Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-18
SUNDAYLAWS
RECEIVE FAVOR
OF METHODISTS

Voting down an attempt to have
plans considered which would d.
vide the conference and strongly in
dorsing resolutions calling upon the
nation to enact stringent Sunday
laws, the final session of the north
Georgia conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, was brought
to close Monday. a record being
made during the closing hour for
the disposition of conference bust
ness.
Perhaps the most interesting of
all resolutions introduced was the
one calling for stringent laws on
Sunday: It was intro iuced Iy Rev.
Z. a. Hall, and by it's terms, al
forms OF labor on the Sabbath would
be stopped No trains would he al
lowed to run, all postoffices closet
all SOFT drink emporiGn;s, .tSehall
games. the2 ters, golf and all other
forms OF amusement prohibited by
lat' 'AaI laws.
1t was pointed out that other
Methodist conferences all over the
nation were strongly indorsing such
resolutions, and Rev. Noah P. Coop
er, of the Tennessee conference. an.
peared on the floor of the confer
ence several days ago, and urged that
the North Georgia conference take
similar action. Mr.. Cooper declared
that over 100000 people are now
engaged in labor on Sunday, all of
WhIch' he said, should be stopped.
Inc resolution was passed without
a dissenting vote, and a comnittee
OF three appointed toi confer with
committees of other conferences TO-
wares having such Sunday laws
New Conference Proposed
Inc nrnnncitin,,
terence, taking parts of the Nortb
georgia and parts Of the South GeOr-
Sia conference to form a third Geor-
ga conference, was introduced bv
Kew. Marvin Williams, and signed
by seventy ministers of the confer
Rev. Mr.. Williams delivered q
magnificent address in favor of the
plan, which called upon the confer
ence to appoint committee to con-
Ter with a like committee of the
South Georgia conference to con
slider plan and report back to the
i9zl conference. He declared that
the present conference had become
SO large as to be unwieldy, and that
1t was physical impossiblity for it
TO meet anywhere except in Atlanta
or Augusta.
He made a plea for the small con-
ference, declaring that the spirit Of
brotherly love and comradeship was
so much more evident i'm a smaller
body, and that it was impossible for
brethren of the present conference
to be comrades in spirit and love
when they were not even acquaint-
ances. He declared that the confer
ence should be small enough so that
it might visit the smaller cities.
Or. James f. Dickey, speaking
against aga the measure declared that
the conference was not too large.
and that it would be a serious mis-
take to divide it. He said that
greater good could be accomplished
in the united strength that it now
held, rather than to separate into
two bodies. Following Rev. Dr.
Dfckey's address, motion to lay the
resolution on the table was made and
carried.
Resolution of Thanks
A resolution of thanks for the en-
tertainment received in Atlanta was
voted the entertainment committee,
while the Atlanta press for it's lib
erality in reporting the proceedings
of the conference was also given
a vote of thanks. Many other reso-
lutions were passed during the meet
ing.
The invitation for the conference
to meet in Augusta was presented
by Rev. c. G. farrell, of st. Johns
church. He told the conference that
than anxious for the ministers to
come there, and that the women had
already made arrangements to take
care of them in their homes. Wes-
ley Memorial church was also put in
nomination by Rev. B. F. Fraser. Dr.
going to Augusta, declaring that
while it was magnificent in the wom-
en- Of Augusta to offer to take care
of the ministers, it was a hardship
which the conference should not al
low them to accept.
DR.. Jones declared that southern
hospitality was a magnificent thing
years ago, but that in the present
,iaT and time, it w8s dead thing,
and that the CInferGpcG nj ght as
W4E recognize the feet
The decision 10 go & Augusta was
prat tically unanimous. y resolution
calling for a week 20 e!aps, between
hClCjng of the NORTH Ge2rg:a con-
fcrt nee and any other coafe' ence in
this episcopal district, was passed.
+ j. Bondurant, Of Ati rs, was
unanimously elected lay lcaCer. Adj
olson Maupin, treasurer, reported
that the assessments for church work
for the ensuing year would be for
general work, $91.13G, and for confer
ence work. $11S,SN0. He said that
smaller than in former years.
A request from the Wesleyan
Christian Advocate committee that
an assessment of $500 be put in
the budget, provided that the South
Georgia conference voted like sym,
precpiated considerable debate son
the floor. 1T was declared in the
report submitted that this amount
was needed to insure the continuance
of the paper next year. as it was
pointed out that it was now running
at a loss.
AS the final hour was approached,
and the time for the reading of the
new appointments, Bishop Gambler
led the entire assemblage in song,
after which he prayed that the min
listers might accept their new work
and accomplish much good. In his
preamble before reading the appoint
ments, the bishop declared that he
had made most of the selections and
that he had performed the work con-
scientiously. He urged that all min
listers accept their appointments and