PAGE FOUR
History of Williams
Creek Church By
County Historian
(Continued from page one)
bury and Jethro Darden attended
in 1842, and it was held at Long
Creek, Warren county.
The church made a contribu
tion for a circulating library in
December, 1843.
March 9th, 1884, “Brother Sep
timus Torrence reports that he
collected and paid to brother D.
G. Daniel $10,75 for the book de
pository of the Georgia Associa
tion.” In this same conference
it was “ordered that each Broth
er and Sister be requested to as
certain and report at the next
conference how many families
in Ihe bounds of this church are
destitute of Bibles.” Two months
later it was reported that there
were ten amilies destitute of Bi
bles and Jethro Darden was au
thorized to buy one dozen Bi
bles and furnish ten of them to
these families. The purchase
was made in June 1844, from the
American and Foreign Bible So
ciety at a cost of fifty cents each.
R. V. Asbury and Jethro Dar
den were messengers to the
Georgia Association in 1844.
One Sunday in each month
had been meeting day at Wil
liams Creeek church, but in Au
gust of 1844 it was “Resolved
that for the future we have a
secondary meeting, viz., on the
fourth Sabbath in each month.
Brother R, V. Asbury agrees to
serve Us as a preacher at said
meeting.”
In January, 1845, the minutes
report, “Agreeable to a procla
mation made by his excellency,
George W. Crawford, it is or
dered that Thursday, the 13th of
February next, be observed as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer.”
“Our beloved brother, R. V.
Asbury, departed this life on the
20th of July (1845) after being
a regular and efficient member
and useful minister among us
for the last twelve years and
eight months.”
Jethro Darden and Septimus
Torrence were messengers to the
Georgia Association in 1845.
In November, 1845, on account
of feeble health, J. Q. West, who
had served for eight years, ’ re
signed the pastorate of the
church and Charles Irvine was
unanimously elected to the va
cancy.
Jethro Darden and, Septimus
Torrence were again messen
gers to the Georgia Association
in 1845, which met at Powelton
that year.
Septimus Torrence died Octo
ber the fifth, 1846, having been
an efficient member of Williams
Creek church for ten years and
ten months.
Charles Irvine was succeeded
by Joseph A. Carter as pastor of
Williams Creek church in 1847.
Jethro Darden and Benjamin
F. Hubert represented the church
at the Georgia Association in
1848.
Peter, a colored man, the prop
erty of Mr. King, wa s authorized
to preach in Williams Creek
church: It is not stated in the
minutes, hut it was customary at
that time for the negroes to have
a Sunday service for their ex
clusive use when the congrega
tion was made up entirely of ne
groes and a negro preacher had
charge of the service.
Jethro Darden and Brother El
liott were messengers to the
Georgia Association in 1849, and
Jethro Darden and Benj. Hubert
in 1850.
At the conference held April
15th, 1850 the records say, “Read
a letter from Brother Eli Ball on
the subject of raising funds for
foreign missions. Ordered the
letter to lie on the table for the
present.”
Brothers Tully and Maginty
were messengers to the Georgia
Association which met at Grove
church, in Columbia county, in
1851. It was held at Elim
church, in Warren county, in
1852, and “brethren Maginty and
Benj. F. Hubert were messengers
from Williams Creek church.
Joseph A. Carter was
ed by Radford Gunn as pastor at
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used in 1854 and “Brother Ma
ginty” was authorized to buy and
resell them to the members the
church agreeing to pay for all
he failed to sell.
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On Friday April 7th, 1854, the
ordination to the ministry of R.
E. McGintv was held. Revs. V. R.
Thornton, T. J. Beck and Rad
ford Gunn forming the presby
tery.
R. E. Maginty and Radford
Gunn attended the Georgia As
sociation as representatives
from Williams Creek in 1854. It
was held at Friendship church,
Wilkes county.
R. E. Maginty and J. M. Elliott
were messengers in 1855
R. E. Maginty succeeded Rad
ford Gunn a s pastor of Williams
Creek church in 1856, as Rad
Gunn resigned. At
same meeting when R E. Magin
£ as called a V )as,or - Cha «- ,es
A. Tucker 1 was elected and Rad
ford Gunn. T. J. Beck and R. E.
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Maginty and Elliott were again
messengers to the Georgia Asso
ciation in 1856.
The Williams Creek Bible So
ciety was organized at this time
with R. E. Maginty as president
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and treasurer; B. F. Hubert vice
president and H. E. Allen secre
tary.
Brethren Elliott, Chapman and
J. Tucker were appointed to su-, 1
hfa latk r iw te i brethren nd m he and me , el i R. ng £ E. » Magtn- l . hc:
ty and B. r. Hubert were ap-i
pointed as representatives to the
Georgia Association in 1857-58-
59 and 1860.
McGinty and Clark in 1861. 1
McGintv and Hubert in 1862
and in 1863.
