The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02
IS 100 YEARS OLD
CENTENNIAL OF ALABAMA METH
ODIsM TO Bic OBSERVED.
Monfgomery when Rev. J. A.
Rice VIII Deliver Adj
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Complete arrangements have been
made for the celebration on the Sec
ond Sunday in February of the CEN
tennial of the advent OF Methodism in
the bounds Of what is now the state
OF Alabama. These arrangements were
finally completed by the committee
which has the matter In charge lor
Montgomery at a meeting held In the
study of DR.. o. C.. McGehee, pastor
Of the Court Street Methodist Church.
the parent church of all the Metho-
dist churches In the city. The COM
mittee which assembled Tuesday con-
sisted OF Judge w. II. Thomas. DR. !.
Thomas M. owen, together with all
of the Methodist ministers In the city.
The celebration in Montgomery Will
be marked with special ceremonies.
There will be a special program OF
music and elaborate souvenir programs
to mark the event in this city. Dr..
A. i. Rice, formerly pastor OF the
Court Street Church. has accepted the
Invitation of the committee to deliver
the commemorative sermon.
The selection of DIR. Rice was deemed
fitting by the committee because OF
the fact that DR.. Rice Is a native or
South Carolina and entered the min
istry from the same conference which
officially sent the first Methodist min
User into the bounds of the State.
All Of the Methodist ministers OF the
city will unite on February at the
Court street Church to take part In
the ceremonies. Not only will they
take some active part in the exercises.
but II is the purpose of the committee
which has the matter in charge 70 Is
sue invitations to the churches OF the
different denominations of the city to
send fratcrhal delegates who1will take
part in the exercises.
Not only will the Tooth anniversary
be celebrated in Montgomery but
throughout the entire State. The gen.
eraF committee on the celebration ap-
pointed at, the last meeting of the
Alabama Historical Society consisted
of DR.. Thomas M owen, Rev. J.. NJ !.
Danelly. Rev. Frank Seay. rev i.
Charles II. Motley, Rev. z. l.. Craw-
ford. Judge w. II. Thomas and Hon.
j. A. wilkinson will arrange for a
general celebration all over the state.
This general committee at their
meeting at the Exchange Hotel on De-
cember Q of last year, appointed sew
eral of their number whose duty
should be the gathering of informa-
ton relative to the preparation OF his
torical sketches on early Methodisn.
programs for the commemoration OF
the year in all of the educational In
stitutions under their control. and also
to the finding and the marking OF
spotsi and places famous In the MIS-
tory Of Methodism In the State.
Services at the Clayton Street Bap-
tbs Church will be just degree diff
ferent from the usual. The pastor VIII
review the Mission Study text opok,
"The Uplift of China" in two adj
dresses.
The subject Of the. morning address
will be "The Vision OF an Empire, :"
and that for the evening will be PRO
eress In the Empire" At both SER
vices maps and blackboard will be
used for an illustration.
The subject for the Wednesday night
meeting will be "Sou1 Winning" top
ic taken from the Sunday School les
son. The Mission Study Class will
meet at o'clock p. M. Monday at
which time the new subject. The
Challenge of the City" will be taken
up. The w. NJ. U. will meet at
o'clock on the usual day.
The Calendar Society of the Dexter
avenue lhCtHOUi1A WIZ hO4NA
their regular meeting at the church
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
DR.. O. G. McGehee, pastor OF The
Court Street Methodist Church. win
occupy his pulplt At both morning and
night services todaye' +
Rev. G. w. Benson. of Birming-
ham, has been called to the pastorate
of the Seventh Avenue Baptist Church.
West End, and will occupy his pulpit
at both the morning and night SER
vices today.ea
There wilt DO services ct the West
End Baptist Church this morning at
ii o'clock and5 also. at night at 1880
o'clock. Preaching at both services by
Rev. c. w. Henson. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Yesterday afternoon the members of
the Boys Department of the Y. NJ.
C. A. made trip to the Capitol where
they were received and addressed by
DR.. Thomas M. owen, director of the
Department of Archives and History.
Dr.. OWENS talk was upon the various
interesting relics preserved in his de-
partment.
The regular boys meeting Of the de-
partment will consist in review Of
all OF the January Sunday School les
sons, illustrated by Secretary Hanna
with the lantern. An invitation is ex-
tended all Sunday School boys in the
city wwether members of the associa-
tion or not. to be present and hear the
review.
Rev. James T.. Wood. of the Pres
byterian Church at Auburn, will occu-
by the pulpit OF the Central Presby-
terrain Church at both the morning and
the night services Of that church..
Mr.. McConkey will conduct the SER
vices at the regular mid week prayer
meeting on Wednesday. He will also
have charge of the services Of the
Central Church for the next two Sun
days.
The Christian Endeavor of the Cen
trail Church meets every Sunday night
at $50 o'clock. Every one is invited
to be present at all Of these services.
GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.
The American Bible Society has sent
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