Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-21
Bishop AinSWorth, R cal
Georgia Product, Will Call
Methodist Gathering to
Order Wednesday
BY REV. l.. A. HARRELL


fifty-siXth session of the South Geor-
gia Methodist conference will con-
vene Wednesday morning in the
First Methodist Church of Waycross,
with Bishop William N. Ainsworth
presiding. From all indications, the
coming session will be in many re-
spects one Of the most interesting
held in many years.
Waycross, the seat Of the confer
ence, is a beautiful city of south
Georgia-being the sixth city in size
in the state. Waycross and Ware
county justly boast of their splen-
did facilities, and point with pride
to their marvellous growth. With a
population of twenty thousand, with
splendid churches and public schools,
her business enterprises and civic
organizations, Waycross will make
an ideal place for the meeting of the
conference.
A Georgia Bishop
Bishop William N. Ainsworth, of
Macon, who will preside over the
sessions of the coming conference, is
in reality a Georgia product. He
was born in Camilla February 10,
1872, being the son of Rev. John T.
and Kate M. Ainsworth. His early
days were spent in the parsonage
home of his parents and at school.
He was converted at the age of six
teen, and was licensed to preach at
Oxford, Ca, in 1891. He graduated
from Emory college in June, 1891,
and Joined the South Georgia con-
ference the following fall. He has
served the following charges: Grace
church, Macon, 1929; Montezuma,
1894-95; cambridge, 1869; Dublin,
10000; Mulberry Street, Macon,
l9O2-O5; Wesley Monumental, Sa-
vannah, 1906-09; president of Wes-
leyan college, Macon, 1909-12; Null.
berry Street Macon, 1886; Wesley
Monumental, Savannah, 1917, to
May, 1918.
At the session Of the general con-
ference which met in Atlanta in
May, 1918, he was, elected to the
episcopacy and assigned to the Four.
teenth district. which comprised
the five conferences in the state
of Texas. His four years in Texas
were characterized by a marked de.
gree of success.
At the last session of the general
conference, Bishop Ainsworth was
assigned to the Tenth district, COM
posed of the south Georgia, Florida,
north Mississippi and the Mississippi
conferences. He comes to preside
over his home conference, to the de.
light Of his many friends, and has
already received a cordial reception.
During his quadrennium of 1925,
he will receive the cooperation of
both preachers and laymen, and
much progress is expected.
| Conference Host
! The host of the conference will be
Rev. E. f. Morgan, pastor Of the
First Methodist Church at Waycross,
assisted by Rev. John c.. Flanders,
presiding elder Of the Waycross dis
trict, and Rev. James r. Webb, pas
tor of Trinity church, Waycross.
Both the Methodist churches Of
Waycross and the district have made
remarkable progress during the year,
and reports will be made that will
be both inspiring and gratifying.
Rev. E. f. Morgan and Rev. John
G. Flanders are both completing
their first year, while Rev. James r.
Webb is completing his second year
at Trinity.
The Bishop will be assisted in the
making Of the appointments by the
presiding elders of the conference.
South Georgia conference is fortu
nate in having a splendid set of wide
awake presiding elders, now as in
the past, and to their efforts and
ability is due much of the progress of
the Methodist church in South Geor-
gia. TIE following are the men who
will serve during the coming ses-
sion: Americas district, DR.. w. G.
Lovett; Columbus district, Rev. ]. N.
Peacock; Cordele district, DR.. J. M.
Glenn; Dublin district, Rev. Julian
P. Dell; Macon district, Rev. Paul
w. Ellis; McRae district, Rev. John
M. Cutler; Savannah district, DR..
Bascom Anthony; Thomasville dis
trict, DR.. Chas. r. Jenkins; Valdos-
ia district, Rev. J. c. c. Brooks;
Waycross district, Rev. John c.
Flanders.
Rev.sPaul w. Ellis is completing
his fourth year as presiding elder of
the Macon district. During his four
years there, he has seen the work
go forward with a degree of sue
cess that is very gratifying. More
than seven thousand additions have
been made to the district and pas.
tors salaries have been increased
more than $1,000. The Sunday
school and Epworth league work
has made much progress, Q and the
cause of Missions and Christian edu
cation has not suffered under his
leadership.
Changes
Rev. J. M. Glenn, presiding elder
of the Cordele district, since. June
the first, it is understood will re-
sumo the duties. of Missionary sec
cetary for the South Georgia and
Florida conference after the close
of the conference.
DIR. 7. D. Ellis, of Mulberry street.
Macon was elected secretary Of the
General Church Extension board last
May, with headquarters in Louis
vile, Ky. DR.. w. F. Quillian, presi-
dent of Wesleyan college at Macon
has been supplying the pulpit of Null
berry since DR.. Ellis moved to Louis
vile. 1t is also announced that Rev.
w. N. Bitch, recently appointed to
Douglas, will move to Louisville,
Ky, after conference to take up the
work of statistician Of the Church
Extension board, under DR.. Ellis.
Rev. George F. Edwin, formerly Of
the Lilly charge went as a mission
airy to -Manchura in the
spring and Rev. C. A. Morrison, of
Surrency, has filled this place for
the remainder of the year.
Rev. M. NJ. Marshall of the Byron
charge went to Emory university
! during the summer, to take up work
as a student and Rev. J. E. Summer,
of Macon, was appointed to succeed
| him at Byron.
Rev. A. w. Rees, presiding elder
of the Cordele district was elected
headmaster for Emory university at
Oxford and was succeeded on the
Cordele district by DR.. J. M, Glenn,
of Dublin. Rev.. Leland Moore, for
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