The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
MONTGOMERY CHURCH NEWS
speeiaI service at st. Johns Church !.

M |A II lhl IlIlI luA lh1 MlH 3Mi Ulm IIml Nl lMu Special Service at st. Johns Church in
 tho Intsrest of sswsAse.
 The annual offering and addresses in behalf Of the University Of the South will be made this morning at the il o'clock ssrvics at St. John.s Church.
 There will be three short addresses: the first on sewanees contribution to christion Theology and Missions. by
 MT. Willis Clarke: the second. sewanee as University, by MT. J. Lewis cobbs.
 IT.. and the third, sewanee as an Ideal
 Place to Send Young Man. by nir. Hardwick Ruth. The addresses will be ten minutes each. There will be no regular sermon. The onering viii be devoted to the work q the University.
 History of Methoaist Prsstetant Chsrch The Methodist Protestant Church. situated on the corner of Bibb and Moulton streets is><one of the oldest churches in Montkomery. ana at one time was the weaithicst churches in the city.
 The first church erected by the Methodist Pr6stestant congregation ip Montgomery was in the year 1882. and the first pastor of the church was Rev Peyton s. Graves. This church waf destroyed by fire in April. 1884, and foi nearly nine years the congregation was without place of worship. Tn 1s42, neat brick church was erected at . cost of $6.ooo and Rev | Andrew A. Lipscomb. afterward Chan ceIlor of the University of Georgia. and Professor in Vanderbilt University, al Nashville. Tenn. was for several years pastor of the church. He did most ef- fective work. During the next ten years. his successors in the pastoral work of the church were Rev. 8. E Norton, Rev. o. H. Shaver. Rev. F. l.. B. shaver, Rev. l.. l.. Hill. Rev. J. c. Davis and Rev. q. W. Kinzer. ' In. 1880. the erection of magnih- cent edifice was begun at the north west corner of Montgomery and Wash ineton streets, which. if 1t had been eompieted, would have been the most | eterant and commodious church build ing in ethe state of Alabama at that time.
 The war between the States came on however, with all its diFastrous results and the enterprise waA abandoned. In 1877. the lot on which the build | ing was begun was sold. and the pro ceeds were used to enlarge and beauti' | fv the present church to q degree com mensurate with the demands Of rapid ! ly increasing congregation. Dr. A. Lipscomb responded to an invitation 2 and came from Nashville to conduc fine dedicatory service of the recon structed church.
 | The church flourished under the pas I torate of Dr. ]. l.. Mills from 1875 tt ] 1ss0 and it was during this time tha | the coneregatfon outgrew the churea ana it was rebuilt, and enlarged. pr
 Mills was often dubbed "The Churcl Builder" d.
 After Dr. Mills removal from tn church, 1t suffered severe blow py conflict between the local church, ant the. pastor appointed by the Confer
 enee. Failing to adjust matters, tn pastor was not received. and larg number of the membership went | other churches
 Under the able management of Rev c. B. McDaniel. the church rallie again, and has since accomplished
 great work. Failing to secure pas for during 1904. the church lost ! 1 membership again. but took on ney tnfe in 1906, and is doing good wofl hsving gained s5 per cent in member ship during the year
 There is e good Sunday school, Bfbl class, wednesday evening; q Ladies Ala Society, and Q missionary society
 There is no debt on the church or par | soflaee, the value of both pfopertiel estimated at S26,600. Other valuable property in the city belongs to th' church and ther are on hand. fundi
 to repair and improve the church thi'
 year.
 pastor of the church. and ia doinl
 noteworthy work, both as pastor ant l preacher.
 | MOthers' Club Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Moth | ers' Club of West End was held Fri | day afternoon ct o'clock at th' Neighborhood House. In the absenct | of Mrs. Arlington. the president, Mrs Duffy, superintendent of the Neigh | borhod House, presided.
 After the roll was called the min. utes of the last meeting were read l and new members were admitted Com mittees were named as follows: For visiting the sick, and those in l trouble, Mrs. A. J Saver, Mrs. M D. Brassell, Mrs. r. -T1. Rutledge. For visiting the Kindergarten and interesting themselves in its growth Mrs. s. r. Boothe, Miss A. D. Suggs.
 A committee Of the whole. with Mrs S. A. Steadham as chairman, was formed to obtsin the names of young people working through the day, who would avail themselves of night school, should such be established in West End. There was q discussion of this much felt want, and much interest in the subject was displayed. The meeting then, adjourned, and a social hour fol- lowed.
 There was music from the phono- graph and refreshments were served By Mrs J. J. Frame and Mrs. H.
 F Arlington. representing the Moth ers' Union of Montgomery. The mem-
 bers present of the Mothers Club of West End were: Mesdames M. A..
 Hearn, s. A. steadham. A. J. sayre.
 ID. c. Bunch, Ava Darden. F. E Rut-
 ledge, M. E. Brassell, B B. Brewer,
 M. E. Brewer, A. M. Thornton. A.
 D. Griggs. s. F. Boothe D. R. Da-
 wis.
 Music at First Baptist Church.
 At the First Baptist Church the ser
 vices today will be conducted at the
 ii o'clock morning hour and the 7.S0