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Just In. gw ines of fash inaMe and attract re SUITS. re>s. Rainy-Day and Walking SKIRTS. [arvelous lines of ilk and Flannel VAISTS. & PERFECT nilerwearand osiery Lines, 5 ILK { nderskirts, k.. &c., &c. (I <■ Si v—-W I I, BIG ■ nc ST()RE> ■UNITY'S BIRTHDAY > 111 |)|>T ii.tiiodiT ■ mill Ill'll. I lII'HCH. m: A CENTURY OLD TO-DAY. ■' \ 11. in wii i. i ri.i'Bii hi ■ i hi. ahvivkiijary. i on "Itemlnlacrncrs" I" ■*' II i,ii,m| nml on ••Xlethn lliin l. Mr. ", 11. \ln ms Will Ilf ■le, ~ , . ,i_ n... iii*tr> of '•'••- in 'ii. ii mm I, nml f !•' < nrrer .lil'ii Wesley Hi-. 1.-., ill hs Hey. \I,Ill mi . I ll*' lllili'H a* ** tll - Im.ii iii 'h .un nn li. I *l. Ilnbcri I* Huaiki-r ilrmlii'r of the I Irst hi MiMimil. of Trinity. Hr- 1...... i-.iiir. > ml - 11,1-ventrnnial of >l* " r " in 'l li.' simiverenry ex r pijico at ii o'clock this H • rJer of ecrvtces will be. ■ ■ Harry Row* Shelley. ■* vrr ' o. i,,j. H ll.ifcom Anthony. ma 1 ■> ling. | I I l,: niiiun asthony. ■*"' " f Irion, llrlhodUl I‘hnrcli. H • 1* ted, ■ nit' it*. "J.u*, My Saviour," H ' Reminiscences," Mr. J. R. ■ f*l R* the Tic Tnal Binds." I Methodism," Mi. B. B V-A The “Perfection” Clothiers. The satisfaction of knowing that you are in “the best place in town,” is an immense advantage to those who appreciate “perfection/' You feel that you are as near this attainment of your desires as is possible in Savannah, or, we may say -anywhere. QUANTITY, QUALITY, VARIETY and RIGHT PRICES are at your elbow, and if you fail to get JUST WHAT YOU WANT, the fault is YOURS. In fact YOU KNOW that all the best accessories of comfort and style are embraced in our great and perfect collection of clothing necessaries. M Rare Outer Comforts. 'ist/ The cream of the season’s fashionable WRAPS, box coats, automobiles, Plush and VELVET CAPES, Fl T K COLLARS IJH and COLLARETTES. Girls’ and Children's Jackets and Capes. \ * That Skirt Cinch. We advertised a line of 500 splendid SAMPLE SKIRTS la9t week They took like wildfire, and a big hole has been made in Ladies’ Cloth, Serges, the pile. This week will prob- JuWp Cheviots, Homespuns, Etc., ably see the last of them. Jji&i In Regular, Rainy-Day and If You Come Early wWrl Vv alking Styles. You may get a chance at { o Elegantly Trimmed what’s left. | f- and Finished. BARGAINS AT DOUBLE OUR PRICES. Ladies’ House Garments. % Elegant Lounging Gowns, Eiderdown House Jackets, Bath Gowns. 43 NECKWEAR, f J Metal and Leather Goods, ■ ''P+jk Handkerchiefs, Collars, Xj \ v Mil lit*? Cuffs, Belts, Etc. jffejy Corset Comfort J.V lilf Is controlled by the new, correct and beautiful KABOS. v yin•ff-'fc A Atpf OT? V A WE have a good many BOYS’ CAPE OVERCOATS left yet, 4to 10 a XL \y U ■ S s A 1 P\J fjk years. Splendid garments. Formerly sold at from $4.00 to SIO.OO. VJ Y JL N • HALF-PRICE NOW to close out. Prayer. Ivoxology. The choir consist* of Mr*. A. r.to.c. soprano; Miss Mary Gross. alio; Mr. W T. Tree**?, tenor, and Mr. W. R- L. Rob erta. baritone. Mrs. t* G Heidt la or ganist. At night at * o'clock the Sunday B'hnnl Missionary Society will have it- anniver sary. Fittingly to celebrate the half century of Its existence old Trinity has been thor oughly renovated, and many change* nl Improvements made in its arrangement* These alterations and improvements In the interior of the church, which were begun in the latter purl of the summer, were only recently completed, and th* congregation worshipped In the main edi i hoe last Sunday for the first time me they were begun. The changes consist of anew arrangement of the organ loft ami puil'ii. combined with the other Ini provemente that nave been mode in the body of the church, unite to impress upon the eye of the beholder the union of re. beauty and chaste simplicity. The most radical change made i* In Hi position of the organ and choir