Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-16
THE THIRD DAY
Of the Annual Conference at Brewton. Characters Passed Upon-Two Ministers in Trouble
 Relieved.

BREwToN, Dec. 14.-[Special Corre- spondence. 1.-The third day of the annual conference dawned bright and clear, but cold. Nevertheless the many members Of the Methodist annual conference were stir ring early, enjoying each other socially and engaged in doing the great volume of detail work of the conference.
 The conference was called to order by Bishop Duncan, and religious services were conducted by Rev. II. Urquhart, D. D.
 The minutes of yesterday were read and r. Y. Aberuathy, from the board of missions, offered a resolution respecting n intensified activity and interest in mission work. It was adopted.
 Question 20 was called: Are the preachers blameless in their life and official administration?''
 The following preachers were called, their reports made and characters passed: OC McGehee, o Keener, A Lamar J E Cumming, w Rush, Bancroft, J M Patton, WP Dickinson, Henry Trawick,, k L Loveless, w P Hurt, M Donnelly, T H Jones, B Glenn, M Mason, Al bright, F Bllbro, NJ Peterson, J A Moore, w shootf, Neil aillis, " Glen , Hood, E Nj Turner, W P II Connolly, Il M Gillis, W D Taylor, D J Wright, Will Hams, W Isaacs, J H James, Mathi- son, W Bancroft, J K Powell, Roberts, W NJ Cox, H s Chappele, A L Sellers, L c Calhoun. H Johnson, P Hamilton, T Y Abernathy, P Saunders, J Nelson, c Pilley, J Cousins, w D Owens, G M Rogers, c Johnson, O Perry, W Menefee, W Arnold, G M Sellers, A l J Roberts, A H Moore, s G Boyd, J B K Spain. G K Williams, M Green, l Betts, W Gavin, A Brown, J R McGlaun, J D Kersh, Grace, J B Tate, W Kellough, ,, K Dennis, w Hammer, Noble, E McCann, w B Dennis, E D Cowan, T | Adams, w A McCanu, T Nj Guthrie, w T Rencher, D L Lindsey, Foster, w Price, M Shofner, M Sollie. Daily. Conference then adjourned with benedlc- ton by pr. J. J. 1igert.
 NOTES OF THE CONFERENCE.
 The sermon of Dr. J. J. Tigert on last evening is the subject of much conversa- ton on all sides today. Many of the preachers declare it wac the greatest ser mon they ever heard. The doctor 8 thoughts were profound, his logic perfect, his language choice and his powers of speech unsurpassed. The strength of his sermon and its effect is measured by the fact that he spoke one hour and twenty minutes to a packed audience and the intensest in- terest marked every face.
 When the name of Rev. J. A. Moore, IL. D., was called and his character passed, it was announced that he had been transferred to the Mlssisslppl conferences and had been elected to the chair of mathe- matics in Milsaps college. Dr. A. s. An drews offered the following resolution i, which was adopted:
 Resolved, That this conference has heard with regret of the transfer of Rev. Dr. J. A. Moore to the Mississippi con- ference.
 Resolved, That we have lost in the re- moval of Professor Moore au accomplished scholar, an able college officer and excel- lent preacher of the gospel.
 Resolved, That we most heartily com mend Dr. Moore to the respect and Christ ian confidence of the Mississippi confer ence and to the friends and officers of Mill saps college.
 A. 8. ANDREWS,
 J. R. RUSH.
 Bishop Duncan does not heed any prece- dent, in order of procedure not specifically provided in the disci-