The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-17
sun M ERHILL BAPTISTS
MAY MEET IN DAWSON
PROPOSALS TO CHANGE CON
STITUTION FAILED AT AS
SOCIATION'S SESSION.

The annual session OF Summerhill
association at the Benevolence Baptist
church OH Wednesday and Thursday
was well attended, most of the church
es being represented by four messen-
gers, the full quota. Rev. J. Fred
Eden and Dr.. B. S. Railey were there
in the interest of the Is million cam
paign and enlistment, both represent
ing the state mission board.
Mr.. r. !. Dixon, Of Richland, was
reelected moderator, as was Mr.. w:
! A. Fitzgerald OF Omaha, as clerk, and
| Mr.. d. G. Bland OF Lumpkin as treas
urer. Rev. s. +. Lowe preached the
Introductory sermon on the subject
The Significance OF the Rending OF
the Veil of the Temple"
There were several very important
matters before the convention. The
question of woman suffrage in the as
ISOLATION was lett on the same basis
as OF old. The article reads Tour mes
scngers from each church as repre-
sentatives." Last year at PARROT a
resolution changing the constitution
to read -four male messengers from
each church" was passed by more
than two-thirds majority.
But to change the constitution a
question has TO pass the body two
years consecutively by two-thirds ma
! ioritv When the vote was taken on
| the woman suffrage proposition at this
session the vote stood p to 10 in ia
vor OF only male messengers, which
| leaves the matter of women or men
messengers up to the local church.
| Last year there passed the body a
resolution to change the number on
messengers from the various churches.
In the past each church, whether large
or small had four messengers. The
new resolution provided that each
church should be entitled to two mes
sengers and two additional Tor each
fifty members or fractional part there
> of over the first fifty. This resolution
passed unanimously last year, but this
wear it was lost because the necessary
two-thirds did not vote for it,
There was an optimistic note sound
ed with reference to the Is million
campaign. Most every subscriber in
the Summerhill association IS behind
with his pledge at present, but there
is feeling OF gratitude to God tor
His material blessings and along with
this there is a determination to pay
all possible. if not all that is now due,
in the very near future.
The place Of meeting OF the asso-
citation was not announced, as this
matter was left in the hands OF the
executive committee Of the assoc1a-
ton. and is to be decided by that
bodv in the near future There was an
Invitation from the Shady Grove Bap-
fist church, but all the leaders OF the
association felt that ii should meet
with one of the churches OF Terrell
.countv. which recently went into the
Summerhill association. Representa-
tives from the Dawson church told
the members OF the association that
they would bring the matter before
the Dawson church for a vote at some
meeting in the near future, and ascer-
tain whether the Dawson church
would like to entertain the assoc1a-
ton next year. The Dawson church
will probably take action next sun
kday, and if the invitation is extended
fthe strong probability is that Sum
MERRILL will meet in Dawson next
year.