The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-12-01
4STH SESSION OF SOUTH GEORGIA
NETHODISTS CLOSED LAST NIGHT

from the Savannah district; FRANK II
Sineath and William Ainsworth Ty.
son. from the Columbus district;
Walter j. Churchwell, from the Cor
dele district; George NJ. AGREE, Wal
ter Emmett Kenmore and Thomas
H. Tinsley, from the Americas dis
trict; Irving l.. Llewellyn, from the
Townsville district; George Pierce
Patrick and Herbert William Tyler
from the Valdosta district; John s.
Sharp, William L. Higgins and
Frank L. Mingledorf, from the Way
cross district; Columbus A. Morr son,
from the McRae district.
Dumas Malone was discontinued
from the membership of the confer
ence at his own request.
President Dtckey Speaks.
DIR. James E. Dickey, president OF
Emory College, addressed the confer
ence body and made report OF
the educational work at that college,
DR.. Dickey stated that Emory college
now has an enrolment of 2Ol, and
that the present senior class will be
one of the largest ever graduated
from the institution. DR.. Dickey de-
clared the establishing of the new
Methodist university, of which Emo
ry college becomes, the heart, opens
to that college a larger field of SER
vice than ever before enjoyed.
Classes Are Advanced.
The following class of young men
who have been on trial for one year
was passed to the class of the second
wear: Marion NJ. Marshall, William
Haywood, E. NJ. Elder, j. L. Jones, 7.
o. Lambert, F. S. Coleman and l..
Gambler Gray.
The class OF young men who have
been advanced from the second year
to that of the third year, and who
were ordained deacons Sunday, is as
follows: Frank j. Jordan, William
M. Mitchum, Johnson H. Sanford
Jas. w. Patterson, David G. Mann,
James C. Saville, Bascom A. Pafford,
Edward C. Dowdy, VIM. E. HightoW-
err, Clarence Rogers, Charles l.. Wall,
Morris w. Flanders, William c. Nc
Gill, Lucius E. Brady, Cornelius G.
Boland and John c. Sirmons.
The following officers on the board
of trustees of the South Georgia Or
phans Home at Macon was elected for
the ensuing conference year: Presi-
dent, DR.. A. NJ. Williams; vice-pres-
ident, R. F. Burden; treasurer, c. L.
King; secretary, ]. J. Cobb; Finan-
cial agent, Rev. J. A. Smith; superln-
tendent, NJ. Daugherty, who takes the
place of J. T. DoZier, who has served
the institution faithfully for thirteen
years, but who retires on account OF
failing health.
The South Georgia Orphans Home
in the past forty-two years has shell
tered mere than 1900 homeless or
phans. At present there are 148 in
the home; eighteen have been sent
off to school by virtue of scholar
ships given by individuals, Epworth
Leagues, Baraca and Philathea class
es and Women's Missionary Societies
Presiding Elders Report.
The feature of Fridays session OF
the conference was the report OF the
presiding elders.
Savannah district, j. B. Johnston
reported fine year, about 700 ad-
ditions to the churches.
Macon district, j. P. McFerrin re-
ported 1900 accessions. The collec-
lions for foreign missions in many
places doubled.
Columbus district, A. NJ. Williams
reported $50 accessions for the year
Cordele district, ]. P. WardlaW re-
ported 500 acessions.
Americas district, T. D. Ellis re-
ported year of great victory, about
700 accessions.
brownsville district, ]. NJ. Cutler
is closing his fourth year and reports
1850 accessions.
Valdosta district, w. H. Budd re-
ported 2,081 accessions to the
churches.
Waycross district, l. P. Tyson has
had about 500 accessions.
McRae district, L. A. Hill reported
692 additions to the churches; zoo
infants were baptized.
Dublin district, B. Anthony, 300
additions and six new parsonages
have been erected in this district.
A Pathetic Scene.
The names of Rev. George c..
Thompson of Atlanta and Rev. j. T..
BuQQ OF Blak6Iy were I6lSlI Cu " INC
committee on conference relations for
the supernumerary relation.
The names of the following minis
tiers were likewise referred to this
committee for the superannuated re-
lation: Revs. R. F. Williamson, NJ.
A. Phillips, w. c. Wade, P. H.
Crumpler, W. C. Jones, E. c. Boland,
w. U. Stewart, T. w. Ellis, A. H.
Bazemore, R. L. Higgins, T. d. Strong,
T. P. Myers, C. C. Hines, c. w. Little
john, D. F. Miles, ]. o. A. Cook, R.
NJ. Wesley and Geo. H. Martin. The
reports of these veteran brethren,
made either by themselves or by
their presiding elders, were among
the interesting features of the ses-
sion.
Rev. J. S. Lewis of Flovilla, who
was superannuated last year, is i'm
proved in health, and requested that
he be assigned a pastorate for next
year.
There was a pathetic scene when