The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-06

Hopkins; st. Mary's circuit, ]. G. G.
Brooks; White Oak, G. H. Martin;
Atkinson Mission, supplied by ]. w
Hunter; Townsend Mission, Moody
Booth; Mount Pleasant Mission, F. A.
Ratcliff one supply; Jesup, w. F. Hix-
on; Blackshear and Pierce Mission, ].
w. Hinley, one supply, Elias Altman;
Buckley 1. r. Kelly; Nichols, j. w.
Lilly; Douglas T. b. Stamford; Brox-
ton Station, Fl. G. Brewton; Broxton
Mission A. B. Wall; Pearson Mission
j. c. Ingraham; Allapaha Mission, s.
S. Kemp; Waresboro Mission, ]. c.
Griner; Folkston, T. F. Drake, j. NJ
Boland, supernumerary; bonneville
supplied, o. L. Smith; Statesville, B. C.
Prickett.
McRae District.
]. B. McGehee, presiding elder; Nc
Rae, E. NJ. Whiting; Helena and
Lumber City, w. L. Wright Jackson
vile, E. A. Saunders; Abbeville and
Ocilla, ]. B. Thrasher; Wright, w. c.
Davis; Rochelle, J. P. Catchfeld;
Finleyson, A. P. sergars; Cochran,
]. w. Simmons; Empire Missouri, S.
w. Rogers; Eastman, ]. ]. Ansley;
Dexter, supply, L. A. Snow; Almo. M.
A. Phillips; Cedar Grove, supplied by
c. G. Lowe; Mt. Vernon, ]. B. Griner;
Guysie, j. Shirah; Hazlehurst, S. A.
Hearn, Spring Hill, T. D. Strong;
Rhine, c. c. Hines; Chauncey, c. w.
Snow; Baxley ]. r. Jordan; South
Baxley, ]. P. Dickinson.
Dublin District.
G.. NJ Matthews, presiding elder,
Dublin E. II. McGehee, G. C. Thomp-
son, supply; Dublin Mission, supplied
by S. E. Grantville; Brewton, w. R.
Hanson; Wrightville, ]. S. Jordan;
Wrightsville circuit, supply. G. W.
Pharr; Adrian, r. r. Norman; SWANS
boro, ]. w. Weston Swainsboro
circuit, a. S. Adams; Statesboro, G.
G. N. MacDonell; Rockledge, c. M
Meeks; Ounce Mission, supplied by
]. L. Scruggs; Ziour Mission, 1. K
Chambers; Hagan and Claxton, c. G.
Earnest; Reidsville. M, B. Terrell;
| Chenille Mission, F. L. Stokes; Alta
maha, supplied by H. G. Everett;
Lyons and Collins. V. P. Scoville;
Brooklet, P. H. Crumpler; Stillmore
Mission, T. w. Ellis; Bellville, ]. T,
Minis; Graymouth Mission, supplied
by w. C. Empry; Ohoopee Mission
| to be supplied; Vidalia Mission, ]
T. Lowe; Bullock Mission, to be sup
piled; Garfield Mission, supply, e. E
Wills; Mamie Lou Warthen, W. F.
Quillian, president; transferred
North Alabama conference, ]. A
Thompson; Louisiana conference, J.
e. Wray.
4 A New Organization.
The local preachers in the conference
have organized what is known as the
Georgia Local Preachers Relief Asso-
citation" It's object is similar to the
relief association of the conference, the
purpose being to pay 10 the wife of ev-
cry deceased local preacher a certain
sum from each member.
The following officers were elected:
President-C. c. Lowe.
Vice President. L. Scruggs.
Secretary and Treasurer-Prof
Charles Lane.
At the Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session of the confer.
| ence convened at o'clock. Rev. ]. H
Scruggs, presiding. The report of the
Committee on the American Bible So.
ciety was read and adopted. 1t was
agreed to raise $500 next year for this
cause. Rev. w. N. Ainsworth pre-
scented the report of the Committee or
Temperance. 1t was adopted.
Rev. w. A. Huckabee offered a reso'
luton that the appointments be read
in the auditorium of the South Geor.
| gia College to accommodate the larg'
number who desired to be present.
Rev. NJ. A. Morgan presented the
| report of the Committee on the Yves
| leyan Christian Advocate. After the
| adoption of the report Rev. w. Q
| Lovett d. D., spoke relative to hi
work as editor of the paper. Rev. ]
| o. A. Cook presented the report O.
| the board of trustees of the Orphans
| Home, and after few remarks from
Rev. w. A. Huckabee, agent of tn,
home the report was adopted.
| A resolution touching the transfer o
| NNraN 70 Maui OrIaar1c q,
| expression of the confidence and Low,
of the conference for him and com
| mendng him to the sympathy and con
/ fidence of his brethren in his new fielC
of labor, was adopted by rising vote
| In a few appropriate sentences Rev
| Wray thanked the conference for IT.
expression of interest and love.
| The report of the Committee on Sab
bath Observance, prepared by Rev. A
| NJ. Williams, was. on motion, adopted
Want Law Against POIygamy.
Rev. ]. NJ. Lovett offered a resolu.
ton calling on the Congress of tht
| United States to pass a law against
the practice of polygamy i'm the Unit.
ed States. After slight change, il was
adopted.
Rev. ]. NJ. Glenn presented the re.
port of the Sunday-school board in
the matter of teachers and Sunday.
school scholars. There has been
large increase over last year.
Rev. ]. l.. Ryder read a report OF
the church extension board. Through
this board several hundred dollars has
been given to assist i'm the building OF
new churches for next year. The re-
| port was adopted.
An assessment OF $4,000 was put
on the conference for worn-out preach
ers and widows. and orphans. s2s5t
for bishops. SLIPS for delegates to the
general conference, for Education
| So. 200 for the coming year.
The statistical secretary reported
that there are at present 70.4S2 MEM
bers OF the Methodist church In the
conference. There has been a gross
increase of nearly 10000 members
5,076 Epworth leagues. 602 Sunday
schools 37,1aS scholars. 200 womens
foreign missionary societies, SO home
mission societies. There was raised
through these two organizations si3.-
264.O5. paid presiding elders, 81 .264S 49,