Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-11-30

Bishop w. W. Duncan cow aned the
thirty ninth annual session of the
South Georgia Conference yesterday
morning, at a lew minutes after 9
O'Clock. The conference joined heart
lily in singing hymn No. 221. "Draw
Near, o, S)n of God, Draw Near" af-
ter which Bishop Duncan, in fervent
prayer, invoked heavens choicest bene-
dichons upon the conference body, and
the guidance of the Holy Spirit ia all
| of it's deliberations.
In britf but highly appropriate ad-
dress, Bishop Duncan stated that he
was delighted to greet again the clergy
and Iaity of the South Georgia Confer
ence and that he hoped brotherly kind
ness and affection might dominate and
be the prevailing principle during the
pfesent session.
The ecclesiastical conference was
then organized with Bishop W. w.
Duncan, President; Rev. W. F Smith,
Secretary; ReYs. T. Fl. Thomson, and
L.. W. CoIsop, Assistant Secretaries; !;
Rev e. E. Gardner, Transportation
Secretary; Rev. W. M, BIitcb, Statis-
tical Secretary: Ravs. J. E.. Seals and
J. B Thrasher, Assistant Statistical
Secretaries.
DR.. W. f. Tillett, dean of the Theolo-
gical Department of Vanderbilt Uni
yersity and DR.. P. Il. Whisner, secretary
of the Board of Church Extension, were
introduced to the conference. DIR. w.
f. TiIlett, by invitation of the confer
ence, will deliver series OF lectures
at the First Methodist church each at"
ternoon, this week, from to 5 O'Clock.
The roll was then called and all the
members of the conference, either in
person or by proxy, responded to their
names with the exception of Revs. j.
F. Boland, S. G. Childs, s. F. Turner
and W. g. Brewton, who have fallen
on sleep during the current conference
year
The follow ing are the various Con-
ference Com mittees for the session:
Pubic Worship. f. Smith and
j. P. Wardlaw.
Books and Periodicals. j. W. Ma"
lone, J. A. Thomas, j. q. Christian,
j. D. Matthews and J. Bishop Jr.
Wesleyan Christian Advocate,-J. J.
Ansley, Guyton Fisher, W. K. Den
mis-, 8. W. Brown, and FL. j. Ful-
bright.
tmperance-W. A. Morgan, r. Nc
Cullough, N. T. Pafford, L. L. Ballard,
U, L. Wright, J. N. Jones, L. H.
Gregory, Fl. G. Brewton and j. A.
Smith.
Sabbath Obser M. Chris ian,
w. A. Huckabee, E. M. Whiting, e.
M, overly, j. A. Mather, j. M. Bass,
Robert Kerr,J w. Tinley, s.. 8. Kemp
and @. W. Snow.
District Conference Reeords-H. O..
Jones, G. P. REVERE, A. Lester, J. r.
Jordan and E. G Green.
Reuorts from the correctional secre-
rarjes of missions, education, church
extension, etc, were received and re-
ferre6 TO che respective conference
boards of these various departments of
church work.
Upon the call of the twentieth ques-
tion, "Are ell the preachers blameless
in their lives and official capacity p
the ten presiding elders names were
called and their characters passed.
DIR. P. 81. Whisner addressed the
conference upon the subject of church
extension, and collection was taken
for the erection of mission church in
Japan.
The names of J w. Lawrence and
w. @. Wade, together with the names
of d. r. MeWllIiams, A. III. Wynn, Q.
A. Moore, w. F. Roberts, w. s. Ba-
ker. r, F. Williamson, j.. 7 Aims
worth, G. D. Adams, D. F. Riley, W.
T Jones. P. @. Harris, D. f. Miles,
w. NC. Conley, @. q. and e. 1
Roberts, who already hold such rela'
t;op. were referred to the committee on
conference relations for the superan'
nuated relation.
The names of 8. G. Childs, W. O.
Rrewton were referred to the Commit
tee on Memoirs; the names of j. i
Minis and T. W. Ellis were referred to
tbe Committee on Conference Rela-
tions for the supernumerary relation.
| Onresuming the call of the twentieth
question, the names of nineteen minls-
tiers were called; they made their an