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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1908)
With McDonough’s Churches. . , ’ * ',' >J. • . : '-f ' r: - •*• • s ■'*■*•'; *»v . 'A '- •"-> ' ■ «K * • ■ fllK 1 «,{J |B kllJyak^^Ry 1 ;,. ■fi®®*’*-** '■ -- ■. McDonough presbyterian church. im^_ ; Pwß »..3jrf|Bflpßßßfißflßßßl REV. JOHN A. SIMPSON. Pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Juvenile Missionary Society Mc- Donough Methodist Church. Soon after the organization of the Woman’s Society, the Juvenile Society was formed with Mrs. .T. Q. Nolan as lady manager. Her deep est interest was always in this work and under her wise supervision this little hand soon became an act ive society. From the missionary minutes of 1888 we find this to be one of the six Juvenile societies in the entire South Atlanta District, and that the Society numbered 20 members, with Mary Bowden as president. $5.50 dues was raised this year. Until her death in 1898 Mrs. J. Q. Nolan remained their much loved leader. Then Miss Lizzie Nolan was ap pointed lady manager which office she filled for several years. Later Miss Mary Turner was made lady manager. After she gave up the work Miss Lizzie Nolan again took charge of the society and filled the place very efficiently until two years ago, when Miss Emmie Clem ents was elected lady manager. The society now has 21 members, as follows: Helen Dunn, president; Annie Lemon, vice-president: John 28v s*3afE REV. E. S. ATKINSON. Former beloved pastor of the Baptist Church, who is now serving the Church at Abbeville, Ala. Williams, treasurer ; George Man ley, Secretary; Maggie Manley, Bird Net Manley, Flora Neal, Fan nie Reese Neal, Benton Neal, Boy kin Newman, Lee Newman, Claud Newman, Nellie Newman, Lewis Williams, Harrell Sowell, Helen Harris, Sadie Duffey, Nellie Nor man, Mamie Mae McGarity, Henry McGarity, Lorene Huling. Bessie Sowell, Henry Williams and Char lie Welch. GOLDEN LINKS, The Golden Links’ Missionary Society of McDonough Methodist church was organized in March 1906, with eight members. The first officers were: Nina Wall, Pres. ; Miss Raleigh V. Glass, Treas. ; and Blake Bunn, Sec. They have had very interesting meetings. First they studied an cient History, then the life of Christ, and now are deeply inter ested in a study of the heathern countries. China has been careful ly studied and now Korea is under discussion. The meetings are held at the girls’ homes and there is also a so cial feature. The present officers are Miss Bess Fouche, Pres. ; Miss Blake Bunn, Sec., and Miss Eva Harris, Treas. The members are: Misses Lizzie Nolan, Mamie Dick son, Bess Fouche, Emmie Clements Annie G. Thompson, Eva Harris, Blake Bunn, Nina Wall, and Mr. Dave Wall. GOD’S CHART. The Bible is the Ten Command ments amplified and fulfilled ; it is the ‘-light that lightetli every man that cometh into the world.” No person ever loved it and lived by it that did not become an angel and dwell in heaven while yet un derneath maternal stars. It is the spirit's melody, our consolation in sorrow, our companion and guide in prosperity. It unlocks the gate of pearl, and permits us to gaze — ;- >■ ■ —— -jgp-yr : r • „ _ - i * a. ; r T ; *r--. -iX ■ m?. ■ ' T *Sv r 5. _?; J*/ * * ?.! S IS | J jjjf I x|f| t. up * * Jjp J| t * ■r REV. R. A. EDMONDSON, Builder of the McDonough M. E Church, and pastor at time of erec tion in 1904 and ’OS. upon the golden streets and view the blood-washed company. Nature speaks poetically, the Bi ble definitely. It depicts in solid plain, sentences the other world ; it unravels mystery ; it is the door on the other side of the sepulchre. Nature shows us the grave, and I the Bible declares that it is but the j portal to God’s great paradise, 1 where the sun never sets, and tears never lie wet upon the cheek. A great man say?, “It is God’s ! chart for yon to steer by, to keep 1 you from the bottom of the sea I and to show you where the harbor ! is and how to reach it without run ning on rocks or bars.” It is the j lantern to our feet illuminating | our pathway through this wilder j ness of woe. Oh, read it; read it! Read deep and long; read one McDonough baptist church. Psalm over a hundred times, and you will discover boundless beau ties in its fathomless recesses. Womans Foreign Missionary Society McDonough Meth odist Church In In T 9, the year following the organization of the first Womans Missionary Society in Georgia, which was held in Atlanta, the Mc- Donough auxiliary was organized in the old Methodist church by Mrs. A. C. Nolan. The charter members were : Mesdames