loft, whi ha* been removed from ihe gallery foci the pulpit to a elation behind Ihe pulp The old Greek pit ar* of the alcove fr. . which so many of Trinity's pastors b n preached to their people, nave been mu use of to support Ihe pipes of the orgai whirh are arrang'd between them It front of the organ olid behind the pulp', are the se-ats for tlia choir, which a separated from the pu.pll by i hands, up ruUb'C. of tho same color as the Olh;: decorations of the church. The general effect Is that of the farad of a Greek temple and In Its simple henu \ It |a as Impressive s the pulpit and tur roundings of any church In Bavann i The da. orations throughout Ihe bulldbi sre of arhtta and aM. Which harm wall with the style of archil.• trie end t boid and free line* of the auditorium A number of minor changes have n.so been made Th* pews have been recus.t loned In buff leather and the method , f lighting the building changed from gas to electricity. The many elustens of lights have been disposed übout the wnl> and celling* to good advantage and yte.d ' a soft radiar.ee entirely In character with the sacred uses and purposes of the edi fice. The organ has been completely renovated urul repaired and Is now In thorough good condition. It Is run by water mo tor. Instead of the old hand power will h has given strength to Its tones. In th past. More than tl.hOh has bean spent in its repairs olone. MrTIItIMIMI Ihi BAVAXKAH. History of the Unionisation Where It Us> Fonnded. In 1790 the name of "Savannah TogrT i appears for the first time In the ml mi'os J Of the Methodist Fphv <pal Church, and Hope Hull Is agslsneti aa prascher Tea year* before this Ihe conference had tak en strong anti-slavery grounds, declaring U "coulrary to Uia laws ot God, man B. H. LEVY & BRO. < THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1000. nni nature, anti contrary to tho dictator of con* olenc© and pure ielision Owing to thoee ©ontimen?* a:.l it lin ger W.g projmltce against Mr. Weilev, Hop© Hull met violent opro©hl<n upon hi* arrival here. M-bs w*re formed ami flu* \ iolcnce became such that he left the city. In 1791 Ilu*kiah Arnold. 1752. John Bon n r. arul 1753 Hop** Hull. wt*r© apt*olntexl to *‘J s a\annah Circuit," covering * larg territory, but there i* no pr of knonn to TUIVITY M. K. < 111 lit ft, \% blch ( rlrlirn !*• lt . me, that any of these men preached In Suvunnali (luring that time. The n.imi, "Savannah Circuit," thm d*• an* <r* from lit* minute* until 17W>, when It uppeer* a* "Burke ami Savann a.i," with Junaihan Jackon, and Josiah Rundall a* the prea her*, hut it I* doubtful if they ever til*'*l to preach here. Th** appointment disappear* from Ihe minutea umli the year ItaA*. when Savan nah aiJ St. Mary * are coupled togetin r, and John tjarwin sent a* p’eachr At the j of that year liaiwiu reported fourteen metnliera at St. Mary's, but non# fot Sa v nuiah. so .t wg* again drofupcl from th.. i , ..I ap|H)inUnmt* a* an untirom'tlng field. In IDOti. at the sneslon of the South Caro lina wouferenue, ot which Georgia funnad .'ft Men’s Clothing J. f& { \ I s illustrated by the names of the noted m JrMf7 Stein-Bloch Cos., ! *\ jx Hornthal, Benjamin & Reim, Hamburger Bros., 1 Hart. Shafner & Marks, -.’"Sr - I Strauss Bros. <"/-£■/ We control exclusively the HIGHEST CLASS CLOTHING, and you can see the gulf that separates us from the NO-CLASS sort with half an eye. PRICE, without \ ALI E* is a poor investment. Our Suits for Our Hat Lines Young Men ( \ Are built upon such Are unique in their / | solid foundations of exclusive stylishness f 1 style and merit as and superiority. They Dunlap, Stetson, differ from the TAILORS ( >——-- ~ X Young, Miller, and best in PRICE only. - * Gotham. THE BEST. FURNISHING EXCLUSIVENESS. MANHATTAN SHIRTS—The ONLY SHIRTS. In all styles, plain and fancy. IsV STUTTGARTER and all good Domestic