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METHODISM IN SAVANNAH.
Continued from Fag#
frrwt - ether of Mr# 51 P Adam# of fki
var Utah
In 1825 '"•roe Gf f- 111 . ad In 8 €
Charles llar.lv A: re r l tf hi year
the church hud or. ninety-two wnite
mem hers
Elijah
fi r * In •■?? -> ! ni*lf jr i- mi I ry ther
was end!t*r r#\ ■ T r* ** 1 h
ber>#*H to lO * * ' 1 -7 f r* n
am# R*> •• !: * **> l
Pop# r*i ir IV I V '• a *h ( firs*
pmldrr t . ' * \ • . 1 K\. I I
jih **•-■■ •• 1 m
another r ** mi • I * e n.*m * -
• hi; wh! < a • t • •* v% h-tea
an l ar. arm** # . i-I t * f negroea*
11l • l• • p rirrrr
In I*l3 nmf Georg* P. Pierce
• forward • N.shnp and at th**
tltrvr* the . ra** ** *riitof in th#
Houihem pu'|l Gorgbt h 4 n*vnr pro
duced a a** *r r i r if an hr.
William Cap n am* agriln lr. US l, and
In UtiL fr>v Al' nn kr Fpeer, f i e- <f
Ri* E W Speer and grandfather of
Judge Emory Sper-r Alexander b*\++r ?
been S* rotary of 5k at • In So*ttb lar 1 i
before cnterl 4’ • • tnlr.ltr,.
In 1 ‘ James K Kv*j < * tha r. ri
lt*?<r l* s *- T 9 Jut* s F#w>l *i.d 1 A
Few aaaii H M While a- <t* *>M t
ant lr 1M! came J K. K .• * a**! 1
II My* rt. father . f Rf !l I* M r- of
th# J*- G *r*!. * - rt r* a
J F Kvar* ,r.l I 1 I v r f Hher f
Rev Cra c ordJa k* ( ■ i‘< *i*or.
f* • ft ? • li . ! • try was
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(1)L. Honr.llT f). U M.Koil,
1 ha Old*af Mlhollat In hnvnnnah.
Col Rb it I>. Walk mr la in hi# SMn y#ar. la tha <>!.'• at Mrthodiat In tha cMy.
and is th** on.y aurvlvln* n.author of tha Trinity*# * fft la’ board of fifty yaara
Ha wa. at-warl and Bur ay Brhool ni|rrl nt end am In ISH
preacher anl > I*l4 J '.it * r
of Hev, Waller l.e h j-ur c t Trinity
Church, Atiai M Ii IMS 46 cam* <ai*>
\V K*> f*f*T'-r of I’.te *p Key.
Allot.i T M.. nit, un.ltr ahoco* mlniatry
vni bogun th<> l> i M iiK of a
church, came In 1*47*4“ The
Uoi. had outgrown lie old homo, alihagh
tuw ty feet had r**n adde ! f. It. and a
Hur. lay-echo©l ne rn had tiiillt, fr -ni
\\> ¥ ui\ Oitlethvrp* avenue In h b.** k
a*at of th church. leutr and more •*)-
yen.erl quar r- w* re needad. Th r fore
Aaa Holt. Morderal riheftall, HetKm
Goo la I- and kobrrt r> Walker, trustee*
of Wtiley Chap. I thought the if© on
which TJrlnity Chi h now and
the tMrfitniMl wae . i 1 Plh H. Ittt
UMX*6O. J K Kvani c ime for t rte third
tkm a paetor In the lat er >a; the
chur *h wajt tomp ► ♦ 1 aid cailed Tr.nlty.
Weale> Chapel wm doeed and the e. t rt*
pirmt * r* 1 ,* mov* and Int* h -new bol dir.ic,
which ora dedl a:ed b> IteV. A. *F. Munn,
Keh. 23. •
Mr C. 11. I>ora* tt ar.d h.a alater. Mi-a
Fannie Dur#rtt. were the tir*>i children
tap! x*d m the new huild-tK
The minister for 1a..1 waa W II . Ifrannntt;
for llfil.liOV rk I’ • r e. “ | | mail • .ie,uent ”
aud Um3 54, W M ''rim.-y : fan.er f
Kav. Hofitid Crumley. In !*&t there was
a areat ieviv.il and the na*r*#s*Mon
too latfe for one church, hence
Wealey Chapel was reopened m '54 with
J. G Taine mh pra*hr. Me died of yel
low fever that numiner The apiolnim nt
**• continued until '*. when it wa fro|>-
ped and the property afterward sold. The
following preach. r rv* w l it oik year
eii h after U In the onlar klv* W M
Crumley. T. H. Jordan, liavld llolmea. L.
G H. Wlg#in. II J A luma and John T.
Norrla.
The FI rat Afternoon Sunday School.
In 1X55 Thomas II Jordan was sene to
Trinity This year afternoon prea. hln*
was abolished and (Ho Bur<fc*> School
changed from tnornli!*; to take Its p ace.
IJCA-r.T J, 8 Key, and in llCitPU* Weyman
II porter This y.or It D. Walker, It.
A. Al.en. Robert M Intyre, J J. Holder
and Kmaiiuel HHdl were ariolnte<l a
bulldlnt; commit t*** to er t the |re*ent
lecture room It w. * . • rnph ied and oc
cop led eariy In *1 In < ► the Thurs
day fi!#h! pr* i 1 k ***rvlce * abollfih
-1 ana prayer ni“ • ' r hai fr.m Mon
day nlKht to Tl*-ireday t4|fhl. lMu the
mu (Rt< t W.I i; W Bpe.T In ‘6l-H2 J II
Caldwell, mi 1 in £l, M. and 66 A M
Wynn In '67 It J Cora > was sent to
Trinity and A. XI. Wynn to I*> of Hoi*-
This was merely nominal, as Itev. Wynn
was really pastor of Trinity, and Rev.
Corley. young rnan thee, was asri tant.
