The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-22
BIG CONFERENCE Of
A. N. {. CHURCH IS
IN SESSION here
Some of the Most Prominent
Church Leaders of Nation
Are Attending.
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
ARRANGED FOR TODAY
Meetings Are Being Held in At
rican Baptist Church, Which.
is Located on Amherst, Be-
tween Gloucester and r.
BY Rev. w. (


The fifty-ffth annual session Of the
Geargfa annual conference of he Al
rican methodist Episcopal church will
convene at 10 a. M, today at st
Paul A. M. IL. church, Rev. Calvlr
Johnson, D. D., pastor Bishop ]. S
F'lipper D. D. LID, presiding bishoI
Of Georgia will call the meeting tx
order in the old time way. The loca
pastors in the city, Rev. H. M. Park
er Of Payne Chapel A. M. L. churcl
Rev. IL. l.. Martin, the pastor of St
James A.. M. E. church, Rev. Jacol
W. Moore, the pastor of Grace A, NJ
E. church and the pastors of the
other denominations have assisted
greatly in the welfare of the four hun
dred or more DELEGATES present.
The following composed the cabinet
of the bishop Reys. w. o. P. Sher.
man, ST., presiding elder of the SAY
annah district; j. A. Lindsay of the
west Savannah ~distriS A. Parker q
the Waycross district; S. w. Wooc
of the Brunswick district; B. j. Ross
Of the Blackshear district
This marks the seventh conference
held by Bishop Fipper in the state
since October 4, 1922-The Amerieus
conference, at Americas, Ga; the
Augusta conference. at Wadiey. Ga.
The north Georgia, conference, at
Greensboro, Ga; The Atlanta con
ference at Atlanta, Ca; the south
west Georgia conference at Columb us
Ga; the Macon conference at For
sythe, Ga; the last conference, the
south Georgia conference, will BIZ
held next week, November 30; at Syl-
vester, Ga.
The conferences are loud In their
praise of the ADMINISTRATION of Bishop
F1ipper this being his 4leventh year
as bishop ofGeorgia andA large dele
cation will go TO Louisville, KY, the
seat of the next general conference.
and ask his return for another quad
rennium. The bishop is Georgian
by birth and knows what best suits
his people, and can always be de
pended upon for his sane and wise
leadership.
Watchful eyes, open ears will be
the features at the session this morn
ing, it will be when the bishop de-
livehs his annual address,
General officers present: DR.. r. r
Downs, of New York, city editor o.
the Voice and Mission; DR.. J. r. VII
kerson, of the Book Concern. Phila-
delphia, Pa. Others who will be
presented today: Drs. j. A. Lindsay.
of the Southern Christian Record, OF
Nashville, Tenn; J. T. Hall, the mis-
sionary department of New York
City; J. T. Linton and j. Harmon
former REPRESENTATIVES of pthe five
million dollar drive State .Superin-
tendent G. A. Wingfeld, of Atlanta;
l.. H. Smith, the university treasurer
of Macon; John Hadley, of Atlanta;
Dean W. G. Alexander, of Turner's
Theological Seminary, Atlanta; Presi-
dent J. HI. Lewis of Morris Brown
college; Atlanta; President A. B.
Cooper, of Payne college, Cuthbert.
Ga; Principal ]. c. Townsley, OF
Central Park college, Savannah; L..
A. Townsley. and Rey. R. H. Singleton
the pastor of Big Bethel church, At
lanta. who reported 81 109 for dollar
money last week will also speak dur
ing the session.
The annual sermon will be deliver
ed tonight by Rev. r. L. Heard, D..
D.. of Savannah. DR. Heard once
pastored st. Paul church where the
session of the conference is being
held.
A special memorial program will be
rendered during the session for the
following soldiers who fell on the
battle field since the last session:
Rev. ]. T. Thomas, of Sslvania, Ga;
Rev. Murray and Rev. Saxson, both
of Savannah
DR.. R. v. Branch, the pastor of st
Philip church, Savannah, will rem
der the largest report OF any individu
al pastor IN the conference follow
ed by Rev. B. S.Fiannah, the pastor
of Old St Philips, the mother churcf
at Savannah, of Georgia.
The conference will be closed dur
ing sunday.
The following program OF welcome
was rendered last night:
Song by choir. Hymn by Rev. G
w. Williams. Prayer. by Rev. ]. II
Hall. Song, by choir. Scripture read
ing by Rev. ]. A. Lindsay, D. D. Wei
COME in behalf Of citizens
come in behalf Of citizens, Rev b f
Seahrooks. Welcome in behalf d
churches, Rev. 81 A Thomas. Wei
come N in behalf of Baptist church
Hon. G. Clarke Welcome III he
half Of Episcopal church, Rufus I,t
Bignnn. Welcome in behalf of Zap
list Union. Roy, r. Arlilie, Solo
Waymon Johnson. Educational wei
come, Prof IS. q, Mitchell Welcome
IN behalf "a league &. No. PSnAer