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CHUWES OF ROME
A«D THEIR WORK
The Several Denominations and i
Their Sanctuaries
SOME VERY EDjm
Our C’ty is Noted
Church Going Populafflff*
METHODIST, BAPTIST. PRESBYTERIAN
And Other Denominations Are All Well '
Represented-They Do a Great I
Work For Good.
There is no city in the South
that can boast of a larger share
of spiritual prosperity than the
ci tv of Rome.
Her people are permeated with
the devotional spirit to a degree
that places her among the religi
ous strongholds of the country.
From the days when the pio
neer preachers brought the glad
tidings from afar to the. jawatd'
tribes of the forest until the pres
ent day the development of|
spirituality has gone on uninter
ruptedly.
From the erection of the firsjt
log church in the heart of the un
travelled forests till today when
the spires of the many religious
edifices point heavenward, the
cause of Christ has been going
on from one triumph to another.
There are now elegant build
ings of various denominations
erected throughout the city and
suburbs and attended by large
and constantly increasing con
gregations and served by ardent
and devoted ministers of God.
Among the Methodists.
Methodism obtained a footing
in Rome in the early days which
has been strengthened and sub
stantiated until that denomina
tion exerts a striking influence
upon the spiritual welfare of
Rome.
• The First Methodist church is
an elegant and capacious struc
ture, beautifully located on the
corner of East Second street
and Third avenue. It has a large
and convenient lecture room
attached and is elegantly furnish
ed throughout, and the property
is valued at $50,000, with a
beautiful parsonage attached
valued at $5,000.
This church is served at pres
ent bv Rev. S. R. Belk, an able
and enthusiastic minister, whose
work has met with a rich reward
during the year and a half of his
pastorate. The membership now
numbers 640 with a v large and
flourishing -Sunday ‘school,-Ep
worth League, Woman’s Par
sonage and Homp-Mission Soc-ie*
ty and other accessories. .
The Second ehurcT?
building in the TTftfrth ward, is a
handsome and
structure, the
estimated at $5,000 with parson
age property worth $2,200. It
has a large and growing mem
bership and is served by Rev. W.
T. Hunnicutt. It has a flourish
ing Sunday school, Epworth
League, Woman’s parsonage
and Home Mission Society.
The Third Methodist church
in the fifth ward is valued at
$3,000, has a large membership
and is served by one of the most
hard working and earnest minis
ters in the North Georgia con
ference, Rev. C. M. Verdell, and
has a large Sunday school atten
dance.
Howard street Methodist
church, in East Rome, has just
been built and is a very hand
some structure, the property
being valued at $2,000, with a
very large and growing member
ship. The present pastor, Rev.
A. A. Tilley is doing a grand and
noble work there, and the Sun
day school is one of the finest in
the city.
North Rome has an elegant
Methodist church building, the
property valued at $3,000, Rev.
J. A. Sewell, pastor. It has a
large membership and flourish
ing Sunday school, Aid Society,
Dorcas Society and other auxil
iaries.
There has lately been organ-
ized a large congregation at 1
West Rome church, and there
is also a large membership at*
! Pansy Chapel where Rev. Caleb •
Dowdle and Mr. Junius George I
• have worked so enthusiastically j
and successfully.
of Qonie.
■ffi’he congregation of the First
church, can justlv lay
'claim to being the time
honored institutions of Rome.
I The large and imposing struc
ture that now occupies a com
| mantling site on the corner of!
East First street and Fourth
avenue, has, held within its hal
lowed walls more than one gen
eration of the very best people in
Rome.
The present pastor, Rev. R. B.
Headden, has occupied the pul
pil for thirteen years and has
grown grey in the service of God.
He is recognized as being one of
the most earnest and eloquent
expounders of the faith in the
Sop t h ..
The magnificent property is
valued at $30,000 and there is a
membership of 350, numbering
some of the leading religious
workers of the city.
The establishment of the First
Baptist church dates back to the
pioneer days when the men of
God came into the wilderness to
preach the true faith, and as a
direct result of their earnest
work stands Shorter Female Col
lege, one of the grandest monu
ments to the devotion of the fol
lowers of the faith in the whole
South.
The First Baptist Sunday
school is a model in its way and
is one of the most largely atten
ded and successful organizations
of the kind in the city. The
various other auxilary societies
are in a flourishing condition.
The Second Baptist church is 1
located in the fourth ward and is j
• a very handsome building valu-j
ed at $5,500 and with a large con-»
gregation. It is served by Rev. J. ‘
E. Hudson and has a very large
membership, with a flourishing 1
Sunday school and other socie
ties.
The Third Baptist church is l
located in North Rome and has
recently been much improved,
the property being now valued at
$2,000. It has a large member
ship and flourishing Sunday |
school.
There is also a Baptist Sun-1
day school in East Rome with a
large membership.
The Presbyterians.
The First Presbyterian church
. is located on the corner of East
; First street and -Third avenue
. imd within its ivy crowned walls
congregation of 315 regularly
5 ffSuajlled members listen to the
L \vmfl of God.
It is a large and roomy build-
RSrtg. the property being valued at
. $20,000, and a memorial chapel
t is soon to be erected on the lot at
. a cost of $6,000 in memory of
Miss Rosalie Clark.
This church has been served
1 since October 1895 by Rev.
. George T. Goetchus. one of the
most scholarly divines in the
1 state.
He is a man devoted heart and
, soul to the work of the Master
and his eloquent and powerful
. preaching has been productive of
. untold good to the church.
| A large Sunday school and
. Ladies’ Aid society help materi
ally in the forwarding of the
grand work.
The Second Presbyterian
. church, in the Fifth ward, is a
substantiated structure and the
property is worth $2,000.
The Episcopal Church.
