The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10

duced to the Conference and given a
hearty reception.
The name of Rev. H. S. Harwell. n
local preacher, was called for the renew
ing OF his license. After a great deal of
discussion, which sparked freely with
good humor and wit, the vote was cast,
resulting in his license being renewed.
The license of Rev II. n. Bryan, one of
the Presidents of Martin Female Col.
lege, was also renewed.
Rev. J. Miller's license was also re-
newed. Mr.. Miller recently came from
Texas, and is now numbered amons the
members at Enterprise, Rev. j. b.
Padgett, who is IN school at Culleoka,
had his license renewed
The recommendation TO the Annual
Conference next fall for deacon s orders,
was next called. Only one candidate
was before the committee-Rev. Lem
Long, of Mt. Pleasant, who was
licensed in 1896. Mr.. Long was unani.
mously elected to the Conference for
deacons orders.
At this point DR.. Tillet, Dean Of the
Vanderbilt, and Rev. G.. w. Anderson,
of Nashville, were introduced to the
Conference.
Rev. w. T Garden, Jr., who had
stood an approved examination, and
had been licensed to preach, was recon-
mended 80 the Annual Conference as a
suitable person for admission on trial.
The ballot was cast and he was elected
Prof. B. f.. Atkins, brother of Dr.
Atkins the Sunday school Editor, and
an old classmate of Presiding Elder w.
r, PEBBLES while at Emory and Henry
College, was presented to the Confer
ence. Prof. Atkins is President of
Martin College, Pulaski, and made an
able talk in behalf of the institution,
which is prospecting in his hands. The
college is doing better now than it has
for a number of years, much to the
qualification of the Tennessee Confer
ence, under whose fostering care the
school is.
Prof James A Bostick, of Howard
Institute, Mt. Pleasant, presented the
interests of his school to the considera-
ton of the Conference, and asked a
continuation of the large patronage that
has been given him for several years
past.
DR.. TilIet, Dean of Vanderbilt, and
Secretary of the Goth Century Educa-
ton Movement, that scholarly man and
| fine preacher, represented the cause of
the movement, which he did most ad.
mirably. He gave in detail what the
Conference had paid in up to date. The
movement was inaugurated in the Ten
| nessee Conference, by Bishop Galloway
at the session of the Conference here,
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the canvass 800. 425 had been received in
cash and good subscriptions. The Con-
ference itself had already paid in cash
nearly $4,000.
The report of Vanderbilt University
was good. After run of % years, she
now has over 800 students. This is a
good showing, having to compete as she
does with such universities as Harvard,
Cambridge, Chicago University, and
others; aud yet she is the poorest from a
financial standpoint of view only. Dr.
Tillet hopes to raise to $4,000 from the
church at large to help Vanderbilt at
this critical time, and is asking the Ten.
nessee Conference at her different Dis
trict Conferences, to assess the Confer.
enCe for some part of this $4,000 The
COHleIenCe, lIOLl dill appearances VIII
heartily cooperate with him in his ef
forts to help our Southern University
Bishop Fitzgerald arose at the close OF
the DOCTORS talk and said he wished tt
say amen to that speech, A thrill Of
pleasureran through the audience or
: the arrival of the bishop, for they knew
, rich feast was in store for them at l.
O'Clock, when he was to preach.
Bishop Fitzgerald's Sermon.
The house was crowded at the hou
of the bishops sermon, which was ;
mastery one from the words, "Seeint
then that we have great high priest
that is passed into the heavens, jesus
the Son of God, let us hold fast to on
professions y All hearts were won by
the deep spirituality which character
lied his utterances in the pulpit.
was the kind of service we used to hav
at the old-time Methodist camp-meet
ings, and every one present who was no
, aboard one of the trains rolling into tn,
Great Depot, surely determined to boarC
one at once. At the close of the service
the conference adjourned to meet agai1
I at o'clock, p. m