The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-04

4 been revival in Savannah Of large
proportions, and it was at that time
VAat Mr.. MacDonell had made up his
hind to enter the ministry. He had
also been member of the Savannah
volunteer Guards, but having taken
on more religious views came to the
conclusion that military and religion
III lAose times did not mix well. so
IGslS 4ed from the battalion. During
ieFer epidemic he was given
charge of Trinity and the old Yves
icy church, which was then oppos ,te
Ihe Colonial cemetery on Oglethorpe
. avenue. All of the local Methodist
MINISTERS were seized with the fever,
ana upon Mr.. MacDOnelFs shoulders
rested the work of their churches
ne was also a member of the Savan-
uan benevolent Society, and as such
~, "a charge of ward in RobertsviIle
ms he visited daily, admin STEERING
goa ana medicine. He slept at the
Nethodist parsonage, which Is now
occupied by Mrs. E. J. Miller. at fif
cen Perry street, west.
his first regular charge was in No
/ con From there he went to Tumn-
I'm in 1859, to Forsyth N 1860 and
10 Atlanta in 1861. The next veor
e, e went to Eatonton and remained
ere until the close of the war. be-
ing engaged in the hospital and re-
lei corns work of the confederate
4rmy. In December 1865. he came
10 savannah, after which he was
made presiding elder of the Augusta
olstrlct This district comprised Sa-
AMMAN and Augusta and intervening
points. LII 3
In 1857 the Methodist conferences
divided into the North and Soutn
georgia conferences, and on account
VI ms ahl1ations Mr.. MacDonell re-
named n the South Georgia Confer
ehce. That year he went to Amerf-
Gus, and in 1868 and 1869 he came
PACK to Trinity church in Savannah.
The Coffee Pot Church.
From 1870 through 1878 he was
the pastor of Wesley church, which
was known as the Coffee Pot
church. situated on the vacant lot
back of the present Wesley Monu-
mental church. This church was
bought from the German speaking
Lutherans in the city, and during the
i war had been occupied by the federal
army when it came to Savannah.
mere is claim now pending for the
use OF this church by trOops In
1874 and 1875 Mr.. MacDoneII was
pastor OF the First Street church in
Macon. and the following year came
PACK to Savannah as the presiding
elder OF the district, and served
again in the yellow fever epidemic
OF 1876. The next four years was
spent at the Mulberry Street church
IN Macon, from which charge he
again came to Savannah to assume
charge Of the new Wesley church
only the basement was completed
then. and the services were held in
the ground floor. st. Luke's Metho-
dist church, in Columbus, was his
next pastorate, and he was presiding
elder of the Columbus district for
TOUR years. From Columbus he was
the presiding elder Of the Waycross
district. then two years at Dawson
Ca, and again presiding elder of the
! Columbus district His last appoint
ment before finally coming back to
Savannah was at Blackshear, and he
is now conference missionary secre-
tary with headquarters in Savannah
Shortly after his entry into the
ministry Mr.. MacDonell was married
to Miss Margaret Walker of Savan-
nah, who has for half century
shared the joys and the sorrows, the
trials and the pleasures of his life
There are three children living of the
union--Mrs. George w. Mathews and
Judge A. H. MacDonell of Savannah,
and Mr.. George N. MacDonell of VII
ladama, Mex.
Trustee of Wesleyan.
Mr.. MacDonell has for thirty years
been a trustee of Wesleyan Female
College in Macon and hoe not