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AMERICUS METHODISTSOFFERTO
BUILD FINE DISTRICT PARSONAGE
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Reasons Why Americus Should be Made Home of
Presiding Elder Pointed Out
To Committee
With forty or fifty present at
luncheon at the Windsor Hotel Fri
day, Americus Methodists gave many
reasons why the district parsonage of
the Methodist church should be built
in this city. A number of the com
mittee of 21 which have the matter
in charge were present to hear these
auguments.
As chairman of the meeting L. G.
Council welcomed the out-of-town
guests, saying in part:
“We have here in Americus and
Sumter county one of the best and
most beautiful home centers in the
South; to my mind this is the most
wonderful agricultural section of
our country. We, of Americus are
thoroughly alive and are trying to
grasp every good thing and bring it
to Americus. We have one of the
livest trade bodies in the country—
the Americus Chamber of Com
merce; we have two wonderfully pro
gressive clubs —the Rotary and Ki-‘
wanis. Our churches and schools are
as good or better than any in any
other section. It is unnecessary for
me to tell you that we want the dis
trict parsonage located here. We be
lieve we are entitled to it, but, gen
tlemen, we do not want it unless we
are—unless we can get it fairly and
honestly. And, further, 1 can assure
you, that if we do not get it, we will
do our part toward helping the town
that does get it."
Advantages Here.
Mr. Council then referred to the ]
splendid railroad schedules into and
cut of Americus, to the agricultural
school that will educate the children ]
of the presiding elder; and the hard
surfaced roads being built over the
county. He then introduced Judge!
J. A. Lang, of Dawson, chairman of;
the committee of 21, who said:
“This seems to be a day of capitol;
removal as it were—you are trying;
to take the district conference capi-l
tol away from Dawson. But it seems ]
to me that you have gotten the cart
before the horse—you are making
speeches to the jury before the evi-|
dence is in. You are enterprising|
here in Americus. You have called ■
a meeting before the chairman had a
chance to move. But we of Dawson !
want to keep the parsonage there;
however, on the same terms you have
made, Mr. Chairman —that is, if we
are honestly entitled to it. We don’t
v.ant it unless we are."
Judge Lang then gave several rea
sons why the parsonage should not
be moved from Dawson. He thanked
the Americus men for the delightful
luncheon and other entertainment ac-]
corded the visitors. |
T. M. Furlow, of the Board of;
S ewards of the Lee Street church,]
was next introduced by the chairman. 1
Mr. Furlow furnished the following]
very interesting and pertinent fig
ures, stating, however, that these fig- ;
ures do not include two churches 1
that are in the county, but which are]
served from an adjoining county.
Produces the Figures.
The figures are taken from the of-]
ficial conference reports:
Sumter county and its relation to
the Americus district of the nine and
one-half counties which go to make
up the Americus district.
Americus Sumter Per Cent
District County
Population - 132,903 29,092 22
Church Membership 8,043 • 2,444 30.5
Additions on Profession .4 265 96 36
Houses of Worship 73 19 26
Value of Houses of Worship .. $272,250 $102,700 38.5
Salary of Preachers $28,658 $8,467 30
Salary of Presiding Elder $3,483 $1,047 30
Annual Conference Work Paid $5,569 $1,719 31
General Work Paid $6,466 $2,136 31
Number of Sunday Schools 51 16 31
Sunday School on Roll 4,563 1,575 32
Officers and Teachers .... 449 138 30
Raised by Sunday Schools $6,663 $3,340 50
Raised by Woman’s Missionary Society $5,811 $2,552 44
Raised for Centenary $24,463 $9,442 40
Raised for Orphans Home $4,947 $2,210 44.5
Number of Leagues 11 4 36
Quarterly Conferences . 84 22 27
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After quoting the above figures
Mr. Furlow said:
“I am authorized by our local
’ chairman to say that if we are award
ed the district parsonage, we will buy
a lot on one of the verj’ best resi
dence streets, and biuld thereon one
of the best —one of the most modern
parsonages in the entire South.”
Among others called on and who
responded were Rev. H. C. Jones, of
Blakely, who said that if Blakely
was awarded the parsonage Blakely
would buy the best lot, build the best
house in the district, ajid then fur
nish the presiding elder with an au
tomobile, with hams, shoulders and
“yellow-legged” chickens for his ta
ble.
Rev. Charles Cook, of Ellaville,
said that he was interested only in
that the parsonage should be located
at the best place; Rev. Silas Johnson,
of Lee Street Methodist church, said
that he felt that Americus was the
BEST place. Rev. J. E. Summer, of
Parrott, and Mrs. Freeman, of Bluff
ton. did not commit themselves in
their remarks. R. S. Pryor, of Lee
] county, favored Americus.
Time to Move It.
Neill A. Ray, chairman of the Sum
] ter county commissioners, said Daw
json had had the parsonage for 15
years, that he helped put it at Daw
' son, but now “it is time to move it to
] Americus.”
In concluding the program Mr.
Council said: “We want the parson
age here, gentlemen; we won’t be
little and small about building it,
[either. We will select the best lot
on the best street, employ the smart
] est architect in the land and biuld
la home for the presiding elder that
he will be proud of; a home that will
Ibe modern 20 or 30 years hence; a
i home with library, baths, living
, rooms, and everything else that goes
; toward making a modern comfort
able home.”
Prof. Miner to Enter
Business in Boston
Prof. H. D. Hiner, who has been
connected with the Americus High
School the past year, left Friday
afternoon for Atlanta, whence he will
go to Boston, where he will engage
in business, having determined to
Abandon teaching as a profession.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Miner
and Miss Kollock, who has been their
guest during a visit of some time in
Americus.
Work to be Resumed
On Calvary Church
The vestry of Calvary Episcopa’
church announced Saturday that ar
rangements have been completed for
finishing the new church edifice be
ing erected by that congregation, and
that work will be resumed Monday
morning. The church when complet
ed will represent an investment of
$25,000, exclusive of the value of the
lot, and will be one of the handsomest
in Americus.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1920