The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-03-21
BAPTIST CENTENNIAL
WILL OCCUR IN JUNE
ENTIRE SOUTHERN BAPTIST
CONVENTION TO TAKE
PART IN PROGRAM.

Georgia Baptists will celebrate the
centennial of the Georgia Baptist Con-
vention in June of this year. 1t is one
of the most historic dates among the
Baptists in the south, and great inter
ests attaches to the celebration, not
only in Georgia, but throughout the
Southern Baptist Convention.
The celebration will be divided into
three programs. The first program will
he on Saturday, June 3rd, at Kiokee
church, near Appling, Ga. At this
place the first Baptist church ever or
ganized in Georgia was established in
I1772 by Daniel Marshall. This was $50
Years ago.
The second program in the celebra-
ton will be on Sunday, June 4th, at
Powelton, Ga, near Sparta, where on
June 81, 1922, the convention was or
gained.
The third program OF the celebration
will be at Macon on the campus OF
Mercer University on Tuesday, June
9TH Mercer University is one OF the
oldest agencies of the convention and
lit is the hope of the committee ar
ranging the centennial programs that
10000 Baptists will gather in the Cen
trail City on June 9th to pay tribute
to the century through which we have
passed.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the centennial celebration
has been at work for several months,
and in announcing the list OF Speakers
the chairman, Dr. A. Chamblee, OF
lHawkinsville, says:
I'VE feel that we were fortunate to
secure so many of the prominent men
of our denomination. A program with
George w. Truett,, w. w. Landrum,
E. Y. Mullins, and the other southern
leaders represented in this list will at
tract the attention of the church peo-
pie of Georgia"
DR.. George w. Truett, pastor OF the
First Baptist church OF Dallas. Texas,
will deliver the centennial address al
Macon, and Dr. w. W. Landrum, OF
Kentucky, for many years pastor OF
the First Baptist church in Atlanta
and a native son of Georgia, Will de-
liver the centennial address at klokee
and Powelton. DR.. E. Y. Mullins,
president of the Southern Baptist Con
Ivention, will deliver one OF the pr1n-
cipal addresses at Macon.
1t is the plan of the committee that
delegation of not less than 200 rep
Preventative men and women from ev-
cry section of Georgia will go to kio-
| kee and Powelton and on to Macon as
Representative at large of the Georgia
Baptist Convention.
DR.. John D. Nell, president OF the
Georgia Baptist Convention, will pre-
side at the three programs and DIR. b;
Id. Ragsdale. DR.. E. J. Forester and
other convention officials will be on
the programs and will attend the three
lSesSionS.
President Rufus w. Weaver, OF
Mercer University, is planning to erect
brush arbor on the campus OF Mer-
Ger University which will provide
shelter for 10000 people and have the
speakers deliver the addresses under
this arbor. A barbecue, will be served
on the campus by the Baptists OF Ma
con. Special trains will be run from
various points in the state to accom-
modate the crowds who will go to
Macon that day.
At Kiokee and Powelton the local
people are planning to feed the great
est gathering ever known in the two
communities. Rev ]. K. Hutchlngs is
Ipastor at Kiokee and Rev. L. P. Lev
erette is pastor at Powelton.
The program committee is compos-
ed OF the following men: Aquilla
Chamblee, Hawkinsville, chairman
IW. J. Barton, Edison; c. w. Minor,
| Americus; Warren Grice, Macon; B.
| D. Ragsdale, Macon; Clifford Walker,
Monroe; John D. Nell, Athens; c.
Wilkinson, Athens; A. c. Cree, Allan
ia, and Louie D. Newton, Atlanta.