The First District Conferer * * was h* Id
IMs year and J it Sau* -y and C. D. Ilog
#*m were elect*d drUgsut to atteiwj
About this time all the n* gr** members
Itavlng left the M. K Church. and
Joined the A. M. K Chur h. <.d Andr. vv
*hai>el. on New str*** t. whl h hud been
run for yara as a mission for the n# gre F.
was closed up. To It the annual confer
ence. as was then iomtnn had white
ministers regulaTly. wnd a fine Sunday
Bchool had t>een run among the negr.e-s
for Rasy Andrew Chapel tad
been built fee hem in !HI ad w .
the of spring Hill Chapei wt.i< b
dates bn k at least a.n far a IM2. and was
on or near the same *|*>t. In a idltlon o
houses of worship built for them, the
galleries In s!i the church.- whet the
whites wotshljipcvJ were set apart for the
slaves.
Wesley Chapel.
l/i IMS-O. Geo. G G. N M acOonnll, who
has given iwo twits to the miSi-iun Held
was at TTirnty. w th L>. D. C*/x as cl >
n 4 , - : ■ rt i % ,
ond with this as a ba*i*. ftrothe/ Cox I •
gar hit irork, and ■< ti the 2f*h dav o
January, orgniM a churl It w*|t ?
mambers. At, U quarter y x>nfer* nc
two days aftai It D. vvdker tnovad th t
It pm cabal *Wesl Chapel.'* and tbu
wna bon* "Wesley Monum.r ai Church
Tha change of name whs ae to A XI
Wynn, who conealved the idea of h i I
Ing • chyr-h as a monument to John W>*
ley, Robert Mclntyre and C. I>. Hoge. s
fjijmii.tbd a bui.ding cytntuitiai to
r up *h# ld Gorroan Lutheran Churrh
a . ch wwd <n ina prtnt site of Waahy
Monumamal t htirch Thla wu done *t a
a: of •*)* ll.Vh. at and the flrat of Trln
i da 'iff.ura mo *-d Into and dadPatrd
!f. r hour a of ni*rihip on tha 12:h day
*f April, 1*43
That \*n’ i* matnbar war# tramf#rr**d
fr •m T 1 I*y #r> Wealey The to n.ur. •
'•mi* mh ufi for a while, havtnc ut i
fTrlai fyard and quar*arp- r .nf**re #
Too lirat h i a w.k wjup aide
to p.> h'-r pastor but I . Trlru’y i**. l
him fT 4 ** Tha r#*x year Wealay. ral*!o:
■ rerjrt.i. ;n ! f> to M^ , ,.<r le
Trinity i>atd him but Jt4* thua •ll n* up
tne lack. This r- nflnu#d until Wr r\ In**
t v*me Mro tf #f ougn to r# f^r
in *TS wnen the , *tofie of her prt
♦n* mi an I uTlnf wa ail. the
butldltiK o.m ml"## t ( *‘l#tel #f It I>.
M .lk. r R I K ri '•! L* : ** t M Intvra
and t r> ft fr m Trinity, and C.
U, Carron nnd W M Huireil from Wm
!#> Tw of e. .# f\a V'ea*
*• f|) r* •• • f r m *' e me mb- * t
?h#* mother rf u- m. up pti f tlf k to Pham*
t t ,r w . v -f .ur rhur* h t. many
• • . i\ . ar un of n nor tt the
gi? t bf arted m* n wh*> led in thi# move
i t Me p’# M Inivr** it and Re vafil Va
• b b* i l In la #ttrue run mbmnc*
for th#lr are?ty
In •' ’TI -' J K Il.flri* wm went taek
Tnnlry f..r 'he Lur h tim* f rm <ti y
• f the kird I kii*a of In M thodl t
Mj* t >r y
ii 173 *7l. H Tl l*a-k# w*p prea ha-*
1 7*> H M .er# mno and *-A of ye|
, .%.*■ m hll* i ti* ** rt't t-. hie fl - k
I*i !#77 • 7*- 7‘*- *b . me It J. (*or ey In *77
V- - ,f \V b minor ip va- city mlr*lofvnr>.
the trua iA Trinity h<A;gM tn# lot on
w n i iruoe C >uueh ad p.,na nwgw now
stand . and I jiH a framed hniM for the
small * **bgrelation, ar.d set It up as New
Ilouat n Hireet Church In the wn
gregaiton l>e.nn the rn< tion of the freM.
*rrt edit!. a* and wltl c. .*ii <f Mr R.4M*rt
Mclntyre arid the Methodism of the city,
brought It to a '’omplell n.
llriNnifNlimi of tlnrvln ( Itarrh.
In IMI- V ’ga. J O Branch, who hsa two
mii In the minnry, carne to Trinity,
while in |tM-‘Nh- m-'r, name T T Ctirka
Han. who also has two eons In the m;nia.
try. In lAMfhe trua chs of Trinity Church
bought a let and built Marvin Church In
Rob*r svilb*. In May. >l. It was niovrd j
to the oortjfr of West Ilnad and Charles
strata In January, X 7. thai budding wm i
‘old .itHl a r. w mutch and |oo age was
I uilt on the corner of Jeffers.n atwl Thir
ty -j*. v. nth sireo 1 This property Trinity
still bo I<ls. It will be a glad day with her
when she set* th . th** y ungwsg of her
three daughters, c mfortsbly rtxel in life
and arc vnpd.dung the work wlieiuntosh*
was sent.
In HAS 17. If McOohee came to Trinity
This year Robt. M -Intj'tv. w*hose Übenall
v <d>ound**d so towards Wealey Monu
mental and Grace *hurches. built the Hun
tlav school room In rer of Trinity Church
and |r‘.<*ntl It to the con gr* gat ton.
In hb-IO came as preacher J. It. Me-
Cleaky, nn<l Mi 'W-'W**! A. J. Jarrell
wha has u son In the ministry. In 'SM-gt*
•.m J O A Cook, father of Rev. O. F.
Conk; in *sNb‘97-*96. J. 11. Hcruggs. and In
'Hg-I*A Hvcom Anthony. This complete#
the fiftieth year of Trinity’s al*ode in her
present house, and the ninety-third year
of organized Methodism In the city.
Tnnl y hiu the honor of having had
four blshotie amuni; her tvistor* ('nyers.
Andr* . I’iorce and Key. twaktea many
| otb-r wortbiew who w.ll live In .Methodist
history.
One thing aha holds as a crown and that
Is she hns become the mother of so many
flourishing <kught<r*. toward whom her
i liberality has abounded. She Ihl them
forth when they were weak, and estab
lished th*m 1n their homes, and left them
not to their own resource# tUI they were
] able to care for th#*ms**lve-. Her record
i In this can l* imitated to the advantage
i of M iiukditf In rglier cities and la ihm
, without value to all.
