Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-19
ST. PAUL'S MECCA
FOR NETHODISTS
OF NORTH GEORGIA
Annual Conference Opens With a
Large Attendance, Bishop Hen
dirk, of Missouri, Pre-
siding.

Promptly at O'Clock wednesday, morn
Ing, with Bishop z. r. Hendrix. Of Mis-
souri,, In the chair the 1903 session OF the
North Georgia Methodist conference was
convened in the main auditorium of St
Paul's church, on Grant street.
Rev. W. B. billiard, of woodstock, act
ing secretary of the conference, was elect
ed secretary upon the nomination Of Rev.
NJ s. Williams of Harlem. Mr.. billiard
is presiding elder of the Marietta dis
trict.
The hours of converting and adjourn
ment were fixed by vote of the conferences
at o'clock a. m. and 1880 O'Clock p. m
On motion of Rev NJ. s. Williams, DR..
Joel T. Dawes. of the Atlanta district.
DR.. Richard Wilkinson of Augusta. and
P. D. johnson. of Augusta, were appoint
ed a committee to draught resolutions up
on the death of the late DR.. J. w. Heidi.
A resolution certifying the conference
to the general conference that meets in
May as favoring an extension o fthe 2sd
article of the Methodist religion. was
adopted.
The list of assistant secretaries as sub
mitted by Secretary Dillard was approved
as follows: ]. T. Yarbrough, H, g. Emory.
z. F. Dempsey, A. NJ. Pierce. L. NJ.
Twiggs, T. ]. Bronson and Wallace
Rogers. .ase
John r. Logan was chosen statistical
secretary with the following assistants:
Walter S. Robson, w. A. Maxwell z.
L. Bass, T. NJ. Elliott, A. e. Sansburn,
r. L. Whitehead, W. A. Wells and W.
J. DeBardeleben.
Following are the names of the super
ANIMATED ministers on the honor roll
J. W. g. Watkins 7. II. Timmons, b
Sanders, J. A. Thurman, S. Eeake, J. T.
Richards j. r Balls, r Speck. c. G.
Spence, r l.. Martyr, T. H Gibson ".
A. Harris, W. H. Fakes, ]. S. Ernbry, W.
E. Tarpley. ]. F. Nixon. G. l. Patilio. J.
NJ White, w T. Caldwell, j. T. Love
J. A. Rosser, z. +. P. Langford, z. c.
Murrah, r. A. Scale NJ, D. Edwards. J.
" NJ. Morris. NJ. G. Handy, s. D. Clep-
ents, T A Seals W ]. Cotter, J. A. Rey~
noids. T. Curtis, ". A. Parks. g. g.
Smith. J. B. Holland. W, A. .Farris. A.
w. Williams. r. ". Rogers, II. /. En-
bry. c. c. Cary. G. W. Yarbrough, 1. S.
Hopkins, ]. H. Little. E. A. Gray and J.
n. Sloan.
Three of those OF the honor roll did
not respond when their names were caHs
ed They had gone to the Great Beyon@
during the year Those names were Rev
J. s. Moore, professor of Latin at Oxford
college many years ago; Rev. F. +.
Brown, resident of Sharon at the time
of his death, and Rev. D. J. MyTiciS. late
The names of applicants for. admission
t. the full privileges of the church min
istry were called one by one in the sew
eral classes and were voted upon By the
conference as they were called.
Bishop Hendrix asked the 10th aues-
ticn, OF the detail in the routine order
of business taken up here and there rs
the convenience of the moment suited the
respective comittees) which related 10
ministers characters: Are all the
preachers bIameIe in their lives and
ofbcial administration? % The Athens dis
trict was taken up first. and every
pI eacher in that district was IN his tura
before the eyes OF the conference Tie
Atnens district list was concluded by The
report OF the ID ssiding elder, Rev ". J.
Pierce showir~ that there have been
about 500 accessions TO the church in
that district during the past year; that
three new congregations organized. and
the collections have been in excess OF
the preceding years collections.
Before adjournment Bishop Hendrix
stated mat he would cali the name OF
Rev. J. c. Atkinson, OF the Jonesboro
church, Griffin district. Presiding Elder
J. H. Fakes said that there was no re-
port against him. but that a charge or
administration had been placed
against him by two Of his cohgregsJion.