Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-11-06
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
CONFERENCE TO BE
HELD IN FITZGERALD

A conference of the members of the
Episcopal Church of Fitzgerald and
Douglas will be held in St, Matthews
Episcopal Church, Fitzgerald. Nov. 10
and llth, when a flying squadron of
three members will visit this city to
speak on the vast program OF the
Episcopal Church in its fields of evan
gelsm, religious education and Chris
tan social service. This is part of the
Diocese al Georg a. OF which Ri. Rev.
+. F. Reese, D. D is bishop, for pre-
pairing its constituency this year for the
annual every member visitation for OBJ
tdi.ling support fo- the maintenance of
the Church's program. The Diocese
with clergyman for chairman as
VICE chairman of each district. The
Rev f. w Halleck, of Waycross is
chairman for the district in which the
above cit es are located and Mr.. Roy
+. Brecn of Jesup is vice chairman.
There will be two squadrons and each
will visit four places, giving practically
the same program in each center.
In the squadron that will visit Fitz-
gerald, will be the Rev A. R. McKins-
try, of New York, Mr.. Nation G.
Ridgley of Augusta, and Miss Edith
d. Johnston of Savannah. Mr.. Nc
Kinstry, who is the corresponding Sec
rotary of the Field Department of the
National Council of the Episcopal
Church is one of the younger genera
ly been called into the service of the
National council, in connection with
the important work of promoting the
program of the Church. He is a ma
tive of Kansas and graduate of Ken
yon College, Gambler, Ohio, from
which he received the degree of Phi.
d. Following a course in Bexley Hall
Divinity School, he graduated from
Cambridge Theological School, with
the degree of B. D. Following this
he was given the degree of M. A. for
work as graduate student of Harv-
ard. He was canon of Grace Cathed-
raj, Topeka; was chaplain of Bethany
College of that city and rector of the
chukch of the Incarnation, Cleveland,
before he was called into the national
work of the church.
Mr.. Ridgley is senior warden of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Angus
ia, and has had long service in lay
mems work i'll the Episcopal church,
for besides his parochial work he had
for several years been delegate from
his parish to the annual conventions
of the Diocese of Georgia He is
business man who is giving his time
to this tour because he realizes that
the affairs of the church demand more
expression of his loyalty. Mr. Ridgely
is president of the Ridgely-Tidwell
Printing Co., of Augusta. He will
speak at the same conferences when
Mr.. McKinstry will be heard.
Miss Johnston is executive secretary
OF the Field Department OF the Diocese
which is promoting the plans for the
Flying Squadrons and is also publici-
ty director of the publicity depart
ment, with five years experience in
diocesan work. She will hold a con-
ference for the women on Tuesday,
Nov. II at St. Matthews church ON
the subject. How the Women can
Stand Behind the Churchs Program"
and at the conference that afternoon
for both men and women, will pre-
sent the program for the diocese for
the coming years work.
The members of ST. Matthew's
Church are making active preparations
for the entertainment of the squadron
and the members of the Church from
Douglas.
The-.conference will open with a
supper OH the evening of Monday,
Nov. 10th when Mr.. Ridgely and Mr.
McKinstry will speak. There will be
celebration of the Holy Communion
the next morning at St. Matthews
Church and this will be followed by
the session of the women. At the lun-
cheon hour the local vestrymen and
those from St. Andrews Church, at
Douglas will lunch together and hear
talks from the two men members OF
the Squadron In the afternoon there
will be a general conference tor both
men and women when Miss Johns
ton and Mr.. Ridgely will speak. This
will be followed by an open forum
conducted by Mr. McKinstry on the
subject "How can the laity help the
church grow in Georgian In the ev-
enine there will be a short service with
addresses by Mr.. Ridgely and Mr.. Nc
Kinstry. 90,
The Flying Squadron will reach
Fitzgerald Monday evening, Nov ~,
from Valdosta. At the close OF this
session the tour of the Squadron Will
be over.