Hurt Ivors of Half n Ontnry,
j Of the several hundred members who
* moved Into Trinity fifty years ago the
following are still living and have mem
: *ershlp with us. viz.: Col. R. D. Walker.
\j Netilhngrr. W. A Jaudtwi Mrs.
Mnriah ffwoll, and Mrs. Sarah Kre neon.
! Two others are living, but are members
elsewhere, viz. Noati K. Rarnum urul
Mrs G G N MicDonell.
No history of Trinity or Methodism in
Hivnnnuh would Ik* complete without
cruteful remembrance l*eing mode of
lbl* rt XI Intyre who. being denied the
advantages of a liberal education, was.
nevertheless a brood and a wise man.
His liberality while living made the e\-
p.tmdon of Methodism In this city possi
ble. while hU bcn-flcen-e in d*a:h will
make the |a*rpe#nation of Trinity as ccr
talti as human event can be mnle, not
withstanding the removal of the
resident i*or*lon f the city and
•h i r -*rr..: z of tcr**ment
hotiacs Amo* .* these, through his llh
• rallyr. ought to do work for
the n* \ fifty years that as far surpasses
’he cat t s the glory of the Gallleon s
minHtry surpes-ed the labors of Kira
the walls of the Hacred City.
When Iloi' Ifu’l came to Savannah
' ere wer 17<R‘ Method t In Georgia and
on >n the ft Iter! States. To-day there
*re nwire of th*m In Savannah al**ne than
ver# In the w*hi!e of the state then, and
h-re are nuriy six times as many whites
4 along Ing to the Me:hod(#> Kpweopsl
*• arch South, alone. In Georgia *• thehr
vere both white and Xleihodtsts In
lorth Acer! at that time.
Vt r,. point in America dll Method *m
%ve mors difficulty n establishing her-
If than r Sivinnah. buf to-day she Is
• strongest Pr *tesr nt denomination Ifi
■p cf.y by more than 5M members and
c atroniu t In the United State# by
titvrs lbail 1,5A>,000.
Raocom Anehony.
THE FOUNDER OF METHODISM.
JOHN WI2U,f.V* FAULT CiRCFJt
1% Ml %\\All.
Mia f'lrat Sertlre lit tmerlra \\ • on
f oekepur l*lnml Opp<*l|e Tylre.
• Ila %lliilalry in #a#aaiiah llrpun In
17.*tl In “Thf I all.niarlr." Hark ol
Where the f'uatnm llouae Aim
at#ti(la—llla flerlcal Work In **-
annuali \\n na l',pla<-opn linn
llut ll Uaa Hope In Itralily Tlmt
W*-1 tio.l I mi \\ mi Horn. and tl-
I Irai #moilm* behoul Waa Orpan*
lirrt.
Rtvannih ha* b**n by the pr#
#nre of mn y f' u* rlo e men a h a
W ithlnirt n ind !-*>Ti>*te, in or a le#
hi:ory, a J b i..tl <ai #r *>ch
T awey, u t r* lu tt Urn a. Am t
them a 1 no <..a < ia t a !e 1 *• n me o
out fair ri y n ml el known a ha
John W ev,< y, th* In mo al Jim < r of
Me'hodbm
Amon the perple |p| Met odl t, mho
not on ; y f rm h* *tron.ee: Pr t ta l
ohur n In th*- I’id ed Rtut* p f-u 1 ar*>
pr.tt r-3 ioi and he m.rd, R;va nah
kr.own !•* o i ic tje a e f her -ni
mn• r h*r i: to yaa t i•• f.nrt thit
phe map the - •• of VI Wee y* aor
on thb oofitlnei.i. Not only tii on; h*-#**,
hut among at denta of e* le um 1 a n!.*-
t r , and th* *9 *a h * sip) ge* ro i|
ne*yem#r,'P, H.i a'n h la be t known be
. a *§. she mar f rtunaia en to .Ink
♦#*• n.*rn wttn rie
id' -op • Mi,.! r .i <l lat year, n *-r--ir.*m
-ir.*m in t ri•% <1 y, f r ♦ t w.h#n *H vnnn.i
eirom-e cult irei rn hr ahe m r-
i ..**■ the f ct t at th vr-at t > v*n iu
her hl#tn e a*> fh.t Jo: n \Ve*i*y i, and
and I * - A here. * This fa t gv< a er
jr niter.* ahr ad and r.il
reo/pn *e-i iy her .u b” . hi* f c.aun to
dlttlnrtlon.
Tha he ! rot n >.>mr k ue-aiiy a pr r|-
ad by Sava, n*h’air* I pr #r by in#
fa t 'hat fr ny mh r# and he*t- 1 . p iv 11
he to *I In qti**Atlhn he e pt t -
rr.er ~ ap the nt e wr .* of .n e* *la t
bit liefoi e 1. iii: < * 1 v.' .id ivl e tb. ni
to go inform mem • ve* i to ti e i p
.*rl ’ ork • ? ’ ♦ ;• n| Miint.wn.an the
world now and J g t to h no-
Vle*le>'i *n<iiiiiAti Dipry,
Mr \Ve> ev, wh * kept • Journal *ll I
life ha* 1 ft rer rl of h*a <‘o
i fc n Bit nnab, i1 1 - r ...
Bitereat. Tha ortfttr l mar. . ipt or t I
Jo;i nal Rl h ; He- •! *x fth S> i rn
M*tho*iiat Chur h ot ta ed .hi!e in l.u
g :• * ; rrz ~zn
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KW DfCw .#*--JS
* fl
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rnk ouuiiMi. uksuki cuapsl, ,
The Home* of Meilioll*t* Nrnrt? a f entwrr %*>.
The orlfpnal Wealey C’hapel, now rcfn**le!ed and occupied a# dwrilirura, stand#
AC the ncnp.ißL * orrvr of oghxhorpe avenue and Umoln street. It w.ia built In
1812 eu) db sitetl ly Hiphop Asbury.
n.pe kart summer, and ha.s b > ught It with
him, to b- !••(" al ed In the M to It
archives of this county.
