Carroll County GaArchives News.....Ordination. July 11 1872 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Blum-Barton http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000645 November 3, 2004, 8:38 pm The Christian Index. At the request of Bowdon Baptist church, Bowdon, Carroll county, GA., brethren, W. S. Tweedell, G. W. Burson, Jas. Barrow, S. B. Little and G. W. Colquitt, met for the purpose of ordaining to the deaconship, brethren, R. H. Strong and N. J. Reed. After the sermon by Rev. G. W. Burson, 1. Tim., iii., 13., the Presbytery organized: Rev. W. S. Tweedell, Mod., G. W. Colquitt, Clerk. The Moderator questioned the church as to the character of the brethren. G. W. Colquitt examined the candidates on their experience and faith. Prayer by Rev. Jas. Burrow. Charge and presentation of Bible by S. B. Little. Presbytery and church gave right hand of welcome. Additional Comments: The Christian Index. The Union of South-Western Baptist, of Alabama The Christian Herald, of Tennessee. Vol. 51 -- No. 27 Franklin Printing House, Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, July 11, 1872. Whole No. 2627. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/gnw368ordinati.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb