Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-20
THE METHODIST CHURCH.
THIRD DAYS DOINGs OF THE
CONFERENCE.

THIRD Days DOINGS OF THE |
CONFERENCE.
The Work of the Ministry on the Cir
cufts-Preachers Promoted to Orders,
and New Admissions into the Confer
ence-A Healthy Condition of Schools
and COiIeges-The Church Extension
society Anniversary-7'he Services apd
Meetings To-day.
The third days session OF the Methodist
Conference began at the Wesley Monumental
Church yesterday morning. There were
few present when the Bishop took
his seat. but as the forenoon advanced
delegates and visitors began 10 come in and
by eleven O'Clock the auditorium was crowded
There was an unusually large attendance of
ladies. The devotional services were con-
Quoted by Rev. T. X. Leonard and were OF a
deeply impressive character. Upon the disso-
luton Of the service the delegates formally
assembled as a conference and the regular
order If business was taken up. Alter the
calling Of the roll and the completion OF the
Ordinary routine business, the following min
listers were announced as TRANSFERRED 70 the
South Georgia Conference:
Rev K. a Hodges, from the Denver Con-
ference; Rev. {. II. Carson, from the Column
bia Conference; Rev. X. NJ. Williams, from
the Baltimore Conference, and Rev. Nick. +.
McCOOk, from the Florida Conference. The
appointments OF the Board Of Finance were
I .
The reports of ministers from the various
districts were continued and the following ell
ders were called and their characters passed,
Revs-J z. Wsrdlaw, J. r McClesky. b. Fl.
/ Sassaett, \. q. Mingledorf, J. W. HiutOn.J. a.
| o. Cook, J. o. A. Clark, p. II. CrumpleT, J. w.
simmons, Joseph Langston, q. &. Clarke, II.
| &. Fentress, f. ~. Whiting. ". f. Lloyd, ;.
R. Weaver J. n. Austin, ". G. Bass, c. W.
/ Smith. L. b. Payne, John I. Lowe and J. w.
Burke. In almost every instance marked
/ increase was shown IN Church and sunday
anh ufaN
| Of their various churches Is also, as Indicated
| by the statements Of the same, IN a remarka-
/ bly, healthy and sound state, considering the
/ universally complained Of shortcomings Of the
| season.
The following local preachers were elected
/ TO deacOn's orders; J. A. Morgan, Joseph w.
/ Black. o. X. Lassiter and W. c. Wade, Sa-
| vannah district; W. L. Clarke. Americas dis
/ trict; Theodore Edison, WaycrOss district, and
| Alex. Gordon Eastman district. The ordlna-
! ton services will take place tomorrow. The
| following local preachers were elected elders:
| Isaac Rabun and Aaron Denton, Savannah
| district: Edward J. Benton, WaycrOss dis
| trict, and William A. Green, Americas dis
| trict. The certificates of HansfOrd Andrews,
| Hartwen ;. Andrews and J. 5. AshmOre,
elected at preceding conference, were sub
| mItted to the Bishop.
A.E Carraway Of the Columbus district.
! ". ;. HIxsOn OF the Americas district, and
| Charles Davis and Henry Morrison of the
| WGycTOss district, were admitted to the con-
| ference on trial. These admissions were
| made upon recommendation OF the presiding
/ elders and the approval Of the Examining
| Board.
The committee of investigation in the case
/ Of Rev. q. L. Embry, of the ThOmasyllle dis
/ trict, reported a trial necessary, and the fol-
/ lowing committee OF trial was appointed;
| Rev. G. G. Clarke, Chairman, Revs. IL. 4.
/ Myers. J. F. Burch, J. b. Culpepper, }. =
/ Sentell, ,. r. Weaver, q. {. Thompson, X. r.
| Evans and w. W. Stewart. The committee
/ organized into a court Immediately after the
] conference adjourned.
! THE GROWTH OF EDUCATION.
Tie Board Of Education submitted its re-
| port in regard TO the various colleges and edu-
| catiCnaI institutions under the direction OF
| Interested IL showed gratifying
| condition Of affairs. While recognizing the
/ fact that "a college education could not be
/ brought within the reach OF every one, the
| board believe that the more widely IL is DIFF
| fused among the people the greater Will be the
! efficiency and zeal Of the church IN all the
great movements that are now going on 10
thristianiZe the world. The church, they say,
| needs men Of the most thorough cultivation IN
/ the ministry and women Of culture and refine
ment at the freslde and IN the fields which
/ are peculiarly wOman's own.
DR.. Hopkins, President Of Emory College.
/ appeared before the conference for the first
/ time IN the position to which he was elected
through the resignation of DR.. HaygoOd.