I quote fr m the p luted Journal tho
following of iih al Inteieat:
"Thursday, Feb. 5, 17A. between 2 and
Z 4) the MfttTiaxm, <m*l brevught
ua all safe into the Savannah river. We
cast anchor mar Tybee Island
"Friday, 6, ab ut b in the morn
ing w flriM a t foot on American ground
It was a small uninhabited Island, ov*i
against Tyb**e. Mr. Ogl4b>n)e led us to
a rising ground where we aU kneeb‘l
down to give thanks He tiVn took a
beat for Havamah."
The island mcntlonoil was probably
Cockspur. on which Fort I'uta-k! now
stand-. Mr Wesley arel the others re
mained on the bland til the 154th. who
ho and his brother Charles Wealey. the
great hymn writer, who labored h Fred*
erica, (guvsed up the river o visit ile
Indiana, who. he Miya. lived in a grove
to the wrest of Savannah. Falling to tin 1
Tamo Choc hi t home, they came to Savan
nah, thus rnnktng his first visit on the
mh of February. 1735. At 11 o'clock that
night he return*d to the bland where h#
it* maim'd HI the 24th When/ uosdng
through Savannah, he was Joined by sortie
of the ‘German brethren the Moravi.ins—
and went on to Mrs. Xlusgrove’s, who
later gave the colonists some trouble
through claiming to Ih* the queen of ih*
Indiana, and therefgfis 4-mltied to the
lands. In settlement of her claim she tv
ceiv*al Bt. Catherine's Island
Ait the time of this vj-lt Mrs XfuegTove
lived about a mile beyond the Indian v It.
kigc, which Frances Moore. In ds "Voy
age to Gergia In 1736. ‘ s.i>s Is f*etw*n
ehreo and four tn.le# w*st f Htivannah.
on the oouthern bank of the river T•©
object of the visit, Mr. \Ve#l#v -ay- was
'to chooo# a spot for t!ic little house
which Mr. Oglelh4rpe had promised *
build lui " This Immi*#. I Ju Ue. Wis
‘lrene,’ a house built f*r an Indian school
In 1738. atid within a furlong of the In
dian town This was In keep ng with Mr
Wesley*# constsitf statement that he had
come as a missionary to the Indiana, and
not to l*e the settled pastor of the church
In this city
Mia Change nf Itelt-f.
On the 26th lie returned to Savannah,
which became hta home ‘til n.iar two
year* later, when he returned to ting
land to Inougurate a movemei.t that has
changed th- history of th- world
A* Mr. Quincy, the former pastor, still
lived In the "minister house." Mr Wes
ley look up his abode with the Hermans,
or Moravian* when ample piety took
deep hold on hi* mind nnd had much to
.to with shaping hts future. As to what
pari cf the city. If any. they tip.ed.
there is now no m.an >f as .rtalntng.
Ai Utat DM the ettf 111
ton street on Ih' •■:!*:. Jcfferxin on the
w. st. and Oglethorpe avetiu.' on the south.
On ftutviay, Mar-li 7. 1736. Mr. Wealey
entered uiw>n Ills ministry at Savannah by
preaching on the -pith f.*r a day. th r
teenth chapter of K.rst Corinthians The
exact spot on which he begin his ministry
Is easily located though the place lo
which they moved two mont.' * later
la not so clear. Peter (Jordon.
who was appointed by the trus
tees on Nor. 3. 1732. a "corn ator of th*
P-are." made a map Si the • '<y in 1734
Tilts map shews 'he bu .',:ra m.rke.l
"tab-made nd court houee" .o he on th*
east of Bull street, and mmedtmely norih
of B'y atr.-et lenejusi whre th* rw.rerd
of the present C'usl m House now ,t >n<la.
Of this hem#.- Fmnc'is M.sire, in Ms "Voy
age to Georgia.” In 1736. s.iys: "There
were no public building* b-js.de a store
hoj*r for the couru were held In a hut
~’x f *! ! r* ind twelve fees wl.le.
rr.ile of *j It lo.r lr r:d eras ed at Ofl*~
t orte* fii*4 omli.p In this hut also
•fu r * -• . rea m**re (*erf *rm !. but upon
r Pfr*v>i th* t m Mr. Ogl-fhorpa or
•i#* Ia h *e to in #r* e*l in the upper
-i .ir* mi ten n • serve for a court
* * and f.<r flivuie e till m church
*d >* built."
T •
f rn Mr '.’ * • Journa of Sunday,
May V. in which ?.• aaya "This day
i n r* :ir pr jr iyerp u the Court
I!*o a large an*! < .*r.venlent pi ice."
A m rite: .me not g v#rv—who desoftbat
ft/varinah in 17',> *nl 1* q ioted ty Meaerv.
L*-e .* 1 A' w m th*;r "Haiorii’l Re<*
*. J ■-f -* .. nib,” pay "A >urt tuoupe,
halr.r o* e mi le;m' *■ * r. with a plache
in three **.:•**- Thl likewise *#rvi* * a
v - r " Th' evid* iby mnp no* the hut
■f 7V, but w .. re lrp'.ce*l. mt*tr.cr at the
oi 1 pl. •• m here the Ctfst m House now U.
or Tm* . re. If the <ju* *4*.
Trad tl<jn dvs tlw place mrap one
of the i,..*ek on rhe **aat of Bt.
Jim. ' r mare. but ao far a#
I * l rv I**
t . .tr io ► .pp**rt tha* ih**ory. Herhips
p v. . due to tha h i that the In Jepatwl
*A Pr* #ryt rian Chur ;i Mood there at
* * >•*► ruing of this century, but thla
% tti# :r second lot aid not long held
\ i m before moving to their present
4* ..
Mer* r I.*e and Am* w. in their "flip
41 Record#.*' pae* over he matter by
•y.ne. DH :ne p*-rvl ep w* re rte.d !n < gl--
r f** a tent ’til ab* In 17. J wnen a Court
li mi- hulli a. ! iipc.) i htirch til
True but wh* :* was this Cour
II tee that auppianted the original 12x3*i
tit.
lintMPDßir* First CHnrch *ltf.
In t;dx A. m#r the legal history of the
oit> is li t* rente*), and any man m n*>
. *h#N to vive an exact hisiory of Chrlefs
ir *t). I- • *i •r. * . n die a.I Method!#*
v j.*) llk*- to know the rtpot on srhlTi
M W•-• y irn tered after the flrdt
two mom ha of he etiy In Haxannah.
