Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-20
SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
The Interest in the Session-New Fea-
lures Inaugurated - Mondays Pro-
eeedings.


bic TO keep up my notes as they ought to have
been.
As the session progresses the interest con-
tlnues to grow, not so much among outsiders
as among the membership. No one, unless
they have looked into the subject can have
any idea Of the enjoyment TO a company of
men, after having been dispersed for a twelve
month, coming together for a week The
greetings are warm and hearty. a common
work and a common triumph cements them
more closely than any outsider can
imagine. 1t Is a large family gathering.
Earnest inquiries are made after the welfare
Of absent friends. who are scattered all over
the Conference. for, after few years travel.
a preacher who has been stationed in different
parts Of the state comes in contact with the
leauing members OF the denomination. and he
ls a. anxious to hear from each as he would
DE If they were indeed near kinspeOple The
nrst part of Conference week L. thus passed in
good cheer, but a. the session nears its close
anxiety as 10 the future distribution takes
possession Of the majority. and they wonder
what l. 10 become Of them next year. But the
Bishop and his cabinet are inViucible to an
peals. ana the whereabouts Of the mass of them
are kept IN profound secrecy. and not until
lhe last night Of the session arrives
,io these faithful workers know whittier
they are 10 labor. some are delighted.
many are disappointed, and some few
complain. but all 20 forth hopefully knowing
that the struggle viii only be for one wear
system, IN which every church. however poor.
has a minister, and every minister, however
lndlierent his qualifications. has a charge.
The south Georgia Conference is a fine
looking body physically and intellectually
There are no brilliant or star preachers. but
IN cultivation. piety and gifts they will com
pare iavorably with the same number of men
IN any other department Of human effort for
the elevation Of the race. They are not given
10 speech making, but every question receives
prompt attention and due consideration.
asst ffrraff s.f A
Church South. at Nashville a society for the
purpose Of assisting destitute sections in build
ing churches and securing pastoral labOrers,
was organized. entitled 1.-The Church EXten-
sion society AuNiliarieS are formed in
every conference under its jurisdiction. One
has been organized at this session under most
favorable auspices.
Another departure from the old ruts inau-
gurated 10y the General Z Conference is a Com
mlttee ON Church Relations" Of which Rev
j. .. Branch, Of savannah. Is Chairman and
before whom every one desiring to change his
conference relations must 90. The necessity
Tor this committee originated in the fact that
the boards of finance were being Oyerburden-
eel win men who were not really superan-
nuated because of the infirmitics of age or
sickness. How II viii work is yet TO be test
ed. Much good Is anticipated to result.
The committee appointed to erect a monu-
meut over the grave of the Well-knOWn and
lamented Rev. samuel Anthony. reported that
they had finished their work, and a neat and
substantial monument marked his grave in
the cemetery at Americus. Ga.
One Of the most interesting subjects vet
brought before the Conference is the under
taking Of Rev. Oung j. Allen. native of
Burke county, Georgia. in erecting and
equIpping Anglo Chinese university at
shanghai. in the Celestial Kingdom He has
the apprOVa and assistance to some degree of
the Chinese Government. and large num-
her Of schools are already in operation, with
over four hundred students. These schools
are supplied with American teachers. There
are over SIN hundred more applicants for
4.
has asked his friends i'm
the Church south for a contribution of S25,OOO
which will enable him to open his university
AT an early day. A. telegraphed, $4,000 has
already been raised. South Georgia Confer
eucc contributing S2.323. DIR. Allen has been i'm
China OVcrtWcnty years and for ten wears was
lu the employment of the Chinese Govern
ment ia its educational department, hence
his popularity with the nobility of that en-
pire. lie Will succeed. DR.. 4. q. HaygoOd.
Of Emory College, and DIR. W. IL. Potter. Of
Wesleyan idrOcHte. made able and earnest adj
dresses in behalf of DIR. Aliens movement.
Walter b. Hill, ESQ, of Macon, who is lay
member Of the Conference, presented an adj
mrable paper on the temperance question to-
day. Ii viii be published
What Is termed the minuet work Of the Con-
ference Is not near completed vet. and hence
there Is but little hope of adjournment before
Tuesday. Bishop kaVanaUgh's health con-
tnucs good. and he Is IN his place every day,
although ne has called ON Drs. J. ". Hintcn
and j. = hey to preside occasionally.
savannah and Savannah district takes the
lead i'm all the collections for benevolent Bur-
poses. Thomasville district Is also improving
The savannah delegation. Revs. J. o.
Branch. g. q. y. MacDOnen. g. W. Mathews
and 6 T.. Miller, ESQ, layman, are IN fine
health and spirits.
ALBANY Dec. lS-The exercises yesterday
were veTS interesting. DIR. W. II. Potter and
DR.. VI. Galloway preached at the Baptist
Church. and Revs. Geo. &. Clark aud +. \.
