The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
AFRICAN METH0DISTS' DAY.
VISITING MINISTER'S IN MOST OF
THE COLORED CHURCHES.

Twenty-Five DeacOns and Nine Ell
Church-BIshOp Grants Sermon to
the Conference and 10 the CandI-
dates for Orders-The Conference
to Close To-day.
The Georgia conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal church observed yes
terday in religious services in nearly all
of the colored Protestant churches in the
city.
In the morning about 500 people crowd
ed into the auditorium of St. Phillips
church which is under the PASTORAL
charge of Rev T N. NJ. Smith. Bishop
Grant preached. He took as his text the
message found in Acts iv: u There is no
other name under heaven whereby we
may be saved" He said that he had not
had an opportunity to prepare for the
holy day because he had been busy every
day for the past six weeks holding con-
ferences, but as this is the closing of his
work in Georgia he desired to say some
thing to the people of the state express
ing to them his appreciation of
their kind treatment and sup
port during the last four years. After
again quoting the text the bishop dis
cussed the subject of a name. A name
he said, is that which marks one man
from another, one city from another. THE
only way. by which We can address an
other with communications. The day be-
fore l started from home to hold my con-
ferences l received one letter from Je-
rusalem, one from Liberia and another
one from England. These letters passed
millions of people, but as they did not
have the same name and address that
nave they reached the individual to
which they were addressed"
In speaking to the class of young men
before him to be ordained to the orders
OF deacons and elders, The bishop SAID
that a name is what men make it, and he
urged them to strive to make good men.
"Ordaining you will not make you a
preacher; il Is simply a paper given you by
the church, showing that you are author
lZed 10 discharge certain functions OF
church work and If you want to succeed
and make record as a minister you must
prepare to do the work assigned to you
At the conclusion of the bishops ser
mon, which was largely addressed to the
young men, number expressed a desire
After a fervent prayer the bishop con-
Quoted the ordination service, assisted by
Revs. j. b. Lotion, r. r. Doris s. ID.
Roseborough, ]. s. Hamilton, ]. a, Wood,
w. o. p Sherman, j. NJ. Clark, c. Nc
Dowell, and S. l.. Martin
The following were ordained:
Deacons-A. ]. Turner, b. S. Hannah.
Obadiah Adams, 4. J. Linton, Benjamin
Williams G. J. Willard, BENJAMIN Gra-
ham, f. Gatten,, William CLARK, A. K.
p. W. Lewis, II. S. Johnson, Joseph Man
DEE, Noah Crayton, Stephen Garbett,
Evans Davis, Edward McCray.
Reobhgated-G. w. Jackson, c. p.
Hobbs, J. 3. Brown, G. W. Walker, s.
w. Wood, r. A. Reid
Elders ]. +. Gillens, G. B. Davis, l. H
McNatt, A. c. Linton. w. E. Shaw, A.
Gadsden, II. Keene, William Garrison, d.
p. Dance.
The holy communion was then admins
tered to the conference and congregation.
In the afternoon Rev. Allen Cooper
preached from the text, Heb. 1916: but
a body hast thou prepared me-"
Last night nearly 1000 people were at the
church, and many of them were unable to
gain admission.
Bishop j. w. Gaines presided and intro
duced DR.. 5. l.. Martin, who preached
Rev w. ID. Johnson offered prayer and
Bishop Gaines made some remarks, con-
graduating the congregation on its beau
tlfm church edifice. He said that he was
thankful to the railroads for their assis-
lance rendered the work during the year.
mentioning the Plant system and the
southern railway. These two roads. he
said, had especially helped the work by
issuing permits to the ministers of the
connection. u am thankful to God" he
ADDED, that He has furnished US such
strong and lasting friends"
The pulpits OF nearly all Of the colored
Protestant churches in the city were oc-
cupied either at the morning or night SER
vice by some member of the conference.