The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
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(ceatinued from Page one1 Y olsy--the cousl street MetAoalse Chusrh. z.Sg..,.fI The building Of that first little church in 1928, union church in which the Methodists, Baptists and Presbsterians of the little town of Montgomery worshipped for several years, Is an interesting story within itself and concerns the history of the Court Street Methodist Church only ins the fact that when the growing Ropu- latisn of the town decided that it would be to the best interest of all dNlon- nations to have for each separate house of worship, the little union church building Tell to the lot lof the Methodist denomination. The little church soon proved entirely inade-s ouate to the needs of the ever increaE-a ing congregation and steps were ta 4 ken to build a larger and more conn., modIous church. This church was erected in 1884 and in every respect met the demands of that period.
 For twenty-one years the congrega- Hfcn worshipped thcre and at the end of that period the building was given to the negro members and was moved to Holcombe street where 1t stands at this time, known as 'sOid ship church. In the place of the frame building rebaoved, a large brick church was erActed which, with improvements from tims to time. stands intact today. The last and greatest Improvement was the eInmax Annex built during this year at cost of $20.9A0 and used exclusively as the sunday School de- paFtFnent Of the church. At the 0pen- ing Of the Annex en Sunday. Uctpbsr 1f. Of this year, the service was es- necfalIy impressive, the large audi torluna and thirty class rooms on the two floors Of the huii5inE were All- cd to their greatest capacity.
 The Court Street Methodist Church was organized with q membership Of ten, and from that small beginnig. the congregation has grown to be one of the largest and nest influential of the denomination in Alabama.
 METHODIST MINISTER'S.
 Among the ministers who have serv- ed as pastors of the Court Street church during all these years are the names of some of the abIest In the Southern Methodist church The fol- lowing is the list of pastors of the church. since its organization in 1890 to the present time.
 isso-lsa1---Rsv Benjspnan A. Hough- ton.
 Isslr1ss2-Rev Robert Donovan smith,
 iSae-1sss. Rev. Seymour B. Sawyer,
 lSss-Is34. Rev. W. R. $. Mosley. e 1ss4-1s35, Rev. s. B. Sawyer.
 1e35-1S3e, Rev ". A. Hiiliare.
 Is36-1sS7. Rev. Robert 4. Smith,s
 1&37-1S3S, Rev. H. A. c. Lee.
 1s3S-iSs9, Rev. GreenberFy Garret
 1S39-1s40. Rev. Wiley w. Thompson.
 1S4e-IsAi. Rev. Thomas Fl. capers 1S41~is42, Rev Samuel Armstrong.
 Isf2-fs4s, Rev. Lsvick Pierce
 aSA3-1s44, Rev. William R Neal.
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 1sfs-1sA7. Rev. Jefferson Hamilton.
 iss7r7sAs, Rev. JoIn c. Keener.
 lsSSf1s50 Rev. William H. Miiburn. ,,-3s50-1s52. Rev. Joshua T. Heard
 1ssa-1S54. Rev Christopher D. olii- yer
 lss4vls5s. Rev. Oliver R. Illus.
 lS565lS5s. RevS TbomasS " Dvrrnan. 1SSs-ise0, Rev. BArcheIaus IT. Mitchell. iss0-lSs2, Rev. James A Heard.
 1Se3~1s64, Rev. Edwin Baldwin.
 1Se4slss7, Rev. Holland N. MeIsYsf. 1S6z4gS71, Rev. John MathewsGF
 1S1tS1sT5, Rev. Edward 1Eadaw orth. 1s7asl s5sk Itsx s ;lAnaeews. s.t 1sye-isszY xAT M. g. h(hdrews. r
 1sSs-Isss, DFs-J. O. Andrew.
 1ss7-1ss0. Dr. H. D.-Moore.
 1S01-Is94, pr. w F. Dickinson
 ls9s-ts9si ppsJ. W, Rush.
 1S99-1s02 Dr. A. J. Lamar.
 1sOs-1see, Dr. John 4. Rice the pres- e .r GsHHA tNi FisaneIa5 l Be Court Street Meth, odist Church Is one of the strongest In Montgomery. The church. is valued. conservatiEely at $T5.900 The parr' sonage isfcvalued at s4Ra, ,0e0Eaud atla Board of City AEissions under the auspices of the scourt Street church owns property in North Montgomery valued at $500. Several thousands Of dollars will within the next year. be
 .a.NE. f.. auditorium of the church. It is TSfq- posed to remadel both the exterior and the interior of the building and put in a, new pipe organ.
 The contract for work on the par- sghage at a cost of several thousand dollars, was awarded a Montgomery firm recently and the work will be done at once
 HAS s00 MEMBERS.
 The Court Street church is one of the most active in iss various lines of work of any1n the city Of the 300 members the majority are active ly engaged en some department of the work which constitutes the life of Nae church.
 hNshe matter of pastors the Court GtreA SAurch has been especially fayorS S&For the past four years, Dr. J. A. Asce, who is one of the ablest and most eloquent speakers in the Southern Methodist church and at the same time one of the most thorough, has served the Court Street church. Aiding the pastor in all the relations of work in the Court Street church, are flourishing organizations of the sun day school the mid-week Prayer Meeting, the Ladies Aid Society, the WOman's Mission Society, the Wo- mems Foreign Missionary Society, the Young Women's Society, the Epworth League, the Philathea Class and the Barraca Class.
 The Court Street Methodist church in it's building and in It's various organizations is the most perfectly equipped for effective work of any church in Montgomery.
 PIONEER PREsBYTERIANs. They Organized Oae of the Early
 Churches,
 One of the oldest churches in Mont Eomery, one that dates back in its organization t0 the pioneer days, to the time when Montgomery was but @ village, Is the First Presbyterian church
 In the spring of 1923 when the first Montgomery church was built, the few Presbyterians of the town took a prominent part in securing the money with which to build the union church and in a few years they were the first fo rRconuiZe fhe urgent need Of A