Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13
JOHN A. MANGET
AND ". c. MARTIN
ON ADVOCATE BOARD

Christian Advocate by the North
Georgia conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, after three
ballots had been taken Friday morn
ing.
There were two vacancies on the
board, caused by the designations of
Joseph A. McCord, of the federal re-
serve bank and Judge H. E. w. Pal
mer, counsel for the Southern Bell
Telephone company. Mr.. Manget was
elected on the second ballot, receiv-
ing 100 out of the, 1913 votes cast.
Mr.. Martin was elected on the third
ballot.
Holder Speaks
During the devotional exercises
Bishop Gambler condemned inconven-
tional methods employed by some
ministers in, efforts to "get crowd"
and declared that there is no trou-
BILE getting a congregation for the
urged the Importance of repentance
and told the preachers it was their
business to Induce men to turn to
God"
Immediately following the morn
ing devotional, Bishop Gambler rec
ognized speaker John N. Holder of
the house of representatives and a
lay delegate to the conference. On
behalf of the churches of the Gaines
Vile district Speaker Holdre, in a
gracious talk, presented the district
presiding elder. DR.. ]. w. QiuIiian.
with handsome watch.
DR.. l.. J. Ballard, who succeeds DR..
R. F. Fakes as business manager and
assistant editor of the WESLEYAN
Christian Advocate, official publica
ton of the North and South Geor-
gla conference. He urged whole
hearted support of the church publi-
cation.
Mrs, L.. G. Johnson followed DR..
Ballard with an earnest plea for "the
ADVOCATE in every home"
Key. W. P. King, who succeeds DR..
w. Z. Lovett as editor of the Adj
vocate, was introduced and told of
Advocates Plans .-ss..
Rev. Mr. King declared that the
Advocate proposes to secure 5 }oT
new subscribers during the coming
DR.. T. N. Ivey, editor of the Chris
tlan Advocate. of Nashville, Tenn.
was introduced and made a brief
On behalf of the churches of tho
Marietta district. Bishop Gambler pre-
Sented the presiding elder, Rev. John
T; Erwin. with a chest Of silver,
Inc following applicants were adj
united on trial to the travelling con-
nectlons of the conference:
From the Atlanta district. Oscar
Moore Blackwell, Doc Wah Linn, John
+. Gaines, James Edward Statham,
George W. Davis.
Dalton district. Thomas Homer
Williams, Reynolds William Greene.
Gainesville district: William Bas-.
Griffin district: Clement Evans
Hubbard
Marietta district: Frederick Her
man Ray.
Oxford district: Alton Lee Hale.
rome district, w. B. Taylor.
DR.. w. A Shelton, of Emory uni
versity,. who recently returned from
SCIENTIFIC explorations in Egypt. ad-
dressed the conference and adyocat-
ed for Emory million dollar mu-
scum with a two million dollar en-
ooWnent sufficient to reveal traces
OF lost races
DR., James E, Dickey chairman of
the board of educat ion, submitted
the following report on Emory uni
VerS1ty, which had upwards of a
thousand students last year:
Report on Emory
Emory college for generations In 9
peen faithful servitor Of the church.
FOR many years from its foundation,
IL was the property of the Georgia
annual conferences-then the Joint
property of the Georgia and Florida
with the foundation of Emory uni
Verslty, it has become the property
OF the entire Methodist Episcopal
church, south. We wish to reaffirm
that neither our affection for it, nor
our sense of obligation to support It.
mas abated one jot or title since it
became the heart and center of
that the university has made possible
larger and higher grade service
to our boys through the college,
me chancellor reports an enroll
ment of pupils from twenty-four
states and six foreign countries. AS
mere are six schools in the univer-
sity, namely:
THE school of liberal arts,
The school of theology.
THE school of law.
The school of medicine.
The school Of economies and busi-
ness administrat ton.
The graduate school.
1T will be observed that the
school of economics and business ad-
ministration has been added since
our last report to the conference.
progress since it's foundation; and,
While 1t is doing thorough work. yet,
like other institutions of learning, t
is facing manifold needs. It's very
success has become it's e?nbarrass-
ment. For want of dormitory space,
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turned away. Until this want has
been supplied, many children of the
church must be denied the advan-
tages Afforded by this great institu-
ton. In addition to increased en-
dowment and teachers college, the
chancellor sums up the needs of the
university as follows: A library, two
dormitories, a gymnasium, a build
ing for departments Of history, eco
Monies and philosophy, the central
buildin~. to contain an auditorium
large enough to acC--..m odate a stu
dent body of 1000 and provide
for the administrative off IS of the
instit ton.
In connection with the report of
the university DR.. Sharp makes an
urgent appeal for more DORM y
space for the academy at Oxf ,rd
IhlS academy is rendering n u
needed service in our educati nal
system, and, like the universi y. is
EN- barrassed by its success
Surely the hour has struck when
our church shall awake to it's 10 IN
tialities in the matter of Christian
education. Our university and
schools must mark time, until, by
our offerings, we shall command
them to go forward.
JAMES E. DICKEY, Pres,
IL. M. TWIGGS, Sec