The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
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The rector and vestry of St. Jonn Episcopal Church are indebted to Mrs; Minnie Winner Jones, wife or Colons' Harvey E Jones of Mobile, and daugh- ter of the late Bishop Winner of the Diocese of Alabama, for paper or rraat valne and interest to the mem hers of the church. The paper Is copy of a condensed history Of the organization of the g.. Johns church. which was placed in the corner stone when the building was erected It is dated October 12, 1886.
 Mrs Jones found the paper among other valuable documents in an old safe belonging to her father, Bisner wiimer, who was Bishop of the Dio- eese of Alabama at that .ime wnen the north end of the St. Johns church building was taken down and changed in December. 1869. the contents or the corner stone were removed and copy of the history of the church was maae
 The following Is 2 fac-simile of the paper ais received from Mrs Jones:
 Saint John's Church,
 'Montgomerys
 Alabama.
 The first sermon pseached by an Episcopal Minister in the town, was on the third Sunday ir Advent tl5tn December, 1s351--by the Rev. Wiilian Johnson. transferred from the Diocese of South Caroline as Minister Of tnis Parish
 "on Easter Day. 1886. the sacra- ment of the Lords Supper was hrst administered to Ten Episcopal com municants.
 '.On Easter Monday an election was held for vestrymen and Wardens. On | the twelfth day of October. one thou sand eight hundred and thirty-six. this register was deposited at the founda- I tion of this edifce to be known as st Johns Church, Montgomery, Ala bsfnS
 rThe members of the jvestry at this time were.
 aJoseph E. Cole. William Knox Charles T. Pollard, M. J. Coniey, Hen, rv 0. Micou, Alfred V. Scott, James I'M. Goodwin William D. Pickett Henry F stickney
 | seThe Rev. William Johnson was the same time Minister of the Parish "12 October. 1886.
 'Contractors'
 I "A Boulware and McKinzie.
 The above is a true copy of tn Document in the corner stone of St
 Johns Church building taken there from when the building was take !. down in December. 1ss9
 aCharles T. Pollard, Senior Warden.
 Enclosed with the above document was the original certificate of the cleo ton of Rev. Horace Stringfellow. a . rector of St. Johns Church. by tn vestry of the church in a meeting nei : on the 22nd day of April, 1s6s Tn , certificate is. signed by A. R. Bel Secretary of the Veatry of St. John
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 .I Work of sunday. Sunday school workers throusnou Alabama will be pleased to know tha r the State Sunday School Association l in better condition than ever in II 3 history, and that the prospects Tor |. bright and encouraging. In the sixty seven counties of the State, there ar 1 only eight without organization an 1 twenty of the number are banner coun ? ties, that is, the Sunday school Asso
 citations of those counties have me ; every requirement., and have been aol P to measure up to the standard Q fl what is considered the perfect mar . In Sunday school work. Social efforts will be made hy Judg f Joseph Carthei, the State Secretary
 under whose personal supervision tn State work is done, to organize ever l, l. county in the State before the end Q 1 inc year Baboring to this special ens : the new Field Secretary. Rev. J. 3 Jenkins, who was recently apFSintss v . i by the Board of Directors of the stat l Association as an assistant 10 tn ,t General Secretary, is now at work F line unorganized counties. Il Mir. Jenkins, during the past weel worked in the unorganized counties 2 pickens. Tuscaloosa and Green. He l hopeful of perfecting organizations l l those counties. and having them v readiness for the fall conventions. $ Judge Carthel is attending. yester
 day and today, the Lauderdale Count
 Sunday School Convention at Pleasan q Hill Armstead Brown, President = the State Sunday School Convention - Is attending the Macon County Con f vention at Tuskegee.
 He is accompanied by Miss Mimi V Kennedy, Primary Secretary of tn n State Association, Miss Kennedy hel 1t a very successful convention or tn 1. Tallapooss County Association at AT
 tioch on Wednesday and Thursday e the past week.
 4 Gift to Father Savage. V A delegation of young girls, men
 bers of the Children's Catholic Gu IS called in a body yesterday morning r o'clock at the home of Father pel , his Savage, and presented him wi eI s243 the proceeds of the lawn fe ,- given by them at Oak Park on la Is Wednesday night. The occasion of Il ,pi gift was in celebration of the birthd' j. of Father Savage.
 wi The young girls were ably assist e. at the fete by the members of the Boy t, Sanctuary Club, and were accompani is by them when the money was presen g ed to Father Savage. The presentati
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