The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-21
METHODISTs MEET
IN WAYCROSs TO-DAY
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| MEMBER OF the conference. Inc
son has filed the leading appoint.
ments of the conference, was three
years president of Wesleyan college
and was elevated to the episcopacy
by the general conference which met
| in Atlanta in 1918. His first epissco-
Il pal assignment Was to the presidency
of the fourteenth district, comprising
1 five of the Texas conferences. Re re
Il turned to his home conference after
Il a quadrenium of marked success.
l The bishop will preach in the First
Methodist church of Waycross Sum
\ day morning, at which time he Will
also ordane the deacons. The or
dination Will take place Sunday after
Il noon or evening. He is an orator
\ Or national reputation and the spac-
ious auditorium of First church will
doubtless be packed by those anxious
to hear his discourse.
Rev. E. F. Morgan, host of the con
ference, was for four years preceding
his appointment to the Waycross pas
Gage, presiding, elder of the
the Waycross district. AS host he
will be assisted in entertaining the
visitors by Rev. ]. C. Flanders, the
present presiding elder OF the dis
trict; Rev j. R. Webb, pastor OF
Trinity church and Rev. R. F, Owen
pastor of the Hebardville church
The conference has lost by death
during the year three clerical mem
bers, Rev. L. A. Hill, pastor of Thrini-
ty church, Savannah; Rev. j. b.
Thrasher of Douglas and Rev. B. c.
Prickett of White COX, it will be re-
called, was killed in an automobile
accident at White Oak last April.
Suitable tribute to the memory of
these ministers will be paid in the
memorial session to be held Sunday
afternoon.
The bishops cabinet is composed
of the following presiding elders
Rev w: c.. Lovett, of the Americus
district; Rev. j. N. Peacock, of the
Columbus district; Rev. J NJ. Glenn,
of the Cordele district; Rev. j. P.
Dell, of the Dublin district; Rev. P
W. Ellis, of the Macon district; Rev.
J. M. Cutler of the. McRae district;
Rev. Bascom Anthony, Of the Saw
annah district; Rev. C. R. jenkins,
of the brownsville district; Rev. j.
c. G. Brooks, of the Valdosta dis
trict and Rev. J. c. Flanders, of the
Waycross district. The assignment
of pastors is the specific work. of the
cabinet.
Because of appointment to other
fields of endeavor the conference has
had to give up several of its promi-
nent members, DR.. II. D. Ellis, from
the pastorage of the Mulberry street
church, Macon, was elected general
church extension secretary by the
last general conference and Rev. w
M Bitch of Douglas, went to Louis
Vile. KY. as one of DR.. Ellis assist
ants. Rev Geo F. Erwin has been
sent to the Siberia Manchuria mission
Rev. A. w. Rees, formerly presiding
elder of Cordele district, has been
elected to- the presidency of Emory
Academy at Oxford, Rev. q. T.
Johnson has transferred to the Ken
lucky conference, Rev. C. L. Rogers
to the north Mississippi conference.
and Rev | l.. Llewllyn to the VIZ
ginia conference. Rev. Geo. M.
AGREE, fc ne ly q member of the
conference, returned this year from
nnrth Georgia and will receive an
appointment in his home conference.
The following young ministers are
applying for admission on trial In
the travelling connection of the con-
ference: J.W. Hays, of the Column
bus district r.. j. Garbutt, of the
Dublin conference; H. P. Langlois,
of the Savannah conference, w. G.
Rain and Alton Murphy, from the
Waycross conference. Rev, John
Swain has been recommended for
readmission.
Rev. L. j. Ballard, former pas
tor of this city, has been reelected
assistant editor and business mana
ger of the Wesleyan Christian Adj |
vocate and VIII be in active charge
of the paper the coming year. An
effort will be made at the conference
to place the publication in the budget |
of each charge, thus enabling every |
Methodist family to receive the Of
fcal organ of the church.