The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-25
NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
BISHOP DUNCAN DELIVERS Az ELO-
QUENT THANK sGIVING SERMON.


Reports Presented and Referred.
Resolution Asking for "A Division
Of che North Georgia Conference.
The Casc of Rev. Joel T. Gibson
Put in the Hands of a Special Com
uit,ce RisboD Duncan Refusing
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,,r,sta ca Nov 24-The second day
of the North Georgia Conference was
or.,e1 hv pav. / Y. N. Morris, who con-
Quoted the devotional exercises.
After the approval Of yesterdays min
utes. the following transfers to this con
ference were announced: C. T.. Marchman
ST. Louis: d. II. Grover. Arkansas; John
u ZONES 1.-THE Rock. ID. F. Riley. South
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georgia h " A'A'''so'i' ia
The report Of the Piedmont institute
was read by the secretary and referred.
Tho animal report of the body of trus-
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was read oy rev W. T. iI'' ''0S
ferred to the commiue on Woman Chfls-
tan Association.
d.. . c Ou,ons intro5uced a resolu-
s,...-;.,, % +bis North
non asking LOT "''i9ioii - '''.7
Georgia conference, signed by - D owens
and T. p. Hudson.
~ Auo, mos invited 70 ad
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dress the conference 'o-iloiiO" a. -
O'Clock, and his speech was made the Or
dor Of tho dav
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the cha'dc'eis Vi 'i'0 -
passed upon. All the reports were COM
-. $780,, .,,;,tstars Moro CALLED
"heh iepo''S upo'
for, the name OF D. L. Gibson was caleu'
and Rev. w. Z. Lovejoy, MS presiding
"a, ,uo.a,,t,d tho naners presented by
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the ooiiiini''ee % d"
lowing committee was appointed as con-
mittee Of trial; }. Il. Masputh' chairman
A. c. Thomas, X L. l.. HANDY .. r
Fraser, M. H. Eakes' w. X. Brahhah,
The names OF superanuales were cdieu'
and their characters passed upon.
Here the conference adjourned Tor the
Thanksgiving sermon, by Blshop duncan.
The choir sang MY country rs OF
Thee" An eloquent prayer was dellvered
by DR.. j. I. Plunkett, pastor OF the res
byterian Church
Bishop Duncan's sermon was heard oy
a very large audience, ana was Iull OF
homely truth, plainly stated ii dealt
largely with the American nome ana the
many reasons why people III TINS country
should give thanks 10 COO. Wlth reIs
ence TO the war; he declared ms peHeI
that God had controlled its events, ana
that while he did not say what we
should do with the Philippines, ne DeleVes
the hand of God has thrown open TINS
Eastern door IN order that the Frotestaht
religion, as 1t preValis IN TINS western
hemisphere, might be taught IN the iar
East He believes that AdmHal George
Dewey was the servant OF dod at Maillla'
as certainly as was George washington
in establishing TINS republic, the nome OIL
religious liberty.
Dr. j. I. Hammond called the attention
of the conference TO the ehort TO raise
$,01OOD by 100 as the twentieth century
offering to education. The scheme IS for
every Methodist IN the union TO gave 81
to the fund. on motion OF Dr. W. w.
Wadsworth, the North Georgia Conference
pledged its cooperation in the great en-
terprise
The only two questions of interest that
broke the regular routine or the days
proceedings were the motion to divide the
conference, and the case OF Rev. Joel I.
Gibson of Atlanta.