Gwinnett-Jackson County GaArchives Biographies.....McDonald, William Benjamin June 6 1875 - living in 1911
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Author: J. C. Flanigan
Rev. W. B. McDonald.

	William Benjamin McDonald was born June 6, 1875, near Statham, Jackson 
county, Ga., and lived on the farm and attended country schools. Spent one 
year at Winder High School. Later he entered Kentucky University in 1898, and 
graduated in the English Bible course.


	Leaving Kentucky University, in 1903, he became pastor of the 
Christian church at Maysville, Ga., and he also preached for three country 
congregations. He served in this field of labor for four and a half years.

	In 1908, he was called to the pastorate of the Statham Christian 
church and he has since this time labored for this church and other 
congregations in adjoining counties. He is giving one-fourth of his time to 
the Lawrenceville Christian church in Gwinnett county. They have a small 
congregation here and hold services in the old academy building. As a preacher 
the Lord has crowned his labors with some degree of success. Below he gives a 
sum total of his ministerial labors up to January 1, 1911: He has preached one 
thousand and thirty sermons, and received $3,717.20 for his services. He has 
baptized five hundred and twenty-eight people, and added one hundred and forty 
to the churches for which he has labored by letter-making a total of 668. He 
has married thirty-three couples and conducted forty seven funerals.

	As he is yet a young man he hopes that during his ministry God will 
add many more souls to the Lord's kingdom and many stars to his crown of 
rejoicing.

	Mr. McDonald owns a pleasant home in Statham, where he and his good 
wife have the respect and good will of the people. Two children, a boy and a 
girl, add much to the home joys.


Additional Comments:
From:

GWINNETT CHURCHES
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF EVERY CHURCH
IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA,
WITH SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF ITS
MINISTERS
BY
J. C. FLANIGAN
1911

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