Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
METHODIST MINISTERS
ATTEND CONFERENCE
First Session Will Be Held
On Wednesday and an
Unusually Large At
tendance Expected.

this week LneT VIII come 70 dttSAu tA.S
rhfrty-sixth session Of the North Georgia
Confidence Methodist Episcopal church.
south which viii be held at the FIRST
Methodist church. Peachtree, Houston
and North Pryor streets. beginning We'd
nez1ay morning az O'Clock and ending
the following Monday.
Members OF the conference viii begin 10
arrive in the city today. and by Tues
dav night they win all be here ready Tor
the oDeuinr session Wednesday morning
Committees Of examination will com
mence their work az O'Clock Tuesday
ucruinr. me examining committees are
Admissien-R- J. Bigham. Chairman; ~
J. Cofer. A w. Williams
Auniicants--f- P Allen chairman a .
Harris. Fl. walton
First Year-Ford 1TcRce. chairman; l.
p Winter. S. H. Dimon-
second Year-B. +. Fraser. chairman;
=. J. Christian. ". H Cooper.
Third Yea--A- w Williams. chairman;
c NJ Verdel. s. A Harris
Fourth yea--J. s Bryan. chairman;
". r Branham. N L Underwood
New examining committees viii 0e
elected this year for four years
All generations have been completed
BY the FIRST church for the entertainment
Of The deIerates and visitors who viii at
tend fha conference. The entertainment
committee. CT which B. B. Crew Is chair
nan. and Rev Charles W Byrd ID,
r.aste~ ~ the church. ex-oficio member,
has Issued q neat directory IN the shape
Of a pamphlet. containing the names OF
All Of the ministers, lay delegates and Wis
ftors ard the homes az which they viii
be entertained
The conference meets in Atlanta for the
second time IN three years The session
was held IN Atlanta two years ago at
Trinity church. Last year the conference
met at the First church in Rome
Officers Of Conference.
The organization OF the conference at
present Is composed Of the following OF
fcers:
Oncers OF the ecclesiastical conference
Bishop Warren A Gambler. Atlanta. pres
ident: Rev. John W Heidi. Atlanta. sec
Rotary.
Assistant secretaries-Rev. T. A Seals,
recording secretary. Hamilton: Rev. J. T.
Dawes. Athens Rev A A Tllley, Gaines
vile: Rev Ford McRee. Elberton; Rev
Ellison r. Cook. Washington. Ii is I'M
derstood that Rev. AIr. Cook will resign.
as he contemplates EOing to Richmond,
Va. 10 accept a position with the John
son Publishing company
Statistical Secretary-Rev. H r. Davies.
Turin
Assistants-Rev. 10y warwick. Allan
t. Rev. = p Baiis. M0uriceilo; J. ..
Logan. Hogansville. Rev. ]. F. Yarbropgh,
Iincolnton. Rev. E r. Demsey. Turin and
Rev. W A Maxwell. Hartwen- The sta
fisfical secretary yesterday wrote Secre-
e. Hefdt surges.lng the names OF Rev.
T. Graham. OF ROOpvllle, and Rev. A >
Hutchinson. Tunnel Hill to take the
places OF Messrs. Warwick and Logan.
who viii resign
The officers Of the legal conference,
which has charge Of all OF the property
OF the churches and other important mat
tiers viii probably have two or more ses-
sions The ecclesiastical body is sus-
pended while the legal conference is held,
as matters OF much importance are con-
sidered affecting sne whole body.
The legal conference officers are: Rev.
". r. Cook. Newman Rev. w. p. Love
Joy. Athens. Rev. ]. w Heidt Atlanta,
and Rev. J. 7. Lowe. -avonia- This COM
mitee is a permanent one. although the
members are elecled every year
Permanent Committees.
The permanent committees are:
Preachers aid Society-D. J. Myrick.
PRESIDENT ". A. Parks. secretary; c. A
Evans. TREASURED w A Dodge. w. r.
ouiIlian. J. 7. Lo-e. J. ". Heidi, H J.
Ellis
trustees OF Fund OF Special Relief.
r Pierce. president; q. W. YarbrOugh,
secretary. w. F. COX, treasurer; w. II.
Speer. ]. r Lewis. w. A Dodge, w. H
Cooper.
widows and Orphans Aid Society-M.
]. Cofer. president: ID. ]. Myriek. vice
president: s. H Ledbetter. Marietta. sec
rotary and treasurer.
Trustees Of the Wesleyan Christian Ad-
vocate-M- J. Cofer. W p. LoveiOy, B. b
Crew. B. p. Alien. r. J. Bigham. H E. W.
Palmer.
Trustees OF Orphans Home-George
Muse. treasurer; A. q. Gambler. r. A
Hemphil
several boards which are elected quad
renniaIIy win be chosen al the coming ses-
sion Among these are: Board Of mis-
sions J. e hickey. president COvington;
Sunday schools. George NJ. NJ pier. presi-
dent. Monroe; education. l. " Johnson,
president Atlanta; Epworth League. T.
c. Betterton. president, West Point;
church extension. !. III. Wasburn. Atlanta:
conference relations. J. NJ. BOwden. chair
man WInterville; memoirs. j. F. Mix
on. Thomaston: district conference rec
ords. A W. Quill n. chairman. Madison;
Orphans home. w. F. PattillO. chairman.
Longtime Secretary.
A prominent figure in the approaching
conference win be Rev J. w. Heidi, ID,
OF Atlanta. who has held the office OF
secretary continuously for thirty-ive
years and win be elected for another
term DR.. HEIDI is one OF the best known
ministers in the south. He is at present
assistant editor and business manager of
the Wesleyan Christian Advocate. the
Official organ OF MethOdism in Georgia
but viii leave this work on the first of
the year 20 resume the active work Of a
minister.
Dr. HEIDI is descended from two CO
IoniaI families. on both his fathers and
his mothers side. His father was Of the
stock OF the old Saltzbergers and his
mother was an English woman from Vir-
ginia-
He feels a Just pride in the fact that
representatives OF his family have fought
IN every war that this country has waged.
He has three sons who are army officers.
He was born In Macon. Ga. but after
wards moved 20 Savannah where he was
reared He graduated from Emory col
Iegs I'm 1s59 IN a class which produced
more distinguished men than any that
ever left the institution. Among them
were the late Bishop A. G. Haygood. the
late State Treasurer. r. u. Hardeman.
the late Rev. ]. Lewis. D. D.. DR.. !. S.
Hopkins. ". T. ReviII and others.
He was admitted 10 the bar and in a
Few years became the solicitor general
OF the zavannah circuit
In 1856. DR.. Heidi Joined the North GeOr-
efa conference and since that time he has
fiued a member OF important stations as
pastOr and district as presiding elder. He
was for i've years regent OF the south
western university at Georgetown. Tex
and afterwards president OF the Southern