Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-06
WITT ANALYzES PACE
HUM0R0USLY
Former Finance Committee
Chairman Compares Senator
With King Solomon of Old
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city council, Of course it was easy
i for those favoring the boards bill
to receive a majority vote This
twas we'll understood in advance of
the called meeting. The senator
elect did at this meeting make one
of his characteristic speeches, in
which he indicated that he would
! no longer be bound by the time
Mrs. Pearl McGllis; treasurer in
cidentaI fund, Mrs. J. w. Payne,
general chairman circles, Mrs. Geo.
R. Ellis; agent missionary Voice, "
Mrs. Eshton Buchanan; pianist,
Mrs r. P. StacEhouse, ST..
Names Of Hortensc Missionary
society officers-President, Mrs. II.
p. Mashburn; vjce-president, Mrs.
Hcrschcl Smith; corresponding sec
retarv. Mrs. John Wooten: treasur-
or, Mrs L. T. Crubbs: agent for
"The Voice." Mrs. Kellctte Hevs
incidental treasurer, Mrs. Hoys Nc
Math; Superintendent of supplies,
Mrs. Walter Rylander; superinteu-
dent Of social service, Mrs. /. w.
Brown; superintendent Of publicity.
Mrs. Paul Wooten; pianist, Mrs.
Emmett Anderson
Names of Junior Missionary os-
ciety officers - Louisa English,
president; Mildred LeMaster, vice
president; Sue Hightower, secre-
tarv and treasurer.
The wooden church building
which stood on the site afterwards
occupied by the brick structure,
corner Lee and Church streets, was
built in the years 1856, and
dedicated on ADril 10, 1856. Rev.
J. w. Hinton, the pastor, preached
the dedicatory sermon. Rev. Geo
IF. Pierce, D. D., afterwards made
bishop, had been engaged to dedi.
cate the church, but forgot the ap-
pointment and made another on
gagement, necessitating DR.. Hin,
TOMS officiating at the ceremonies.
The text used by DR.. Hinton on
this occasion was taken from He
hrcws. 9th chapter. 9TH verse. The
last sermon was also preached ir
this building hv Rev. J. W. Hinton
n. n, in 1902.
The brick church erected on tht
site formerly occupied bv the wood
on structure was dedicated by
Bishop James Atkins. y. D., of Ten
nesse, on November "a, 1907, VIII,
used for a text Luke. 4th chapter
44th verse. This building was de
stroyed by fire on August 5, 1922
about a. m, repairs being II
! progress on the building at the
time.
Board of Stewards - Il
f. Allen, r. e. Allison
George Anderson. ]. NJ. Bry
fan, l.. G. Council, y, F. Davenport
w. L. Dupree. A. J. Easom, G. R
Ellis, w M, English, A. D. Gate
wood, C. F. Giddings, C. NJ. Hale
w. A. Harden, S, R. Heys, While
Marshall, 7. 0. Marshall, H. B,
! Mashburn, R, l.. McMath, T. C
Poole, J. II. Poole, r. /. Math
John w. SILVER.
Board of Trustees-L. G. Coun-
Icil, Chas. R. Crisp, D. F. Davenport
! R. ]. Perry, John Sheffield, W. P
Wallis, II. D. Watts.
Building Committee - L. G
Council, chairman; s. R. Heys, sec
retary-treasurer; Frank Lanier, c
NJ. Council, A. D. Gaewood, JOIN
w. SILVER, John Sheffield and r
il. McMath.
| A copy of the Book of Discipline
iof the Southern Methodist church
a copy Of the Nashville Christian
| Advocate, a copy of the Wesleyan
! Christian Advocate and copy o
| Americas Times-Recorder of Satur
| day, Aug. 4, containing an accoun
of the coming to Americas O
Bishop Gambler.
The entire details of the cere
monies were in charge of Rev
John NJ. Cutler, pastor Of the cor
: gregation, who pronounced tn
p. benediction at the conclusion of tn
service. Speaking later of tn
ceremonies, Mr.. Cutler promised t
furnish the Times-Recorder at a
early date with a complete histor
of the early congregation from it
| founding as a circuit church bofor
| the War Between the States dow
| to the present day This history
| complete, with one or two lapsel
| which it is hoped can be file
| from memory by older resident
| here, and as soon as the 1nateris
| acn be properly compiled will b
| Unpublished in Times-Recorder.