Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-10
METHODIsMs MINISTER'S.
The Second Days Session Full OF In
teresting Exercises.

The Second Days Session Full of In
teresting Exercises.
CUTHBERT. GA, Dec. 9.-The second
day of the South Georgia Conference
opened clear, calm and pleasant, causing
the large Methodist Church to be filled
reasonably well with visiting brethren,
ministers and earnest listeners from the
ranks of the citizens.
Bishop Hendrix is winning unstinted
praise for the able and ready manner in
which he dispatches the Onerous duties
devolying upon him. This morning the
character of many of the ministers was
passed upon. Rev. j. r. Overs case
was acted upon, and be was re-instated az
a supernumerary in the work of the con-
ference.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The different chairmen submitted re-
ports which were passed upon.
Rev. H. w. Key made report on An
drew College, which showed that institu-
ton to be in flourishing condition. The
conference pledged him about 81 900 for
keeping the spacious and beautiful
grounds and buildings in thorough repair.
Rev. Mr.. Dunlap made statement on
the Paine Institute which showed that 1t
needed some assistance to place it on the
ground it was intended to occupy and to
make it as useful and beneficial as 1t
should be.
Leave of absence was granted c. E.
Boland and G. f. baltimore.
On the Board of Education W. W.
DoZier was substituted in place of j. I.
McLechian aud K. X. Singleton in place
OF :. 5. McLevaIn. After taking up the
twentieth question for the third time and
passing upon the character of other min
listers the benediction was pronounced
by Rev. j. NJ. Marshall.
luOig RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon the church
was again filled TO hear a discourse from
DR.. Urquhart of the Alabama Conference.
His discourse was very fine and produced
pleasant effect upon the ministers and
others present. He has won unstinted
praise and would be an ornament to any
body Of clergymen in any State in the
Union.
At night the pulpit was filled by DR..
Bounds, editor of the st. Louis Christian
Advocate. DR.. Bounds is scholarly
gentleman, logical reasoner and has a
powerful delivery. The singing during
this service was indeed grand. Nothing
equal to 1t was ever heard before in this
city. The concentrated voices OF more
than 100 ministers added to those OF the
rest OF the large congregation was enough
to awaken the admiration of all resent.
"REMINISCENCES.
seventeen years ago Cuthbert enter
tanned the South Georgia Conference.
Since that time many OF the ablest minis
ters in Georgia, who were members, have
passed away. The body to-day is con-
spicuous for the number of young men
who have recently joined the ranks.
These are men of strikingly intellectual
faces and much promise, who wish one of
these days to reach the acme OF religious
training and become power in the land.
Bishop Hendrix has his family with
him. They are charmed with the ap-
pearance of Southwest Georgia, and es-
pecially Cuthbert. They will go from
here to Florida, where they will spend
some time.
Many visitors are in the city. The hos
pitalIty of the city is unbounded, yet 1T
is taxed to its utmost to entertain ali who
come to attend the session.
On Sunday all the pulpits will be filled
by distinguished ministers, and it is
thought that each church will be packed
to overlooking.