T UNDERWEAR. rfv[\ Neckwear Possibilities. / j j YU! FANCY VESTS, FINE MI) GLOVES, J U A I DRESSING GOWNS, SMOKING COATS, //J NIGHT ROBES, PAJAMAS, HOSIERY, W m \U \ UMBRELLAS,'WALkINGVriCKS,CoIIars! ff .1 Cuffs, Jewelry, Suspenders, Garters, Etc. ™ V a part. R:©hof> A bury called for a volun teer from nmong th> pre/icher* to take charger of thl* appointment Samuel liiti. n ouly, a you ng at.d ardent man, re* jmhml e<l to the -all Cud ~ r> ♦ • t 10 *' - I'lAce f.’r th* year lv-7. He taught ©chool for a *ujport. and pi-acher| at the alnm louse, and the Hospital. th© Irmof s b in*; able neither to ’tite nor to run fivm him. he held hi* around and hi* coturta*loi He trl dto |*'*it*h t o.lu r>, but hi* ministry < nfln*d a'inu*t • * cluslvoly to hi* pupil* and the fam.iy uhere he hoarded Thl* v©ar he bad a visit from Je*e l,*©. who planted Meiim !!*m In li New Eng land tate, and carr:e*l It over Gie lire ' (mo Onada, but who war how on ttie. i Sfuirt.i Circuit. In lil Journal of Apr! 1. I*o7. Leo says "at nlgnt, at Mr. Myrr* . I preached. I hod a rrowd.'d hoo*e at.l many were forced to terrain ■ ut of t'i- It was a good time to many s ,uls." A ( lass of throe wa form'd from thos -1.1.0 had been Meth .lists < Isewhcr. at. I at tonferenee five ghlte, and seven nr ,roe.** were tepo-ed a- member*. Whetli er the other two w tiles *n i the negn -s were converts herr, or *erd corn borrowed from e!*cwhere. 1 nav* r.o means of as rertalnlns " June Wilson’s Grave. In the north* -St corner of Coldilal I’ark. about sixty >a?d- from Oglethorpe avenue, and half that distance from A bur com ntfeet. U Ut grave of Mr*. Jar.© lenniM Wilson, who <|©d in 1547 On It Inn pil t i ' ti* .r o- thro* that oon AtltUtcMl th*J flrSt-CiAJIM meetiltK In I*l2 ’ Thin date in evidently wron*. d' übtie!* I** It confused with the date of the ere*- tl n of the fltt church. It should Ih Wli Mr* Wllwn was the arand mother of Mre \V. A Jaudon of this c4ty In Ihv James H. Millard was the preach < r He lout on** aivd rained non*-, 1 n 1* *.♦ Siv.tnnah was j dn**d to the Au t !.nt:i and Loutavdlle Otroult, with John M f Vein aa preacher In I*lo w* *• r>t to Savannah, aval rfpoital that year tine white ikl e*-ven colored member*, w.iioh heke| like home ad\ ancement. but in Ull Ctban Cooper oame as ik>w tier, .titd at the end of the year retorte*l bu’ ihre<- white and two negroes, a total ot five nwtnhirs. after nearly twenty yrar- Yvotk-~.i fc>orer result than is obtained from th© mission fields of China. A fact tl tit some inlaht iote with profit. UurinK these years *hre Is no evidence •, Where the ©rvfe©* were held, fur ther than an occasional reference in t* me p .vate journals abou>; preachin* In u pri vate houße n te 31. 1759 the C|ty Council rave els to lots t* several den m>lnti*'s, amortr them the k> east >f Hal*erham . treet old l e ween B’.wte and Pr* a den? ticets. was itrantHl to some < f Ham mett t* ful.owdff, kn iwn as Ptim five Mcth oil? ts They built a church on if. but v on afterward disband.n*. the trust*©a * .ul to veat |t In their preicher. Hev. A bun CTourl. who buIN a residence on a Ie ir.lotl rf the lot. The Pleat Methodist t htarda. The Methodist Kpiacopat church having b rn orpaniaad In 15 7, on April 13 of Thai >*Mr. tlc members pcUtloned Council t< r- juire t I ud to turn the property over to them The council decided that u* the Pern Hive Meth dlsi Church her- was and that Cloud had rib title aid * . or ered him to turn the proparry over to th* 11 u -e * of ths Method st ilp.se !*•! t h i-ch As <’loul reals’ed tide, the C un- I. to save the ocnarosatton furihar trou ble. rec'dtnuuKl their trunteae, John Milieu, ticorits Harral atal Kiaiiwr Htara*-, a-* th * lawful owners, and auve them a *!