The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-20
ELABORATE EXERCISES
WILL WAKE WESLEYS
STURDY SPIRIT
Two Hundredth Anniversary Of the Birth of
John Wesley, Founder of Methodism, Will
Be Properly Observed in Savan-
nah, and Famous Orators
Will Tell Of Pioneer
Preachers Life
and Work

bled, That the Secretary of the Treas
ury is hereby authorized to permit to
be placed on the United States Custom
House at Savannah, Ca, bronze tab
let commemorative of the fact that in
public building then on said site,
which had been erected by Oglethorpe,
John Wesley preached his first sermon
in America, March 7, 1876.
1.-THE Secretary of the Treasury is
further authorized to permit to be
placed on the United States postoffice
building in Savannah, Ca, a bronze
tablet commemorative of the fact that
in public building then on said site,
which had been erected by Oglethorpe,
John Wesley preached periodically
from May 8, 1896. to Nov. 81, 1887.
1.-THE tablet shall in each instance
be affixed to the building at such
place and in such manner as the Sec
notary of the Treasury shall direct. and
shall be of such size and shape and
shall contain such inscription as shall
| be approved by him, the same to be
done without any expense to the gov
eminent"
The Programme.
The programme for the bi-centen-
NAL celebration will begin on Thurs
day, June %, and the first public ex-
ercises will be held at $3.50 o'clock.
when an address will be delivered by
Hon. Samuel B. Adams of Savannah.
The subject will be Wesley, the
Founder of Methodism."
The exercises on Friday. June &c,
will include trip to Bethesda. where
in the afternoon Bishop Goodsell of
Chattanooga, will speak, under the
spreading oaks of the campus. On
wesley and Whitfield" Friday night
Bishop Galloway of Jackson, Miss.
will deliver an address on Charles
Wesley, the Hymnist of the Ages
An excursion is planend for Satur-
day, June q. down the Savannah riv-
err. This will certainly be a pleasant
feature of the week. Saturday even
ing an address will be delivered by
Rev. DIR. w. P. Thirkheld of Cincin-
natl. His subject will be "The Infiu-
ence of Wesley on American Civih-
cation"
Sunday, June 2S, will be filled with
interesting services and several ad-
dresses will be made by well-known
and distinguished orators. In the
morning there will be an old fashioned
Methodist love feast. 1t may be nee,
essary to hold one at each Methodist
Church. Rev. George G. N. MacDon.
ELL an old-time pastor in Savannah,
and one of the greatest men in Meth
odism, will preside. The love feast
will be an important feature of the
day.
At IL a. m, sermons appropriate to
the occasion will be delivered as fol-
lows:
Trinity Church-Bishop GoodselI.
Wesley Monumental-Bishop Gallo
way.
Grace Church-Dr. John r. Gouchcr
Epworth Church-Bishop Gambler.
AZ D. m, tribute 10 Wesley VIII
be paid by one not a Methodist Hon
j. G. G. Black Of Augusta IL the
chosen orator for that occasion.
Sunday night the main address viii
be desivered by Bishop W. A. Gambler
Of Georgia.
Monday. june 20. II a. m. viii bring
the exercises 20 o close. The points
specially connected with Weeley'a life
in savannah are 10 be appropriately
marked An address viii be delivered
by Roy. Or John n. Coucher Of Bsltl.
more. Nd