Branch preached in the Presbyterian Church.
while Bishop kavanaugh. DR.. HaygOOd and
Rev. q. e.. y. MacDOnell occupied the pulpit
in the Methodist Church. To the delight and
profit of large congregations. DR.. HaygOOd
preached To the cOlOrcd people at night. At
the morning service Bishop kaYanaugh or
daincd the deaCOns-elect, and after the after
noon service ordained the elders elect; and
after the sermon by Rev. Mr.. MacDOnen the
pemorial exercises ON the death of the
following deceased brethren: The memoir on
Bishop Paine was read by Rev. \. p. Myers,
that Of Rev. Y. +. Tigner by Rev. Walker
Lewis, that Of Rev. Kenneth II. McClain by
Rev. j. X. McClesky. that Of Rev. ID. BlalOck
by Rev. "a F. Evans, and that Of Rev. ii. T.
Pitchfor8by Rev. j. Il. McGehee. The SER
vices were very impressive and solemn. This
j. an unusually large number of deaths To oc
cur in one year within the bounds of the South
Georgia conference.
Quite 4 number of members obtained leave
Of absence and have gone home to-day. They
supposed that the session would close on Mon
day, but finding that ii could not they left
this morning.
ON yesterday the following were ordained
Robertson. Jno. {. Harrison. The following
local preachers were ordained deacons:
Wm. \. Neuse, Alexander Il. Harris,
JnO, W. 4. Critchell. John j. +. Goodman.
The following travelling preachers were or
dained elders. Jas. } Ansley, Geo. W. Mat
theWs. Harmon \. Hodges. Local preachers
ordained elders: Jacob p. BaZemOre.
The conference resumed the examination Of
the character of elders. The following were
called and passed: }. W. Hinton, W. Lewis.
W 4. IoVett. j. ". Domingo, E. Burch. +.
I -nI,n I u /
Virgins. J. q. Littleiohn. J. VI. Austin, }. ..
\. Cook. +. =. Twitty. II. B. Lester. +. B.
Sims transferred TO Texas COnference). &. I.
Embry, B. W Key. e. ;. Johnston, J. NJ. Pot
ter. j. r. Sentell. I. :. Armstead, l. \. Oar
sey, Il. r. Williamson, }. b. Wardlaw, =. c.
Harris W. Lane, W. W. Tidwell, II. W. Key,
ID. q. Abbott located at his own
request. T. T. Christian. \. NJ.
Wynn. f. NJ. Whiting, J. b. Culpepper,
\. NJ. Williams. IL. c. Fentres, ;. ID. Glenn
ents transferred to North Georgia.. j. W.
simmons. c. ID. Adams, y. ID. Morehouse
lsuperannuated), Il. b. Bryan, ;. K. Weaver,
W. W. stewart. J. r. McLeskey, r. NJ. Lock
wood. J. NJ. Marshall W. i. Lloyd, ). r.
GrOuder. \. ii. ElenwoOds X. l.. IIonlker
transferred to Florida COnference), J. ;. Jor-
dan. !. W. Folsom. J. F. Carey QOcated at his
own request. J. +. R0rie, {. I. Buckley, }.
ID. Anthony, G.. &. Thompson, }. L. Williams.
w F. Roberts. r. W. Flanders. W. j. stall
lings. W. VI. {. Comfy, j. j. Giles, X. vi.
Booth. ID. &. Pope, {. \. Moore. L. }. Nease,
4. 4. Hines
The following were continued on supernu-
merarv relation. on recommendation OF Com
mittee on Conference Relations: ;. ;. Sweet,
G. J. TOOle. The name Of D. r. Williams was
called. The Committee ON Conference Rela-
tions recommended that he be not continued in
this relation. j. W. Burke moved TO continue
him in the supernumerary relation. Motion
was lost and he made effective. W. \. sim
mons was called and announced as transfer
red TO Florida Conference. B. ;. key was
called. and the committee recommend that he
be not continued on the supernumerary rela
tion. X. n. lockwood moved to grant B. :.
Key a supernumerarY relation. Motion lost.
X. NJ. Lockwood moved to grant B. ;. Key
a stperannuated relation and refer his case to
the Committee on Conference Relations. Car
ried.
e. q. y. MacDOneli moved TO adjourn.
Carried
Conference adjourned with the benediction.
Mr. 4. Z. Miller obtained leave of absence.
and will leave for Savannah this evening.
/ understand that some complications have
disturbed the Bishop and his cabinet. and
several appointments will have to be made
over / think the appointments in savannah
will remain as they were last year.
JACK PLANE.
France and Egypt.
LONDON. Dec. 19.-The Times cOrre-
snondent at Paris saws: "France in de-
Ginning the proposals of Great Britain
relative TO the Egyptian debt commission
f,a,-o a hint that other OOStS might be