A or):r r to the beet * vldence X can
• *.♦** from ail sourcp known to me the
.#w Cburt llouae map built upon the
the presrnt n* w and mugnin
-i:t I***#t■ ?7i •** buitdlna now stands. The
. t tuai t iji.ethjrr|w oixV ral It built upon
** * ! Pl#*r Square." mroubl at first
t • . :ht seem .4ginet this position, but
I# r ' i* a term loosely used nnd m**'
< < e t squiira furtherest from Iho
river. T here r*t * but four squatre ut
i ! .. time, two <i nti.l street aid two on
! Hirnard. and as Barnard street was r.ot
• Milt up. t re practl ally but two.
-e on H I #tr* *t. Mi Moore's s'ete
-1 rnent Ini*. *- that ’re house was moved
to tTe further* #t - re frWrn )ts okl 10. a
tion. the site *>f the present Custom
J l#siee
T. *• \v;lt r quotl above fr*>tn the "Hla-
J
It K the oily in 173 k. after telling of the
* ’ourt House ns quoted, goes on to say
O|ipo!l!e the Court House staiuis tne
log house profit, the only one of live or
“lx succewsively built. Nigh thereto Is a
house bull of logs at a very gr*at charge
♦>- -aid for the trustees' stfw.ml. the
founddt - w gr und is rotten, and the
w ! .*• f.ibrf Tnuet he )n h -“hort (Ime. for
th* 1 rof l *• * ng flat, the rnin c<4nea in at
•II (arts of it•
The only lot that mep ail of these
requirements Is the one whereon the post
< r?,r ’' bui.ding n w stands, fr In the map
< f the city, made In 1757. we find the
"Council House.” Which I take to be the
Hftnu* ns ('v.urt 11>.u,.*, l.M’ttt-'l on (h—t
lot. OiipoH that, wliorv ttw Chatham
Arttll.Tj now :an,l>, lora-nd th- Ja.l.
which cM-.tlnuiJ 'til at thin th- tlmo of
many uf our ctMx-n* Thl m— tt the rt--
•crlptlon qtiotid above. The on- point .till
open Is found*ln the statement "niah
tt.-reeo ia the house for the trustee*
eieaunl," •On ihe satne map of 1757 I,
marked where the Court House now
elands "old Ilaet'ua," ro,! nli-rn the l,u-
Ihernn Church l "Nee lU.tkia •• I can
find no ,u h wool In the dh-ttorortee, an t
must i 1 'ii,MniMi, to what th- nop
maker meant If It he the same as "Ba
alll. a." iii II- it po— It doea). that nusint
nrhtinally the tsitace of a kina, but af
t.rw ird came to mean e place In the
house of any Important personal;- (such
a the trustee's steward) where luetic
u* dispensed If these oonj-otures be
c- rrvet. tlien we urv rtaht In notntln* to
the present Poet nice as the plane where
on the first Sunday School was held In
America.
The tllnlster'- Mouse.
On Monday, March 15. 1736. Mr. Wnley
moved Into the "minister's house." which
the mat * show to Ist Immediately In the
rear of Ohrlai Chur-h. As there were no
lots Int.! fT east of Prayton street the
house set further back than tile width of
the present street, and with Its Inetoeurea
took In what Is now fontrresa stre-a. of
this house he says: "It Is lame enough
for a larger family than ours and has
many convenience* besides a good gar
den.”
It was here that Methodism had In part
Its rise, and shures with two other spots
the honor of giving to the world one of
lis greatest moral for. es. Bnmetlme dur
ing th. latter part of April, 1736. he adopt
ed among his psrtshlonere the same
methods pursued at Oxford. Knglar.d.
among his fellows, that of organising
them mto bands under the Itadtrsl ,
the most pious to meet once or twice n
we.k for prayer nnd mutual exhortations,
in I Ih w i of them to meet at his
house on Sunday afternoon. '
In aficr years, wilting of Metoh he
say, "The fir-i rise ~f Methodism was
In !729 when four of us met together a!
Oxford. The second was at Savannah
In ITS! when twenty or thirty persons
met st my house The Inst wws at Lon
don on May l73*. when forty or fifty
of u* agreed to mes* together every
Wednesday eye."
Sacred soil! The wheels of commerce
may roll over tt now. and the sounds of
r-v. lry may t— t * id shot enve .he vole*
cf | tls* -a- ht ird but from It has gona
forth a power that has "made anew
heavsn and anew sarth." and yat moves
on one of tne mlghtlett force* known
am.aig m*n It It fitting that
there should settle over that hal
lowed spot ihe hymns of praise to
Qod from a nearby church, and that tha
(wal of tta organ should make th* air
trvmtilous with melcdy to Him who ha"
prrought these worxWa.
IVi la ruofte** •Muhil.
With Mr W# .*•>■ oatrtadfi* cf hi* wsc.
ear friends Mr livamAle, who *(*e<.
up a school li. 1730. a*t !*e.we•:
atal 40 pupil I*• *i a sou man * *'
chlsed he wer •**• -in ■ ** • r! v rr . n
Ir.k and af er achook !n the mi.. - **
give instruct In to th* U;k*: r n
On Baturday s f teruocn Mr. V. es. k ■
religious lnt uetxn to them I H M
gave th**m a few mini n '
mornlr.g- afer th# )-* •nil*• •* ' n l
had th.tn meet hlcn • - :* k V '
hours instruction. T? us In, n tr i
Sunday F* tool in An. -rha. w i '
dates the work of Roneel Ualke* n l.ng
lan) by near V >rar Ur A aat not *r
i
'
School.
The location *f * ■ •r r#oy •
le f erds Upon loritl'g < lt * . i:t I' ■ *•* “
tr May Si 17/• It arx nr rve ?*• -
not trailtb n on • . i*y.‘ t. t- > '
ler a pub.: 'av r
If CM
burned In 17c. *loiii t><*- j* ' 11 [ 1
maticn on h s r ir *t t * >■
In t tat rir- a. ■ < ...
es . ■
the t4UST* Af I ( ' ■ ll uu '
known pour e, through ii#v 1 * ' *
I • tori
uel waa tf.e facer f J ** 1 * 1 ‘ *
Wesley, and w- is r* ’ r f tpworth.
hence the Kpw *r’h i- r
As there <•:** no J
tut Mr L- Urn* m*- ai 1 V *
a*4tier, I trifik * • • r ’ ‘
school met In U u * ’ - h>*.
there was rtx-m tt* • • a ' n ’
with Mr. Wealey for p d* * 1,1,1 * x "
tt* tioti.
