Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-03-29
Rev. Singleton II
Arrives In City
The Return of Former Minister of
First Baptist Church Delights
Entire Community

The entire community are rejoicing
with the Baptists in the return to-the
city OF thEr popular pastor, Rev. ].
F.. Singleton, who arrived in the city
"Wednesday evening. The First Bap-
tlst Church will no doubt be taxed to
its limit, when next Sunday morning
Key. Singleton breaches his home
coming sermon and the members of
his congregation will give him rous-
ing welcome. The Baptists of Law
renceville, where he filled the pulpit
tor the past nine months, have given
expression of their appreciation of his
great ministry among them in resolu-
tons, which we are pleased to give
publicity.
RESOLUTIONS
As Adopted by the First Baptist
Church of Lawrenceville, Lawrence
vile, Georgia
ANENT the resignation of the pas
tor, Rev. Jas. F Singleton
Lawrenceville Baptist Church in
regular session on March 18th, 1928.
WHEREAS, The First Baptist
Church of Lawrenceville has for a
term of years been singularly blessed
i'll securing the most excellent of min
listers as pastors; and
WHEREAS, this good fortune is
most wisely and deeply appreciated by
our membership and the community
in general; and
WHEREAS, during the past eleven
months the church has had as pastor,
one of the most able and consecrated
tc be found among Southern Baptists;
and
WHEREAS, on Feb. 4th, last past,
prompted only by high sense of
duty and loyalty to the masters cause,
our beloved pastor, the Reverend
James F. Singleton, saw fit to tender
his resignation, effective in the near
future:
THEREFORE,, be it resolved by
this conference,
FIRST-That we deeply deplore
this request. And were It in our pow
er to oppose and yet do no violence,
to the cause of our master, our oppo-
sition and protests would know pc
bounds;
SECOND-That we herein and here
by make known to Our beloved past
or our feeling and admiration for him
as a pastor and our great appreciation
of his high ideals as a minister;
THIRD-That during the years gone
none have served more earnestly,
faithfully not consecratedly than he,
None have matched by far, his able
and intense exposition OF Gods
word;
FOURTH-That while we most sin
cerely deplore his going; we feel that
we are better people from his COM
ing. And that even in distant years
manifestations of his untrring efforts
will still be seen;
FIFTH-That rot only to Pastor
Singleton alone is our grief and sor-
row thus made known, but to Sister
Singleton as we'll Indeed, we as
scribe in large measure, his success
and our advancement; his zeal and
our interest; his power and our hopes;
to her benign influence and direction;
SIXTH-That to pastor Singleton
and wife and to their children go out
our fondest hopes and desires. And
that wherever they labor henceforth
in the cause of our blessed master, we
shall feel that they are our pastor and
servants still And that our prayers
shall be with them and for them al
ways.
SEVENTH-That copy of these
resolutions be spread upon our min
utes and that copy be rendered
Brother Singleton.
Adopted by unanimous and rising
vote in regular conference on March
18th 1923.
James Fl. McGee, Actg Moderator.
Francis B. Maddox. Church Clerk.