The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
METHODISTS IN MANY PULPITS



Some nave reason to believe that they will
b. transferred. while others know 10 a GER
tainty that they VIII be changed. though
they do no. know where they VIII be
sent Those who know that they will De
transferred from their present charges are
the preachers whose terms have expired
by the limitations set by The law of TIE
church. This is four years. The term OF
q preacher in a charge is only one year
He may be changed to some other on
the expiration of hat time. The matter be-
ing within sicdehPbETA DUN N
ing within the discretion Of the cabinzt
of the bishop. I'm no case can a minister
remain in a charge fer more than four
years
IL is thought that all the preachers sta
toned at savannah Will be returned with
The exception of Rev. \. NJ. Williams,
pastor of Wesley Monumental church. Mr.
Williams has been in charge at Wesley
Tor four years. During chat time he has
greatly eudeared himself TO his people, aud
they viii regret to have him leave them.
a resolution OF regret at his departure
from the plstorate and of admira Ion and
respect for MIR Williams was adopted at
the last quarterly conference Of has church.
Il is not known who will succeed Mr..
WiGams, and speculation on that point
would be idle. The charge is one OF the
best in the conference and II Is safe TO
presume that one of the most finished of
the preachers at the disposal of the cabi-
net VIII be assigned to its charge. Wesley
church ranks second in the list OF those
of The conference in point Of salary paid
the preacher, Trinity is in the same class.
Mulberry Street church at Macon, with
its salary of $3.50 leads.
= communication has been submitted
the cabinet by the conference Of Trinity
asking for the return of Rev. Mr.. Scruggs
He has been AT that church for two years
and il is thought that the request Of the
conference viii be respected in the APP
poiniments
Rev, James T. Ryder has been in charge
al Grace church for only one year, hav-
ing been appointed az the last meeting Of
the conference. He is satisfactory TO his
people i'm every particular, and no fear is
entertained that he viii not be returned to
the charge. Ii is said that Mr. Ryder is
more likely than any of the others to be
sent back, his term having been shorter.
Rev. Z. F. Morgan has been pastor Of
the Seventh Street church for two years.
His church officers have asked the cabinet
10 send him back TO them for another
year His work in the charge has been
earnest and untiring. and it is thought
that the cabinet will recognize his pecu-
lar ability to carry IL on to the happy con-
summation of the up1uiding of a self
supporting charge in the southern section
Of the city.
1t Is probable that the church will be
crowded tonight. The Methodists of the
city are anxious to know who viii be their
preachers next year, and they will he out
10 learn the news as soon as it falls from
the fountain head. There will be a great
many more of other denominations. whom
the general interest of the conference pro-
ceedings and the particular interest Of the
meeting tonight VIII draw Much has
no. ri of ha IF -fsfr frraT
expectation that accompanies the bishops
announcement Of the places where more
than go men are 20 spend an entire year
of their lives. The preachers may be as
signed to out-of- the-Way country places,
or they may be sent to fill important
charges in the cities. As they await the
pronunciation of their fate. their appear
ance is one of GREATNESS interest in what
the words of the bishop are TO be.
Among the sermons preached by the
members of the South Geor-
gia conference iu the city yes
terday, besides those reported by the
Morning News, We're the dlscourses by Rev.
W. w Pinson of the Mulberry Street
church of Macon. al the First Presbyter-
ian church; Rev W. f. Smith, and Rev. G.
w. Matthews at Grace church; Rev. c.
D. Adams and Rev w. A Morgan, at the
Seventh Street church, Rev. J. b. John
ston at the First Baptist church; Rev. J.
W. OominSoS ana rev. j. w. weston at
the Second Baptist church, Rev. j. o.
Branch at the Independent Presbyterian
church; Rev. J. A. Thompson and Rev.
o. p. Chester at the Second Presbyterian
church; Rev. ]. A. Harmon and Rev B.
S. Senteu at St. Paul's Lutheran church;
Rev. John \. Thompson and Rev j. NJ.
Glenn preached at st. PauTs Colored
church, and Rev. j. c. Parker at St. Phil
lips colored church. Large congregations
were at all of the churches, where the
conference ministers preached.