• • I f the lot on the northeast corner of IJn* rt-ir* etmat and Oifktthorpa avenue. In ex i ~a; for a dee*l to lot on which C loud lived. After much trouble Council *u '* I el In ejection Cloud, and reitklnf the property In 1512 James Russell came a* preacher, and imvlmr irotten aid from a broad be *an th© erection of a house of worship. !(•* was returned In 1813. when the build ing was • omplelsd. and dedicated by Bisho|> Anbury, on Sunday. Nov. 31. 1113. TANARUS; Is church was called Wesley Chapel. \whurv in his Journal says "I pr**acned twice :n tho Wesley Chapel. This Is a good nest house, sixty feet by forty Our , chapel coat. others would have t., it coat twlct as mu h perhaps Wa are indebted to Myers and Huasel for much of this saving.'• A tlte end of thU I year there were thirty white and thirty* f.v* n**gro members. T i.* Myera mentioned above was Hev. j I/'tth M very, who wits presiding elder and . u- of the tending men of tin* South Car ft tdiii© Conference. Of Jamea HiisMl, HJshop An<*rew taya: "He poscssei she power of persuasion beyond any preach©* I ever heard. Thousands wrr converted under his ministry. lie was a very ex traordinary matt. II was aUik>nad In Hu* v&niuih. whar© ih* fl k was umtbl© to aup|Mrt him ond he threw himself upon his own exertions for support. Thts was the rimt step of entanglement in worldly trafh'! that resulted S:s hn* ruin. He fslled to meat his ©ngugements. and received the severity of a Judgmont wit hot* t charity." Itwmien of this he located Of hi** death. Andrew says "lit© ©* ?liofic ol©ar at Its siting and wens down without a re maining cloud. Hls name has com© down tii i%it % hi in m rißsimur. i ihk. to the present as one of the most remark able men of his t.rne." The I'erry hlreet I'orsaiiage. In ISH there came as preacher James C. Cogcr, i5-I6 W f ltman C. Hill, and In I*l7 Henry Ita-s, the father of Rev. XV, O. Base, who (or many years president of XX'esleywn Kemab t'ollegc July .*. HtiT. Mayor Thomas I'. I’, Char ton vn authorised to deed lo the M, tho list Epis copal Church a lot for a par- nag*-. The lot ivns the fourth west of Bull on Perry i street. On till* the parsonage was hulit that year, hut Bmlth In hi- "Life of An drea'' el> ll w.ia t'.1.l f> two jour, later with money from CaroMna, got by t'at*-r Till< hour- wa of erw.ir la exchanged form .loulile t-r.-n ' nt on XV- -t Broad street. 1s t ween Hull and Mclkin outfli street*, half of whlcu was used as " ■ ■ There’s Anything' J] rf j\ NEW W K 7 and I [ ' GOOD (J I . in %w % OVER- I ' COATS JJ i It’s here. „ We have more kinds and more of the garments them selves than any half dozen houses in town For Men and Boys. It’s not safe to buy an Ov l: KCOAI’ elsewhere —as you can get neither tbo .'ISr; W’ QUALITY * GT/ VARIETY gk that are to •' • <• be had here. U -u_ Of course, , 7,1 9 , . . we don t f i mean the “price” kind. THEY arc L v J EVERYWHERE JJ © It won’t cost Qr you a cent to Inspect Our Stock. Boys’ Suits. We control the CRESCENT and “Peck” lines of Boys’ CLOTHING no such im mense stock elsewhere. SHIRTS, C\ SHIRT WAISTS, jE- Stockings, A Socks, ! .**£/ Underwear, LL—-T Hats, Caps, l J Neckwear, V/ Overcoats. y xl BIG 1 nc STORE. n parsonage until Mia, Mary Bt.ifforl ruse to th* church His piitit site at Ilarnar.l and Hull #*rests *1 h n suh ■tantlal bullcllnr on it srhloh wa* snlaigel into th* pregent tiandsomo r.-st ien * |<ish<.|. Amlre w at*aklng >< the | .arson age on Retry street save. 'T< e.<>d <m South Common, and *e were almogt m (he oilier verge of eHy [-il'iila'lon there being only a few srulerlng house* t)*- yofid ua " In I*l* Solomon Bryan was the pregeher. amt In IM-X> William* f*pe a, af er a-irde eleeted Rlghop. He ws the falhe* of Itiahoo <*<APt*rp of (h# Church. In IS2I under John Howard, the rreat u r iiid-fat her o i l>r. J O. Jarrell of tht city. ft*re "a a roviv.il th-tt retail ti# * ’ ,ni and iluriuit the ph?oiml K. J. Fltrifer* fither of Hev. A. M Wynn uQ*l tta>* | CouUaued On Ttofti Fict 7