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


been marked, s49,S4490 having been
raised
Attendance to Reach 500.
The conference has 239 pastors in the
travelling connection, 50 pastors Of the
undergraduates and 20 local preachers
serving as supply pastors, college
presidents and teachers, , cOlleg stu
dents, conference cvangeHsts, 10 pre-
siding elders, special missionaries, 40
/ lay delegates. 4 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 III attendance
at the conference.
Dr. T. d. Ellis. pastor Of Wesley
| Monumental church and host Of the
| conference is assisted by Il committee
on entertainment consisting Of a num-
| Der of prominent layrnen Of Savannah.
and all the other Methodist preachers
| Of the city. L. Johnston. pastor Of
! Trinity; T. ". Christian. pastor of
| Grace church; W. NJ. Bitch, pastor Of
| Epworth, and II. r. Freeman, pastor OF
| Asbury-in caring for the visitors.
DR., J. +. Dickey. president of Emory
| college, and Dr. Stonewall Anderson,
! secretary OF the general board Of edu-
| cation of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church South, with headquarters at
| Nashville. Tenn, win be present. Dr..
/ Anderson viii represent his board and
deliver lectures Thursday. Friday on
education, the first on Present day
| Tendencies Of Education" ana 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 MoultTie. both of whom
are on the committee of temperance
and social reform. Senator ]. A. Bush,
of Camilla, is chairman of the COM
mittee. Colonel W. B. Stubs, OF Sa-
vannah, is a member of the committee
Of missions. Senator J. S Shingler Of
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. T. Smith, of Guyton. Ga. pre-
siding elder Of the Savannah district,
is secretary of the conference with
Revs 7. II. Thompson, of Triton; J.
A. Smith. of Macon; l.. w. Coleson of
| Columbus, and f. e. Gardner. Of Ro-
chelle, as his assistants. DR.. Q. r. 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
ants.
Or. Ainsworth For Macon.
one Of the most interesting features
Of conference week will be the transfer
of DR. j. T.. Wray, pastor of Mulberry
Street church. Macon, to the Florida
conference. Dr. Wray has been d
member OF the South Georgia confer
ence for number of years. His pres
ent charge aud Wesley Monumental
church here are considered the most
desirable in the conference The mem
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 Dr.
W. y. AinsWorth, who is now without
charge, 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
Il. Jenkins has succeeded to the Wes-
leyan presidency.
Rev. J. G, q. Brooks, one Of the
strongest young preachers in the con-