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GIBSON RECORD
Published to Furnish the People ot Glascock County a Weekly Newspaper and as a Medium for the Advancement of th e Public Good of the County.
VOL. XXXVIIL No. 42.
Sketch of The New
Providence Church
For County History
(From Warrenton Clipper)
(By Mrs. W. F. Wilhoit, County
Historian.)
(Continued from last week)
A presbytery composed of
Radford Gunn and John Q. West
officiated in an ordination ser
vice making Thomas Avery and
Henry Hite deacons of New
Providence church in July, 1841.
Henry Hite, the new deacon,
and T. J. Beck were sent as mes
sengers to the Association in
October of 1841.
That same year the church
“weiit into the choice of a sing
ing clerk and assistant when
the brethren T. Cooper and T. J.
Beck were chosen.”
Evans McCrary had been clerk
of the church since its founding
in 1835 and still was clerk after
the time the “singing clerk" was
appointed so his duties did not
only be in the direction of the
church minutes, but it is highly
probable that he taught sight
singing using a tuning fork to
get the pitch.
January, 1842, “a day of pray
er and fasting” in conformity
to the recommendation of the
Georgia Association for the fur
therence of Sabbath Schools
and other objects was observed,
and at this same conference T.
J. Beck and Thomas Avery were
elected delegates to a Sunday
School convention.
T. J. Beck was licensed to
preach by New Providence
church in June, 1842. He and
Henry Hite represented the
church at the Georgia Associa
tion that year. They were also
to be delegates to the Sunday
School convention “the day be
fore the Association, at the same
place.”
A Bible class was organized
in 1843.
Thirteen months after T. J.
Beck was licensed to preach he
was ordained a minister of the
gospel by a presbytery of the
following preachers: B. M. San
ders, C. D. Daniel, Calloway,
West, Collins, Harley, Barthol
omew, Irwin and Gunn. The
service was held on July 15th »
1843. He and Henry Height
were messengers to the Associa
tion in 1843. Henry Height is
the same man who until this
time has had his name spelled
H-i-t-e.
Radford Gunn resigned his
office of pastor of New Provi
dence church in 1843 having
held the office since the organi
zation of the church in 1835.
The church took great pride
in calling to the pastor Rev. T.
J. Beck, who had been licensed
and ordained to preach by New
Providence. He accepted the
call and began his duties at
once.
Evans McCrary, who had been
clerk of the church since its or
ganization, was succeeded at
this time by John M. Sanford.
It was resolved at the confer
ence held May 17th, 1845, “that
the treasurer shall pay out to
each ‘ traveling minister who
may favor us by preaching to
us one dollar and fifty cents.”
T. J. Beck and Henry Hight
again represented the church at
the Georgia Association in 1845.
“Seven dollars and fifty cents
were sent to the Association
this year for Indian Missions
land one fifty to aid in publish
ing the minutes.” This last fund
had been sent annually since
the church was organized.
Beginning in October, 1845, a
prayer meeting was held at the
church monthly, and “in connec
tion with that to hold a colored
conference.” This was to be
held on each fourth Sabbath.
“The church agrees to liber
ate the brethren James J. Davis
and Thomas Cooper to exercise
in a publick way anywhere in
the bounds of the church.” This
is construed to mean that these
two men are given the
of exhorting -and preaching,
ing out their abilities before the
church will license them to
P reach -
John M. Sanford, clerk, has
6
The Things that
What Is the
Qeorgia Power Company
Really Worth
to Qeorgia?
1. The Georgia Rower C o m p a ny is
Georgians largest taxpayer. It paid
more than $2,000,000 is taxes for
1931. Moro than $500,000 of this
went for tho support of tho school*
of Georgia.
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2. The Georgia Rower Canty. J
ha* cm annual payroll of moro CZn
$6,000,000 . Nearly 4,000 employe*
share in it. Every penny of It is paid
to Georgians. Practically avsry psany
of it ia apsnt in Georgia.
ass
3. Tho Georgia Rower Company is
ana of Georgia’s biggest builders.
This year it is spsadlag nearly
$2,000,000 on naw. construction proj
ects. In ordinary ypart, it spanda sev
eral times $2^)00,000 ■ow oon
struct!on alone.
