The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-01
MINISTERS MAP OUT MISSIONS.
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tiuued and will have to rely upon them
selves for support.
The report of the Savannah district con-
Guided the list. Adjournment then seem
ed to be in sight, but some one said some
thing again about the time of meeting for
the committee on assessments and this
precipitated another discussion. A paper
was submitted by DR.. Hinton from st.
Lukes church, at Columbus, protesting
against the apparently exorbitant assess
ment it has to pay. The assessment of
this church is greater than that of any in
the conference. DIR. Hinton wanted the
paper referred to the committee for its
consideration, but some thought the COM
mittee had nothing to do with the matter
and wanted to reconsider it's appointment
To many the present method of fixing the
assessments through the presiding elders
and the district stewards was satisfactory,
and they did not want 1t changed. Others
pointed out, however, that it was merely
proposed to have the committee suggest
something in the way of remedy, and OBJ
jections were doubungly withdrawn.
The president stated that he would like
40 have the board instruct DIR. ]. O.
Branch, who represents the conference
upon the general board of missions of the
church, to ask for a reduction at the next
meeting of the amount the conference Is
assessed for missionary purposes. The
president thought the amount should be
made $4,000, as that is nearer the amounts
paid by the other conferences, some of
them paying far less.
Bishop Key announced that there were
good reasons for the board fixing the as
sessments as it did. The South Georgia
conference he said, is much stronger than
that in Texas, one of those cited as paying
much less and it was for this reason that
the amount necessary for the carrying on
of the missionary work of the church was
distributed as it was. The president and
members accepted the explanation of the
bishop.
1t is probable that the board will hold
another meeting in a day or two TO pass
upon the report to be submitted by the
committee on assessments. 1t has usually
been found that only the session of the
first day and another towards the close
of the conference after the appointments
have been made are necessary for the
transaction of all tn business of the
board. The question of assessments will
this time cause a little more work.
The missionary anniversary. of the board
of missions will be held some night prob
ably Saturday, during the week. 1t is
customary for these anniversaries to be
held at every meeting of the conference.
Reports are received from the different
branches of the missionary work. of the
conference and addresses are made by
some of the distinguished men in attend
ance. 1t is expected that Bishop\ Key
will address the board at this anniversary.
The first session of the conference viii
begin this morning at o'clock. Adjourn
ment for the day will be had at 1 o'clock.
This will be the duration of the sessions
until the final adjournment, which it is
thought, will be Monday or Tuesday.
There is no regularly assigned time for
adjournment as that is made contingent
upon the conclusion of the business.
The pastors of the city have decided up
on the administration of the sacrament
of the Lords Supper as the opening fea-
ture of the conference. Bishop Key will
oficiate assisted by Rev. A. M. Wynn
and Rev. w. H. Thomas. his class mates,
and DR. j. w. Hinton and Rev. j. D. An
thony, his early co-laborers. The public
is invited to be present at all the meetings
of the conference.
This afternoon, and in fact, throughout
the conference, when the general body is
not in session, there will be meetings of
some of the various committees that have
the branches of the work in charge. The
regular work of the conference, in the
order prescribed in the discipline, will be
taken up this morning al the conclusion
of the devotional services.
Many of the preachers and lay delegates
to the conference arrived yesterday, and
when the morning trains get in to-day all
that will come will be present.
All of the presiding elders of the confer
ence met last night with the bishop at the
home of Mr.. S. B. Adams, where he is be-
ing entertained. Meetings of the elders
and the bishop will be frequent during
the time the preachers are here, as it falls
to them to make the appointments. The
bishop depends largely upon the advice
and judgment of the presiding elders in
the appointments.
number of applicants for admission
into the conference were examined in the
Of
younger preachers were also examined
The examining board consisted of Rev. A.
NJ. Williams, chairman; Rev. w. c. Wade
and Rev. w. N. Answorth. Among those
examined were Messrs. D. B. Cantrell w.
W, Seats, r. P. Frain, L. E.. Waters, J.
W. Travis, G. E. Clemence, L. A. Hill,
H. Stevens, T. B. Stanford, j. M. Hartly,
c. e. Ernest and I. R. Kelly The young
men appeared to be very hopeful of the
results of their work.