The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-10
Baptist Philathea Items.

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The regular monthly business
meeting of our Philathea class was
held at the home of Miss Jessie and
Miss Minnie Lou Martin Thursday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. A creditable
number were present, and the spirit
of bOn-hOmme pervaded the meeting.
Miss Claude Blackwell, class presi-
dent, presided. Miss Blackwell is
putting business tack and talent into
the Lords work, and it will make
a telling count both for the work and
for the reflex influence on her own
christian life. The president led the
devotional service, using II Cor. IS,
that inimitable chapter on love:
Though | bestow all my goods to
feed the poor, and though | give my
body to be burned and have not love
it prOfiteth me nothing" Love S
the underlying principle of all chris
tian life There is sometimes a vast
difference between church work and
christian work. Church work may
be the outcome of UNCONVENTIONAL
pride or party spirit, while christian
work must be the outgoings of a
heart in love with Christ When the
man of Gallilee walked the rugged
hills and fOwery plains of Judea it
was the spirit of a perfect love that
shOne out in the majestic bearing of
perfect man. Whether Jesus of
Nazareth fingered "by cool Siloams
shady rill' or rested on His weary
/ journey beside Jacobs we'll as He
went about doing good, it was with
the same spirit of love that thinketh
no evil, Every heartbeat of the
Christ, every drop of His pure life
giving blood responded in tenderness
to the great heart-cry of humanity
for love and Immortality. The same
Christ is today responding to the
same pleading heart-cry of humani-
ty for love and Immortality. Let
us get the thought that We worship
the living Christ and not a dead
Jesus in the tomb of Joseph of
Arimathea. o, that every member
of our beloved class might feel this
thrill of lOve-that every heart, like
IAN instrument of ten strings"
might be attuned to the breath of
the spirit-that every life might be
glad evangel to the lost world
Reports from the various commit
! tees revealed activity along all lines
of class work. Earnest attention was
given to the reading of letter from
! DR.. J. ]. Bennett, corresponding sec
rotary of our state mission board.
! DR.. Benefits encouraging recogni-
/ ton of our mission efforts is much
appreciated, and no doubt will give
a new impetus to our work. Com
municatiOnS were listened to with in
terest and pleasure-Miss Clifford
Renfroe, First Baptist church, Ma
con, Ga; Miss Beatrice George, Wes-
/ ley Memorial church, Atlanta. Miss
Mamie Deubler read an interesting
letter from Miss Mary Geer, Bolton,
S. c., making inquiries about the
work. Another member of the class
reported messages of love and good
wishes from Mrs b. w Worthy,
Philathea teacher First Baptist
church, Americas. 1t is indeed help
full to feel the sympathetic touch of
other workers in different parts of
the great vineyard.
One cloud married the pleasure of
the meeting-the condition of Miss
/ frankie HOrsley, one of our members
who was so badly burned. There
were expressions of tenderness and
love for frankie The Sunshine
Committee sent a cluster of scarlet
carnations as a love Offering to
brighten the sick chamber.
The homes of two of our Philathe-
as are draped in mourning, and every
heart goes out to these sorrow
stricken families-Mrs. Will H.
Barnes and Mrs. John Wilkes.
Mr.. n. B. Barnes, after lingering
illness, passed into the great beyond.
Only a few months ago two lovely
daughters from this family were laid
to rest, and now the father sleeps
beside them It'll the resurrection
morning
Mrs. John Wilkes and Mrs. Emma
Crouch, others of our earnest chris
tan workers, have been called
upon to give up both parents. Mr..
/ Henry Turner, after many months
OF feebleness, passed away. In a
few days Mrs. Turner breathed out
her gentle life. There is something
tenderly beautiful in the closine
scenes Of these two noble lives.
Hand in hand they had made a long.