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10 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 A //// ? r \ u / / • ,*sz aq* | j ' " • m km! * (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 ■ - . KW DfCw .#*--JS * fl r ' ■r3i •'* : -■■,•■ : _J 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*.