The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
CENTENNIAL
| OF METH0DISM
Impressive Exercise VIII
Be Held Today.
DR.. RICE 10 DELIVER ADDRESS
The Hundred Years Of Methodism
In Alabama.
Greetings WIN ne Broushs from osAer
ReIisious ORGANIZATIONS Of Mont
gemery--Interestias Fro
Gram Arranged.
Or. RICE TO DELIVER ADDRESS

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Methodists OF Montgomery will this
] morning at IL O'Clock celebrate In the
auditorium of the Court Street Meth
odfst Church the Tooth anniversary OF
the omcial advent of the Methodist
Church within the bounds of what is
now the State Of Alabama.
For the occasiona an elaborate PRO.
gram has been arranged which includes
an address by RevaJ. A. Rice for
mer pastor Of the Court Street Metho-
dist Church. but at present time saa-
tor of the tRhayne Msnosiai Church OF
New Orleans. There iss also 4 musical
program which will sibe rendered by
some of thesbest singers In the city
| The committee onnarrangefaents, of
which Dr.. Thomas NJ Owen 81 the
chairman, have been very hard at
work on the program for the past
month or two, and today win see their
enorts crowned with asfitting ceiebra-
ton for the occasion. se'
The committee after some delibera-
ton decided that the Court street
Church was the most fitting for the
celebration to take place because Of
the fact that IL was the mother church
OF all Methodism in the city and i'm
mediate vicinity. Starting from small
building with circuit rider II has
grown to be one of the largest church,
es Of the city. and from IL has come
tall of the otner Methodist Churches
of Montgomery.
| DR.. J. A. Rice is peculiarly fitted to
/ deliver the anniversary sermon, He
is a native OF South Caroline, from
which State the oficiai representative
of the Methodist Church was sent into
Alabama. He also entered the minis
| try from the same conference of South
Carolina which sent that Official repre-
sentative. Two years ago the imnie-
date predecessor Of the present pas
| tor, DR.. o. G.. McGhee. DR.. Rice was
pastor Of the Court Street Church, ana
1t will be with the greatest pleasure
| that the friends which he made while
IN Montgomery will welcome his SER
mon this morning.
Every pastor of Methodist Church
in Montgomery will have some part
in the services this morning, as will
also pastors from other cities who are
! on the committee appointed to arrange
/ for the celebration. There WIN also
be fraternal delegates from churches
Of other denominations OF the city who
| will take part in the exercises.
From the First Baptist Church Judge
John r.. Tyson will be present; from
the Protestant Episcopal, DR.. B. j.
Baldwin, and from the Presbyterian r.
p. Glass. The Alabama Baptist His
torical Society will also send a repre-
| sentative, Prof. H. J. Willingham.
There will be an elaborate souvenir
occasion. An outline OF this program
follows;
order of Exercises.
Prelude-Serenade. Orchestral Titl.)
Anthem-Gloria, from Twelfth Mass
-(Mozart.)
Hymn--Coronation,N No. $50. 4 =
Prayer--Rev. ]. NJ. Dannelly, agent
| Woman's College. y ~
Anthem They Shall Not Hunger Nor
Thirst (woodman, y-solo by Mr.. Van
Pelt.
welcome to Court street Church.
| Rev. oliver C. McGehee. d. ID. pastor.
Scripture Lessons-Q) Ecclesiastes,
tx; (2) II Timothy, Nv. LIS. Rev. w.
M. Cox. pastor, Dexter Avenue Church;
| Rev. William NJ. Curtis, pastor, Perry
| Street Church.
Hymn-How Firm a Foundation. No.
4s1. Reading by Rev. D. H. McNeal.
pastor, Clayton Street Church.
Onertory Anthem Emanuel--(Gil-
christ. )-Soios by Miss MIlIspough and
| Miss Majors.
The Tooth Anniversary or the ofIiciaI
planting of Methodism within the
| bounds of what is now Alabama. Rev.
! Charles H. Motley. president, Alabama
Conference Historical Society, M. 2.
Church. South.
Greetings from other Organizations.
Baptist Judge John r. Tyson. First
| Baptist Church. ~
| Protestant Episcopal Church DR.. B.
j. Baldwin. st. Johns Church. -.
| The Presbyterian churches have not
| named their representative. a.
Alabama Baptist Historical Society.
| PROF. H. j. WillinEham.,
The Alabama Conference. 1S51--By
| Rev. J. w. Shores. superannuate. the
/ Oldest preacher on the. rolls Of the
| Conference.
Hymn-I Love Thy Kingdom Lord.
I No. ia.
+, Address-The old time circuit rider.
| Rev. John Andrew Rice. Rhayne Mem
orial Church. New Orleans.
Doxology.
PenedIction - Rev. p. NJ. Guthrie
pastor, Fifth Avenue Church.
The musical program for the cefs-
1 bration follows: p ~
! Prelude-Serenade-- (TTt)
Anthem Gloria from Twelfth Mass
| GMozart) s
I ,0frertorv iQuartett-They Shall Net
| Hunger--( Woodman.l 1877
Ouartett--Emmanuel- (GilchrisE.f
PostIude- Selected.
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