The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02
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at FHUNDERBOLT PARK.
.LUTHERANS AT
EBENEZER CONFERENCE.
sunday-school Convention VIII Be
Held in Savannah NeXt Year.

Sunday-schOOl Convention VIII BE
Held in Savannah Next Year.
The delegates from the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension and St. Pauls
Lutheran Church to the annual Sun
day-school convention of the Ebenezer
Conference at Ebenzer met in
the Jerusalem Church Friday
and Saturday. and Sunday the in
stallatioh Of Rev H W. Leffcoat as
pastor of the church, took place.
The ministers and delegates from
Savannah were: Church of the As
cension: Rev. J. b. Derrick, Miss
Meta Monsees, Miss Meta Dasher, Miss
Katie Monsees, Miss Annie Bridges,
Miss Adeline Semken, Miss Maggie
Spann, Miss Mable Gibbons, Miss Laura
Nollers, Miss Henrietta Vollers, Miss
Emma Teitjen, Miss Adeline E,ntel-
man, Mr.. M. l.. Exley.
St. Pauls Church-Rey-- M. ] >. Ep-
ting, Miss Rhetta. Thompson. Miss Belle
Nuhgazer, Miss Adel Ehlers, Miss Bir-
die Hoffman. Miss Ethel Harms. and
Mr.. C. c. Beebe. ISL .E |
An invitation to the convention by
the Sunday-schooi of the Church of
the Ascension to hold its next meet
ing here in 1905, was accepted, subject
to ratification by the conference.
The reports sent in by the various
Sunday-sohools connected with the
convention, showed the work to be in
a fourishing condition, both spiritually
and financially.
The officers of the conference are
Rev. ]. w. Shealy president and Mr..
j. M. Gnann secretary. but owing to
the absence of Mr.. Gnann, who is at
the United Synod, now in session at
New Market Va, Miss Annie Bridges
of Savannah was elected secretary pro
tenn.
The convention is composed of dele
gates from all the Lutheran Sunday
schools in Effingham country and Sa-
vannah, Ga. ~
Considerable routine business was
transa cted and the subjects assigned
for discussion were taken up as fol-
lows: Friday afternoon, THE Teach
ing and Mana cement of the Primary
Glass" was discussed by Revs. H. w.
Jeffcoat, J. W.fShealy and others; Sat
urday morning 1.-The Sunday-school in
Its Relations to the Church" was dis
cussed by D~vs. Charles A. Phillips, H.
w: JeTcoat, ]. B. Derrick. 7. w.
Shealy and Mr. NJ L. Exley; Satur-
day afternoon How to Teach the, In
ternational Junior and Senior Quar-
terly Sunday-school Lesson Books,
was discussed by Prof. Newsome,
Revs. ]. B. Derrick. T. w. Shealy.
Charles A. Phillips, Mr.. S. E. Helmly,
Sr., and Mr.. NJ. l.. EXley. After that
the query box was opened and num-
Der of questions were disposed of.
An important part of the programme
was a collection taken up by the of
ficers of the church to liquidate a
small debt on the parsonage at
Rincon nearly 5000 was realized.
Another collection was taken up
10 defray the expenses of the conven-
ton.
The most impressive services were
held Sunday, when the Holy Com
munion WAS administered and Rev II
w. Jeffcoat was installed as pastor
of The church., Rev, r. w. Shealy de-
liverinR the charge to the pastor at
the morning service. and Rey. NJ J.
Epting to the congregation at the
afternoon service. The exercises of the
SuDda school were conducted by Supt.
s. r. Hemly, Sr.
The social feature Of the convention
was complete The Sunday-school held
its annual picnic in the grove. near
the church Dinner was served al
noon. and after the afternoon session,
refreshments in abundance. long
table was spread every day in the
grove. near the church.