The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-01
LARGE AUDIENCE 1t OPENING
MORNING AND EVENING SER.
MONS OF DIR. j. WALTER
DANIEL HEARD BY CROWD. !,
ED CHURCH.
Initial Services at Trinity Church
Were Interesting and Two Excel.
lent Sermons Were Preached by
Dr. DanieIs--Delightful Music was
Rendered by ChOir-Program of
Services.

twice on Sunday, morning and
evening, the Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, was crowded to
its utmost capacity to seat the i'm
mense crowds which attended the
initial services in the new church. 1t
is probable that between fifteen hun
dred and two thousand persons were
present at the two services more than
the large church with it's full seating
capacity in use could conveniently ac-
commOdate. Extra seats were brought
in from the Sunday school rooms and
placed in the aisle of the church in
order to seat the crowd.
DR.. ]. Walter Daniel, presiding
elder of the Charleston District,
preached the sermons at both morn
ing and evening srvices and those
present heard two able and scholarly
addresses. DR.. Daniel held the at
tention of his audience for more than
an hour in the morning and for near
ly the same length of time at night
At the morning service he took for
his text Collossions, second chapter
and third verse, "In whom are hid all
the treasurers of Wisdom and Know
LEDGE" and from his text delivered
a powerful discourse. His subject
was Christ, the source of all things"
and he showed by able reasoning that
without Christ 'there would be none
of this boasted civilization of ours"
Christ must be pre-eminent in all
things" said the spe aker," UNLESS he
was, and his doctrines could with
stand all of the attacks of infidels and
heretics, the church had better shut
up shop" he declared. In the course
Of his remarks, DR.. Daniel referred
to the skirts Of the women Of today,
saying rather than wear one "It was
better to make two and wear one on
on each Leg"
At the evening service, tEe crowd
was even larger than in the morning
as several of the other churches had
closed their doors IL order that their
members might attend the services ct
Trinity Church. DR.. Daniels preach
co his sermon from the text "Art
Thou a master in Israel and knowest
not these things?" the third chapter
of st. John, tenth verse. The speak
er showed that it was entirely pos
sible from a philosophic, bilogical
and scientific, as we'll as q spiritual
standpoint that man could be re-
generated, or, as the scripture stated
born again to enter the kingdom Of
God.
special musical program was pre-
pared for both morning and evening
services which, rendered in a most de-
lightful manner, proved a pleasurable
feature Of the services. At the
morning service in addition to the re-
gular program, violin solo, rendered
by Mr.. Mack Stubbs, accompanied by
the organist, Miss Julia Rowland, and
at the evening service q violin solo
was rendered by Prof. Schumacher.
accompanied by Miss Rowland. The
choir consisted of Mrs Geo. Beaumont
Mrs. S. X. Rowland, Miss Mary Purdy,
Mrs. Richard Wilder, Mrs. B. o.
Cantey. Mrs. ]. i. King, Miss Harriet
Herbert and Miss Helen Beaumont;
.Messrs. c. M. Hurst, c. E. Hurst, II.
w. Bennett, j. j. Baker, w. M. Fol-
som and DR.. G. B. Epps.
Before the morning services began
Julian David Chandler, Jr., the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian d. Chandler,
was christened by the pastor.