The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
METHODISTS NAME
DISTRICT DELEGATES
FOR CONFERENCE AT EDISON
NEXT WEEK. THIS CHURCH
TO GIVE OFFERING.

At the Methodist church last Sun
day the following were elected to
represent the church at the district
conference to be held at Edison, May
lib: w. P. Hornady, j. A. Laing,
w. A. Baldwin, R. L. Saville and M.
/ H. Harper. Delegates elect were
empowered TO name their own alter
mates in the event they were unable
to attend. Mr.. w. B. Parks, charge
/ lay leader, is exofficio a member of
the conference. Rev. o. B. Chester,
presiding elder of the Americas dis
trict, will preside at the meeting and
the opening sermon will be preached
by Rev. Herman C. Jones of Blakely.
The missionary, Sunday school, evan
gelistic, Centenary and other inter-
ests of the church throughout the
district will be carefully inquired in
to, applicants for license to preach
and for recommendation to the an
nual conference will be examined and
lay delegates to the annual confer
ence will be elected. The district is
entitled to eight delegates and it is
probable that one or more of Daw-
sons laymen will be chosen to at
tend the annual meeting, which con-
venes this year at Moultrie.
The second quarterly conference
for the Dawson Methodist church was
held Friday evening, Rev. O. B.
Chester presiding, with Mr.. w. A.
Baldwin as secretary Reports on
the general state of the church were
made by the pastor and the usual
routine business was transacted. DR..
L. Lamar was elected to examine the
church register and records of church
conferences and Miss Julia Bell was
chosen to assist the pastor in the cir
culation of religious literature.
Mothers Day.
Next Sunday will be observed by
the Methodist Sunday school as
Mothers Day and Sunday School Day.
Inappropriate exercises will be held and
all members of the school are request
ed to wear a white flower in honor
of mother. The teachers of the va
rious classes have been appointed a
committee to visit the absent mem
! bers with a view of securing the full
, enrolment for this special service.
Preceding the administration of the
; sacrament of the Lords Supper at the
Methodist church Sunday, class OF
applicants for membership was bap'
F tized and received into the church by
, the pastor. The young people came
from the Sunday school and theil
formal assumption of the vows OF
church membership was a beautiful
and impressive scene.
An offering was made by The
church for constructive work at the
+ conference orphanage located at Ma
f con. An effort is being made to rais'
$4,000 within the bounds of the con
n ference to build an infirmary and t
!, meet other urgent needs of the IN
v stitution, and the contribution of tn
local congregation will materially ali
in this noble owrk. Rev. ]. A. Smith
:. agent of the home, has had phenomi
: nal success in his efforts to provid
to his care, and Methodists genreall,
will commend his foresight in build
:, ing and equipping the infirmary.
Rev. w. c. Lovett, D. D., editor
of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate
the official organ of the North ant
y South Georgia conferences, will fiji
o the pulpit at the local Methods
church next Sunday. DR.. Lovett vii
be pleasantly remembered in Dawson
! having been at one time presiding
! elder of the Americas district.