The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-04
BIBLE CRITICS SCORED
BY BISHOP GAMBLER IN SOUTH
GEORGIA CONFERENCE.

Warns Preachers Against Heresies,
and Says the Church Does Reach
the PeorIe-JOke on the Trensur-
ers Who Were Making "A Raise.
Excellent Showing Made by the
Observation-Disclosures Appointed.
Thomasville, Ga, Dec. 3.-The thir-
ty-sixth session of the South Georgia
Annual Conference convened promptly
at a. m. with Bishop w. A. Cand-
Ter. presiding. After devotional exer-
cises the Bishop addressed the con-
ference on the First Chapter of Reeve
lations 1t was pronounced by many
to be one of the strongest addresses
ever delivered before the conference.
He paid his respects to the higher
critics and sensational preachers in
no uncertain language. His denuncia-
tion OF the preacher who attempts to
change the words of the Bible, and in
terpret them according to his own
way of thinking was scathing and ter
rife, He said in part:
This country is filled with erratic
heretics. Some of their heresies are so
thin that only those who are thin
skinned will accept them. When gov
ernments become rotten they die Dy-
nasty after dynasty has died and
passed away-but the church of God
will never die.
Every once in awhile a little
preacher claims to have discovered
something new in the old Book, but it
is not so.
Don't you preachers go out lectur-
ing. We are not lecturers. Take large
chances on the gospel. Just pour it
out and watch what will happen. This
conference is not legislature; neither
is 1t a Congress. don't like to see
a preacher try to play the colonel.
Don't discuss appointments. Let all
the wandering stars keep still.
Rev. w. #. Smith was reelected
secretary, with T. H. Thomson. ]. A.
Smith and Z. r. Gardner assistants.
Statistical secretaries: w. NJ. Bitch.
]. E. Seals, j. B. Thrasher, and NJ. f.
Beals.
Rev. ]. B. McGeehee read the names
of the different committees and boards
as follows:
Chairmen-Books and Periodicals,
Rev. J. B. tombstone; Wesleyan Chris
tan Advocate. Rev. w. H. Budd;
Temperance, Rev. A. NJ. Williams, and
Dupont Query; District Conference
Records. Rev. J. W. Connors; Mission
Board, Rev. G. G. n. MacDonell; Ed
ucation. Rev. j. H. Scruggs; Sunday
school Board. Rev. w. w. Pinson;
Epworth Leagues. Rev. W. N. Aims
worth; Church Extension, Rev. j. w.
Simmons; Conference Relations, Rev.
E. H. McGeehee: Bible Board, Rev.
H. P. Myers. For the examination of
men applying for admission into the
conference, Rev. A. M. Williams and
others.
Committees on Examination OF
Preachers on the regular course
of studies, as presented in the church
discipline: Applicants, Revs. Ed. +.
Cook, H. NJ. Morrison. and o. B. Ches-
ter; First Year. j. M. Glenn, F. Nc
ond Year, ]. A. Thomas. w. w. Seals
and o. f. Cook: Third Year, B. An
thony, j. c. Parker and s. w. Rogers;
Fourth Year, w. N. Ainsworth, T. G.
Lang and w. Langston; Memoirs, ].
w. Domingoes, w. c. Lovett.
Bishop Gambler announced the fol-
lowing transfers to the South Georgia
Conference: Rev. 1. C. Jenkins, North
Alabama Conference; Rev. j. w. Ma
lone North Mississippi Conference; T.
B. Lang, Florida Conference; from the
North Georgia Conference, H. c.
Christian, j. ]. Ansley and Artemu:
Lester.
Noticing some confusion in the con.
ference room, occasioned by the differ
ent treasurers collecting money, ~tht
bishop asked the question: shall WI
have order?" AS a reply, Rev. NJ. A
Morgan moved that the treasurers al
go below" This caused a genera
round of laughter. He FASTENED to ex
plain however that he referred to tn,
lecture rooms below.
The chair called on the presiding
elders to report on the several charges
in their districts.
The reports given were far beyond
any ever presented to the conference
The report of Rev. T. d. Ellis, presid
ing elder of the Savannah district, anC
Rev. ]. Nj. LoVett, presiding elder o
the Dublin district, are worthy o
special mention. Both of these dis
tricts paid every conference claim il
full, and had about 1880 accession
to the church.
Rev. j. o. Branch, d. D., stated
that not in his memory had the Soutl
Georgia Conference ever made great
er record than this year. At this state
ment the Bishop said: With thes,
facts before us, 1 don't relish the tall
of some of these Northern preacheTi
about us not reaching the masses. SOM
OF them say that this is the reason
they are in the South. Let them sta,
at home, and attend to their own jobs
From ali accounts they need attention.
scene perhaps never equalled be
fore at a session OF the conferenc,
was witnessed when the name of Rev
j. w. Hinton, r. n, was called. At thu
close OF most touching recital Of sor
row as the result OF losing his wifi
and son. The Bishop started a SOM
and the preachers crowded around hin
and shook his hand with tears IN theil
eyes.
BY rising vote Rev. J. y. MeCee
hee, -. D., was requested 20 preach
semi-centennial sermon az some tim
during the session.
Rev. NJ. J. Copper business manage
Of the Wesleyan Christian Advocat H.
hlled the pulpit an O'Clock this al
ternoon. Rev W. W. PiDson, ID. D.
preached tonight
Rev. ". W. Pineon. y. D.. pastor o
- Luke's Church az columbus. nlle,
ths pulpit tonight AIS sermon was