The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-18
CONFERENCE DEBATED
DISTRICT PARSONAGE
npoposAL WAS MADE TO SELL
uomE OF PRESIDING ELDER
WHICH WAS MOSTLY GIVEN
nv PEOPLE OF DAWSON.

discussion as to the sale of the
m.tbodist district parsonage IN DaW-
Nv and the erection or purchase OF
.o+bar building for this purpose oc-
Smnied considerable attention OF the
G Safaoates to the Americas district
uei n5oI conference held in Edison
4MTa ,,[ and Thursday last. Ac-
w. was finally taken empowering
Ion ar,;t+ee composed of one repre-
co n+otive from each charge of the
s 5:lt,.;c+ TO confer with the trustees
ot a. +bo parsonage as to disposing OF
~ VI resent property and the obtain
; ;nr Of another home for the presld-,
ING ING elder. This committee is headed
bT Judge j. A. LANG of Dawson as
o oSSo;rman and is made up as follows:
Gi'" a Laing, Dawson, chairman; l..
r. r. Council and E. B. Everett, Amer
; u, n. A. Ray, Americas circuit; j.
tSU1 Cowart. Arlington; R. c. Single
t TO- Blakely; Joseph Freeman,
Brentwood charge; j. 7; Haley, Cqth-
bert. C. s. Sealy, Edison; Arthur
I'M Ellaville; W. c. Kelley, TT
Canes; R. L. Perryman, Leary; R. 5.
prvor Leslie circuit; j. W. Richard
snn Parrott: ]. C. Logan, Plains;
W BRIDGES Sasser circuit; W. S.
9 Short Shellman; T. w. Haddock,
Sbellnan tt,,uit; ]. S. Russell;
Snringville; S. A, Rogers, Smithville
circuit. 1.o4 -
the district parsonage was preclpleaC-
ed mon the offering of recommen-
dation bv one of the standing COM
,niftnes of the conference that a new
location be sought for the parsonage
and the trustees directed to build or
,nTchase another house and the sub
mission of a motion by Mr.. l.. u.
Council of Americas that commit
foe he amounted to take charge OF
the matter at once. Mr.. w. b. Parks
of Dawson thereupon offered an
amendment that the committee be
authorized to select a new location
within the city of Dawson. After
some little debate on the question 1T
was finally settled by the adoption OF
an amendment which eliminated the
word "new'' from the original motion
as to the selection of location and
mt the matter of providing another
home for the presiding elder IN the
hands of the committee made up OF
representatives from all over the
district acting in concert with the
trustees of the present property.
The matter of seeking other quar-
tiers for the presiding elder has been
agitated for some time. 1t is stated
that the present home is in need OF
repair and some have urged the ad-
visibility of disposing of it as II
stands because of the gradual en-
croachment of the business section of
the town in that direction. It is a
verv handsome building, located on
commodious site, and great many
of those interested urge that it should
be repaired and the location kept
where it is. 1t was purchased some
years ago from Mr.. S. R. Christie,
after it had been decided that the
district would maintain a home for
its presiding elder and Dawson had
been chosen as the most centrally
located and convenient town for it.
It is called the N. w. Dozier Memo
rial in honor of the memory of the
late N. W. Dozier of this city, for
many years one of the most promi-
nent and devoted laymen of the
Methodist church in the entire con-
ference.
1t is understood that Americas will
make an effort to have the district