The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-13
NEXT CONFERENCE
WILL BE HELD At
NATCHEz
REV. H. C. HAWKINS GOES TO
TENNESSEE TO ENGAGE IN
EDUCATIONAL WORK.

Hazlehurst, Miss, Dec. 13.-The sec
ond days session of the Mississippi
Annual Conference opened with thirty
minutes of prayer and song, led by
Rev. James G. Galloway, of Montrose,
Miss.
At o'clock Bishop Morrison took
the chair and the secretary read the
minutes of the previous day.
DR.. l. w. Cooper, president of Whit
worth College, submitted a report
from that school, 1t shows 207 stu
dents enrolled at this time and shows
a $4,000 auditorium in process of
erection, and that a beautiful presi-
dents home has been built this year,
gift of the president to the church.
DR.. T. B. Holloman, president of the
Historical Society, announced that the
acre of ground in Jefferson county
where the first annual conference was
held in 1918, at Spring Hill Camp
Ground, had been decided by the lady
owner to the Methodist church.
: During the morning Rev. G. M. Mar
tin asked to be given a superannuate
relation.
The question where shall the next
session be held was called, and Rev.
H. B. Watkins stated Natchez desired
the conference to spend its hundredth
birthday at home. Rev. M. l.. Burton
stated that Gulfport had authorized
him to ask for the conference, but
that he yielded to Natchez, Natchez
was unanimously selected
Rev. w. H. Saunders reported an en-
terprise to build a handsome new
church in Washington street, vicks-
burg, to cost $4,000
When the name Of Rev. H. G. Haw-
kins was called he stated that he had
asked for a transfer to the Memphis
Conference, where he would engage
in educational work. 1t is understood
he will succeed DR.. s. A. Steel as
president of the Memphis Conference
Female Institute, at jackson. DR..
Steel will take the pastorate at Colum-
bia, S. G..
Dr. John R. Stewart, of Nashville,
representing the Endowment Fund for
Superannuated Preachers, in which
the church is trying to raise $5,000,.
900, addressed the conference with
reference to, that work. He stated
that the loan fund now has reached
$222,O
One of the busiest committees of
the conference Is the auditing com.
mittee, which audits the financial re-
ports of all pastors and of all treasur.
ers of the various boards, handling
checks for many thousands of dollars
,, On this committee are Rev. W. t
Griffin, Rev. c. N. Guice and Rev. T
B. Cottrell.
DIR. and Mrs. E. H. Mounger ara
attending the conference, DR.. Moungei
: having been for many years a promi
nent figure in this body, being pre-
siding elder for many years.
When the name of Rev. E. W. Bar
rington was called it was announce,
that he had joined the Cumberlan,
Presbyterian Church, and his nam,
was dropped
A telegram was received from Rev
Dan Scarborough, who was transferre,
recently from Fernwood, Miss, Il
Santa Anna, Cal, greeting his old con
ference
Resolutions were passed commend
:, ing H. G. Hawkins to the people o
Tennessee.
Among the most interesting reports
= made Thursday was one from Rev
y John D. Ellis, of Oakley, who is chap
: lain to the states 1900 prisoners
Among other things he said In an in
: formal report that much moral ant
- religious good can be av is beinl
= done for the convicts, I'D that tn,
a better they are treated by officials tn
n more susceptible they are to these in
f1uences.