IN reviewing the work Of the college DR..
Hopkins made vigorous appeal IN behalf OF
I the school Oh technology recently established
/ In explaining is workings he said that IL was
uossible for a boy to learn more IN three and
! four wears in the school OF t0olcTaft, which
is really at present the extent OF the school OF
! Technology. than lie could learn IN full
l aDprentlceship OF seven years with master
| workman. In this day OF labor clubs ana
! wOTkngmen's unions, organizations tending
I TO exclude young men from appren tceshlps'
/ il was hardly necessary, he believed, for him
! to commend the advantages OF school where
haTtL labor Is taught. The school OF
/ toolCraft. il was intended, snould be
/ subsidiary to a department which would
| il due time be establlshed-a school Of civil
/ and mechanical engineering. The times, said
/ DR.. HOPKINS. demand a line OF education
/ yyt,{eb looks to the practical issues of life.
/ Thousands and millions of dollars are beng
| put into institutions Cf this class, ana they
/ are becoming important fuuet.oiis ana lea
| lures of the governments under Wnlch tney
/ exist. He cited the technical schools OF TINS
/ country and EurOpe-the stevens School OF
/ Technology - HObOken, New Jersey, from
/ which he obtained the foundation OF the
school at Emory. The idea, he SAID, pre-
4 vailed amOng some thai the new sch 'ol
/ was 10 supplant the old estabhshed schools
| OF the college. AID take Inc place OF the
l old ideas, but this was not SO. 1t was TO he
an entirely separate and distinct department,
/ in no way conflicting with any Of the others,
/ but opening up new field and wider scope
/ Of practical education. The need OF the
| school now. he said, was money to build
/ hail. a machine shop in which the school was
/ to be located. It had already all the equip
/ mpnts except this The North Georgia Con-
| farcucc had recently pledged $l.5O9. twenty
| five hundred dollars was required, and he
] asked the south hGDE%lA CONFERENCE ~ give
| the remaining $1,000. Voluntary offerings TO
! over $500 were made, and Or. Hopkins stated
/ that be would remain during the conference
/ in the hope that the other $500 would be
/ added.
THE WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE.
! DR.. Bass President of Wesleyan Female
/ College. represented that Institution. While
| the college was strictly nOn-sectarian, he SAID
I it was Thoroughly religious in all Its work
! ings. and an lnstitutiOn Of which the church
I rafe % well he she Justly proud. lie
paid a glowing tribute to the noble women it
had sent out. Emory had sent men in
the pulpit: Wesleyan had given them wives,
| and not only that. but had given to the church
/ It's foremost workers IN heather lands.
| Rev. Walker Lewis submitted the report OF
| the committee on the Quarterly ReUielc, and
I pending its adoption Rev. J. W. Hinton adj
dressed the conference in behalf of the publ
| cation. The remainder Of the session was Oc-
I cupied in receiving the reports OF pastors and
/ in the transaction OF the usual routine Dusl-
/ ness incident 70 tine reception OF reports and
| their disposition.
! DurinE the session DIR. r. \. Young, Of the
| Tennessee Confer ence and Secretary OF the
I Board of Foreign Missions. addressed the
/ conference IN behalf Of the Publishing House
| and the mission interests of the church. There
| were a number of visitors during the morn
ing, who were introduced to the conference,
among them DR.. Bowman, pastor OF the
Lutheran ChUrch: DR.. Young, Rev. I. John
son. az the Pres by terrain Church of Canada.
and Rev. W. \. Dodge, editor OF The Way Of
Life. Of the North Georgia Conference.
The closing half hOar was occupied with
announcements of the meetings of the vari-
Ons committees and boards.
The conference missionary service viii be
held 81 10 o'clock this morning. and at IL
O'Clock the centennial sermon viii be preached
by Rev. DR.. Clarke in Wesley Monumental
Church
The COZ ference missionary anniversary Will
be held al Trinity Church tonight.
THE SERVICES LAST NIGHT.
Trinity Church held a large congregation
last night upon the occasion Of the annlVer-
sary celebration of the Church Extension So
ciety. The devotional service was cOnductedby
Rev. ". F. Lloyd. The society was organized
in 1872 Is a branch Of the Church Extension
Society Of the Methodist Church South. One
half Of its collections are devoted TO needs
within the bounds OF its own conference, and
the ether half goes 10 the parent society. The
collections during the past year, AS shown by
the Treasures report, were over sl.lo0.
The President. Rev. j. A. .. CLARK reviewed
briefly the history Of the society and the
wonderful progress it has made during the
two years OF its existence.
Rev. DR.. Potter, editor Of the Wesleyan
Christian Advocate, made a stirring address
in fba inferpat Of church extension and tho