The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-18
soUrH oEoRoIA CONFERENCE.
Opening of the Session at Macon
The Work of the Day

Opening Of the Session at Macon
The Work of the Day.
MACON. GA, Dec. 1.-THE South Ger
gia conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South met in the Mulberry Street
church, in this city, at Q O'Clock this morn
ing. Bishop Atticus e. Haygood presiding.
The secretary Of the last conference, Rev.
B. Bryan, having died during tie year, the
assistant secretary, Rev. W. e Lovett,
called the roll. botn Of the clerical aud lay
members
The organization of TIE conference was
completed bv electing VIC. McLovett secre
tary. with the following assistants; Revs
z. NJ. Whiting, H. z. Myers and b. Read
The time for the sessions was nxed from
9 a. N. u O'Clock p. M.
The presiding elders were made nominal
ing committee ald were excused from tue
session TO ARA &c the nomination OF the
various lmmittees
DIR. Candler presented the report Of
Emory College.
REPORTS READ.
The secretary read reports from the pub
fishing house at Nashville; from DR.. Can
niughan, the SUNDAY school editor. aud
from DR.. Morton, secretary Of the board Of
church exteas on.
DIR. Bass read his annual report on the
" esiy2n Fe nale college.
Rev K Read was elected editor Of the
minutes.
Rev. 9. G. y. Mcdonnell read report
from the trustees of the Wesleyan
Christian Advocate.
Ira sfers t. this conference ~ere read ny
the secretary, by order Of the bishop, as
.llows: j. p. McFerrin from the HolstOn
conference; J. A. Thompson from North
Alabama; T. B. Ream from the North
Texas conference; A. J. FARRELL, c. E. Dor
man, o. A. Thrower, J. B. johnson, G. ?.
REVERE, and J. w. Foy. from the North
Georgia, and j. II. Hannah from South
Carolina
The conference appointed Rev. J. o.
Langston to collect for the Wesleyan Chris
ttdn Advocate the deficit.
Leave OF absence was granted Rev. +. j.
Burch after this mornings session.
Rev. W. Z. Wade was elected assistant
secretary.
THE COMMITTEES.
The presiding elders having returned, re-
turned the following nominations, which
were ratified by the conference:
Public Worship-J. o. A. Clark. T. r.
Kendall. B. F. Breedlove, w. E. Vaughan,
7. B. Kemp. Wesley Lane and II. A.
Hodges.
Applicants. w. Weston, C. E. Daw-
man, j. NJ. Lovett; first year, H P. Myers,
year. K. Read, G. s. johnson, T. NJ. Chris
tian; third year, J. W. Doningos, II. A.
Hodges, W. f. Smith; fourth year. II. w.
Key, J. s. Jordan, G. H. Branch.
Church Extension-J. K. Hines, L. A.
Bush, @. W. Matthews, J. o. A. Clarke, J.
w. Domingos, 7. d. Strong, w. d. Mo
Gregor, J. w. Simmons, W. J. Flanders,
John G. Harrison, L. c. G. Rabun and G.
w. Fish.
Copfararc. raoo-A. NJ r H,.So-S L
A. Carraway and J. S. Lewis.
Paine Institute-W. E. Mumford, n. W.
Dozier and c. w. Snow.
Bible Cause--P. s. Twitty. o. B. Chester
and II. Ethsridge.
Board Of Education-C. z. Dawman, j.
p. McFerrin, ]. w. Burke, C. c. Hines, j.
w. Arnold, L. W. Branch, E. H. Orr, H.
A. Mathews, j. B. Wight and G. P.
Peacock.
Board Of Missions-G. @. n. Mcdonnell.
J. o. Langstoh, T. A. Branch, A. NJ. Will
iams, A. NJ. Wynn, w. w. Stewart. f. II.
McGhee, J. o. Branch, J. B. Griner, s. F.
Griffith, L. B. Payne, Harrison Stubbs, ]. L.
Day, y. W. D1zer. J. w. Chatham, r. r.
Burden, E. r. Smith and G. A. Wright.
Sunday School Board-Bascom Anthony,
s. b. Adams, Wesley Lane, J. j. Cobb,
w. G. Wade, A. A. Matthew'S, A. NJ
Brannon, B. s. Sentill, W. A. Wilson. S
W. Dtuults, ~. Il lJlckersO1, H. VI. Booth
j. NJ. Wilcox, E F. Cook, w. A. Huckabee
j. c. Clements, E. j. Harvey, 2. 2
, Crunpler and J. V. Truitt
Conference Reletions-G. G. Clarke. J
NJ. Austin. j. B. Culpepper, f. J. Burch, }
d. Mauldin, J. L. Ainsworth and ]. w
| Simmons.
! Memorials-W. C. Bass, c. D. Adams
A. J. Jarrett and Joseph Carr.
Resolutions touching the Christmas fes
tivities were read from the Mulberry stree
church and referred to a special committee
THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.
DR.. w. p. Harrison made full STATE
ment concerning the ecumenic Il conferenc
to be held in October, 1891
Rev. P. s. Twitty read the report fror
Andrew Female College at Cuthbert, SHOW
ing great advancement aud progress.
was referred.
The bishop called the twentieth question
"Are all the preachers bIameless in thel
life and official administration
The names Of the presiding elders wer
first caled-Rev. Morris Question first
who are admitted on trialp Savanna
district: Jefferson A Matthews, Millar
, +. Beals; Macon district: Daniel d. Bat
! man; Brunswick district, George p. Bo
a | nell.
! The conference then adj iourned till
O'Clock tomorrow.