Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-03
REV. THOMAS
WAS NAMED
AS PASTOR
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. 0. B. Chester Goes to
Columbus

When the list of names of pastors OF
the churches in the Americus district
was read at the session of the South
Georgia conference in Savannah yes
terday it was found that Rev. o. B.
Chester had been transferred from the
First Methodist church here to gecome
pastor of ST. Luke Methodist church a.
Columbls. Rev. J. A. Thomas, now
pastor at Cordele, will be the pastor
at the local church under the new ar
rangement
The appointment of presiding elder
remains the same, Rev C. A. Jackson,
who is now serving the Americus dis
trict in that capacity having been nam
ed to fill that position another year
The naming of Mr.. Thomas to succeed
Mr.. Chester will meet with general ap-
proval, it is said, since the local
church must give up Mr.. Chester, who
has endeared himself to his congrega-
| ton here
A list of the appointments as they
directly affect the local church and
district is as follows:
Americas District.
/ Rev. C. A. Jackson, presiding elder;
Americus, Rev. J. A. Thomas; Dawson,
Rev. E. F. Morgan; Cuthbert, Rev. T.
e. Davenport; Lumpkin, Rev. J. D.
Cook; Shellman, Rev. r. e, Bailey;
! Ellaville, Rev. j. M Rustin; Edison,
Rev Jason Shirrah; Fort Gaines and
| Coleman, Rev. w. p Blevin; Plains.
Rev. w. c. Glenn; Rihcland and Wes-
ton, Rev. j. H. Allen; Bronwood and
Graves, Rev J. N. Hudson; Spring
vile and Georgetown, Rev. H. g
Fentress; Smithville, Rev r, P. Fain;
Parrott Circuit, Rev. ]. P. Dickson;
Sasser Circuit, Rev. F. s. Johnson;
Americus Circuit, Rev. J. D. Snider;
Omaha Circuit, Rev. ]. Smell; Leary
Circuit, Rev. Walter Williams; Oak
field Circuit, Rev. W. E. Hightower;
shellman Circuit, Rev W. G. Piucher.
Presiding Elders.
Savannah District-Rev. w. y.
Smith.
Macon District-Rev. ]. P. McFerrin.
Americus District--Rev C. A. jack
SON.
Columbus District--Rev. A. NJ. Will
liams.
Cordele District-Rev j. P. Ward
law.
Thomasville District-Rev. John M.
Cutler.
Valdosta District-Rev. w. H. Budd.
McRae District--Rev. L. E. Hill.
Dublin District-Rev. Bascom An
thony.
Rev. o. B. Chetter present pastor OF
the Americus church, goes to St
Luke's church, Columbus; Rev. T. d.
Ellis remains at Wesley, Savannah,
with Rev. T. B. Sanford at Trinity
church in that city.
Rev. w. N. Ainsworth, present pres
ident of Wesleyan college, Macon, will
return to pastoral duties again and
will be pastor of Mulberry Street
church, Macon, during the next year.
Savannah. Ca, Dec. AT 10 a.
m. Bishop Mccoy called the last days
session of the South Georgia confer
ence to order, after devotional exer-
cises, and the reading and approval
of the minutes Of the previous ses-
sions. The conference will meet next
year in Macon The invitation to meet
in Macon was extended to the confer
ence jointly by all the Methodist
churches of that city, the chamber of
commerce and the mayor and council
and was presented to the assemblage
by Rev. w. n. Ainsworth. 1t has been
twelve years since Macon entertained
the conference.
The report of the board OF educa-
ton, wherein it was recommended
that an item of the report not allow
ing secondary educational institutions
to grant degrees, called forth the
most heated debate of the session,
participated in by Rev. 7. d. Ellis, Rev
j. NJ. Foster, Rev. w. N. Ainsworth,
Rev. ]. p Wardlaw and Rev. =. B. Nc
Gehee. The previous question was
called and by vote of the conference
passed, but as the chairman of the