The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR WORK
The Pennington Society Celebrates 1t
Second Anniversary.

Second Anniversary.
Mcintosh, June 6.-The Pennington
Christian Endeavor Society celebrated
its second anniversary last Sunday. Dele
gates from five societies in the county
were present, also three delegates from
Blackshear society. Quite a nice pro
gramme was arranged and the exercises
were very much enjoyed. In the opening
exercises in the morning Rev. G.. c. Car
son welcomed the visiting delegates.
The response was by e. L. Darling Of
the Blackshear society.
Rev. Mr.. Carson preached an eloquent
sermon from Gal iv, %. The delegates
were entertained for dinner at the houses
of the Pennington people. In the after
noon the report of the secretary
and treasurer was read. President
A. Gordon CasSels made the
annual address, showing what
benefits the endeavorers had received
during the past year as endeavorers and
what they had accomplished. This re-
port was followed by an address from DR..
r. B. New of Waycross, superintendent
of the fourth district on endeavOr work.
This was followed by r. T. Andrews, who
spoke on the work of the society for
the ensuing year. E'ive-minute papers
were then read on the various committees
by Willie Harden of WalthOurville, j. b.
Mccall of Hinesville. Wallace Daniels of
Taylor's Creek. Miss Susie Reppard of
Fleming, and Miss r. NJ. Andrews, who
was to report from Fleming, was absent
on account of sickness, and T. H. McGillis
RESPONDED Mr. McGillis then addressed
the convention on county missions,
stating that Liberty county was the only
county that had five societies entirely in
the country and that there was not
county in the state that had a county
union and urged that old Liberty come to
the front President Cassels stated that
Liberty county had always been foremost
in religious matters and that
he hoped the young endeavorers would
again take the lead and organize
the first county union in the state, and
asked that the presidents of the five
societies meet directly after the services
to discuss the matter. The election of
officers for the Pennington society was
then taken up, and Z. B. Way was elected
president Arthur Spencer vice presi-
dent and w. A Fleming, Jr., secretary
and treasurer. After the meeting the
presidents of the various societies met
and organized a county union and elected
A. c. Cassels as president with the presi-
dent of each society as vice presidents,
The meeting passed OFF nicely and en-
Unused and strengthened every endeavOrer
for new work.
The entertainment given by the young
people of Pennington last night at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Rep
pard, in honor of the delegates who have
been in attendance at the anniversary ex-
| ercises of the Pennington Christian En-
| deavor Society and the visiting young
ladies was a very enjoyable one,
An impromptu programme was
gone through with and the
/ long piazzas were thronged nth happy
couples. The visitors were Miss Leila
| Smith of Blackshear, Miss Ola Mallette,
Miss Valera Cassels, Miss Susie Cassels
of Townsville, and Miss Weaver Macon
of Savannah DR. r. B. New of Waycross
and T. II. McGillis of Savannah, The
next meeting of the musical will be held
/ at the parsonage