The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-10-17

the general ASSEMBLY, o'AlihS Ao4 O''A9
collections for Bible cause, using oul
own Sunday school publications, organ
ling the colored work, preventing
preaching by unauthorized evangelists,
allowing authorized evapgelists to ordain
minister in the foreign field, and other
questions. The report was adopted.
The formal call for the pastoral servl-
ces OF Rev. Robt Adams in the Americas
church was presented, placed in his
hands and accepted. The installation
of Mr.. Adams was arranged for the next
stated meeting of Presbytery and Rev.
A. Kirkland and Elder j. w. WheatleY
were appointed to arrange for the service.
After arranging for the devotional
exercices during the meeting OF Presby-
tery in Dawson the afternoon session
adjourned.
At night Rev. R. W. Alexander, of
Cordele. preached a most enjoyable
sermon to large congregation. Unu-
sual interest was taken in this service,
as it was possible that Mr.. Alexander
may be induced to accept the pastoral
charge of the Dawson church. Many
pleasant remarks were made concerning
the sermon.
SATURDAY uuOIuluS CLIC i AOA W CSlJ oS3eNiA
convened and continued It's work.
Rev. W. Mckay read the repors of the
committee on the narrative to Synod.
This report gave information as to the
failures and successes of the work dur
ing the past year, and was a summing
up of the work of all the churches in the
Presbytery. 1t was adopted. Other
narratives from churches in the Presbyte-
ry were received and filed.
The committee on Presbyterial assess
ments presented its report, and an
assessment of 12s cents per member was
ordered Ephesus church asked for
$500 from the loan fund, and this was
granted. AID interim com mittees on the
various departments of church work
were next appointed.
The Presbytery next ordered that the
January collection for home missions be
paid to the SynOdical fund and the Sep
TENDER collection to the ass emily fund
this to begin with 1896
A letter from Rev. E. d. CovingtOn,
(col) concerning the organization of a
col0red PresbyteTy in Georgia and show
ing its necessity, was read The matter
was referred to Synod, this Presbytery
expressing its willingness for such a
step.
At half past ten regular preaching
service was held, the congregation being |
greatly edited by the discourse of DR.. S. |
l.. Morris, of Macon. After preaching, |
the sessi IN was continued with Rev. Mr.. |
Kirkland in the chair, and resolutions
reading as follows were adopted by a |
rising vote:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
Presbytery be rendered to the church |
and friends in Dawson for their kind |
hospitality, and to the Baptist and Meth
Odist churches for the offer of their |
Dulpits for the use of this Presbytery |
Turing its meeting, and that this resolu-
ion be read in the several churches on
) Inday.
This closed the work of the Presbytery, |
aud it was regularly adjourned to meet |
in Americas next April.
At night Rev. c. H. Hyde preached |
most vigorous and persuasive sermon |
from the text: "He saved others, but he |
could not save himself"
On Sunday the pulpit of the Presbyte-
rlan church was filled in the morning by
Rev. Robt. Adams, of Americas, and at |
night by Rev. G. II. Hyde, of Talbotton.
Rev. w. Mckay, of Macon, preached in
,he morning at the Baptist church and |
Rev. Robt. Adams at night in the Meth
odist church. All of these services were
we'll attended, and the sermons much |
enjoyed At the Presbyterian church |
N the morning Mr.. L. A. Slade was
as a deacon, and after most
and spirited sermon by Rev,
Robt. Adams the Lords supper was
celebrated.
Thus came to a close a most pleasant, |
and we trust most profitable, meeting |
If the Macon Presbytery with the Daw-
son church. Our people welcomed the
delegates with pleasure, wished more of
Them had come, enjoyed having them in
their homes, showed them every courtesy
possible, and saw them depart with
regret, bidding them "God speed on
their way.