The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-07
MINISTERS ON THE MARCH.
TWO CHANGES IN SAVANNAH'S
METHODIST PULPITS.


Rev. o. f. Cook of Grace Church
Rev. j. A. Thompson the New Pre-
siding Elder of the Savannah Dis
trict-Rev. A. VI. Williams Made
Presiding Elder of the North Ma
con District-ReV. &. &. MacDOneI
Goes to WaycrOss and Rev. j. L
Ryder to GuytOn-The Next Con-
Ference to Meet in HawkinsNille
Rev. John A. Thompson viii be the mex
presiding elder of the Savannah district
of the South Georgia conference. The new
pastor of Wesley Monumental church vii
be Rev J. O. Branch. Rev. A. M. Will
iams will he presiding elder of the North
Macon district. Rev. o. f. Cook will be
the pastor at Grace church. Rev. James
T. Ryder, who filed that charge last year,
will go 10 Guyton. Rev. J. H. scruggs
Will remain at Trinity church, and Rev.
z. F. Morgan has been reassigned to the
Seventh Street church in compliance with
the request of his congregation.
Last nights session was the closing one
of the conference. 1t was the most interest
AlS Ol tue GAittE COilltlGilCN' - WY
preachers it was particularly So as it dis
closed the stations at which al least one
year of their lives will be spent. A large
congregation had gathered to hear the
appointments by the bishop. The meeting
was held at 7;S0 O'Clock. The interest was
sufficient to bring not only Methodists, but
members of all denomina tons.
Bishop Key prefaced the announcement
of his appointments by a talk, in which
he spoke of the labors of himself and cab
met, which consists of the presiding elders
of the conference. They had striven dill
gently and prayerfully, he said, to make
the best possible disposition of the forces
al their command. This he wished the
preachers to realize The appointments,
even though they might not be what some
had expected, should, he said be accepted
with resignation and the best grace posi-
BILE. He said he had never labored with
men so devoted to the interests of their
brethren and so regardless of their own,
when it came to appointments, as those
of his cabinet Their meetings had been
frequent and long, and they had been
signalized by love and tenderness. Every
change thai was made had a reason flor
it. the bishop said. This reason he hoped
the preachers would not try to fathom, as
the proceedings of the cabinet were Sc
cret.
Bishop Key said he did not want to come
to this conference. His associations with it
while he was member had endeared many
of the preachers to him, and he did not
want to assign them to their work He
felt an interest, he said, in every member
of the conference and for this reason re-
GREETED the necessity of appointing some
TO charges that would furnish scarcely
more than the means of sustenance for
themselves and their families. He en-
Joined upon the preachers the utter use
lessness OF attempting to have the APP
pointments revoked or changed in any
manner. That, he said, would not be done
under any circumstances, as they had been
carefully planned, and the cabinet was
sure they had been made with the best I'M
Outstanding possible of the needs of the
entire conference. He announced that he
would leave Immediately after the adj
journment of the conference, which was
TO take place after the appointments had
been announced. for his home in Sherman,
Tex, where he would be glad to hear from
the preachers if they got along well or if
they were in trouble.
The appointments of the cabinet, which
follow were then read slowly by the
bishop in order to allow the facts to pre-
sent themselves clearly ard to enable the
secretary to write the names.
The bishop first announced the members
OF the board of finance which is to serve
during the year Mr.. C. H. Dorset of
Wesley Monumental church was made
chairman of the board. The members are
as follows c. II. Dorset, Savannah dis
trlct; j. W. Cheatham, North Macon dis
trict; 6. I. Feagin, South Macon district;
A. M. Brannon, Columbus district; ~ w.
Dozier, Ame1icGs district; w. j. Brooks,
brownsville district; j. L. Day McRae
district; II. Wimpy, Waycross district; b.
r. Wilmington, Naldosta district; e. J.
Tarpley, Dublin district. The clerical
members of the board, representing the
districts in the order above given. are
Revs. II. l.. Wooten. ]. S. Jordan j. A.
Harmon, II. Morrison. r. M. Christian, J.
w. Arnold, J. NJ. Lovett r. w. Ellis w
w Stewart and J. T. Mimms
The boards of visitors to the several
educational institutions in the state were
also appointed by the bishop The visitors
10 Emory College are Revs. W. w Pin
son, c. H. Branch and Mr.. T. l.. Grjner
The board for Wesleyan Female College
is Revs. j. NJ. Glenn, T. d. Ellis and Mr.,
J. Fl. McGehee. For the Andrews Female
College the board is Revs. w. n. Aims
worth, G. S. Johnson and Mr.. e. r.
Smith. The visitors to the South Georgia
College are Revs. e. NJ Whiting. Guy.
ton Fisher and Mr. E. M. Clarke.
The announcement of the clerical an.
poiptments to the charges was as follows
the only exception to the order being thai
the Savannah district was left for the
last:
Savannah District-John A. Thompson
presiding elder.
Trinity. H. Scruggs.
Wesley Monumental. O. Branch. e
Grace-O. f. Cook.
Seventh Street-E. f. Morgan.
Eden-G. N. MacDonell
Guyton-J T. Ryder.
'Springfield-J. B. Grlner.
Rocky Ford-G. W. Thomas.
Sylvanla-C. D. Adams
Brier Creek-Supplied by L. E Waters
Girard-G. p. REVERE
Millen-W. L. Wooten
Waynesboro-J. p Wardlaw.
Bryan-Supplied by r. f. Ross.
Taylor's Creek-M. A Phillips.
Hinesville-W. NJ. c. Connolly.
North Macon District-A. NJ Williams
presiding elder.
Macon
Mulberry street-W. W Pinson.
Vineville and Manchester-Bascom An
thony.
East Macon-J. w. Weston.
Gordon-W. c. Brewton.
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