(Historj- of Williams Creek !
church continued next week) 1
CAMPMEETING NOTICE
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Fountain campmeeting will be
gin Wednesday night closf Auaust
and will come Au^st" to a 5™ on
Sunday
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B M. C Bell Chairman
NEW AND USED FURNI
TURE. — STACY TURNER
THOMSON, GA,
Georgia News
(Continued from page one)
T ^e income for the state agricul
fura! and no; . n , a i college at Americus,
one of the units in the Georgia uni
varsity system of higher education,
was $53,796.35 and there was a total
expense and outlay of $50,679.17 dur
ing tlie calendar year of 1931.
A plan Whereby twenty-five hun
dred acres of land will be made avail
able in twenty-acre plots in a back
to-the-land movement to aid the un
employed has been tinder considera
tion for some time by Savannah city
and county officials and relief work
ers.
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to it because the metal of the spoon
absorbs a consider-,tbio amount of heal
from the liquid so thnt the glass is nol
heated quite so suddenly, it is sudden
heating and cooling that makes gluts
ware erark.
“Good times’ are coming again.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1932
Death Comes To Mr.
W.LShurley July 25
'Hie entire citizenship of War
renton was greatly shocked and
saddened by the sudden death by
apoplexy of Mr. W. L. Shurley a
beloved citizen, which occurred
between six and seven o’clock
Monday afternoon. Mr.
ley, who had not been in robust
health for several ye/ars, had
gone into the Sunday School An
nex of the Baptist church, and
it is thought had an attack and
as he often did, presumably laid
down on the floor for it to pass
away. His body was discovered
about seven o’clock and physi
citans called who found that he
was dead.
Mr. Shurley was 57 years old
and was senior deacon of the
church, and had been contin
uously a member for 38
which is longer than any
one of the male membership,
He had served on every build
ing, repair or altertation
tee for over thirty years,
period of his deaconship,
kept under close observation
church building and
ings, noting carefully anything
that was not in order. He vis
ited the church many after
noons in his walks on the
square and some times went in
to tian pray, being a devout Chris
to whom God was a reality.
For 38 years the church has
had no more loyal and faithful
member--ever ready to do his
best in any service, and many
have said that outside his own
home, had it been his to choose
church , e T which i u a r he , loved Sel( T tcd so well ’ n
as the Place from which to pass
to his reward. He was interested
in every phase of church work
and at the time of his death was
Associate Superintendent of the
Sunday School. He had served
many years as Superintendent
and only gave this up because of
illness a few years ago. He
a lover of song and for a long
.me had served as song leader
both ,n the church services and
m he
Mr. Shurley was agent of the
Georgia Railroad m \\ arrenton
;and had been a valued and high
ly esteemed employee of the
company for 36 years serving
pas a young man for short periods
as agent at Milledgeville and
Madison before being appointed
agent here about 30 years
He was absolutely consc.enc.ous
in the performance of every sec
ular as well as religious duty.
His home life was
iand visitors to his home always
spoke of the exceedingly pleas
ant hospitality of he and h , 8
wife to whom his death means a
great loss. Mrs. Shurley was
before marriage Miss Allene
Anderson. Other members of
the household were her sister,
Miss Lillie Anderson and Misses
Mary and Mildred Royal, and
these loved him as a father.
He is also survived by two
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Jy loved him and are grief
stricken over* his death. They
came immediately with their
families from their homes,
Impressive funeral services,
conducted by his pastor, Rev. J.
L. Clegg, and in which Rev. C.
Haynes, Methodist pastor
took part, were held in the Bap
tist church Tuesday at six
o'clock. His pastor paid a glow
ing tribute to the worth of Mr.
Shurley’s life taking as a text,
“Well done thou good and
faithful servant.”
Hundreds of people were here,
many from long distances, to
pay a tribute by their presence
to the memory of this good
man.
The body lay in state in the
church auditorium Tuesday
night attended by members of
the board of deacons, and many
came to view’ the remains, which
at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday
morning were carried to Sallie
cemetery for interment in
family plot,
A short service was con
duotted at the grave in the pres
ence of a large gathering of rel
atives and friends. Scores of
beautiful floral offerings came
from all over the state and from
other states,
Just before this paper was
printed the following tribute to
Mr. Shurley’s m emor y was re
ceived from Rev. W7 P. Brooks,
Jr., pastor of the First Baptist
Church, of Sanford, Fla., for
merly pastor here:
of The Clip War _
renton, Ga.-Dear Brother Lee:
Mav , wrile just a word to
The Clipper> 1o try to express
1I1V (ie apprec iation of Bro.
w . j. Shurley. He was one of
the best friends that , ever had
and somehow j cannot bring
myself to realize that he has
when , was pastor lhere in
VVarreirton> , came to know
Rro Shurle in a very J intimate
wav , and in every respect y
him to be a true Rnd no .
bIe character. In his home life,
he was the verv personification
of kindness and thoughtfulness;
as member of the church he
was faithful and i OV aI-you
could always count on Will
shur , ey As a friend he was
}aI and considerate - how
were the kindnesses he
showed us while we i ive d in
Warr enton. He was surely a
Christian gentleman — noble,
true, and consistent. Blessings
on his memory Sincerely,
W. P. Brooks, Jr.
,, Warrenton ,. r . Clipper.
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Eyes Glasses
Examined Fitted
UK. W. L. EMBRY
Optometrist
912 Southern Finance Bldg.
Augusta, Ga.
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