Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-09
METHODIST CONFERENCE
TO HEAR DR.. M'MURRAY
Reports of Presiding Elders
Garry Note of Optimism.
Atlanta Churches
Especial Dispatch to The Journal)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
LAGRANGE, Ca, Nov. s.-With the
preliminary work of Wednesday out of
the way. the North Georgia conference
has settled down to routine and special
business.
One of the chief features today is
the annual address of DR.. w. +. McMur-
ray before the committee on Sunday
school work.
Dr. McMurray is from Nashville,
Tenn, and is the general secretary of
the board of church extension. Tomor-
row night the Sunday school board will
hold its annual meeting and the princi-
pal address of the evening will be by
DR.. Chapple, of Nashville. Tenn. DR..
Chapple has been connected with SUM-
day school work for many years and a
general survey of the Sunday schools in
the south will be made.
The churches in the Atlanta district
are represented by the following pas
tors:
Center Street and Howell Mile. A.
Collins Memorial and Mayson's-L.
w. Rivers.
Decatur and Orphans Home. NJ.
Tumlin.
DeKalb-J. H. Barton.
Druid Hills-Fletcher Walton.
Dunwody-B. II. Green.
Epworth-J. A. Gray.
First Methodist Episcopal Church
j. Z. Dickey.
Grace-L. G. Johnson.
Inman Park-R. G. Cleckler.
Jefferson Street-V. B. Hamrick.
Lawrenceville-Willia Dunbar.
Logansville-T. w. Darnell.
Norcross Circuit-C. A. Swift.
Norcross and Prospect-G. P. Gary.
Oakhurst and Ousley-C. D. Read
Payne Memorial-H. NJ, Quillian.
St. James-H. E. Stipe.
st. Marks-W. r. Hendrix
Stone Mountain-E. G.. Thomasson.
Wesley Memorial. A. Sharp.
OPENING OF CONFERENCE.
Bishop Warren A. Gambler, of Atlanta,
called the conference to order Wednes-
day morning at the Troup county court
house and. after a few brief remarks,
in which the bishop outlined the plans,
purposes and general order of the con-
ference, a business session was held.
This session was followed by the roll
cali of each presiding elder and re-
port of every district in the north Geor-
gia conference was made. Bishop Can
dler expressed approval at the general
activity among the churches and the
been met
After a report Of the elders the roll
call of the superannuate preachers was
made, and as the name of each was
called the ministers expressed thanks
for the privilege of being at the annual
meeting. More than twenty out or the
fifty superannuates were present. Thelr
presence was an inspiration to the en-
tire body.
IT,. po.1o-r-g,o committees were ap-
pointed: Committee on church general
welfare. memorials, Wesley Memorial
enterprises. board of finance board of
statistics. board of education, board or
church extension.
ATLANTA DISTRICT REPORTS.
DIR. ]. II. Fakes and Rev. w. H. La
Prade, Jr. presideing elders or the Two
Atlanta districts, made glowing re-
ports of the work of the Methodist
churches and people in that section
of the conference. Some two thou-
sand five hundred accessions to the
churches were reported for the year,
with several new buildings erected and
plans under way for others. They
stated that their districts had made I'M
usual progress in finances, while Kew.
a. w. McElroy, of East Point, had set
a world record for the baptism or IN
fants for a year. he having administer
ed that rite 70 more tndh I"o huloA GU
Ten other presiding elders nthe con-
ference made reports for their districts
and without exception they all reported
year of large progress in all Hces or
church enterprises as to Sunday schools
building churches and parsonages, form
ing new organizations, revisits and the
raising in full all pastors salaries and
the benevolent classes.
One of the questions that will likely
provoke more than ordinary discussion
is that of the length of term of the pre-
siding elder. 1t is talked among the
delegates on every hand, and lively
time is expected when the question
comes UP.
A prominent man at the conference
is Prof: julius McGath. who is Rus
sian Jew missionary. Prof McGath VIII
address the conference on the subject
or2ussia-Its Revolution, a Great Oppor-
turi+S for the Christian Church"