Quitman County GaArchives Church Records.....Morris First Baptist Church
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                       MORRIS FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
                             (African American)


     Morris First Baptist Church was organized by Reverend C. F. Field of 
Dawson, Georgia; Reverend Charlie Hammond of Eufaula, Alabama; Reverend Henry 
J. Jackson and Reverend D. W. Jackson of Morris, Georgia; Brothers: I. Jackson, 
Nathan  Shorter, E. F. Henderson, Sisters: Phillis Shepard and Georgia Morris.  
This organization took place on the second Saturday in June of 1895, with the 
delegations of eighteen people in the community. 

     The pastors have served long and well.  The first pastor was the Reverend 
B. J. Owens of Richland, Georgia, followed by: Reverend A. J. Hoseclaw, 
Reverend L. J. Jones, Reverend J. W. McGrief, Reverend Walter Harris, Reverend 
C. J. Ellis, Reverend R. W. Reece Lane, Reverend B. E. Vicks, Reverend G. E. 
Holmes, Reverend W. C. Cooks, and Reverend D. D. Denard.

     The Deacons have also been faithful in their service to Morris Baptist 
Church as during the ninety odd years of the church's existence, there have 
only been eighteen.

     The Missionary Union Singing Convention has an important role in the 
church, therefore a brief history will be given.

                         The Missionary Union Singing Convention

The Missionary Union Singing Convention was organized around 1898, with the 
delegations of three churches:  Morris First Baptist, Mt. Zion, and Berry 
Chapel.  Now there are nine churches in the Singing Convention.

The familles that were the most responsible for the setup of the Convention 
were: the Greens, the Beckmans, the Lees, the McCarthys, the McCrays, and the 
Whites.

There have been five presidents of the Convention.  They are:  Brother Clarence 
McCarthy of Mt. Zion Church, Brother Sam Davenport of Midway Church, Brother 
Ben Lee of Morris First Baptist Church, Brother Ruben Davenport of Midway 
Church, and Brother Sammie Davenport.

The Convention has had four secretaries.  They are: Brother Blanda McCarthy of 
Mt. Zion, Sister Lily Lane of Cannon Grove, Sister Sallie Lou Hackney of 
Morris, and Sister Catherine Foster Carter of Trinity Chapel.  Brother Johnny 
Coley was elected Marshall of the Convention in 1986.


Mrs. Eva Bell Smith

"Cemeteries and Churches of Quitman County, Georgia"
  by Jacquelyn M. Shepard
  (page 57-58) 

Additional Comments:
Transcribed and submitted by Donna Eldridge with permission from Jacquelyn 
Shephard

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