Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-29
BISHOP breaches
On THANKSGIVING
Savannah Churches United
With South Ga. Methodists
For Religious Observance.

SAVANNAH, GA, Nov. 29.-The fea
ture thus far with the Souta
Georgia conference of the Methods
Episcopal Church, South. now in SEES
sion at Wesley Monumental church,
this city, was the Thanksgiving ser
mon, which was delivered by Bishop
James H. Mccoy, Of Birmingham. Ala,
the junior member Of the Methodist
college Of bishops.
Bishop Mccoy is helping Bishop AL
pehus W. Wilson OF Baltimore. in the
conduct Of the conference.
All churches fin the ministerial union
worshiped with Wesley Monumental on
crowd Bishop McCoy's sermon deal;
in the main with the Significance Il
THANKSGIVING day.
Bishop Mccoy presided over tie ear
lier session of the conference
Committee Changes.
The designations Of J, A. Smith. j. T.
Fletcher and c. S. Hodges from the
Sunday school board were received. and
Reys. +. M. Arnan, A. p. Harley and
T. j. Dudley were appointed 10 succeed
1em. Dr.. c. r. Jenkins resigned from
the board OF education. and L. J. Hub
bard was appointed to succeed him. f.
J.. Lewis was appointed on the com
lnittee of Wesley Memorial enterprises
10 succeed 7. J. Rider. resigned G. D.
Speight having dice Roger Culienton
was appointed on the committee on
temperance. and moral reform.
The committee on examinations re-
ported the following as being advanced
- deacons' orders: stephen f. Jen
I,ii.s. Walter 6. Pitcher w. Curtis Fran
is. Thomas NJ Mosley. oscar w. Lit
Tie, Moses Register, c. NJ. Infinger, ST.
las johnson. \. !. More and D. A. Las
t.nger.
DI James Cannon, Of Richmond, Va.
,ohe in the interest Of the Methodist
Chautauaua, occupying the balance Of
the session previous to the preaching
5 rVice.
Standing Committees.
Vacancies on standing committees
v-5re hlled by election, as follows: Rev.
: e. Austin, on the board of educa-
ION, and Rev. V. T. B. Stanford, Rev.
{. r. Jenkins and Rev. l. P. Tyson, on
tie board of church extension.
Standing committees announced are
as follows:
Pablo Worship-Rev w. f. Smith.
= 2. tombstone. 7. NJ. Christian. ". NJ.
1'ftch. II. r. Freeman and VIZ. T. d.
Ellis.
Wesleyan Christian Advocate-W.
i McGregor, W. X. Dennis, J. A. Roun
t ee l.. A. Mclaughlin, e. r. Gardner
Y. &. Thompson, H. j. Benton. \. p.
"og@rs. J. D. McCord and W. A Prin-
sic
District Conference Records-H. J.
Graves. Y. a. McGregor, L. j. Mouzon
Il. Rrewton. c. G. Ernest r, ".
cray ]. w Liliey. B. $ Richardson.
s. S. Kemp ana G. : Strickland
Wesley Memorial Enterprise-Judsc
} i. Greer. II. T. Freeman, +, L. Lewis,
.. I'1izele, 7. E. Davenport, J. $.
? NEWPORT, j. :. jordan, W. 7. Bievin,
] ;. Stroller, f. Mccullough and J. 2.
Co4Jield.
l'olportage-Dr !. u. Scruggs, J. n
q-mon. ]. N. Foster j. ". Weston.
II h. Pearson p. w. Harvard. Q. !.
,lester, L, b. Kemp, II. NJ. Morrison
and &. 2. REVERE.
Superannuate Glass.
r. following nave been referred 10
r." committee on conference relations
10. a ~..,c~ ~uuated relation:
a. -. MlWilliams, c. A. Moore, w. G.
T.','a. r. r. Williamson, A. Phillips, p.
"a. Crumpler. w. G.. Jones' c. f. Boland,
j.. G Miles, w. W. Stewart, Wesley
Lame. 4. ". Ellis, A. H. Bazemore, +,
/. Virgins, T. d. strong. H. p. Myers
G. c. Hines. c. W. Littlejohn, q. T.
Thompson and w. J.. Wooten.
Bishops Wilson and Mccoy and the
presiding elders met yesterday after
noon for the first cabinet session. me
work Of making the appointments Tor
next year has been started 1t Is e&-
pected that these announcements VIII
be made Monday morning just before
the conference adjourns.
The McGehee brothers, as usual, re
ported present. at the first conference
roll call. Rev. G. H. McGehee, now sta
toned at Shellman. has been q Metho-
dist pastor for more than Oo years an"
q member of the South Georgia confer
ence for over half century. KEY. D. b.
McGehee. stationed at Oglethorpe, mas
not seen so long service, out he also
has been with the South Georgia con-