The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01

approximation. These brethren were
Rev. H. c. Fentress of Spread, Rev.
j. S. Jordan of Oglethorpe, Rev. G..
w. Thomas of Pearson and Rev. j.
T. Lowe of Surrency.
D. w. n. Ainsworth paid a most
glowing tribute to the lives and la
bors of these brethren, after which a
liberal Offering was raised with which
to provide each of these retiring min
listers a purse as token Of apprecia-
ton.
1925, 900 For Church Enterprises.
The reports on the several enter
prises of the church were most graft
fying-embracing home missions,
foreign missions, church extension,
American Bible society and confer
erence missions, and the grand total
of over $125,OO0 was raised by
South Georgia Methodists for those
purposes.
The detailed reports of the districts
were as follows for the foreign mis-
sion support: Savannah district,
salts; Macon district, $4,624; Co
lumbus district, 1880; Cordele dis
trict, $1,6S1; McRae district, ST.
1876; Thomasville district, S4,571;
Americas district, 1882; Waycross
district, 1852; Valdosta district,
$2,354; Dublin district, $2,S73.
For home missions the districts
the following amounts:
Savannah district, $2,77O; Macon
district, $2,315; Columbus district,
S2,O47; Cordele district, $2,172; Me
Rae district $2,889; Townsville dis
trict, $4,000; Americas district, ST.
397; Waycross district, $2,088; Val
dosta district $3.50; Dublin district,
$2,873.
For church extension enterprises
the reports of the districts show the
following contributions: Savannah
district, S1,35S; Macon district, ST.
OO1; Columbus district, 1855; Cor
dele district, S755; Americas dis
trict, $905; Thomasville district, ST.
80; Valdosta district, $1,140; Way
cross district, $681; McRae district,
$497; Dublin district, S7O9.
For the support of the American
Bible Society, which is a distinctive
work, the districts of the
sum total of 1900.
A most splendid feature of the mis-
sionary activity of South Georgia
Methodists is that of the women's
missionary societies. The women of
this section of the state have made
to missions this year
that totals only STA less than the
total sum contributed by the remain
der of the church membership.
Miss Mary Cutler White, a special
missionary sent by this conference to
the China mission, was present al
the anniversary and made an address
reearding the outlook for missions il
the Orient. Miss White stated that
during the past four years in China
in her immediate work the mission
churches had doubled in four phases
of the work-that of the number Of
members, the attendance upon Sun
day schools, the attendance at mis-
sion schools and that of collections.
Old Fashioned Love Feast.
Meetings were held in all of the
churches of the city Sunday, Wis
iting ministers being invited to
preach in the pulpits.
The center of interest, however,
was at the Methodist church, where
the meetings began at 8 o'clock with
an old fashioned love feast conducted
by DR.. ]. B. McGehee of Buena Vista,
one of the oldest and most beloved
men of the entire Georgia Method
ism. At II o'clock Bishop Gambler
preached a sermon and then ordain-
ed a large class of young men who
had been elected to deacons' orders.
At o'clock a memorial service was
held in honor of the preachers who
had died during the past twelve
months. At the night meeting DR..
w. n. Ainsworth delivered a strong
and eloquent sermon. The class
elected to elders orders was ordain-
ed at the close of the night meeting.
At the love feast session of spfr-
itual refreshing was enjoyed by those
present. Bread and water were
taken in token of brotherly love and
testimonies of Christian experience
were given by men and women.
Bishop Gamblers sermon was the
feature of the day. An immense au-
dience gathered to hear him, and the
common expression of all was that
the sermon was a masterpiece, and
greatly strengthened all in faith. The
bishops theme was upon that rock
the church should be founded. The
sermon was strictly orthodox, the
bishop urging all to adhere to Jesus
Christ AMI Him only, declaring that
every other teaching was heresy and
would end in defeat, but that the
church of Christ would endure for
ever and ever.
The Years Work in Figures.
The following figures covering the
years work were given:
Number of local preachers, 2O3;
members, 92,465; infants baptized,
l ,419; adults baptized, $3.50; num-
Der of Epworth leagues. 140; Ep-
worth league mbers, 4,S53;. num-
Der of Sunday schools, 682; officers
and teachers, 4,948; scholars &c.
305; collected for WORKOUT preach
ers, widows and orphans, S14,183;
for missions, $27,986;
raised for church extension, 1888;
contributed for education, $12,S52;
raised for American Bible Society,
$56,S00 contributed for support of