The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-21
THE CONFERENCES BUSY DAY.
Bishop Gaines Pays n Visit to His
Former Ministers.


The Georgia conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal church held a busy
session yesterday, transacting a great
deal of business and receiving reports
from several committees.
Rev. w. ]. Gaines, d. D.. bishop of the
Third Episcopal district, is visiting the
conference. He arrived in the city in the
morning and went direct to the church.
He was cordially received with cheers
and applause. He first congratulated
Bishop Grant and his cabinet upon their
good work. He was in charge of this
district four years ago, and it afforded
him much pleasure, as he expressed it,
to be present at the closing of the quadren-
NAL and acknowledged that Bishop Grant
had beaten him in raising money He
sald That Bishop Grant is the greatest or
ator on the bench of bishops and, in
fact, leads among the leaders of his race
He spoke of the educational work of the
African Methodist church in the SOUTH
and expressed himself as proud of what
is being done for the elevation of the race,
and he was proud, too, to be a factor in
the great work of civilization
The following were then read into the
conference on trial: G. w. Jackson, Will
lam w. Lyons, J. M. Meyers, w. j. Sin
+. Griffin, c. P. Hobbs, John &. Scott
Willis Lane, j. E. Aldridge, Robert James
James H. Williams, Leroy Holt, r. A.
Reid, Miles Grant, Evans Davis, s. w.
Wood, J. H. Wilson, r. G. Augustus, E.
g. Gatten, ]. r. Brown and j. c. Lep-
heart They were addressed by Rev. l..
j. Coppin, ID. D., upon their duties as
ministers of the gospel. He requested
them not to use tobacco, whisky or the
like, and to be faithful in the discharge
of their duty; not to make unnecessary
visits to their worshippers, and to go
wherever they are appointed by the bishop
and endeavor to do all they could for
the church and the cause. The applicants
do aI,1r.c 90 +,-s.
Last night an educational meeting was
held The committee on education re-
ported, the report being read by Rev. S.
7. Tice. He spoke of the several educa-
tional institutions, and recommended that
81, 900 be appropriated for the colleges in
Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Prof D.
j. Gordon, president of Edward Waters
College, Florida, made the first address
on the report. He said that the negroes
of this country are being awakened TO
their duty, and he believed that the only
thing needed is an educated ministry
Prof. w. r. Wright, president of the
Georgia State Industrial College, said that
est to the address of Prof. Gordon, who.
he said, is the youngest college president
in the United States. Il am proud,
he said, ,of the. progress our race
Get an education; a higher education. If
you do not get it the day you discourage
higher education you call halt in the
march of progress. The south is giving
all the education possible to its girls and
boys" President Wright spoke of the
church property owned by the connec-
ton, amounting to 10000, 000 and over 81
000,0 of other property.
Rev f. w. Lee, d. D., president of
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, spoke of
the work of Bishop Gaines in connection
with the Morris Brown college and how
he labored for its success.
Rev. S. H. Coleman, D.. D., of Florida,
also spoke. and was followed by Rev.
w. d. johnson. D. D., secretary of edu-
cation. He said that the African Meth
odist Episcopal church owns 43 schools,
valued at $780, rs. with 506S students and
143 teachers, and has raised over half
million of dollars in the last ten years.
At the close of the addresses, a collec-
ton was taken, amounting to $500, for
educational purposes.