The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-11-11
FIES OF METHOD|sTS
| ARE ON BA|NBR|le3E
.,,ru GEORGIA CONFERENCE
mil, BE HELD THERE BE-
GINNING NOV. 18TH.
IrNDRED PASTORS BE MOVED

Number Have Served Four
var Period and Many Others Will
Be Transferred. Nine Deaths Have
occurred This Year.
The ewes and hearts OF the Metho-
folk of the South Georgia Con-
.o,ce are already being turned to-
I'd. cambridge, where on Novem-
10Th Bishop William Newman
;rsvorth. d. D., will open the fifty
obtb session of this body.
# is rather a pleasant coincidence
1T Bishop Ainsworth is returning to
.;nbridge to preside over the con-
fence in the city where he served
nastor of the local church for three
I.rs being sent to this pastorate in
Q6 and at the expiration of his third
sr he was moved to Dublin.
All cambridge irrespective OF de-
bminational lines are engaged in the
friction of the plans OF entertain
emf for the conference under the di-
,tion of Rev. J. M. Foster, pastor
the Methodist church there
Appointment of Pastors.
To one who understands the work
Methodist annual conference and
nples with the preachers and the
| members during the daily sessions
conference and listens to the out
snd;ng theme of conversation it is a
Z conclusion that the items of in
rest-one that practically overshad-
rs all other items of business-is the
q question that is asked, and an
ered by the bishop: where are
preachers stationed for another
ar" In arriving at what seems to
the wise and timely appointments
the preachers each year the bishop
assisted by ten presiding elders who
into the needs of each pastoral
arge-likewise the preacherS-their
eds, and qualifications for the charg-
TO which they are assigned.
During the year the largest number
minister's have died than in previous
~ years. The average number OF
aths each is about three. This year
be have passed, as follows: l.. ID.
DAMS R. M. Booth, ]. c. Flanders
G. Harrison, S. E. jenkins, l. r.
cMichael, Moses Register Hamp
evens and ]. J. Ansley.
On Sunday afternoon OF the con
fence appropriate memorial exerc1s-
will be held, and papers and ad-
uses will be given bearing on the
and ministry of the deceased.
The Four Year Limit.
Wh;e there is a law whereby a
mister closing his fourth year IN
PASTORAL charge may be returned
a fifth or sixth year it is known
at this present cabinet is against the
IN and so it is quite likely that the
urteen ministers that are closing ou'
ur years of service in their present
argos will be moved to other helds
labor at this conference. The toll
Fng constitute the number; Kew
c. Lovett, of Dawson, presiding
her of the Americas district; b. l.
rdan. c. M. Inhnger, w. B. Che
re- H r Freeman, T. B. Stanford
f. Kinchen, F. M. Games, l
Ease, !. H. Stanford, L. E. Pierce
H. Thomson and James R. WEBB
course the moving OF this nurnoel
eans that an equal number OF othei
GEES will be open to accominooa,1
sq outgo;no nastors. and with the
Der pastors that will move by theil
In request. and for other reasons /
ks like now that there will be IRON
to l20 moves.
Unihcation.
While the last general conference
d in Chattanooga, Tenn, last MAY
sed down the question of the unit
Of the Northern and Southern
thodist churches to the annual con
ences for ratification or rejection
fling the next year it is highly. pos
le that this question, that is stirring
church in all quarters, will COM
in some way. 1t may be that by
Fierence resolution promine,n
sakers may be asked to address tn
terence for and against the propos
plan
May Meet in Macon.
great deal of interest is alread,
ng manifested as to where the w
sion of the conference will be held
was thought that it might possiD[.l'
voted to the Americas Methods
Erch owing to this congrega:tioi
ng Just completed what is said t
the very finest building in the con
fnce under the pastorate OF Kew. }
Cutler, a former pastor OF tn
rch at Dawson. However, MI
tler has recently stated that the IN
ton to meet with them will be de
ed until the 1926 conference, an
makes it almost certain that tn
session will be held with tn
Derry street congregation in Ma
has been announced that d.
Hs Chappell, of Memphis, Tenn
OF Washington, d. c., and on
me most gifted ministers in tn
'hern Methodist church, will cor
daily inspirational meetings
APPROACHING sessions of the cor