Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-23
ASA 6. GAMBLER
AND DR.. DU BOSE
HEAD DELEGATES
North Georgia Methodists Name
htIantans as Representatives
to General Conference.
MARIETTA GETS ~ SESSION
Woman's Rights Issue Defeated
by Two-vote Margin-SaIary
Equalization Rejected.

ELBERToN, Nov. 31,-Lay dele
gates to the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, at
oklahoma City. in May, 1914, elected
this afternoon by the North Georgia
Conference, are Asa @. Gambler, Of
atlanta; L. M. Heard, Of Elberton; J.
], Copeland, OF Greensboro; w. NJ
of Douglasville; W. w. Pitcher, of
Warrenton, and T. B. Hardin, of Call
houn.
Ministerial delegates elected on the
first ballot, when 232 votes were cast,
are Dr. H. NJ. DuBose, of Atlanta, re-
ceiving 252 votes; DR.. j, e. Dickey, of
oxford, receiving 14S votes, and the
Rev. ]. A. Sharpe, of Young Harris,
receiving 125 votes. Another ballot
was cast, but the result will not be
known till Monday morning. Four
more ministerial delegates are to be
named.
BY a vote of LOT to 101, the First
Methodist Church Of Marietta was Sc
lected over the First Church of Rome
for the 1914 session of the conference
At the afternoon session of the
North Georgia Conference a motion
10 NlelHOulSl ptSlOIS Sdlet-
ries was defeated. The plan pro-
posed was to levy an assessment OF
per cent on $1,000 salaries and
per cent on those higher and use the
money thus accumulated in supple
menting the salaries of men receiving
less than $1,000 per anum.
Woman's Rights Defeated.
The question Of giving laity rights
TO women was narrowly defeated this
afternoon when the conference voted
"A to 70 to sustain the nonconcurrent
report of the committee on memorials
to the General Conference.
On motion Of the Rev. J. S. Jen-
hins, the conference voted to author
ize a committee to prepare during the
year a plan of finances for the church
and make report next fall
The Board Of Missions has inau-
gurated a revival campaign among
laymen that will mean much to
Georgia Methodism. The conference
Endorsed the Mission Board plan by
unanimous vote.
Smith Wins Fight.
BY vote of 149 to SO, Professor
Rembert G. Smith, of Emory College
won his fight to limit the service Of
presiding elders to four consecutive
the General Conference to enact such
church law was passed after the
most spirited debate of the present
conference session.
Immediately following this vote, the
Conference went into the election OF
General Conference delegates. 1t was
over this election that Professor
Smith and Bishop Collins Denny had
such lively tilt at yesterdays ses-
sion Bishop Denny desiring that the
election be deferred until after Sun
day.
Every Seat Taken.
When the hour for considering the
Smith resolution regarding presiding
elders arrived every available seat In
the Conference. room was occupied
and many people stood in the rear.
The resolution which provided that
no man may serve as elder longer
than four consecutive years, was rec
commended by the committee on me-
MORALS by vote of five to four and
read by Asa G., Gambler. At once
every man was intensely alert and not
IN generation have such scenes of
confusion been witnessed on the Con-
ference floor as were enacted here to-
day.
The Rev. 8. B. Ledbetter introduced
burlesque resolution which was
quickly dtscountenanced by the Con-
Terence.
In the debate on the resolution fully
% men spoke with great earnestness.