Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-03
METHODISTS ARE TO
HOLD CONFERENCE
IN ATLANTA
NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE OF
METHODIST CHURCH WILL
BE HELD AT FIRST METH
oDIST CHURCH.

The North Georgia conference Of the
Southern Methodists will hold its thirty
sixth annual session at the First Metho-
dist church at Peachtree, Houston and
Pryor streets, of which Rev. c. w. Byrd,
d. D., is pastor, Nov. 1925. The First
church, aided by all the Methodist
churches in the city will furnish homes
for the presiding elders pastors, lay dele
gates, college presidents and visiting
members, who win make up the confer
ence, which is considered the largest an
nual conference In the Methodlsm of the
country Tender chickens and ancient
Jokes about the Methodist preachers
fondness for them, will be in evidence.
Bishop Warren "A. Gambler, of Atlanta,
will preside over the conference. This
will be the bishops first appearance as
president of a Georgia conference. He
will also preside at the South Georgia
conference. which cmeets Dec. 3. Bishop
Galloway presided last year.
The conferences Will organize for BUSH
ness on the morning of the 18th at 3
O'Clock. Almost since its organization
Rev. ]. w. Heidi, ID. D., formerly busi-
ness manager of the Wesleyan Christian
Advocate. has been secretary of the body
The work of the conference is done
largely through committees. Some Of
these are standing or four-year commit
Iege, Is president rot the board Of mis-
sions. Much attention win be given to
missions, Sunday schools, education,
church extension and temperance.
The mornings will be devoted to the
routine of the conference. hearing reports
from presiding elders, pastors, college
presidents, agents, secretaries and others.
In the afternoon there will be preaching.
Anniversaries and rallies in the interests
of missions, education and Sunday schools
will be held at night.
The bishop and his cabinet, which is
composed of the presiding elders, will
meet every afternoon to discuss the field,
the workers and make the appointments
for the new year. The following minis
tiers will assist Bishop Gambler at the
coming conference.
Rev. w. P. Lovejoy, d. D., Athens dis
trict; Rev. c. E. bowman, ID. D., Allan
ia district; Rev. ]. r. King, Augusta dis
trict; Rev. b. p. Allen Dalton districts;
Rev. w. L. Pierce Gainesville districts;
Rev. j. B. Robbins, d. D.. Griffin dis
trict; Rev. M. J. Cofer, LAGRANGE dig
trict; Rev. S. B. Ledbetter Marietta dis
trict; Rev w. R. Foote. oxford district,
and Rev. w. F. Glenn, d. D.. Rome dis
trict.
In the II districts there are 2S7 pastoral
charges and 237 pastors to provide for.
All of the charges want good pastors ana
all the pastors want good places and all
can get what they want. says one min
lister, by resolving that there are no sor-
~ preachers or charges. They are good,
better and best" he declared.
1t has been thirty-six years since the
old Georgia conference was divided, max
ing the North and South Georgia confer
ences. There are now over 100000 men,
bers in the bounds of the conference.
There are 1900 in the Atlanta district
alone. There are 1853 houses of worship
valued at $685. 91. There are 2S7 pasto-
raj charges. One hundred and eighty
one of these have parsonages. Below are
some of the statistics of last year:
Infants baptized, 110S; added on profess
sion of faith, 1858 lin 1900 over 5000 were
received; number of Sunday schools, 725;
number of Sunday school children, 4S,9SS;
paid to missions, S5S.247.S7; paid to super
ANIMATED preachers and the widows and
orphans of preachers, $4,000.