The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22
CHURCHES 5

The union Thanksgiving service OF
the churches represented in the Savan-
nah Ministerial Union will he held
Thursday morning at II o'clock in the
First Presbyterian Church. The
Thanksgiving sermon will be preached
by Rev. John D. Jordan, pastor of the
First Baptist Church. The choirs Of
the First Presbyterian Church and
of the Wesley Monumental Church will
unite in the song service.
THE Holiness of the Church" is the
subject of the sermon tonight at the
Church of the Sacred Heart.
Rev. A. NJ. Williams announces that
the recent presentment of the grand
Jury will be discussed in connection
with the sermon this morning. Sew
eral of the names Of Trinity Church
members were left out of the recent
revision of the jury box.
Hell in Savannah and Savannah in
He'll will be the subject of the ser
mon by Rev. C. A. Jackson at the
Grace Church tonight.
DO the Departed Forget Us?" is the
subject of the sermon at Epworth Meth
odist Church tonight This is the last
sermon that Rev. ]. A Smith will
preach at Epworth Church as it's pas
tor. Special music has been arranged
for
Rt. Rev. Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson
of Baltimore, Md, will preach at both
the morning and night services at Wes-
ley Monumental Church to-day. Bish-
op Wilson is the senior bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
and as a preacher has few equals.
The Baptist pastors of the city have
returned from the Georgia State Bap-
state Baptist Convention at
Athens and will occupy their
pulpits at both services to-day. Rev.
Robert Van Deventer viii continue
his sermons on sociological subjects at
the night service. The subject of the
sermon is The Modern City and Its
Problems"
Rev. Charles H. Strong, rector of
st. Johns Church, will preach another
of the series of sermons on the para
bles of Christ as applied to the mod
crn life at the service tonight The
parable of the rich man and Lazarus
will be used. The subject is The In
equalities of Life"
The subject of the sermon this morn
ing at the First Baptist Church by
Rev. John D. Jordan is "Sin, Silence
and Sorrow"
A special service will be held to-
night at the First Baptist Church. The
feature will be the answering of ques-
lions from a question box. One ques-
ton to be answered is, Does the soul
go direct to heaven or hell after death,
or to an intermediate state?" A special
musical programme will also be a feat
ure of the service.
A congregational meeting will be held
Immediately following the morning
service to-day at st. PauFs Lutheran
Church. Rev M. J. Epting, pastor OF
the church. is very anxious that there
be a large attendance at the meeting
as there are several matters of great
Importance to come before the body.
An unusually interesting service is
programmed for this afternoon at
o'clock at the Y. M. c. A. The speaker
is Rev. William Francis Ireland, for
merly an actor of rising fame. Rev.
Mr.. Ireland left the stage upon his
conversion to Christianity, and at first
took up the practice of medicine. Not
satisfied with this, he entered the min
istry and has followed that vocation
ever since. He will tell this afternoon
why he left the stage and entered the
ministry. Rev. Mr.. Ireland is an enter
tanning speaker, and should be greet
ed with a large audience.
The Improvement Society of Grace
Methodist Church will give a concert
at the Lawton Memorial ON Friday.
Nov. q, beginning promptly at $50
for the benefit of their building fund.
A very neat and attractive programme
is now being arranged by those in
charge and large attendance is ex-
pected.
The congregation of the Synagogue
Mickva Israel will hold a special
Thanksgiving service Thursday at
1890 o'clock. The service will be held
in the synagogue. Special prepara-
lions have been made for the event,
and a special sermon, from a subject
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