The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-06
ONE PASTOR IS sURE TO GO.
Rev. E. f. MOrgan's Term at Seventh
Street VIII BE Up.


The South Georgia Conference of the
Methodist Church will meet this year at
Dublin. The sessions will begin Dec G.,
and already the pastors and officers of
the churches throughout the territory of
the conference are busily engaged in clear
ing up their years work and having it in
such shape at the close as will admit of
the best possible reports being submitted
to the body
Methodists in Savannah are looking for
ward to the conference meeting with a
great deal of interest. Every year it is
the same story of concern about their pas
tors, though the forebodings of the past
are always forgotten in the present trou-
bles, and speculation becomes rife as to
whether the powers that ordain such
things will see fit to return preachers to
whom congregations have grown attached
to their present charges.
Beyond all peradventure there is to be
one change among the Methodist minis
tiers in Savannah. There may be more,
but of the one there is no doubt. Rev. E.
+. Morgan, pastor of the Seventh Street
that capacity by the expiration of this
year. That is the limit. No preacher can
remain at one post longer, and the disci-
pline demands that Mr.. Morgan be trans
ferred to duties elsewhere.
Unquestionably, it will be to the regret
of every member of the congregation when
Mr.. Morgan leaves. His popularity
among them is great, and all appreciate
q ora fttl
has done while in charge. When Mr.. Nor
gan undertook to discharge the duties OF
the pastorate the congregation was still a,
its old church on West Broad street in a
neighborhood that was fast becoming un,
desirable as location for a white church.
1t was principally through his instrumen.
tality and interchangeable labors that the
congregation finally saw its way clear and
began the construction of its present nea;
and comfortable house of worship on
Seventh street.
-Four other Methodist ministers are To-
Gated in Savannah. 1t is believed thew
will all be returned by the conferences
Only one of the four has been here two
years, and that is Rev. Osgood f. Cook
pastor of Grace Church. Rev. Ed f. Cook
has been at Wesley one year. Rev. Bias,
com Anthony has been at Trinity one year
and Rev j. A. Smith has been Savannah
missionary for the same time. Rev. Oh
John A. Thompson, presiding elder of the
Savannah district, said last night that he
believes ell four of these ministers will be
returned to their present work
1t is also quite probable that DR.. Thomp-
son will be re-asstgned to this district. He
has been presiding elder here for but a
year, and incumbents usually retain such
positions for longer periods than a year.
The pastors and people of the district
would certainly appreciate the re-assign-
ment of DIR. Thompson to work among
them.
Savannah pastors will have their hands
full from now until their departure for
Dublin. The last quarterly conferences of
their churches will be held in the mean
time, and that will mean work Reports
will have TO be made up and finances will
have to be put in proper shape before the
preachers will be satisfied to report to the
conference.
Tonight the fast quarterly conference OF
Wesley Monumental will be held, Rev. DR..
Thompson presiding. The board of stew
ards to serve the ensuing year, a Sunday
School superintendent and other church Of
ficers are 10 be chosen. The presiding eld-
er has also fixed the dates for the last
quarterly conferences of the other church.
es. That of Trinity will be on Nov A.
while Grace Church will have it's meeting
on Nov. q. The conference a the Seventh
Street Church will be on Nov. %.
DR.. Thompson win close his mission
work for the year with a service at Isle
of Hope on Nov 26.