The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-10-12
Tenn. CONFERENCE
A. M. {. CHURCH
TO MEET AT ST. JOHN-OCT0BER
24-MANY NOTABLES TO BE
PRESENT - APPOINTMENTS
WILL CREATE GREAT INTER
EST.


ist churches, throughout the state, are
beginning to meet. The African
Nethodists have three conferences in
Tennessee, one having been abolish
ell at the last general conference which
met in Philadelphia. The Tennessee
conference embraces practically all
he territory geographically known
as Middle Tennessee; the other two
are the East and West conferences.
The East Tennessee conference con-
venes on Oct. IT, in Chattanooga, and
will continue for a week, Bishop B.
f. Lee of WHEREFORE, o., presiding,
Bishop Lee has the states of Ten
nessee and Alabama in his diocese.
The Tennessee conference, which is
known as the mother conference"
of the state, will convene Oct. "a in
Nashville, at st. Johns church, cor
~er Eighth avenue and Cellar streets,
The Rev. ]. H. Smith, d. d., pastor.
The conference will open with spec
ial religious services, embracing the
annual communion administered by
he bishop and the presiding elders
and such other ministers as the
bishop may request to assist.
Immediately after roll call by the
errelary of the last conference, the
Rev. w. II. Ogleton, the conference
i'll proceed to organize The indica-
ions are that Mr.. Ogleton will be
elected chief secre airy. The stand
" committees will then be an
| 'ounce1 and some new ones be Gre
lted by a vote of the conference.
mong the most important commit
ees in the conference are the COM
lit'ees on studies and admission.
he committee on admission as well
= those on literary studies will meet
ne day ahead of the converting Of
he conference and examine the can
'i1ates preparatory for reporting the
'rst day. The following are chair
nen Of the above named committees {:
Or. ]. A. Jones, admission; DR.. A. L.
'inkston, first year class; DR.. H. L.
p. Jones, second year class; Rev
T, D. Sinclair, third year class; Rev
r.. J. Johnson, fourth year class. 1t is
eported that a large class of appli
ants for admission will appear al
his conference.
Barring the above named commit
ees, the most important committees
are the two pertaining to finance, the
1ollar money and the finance com
. mit'ees. In the A. M. e. chdrch the
dollar money is the general funG
which constitutes the back bone o.
he connection financially. Each mem
Der of the church throughout the en-
ire connection t. asked to pay into
he general treasury one dollar t
sustain this fund. The finance com
mittee is elected at the conference
: and handles all the money coming in
! 10 the conference from whateve
= source and distributes the same.
The presiding elders constitute tn,
bishops cabinet and usually act a
r his cOunsellOrs in the business of ap
) pointments. The following are thu
/ ~esiding elders Of the Tennessee
Y conference: F. w. Gardner, G. L
t Jackson, w. H. Porter and l. J. Ed
t wards. The approaching conference
7 holds its session in the district of Dr.
f, w. Gardner, which makes him tn
: official host of the conference.
= MISSIONARY CAUSE.
The cause of missions will CLAIM
, 20nside able attention at this con
l ference. Each church in the cor
} ference is supposed to have in opel
alton a missionary sOciey, all O
Which make reports to the confer
: elCe. Aside from this each mini.
= Ter pays 81 for the same cause, Will
, he money collected on Easter Sunda
y is Dedicated to missions The prir
opal mission field of the Africa
; Methodist church is in West an
y South Africa, although they have som
,, mission points in the West Indies
- The headquarters of the Missionar
apartment is in New York City an
S presided over by a general office
y known as the secretary of missions
!, Turner College, the denomination
- ii school in the state, will receiv
i special attention. This institution
u located at Shelbyville, and is no,
>, presided over by DR.. l.. James Johl
- son, formerly the pastor of Payn
:, chapel, Nashville, one night durin
-, he conference is usually set apal
e for the consideration of Turner Co
70 lege and its interests. Presider
- Johnson will be present and delivt
an address respecting the schoo
- Turner College is essentially the il
~ stitution of the three conferences
= he state and is in a large sense ii
4. pride of the church in Tennessee
y. Two eX-presidents of the school wi
|, also be present at the conference, bot
of whom are now serving as pastor
the Rev. G. II. Boone who has recen
~ ly returned to the state and is no
h pastoring at Columbia, and DR.. ].
II. Jones, who resigned at the last sc
n sion and is now serving as a supp
,r at Payne chapel. East Nashville.
20 The unusual high cost of foodstu
Il makes it somewhat difficult to ente
\. tain ministers and delegates at an a
nual conference in the old way, nam
ly free Of charge. Hence, while
ID Johns church will be nominally Il
r.. host all the other city churches of Il
v, denomination will assist in taking ca
re- f the conference. Dinner will
n ~ervei at the church each day by Il
q. different congregations, alternatel
al Arrangements have been made to G
as terrain in this way till Monday nigl
w. at which time the conference is {
al pected to adjourn.
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