The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-29
HIS DEBTS HAD BEEN PAID.
CHARGES AGAINST REV. WILLIAM
BROOKS PROVE UNFOUNDED.

He Held Receipts for Debts on
Which Charges Against His Char
acter We're Based, and Those Who
Preferred the Charges Withdrew
Them with ApOIOgies-Temper-
ance Committee IndOrses the
Pending WilIingham BiII-Ap-
pOintments of the Conference to
BE Read Tonight
Augusta, Ga. Nov. 2S.-The sixth days
session of the North Georgia conference
has been taken up largely with addresses
and collections. and there viii be another
days work to be done before appointments
are read out tomorrow night.
The regular order was continuation of
the call Of preachers under the twentieth
question for the passing of their charac-
ter. Rev. o. l.. Kelly rose to a question
of personal privilege. He said that he
had opposed passing the character of Rev.
William Brooks on account of his re-
learned that he had been msnformed,
and he desired to set himself right and
apologize for the injustice that has been
done to a brother preacher Rev. f. P.
Spencer made a similar statement.
1t seems that when Mr.. Brooks reached
the conference yesterday he brought with
him receipts in full for the debt which il
was stated he had refused TO pay. They
are dated six months ago. and are accom-
panied by expressions of good will from
the creditor The whole matter seems o
have been an unfortunate mistake which
would have been avoided had Mr.. Brooks
been present to speak for himself when
Methodist preacher, Mr.. Brooks is princi-
pal Of Watkinsville High School and edi-
tor of the Oconee Enterprise
Rev. Lorenzo Dow Coggins was located
against his will. He made a strong pro-
test against being located but the vote
Of his brethren was against him, and he
was retired from the conference.
Dr. 2. II. Whisner, secretary of the
cnurcn extension fund, addressed the con-
ference in behalf of David Morton memo
rial fund 60 build new churches. Two
hundred and forty dollars was raised for
this FUND by collection among the preach
ers.
pr Z. E. bowman, president of Emory
college. made an address in behalf of that
institution and its liberal endowment.
Inc frst question, Who are admitted on
trlal? was then called, and the following
names were entered: Carrolton district
James II. House; Dahlonega district. Wal
ter 5. Robertson; Dalton district. J. O.
watts; Oxford disunct, Louis D. Lowe.
The twentieth question was again called
and the characters of r. ]. Dubose. DR.
Glenn and w. f. Patio were passed The
latter, who is president of the Orphans
Home, then made his report
Rev. A ]. Hughes, chairman of the tenn
perance committee, made his report in
dorsing the Wilingham bill, now before
the legislature. An affecting scene occurr
ed wnen DR.. r. ]. Bigham of Atlanta asl1-
ca that his venerable father. Rev. r. w
Bigham. be placed on the list of those
granted the superannuated relation. Mr.
Bigham has been Methodist preacher for
hfty-four years, and was one of the mis-
sionaries sent out from Georgia to the Pa
citc slope during the California gold fever
OF 4s, He was granted the superannuated
relation. Many affectionate speeches were
made, and purse of 800 was made up and
presented to him by the preachers in the
conference.
The conference board of missions
is the leading hoard of the confer
ence 1t assesses the foreign and home mis-
sion assessments aggregating about $50 900
annually The new board elected by the
conference serves four years, and is as fol-
lows; Dr. w. +. Glenn president; Rev. c.
) Owens, vice president; Rev. w. O. Rut-
ler secretary; Hon. w. A. Hempbiu
treasurer; Col. H. Y. McCord. auditor.