The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-13
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SOUTH GEORGIA's CONFERENCES.
Details of Proceedings of the Meth
Odist Meeting at VaIdOsta.

Valdosta, Ga, Dec. 1.-THE third days
session or the South Georgia conference
was opened with devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. T. Ainsworth. The young
preachers elected deacons and advanced
to third year were: Guyton Fisher, w. H.
Budd and Thomas Peck.
Those elected to elders order were: O.
f. Cook w M. Bitch, G. A. Jackson r.
NJ. Wesley, George p. Purnell and John c.
Griner.
Rev. H. p. Myers, who brought charges
of heresy against DIR. Robbins in the North
Georgia conference, arose to a question of
personal privilege and said: LAS a member
Of the board of education and as a mem
Der of the conference, l desire to disclaim
all responsibility for, and sympathy with
some of the statements made last night
from this platform at the anniversary of
education.
DR.. Myers remarks were occasioned by
statements made by Prof. Bradley of
Emory college, about the University of
Georgia.
The local preachers elected to deacons
orders were Walter C. Embry, of Ameri-
Gus, Thomas Williams, of McRae district,
Walter McNeiss, of Waycross district and
William J. Flanders, of Dublin district.
The conference refused to grant deacon
orders to w S. Horn and Hayden A. Sum-
lin, of the Valdosta district
The credentials of Rev. Fl. V. Treadwell,
once an elder in the church, were sur
rended to the conference.
The following preachers were transferred
to the South Georgia conference: w. l..
Wootten, George W. Thomas and S. W..
Rogers of the North Georgia conference,
B. f. Bales and s. F. St. Clair, Of the Non
tana conference.
The approval of the examination of
young ministers was then taken up and
several classes were advanced.
Under the question, ARE all the preach
ers blameless in life and official admins
tration?" a large number of elders were
called, and gave very hattering accounts
of their years work.
The evening memorial services were held
in honor of the preachers and members of
the conference who have lain down their
lives during the year.
Valdosta, Ca, Dec. 12.-The fourth days
session of the conference was attended by
the largest crowd of the week, and the
morning was given mostly to hearing re-
ports and passing upon the characters of
the elders.
The following young preachers were ad-
mitted into full connection: William II.
Budd Robert Keen, r. E. Baily, L. J.
Ballard /. p. Tyson, T. ]. Peck, Guyton
Fisher and Homer Bush. Bishop Duncan
delivered a very instructive and enter
tanning ADDRESS, charging the young
preachers with duties expected of them.
He laid especial emphasis upon diligence
and cautioned them against trying to pam
der to the world. He told them to help
their wives nurse the babies, if necessary,
and to fight sin regardless of what men
might say. The bishop spoke for an hour
and a half, and his address was full of
force and carnestness.
The bishop has kept well up with the
statistics OF the church. and all the re-
ports from the different charges have
given good ideas of just what the church
is doing in every part Of the conference.
Rev. 4. NJ. Williams of Savannah lead
the devotional exercises this evening and
preached splendid sermon. Some talk
has beel heard of the probability of his
coming to Y aldosta another year. and this
fact made many church members anxious
to hear his sermon,
Tonight at the missionary anniversary
several addresses were made by different
missionary workers.
The large crowd of delegates present
has been very much impressed by the
size and importance of Valdosta and 1t is
the general verdict that the town is about
twice as large as people on the outside
have believed.