There is alot of local information in this paper, so I will break it into several parts. The North Georgia Baptist The organ of North Georgia Baptist 'Contending for the Truth' Friday, August 5, 1898 Vol. 8 No.36 Union Meeting FRIDAY,July 22, 1898. Union meeting of the 1st district of the Hightower Association met with the Baptist church at Sharon, Forsyth county, GA. Intorductory sermon was preached by Bro. Luke Burgess. Adjourned for dinner. AFTERNOON SESSION Delegates met in the house after singing and prayer by brother J. L. Smith, brother J. T. Reese was elected moderator and Emanuel Page clerk. On motion, read the letters and enrolled the delegates’ names. Haw Creek-A. W. Tullis, G. W. Green, J. L. Fincher and T. S. Pirkle. Island Ford-J. L. Street, A. D. Holbrook and Jacob Moulder. Bethlehem-A. W. Robbs. Cumming-R. W. Shadburn, J. T. Reese and A. E. Booth. Sharon-D. H. Bagley, S. C. Gunter, G. W. Fagan and I. H. Gilbert. Friendship-M. T. Wallis and W. E. Smith. Shoal Creek-J. M. Jones, Tommy Crow and Henry Wheeler. Coal Mt.-Emanuel Page and J. L. Smith Corinth-A. G. Samples and Harmon Edmondson. Called for correspondence, when brother E. C. Settle was received from the Lawrenceville association and brother Luke Burgess from the Roswell association. On motion, appointed the ususal standing committees, On preaching-I. H. Gilbert, Sanford Gunter and M. T. Wallis. On queries-D. H. Bagley, W. A. Robbs and A. W. Tullis. On education-J. L. Smith, S. C. Gunter and Harmon Edmondson. On temperance-J. L.Smith, R. W. Shadburn and D. H. Bagley. On finance-R. W. Shadburn, I. S. Pirkle and G. W. Fagan. On dec(e)ased ministers-G.W. Green, J. L. Fincher and A. G. Samples. On missions-J. L. Street, J. M. Jones, D. H. Bagley and W. E. Smith. On Sabbath schools-M. T. Wallis, J. W. Street, Jacob Moulder, and A. D. Holbrook. On nominations-A. D.Holbrook, I. H. Gilbert and W. A. Robbs. On arrangements-J. L. Smith, S. C. Gunter, R. W. Shadburn, J. T. Reese and Emunual Page. SATURDAY MORNING, July 23 Delegates met according to adjournment. After singing and prayer by brother J. L. Street. Called the roll and corrected delegates’ names. Called for correspondence. On motion, received the report on temperance. After discussion by brethren Smith, Bagley, Gunter, Wooten, Settle, Shadburn and Booth, the motion was adopted. On motion received the report on education. Adjourned for dinner. AFTERNOON SESSION After singing and prayer by Bro. Wooten, the subject of education was discussed by Bro. Booth. On motion, adopted. On motion, received the report on Sabbath schools. After discussion by brethren Wooten, Booth, Settle, Allen and Robbs, on motion, the report was adopted. On motion, received the report on Missions; after discussion by brethren Gunter, Holbrook, Baley, Smith and Booth, on motion, was adopted. On motion, received the report on queries. On motion, received the reprot on nominations. The next union meeting of the first district of the Hightower association to be held with Island Ford church, Gwinnett county, commencing on Friday before the fourth Sunday in July, 1890. Bro. J. D. Settle to preach the introductory sermon. RESOLUTION OF THANKS Resolved, That the thanks of this body be tendered to the brethren and sisters of Sharon church for their kind hospitality during our stay with them. J. T. Reese Mod., Emanuel Page, Clerk.