The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-10-19
Committee Work.

Committee Work.
The various committees, including
Admission of Candidates, First Sec
ond, Third and Fourth Years Studies
have been called to meet on Tues
day evening for the purpose of get
ting their work ready by the time
conference opens. All candidates are
required to meet their respective
committees on that evening, at st.
John.
Other committees will take up the
work as it comes into their hands as
the conference progresses.
The indications are that the cleri-
cal force which includes the three
secretaries, will remain the same, as
all seem to have given satisfaction in
the past.
Pastoral Reports.
Next to the reading of appoint
ments, probably nothing in Metho-
dist conference is more important, or
attended with larger degree of inter-
est as the reports of the pastors from
their charges.
In the A. M. e. Church every pas
tor is expected to bring one dollar
for every member that appears in
his church roll; either that, or a
fair percent OF the same. This is
called the dollar money" and goes
toward the maintenance OF the con-
nectional general fund. In a very
large sense, the pastors pastoral
worth is measured by the amount of
Dollar Money" he succeeds in re-
porting as coming from his charge,
according ia the membership. Hence
there is more or less a spirit of rival
nv in evidence among the ministers,
md members as we'll, when certain
churches or reputed equal rank, be-
gin to report their finances. For a
number of years, this spirit has been
kept up quite prominently between
-St. John and st. Paul, the two lead
/ ing churches of the denomination in
the city. This is more or less in
tensified whenever the conference
meets in Nashville. Hence the in
terest this year will run high.
( Probably no church in the confer
ence, has suffered more from finan-
cial depression for the last few years
than has Payne Chapel. But that
congregation has as its pastor, DR..
]. A. Jones, one of the best informed
and most prominent ministers of the
church. He has been serving there,
however, since July, having been
called to that congregation after his
resignation from the presidency Of
Turner College. DR.. Jones will no
doubt, make "a good report. 1t is
thought by some that he will be
transferred to another conference.
The Cause of Education.
Tennessee African Methodists are
committed to the support OF Turner
College, the UNCONVENTIONAL school
located at Shelbyville. That institu-
ton will receive large share OF at
tention at the conference. Every
church is expected to send up do
nation, besides each minister pays an
annual subscription to the college.
This is known as the Educational
Dollar" A special hour will be given
the president of the institution, in
which to present the claims OF the
school. The cause of Turner Col
lege seems to be beginning to lie
heavier and heavier on the hearts OF
the mem bership of the church and
the future outlook for the school is
growing brighter and brighter.
Some of the most prominent pas
tors of the conference are products
of Turner College. Three Nashville
pulpits are now being filled by Tur-
nerites, while an ex-president fills
, another.
Presiding Elders.
There are four presiding elder dis
tricts in this conference, presided
over by the following men: Revs. Z
,, l.. Jackson, l. j. Edwards, F. w
Gardner and w. H. Porter. The Pre-
: siding elders are supposed to b'
: among the strongest men in the con
. ference. There seems to be no in
I dication of any change of presiding
I elders at this conference, although
there is beginning to be some tall
: of re-districting the conference ant
Q making another district. Each dis
y trict as it now stands, so 1T is said
: is too large for the presiding eide
t to effectually oversee. In this event
/ another presiding elder will have t
0 be appointed.