The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-06
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS AT
TOWNSVILLE YESTERDAY.

Finding of the Court Below sus-
tanned in the Flanders Case.
Young Preachers Admitted to the
OrRnnizatiOn-Bishop Says News
papers Are as Good as People VIII
Permit Them to Be-Sundry Mat
tiers.
Thomasvile. Ga, Dec. 5.-The con-
ference assembled at a. M. Bishop
Gambler in the chair. Devotional ex-
ercises were conducted by Rev. ]. T.
Ainsworth. A communication from
Rev. C. d. Adams of Sylvania was
read, touching his physical inability
TO do full work in the ministry. The
secretary was instructed to send fit
ting reply of sympathy and love of
the conference. Rev. P. II. Crumpler
arose to thank the brethren for lib
eral collection given to him to assist
him in having his eyes treated. For
years he has been well nigh blind.
The Flanders Case.
The Committee on Appeal of Rev.
w. ]. Flanders, a local preacher, said
in its report: Your committee, to
whom was referred the appeal of Rev.
w. j. Flanders from the decision of the
trial court appointed by Rev. j. M.
Loveth, presiding elder of the Dublin
district, beg leave to report: That we
have carefully and prayerfully consid-
cred the appeal and the records in the
case, and we decline to interfere with
the finding of the court below"
Nk Young Preachers Admitted.
The following young preachers were
admitted into the conference on trial:
Olmstead Key Hopkins, Savannah dis
.trict; Paul Wesley Ellis. Columbus
district; John William Bridges, Amer
icus district: David Bergg Merritt,
Valdosta district; Robert Arthur Sow
ell, Valdosta district: Moody Booth,
Waycross district: James Nicely Pea
cock, Waycross district; Guy d.
Moses, McRae district: Ira X. Cham
bers, Dublin district: William NJ.
Kitchens, Dublin district.
Rev. Thomas r. Drake. on account
of the illness of his father, was grant
ed a leave of absence.
Rev w. C. Lovett. D. D.. editor of
the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, was
introduced TO the conference, and in a
timely address, presented the claims of
the paper.
At the conclusion of DIR. Lovett's
address the Bishop exhorted a little
read. But what they are to read is
the question. A school and a paper are
usually affected by their constituents.
a daily paper is about as good as the
people will let it be. All sorts of re-
ligious papers are creeping into our
homes. Our church paper is the me-
dium through which sentiment is
created. and great good is accomplish
ed"
The Orphans Home.
Rev. A NJ. Williams, d. D., present.
ed the report of the Orphans Home
Branch. over $4,000 has been raised
this year from all sources for the
home. Rev. I. ID. Ellis was elected to
fill the vacancy on the board occa-
stoned by the transfer of Rev. G. T..
bowman, d. D.. to the North Geor-
gia Conference. DR.. ]. 0. Branch was
elected to the presidency Of the home
Mr.. L. p. Peabody of Waycross, Ca,
president of the Epworth League of
the South Georgia Conference, read
the report of the Epworth League
Board. suggestion in the report was
that an assessment of $500 be made, to
be known as the Special EpWorth
League Fund" This amount is to pc
collected by the different districts
through the leagues, and applied to the
several conference collections. This
item provoked quite a lengthy discus
sion. Finally it was stricken from the
report, by vote of the conference.
Sundry Matters.
DR.. ]. W. Roberts, president of tn,
Wesleyan Female College, and Prof
r. j. Stroller president of the Soutl
Georgia College, were introduced to tn,
conference, and in appropriate words
presented the claims of their institu
tions.
Rev. w. G. Jones of Cochran. Ga.
one of the most useful young men IL
the conference, was forced by faflins
health, to ask the conference to gran
him superanuated relation. His cas-,
was referred to the Committee on Con
ference Relations. Rev. T. w. Eli
OF Montezuma, because of personal af
hictions. was granted a supernumerar,
relation. Rev. ]. NJ. Boland's cas-
was also referred to the Committee oil
Conference Relations. Rev. c. e
Crawlex. through his presiding elder
asked that his case be referred to tn
Committee on Conference Relations 70
a supernumerary relation, met witt
some opposition on the part of some o
the preachers. His case was finally re
ferred to the committee.
Rev. ID. r. Miles OF McRae, Ca. ha,
his case referred for a superanuate'
relation.
Rev. T. II. Law. field agent OF tn
american Bible Society, was introduces
10 the conference. and In short con
else speech, represented the claims o
his work.
Rev. W. A. Huckabee. agent OF IN
Orphan Home. before the passage O
his character delivered q most inter
estinR, instructive address on the worl
which he represents
The Methodist Church here wa
packed 70 IS utmost capacity 10
night, the occasion being the mission
aff anniversary Of the conference Res
q .. n. MacDOnel president 81 ia
Mission Board, presiding The de
"i4opsi exercises were conducted b