A. C. Nolan, T. C. Nolan, Allen Turner, Mary Wal ker, J. Q. Nolan, Sam Dailey and Kate Piper, Misses Fannie Turner, Ida Brown, Missie Setzer and Em ma Knott. Mrs. A. C. Nolan was first presi dent, and Miss Fannie Turner sec retary. This zealous band of wo men labored faithfully, and the so ciety increased in interest and number. After a few years Mrs. Allen Tui ner was elected president, and served for two years. Again Mrs. Nolan, to whose untiring in terest. willing service, and wise council, was due largely the organ ization and subsequent success of the society, was made president, and served for a number of years. At the annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary So ciety of the North Georgia confer ence held in LuGrange in 1888 there were present only four delegats from the whole South Atlanta Dis trict, which we were in at that time. The McDonough auxiliary sending one of those four. This year $10.50 dues, $‘2.50 dues from Juvenile Society, and $12.00 for Mrs. Campbell’s work was raised, making a total of $22.00. At the thirteenth annual confer ence held in Washington, Ga., in IS9I the McDonough society was represented by Mrs. Minnie Har well, Mrs. J. Q. Nolan, who at this time was secretary of the South Atlanta District, and who respond ed to the address of welcome. Miss Lizz/e Nolan was sent as delegate from the Juvenile Society. The amount sent into this conference was auxiliary dues $20.10, special SB.OO, Juvenile dues $8.70, special $16.00. Thus showing an increase of $27.80 over the collection in 1888. At the next conference held in Elberti.n in 1892 was represented by Mrs. J. Q. Nolan and Miss Lizzie Nolan from Juvenile. This year* report shows that $57.35 was paid. The next year, 1893, $69.40 cents was raised. From 1893 down to the present we have no authorized data rela tive to the auxiliary. Mrs. Nolan remained president for a number of years, and was succeeded by Kate Piper, who was one of the so cieties most faithful and efficient workers, and who held the office until her death. Afterwards the following ladies served successively as president, Miss Tippora Harrell, Mrs. Howard Carmichael and Mrs. Virginia Manley, who is now in of fice, The society has now thirty two members. Last year $86.48 was raised, this being the largest amount paid in any previous year. Though much seems to have been done as the increasing finan cial reports show, comparatively little has been done. We have just touched upon the great work which lies before us. We hope our auxiliary will grow in interest un til every member shall have be come an active worker, and then we may realize the accomplishment of greater things in this great field of labor. McDonough m. e. chuhrch. JfPiiift Mk £* / waffe ““ . REV. J. E. ENGLAND, Pastor M. E. Church. Churchh Services, Methodist —Regular Service Ist and 3d Sundays. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening. Rev. J. E. England, Pastor. Presbyterian —Services 2nd and 3d Sundays. Prayermeeting, Tuesday evenings. Rev. J. A. Simpson, Pastor. Baptist —Services 2nd and 4th Sundays Prayermeeting, Thurs day evening. Ladies Home and Foreign Mis sionary Society, The Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presby terian church of McDonough was organized March 15, 1899. This organization lias filled a long felt want in the church and has been the source of great spirit ual growth among its membership, five of whom have passed over to join the great Society whose head is Christ. Mrs. E. J. Reagan was first pres ident of this organization and un der her able leadership the society was firmly established. Each year a new president lias been elected and each has contributed her share of thought and labor toward the growth and upbuilding of the so ciety. Those following Mrs. Rea gan are :-Mrs. E. M. Copeland 2nd president, Mrs. Julia McDonald, Mrs. Annie Nolan, Mrs. T. A. Sloan, Mrs. M. E. Davis, Mrs. E. J. Reagan, Mrs. Will Green, Mrs. J. A. Simpson, and Mrs. Annie Nolan 10tli president. This society, though small, has done verv effective work. In Oct., 1900 the ladies began to clothe an orphan at Thornwell Orphanage. In April 1902 they began to clothe two instead of one and are so doing at present. Since organization they have raised $869. Of this amount $345.- 40 has been contributed to the For eign Mission cause, the other to Home Missions. Mrs. E. M. Copekand. Lightning; Bolt Kills Two Boys. James and Thomas Trimm, aged 15 and 22 years, were killed by lightning at their home at Annona, Texas, Wed nesday. They were standing at the window when the fatal bolt struck.
