benediction, will
take place at o'clock.
Services at the Sacred Heart Church
will be as follows: First mass, Z;
second mass, 8. Sunday-school after
this mass in the college hall. High
mass and sermon 1890. Evening SER
vices, sermon and benediction of the
Most Blessed Sacrament s. Subject of
sermon, THE True Idea of Christian
Marriage" Text: What, therefore,
God hath Joined together. let no man
put asunder." Mark x-9.
Methodist.
At Trinity Methodist Church, Bar
nard and York streets, Rev. A NJ.
Williams, D. D., pastor, II a. m.
preaching by the presiding elder, Rev.
Thomas D. Ellis, followed by the pres
entation to the congregation of Miss
Amy Rice, recently elected deaconess,
p. m. preaching by the pastor. Topic
Moral Mesmerism" Sunday-school
p. M. F. H. Marshall and DR.. w w.
FARRELL. superintendent; Mr.. j. r.
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