* * *
4. The Georgia Pats Company is
one at the largest customers of Geor
gia merchants anti dealers. Its pur
chases of teriai* and supplies in
Georgia this year will exceed $3,000,
000, ia spite of tho present necessity
for economy which this Company
must practice like everyone else,
ess
The Georgia Rower Company
has more them 8,800 preferred stock
holders in Georgia. These Georgians
have invested more than $20,000,000
of their personal funds ia the Com
pany. • •
•
It is literally true that every man,
woman and child in Georgia benefits
financially from th* existence of tho
Georgia Power Company — cither
from its tax payments, or its payrolls,
or th* monay its employes spend, or
its other business expenditures, or it*
contributions to charitable, civic, edu
cational and other public funds, or it*
payment of dividend*.
LOW! might Tlii 1. They Company’s select. are materially electric LOWER rates ere than low the by national any ri »; standard r average. of comparison yon
2. They have been eharply REDUCED under what they used te be. In the
past four years, our customers have been saved several million dollars in tbe cost of their electric service
by reason of rate reductions.
3. bacco They are LOW from the stand paint of the cost to the public. Tbe average man spends mere for to
than be spends for electricity for bis whole family.
4. They are LOW from the standpoint of the return they yield to the Company — less than t-|l the
a m ount which die courts have held to be a “fair rate of return.”
5. They ora LOW by c o m parison with the prices of other things. Tbe average price per kilowatt boor
paid by our residential customers (and this average includes all service charges) is approximately 25 per
cent LOWER than it was before the World War. But the prices of other things you buy — food, rent,
clothing, house furnishings, fuel, etc. — still average approximately 35 per cent HIGHER than in 1913,
according to tbe official government Cost of Living statistics.
Georgia
POWER mzjj COMPANY
A CITIZEN WHEREVER W E SERVE
repeatedly imbibed too much
spirituous liquors and losing pa
tience with repeated verbal ac
knowledgements and apologies
with promises to refain in future
and failing to keep those prom
i se s, the church excluded him
lrom the fellowship and dis
missed him from the clerkship,
appointing Thomas Cooper to
take his place. This was in
April, 1846. However, John M.
Sanford was like a lamb shut
out from the fold who bleated
so piteously that he was re
stored to fellowship four months
later. His appetite for strong
GIBSON. GA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1932.
REALLY >
Matter
"VOU are likely to hear almost anything—rand frequently you
X do—about the Georgia Power Company when political
storms are raging. Naturally such statements hurt whether they
are true or not—hurt us and, we believe, hurt the state, for
they give Georgia a reputation as a place when “corporation
baiting” is a popular sport.
Our business success, our very fife as a business enterprise,
depend upon the good will of the public. So, in the interest of
our business, we come before you with requests.
We ask you, first, to remember that «tw fKargw of “ex
tortionate rates” and the like are being r »iyi» in the midst of a
heated political campaign. The business of the ca n di d a te is get
ting himself elected. We me big — therefore we are a big target,
easy to shoot at. Before accepting all that you hear or read, we
make the simple request that you inform yourself as to THE
TRUTH. We welcome it.
We ask you, second, for a cont in ua t ion of the confidence
you have shown in us in the past. We ask it solely on the basis
of our business record.
♦ * * •
The business duty of this Company is to give GOOD
SERVICE AT LOW RATES.
The quality of our service is GOOD. No one denies it, not
even the candidates.
And our rates are LOW. No one can say, truthfully, rhat
the rates of this Company are not low.
Beyond the'performance of its business duty, the Georgia
Power Company builds, it creates payrolls, it puts the natural
resources Georgia to work, it aids in stimulating business
through its purchases and payrolls, it thus aids in making a
market for the farmer’s products, if contributes in large measure
through its taxes to public e d uc a t ion and other activities for the
general welfare.
Throughout its history, the Georgia Power Company has
contributed, financially and otherwise, to the success of every
movement for the development of Georgia. It has brought in
millions of dollars of outside capital for permanent investment
in the state. It has aided in bringing many large industries to
Georgia.
