The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-10-13

but they have worked with zeal and
faith for the salvation of their fell
lowmen and have done greater
work for their State and church than
many of the so-called leaders in
the ministry of the church.
Bishop Kilgo said that he regretted
the absence of those of the class of
the first year from whom no report
had been received. There were
number of these and one or two OF
them askel for a discontinuance from
the ministry.
Bishop Kilgo said that he had rev.
er been convinced of the wisdom OF
putting young, inexperienced and in
different ministers in charge Of the
weak and struggling churches. No
church should be exploited in the ed.
ucation of ministers of the gospel.
He said that Nashville needed the
best services of the ablest preachers.
That sin and evil were so strongly
entrenched there that it would re-
quire giants to charge the heights
and storm the valeyls of satan's do
main The Bishop did not approve
of putting the lightest weight At the
point Of greatest resistance.
c. L. Doris was discontinued from
the ministry.
II. H. McAfee, Of the Dickson dis
trict, was discontinued.
]. F. Wilkinson surrendered his
credentials and withdrew from the
church.
W. R. Bourne, of the Gallatiu dis
trict, was discontinued.
W. o. Largen, of the Lawrence
lburg district, at his own request, was
discontinued.
| ]. H. Ray and Ed Trout were re.
ferred to the committee on confer
ence relations for the superanuate
and supernumery relations,
The class Of the third year was
called, and these young men made
some great reports of harvests gar
Iaered in the vineyard of the Lord
ono having had hfty-fve conversions
land others reported from fifteen Il
| twenty-five. Most Of the class hat
passed the examination and they
were passed to the class of the foartl
year.
The class of the second year wa'
.called and the characters Of the mem
bers passed, their reports read ant
they were recommended for deaconf
order.
T. P. Ledbetter surrendered hi
credentials as minister of the churcl
and was allowed to withdraw from
the ministry and membership of tn
church.
The class of the fourth year mad
an exemplary record, every one hav
J ling passed the examination and tn
: following were elected to elders OF
: der: Thos A. Covington. |. W. Pal
Irish, John W. Swami, W. NJ. Cool
John A. Ensor, Chas F. Bell, Joe [
Robbins, J. R. Wright, Evan D. Lew
; is. VIM. ID. Mullen and Joel q. " hi
+ son. They are now ready to be &C
. mitted into full connection in tn
ministry of the Methodist church.
, The following were elected to des
cons order: Edward R. Hamilton
:, ,Ollie C. Hal, Jno. B. Baggett, a.
Morgan, s. NJ. Parks, o. H. Lane. I
H. Lantz, Virgil H. Rollins, and Sar
Y Algood.
/ S. r. Algood was transferred fror
1.-The South Georgia Conference to thi
. conference.
. w. C. Dibrell and ]. B. Murra
a were elected to vacancies on tn
board of trustees of the Rozzell tunt
Jos. C. Pace was elected a locs
q deacon.
j., R. Bruce McGehee, of the Colun
bia district, was elected to deacon
orders, as a local preacher.
VIM. Edwin Garrison, Of Nashville
was elected local deacon.
Buichi Muraokao, Japanese stl
. dent at Vanderbilt, was elected locs
, deacon.
Clinton D. Bush and Albert New
ton Doyle were elected local elder
order.
The following were admitted on TT
Ial: Thomas NJ. Sullivan, Aiber
Newton Doyle, W. E. Couser, Remu
D. Hill, Virgil Herndon, W. B. Vince
er.
. DIR. McGehee, of the Alabama cor
ference, and DR.. Quillion, OF tn
South Georgia Conference, were il
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