Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-23
North Georgia Methodist Confer
ence Adiourns Monday After
noon After the Publication
of Appointments.
MANY REPORTS HEARD
RUSH OF FINAL DETAIL
Bishop Scores Sunday School
Apathy-Assembly Ground Lo-
Gated Near Tate, Ga.-Sta-
tistics All Collected.

The sixth day Of the North Georgia
.f.,hos,s, conference at st. Paul church,
Atlanta. was opened with the singing 0h
the brave old song. Onward Chrislia"
soldiers" followed by prayer leo Oy nv.
n :. williams. The minutes being le~u
- .,nroved. the conference went INTO
.,rr.I Iaral session. Bishop Hendrix can
r. Or. W. P. Lovejoy. president to the
chair. pav
2a,,-, ~ the conference treasurer Kew
love was received and approved
Rerort OF the treasurer Gen Cleiiie"'
Evans. Of the Preachers AID SOCIETY,"
read and accepted
r.v- NJ 7. Cofer and A. W. Williams
nominated BY the board Of trustees were
.,..,.a r,embers OF that board TO III the
,-.c.nc,es left by the death of Rev. =
w Heidi. and Rev. d. J. MyricA ourihs
the year.
Rsv w. II. Cooper treasurer. read ms
-o~t ~ the special relief fund admins
tered among needy pastors, and toii0"ine
the annual custom. collection was '4A-
IN IN after the report was read
The officers Of the legal conference
,-.ra reelected as follows: President DIT
W D I.oveioy; vice-president. I. J.
CHRISTIAN: treasurer, J. T. Lowe, and sec
retary ex-ofncio, Rev. w. B. Dillaro
rhe tszst conference adjourned, and the
ecclesiastical conference resumed us
sion. taking up question No. " ana CUM
nletfnx that examination OF the mOfa'
character OF ministers in the conferences
RAu- Crawford Jackson addressed the
conference on the work for Maynard
. bovs. showing what Is being done IN that
a,rectiou By the Juvenile Protective asso-
rs.tton. He told OF the organization OF
the Juvenile state, and invited the con-
terence 10 the inauguration Of the JuVen-
lie state government that is soon 10 De
held.
Rev. william DUNBAR offered a resoiu-
ton, signed by himself. Rev. d. l. trout gu.
man. Rev. W. T. Handy and Rev. VII
liam Dunbar, commanding the Work Tor
yTayward boys and pledging the confer
enca 10 cooperate with the Juvenile Pro-
tactive association. The resolution was
adopted.
Rev. w. A. Parks read the report OF the
T7ghia socfety. showing that during the
mast year, 2. IS Bibles were distributed
In Georgia II was shown also that In
Franklin and Hall counties. according TO
information in the hands OF the society
only % per cent Of the families have 81
49, The society has been in existence
81 years
A resolution offered In the name OF the
society. calling for a small assessment on
each charge, was adopted by substitute
offered by DR.. W. P. LOvejoy. directing
the presiding elders 10 take the matter
I'D with their quarterly conferences.
The report of the committee appointed
10 select assembly grounds was read and
approved !
AS forecast exclusively in The Journaf
last Thursday, the report recommended
acceptance of the offer OF sam rate OF
5000 acres near Tate, Ga
The report showed that the committee
has reached a decision that Is agreeable
TO a similar committee representing the
South Georgia conference. 1t submitted
the following recommendation TO the
conference:
That the North and South Georgia
conferences unite I'm this movement; that
a great assembly ground or none at all
be built; that the conference accept the
offer OF Sam Tate and F. c. Tate to
give IN fee simple practically 5000 acres
OF land near Tate. Ga. 50 miles from At
lanta. in the Blue Ridge mountains. the
acceptance being conditioned upon trans
portation being secured to the grounds;
that the board OF trustees be authorized
to make further selection Of the condi-
ton cannot be met; that each of the con-
ferences elect six trustees, at least three
OF whom shall be preachers that the
trustees be authorized to secure a char
ter: and that the trustees be empowered
10 invite other annual conferences TO
be r.aOrpfa rnnfawnurae In
the development of this enterprise.
The trustees nominated by the commit
tee were elected as folIowsi George y.
Napier. John. ". Holder. Sam Tate. DR..
]. T. Danes. Rev. ]. W. QuiIlian and
Rev. S. p Virgins. The report was
signed by Revs. J. S. Jenkins. H. B.
Nays and S. P. Virgins.
Statistical facts covering the work OF
North Georgia Methodism during the
past year were read to the conference by
Statistical Secretary J. G. Logan. Fol-
lowing are some OF the salient details
shown by that report:
Members Of the conference: Local
preachers, 81; members. 1885; total. 113.-
go.
Infants baptized during year. 1.27s.
Adults baptized during year. 1907
Number of EpwOrth leaguers. 81.
Number Of Epworth league members.
1888
Number Of Sunday schools, T5s.
Number OF Sunday school teachers. SOS.
Number Of Sunday school scholars. a.
ca
Amount necessary for superannuated
preachers and the widows and orphans OF
preachers. $4,000
Collected on that account and paid to
claimants. 81. S70-3s.
Contributed for missions: Foreign. s23.-
as domestic. 1s.ss0.06: Women's For
Continued ON Pare Three