Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
ME- THOD|STS SET
ASIDE DAY To WORK
FOR NEW HOSPITAL
league of Nations Indirectly
Endorsed and LynchingS
DepIored - Appointments
Read During Afternoon

The various reports submitted at
the Monday morning session of the
North Georgia conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
advocated the observance in all
churches and Sunday school of De-
cember 81 as a day for presenting
the new Wesley Memorial hospital
to be erected on Emory university
campus; recommended that 1000 be
fixed as minimum salary for
pastors; revealed the educational in
situations Of the church to be in a
prosperous condition; deplored lynch
ings; called for strict observance
Endorsed the League OF Nations.
Assignments Of ministers will be
announced Tuesday afternoon. @
The North Georgia conference, of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, voted for all Methodist
churches and Sunday schools in the
state to set aside Sunday, December
81, as the day for presenting the
needs of Wesley Memorial hospital
Monday morning following the report
Of the committee on Wesley Memo
rial activities submitted by the
chairman, H. Y. McCord. The South
Georgia conference will be called
upon to unite with the North Geer-
gia body in observance of Wesley
Memorial Hospital day.
The committee reported that at
least $4,000 will be needed for the
work of the hospital this year. 1t
is hoped that the entire amount will
be secured on the day which has been
set aside for presenting the hospital
needs to the people. Methodists all
over Georgia were urged in the re-
port to emphasize the need for funds
to build and equip the plant. s
The sale of the present Wesley Me
mortal hospital site and the location
of the enlarged hospital on Z the
Emory campus were approved,
ITO complete and equip the Build-
ings necessary will, in view OF the
, high price Of materials, require a
| large outlay of money" said the re-
port. 1t is the duty and the privilege
| of the Methodists of Georgia to meet
| this great responsibility in a most
| generous way. We recommend there
| fore that in this year a larger en-
phasis shall be laid upon the Christ
/ mas offering and that our confer
ence shall undertake to contribute
to the work of the hospital this I
at least $50, The committee rec
commended and urged thai all pastors
ant Sunday school superintendent
| organize to give the needs of the
hospital a central place in , e cele-
| bration of Christmas.
In commenting upon the rep t
Bishop Gambler directed attention to
| the fact that the late Mr.. Henry
Hirsch left $1,000 for the hospital
YOU laymen should be prompted to
| good work by this example," said
| Bishop Gambler
| The committee on entertainm :;
reported that it ID not yet selected
a meeting place for next year and was
| given authority by the conference to
| determine the next meeting place 1t
later date. Outside Of the commit
! tee reports the morning sessio4. was
| oCNOLou 1o1 SSIy 10 IHS COIhplSL4OIl VI
| reports of individual pastors 1t be-
came certain early in the IN rning
that the conferenC would not adj
jorrn until late in the afternoon or
| possibly at night.
The new superannuates received a
| welcome surprise in the announce
ment that the Asbury Brotherhood
had a check for $3.50 for each of
them. Those receiving checks were
Rev. w. o. Butler, Rev. A. W. Bailey.
Rev. M. I. Patillo, Rev. J. D. Ham
mond, Rev. L. L. Landrum. Rev. 0.
NJ. Ponder, Rev. F. r. Smith and
Rev. Fletcher Walton, the last-named
having been given supernumerary
relat lions for a year.