The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-21

mission study TO be developed by
the Philathea Bible Glass of the First
Baptist church Sunday morning.
September %:
! Officers: Dr.. J. J. Bennett. cor
responding secretary state mission
board; Mrs. E. G. Willingham. pres
ident WOman's Missionary Union;
Vice-presidents, Mrs w. II. Young,
Mrs. D. b. Hamilton, Mrs. Matte
| Merritt, Mrs. J. P. Chapman; Miss
Emma l.. Amos, corresponding sec
rotary and treasurer; Mrs. w. P.
Anderson, recording secretary; Mrs
Mary Gunter, state missionary; Mrs.
j. S. Rogers, auditor. Executive
committee, Mrs. A. j. Orme, Sr., Mrs.
w. r. Barkdale, Mrs. w. H. Wigs,
Mrs. w. J. Neel, Mrs. J. K. Pace.
Miss Emma L. Amos, editor Mission
Messenger. State evangelists, viz:
Rev. II. c. Buckholz, special evange-
list to towns and cities; Rev J.
Frank Jackson, mill districts: Rev.
Ballew, mountain section; Rev. B. G.
Smith and Rev. J. d. Winchester.
rural regions and towns
Georgia Then and Now.
Georgia, 1773.-February 18th,
1873, Gen. James Oglethorpe and his
band of immigrants landed at Yam
acraw bluff, knelt in prayer, sang
song of praise, and thus was Geor-
gia, last of thirteen colonies, dedi-
Gated to the God of Nations. The
sentiment on the reverse side of the
first seal-authorized by the Crown
of England-breathes the true mis-
sionary spirit-"Non Sibi Sed Aliis,"
which means Not for themselves,
but for others (see Georgia Histo-
ry). Thou hast given me a south
land" Josh 1919.
Georgia, 1910.-"Fairest fruitful
est and pleasantest of all the world"
From Alaska, Queen of the Great
White Silence" to the gulf-washed
shores of the Land OF Flowers" no
portion of the United States is more
full of grand possibilities Area So
900 square miles, population more
than 1900 900. The present act
ual wealth of the state of Georgia,
including taxed and untaxed prop
erty, is conservatively placed at over
enc billion and half dollars.
Thou shalt LAY up gold as dust
'"ou shalt have plenty Of silver, -"
Job 22-24, 25. THE total taxable
property In the state will this year
aggregate approximately 1925, 000,-
600. ATLANTA Constitution, August
22.) What is the Lords part of
all this great wealth? Bring We
all the tithes into the tithehouse.'
Nal. $40.
Rural RegiOns.-"The groves were
Gods first temples Ere man learn
ed to hew the shaft, and lay the
architrave and spread the roof above
them In the spring of 1772 Rev. !
Daniel Marshall organized Kiokee
church, Columbia county, which was
the first Baptist church in Geor-
gia. Not later than 1873, in Burke
county, the second Baptist church |
was organized in a little log house
known as Batsford's meeting house, |
with Rev. Edmond Batsford as pas
tor. There were in Georgia in 1873
two Baptist churches two ordained |
preachers and less than 200 Bap-
lists. (See Georgia Baptist History.) |
l910-There are more than 900 /
churches of all denominations Bap- |
fist churches more than 2,20O. OIL
that number about l, 400 are in the |
country Ordained white preachers, |
about 1900. White Baptists about |
100000. With this showing. this |
telling contrast, there are still vast |
areas of restitution in Glorious Old !
Georgia We owe it to these peo- |
pie to give them the gospel we owe
it to ourselves, to our state, to our |
Lord" We will be true to our |
trust. The cries of them that reap
ed are entered into the ears of the |
Lord OF Sabaoth. - James ga.
Mill Districts.-As we know, Geor- |
gia is an agricultural state. The |
department of agriculture has de- |
fined nine climatic belts Georgia |
has eight of these, which means
that her soil will grow anything |
known to this country-but we have |
specially to do with cotton as re-
lated to the mill districts in this
study. Some one has said that cot |
ton and Georgia are so inseparabIv
connected that the history of one is |
the history of the other. The first
cotton was grown in Georgia in 1734 |
The wives of Oglethorpe's soldiers
spun and wove this into cloth dur
ing those primitive days.
lS1O-"There are 100 mill towns
and communities in the state +"
There. are in operation, looms 3G
355, spindles 1.760,500. Pounds Of
cotton used 225,704,625." Mann
facturers' Record, 1908.l This ran
IDLY growing industry is already fur