The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-04
The Midway Church Reunion

The annual nesting OF the riEh,h0l1ers Of
the Old VI -dway church in l. bsTty c unity
takes place this year on Wednesday, March
II. Special efforts are bang made 70 secure
a very large Attendance. All the right
holders. members Of the Md way congrega-
ton, those whose ancestors were
members Of it and all who are in
any way interested in the old church are in
vited 70 be present COnveyancss from the
railroad stations, Mcintosh and Walthour
vile. can be obtained readily and visitors
from distance viii find at the church hos
pitable people with well-flled baskets The
programme for the reunion is an interesting
one and 10 one who attends it viii regret
4 having done 50.
Midway church is one of the old and
notable landmarks Of Georgia It's history
dates far back Of the revolution. Men and
women and their descendents who have
worshiped within its walls have played con
spicuOus parts in the country's history.
The living are scattered from the lakes to the
gulf and from one ocean TO the other. In the
great cities in tne professions and in bust
ness circles their names are known and their
influence felt.
Where could those, who in their youth
listened to the words of divine truth from
old Midway pulpit and sang songs Of praise
within it, sacred walls, spend a day more
pleasantly than al this reuniOnl And those
who know the old church from hearing
their fathers and mothers talk of il, or
whose ancestors are buried in its cemetery,
how could they spend a day more in
terestingly than in meeting with those who.
in common with them, have so many
memories which cluster around Liberty
county's ancient landmark What pleas
anter thought can come 70 men and women
fretted by the thousand annoyances and
worries Of the busy world than that of a
quiet day at the old church There, resting
in the grateful shade Of historical trees, or
wandering through the Genet 5ry reading
the curious inscriptions on the old tomb
stones, or listening 70 scraps Of family his
tory from the old people Of the county the
vexations of the world can be forgotten for
the time being and few hours passed in I'M
ailoyed enjoyment.
The first settlers at Midway arrived there
in December, 1872 The first house for pub
III HOioiIp " ID ere On nSuHdF neck,
near the plantation Of Mr. Thomas Mallard
In 1854 measures were taken TO erect new
meeting house at Cross Path, on the north
side OF the north branch Of Newport
Swamp The building, when completed,
was a feet long, 50 feet wide and had a
gallery. At one end it had a pitched roof
and at the other steeple. 1t
was destroyed in 17SS. 1t was
replaced by a coarse building, which
was erected near where the old meeting
| house stood. This building was 40 feet long
and 80 feet wide The present building,
which is 90 feet long and 40 wide, was
erected in 1892. The Rev. John Osgood
was the first pastor of Midway church. He
died Aug. 2, 1913. The Rev. DR.. l. S. K.
Arson, the present venerable pastor emer-
titus of the Independent Presby-
teriar church, of this city
was It's pastor in 1854. This is very bare
skeleton of the churchs history. Those
who attend the reunion will hear enough
about old Midway to make good sized and
very interesting volume.