The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-24
METHODISTS MEET
SAVANNAH DISTRICT CONFERENCE
IN SESSION
AT EPWoRTH M. E. CHURCH.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND MUCH
INTEREST SHOWN.

Savannah District Comprises the NJ.
E. Churches. south. for EiEhteen
Charges in Chatham md Several
Nearby COuntieS-DeIegRtiO from
All Charges Present-RepOrts viii
BE Made by Pastors TO-day-COIu-
mittees Appointed and EpwOrtIl
League Work Discussed Yester-
day.
The Savannah District Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
was convened in Epworth Church yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The church was well filled with dele
gates and visitors when Rev. Thomas
D. Ellis. presiding elder called the as
semblage to order. Immediately after
the conference met devotional exercises
We're conducted by. Mr.. Ellis.
At the conclusion of prayer and praise
service the roll of the conference was
called, and it was found that all of
the charges were represented, and in
many cases the entire number of del
egates accorded We're in the church.
Many of the pastors were also present
and Others were expected last night.
The conference was then fully organic
ed for business by the election of Rev.
J. A. Smith, secretary, and Rev. ]. E.
Seals, assistant secretary.
The hours for meeting and adjourn
ment were fixed as follows: Meet at
8 a. m. and adjourn, with preaching
at 1870 a M; meet again at o'clock
and adjourn at $50; preaching at night
at $50 o'clock.
A general committee was appointed
to sum up the work of the conference
and make a report. This refers to the
various reports made by the pastors of
their charges. The committee consists
of one member from each charge.
A committee consisting of j. S. Tark,
Rev. O. K. Hopkins and j. L. Butler,
was appointed on quarterly conference
records.
The Committee on Applications for
license to preach, was named as fol-
lows: Rev. H. G. Christian, Rev. H.
C. Fentriss, Rev. c. G. Ernest.
Committee on Application for Dea-
cons and Elders Orders: Rev. A. NJ.
Williams, Rev. w. c. Glenn, Rev. j.
N. Hudson
Rev NJ F. Martin, a local preacher
was before the conference, and his
character was passed and his license
renewed.
The latter part of the afternoon ses-
sion was occupied with discussion of
Epworth League work in the country
districts A great many short talks
were made and among the most inter
esting was that of Miss Bessie Miller,
district secretary of the Epworth
League, Savannah district Miss Mill
er was introduced to the conference and
spoke very interestingly upon the or
ganization and carrying on of the
work. AT the conclusion of her re-
marks she said that she would gladly
go to any place in the district to as
sist in the organizing of leagues and
getting the work started.
Last night religious services were
conducted in Epworth Church by Rev.
T. M. Christian of Waynesboro. and
were attended by all the delegates
visitors and many people of the city
The conference will this morning
hear the reports from the various
charges in the district. There are
eighteen charges in the district and all
are represented by delegates in the
conference at Epworth Church.
The ministers who were present yes
terday afternoon at the opening of the
conference were as follows: Rev
Messrs. Ellis, Williams, Christian
jackson. Smith, Fentriss, Seals, Mat
thews, Hudson. Hopkins, T. r. Christ
ian, Glenn, Ernest, Heath and others
We're expected last night. The dele
gates appointed from the several
charges to attend this conference are
nearly all here, and others are ex-
pected to be enrolled to-day.
The list of lay delegates to the con-
ference is as follows:
Wesley Church, Savannah-C. H.
Carson, A. J. Snedeker, r. j. Travis.
r. B. Reppard, r. l.. NJ. Parks, w B.
Stubbs, George M Williams. F. s.
Shepard.
Trinity, savannah-C. P. Miller. j.
A. Varnadoe. w. R. Davis w. l.. Ex-
ley. J. r. saussy, F. B Ivey.
Grace, Savannah-W. J. Pullen, S. B.
Rustin. w. L. Mingledorff, G. w.
Beach, T. ]. Airline, H. A Carlson.
Epworth Savannah. c. Stone. ].
i. Christian, Edward Wright
Rocky Ford-G, r. Lee, H. A. Proc
tor. H. w. Dostar.
'Sylvania-J. H. Bussey, G. H.
Sharpe. C. j. Stewart, w. F. Scott. w.
NJ Hobby.
McBride-J H. Perkins, A. D. Lewis,
E. B. Davis, H. c. Poythress, S. c.
Jenkins.
Eden-P. ]. Zeigler. W. P. Manning.
c. B. Guyer
IdS Npil-J l.. NIOSS, Is. N. SnearOuSe,
William Spin, w. S. Simmons, A. F.
Bird
Springfield-J. L. Butler. w, H
Zittrouer, Joseph Bird. n. H. Morgan,
w. W Enecks.
Habersham-J. T. Reeves. A. A. Dull
J. A. Lambert, Robert Crockett, Isaiah
Hargrove.
Millen-Robert Low. ]. H. Daniels
Jr.. r. H Burton
WaVneSbOTO-P r Hall 7 Cras
ham, L. Il. Jones, w NJ Fulcher. E.
F. Lawson.
Mount zion-H. c. Reese, NJ. H. Nc
Ulmurray.
Girard-W. ]. Harrington. w. r.
Buxton, w. H. Mallard, r. A. Bos-
quon, w. K. Harrison r. L. Oliver.
Bryan-E. A. Mosyon, j. NJ. Smith.
J. P. English.
Taylor's Creek. j. Marlin. NJ. c.
Rustin Fl. G. Elarbee. E. r. Perry.
Hinesville-J. S. Ashmore. j. NJ
Coswell, B S. Butler. u. Mcqueen, G.
s. Roach, W. NJ. Martin.
NASH is COMING