Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-28
CONFERENCE STIRRED BY
BISHOP GAMBLERS TALK
Rev, A, D, EchoIs, Of Rome,
Is Elected to Position on
Sunday School Board

/ GRIFFIN. Ga, Nov. 24.--The address
delivered BY Bishop Warren "A. Gambler
lat the opening Of the north Georgia
| conference Thursday was one Of the
most forceful and inspiring of the ses-
sious. The members Joined heartily in
singing Amazing Grace" Complying
with directions given by the general
| conference, vote was taken on wheth-
! er or not the four lay leaders of each
district should be made eX-officios MEM
| berS of the annual conference, the vote
| being 203 TO 40 against the laity.
When the name OF d. S. Patterson, Of
Bethlehem, was called and his character
/ placed in Issue, DR.. s. r. BelE, presid-
! ing elder OF the Gainesville district,
/ stated that charges Of maladministra-
tion had been preferred against MIR.
| Patterson. who had engaged in a con-
a subscription he was endesvoring to
secure for missions. Following the
/ statement of DR.. Belk and an eXplana-
! ton by the accused minister, his char
acter was unanimously passed and he
| was elected to the order of elder.
| 1t was expected that the board of ed
ucation would recommend the appoint
ment Of Rev. G. L. King, of Tate, to
succeed Rev. Joe A. Sharpe as president
of Young Harris college, but this did
not develop.
Rev. A. M. Pierce, OF Carrollton, hav-
| ing resigned membership on the Sunday
school board, Rev. A. D. Echols, Of
| Rome, was elected to the vacancy. -
DR.. W. y. AinSWorth and President
jenkins, Rev. j. A. Smith and Prof.
Rosser, of Wesleyan college, were intro
duced to the conference, and Miss Daisy
Davies, president OF the LAGRANGE Fee
male college delivered an appeal for that
| institution. Rev. T. j. Christian presid-
led over a brief session oc the legal con-
| ference just prior to the reception Of the
class into full connection at IL o'clock
by, the bishop. ... .
The characters of the following young
men were passed and they are advanced
to tho class of the fourth year: NJ. A.
Franklin, l.. W. Neff, J. w. Veach. II. L.
Bird, II. L. Thompson, T. G. Spearman.
j. NJ. Cook, Claude Hendrick, 9. G.
White. j. w. Barton, II. o. Green, G. C..
Knowles. j NJ. Cook was given a loca-
ten on request, and S. D. GTeman was
continued in the class Of the third year.
Elected to orders of elder, William
Greenway, ". ]. Culpepper, 4. p. Watt
kins. W. z. Purcell. Nelson Hinesley. D.
s. Patterson, c. a. Hall, w. L. Hendrici,
L. Z. Middlebrooks, w. S. Norton, G. n.
Hayes G.. A. Chambers local editor. e
DISCUSS WESLEY MEMORIAL.
The recommendation of the North
Georgia conference yesterday that
a womans missionary training
school be established in the
Wesley Memorial building and a
city missionary department in the base
ment has caused some speculation con-
corning the future of the church. 1t is
not known whether or not the church
will be discontinued, though there is a
belief that it may be. The final dispo-
sition Of the recommendation and the
future of the church Will not be known
until Monday.
The afternoon session of Thursday
| was consumed to advantage by the
rendition of an exercise under the man
agement Of President d. f. Camak, Of
the Textile Industrial institute at Spar
tanburg 5. c., in which several student
operatives participated. President Cam
ak discussed work at the cotton mills,
telling how many boys and girls had
acquired an education. The students
who contributed to the program were
A. Z. Smith, of Spartanburg, 5. c. s.
w. Luke, OF New berry; Essie Smith. of
Georgia; w. q. Smith, of Spartanburg.
and Daisy Weaver, of Augusta. The
lmembers of the conference were much
plea sed with the program, as were a
large number of Griffin people who were
present
an Interested crown lllstt tSlASu tiLG ~
pacity OF the immense auditorium heard
the address of Or. w. T.. McMurray.
of Louisville, Ky. Thursday evening,
the occasion being the anniversary OF
the board Of church extension. DR..
| McNIurray is a speaker OF great force.
combining wit and wisdom with gems
Of material thought. DR.. McMuTray has
recently completed q tour Of Missouri
| in the interest of the board and viii
/ - q fnOiODI
donation of $685. 600 was recently MADE
by Broadie DukeTsof North Carolina.
Rev, J. II. Mashburn. presided over the
session. which had the largest attend
ance OF any yet held.
! Thursday evening also Witnessed q
session of the Historical society, with
the president, DIR. S. r, Virgins, pre-
siding. The society is collecting Meth
odist' cur,os. and establishing Metho-
dist history for the information of fu-
ltlUe gene,aeions.r~ Among the projects
III course of construction is the marx
ing of the place where the first Meth
odist church was built in Georgia. near
Washington IN Wilkes county, and the
E. preservation Of THE house III which
Bishop George r Pierce was borH.
NO MORE COM ERENCE ENANGEL-
I.r. lists. ...-'-> ,.
=. It the recommendation OF heconIrit-
I-tee on evangelism is observ ed there. will
I DC no more conference evanSelistsa I'm
der an arrangement made last year
.Revs. a.: T.. Stone and w. ". Benson
have been serving the conference. III the
capacity Of special .evangelists. The
committee recommended that pastors
equip themselves for performing evan
gelistic work. Provisions were made
tfor the employment o fevangelists by
the presiding elders if they so elected
and could perfect the arrangement.
A scene that appealed TO the heart of
every person present was the calling
Of the names OF the superannuated min
listers and the passing OF their character
Thursday. Prominent among the MEM
bers is DIR. W. J. Cotter of Newman,
'the st. John" of the North Georgia
conference. DR.. Cotter is in his eighty
fourth year and was admitted to the con-
ference. in 1S45. The next Oldest mem
Der OF the conference is Rev. j. V. M.
Morris, Of Athens, who united with the
conference in 1856 and the next Or.
/ George W. Yarbrough, Of Winder, who
has been a lomber since 1857.
There is also much speculation con-
corning the successor of DR.. A. NJ. Hugh
lett, presiding elder of the Atlanta dis
trict, on whom the time limit Of four
years expires This is The strongest
district in the conference, il not in the
denomination
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING