Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-26

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Attendance to Reach 500.
The conference has 239 pastors in the
travelling connection, SO pastors of the !
undergraduates, and 20 local preachers
serving as supply pastors, 8 college
presidents and teachers, 2 colleg stu
dents conference evangelists. 10 pre-
siding elders, 6 special missionaries, 40
lay delegates from each Of the ten
districts. These, together with many
of the preachers wives correctional
officers and other visitors, will make in
the neighborhood of 500 in attendance
at the conference
DIR. r. D. Ellis, pastor of Wesley
| Monumental church and host of the
conference is assisted by a committee
on entertainment consisting of a num-
Der of prominent laymen Of Savannah,
and all the other Methodist preachers
of the city. B. Johnston, pastor Of
Trinity; Y. NJ. Christian, pastor of
Grace church; W. NJ. Bitch, pastor Of
Epworth, and II. r. Freeman, pastor of
Asbury-in caring for the visitors.
DR.. ]. E. Dickey, president Of Emory
college, and DIR. Stonewall Anderson,
secretary Of the general board of edu
cation of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, with headquarters at
Nashville, Tenn, will be present DR..
Anderson will represent his board and
deliver lectures Thursday. Friday on
education, the first on "Present-day
Tendencies Of Education" and the Sec
ond on What Part the Church Should
Perform in the Educational Works of
Our times"
, Dr. j. H. Hammond, president Of
: Paines Memorial institute, the negro
school Of Augusta, under the manage
, ment of the Georgia conferences, will
present his work.
} Prominent Lay Delegates.
{ Among the prominent lay delegates
are Dupont Query, Of Macon, and w.
: A. Covington, Of Moultrie, both of whom
{ are on the committee of temperance
! and social reform. Senator l. A. Bush,
, of Camilla, is chairman Of the COM
t mittee. Colonel w. b. Stubs, Of Sa-
. vannah, is a member of the committee
? of missions. Senator ]. S. Shingler, Of
Q Ashburn, is one of the committee on
church extension.
The committees are in session today.
Immediately after meeting tomorrow
the conference will proceed to organize.
/ Rev. w. f. Smith, of Guyton, Ga, pre-
siding elder of the Savannah district,
is secretary of the conference, with
Revs. T. H. Thompson, of Triton; J.
A. Smith, of Macon; l.. w. Coleson, of
Columbus, and e. =, Gardner of Ro-
chelle as his assistants. DR.. o. f. Cook.
Of First church, Waycross, is statisti-
cal secretary. with Revs. C. w Curry,
of Abel; w. G. Allaben, of Helena and
j. e. Summer of Waycross, as assist
I ants.
Or. Ainsworth For Macon.
One of the most interesting features
of conference week will be the transfer
of DR.. j. e. Wray, pastor of Mulberry
Street church, Macon, to the Florida
1 conference. DR.. Wray has been a
member Of the South Georgia confer
ence for number of years His pres
ent charge and Wesley Monumental
church here are considered the most
L desirable In the conference. The men,
bers Of the conference are very much
interested in the appointment of a sue
cessor to DR. Wray. 1t is believed that
q strong effort will be made to have DIR.
w N. Ainsworth. who is now without a
lcharge, sent to the Mulberry Street
church. DR. Ainsworth was formerly
pastor of this church. He has been in
Macon several years as president of
Wesleyan Female college. DR. Charles
r. jenkins has succeeded to the Wes-
leyan presidency.
Rev J. G, G. Brooks, one of the
strongest young preachers in the con-
ference, stationed at Millen this year,
has been made president of Warthem
college at Wrightsville. There are 81
superannuated preachers in the confer
ence. Only two have died during the
year--Rev. Charles w. Snow, of Ro-
berta, and Rev. G. w. Childress, OF Alto.
The committee on memoirs, of which
Dr. C. r. Jenkins is president, meets on
Sunday afternoon.
Working on Appointments.
The presiding bishop and the presid-
ing elders who constitute his cabinet
are engaged with the fixing Of the APP
pointments Of the preachers. They meet
daily and work on this and finish and
read the appointments the last thing
before the final adjournment OF the
conference. The presiding elders are
Revs. I. b. Stanford Columbus; w
Langstop, Wayoross; w. F. Smith Sa-
vannah; L. A. Hill. McRae ]. P. Nc.
Ferrin, Macon; J. A, Thomas. Cordele;
HI. M. Cutler, brownsville; c. A. Jack
son, Americas; W. H. Budd. Valdosta,
and Bascom Anthony, Dublin.
c. G. Earnest, of Byromville; e. Il.
Rose, of Arlington, and T. l. Nease, of
Springfield circuit, are the only three
pastors who will have TO be moved be-
cause of their having served their four
years There are % men who have been
at their present places three years, 60
men are serving their second year, ard
all the others are in their present places
only one year