The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-15
THE AFRICAN METHoDIsrs.
Georgia Conference VIII Visit the
CoIOred College To-day.


The second days session of the Georgia
African NJ. E. Conference in st. James
Tabernacle was a harmonious one.
Bishop Turner presided. and the dovo-
tional services were conducted by Rev. b.
j. Powell and Rev. w. D. johnson, Jr.,
presiding elder of the cambridge district.
Among those introduced were Rev. N. ].
McCombs of Augusta, Rev. c. ]. Jones of
Minedgeville, Rev. ]. r. Goss, Rev. C. ].
Bynum, Rev. E. w. Lee of Macon, Rev
c. c. Cargile, presiding elder of Madison,
and Rev. Alexander Ellis of the Baptist
Church, this city. Rev. j. S. F1ipper of
Atlanta, Rev J. II. Adams, presiding ell
der of Albany, and Rev. j. ]. Durham of
the Baptist Church, Savannah, made short
addresses, and Rev. r. M. S. Taylor of
Valdosta responded in a speech that was
received with applause
A telegram of greeting signed by Bishop
L. H. Holsey was received from the an
nual conference of the c. M. e. Church in
Americas On motion of Rev. L. H.
Smith of Savannah, the secretary was in
structed to send in return the greetings
of the Georgia Conference
The financial and statistical reports of
the presiding elders We're read, showing
membership in the churches and in colec-
tons for the several departments
At o'clock the election of delegates to
the general conference began, and there
was lively struggle to hold places
among the elect. Two ballots We're taken
with the following results: S. D. Rose
boro, 105 votes j. A. Wood, 3d. w. Fl.
Wells, 50; T. n. NJ Smith, 80; A. A. Whit
man, IS; w. o. P. Sherman, n; w. A.
Pierce, 70; l.. H. Smith, Il, and ]. b. Ep-
ton, ON second ballot, "A.
Lay Delegates. B. Lesesne of Hasty,
and S. e. Monroe of Quitman. Bishop
Turner declared the delegates duly elect
ed. The general conference of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church. to meet
at Columbus, o., in May, 1900, will be COM
posed of 400 delegates, and will be in ses-
sion three weeks. 1t will elect six new
bishops and ten general officers. One of
the bishops is conceded to Georgia, and
there are several candidates for the posi-
ton. ~
Rev. e. X. Love of the First African
Baptist Church of Savannah was invited
by the Bishop to take the chair,
and presided over the conference
several hours. DIR. Love made a neat
speech 10 the conference which was re-
ceived with applause. Among other things
he said that he regarded Bisnop Turner
as the greatest negro that ever trod the
American soil.
After adjournment the Bishop and fifty
members of the conference were given
collation. at the home of Dr. Love. At night
the tabernacle could not begin to accom-
modate the crowds that came 10 attCnd
the missionary anniversary. Rev. II. b..
Parks of New York, general secretary of
missions, was the pr ncpal speaker. He
was born in Georgia and is regarded as one
of the greatest orators in the African NJ. E
Church. His address showed that his de-
partment had reached the highest point of
success in it's history.
This morning at o'clock the conference
will be taken on the cars to the Georgia
State College, and will hold one days sc5-
sion in the Meldrim Hall built by The SUI
dents, where fish and oyster dinner,
also cooked by the students, will be served.
Tonight the educational anniversary
viii be held in the tabernacle.