Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
FLORIDA.
Georgia's pirituaI Welfare.

Rev. 7. b. West has been called to the
Passionate of Marshal church.
Rev. j. H .Corley has been reelected pas.
tor OF the Baptist church at Fort Games.
Rev. 5. w. W Mite, pastor Of the Bethel
church (colored) at Americas, died on
Tuesday.
The Baptist church at Jackson has
chosen Mr.. Ivey, OF Gordon, for pastor for
next year.
Next Tuesday the meeting of the Bethel
Association begins at Blakely. A large
attendance is expected.
The Baptists of Smyrna will soon have a
mouse OF worship of their own. They
have been using the Presbyterian church.
Jacksonville has four regular PRAYER
meetings each week, three at the Metho-
dist church and one at the Baptist
church.
The synod Of the Lutheran church. for
this year, is to be held at Bronwood. be-
ginning on Wednesday, Oct IS, and con-
tinuing until Monday, Nov q
Rev. Mr.. Reed, the missionary who has
just returned from China, has consented
TO deliver lecture before the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society, in Columbus,
on Nov.6.
Mrs. DR.. D. B. searcy. of FORSYTH. has
recently donated 5000 TO and In rebuilding
Methodist church on the site of Old
Bethel. once flOurishing church, near
her residence.
At called conference or the First Ban
tist church of Columbus Thursday. Rev.
Robert Harris, of LAGRANGE, was unanj-
mously elected as pastor, and the salary
fixed at $4,000.
DIR. Mendenhall, of Greenville. s. c..
has just closed a series Of sermons In the
Baptist church at Hartwell Several &C.
cessions have been made to the church
and otherwise greatly benefited.
On the second Friday in November
there Will be an ordination of deacOns at
COrinth, OgleJhrope county. The church.
under the charge OF Rev. j f. Cheney, is
growing rapidly in membership.
Elberton Gazette: We have been in
formed that a certain missionary to
China, from the State of Georgia, who
went there with nothing, is now worth
$oOO,VVO. IL seems to be a paying bust
ness.
Rev. w: A. Montgomery, the pastor Of
the Baptist church at Greensboro. has
been conducting a series Of meetings for
the past week. DIR. Montgomery is
forcible speaker, and has large congrega-
tiOns.
The Baptists OF Dalton are working
hard to pay off their church debt. A
lecture, the proceeds or which will be
devoted TO this end, will be given by the
eminent DIR. Hawthorne next Monday
night.
A revival has been in progress at
Cemak for a week, which Increases IN
interest from day to day. Rev. Mr.. DuvaI
is assisted by two lady evangelists-Miss
Hemphill, of Athens, aud Miss Fairly. of
Gainesville.
There is a possibility of the Rome
Female College going into the hands of
the synod Of Georgia. The object is to
provide place for educating the
daughters findIgent Presbyterian clergy
men OF the South.
G. A. Turner, one OF the leading men,
bers OF the Forsyth bar, has been ordained
q minister in the Baptist church. His
grandfather, Rev. John Miner, was a
Baptist minister, as were two Of his great
uncles, Revs. Benjamin and Pitt. Mil
ner, and also one OF his uncles and several
cousins. famous among whom were Rev.
Pitt W. Miner, who recently died in
GreeEville, Ala, and Rev. John II. MIL
ner, deceased, Of Pike county, who was
moderator Of the Flint river association
for years. All Of these were on the MIL
ner side. In addition TO this Rev. Joshua
Galloway was also his great-uncle,