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

raised.
| Attendance to Reach 500.
The conference has 239 pastors in the
travelling connection, SO pastors of the
undergraduates, and 90 local preachers
serving as supply pastors, 8 college
presidents and teachers, 2 colleg stu
dents, conference evangelists 10 pre-
siding elders, special missionaries, 40
lay delegates, 4 from each Of the ten
districts. These, together with many
Of the preachers wives. connectiona!
officers and other visitors, will make in
the neighborhood Of 500 in attendance
at the conference.
DIR. T. d. Ellis, pastor of Wesley
Monumental church and host Of the
conference, Is assisted by q 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; T. NJ. Christian, pastor of
Grace church; w. NJ Bitch, pastor Of
Epworth, and II. T. Freeman, pastor of
Asbury-in caring for the visitors.
DIR. J, f. 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, viii 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. II. 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.
Z Among the prominent lay delegates
are Dupont Query, of Macon and w.
g A. Covington, of Moultrie both of whom
t are on the committee of temperance
/ and social reform. Senator /. A. Bush,
a of Camilla, is chairman Of the com
t tmittee. Colonel w. b. Stubs, Of Sa-
q vannah, is a member of the committee
Of missions. Senator j. 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. II. Thompson, of Triton; j.
I A. Smith, of Macon; L. w. Coleson. of
Columbus, and e. e. Gardner, of Ro-
I chelle, as his assistants DIR. o. F. Cook.
of First church, Waycross, is statistl-
cal secretary, with Revs. C. w. Curry,
of Abel; w G. Allaben, Of Helena, and
j. L. Summer of Waycross, as assist
ants
Dr. Ainsworth For Macon
One of the most interesting features
of conference week viii be the transfer
of DR.. ]. e. 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 and Wesley Monumental
church here are considered the mos
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 thai
Il strong effort will be made to have DIR
Al w. n. Ainsworth, who is now without {
\ charge, sent to the Mulberry Stree
] church. DR. Ainsworth was formerly
| pastor of this church. He has been il
Macon several years as president O.
1 Wesleyan Female college. DR.. Charlie!
K. Jenkins has succeeded to the Yves.
4 leyan presidency.
Rev. j. c, G. Brooks. one Of tn,
strongest young preachers In the con.
ference, stationed at Millen this year
has been made president of Warthen
college at Wrightsville, There are q
superannuated preachers in the confer.
ence. Only two have died during tn,
I year-Rev. Charles w Snow, of Ro.
berta, and Rev. C. w Childress, OF Alto
The committee on memoirs, of which
DR.. c. r. Jenkins is president, meets OF
Sunday afternoon.
Working on Appointments.
The presiding bishop and the presid
ing elders who constitute his cabine
are engaged with the fixing of the APP
pointments of the preachers, They NEE
daily and work on this and finish AM
read the appointments the last thin,
before the final adjournment Of tn
conference. The presiding elders ar
Revs. t, r. Stanford, Columbus; w
Langston, Waycross; w. +. Smith, Sa
vannah; L, A, Hill, McRae; j. p Me
Ferrin, Macon; j. A. Thomas, Cordele
j. NJ. Cutler, Thomasville; c. A. Jack
son, Americus; w. H. Budd, valdosta
and Bascom Anthony, Dublin.
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Rose, Of Arlington, and T, l. Nease, O.
Springfield circuit, are the only tire,
pastors who Will have to be moved be.
cause Of heir having served their foul
1 years. There are 2S men who have beer
at their present places three years, 81
mem are serving their second year, arc
all the others are in their present places
\ only one year.