The Georgia Power Company is a useful, constructive busi
ness, rendering good service at low rates. There is no just com
plaint against it. It is entitled to the confidence of its customers
and the public on the basis of its record.
• President
drirxk overcame him again
though and the following Jan
uary he was excluded from the
church.
Thomas Cooper was released
from his duties as chorister
since his duties in “exercising
in a publick way” would take
him to other fields when the
chorister would be needed at
New Providence, Alexander
Beck was chosen to fill the office
of chorister,
Aaron Jackson, one of the
deacons, died September 3rd,
1846. He was a deacon of the
church and also one of its com-
missioners, so a presbytery
composed of J. Q. West and T.
J. Beck set apart Thomas P.
Jones as deacon to fill the va
cancy.
Thomas Cooper was appointed
to fill the vacancy on the board
of commissioners and as Thom
as Avery had removed from the
vicinity causing another vacan
cy on the board of commission
ers, Jordan Kinnebrew was ap
pointed.
The first minutes of the con
ference for colored members
were recorded December 28th,
1845, and reads as follows:
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR
. . . . . .
ference Brother ln, Thos C ° r Cooper, C ° n "
moderator. Open a door for
the recephon of members. None
offered. Sister Fanny, the prop
m,l cused 3 L 0f of r theft. « er ^ri? The S ’ case bemg was aC "
taken up and she not being pres
ent, moved and seconded that a
committee be appointed to cite
her to attend the next conference
to answer to the same, when the
following brethren were ap
pointed, Sam and Perry.—Joel
F. Heath, Clerk.”
She was not present at the
(Continued on last page)
Support Promised
Whiteley Everywhere
It is a source of gratification
to his home people to note the
ever growing gains made all over
the state by our townsman, Hon.
J. W. Whiteley, in his race for
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Quite a number of his Warren
ton supporters were present at
an address made by him in
Crawfordville Tuesday and re-*
port that many assurances were
made to them by people of that
county of enthusiastic support
for Mr. Whiteley.
He also addressed the people
of Hartwell on Saturday, Hon. J.
C. Evans accompanying him on
his visit to Hartwell. Reports
from that section also are very
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J. W. Whiteley
favorable to Mr. Mr. Whiteley.
For several days previous to
this week he has been visiting
counties in the western part of
the state and several newspapers
of that section have carried arti
cles about his visits. We repro
duce below comments from two
of these:
Mr. J. W. Whiteley, of, War
renton, candidate for Commis
sioner of Agriculture, addressed
a large number of voters at the
courthouse here Monday and he
certainly did make a good im
pression upon his hearers.
His advocacy of the Long no
cotton plan last year made him
many lasting friendships and the
farmers will remember his loy
alty to their cause by voting for
him in the September primary.
Mr. Whiteley believes in a
square deal for everyone, a fair
wage and a full dinner pail.
Economy and retrenchment,
he said, would not be overlooked
in his administration.
He was promised the support
of hundreds of voters who
heard him and his friends will
exert themselves to put Haralson
safely Haralson in the Whiteley column.
—The County Tribune,
Buchanan, Ga.
Mr. Whiteley spoke, at Buc
hanan last Monday in the inter
est of his candidacy to a large
audience and made a favorable
impression. He spent a part of
Monday in Bremen and met a
number of voters.—The Bremen
Gateway, Bremen, Ga.
The above newspaper also car
ried in its columns the following
comment by Editor Shackleford,
of the Oglethorpe Echo:
We had our first call Satur
day fom a candidate for a state
house office. He was none other
than a former editor conferee
and friend of years gone by, M|r.
J. W. Whiteley, of Warrenton,
who is * candidate for Commis
sioner of Agriculture. No other
man in the state is better fitted
for nor more worthy of that of _
(lce than is Mr Whit eley. Be
i sides havin 8 gone through the
educational grind of editing a
pa p er f or many years * in the past
;he is one of the most successful
business men and farmers of this
section of the state. He knows
the needs of agriculture in the
state and is one who will see
that they are fostered without
fear or favor.—Oglethorpe Echo,
Lexington, Ga.
—From Warrenton Clipper.