Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-14

! Number of Sunday schools ........ 367
| Number of teachers. s...................... 2,194
| NUMBER or scholars. Observation-Disclosures. 16,3SS
1oIulss lS,odo
ISequlSIUeS: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 13,U31
| Number OF churches Observation-Disclosures. 449
Number of sittiDgs. s.....................118 lis, 1881
| Number of parsonages. ges................ 81
Value or parsonageS. geS.................S 72,143 on
| Value of churches. heS................ $50 4t8 co
Value OF other property ............ 22l, ,797 80
Amount raised for missions-For-
| eign, $4971 az; domestic, "a. .325 SO;
Woman's Miss n Society. S6e1 4S. . 99S1 II
| For pastors salaries. es................ 51661 SO
| Conference collections ............ 1895 80
Bishops fund. 80. ........ ....... loss 40
Money raised for building and repairs "a $50 88
| Money raised for Sunday schools. 3075 %
| Money raised for Presiding Elders. S,476 50
Increase in church members 74.
SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT.
| Rev. P. S. Twitty from the Committee on
| Sunday schools 1t regrets a slight falling Off
| In numbers, which is accounted for by a late
| revision Of the Secretary's books; approves
| the action of the Conference ia continuing the
| office of Sunday school Secretary and recon
mends they appoint Joint committee of mia
isters to cooperate with,him and look after he
| work throughout the State. The following is
| the committee appointed: Clerical-P. S.
| Twitty, n. B. Ousey, E. M. Whiting R. B.
| Bryan, II. T. Meyers, a. M. Williams. II. r.
Fielder. Lay-R B. Reppard, R. F. Burden,
| 6. r. Glenn, N. W. Dozier L. s. McSwan
J. ". Farmer, W; G, Smith.
The orders of Rev. l.. Buxton, of the
Baptist Church, Savannah district, were re.
| cognlzed. and he becomes local preacher Of
the Conference.
| REPORT ON EDUCATION.
Rev.G. S. Johnson, from the committee read
| the annual report. 1t cOngratulates the Con-
| ference on the prosperity of it's church insti-
| tut1ons commends them to a continued gener-
| Gus support and concludes with resolutions of
thanks to Seney for his great munifcence to
| Emory and Wesleyan Colleges. Adopted.
The report was followed by an appeal from
| W. 2. LovejOy for one thousand dollars to
assist in paying off the Indebtedness of
and the money raised in few minutes
The committee appointed last year TO erect
| monument to the memory Of Rev. Samuel
anthony failed to agree, and at their request
| was discharged, and new committee consist
ing OF Revs. T. s. Twitty, w. NJ Hays and Col
! the work
Rev Mr.. Mingledorff was elected successivelv
| to deacon and elders orders as a preparatory
step to entering the foreign missionary field
Dr. A. T. Mann offered resolution that pas
| tors take collection in their churches to pay
the expenses of delegates to General Confer
| ence. Adopted
DOCKS AND PERIODICALS.
Rev. J. 0. Branch read the report of the
| committee. 1t congratulates the church on the
prosperous condition of the Publishing House,
| and urges generous support to the church
periodicals and papers. The report concludes:
| we recommend that our part of the gross re-
celptS OF the Westeudn Aduocate be given to
the Wesley Monumental Church toward the
| redemption of our solemn pledge to raise the
sum of one thousand dollars for the church"
| Discussed and adopted
| Or. Mcterrln followed the report with an ap-
peal for the publishing house and church liter
| ature.
NEXT CONFERENCE.
Albany and Cuthbert were put in nomination.
| and Albany was selected as the place for hold
| ing the next annual conference.
| s. d. Clements, the efficient Secretary, was
| complim5nted by the members with a purse
containing about $40 for his faithfulness in his
| Office
Memorial services were held Saturday after
| noon in memory of the deceased members
Revs Walter Knox, R. j. Corley, D. Crenshaw
| and L. G. Peek
The following relating to the services Of Rev.
| r. j. Corley, who was SO well and so personally
| known in Savannah. will no doubt interest the
| reader: j: B. McGehee in a tribute spoke Of
! Mr. Corley's conduct in the army, and then re-
| marked:
Returning home, he was licensed to preach
| at quarterly Conference of Mariana district
| Rev Brother Norton presiding In December
| 1865. he was admitted on trial in the Georgia
Conference and sent as junior preacher to the
Watkir sville circuit. At the close of that yesr
| when the old Conference was divided, he was
read out to Trinity, Savannah, and Isle of
| Hope; to Brunswick and st Marys, 1865; 1859
| and 1870 he served Talbot circuit; Albany 1871
| and 1872; 1873 and 1874 HaWkinsvile and COch-
| ran; st Luke, Columbus, 1875 and 1876; 1877,
| 1878, 1879 and 1880 Trinity, Savannah Here
the record closes. At this Conference an in
| StdlOuS dlSeaSe aggravated by a RAILROAD acci-
| dent and severe family affiictiOn, changed EiS
relation from effective to superannuate.
| I'm December last he went to Florida. Here
| he gradually declined until March 18th, about
midnight, his spirit left the incumbering clay
| and was gathered unto God His last days
| were the brightest, happieSt Of his life He
| preached Jesus and talked of heaven till speech
| failed, then he raised his emaciated arm and
| pointed upward. Tell my brethren of the
Conference die clinging to the cross, were
among his last words"
The tributes to the other 5aad we're impress
| sive and touching.
These services closed the routine business of
| the session.
| The services to-day Sunday were well at.
| tended. The pulpits OF the Presbyterian, Bap-
| tist and all the Methodist, both white and col
/ ored, we're supplied by members Of the Con.
| ference.
Tonight the appointments were read. and a
| majority OF the members Of the Conference
| left on the midnight train for home
| Thus another year of toll is inaugurated and
| Georgia will feel the labor of these men, and
| Methodism will receive new impulse there
| from. They do not claim for their organza-
| tion that it is the only true church. nor In the
| OF that grand, true church which will subdue
mend it to the masses, and forces the respect
of the world, Its conduests have giyen Il a
! prominence and commanded the confidence
even Of those who differ from It's politY and
tenets All true men, whether religious OF
| JACK PLANE.