The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-20
PRESENT MRS. PARKS
WITH A LOVING CUP
uoMAN,s MISSIONARY SoCIE-
nv OF METHODIST CHURCH
HAS INTERESTING MEET.

The Woman's Missionary Society
= the Methodist church met Monday
oiterroon for its regular session
S WE the circle leaders gave their re-
oorts it was found that at each meet
U twenty-four members were pres
e emf We were glad not to have stopp-
Cd at thirteen.
Gu The he outstanding feature of the af-
moon personal planning was the
loGr,ansentation of a silver loving cup,
PRh;s being in the hands of Mrs. R. l..
co,;IIe. who in her own delightful
90, fold of our love for Mrs. Parks,
tha recipient of the trophy. When we
r.lno,;zed that Mrs. Parks had patiently
nnd triumphantly welded the gavel
f for eleven long years and that ali that
4 IN she had loved and prayed for
r nan of us we could but sigh that
,,,e had done so little to sustain her.
Giving up a great leader seems
tragedv. but for anything except the
cbnrch to get Mrs. Lamar would seem
worse one. Then may we say as
an auxiliary, "Hail former leader, take
t o. we'll deserved rest while we weave
tby chaplet of flowers, promising
beanceforth to be more faithful in the
discharge of our duties, because of
Ionr faithfulness." Then, "Hail, pres
emf leader! May God make of you an
OIympic conqueror. May you go
with unfailing courage to strengthen
the weak, comfort the weary and fash
ion the silent galleries of sunless lives
with bright pictures Of faith
pleasing feature of the afternoon
was the detailed account given by
Mesdames Albrecht and Bartlett Of
the missionary conference held in Co.
lumbus.
The bulletin of missionary news
was read by Mrs. Roy Smith, who
urged mo lag, no drag, but every
bodv at the task" She compared us
to 1923 model with all agencies
working for the betterment in the
community.
The introduction of Rev. T. M.
Christian came as a crowning circum-
stance to the afternoons session. We
cannot forget the warmth in our
hearts when he said, "You are mine!
and as we sat thinking of the revival
fires that had burned in many OF our
hearts since the year of the Christian
revival" we might truly have answer
ed, And you are ours, GOD having
sent you back to claim your own,
but with the afternoons message, a
greater than he" had come and
again the revival fires burned IN our
hearts. The twelfth chapter OF Ro-
mans was read and it was lett with
us to see the responsibility that IS
upon us as members of the body OF
Christ First, we might ask Who are
the members of the body OF Christ"
Jesus has said Mark 81: For who
soever shall do the will of God the
same IS my brother and my sister and
my mother" How unfailing should
be our love, one for the other. AS
members of the body OF Christ we
should not gather the faults, blemlsh-
es and inhrmities of our nelghbors
and make a scourge of them. Surely
some members must suffer, but II
thew maintain a steady and unbroken
mind amidst all the shocks OF adver-
sitv, or suffer for right doing they
are said to reach the highest honor
OF man. Again, how patient we
should be, for patience IS clothed IN
the robes of martyrs and in her hands |
is sceptre in the form OF cross.
Her throne is the contrite heart, her
kingdom the kingdom OF peace. we
know that life is made to abound with
pains and troubles and when we think
OF our auxiliary we praise Him Tor
the members in particular" who have
so often softened our pains and amel-
iorated our troubles. Let us take
hold upon this thought. We, cannot
saw of even the weakest member we
have no need of you" and II Christ
possesses us wholly there will be no
even # at fault. Then let US be pa,
tent with our weak brother. 1t is said
that Alexander had a scar on his fore
head, received in battle, and that when
the great artist painted his portrait
he sketched him with niger cover
ing the scar. So may we study to
paint each other with the finger OF
charity, hiding the ugly mark and re-
yealing only the beautiful, the e TT true u
and the good. MRS. M. H. HARPER.