The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-18
MESSENGERS
'T caused DISCUSSION
QUESTION OF RECEIVING
THh " WAS RAISED AT SUM-
THEW ASSOCIATION.

was Splendld dlleiiu"liee at
|, Ip eS...,nmerhill Baptist Association
the 9" convened at Parrot last Tues les
which COW Wednesday. Most OF the
day anu were represented by 1our
chufcntse the limit according to the
I'D con cons, hing in Zion occurred when
new ua reported women messen-
there .l mr1 two churches. This is not
||gf: 18th the constitution, as 1t STANDS S
,gal'stt rt il had never been practiceo
DoG . P9, time in 5rnmerhill Associa-
IntI T Tli,2 question was naturally fais,
tOf. - ~ whether the ASSOCIATION. would
Cd as 10 " ,en messengers. A motion was
|hree W ypn+ the constitution be changed
|raGe ." "n,v male messengers from the
IL tnal o ohIJJrches could sit in the asso-
V aon After lengthy discussion on
caIor t;des a vote was taken, and the
|bdh .S s5uis majority required voted to
tFo-itN" ,gomen run their wing OF the
e inc is4;0n and leave the regular asso-.
|lSs oCl@,itO work to the male species OF
|ca'lon~, This. however, Will nave 10
|the l@Vsd on again next year, as
|De p@o' in the constitution has TO De
|chanS On at two consecutive, meetings
|vo5 20. o association and must be carried
n '4 twvo-thirds majority at both SeS-
son. o,. other important change IN the
OHI .,,t;on was to have two meSsen-
lConsl:. -on everv church and one addl-
|geN ,,,assenger for every twenty-five
nu .nbers OF the local church. Former
Y S III churches, large or small, had 1our
y an on This will not become
|alEs' ~ the association until alter an
aS Az. ~ wear as there must be a two
g ,rJ, majority vote on a question two
p lluY meetings OF the body be-
on'' tba constitution can be changed.
f. u; ooint was voted on UNANIMOUSLY
X a1i the messengers present, ana II
,sr+ajn that they will make TINS
|,r another year, Il, 1000
~ snother special feature OF the asso--
. n,o' was the reception OF several
@~0" cbnrches into fellowship. Five
Pso.;.t churches of Terrell county
,m. IN the Summerhill at this meet
Er-Herod and Sasser churches from
H. BqtheI. and Dawson, New Bethel
i .J cardis from the Friendship. The
EEn1nwood church voted on last Satur-
II" n apply for membership, and 1t
NH he received by the executive com
8-+,ee nj the association at its meeting
rt Friday at Richland until the next
lsn1ar meeting OF the ASSOCIATION, at
Icb time the association will formal
receive that church. This makes all
IN R9otist churches in Terrell county
8rsmbers OF the Summerhlll association
araot Dover and Pleasant Hill church
n At present it is not known just
hat these will do about the matter.
/ The executive committee OF the as
loriation has been instructed to meet
Immediately and divide the association
Into districts for work in the interim
Between the regular meetings OF the
Esocjation. This committee, composed
FIT Herring, PARROT; S. f. Lowe,
Dawson; Tohn Faulkner, Lumpkln; d.
Bland, Lumpkin; w. A. Fitzgerald,
Omaha, and R. ]. Dixon OF R1chland'
h -oficio member by reason OF his
[Sce as moderator OF the association,
4 1l meet in Richland Friday to carry
m the instructions of the committee,
I'D it is certain that the Baptist
kmrches of Terrell county will form
he district in the association. Il his
/ iii mean the greatest possibilities Tor
/ rce the churches of this county
su had
The next meeting of the association
l i'll be held at Benevolence church,
hid the associational sermon will be
eached by Rev. S. F. Lowe, OF Daw-
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