St. Peter’s Episcopal church is
designed for one of most impos
ing religious edifices in the
South.
Superbly located on a com
manding eminence at the inter
section of East First street and
Fourth avenue, is one of the most
prominent landmarks in Rome.
It is built of stone and embel
lished with the most tasteful
designs and when the interior is
completed it will be one of the
THIS KOMK TitißUA-E, TL'EsDAI', MAY 1.6, iGUO.
handsomest buildings in the
South.
The property, is - worth at least
$25,000 and the congregation is
large and increasing, the Sunday
school and other societies being
conducted most successfully.
Rev. C. B. Hudgins, the rec
tor, is an ardent and enthusias
tic churchman and is laboring
unceasingly for the cause of
Christ.
The building of St. Peter illus
tra tt« most admirably the una
nimity that perjfcdes the Chris
tian people of RWne. Ev&ry de
nomination, Jew and Gentile, has
contributed to its completion, and
it stands as a striking monument
to the public spirited devotion of
the people, especially the women,
of the North Georgia metropolis.
The Catholic Church.
The Catholics have built a
beautiful church with a parson
age adjoining, the total valuation
amounting to SIO,OOO. The con
gregation is a large one and is
served by Rev. Father J. M.
Clifford, who is untiring in his
zeal for the church.
Other Congregations.
The Christians have a large
and growing congregation and
are preparing to build a church.
The Congregational Metho
dists have a handsome little
church and a large congregation
in North Rome.
The congregation meets regu
larly and is well organized and
has a large Sunday school.
The Colored Churches.
The colored people have a
number of handsome church
buildings, of the various denomi
nations, with large congrega
tion§, and they own some very
valuable church propertv. Their
ministers are educated and hard
working Christian men, zealous
for the well being of their flock.
Take it all in all there is no
city in the country that surpasses
and few that equal Rome in the
strength of the religious organi
zations of spiritual progress.
I F. .1. Kane.
It was near the end of Septem
ber, 1895, that the doors of F. J.
Kane & Co., were opened for
business. It was a new firm,but
at its head stood a young, but'
thoroughly experienced business
man. Inside was a stock of
goods which displayed the taste
and business ability of the pur
chaser. It showed a thorough
acquaintanceship with the dry
goods business in all its lines and
a knowledge of the tastes and
choices of Romans and their
desire to have the best and latest
styles in goods.
Mr. Kane who is at the head
of the firm, is a native of this
city, being born in Rome and
having lived here all of his life.
F. J. KANE.
Although young he has been in
I the dry goods business in some
capacity for twenty-two years.
He was with Thomas Fahy for
four years, with John Keeley in
Atlanta, for two years, with C.
1). Wood for eleven years and
with Bass Bros., & Co., for two
years. This experience with a
natural gift in that direction has
placed him in the front rank of
the young dry goods men of the
state. He is widely popular and
his honest, fair and straight
forward dealings with his patrons
constantly adds to their number
and to the warmth of the friend
ship with those who know him
best.
With such a man at the head
of the firm and with such splen
ded assistance to help him and
with such an elegant stock of
goods it is no wonder that the
firm of F. J. Kane & Co., has |
made such a striking success and
so soon rank among the most
popular institutions of the city.
IKE MAY.
No business man in Rome has
made more of a mark than the
subject of this sketch. With a nat
ural shrewd business ability and
a wonderful amount of energy,
he has stuck close to his business
and since being here has been the
right hand maif’of that large and
successful deafer indry goods T Mr.
J. Kuttner. Mr. May was born
in Eranee in 1862, but has been
in this counrry since 187$). Eleven
years ago he married a charming
daughter of Mr. Kuttner and ten
years ago entered into business
with his father-in-law. He threw
into it a vim and a personalty
that were at once felt and losing
no time, became at once intimate
with the workings of the estab
lishment. He studied the busi
ness in all of its details; he
studied the tastes of Romans, he
appreciated the fact that people
wanted good goods at the eheap-
IKE MAY.
est prices. These things he not
only realized but acted upon, j
With a keen eye for a good trade,
he kept thoroughly posted on all
matters appertaining to his line
of business and as a result has
often been able to secure such
bargains as have pleased and de
lighted the people and built up
the business until it ranks among i
the very first, The number of its
patrons and friends is constantly |
added to. Not only do Romans
go to him for bargains, but the
fame of the establishment ex
tends for many miles around, and
people away from here have come
to believe, and justly too, that
for bargains there is no place like
the big stores of J. Kuttuer. Mr.
Mayjhas been of great service, and
to him belongs much of the credit I
for the great success made, and I
he stands as a splendid example |
of an energetic young business
man of to-day. He is well known
all through this section and is
popular with all who know him. 1
J. W. Hancock.
The subject of this sketch is ,
an ice man in the summer and a '
nice man all the year round. He
is a native of Georgia, having]
been born in Americus, but lived
a considerable portion of his life
in Birmingham Alabama. He.
came to Rome from Birmingham I
about five years ago when the'
Rome Ice Manufacturing Com
pany was formed, he was made
manager, a position of great]
responsibility and which re
quires much attention and hard
work and a knowledge of the,
business. This company has for I
its president. Mr. Hamilton Yan- ]
a
J. W. HANCOCK.
cey and Captain W. H. Steele as
secretary and is a strong and 1
popular institution. Th irt y i
thousand pounds of ice are turn
ed out each day in the summer.
In the winter the company deals
in all grades of domestic coal |
and all the year round much
steam coal is handled? Com
bining the business thus gives
Mr. Hancock as much as he can
attend to but he does it well
which is proved by the splendid
financial success of the company.
Mr. Hancock is a very pleasant
and agreeable man and since
living in Rome has made a great
many friends among the people.
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