The follow!rg 111 V <**' ' fi ' r
WtrsJfv'p : %lo * If > V 1 ‘
to tbo <I) pub
Court Ho te hr w ‘ ! ° 1 l!a ' '*
K-.firh ( till ISM
H v.ituwh >tl
h-r. nch ev* y P tut non °
Kill hhr l H .tr. ; ! '** m ' n
*rt:l irnt o: •• ml r -.1 t H ! *‘“ ''•''
wi rrr hr adflrr rd thr * -r ; I '■
longue. On Siin<ljyr “Th. I n "*i
pryrr Ir-lr! fr mO'r to hit ■ >*r *
Thr It aln h.-g ll * ■ln S
Kmtlwh I> rvlce tin. 11l Hu *-r on •’
commnnlorl ‘r m 1U 30 to 1 1
FTrnch brnn :tt 1 o’fl ■ b •*' -
chi?rd thr rhIUl * n A*t f 'v .■ t•-
llh *m*l r A'tt tM- I * f h
nrr of Jcl. Injr til h r mat V ■ *
et room wouM hod. In ret. t■ c 1 r
and rlr.gli g r-r l- An ah *• ” “ r "
vt -e of Ihr Mortvlutt ir ni At r -n
. e Art t. hr pr. rttt, no- at a h r
but as a I arm-r"
A 1.1 ft* of lloril WoiU.
Hla antki ’iia l'V*r- hr con-i >• ro h
hi* long 1 tr, p>tt hi c‘ v r.. n t ttv it
6 oclo It. n<l uti ll ’ ft".. * r ‘
timer a lav. No.wlt .Ist .nr h "■*
thr rate o' all thr hir h - h fount
tlmr to ti r o tr in -at ■■ f ’
mo r tbs It 100 voltunr-. •! "■ -a Inv alnr t
every rtrpirtntrnt of Iran
111. In <mr from hi- w tint:- wag grrf.
but thla hr chr. rfuJ T g v a . 1 av
log as hi. 'eg r to t' a l "<> 1 ' or
AbontiA trd thr Mr h-.-tl t ■ hu <h
!„ Drrrmhrr. 7*7 Mr ’>' >* p
▼annah to return no more T • r.i. n
a hi* <lri artu rlr glvm In f lln lone
History of <Jr rgin" an l n thrr o..iks
acrMialblr to the public In brief, th- rn. v
is this: He M in Ive wl.t nlo*e of
Mr PatiMln. the ehlef tr -tmt.
Aff.o-lrr wis rectp o ate<l T<■ Muravt
arts artvs. 4 Mr Wrsl v not <> m ry
her He ylel.'c-l to thrlr Ju Jrmet.t - sav
ing. ‘The 11l of the L-r.l r cl r. ■
Tho laly afterward mirrl.-d •< Mr
Williamson, hut a-' "hr 1 hath n.
fury like woman scorned.' - h- h. -win.
an open Mistily to Wesley. I‘or hr un
christian spec. .* sn.l for her ' t nr.
obey thr law of the church In notlfMi K
him on Saturday previous of her .nt' n
tlon to commune on Fumlay. hr rrp.-llrl
her from the communion table. At th
request of Mr raustln, he an te her hte
reason for repelling her. Mr Caustln then
had him arrested for "iton-confnrmttv
to th* laws In the church. nd for lord
Ing It over <Jo.l's heritage ” Thr J.irv,
who indicted him. submitted a mtnor.tv
report esoneratlng hint, and the Jus'.ce
rrfua.sl to reqiitre a ismd. Mr. \\ ■ s --v
demanded a trial, nnd a’geared at several
soc-i’rsslve .vutrls seeking a hearing. Ile
!ng unable to g-t It. n the persecutors
were afral 1 of their own tndi tment, l<
mivi, "I called on Mr. Cnurtin atel to J
him I de.lgnssl to set out for Knglatal
Immedlnt.-ly, I set up an advertisement
In the Great Hqusre to the same eff---
and quietly prepared for mv Journey
On Pe * J, 17117 hr left Pavannah to re
turn to h>tgland where h- entere.l upon
the greatest moral movement since the
.lavs of I.uther.
In ihr ages to come Savannah may he.
come u ealt marsh where crocodiles may
ctawl and bask, or a ruin like Xmevah
or Knrnar or I-uxor. where the owl s ail
hoot pr the whlpivmrwtll take up his
mournful dirge to deporting day hut eve n
then shall the sntlquarlHti dig among its
ruins, and say this lr the place where
wrought thr Immortal Wesley.
Ilnscotn Anthony.
rnoKHßi.'s -now ok dolu.
Arrangements That Have Bren Made
for the Knterlalnmeit.
The Doll Show will b' gi as bv the
FYoahel Circle of Klrg's P'ughrars at 'ha
Chatham Artlllarv Hail this week. . pen
Ing Tuesday at 11 a m. ral das It
will continue through, lit W-dn*a v Tha
prtc of admit lon wl'l he in enta red for
every doll that I* er.t— <*i 10 cent mu it h
paid and the owner's name *ni a'd e*.
must he uron It
Dolls fo- en'raiws wilt he received from
4 o'clock tn-mormw aft.-rtv em until lo Ji
Tii*wlv mcmlne.
The pilxa* for the followl-g clias-*' tv,
iiarn dona'ed by: Thru* B oa., four biby
dolls II H ft Hro.. fo ir rlrl di *
Jackson A Me'xger, four oil f sio .1
dolls: Mr. J, F Cooper ilrara. fou rn-y
dressed and .ll" M s H C Oirn nal a
four crlp'l'd and .'l-oh' and < oil M *
A R law'on. four rap r .'o 1* Nirs C 5
liarn well, four doll* ae a tv. rt cm nta
for stories.
The prise* will he awanld on Wednes
day afternoon it 7. >• o'elock <n I ■ <hl It
ors will nlrgae .all for Ihelr dolls In tne.
dlately afierwards.
The bahy ilo'ls wl'l he Jtilied by M r *
J M. I.ang. Mis Mcrltt 7* X n nd Mr .
Heberts: the girt dol|. by Mr C. A.
