The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-03
CONFERENCES PEACEFUL DAY.
METHODISTS INTERESTED IN HUCK-
ABEE-M'GEHEE CASE.

The Committee Likely to Report
This MorninG-The Conference Di-
xided on the QuestiOn-Nay Have
Weight in the Election of Dele
gates to the General Conference.
Many Ministers Passed TO Higher
Orders-Dr. Warren \. Cnndler's
Address ON Education Last Night.
Preachers Go to Tybee This After
noon.
The South Georgia conference assembled
yesterday morning for its second day
session. AT the opening hour there were
not many members present but they be
gan to come in rapidly, and in a few min
utes there was a fun attendance. There
were a good many visitors throughout the
session, though not as many as there were
on the opening day.
The work of the body proceeded more
peacefully than at the first session. None
OF the disturbing occurrences of that mi
tial meeting broke the even tenor of the
proceedings. The same head that of con.
sideration of the characters of the mem
hers, which had brought Rev. DR.. J. 3.
McGehee 10 his feet the day before in an
swer to a circular rejecting on him, was
pursued during the greater part of the
day Two or three names were arrested,
but the preachers were not in attendance
and they were discontinued without being
heard
The session was opened with a hymn, the
chorus of the male voices though it had
not the assistance Of the organ, al is usual
at the conferences, sent the notes of the
song swelling through the church Rev
r. L. Virgins, who conducted the devo-
tional service offered a prayer. The roll
of members was then called by the secre-
tary, after which the questions were taken
up.
Question No was the first called. This
is WHO has been transferred from other
conferences" The answer came that Rev.
W. w Pinson had come from the Texas
conference, Rev. J. w. Crow from the
Virginia conference, and Rev. f. NJ c.
Eads from the Florida conference.
Bishop Holsey, one of the leading men
of the Colored Methodist Episcopal
church. and one of the most able colored
men in the state, was then introduced to
the conference by the bishop, and was in
vited to seat in the pulpit, where he re-
manned on the left of the presiding officer
throughout the session.
The conference heard the report of the
visiting committee to Emory College. This
report, as is usual with those bearing up
on educational matters, was referred to the
conference board of education
Rev. w. A Huckabee, the author of the
circular sent to the members of the con-
ference some days ago, an attack upon
Rev. DIR. J. b. McGehee, charging him
with having claimed fraud in a previous
conference and having been electioneer-
Ing to secure the place of delegate to the
general conference Of the church. arose to
point of privilege and asked to have a
committee appointed for the investigation
of his character as man and as a Meth
odist preacher. He said that only one
side of the case, that of DR. McGehee, had
been heard, and he was anxious for the
conference to thoroughly understand the
questions that had been brought up. The
bishop announced that he would appoint
the committee asked for by Mr.. Huckabee
Bishop Key called the question: who
will remain on trial?" The name of Mr.
Charles Thompson Haskell was called. He
was not present. and Rev. G. G. N. Mac
Donel, the presiding elder of the Savan-
nah district, answered for him. Rev. Mac
Donell said he would have to recommend
the discontinuance Of Mr. Haskell, as he
had not been successful in his work at the
Eureka charge He paid the young gentle
man, who is a Savannahian high com
pllment, saying that he is a man of rare
ability in some lines, great information,
and one of the most fluent speakers he had
ever known, but that he is not adapted TO
the work of an itinerant minister Rev. J.
w. Hinton followed Rev. MacDonen Civ
ing much the same description of Mr.
Haskell. The discontinuance was grant
ed.
Mr.. Logan U. Peoples of Midtown, was
discontinued at his own request The same
was true of Mr.. Walter J. Nease, and Mr.
Philip u. Fretwell. These young men had
all been on trial for one year. As their
names were called by the bishop, Rev
James NJ. Lovett, chairman of the COM
mittee of the first year on examination,
informed the conference whether the min
listers had been before it. Their presiding
elders then answered for them. Messrs
Robert M. Dixon, Lemuel w. Colson S. C.
Hoyle' Thomas w Williams, George H.
Martin and r. E. Bradley were advanced
to the class of the second year
Rev. DR.. James Adkins secretary of the
Sunday school work Of the church, and
Rev. w. w Pinson, recently transferred
from the Texas conference to succeed Rev
Alonzo Monk in the pastorate of the Null
berry Street church at Macon, were in
troduced by the bishop
Rev. George n. MacDonei of Nashville
announced that he is the representative at
the conference of the publishing house of
the church, and that all having business
with him in that capacity might find him
In the postoffice of the conference
Rev. James d. Chapman, pastor of the
Duffy Street church, was introduced by
Bishop Key. When the ministers of 9TH
er denominations of the city. or the leading
ministers or officers of the church from a
distance mako their appearance at the
meeting, they are always introduced.
Rev. Dr. bowman announced to the con-
ference that he had copies of the recent
controversy before the legislature between
the University of Georgia and Emory Col
lege, and that he would be glad to distrib-
ute them among the members, if they
would apply TO him for them.
YOUNG MINISTER'S ADVANCEn