The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-25
PENSACOLA A
CITY OF CHURCHES
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church in Lebanon, Ky. An interest
ing detail of a life filled within onors
and usefulness is the fact that he was
a student at Washington and Lee
University, at the time that General
Robert E. Lee was member of its
faculty.
DR. Moffett has large family, a
number Of whom have consecrated
their services to work in the mission
field in China.
Rev. Lacy /. Moffett, who visited
his father here several years ago,
making many friends, is minister
at Kiangyin; DIR. Moffett's daughter,
Mrs. Robert McMullen, is the wife
of a minister at Hongchow; Mrs. ].
C. Crenshaw, is at Chinkiang; and
third daughter, Miss Carrie Lena
MoGett, who has spent the past
year with relatives here, is also
missionary to China, and sails from
San Francisco for Shanghai on July
9Th.
DIR. Harry A. Moffett, son of DR..
Moffett, is a pastor of church in
Charlestown, West Virginia.
First Methodist Church.
The First Methodist church, on
East Wright street, is one Of the
most commodious churches in the
city, in addition to the church proper,
having a fine auditorium and Sunday
School annex. The present pastor,
the Rev. d. P. Slaughter, came TO
Pensacola from Ozark, Ala, but is
well known in the Mariana and De-
Funiak circuit. He has given much
of his time during his pastorate of
a few months, to paying off the
church Indebtedness, with the assis-
lance of the various church organiza-
tions, and a special service will be
held today, commemorative of this
splendid work. In the month of May
the church debt was reduced by the
large sum of S13,774, raised by the
members.
First BaptlSe Chucr.
The First Baptist church, situated
on the corner of Palafox and LaRua
street, was built about 1897. It is
fine brick structure, and has de-
voted membership. Since the resig-
nation of the Rev. Eugene R. Pendle-
ton, this church has been without a
pastor, but with the arrival of the
Rev. j. A. Ansley, of Darlington, S.
c., who is expected on Thursday, ia
assume charge of the parish, the
church work, will be carried forward
with renewed life. In the absence OF
pastor, the services have not been
allowed to languish, but have been
conducted through the Iaymen and
various church bodies.
First Christian Church.
The First Christian church, reor-
ganized in 1906, occupies a modern
building on the corner of Seventh
avenue and Gadsden streets. This
church, which is estimated to be
worth, exclusive of the grounds, about
sixteen thousand dollars, through the
services of a devoted member of the
church, was built at a cost of about
eleven thousand dollarA.
Its illustrated lectures and songs
and sermons, and excellent muiscaI
programs have been features of the
church work for several years. The
present pastor is the Rev. F. B. Hol.
den.
st. Katherine's Church.
st. Katherine's (Episcopal) church
is situated on East Cervantes street
the rectory being adjacent to the
building. The rector, the Rev. Johr
c. 'Skottowe, while a British subject
by birth, has made his home in thii
country for more than twenty-five
years. Before coming to Pensacola
he held rectorship in Lancaster
county, Pa. Mrs. Skottowe, wife O.
the rector, is president of the Girls
Friendly Society, a non-sectarian or
ganization for social service, which
has been largely instrumental 70,
good in Pensacola.
Gadsden Street Methodist.
One of the largest churches on Eas
Hill is the Gadsden Street Methods
| church built in 1Q01 dr1rinor +Ea No..