Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-31

The yavcross District All Right-EverS
County organized
Correspondents af ire Morning Ne'eS.

-orrssnon9eucs Of TIE Morning. Esscs.
gft1rovS. GA. Jan. 2S.-According 10
amendment the sunday school workers Of
Rerrieu county met at this place on SATURDAY
sstb. for the purpose Of taking the proper
steps toward efecting a county organization.
They assembled at the Academy at II so a. m.
A programme of exercises vas drawn up ana
after al exclamation Of the objects and aims
sought to be accomplished by the state, as
trict and county associations, given by keN.
= J. Benton. Of bonneville, they ADJOURNED
10 meet IN the afternoon at $50. Consider
able interest seemed to have been awakened
on the subject. While heretofore all had tfle0
70 do some work, yet for lack OF DEFINITE plAHs
the work was unsatisfactory.
At the afternoon session the opening ser
vices were conducted by Rev. +: j. behS s
followed in PRAYER by DR.. j 1. lower. AAtsA
.sPTaver and Praise collection, upon mo-
ton. properly seconded, the IoHoWlne nalnoN
persons were elected as officers OF the assoc i
ton. to serve tin the regular time iui Si0e'iV
Of officers in Nav next:
President. I. Clover.
Vice President-A. J. Parrish
Secretarv-J. ". Talley.
Treasurer-Nrs. d. W. Clover.
While singing a song. the Secretary took
the names OF all present who desired 70 JON.
The Chair appointed committee OF Inree,
consisting of DR.. J. ". 1aley, heN. j" 49, -
StallinEs and f. J. Benton to prepare IoIlh
of constitution for the government OF the as
ISOLATION and report the same on to-hoFTO"
afternoon. - 49,.
Sabbath morning pened CLOUDY, Uut so1n
the suns cheering rays dlspelle0 the ctoIus
aud mists and bv 10 O'Clock all was bright.
The people came in from all directions some
from quite & distance. BY II Inc mouse " az
comfortably filed The Rev. +. j. Benton
preached from Phil. III, Il. The spirit OF inc
Lord was present, in power, as eFluehcSu ~
the wraDt attention and tear-staln ~, SiSe4
Of many. At the conclusion ny ~ = $500, e,,,
lings invited mOurners to the altar LOT pIa! q ;
Several responded. Mr. Benton announces
$50 p. m. as the hour for children = uollee,
at which time he would learn tnem tHe As
SociatiOn Song After partaklng OF the gen
arons bosniralitv of our resident brethren we
again repaired to the academy. BRO L. d.
Wilson, President OF the LoWnues COunt3
SUNDAY School Association, was presen1 anu
ready. The opening services were leLlom Gu
NV such sweet and sOul-stirrlng sons as by
and Bve.'' 1.-The Kingdom Coming Free
waters ssWhen We Get Home" "Dld GU
Think TO Pray" etc. The audience repeated
the motto Of the Georgia State Sunday School
Al ms point DR.. J. 7. Clover, President,
took the chair and called for the report on
constitution. Rev. W. }. Stalllngs read the
report and at the close on motion the consul
tuition drafted by the committee was adopted
as the constitution Of Berrlen County eaODath
school Association. The question as 10 Wnen
and where the next regular meeting shall be
held came up. and. at the suggestion OF L. B.
Wilson. Esq. il was
Res91red. That we hold our next meeting at
NFiIlt0wn on the fourth sunday IN February
next and that at said meeting we Will hold
SUNDAY school jubilee. to which we invite all
the sunday schools Of Berrien county and OF
adjoining counties.
The exercises of children's meeting were
resumed. Mr.. Benton stated that the Inter
national Sunday School Team for Berrlen
county had been rugged up and well equipped
and was now standing ready. and asked
''What should we do now:" 4 voice sald-
GO on" And ego on we did with vim.
Everybody sung Go on" We sang 1t again
and again.
At the conclusion we sang the sweet BY
and Bye" and while singing. several OF the
children and youth came forward and gave
their hands in pledge of a promise TO Try TO
live so as to be able to reach that Land that
is fairer than day" The meeting then adj
journed.
Berrien County Sunday School Association
was born amid blaze OF enthusiasm rarely
eGualed in the writer's experience. The as
sociation numbers now over forty members.
and, from the spirit manifested, 1t Is bound to
grow. ,..,.
The friends at Midtown wish It distinctly
understood that they invite everybody to the
Jubilee on the fourth Sunday in February.
They have large hearts. plenty Of house room
and ample larders to accommodate all VINO
may come. MlhE1hAss'