Shearson. Mrs T M. Curn'rdam nti I
Mrs S. K Theua; tho old f. and Ii 1 and II 1
by Mr.. Coop’r Myers M s T h Wav -
a. .1 M e Wl Mi ' f lticv-dt
ilo’ls. by M's James Hunter. M"' I V.
Mendes and Mrs It \ Ici m I t-e
eWpp’ed aid dlaaMet dolli an i rig ‘oil
hv Mrs. flenry M.Altlo Mr Ho e J.
Baldwin. Mr# J I. Sctllv nnd Mr-. M.
A O'Byrne: doll* as a.l e-ci'emcnts 'o
stores hy Mrs. Charles II S rong, Mr
John Rry an . •ml Mias Nona h'ou -y: ia
per doll* and and ll* d-es-rd ' v • en. y
Mrs A R l.iwton Mr* I W M .trim,
Mrs John M. Kgan on I Mrs Fr. le lek
Myers.
There will he beautiful and di*. a
bride, a tailor-mad* lady a I'tth- gir.
n hoy and a baby, to voted U'.s at lo
a vote, an.l tho wise child will l>egln vot
ing Hats al once
Admission will be 23 .-tits Tuesday
evening, when refreshments will he sosl
It la hop-si that all " ay
be on hand. a hesklcs the beautiful ar
ray of doll*, there will he the enlivening
strain# of an orchestra midst iMlms and
flowers, which will b- for wale
All th Orel- dol * that a r e be:rg dress
ed by friends ahoutd be brought to ,h#
haji io-morrow morning or afternoon, an,l
merchant* should snter their exhibit! not
later than to-morrow afternoon
In caeee of catarrh flood'* Sarsaparilla
heal* the tlseuee. builds up th- ■*t ro
expele Impurities from tha bkxst and
curee.-ad.
CLUB LIFE IN SAVANNAH.
M3\TI.I R'A t:\Ti:il WITH
tltlJ I3TU ITS B3JOYNMT.
’iirninrinli ll*ia. I'robwbly. 31*re \% rll-
Aialnnl litba in l , i , |K)rtlnp l
l* ropii Intion I hn Any of It*
the* lUr kcmliup Sueipl i lut> (
ihrrr Arr Olkrr* of IWilerewl
* barprirr ilint #!<*%# the l)’llulit
llt rrr I* In S *orlptiun—4m# of
thr 'ran*nlantion* I hal M*rt.
s,iv *-.h pr lubiy has a cr*w*t#r rogsrl
fo the i t rco r * that trli)4 hr i-ro
l' •*. burn snd tvonun. t a thr tha ) ..ny
•i> In thr country of It# ppu tin No
i Lt! f r <orrr*ari* it arr hand, but
. k* iy hfii t. ** ** are m r • or*uni<.a
t* r- of t kk: i, i rart i lr, m U. ip*
h, i.U’taiy, ia:rl :. an i oLa.toay
i. i > ' LaToct**r : Sa\anna:i than fall to
i ** • of w.e or-.i a y p .mot of IW.OfIO pro
iGt* * \
A di.-t.f.ct feature of Favtnnah I* Is
• • • iif* So w i dtfvd ij it hit
are ut f**w :• ir rau* r.. ocl n>i
aj,T ; lip i) ibe 11-ta hal are priited in
- ji.i. on w-.th thip art .Vie In tho M rn
n k N* vi -of the nicmbers of the f ur 1 a *-
i *• la. iuba oi Biv mnth. N t to
l-H r •• o •• >r mor of he c. b .*• em.
r•* **r to o ur to th q .let a <1 wtl.*d
K * n*.t :h o h#: tvje <*o 1 m nly
k. *a . gt i #* nKin nlnr town.* he
v* r> vi.iiii.: fi a ju<t em tging fr m tho
t i a • fu. aa*' •* 'n h he a n*t
cl *. f r iromb*nh p the c nrtr ol
Im li* i* r . r th- 1 enetl who 1# ca. y
i . ci. l tlieu to f >re#o the p e >u op of
’ |
TIIK OtiLIrTIIO It PE CU7U.
.in even nc at hi# own fl*o<i.|a. In th *
I** otn f is fanti v, for the sake . h
qiii* - ■' akf with frien Is .it th club a
#* i . . une **f whi t or eucher or **pet,”
allian- e wit! u* irv I*l # ne* tl pec
b" '* • o t-ok-'s that t a‘l at he
m .-l of the p. h r<*..
T .re U -orrjri :r.p atout the atmos
l> er* thii Ip conducive lo the succeaa of
. i*‘ .j . r ic s. .annanian Is gre
• ' ar. i tec-u.se to th* delight that
f 1 *:ti #o\rtti<n with hta fellows
1* h natural to him alp unrvmint in
man :h* desire that smetimes prompts
him \y hut him elf off from his kind
ar.l hoc ni* a hermit for the re-t of his
days In other lti# of the state there
are rlul*s. but nowhere Is the development
such as it is in Savannah. Kven In At*
' Ir.nta, the lead ng dty, there are not so
many chib* >f the numerical strength of
1 to Ih* foun*l hre
The ri of club life has seized
upon the ty, ar*l the u; |-<rt It receives
an le jtr V* *1 f: 'm an cnumenailon of the
s • ul Hubs (hat are in existence. There
nre the Oglethorpe i’!ut. the Tomochicbi
Chib, the Harm* n ♦ C ub and the Huaaus
< I*. !i th*s* I# in*f In the city, while
the Savannah Yacht Club Is made up of
Savannah inns and h*P the lurtrest mem
bership of all. It is the n*sr compre
k* nslve .n its s'o>f*e, as wall a* leeing
itlii r.moy Ruoii, nubFiTHOßpr. cLt ii.
numerically th- strongest, and the \
clous lortue . f e.itertailinient to lie found
there In, ul!.. .rythlnr ai I nvir- that
nitglit !• . xp*c -d at suburb in club
Th- its tit flub. In fact. In su -h an or
xanlXJUn as to b ■ alug-the apat
from those tii* have Ihelr qua te K 111
il . dt} In tha Hats of 111. mb rhp of
ti.e cl:y i. s .ir.. found tne name* of
tt o-e u .> mak- up the member hip of
the Vi ht Club, whl h Ii is rose upon 'OO
Member- A.nsat wlth ul ex op'lon, the
memis-r* of the Yacht C ub are Cso mem
bers of one or mote of the clulx In he
<lty. .
