The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-30
NEW CHURCH FORMED
WILL BE KNOWN AS CHRISTIAN
 CHURCH OF MONTGOMERY.
At Organization Ceremonies, Twenty Five Charter Members Were Present--Rev. s.I P. spiegeI
 VIII Be First Pastor.

The Christian Church of Montgomery was yesterday afternoon at o'clock formally organized at the City Audito- rum w.th Evangelist s. P. Spiegel as the pastor in charge. A Board of EI- ders and Deacons. church clerk. and a financial secretary and treasurer were formally elected by the congrega- tion The evangelistic services came to close with last nights services.
 While the formal organization of the church was effected yesterday af- ternoon, there was no set ceremony. Evangelist A. p. Dubber presided over the meeting and after asking the twenty-five charter members present If they accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God and their Saviour. the business of the election of officers for the church government was entered into.
 On suggestion of MT. Dnbber. Rev. S. P. Spiegel was elected as pastor of the newly-organized Church. The fol- lowing officers were then nominated and elected by ballot: Elders. A. J. Roweli and J. R. Armistead: Deacons. L. A. Caldwell and V. D. Armistead; Church Clerk, Miss Jessie Brown: Financial Secretary and Treasurer. R. S. Armistead. Adjournment imme- diately followed the election of offi- cers.
 The officers elected yesterday after noon are the minimum required to att tend to the business affairs of the church. and as the congregation grows tn numerical strength this list will be added to from time to time until the mamixmum number is reached.
 The new church will hold it's first service .n the auditorium of the Y. M. C.. A. building on the corner of Wash ington Avenue and MeDonough Street. on Sunday morning at Il o'clock There will also be night services at 7:sO o'clock. The Sunday School of the church has not been organized The first meeting of the children and teachers will, therefore. take place on next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the Y. M. c. A. building that the school may get under way as soon as possi- bie
 It is hoped that ali of the members will send their children together with the children of all those not members of the church. but who are interested in the work The work of grading the classes and appointing teachers will be the business of organization.
 The church organized yesterday af- ternoon Is the outcome of the six weeks evangelistic services held by Rev. A. E. Dubber of the National Board of Missions of the church. assist ed by Rev. S. F. Spiegel or the State Board of Missions. During their stay in Montgomery the two evangelists have made many friends and on last night took the opportunity of announc- ing their appreciation of the kind re- ception which had been given tn em and their cause in Montgomery,
 Mir. Spiegel, as previously announced. will remain in Montgomery as the pas tor of the new church. his salary being paid by the National and State Mis- sion Boards during such time as is re- quired for the new congregation to be- come self-supporting. Mfr. Dubber will leave this morning for Fort Worth, Tex. where he will conduct a series of rally meetings for the church all ready established there.
 The topic for the morning services yesterday was; 'aThe Divine. the Hu- man hrist." The subject for the night sermon was: The Unwritten Word" Good congregations heard the farewell addresses of the evangelist, there being about ITS persons present at each of the two services.