The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-04
CONFERENCES STAR SESSION.
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career in the ministry has been contempt
raneous with thar of the bishop. and that
il gave him satisfaction TO hear such pre-
cepts given forth by his friend and asso-
ciate.
DIR. Bigham. secretary of the general
board of education of the church. address
ed the meeting upon an educational line
of thought, giving some report of the
progress that has been made during the
past year. His address was greatly en-
joyed.
Bishop Holsey of the Colored Methodist
Episcopal church followed DIR. Bigham in
an address regarding the work that is be-
ing done by the Paine Institute at Au-
susta. The bishop made an appeal to the
conference for a subscription to the Hay
good Memorial hall, which is connected
with the institute for the education of
colored ministers. The great work these
ministers have before them was spoken
OF. Bishop Holsey said he was sure that
the Lord had pointed the way by which
the problem of the conversion and saliva
ton of the heather of Africa may be eff
fected This means, he holds, exists in
the negroes of this country. He said that
it would be an easy matter for the colored
men who want to devote their lives to
this missionary work to succeed where
white men would fail. The bishop does
not believe that all the negroes of the
native soil, but he thinks it is the wish
of many to receive the necessary educa-
ton to prepare themselves for the work
of converting those of their race who are
now living as heathens in the wilds OF
Africa. Some of the bishops remarks
We're humorous, and his talk was received
with favor. The collection that was taken
up after the conclusion of his talk hetted
$225.4 40 for the hall.
Mr.. w. r. Rogers reported for the COM
mittee that had been appointed for the con-
sideration of a plan by which the minutes
of the conference could be more satisfac-
torily published. 1t was recommended
that the preachers should subscribe for
and pay for their subscriptions TO the min
utes' publication during or as soon as pos
sible after, the conference, and that the
secretary should be allowed to borrow
enough money on account of the confer
ence to pay any balance that may be due
for former publications. 1t was further
recommended that an assessment be made
on the basis of assessment for the dele
gates expenses to the general conference
the said amount to be collected by the pas
tors. 1t was prescribed in the recommen-
dation that any amount yet due should be
paid from the amount sent in by the pas
tors, and that the balance should be upon
the payment of the publishing expenses of
the current years minutes This plan,
lilS SOAlllAlibtSC ohSSC0tSOs 9IlOLAu NC maui
permanent.
Some discussion followed the recommen-
dations, a few of the ministers seeming
to think that the suggestions did not offer
the proper correction of the difficulties at
tending the publication of the minutes.
Rev. w. c. Lovett, the secretary, said
that the minutes are not now as full as
they should be, and that it would require
more money to continue to get them print
ed in their present volume. 1t would re-
quire considerably more, he said, to have
them produced in the way they should go
out to the members of the church
throughout the territory of the confer
ence. The recommendations of the COM
mttee were adopted. The bishop said the
publication of the minutes, in an effective
and attractive manner, is highly desira BILE.
He mentioned the manner in which those
of the Holston conference are gotten out
and suggested that it would be well for the
editor of those of the South Georgia to
examine copies of the minutes of that con-
ference.