Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-19
FOLLOWERS OF WESLEY.
SECOND DAY OF THE METHO-
DIST CONFERENCE.

DIST CONFERENCE.
An Effort to Raise the Standard OF the
Ministry-The Election of Deacons and
EIders-Reports Of the Conference Col
Ieges-The Work of the Ministry and
What il has Accomplished.
There were very few persons in the audito-
rum Of Wesley Monumental Church when
the Bishops gavel fell at $50 O'Clock yesterday
morning. and the second days session Of the
conference begun. The threatening weather
kept many visitors a. home. and the hour
seemed too early for the delegates themselves
TO be in the conference room. As the session
advanced. however, they began to come
in. and during the day there were large
numbers OF visitors, many Of whom were Ia
dies. eVidencing the interest of the commu-
nifty in the important and interesting work
and proceedings Of this large and representa-
In accord with the strict conservatism and
severe discipline Of the church. there Is moth
ing in the surroundings Of the conference tnat
savOrs OF OstentatlOn or display. Inc oele-
gates-clcrical and lay-are seated informally
within the bar Of tEe conference room, ana
the work goes On quietly. The opening ue-
vOtiOnal service Yesterday was eondncte1 3y
Rev. George C. CLARK. OF Hawkinsvllle. who
read as the scriptural lesson the tenth chap-
ter Of Romans. The hymn
s.Be il nv only wisdom here
To serve the Lord with nilal fear,
With loving gratitude
was lined and sung with great choral effect
br the entire body.
After the singing Of the HYMN a fervent and
devout prayer was offered for the blessing Of
God upon the conference in its deliberations.
upon the presiding Bishop and the Bishop VINO
bV reason Of his illness was preYentel from
attending. AMI upon the ministry and the en-
tire church that its influence might be felt
| throughout the whole world.
At the close Of The devotional exercises Rev.
DR.. Axson. pastor OF the Independent Pres
bvterian Church. DIR. Hopkins, President OF
Emory College, and DR.. Potter and Revs. Ad-
ans and COtter Of the North Georgia Con
| ference were introduced. The regular order
| Of exercises was then taken up. which result
/ ed IN some little confusion. The Bishop en-
| Joined good order, and the work OF the day
| was begun Rev. q. q. y. MacDOnen ten
| Jered bis Resignation as a member of the
| ard OF Church Extension, necessltated IN
| consequence Of his duties as Presiding Elder,
| which required his entire attention. His res
/ lgnatiOn was accepted and Rev. u. W. Mat
| rhews pastor of the New Houston Street
| Church, was elected in his stead.
| 4 committee OF five on the observance OF
/ the Sabbath was appointed Dv the Bishop
| upon motion Of Rev. T. T. Christian. The
| committee Is a. follows: Reys. l.. ,. Nc
| swain. 7. X. Leonard. j. ID. Mauldin, j. z
| Wardlaw and George c. Clark.
| The matter Of admissions into the conference
| engaged the attention Of the body for some
| time in a spirited discussion. The subject
| was brought up By a resolution offered by the
4 Presiding Elder Of the Eastman district re-
| Iuesting the examining board to re-eXamint
| such applicants as were dlsapprOYed upon the
! first examination and in consequence refused
| admission. y cOmmendable and credltablt
| policy Of conservative action prevailed
! in the discussion, and while the action Of the
| Examining Committee was entlrelV APP
| proved, the conference saw tit under the cir
| cumstances. 10 request a re-eXaminatlon o.
| the applicants. in the hope that they might al
| this time sustain an examination emitting
| them 10 admission. There was a deelQec
| sentiment expressed in favor of higher ano
| more advanced course Of study and more
| thorough preparation on the part OF those en-
| terlng the ministry.
| Reys. c. W. snow, Ernest Sanders and T.
! ID. strong. who were voted admission into the
| conference on Wednesday. were formally re-
| cri-ed by the Bishop, who prOpOunded the
| doctrines OF WesicTanism which theY were &C
| preach, aud dwelt at length 4p0n the duties
1 aud responsibilities OF the ministry, anu the
| great work which 1t has to perform IN carry
| ing out the spirit OF MethOdlsm. lie urged
| upon the young ministers, and upon the older
| ones as well, the necessity for constant, un-
! firing. earnest and Jealous work In the
| preaching of not one alone, but all the Cnrls-
| tian virtues, promoting the cause OF Christian
| itv bv IaboriOusness ami self-denial.
| pr Bass, President ef the wesleyan temalt
] College at Macon, submitted his annual re-
| port. which was referred TO the BOARD Ol
| Education. together with the report OF Int
| Visiting CJmtnittee, submitted by rev. y. W
| Weston. and the report % the Board OF Nlsl-
! tors 10 Ihe Andrew Female College at Cuth-
| bert submitted By Rev. ". IL. Key. The re-
| uorts showed an excellent patronage or both
| institutions. At Wesleyan go students arr
| matricuiated with the prospect for an IN
| crease. A committee OF investigation. con
| sl-tiug OF Rev. J. I. AInsworth. benjamin
| BreediOve and j. W. DOmiDgOs, was ap-
| pointed 10 inquire into the charges preferred
| against Rev. George L. Embry, Of the ThOma=-
vile district. ,,
| considerable routine work was disposed of
I m a.
! riOus ministers was taken Hp. This occupied
] considerable time, and nearly the entire SEES
| sion I'D TO the hour for adjournment The
| Bishop mad begun receiving the reports from
| the Presiding Elders of the work IN their re-
| spectivc districts. when the session was
concluded. The number or pastoral chEr-
geters i'm each district are as follows: Sayan-
nah district, Rev. j. b. McGehee, Presiding
Elder, Is: Macon district, Rev. James w
Hinton, Presiding Elder, l6; Columbus dis
trIct Rev. }. :. Key, Presiding Elder, 10:
| Amcricus district, Rev. q. G.. y. MacDoDell,
| Presiding Elder. Il; ThOmasville district
KevJ. o. Branch, Presiding Elder, u; Way
| cr0-s district. Rev. 4. ID. Anthony, Presiding
Elder, %. Eastman district, Rev. x. Ii. Les
ter. Presiding Elder, Is
In addition TO the general information oh
| tanned in the verbal reports other lnterestl1
/ matters VIII more fully appear IN the status
teal reports. \ number of announcements
| were made. calling the various committees
and bOards together, after which the confer
| ence adjourned.
| In the afternoon the Bishop and Presiding
| Elders were in conference. and good dea
OF work was transacted in the committed
gOOms. ,
Al Trinity Church services were held in the
afternoon. and last night Rev. Nick. +. Nc
Cook, OF the Florida Conference. preached al
| interesting sermon. Rev. j. X. McCleskl
| PREACHED at Wesley Monumental Church
1 and Rev c. ID. Adams at st. Phillips Church
| The services this afternoon and tonight
will he announced during the session Thu
morning. just before the conference adj
I0urued the Bishop read a telegram annOunc
ing the death Of Mrs. I. X. Kendall. vile o
Rev. II. II. Kendall. pastor Of Trinity Church
/ in Atlanta.
Rev. J. Z. /. Holmes. pastor Of the Baptis
| Church, was visitor to the conference dur
ing the morning and was introduced by th'