n-sldes the club* tliat are recogr ix.-d n
.11 IhctlvcH - til In tt elr < t>J.s*ts. there
are Others 'h i are *cml -oc!.|. their pur
| g not rnly the promrtl n of
good fellowship and esteem am ng th *ir
namh. r but isot' e ennobling werk of
aiding and upll'tlng th.iee who rrmy be In
ree l of their h> Ip Any rumte- .f stinh
orgnrdxitb ns v and 'Odet -s mlrht h • m n
t o'ci nor Is hflr inembo-shlp r u fined
to el'her s,-x. I.alie enter ns si'dta vns
non l"'o t l work. In fa ". with grea er
pi...,sum rl thel* ml'l te-itlons have
*e n frmr. ht w'th the 'te-.1, g of mnnv
wbo have lieen twneflclarle* of their go d
r.css
Of patriot).' so t-tles may h- mentioned
Ihe St Andrew's, the Hibernian, Rons of
th- Revolution, the Borlsly of Colontal
Dames the Daughter* of the Amrrtenn
Revolution, th# Daughter* of the Confed
eracy the Society of the Sons of Colonial
Wars the two section* of th# United
Confederal* Veteran* .he Bon* of Con
federate Veteran* and th* University
Cub There ere others that will readily
occur to a local reader, and all of them
are In a a'ste that ahowa the wisdom of
their organization and gives promise of
long Ilf*
The Georgia Historical Society Is one
of the oldest and moat Intereating of the
many organisations In the city, and Its
work baa be n i Ivantageo* :
ervatlon of pltttb >f ika
colony and pta'a of fe>'x',a \
In the toclety IP he id by th* j
xenp of Havant.ai. • 1 it
them the dtareat of >.# *
Which they l e’.oc $
The scientific Pooler •* v.
pari of rile ort(anU*i: ,
The two medical aocie*
Medical Society and
Society, the C'anvra f*
*ii rtouriehtna Inatl i a
Men’s Christian Aaw i.. ,
library Aeaocbi Jen ar-i v
lleL>rtw A*m* iatior
cel lent llbrarie** ai .
amueemofM rouma. a. . *. v
oufhly equipped ; im*.
larffc momlkerahlp nl mi. r <
among t!e younger peo|ie as j.
1 inoet popular or4MU.iatk>ns in in
their way.
mi .uvxAtnt now \ro\\ \ (u
The Otflethorp# Has Mun* | . . ;i n _
Hulnr lieu.
S- pt. IS. 157 b. a party of k* r i-r* r V {
In the ofhee of MeeMrw. Wo *1 : . j ,
ar.d formed what Ip now t .*
Club. Tb# original membe r v, r- ,* c
Duncan, C. B. Austin, W. It. v.
fl H Woodb:lljg:e. Jo* ph M.
Frank Winter, J *i CM**.to m
lK'Tr. Joseph A. Hujrer, Jr , R I
i*ham, G. K. Jones, li. 11. Kerr r*.\
Chisholm nd C. C. Hunter ■ r<M
M* M ttUrault, an*' , #
still meenbera.
Ry Nov. 12. M7O. a portion f •
rnt quarts had keen *e tr#
a meet In* held on that da"* *h*
named. At tbl** meeting Gen.
Johnston and Commjdoee Josiah Ti*'rwU
were eieettid honorary members Tht -ib
hns had but one oriier honorary rn* ;t*r,
(apt James I. Johustoti. who *1
with such distlncLofi In Ilia Conf**lerai
navy.
On Bept. 7. If7l. the first p rati dm wi
sleeted. Col. George S. Owens, w o be-3
the office without interruption n
death In 1557. His successor is Mr. La. tr
G Charlton. •
The Oglethorpe Club never mak#? *ny
effort at show The comfort of r . Ji)*
hers and their guests is the f cor
pideratlon. Ail of tta appointmen*# are
quii t It n<w occupies two flt-or* ? the
building on the northeastern c r. -of
Bull and Rroughton atreets On ti * ?.r*t
floor are three large spring ro*s *-he
meeting room and bi. Hard room n* s
upper floor, the library' ami tlie r 'au
ra nt.
The club'a is limited H
now \*ry near the point whet* * v *■ *7
list will have to be estabbehod. T • * ”‘*
b*rship is thon ughly r-*pr* n ntnflve m
v.innah. md on the list have I*** i t rn
tim % to time the names of aim■*-: •*
th© prominent HavannaMona. Wh -**
ha# given luf few public receptloi
Oglethorpe Club ban ntver fall* 1 .
©l*l unostentatiously, to assist in t ■ r,>
tertalnmen* of vMton whenever n y
©v©nt war celebrated here. In
th© Chatham centennial, It gave '
gang reception to Jefferson Davie I** 1 * *
rooniK were beautifully decorated. *_ ’
•oen© wax on© that will ong be r- •• >n *
hered. in 1892 a reception wga give! '®
the officer© of the navy; and still Ht r
when the portrait of Col. * *wen-
Champney Welle. wo© unveiled " !rl •
(*oi. Owens* death a alnpl<* ln~ :: i •
haa been put upon It. glvlr.f hit >
term of hla service, and the word#.
super via# antique©'* When the 1 *
Army Corp* wae here, the club tr
open It© door# to the off! er#. and
the Second Georgia en-amp* ■!
neighborhood. the rule whh*h Inhlbi*- •:
rm*mf>er fr*it\ Inviting a cltlsen of 4
nah into th© r*om was p ;
officer a and men alike bc.Unv’ th* •
of the club.
.ii ifKiin ™
healthy, a© might be expect**! f a
numb*r of successful buain* s* m ' ,
are member?*. Following or© *
manage the affairs of the club tn*l - 1
who constitute it# member dp
I“resident—Walter G Charlton
Vice President— George W Owen#.
Hoc re tor y—J oh rr D. Carswell.
Tr©a#urer—William F Hardee.
Board of Managers— F t
W. Haskell. Hy T. William#. T M cu
nlngnam. Jr., and J. F C. Myer#
The membership of *h# club •* -
many of the leading buslne## and ’* p
tlbnal men of B*vannah: J H A? •
A L. Alossndcr. G J ** :6wiri a r i.
Butler. Jr.. F. Harrow. H. H B* v r
M. Barnard. C. O Bell. Allen Bond K _
Continued on Eleventh Pag*.