Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-22
THE ALABAMA CONFERENCE The Annual Session Now Being
 Held in Gadsden.
 COMMITTEES APPOINTED 0nIv Routine Wnrk Traneacted YeSterdaV
APPOINTED
Only Routine Work Transacted Yesterday "- Bishop Galloway Detained and Dr.
 Brandon Presiding.

bama conference convened in the First Methodist church, this city, at 3 o'clock this morning.
 Bishop c. B. Galloway being detained at Richmond Va, with the Virginia con ference, Rev. F. T. J. Brandon, presiding elder of the Gadsden district, called the conference to order and conducted the de- votional services.
 The hymn, 70 for Thousand Tongues to Sing" was sung by the conference, af | ter which the sixth chapter of Ephesians | was read and Dr. Brandon led in prayer Dr. J. w. Newman, secretary of the last l conference. called the roll and 122 clerical and seventeen lay delegates answered to | their names.
 l Dr. J. w. Newman was reelected sec | retary with J. H. Mccoy, E. M. Glenn, J. | D. Ellis, w. F. Sanford. J. w. Worsnop | and D. A. Burns as assistants. The conference proceeded to the cleo l tion of a president. Rev. L. A. Dorsey | and W. J. Ried were appointed tellers.
 On the first ballot 146 votes were cast. No ! one received a majority and hence there | was no election.
 On the second ballot 145 votes were
 cast. pr. West received 80. Dr. Hosmer
 | 60, a few scattering. Dr. Anson West
 | having received 6 majority of all the
 | votes cast was declared elected. and took
 the chair.
 On motion of Dr. Gregory the confer
 l ence determined to meet at g a. m. and | adjourn at 12;30 D. m.
 l The presiding elders were appointed I committee on nominations, and made the l following report of committees. which ! wer confirmed, as follows: Public worship-F. T. J. Brandon and | J. B. Gregory.
 Memoirs-A West, T. G. Slaughter and | M. N. Morris.
 1 Conference relations-J. T. Norris R. l J. Wilson, T. P. Roberts, D. w. Ward, l c. L. Dobbs M. E. Butt, T. w. Hayes. Books and periodicals-W. F. Andrews, | John McCafferty. J. J. Crow, J. H. John | son, J. T. Milllcan, w A. Radway. J. l. 1 Williams, H. S. Hamilton, G. w. Read, U. w Bynum
 I District conference records-J. L. Brit ! tain, Dr. W. A. Barclift, F. w Brandon, ] H. c. Howard, R. l. Walston, F. A. Rog- ! CTS, T. w. Ragan.
 l Epworth league-J. H. Mccoy, D. w. | Jones, J w. Davis, C. M Hensley, w. | F. Herndon, w. B. Wilson, J. M. Spring l field, T c. Banks, J. w. Akin, E. D. Elm l erson.
 1 Bible cause-Thomas Armstrong. T. K. l Fierce. w. B. Arberry, A. R. Wilson, NJ | H. Wells.
 1 Temperance-.W. T. Pattillo Dr. G. l.. l Jenkins, G. E. Driskil B. V. L. Finch. R. 1 A. Thompson, G. w. R. Bell and D. Leith. | Education-F. P Culver F. Fulmer, J. | D. Ellis, G. L. Hewitt. z. A. Parker. ]. K. Powers, 2. A. Bowling, I. Q. Melton. | J. F. Sturdivant, J. B. Gregory and k. w. 1 Anderson.
 On motion of A. c. Miller the bar of the | conference was fixed to embrace the first | six pews from the altar on each side. | A report from Barbee and Smith. | agents of the Southern Methodist Pub
 | fishing house, was admitted and referred
 | to the committee on books and periodi-
 l calls.
 A communication from the general
 | orI of ohm, axytn inv1y ac Fnf rod
 | to the board of church extension.
 l Communications from Jores' College
 l for Young Ladies from the Tuskaloosa
 | Female college and from the Athens Fe- l male college were referred to the board | of education.
 l Rev. s. L. Dobbs read a communica- | tion. offering to the North Alabama con l ference, in fee simple, the Tuska1oosa l Female college property.
 Dr. F. H. Gardner was appointed to | solicit subscribers for the Review of 1 Missions" and "The World for Christ" The report of the joint commission and | publishing committee and the business | manager of the Alabama Christian Ad- | vocate was read and referred to the com | mittee on books and periodicals. | Question 20, Are all the preachers 1 blameless in their life and official ad- | ministration?" was called. l The character of S. M Hosmer, l presiding elder, of Birmingham district, l a report or the WOrK OI the CnurCn III nlS made substantial and gratifying pro- | gress.
 l Dr. w. H. Richardson, pastor of the l Presby terian church of this city, and pr. | J. D. Barbee. agent of the publishing house. were introduced to the conference. l Dr. Barbee made a statement of his l mission to the conference. l Question 20 was resumed. The charac- 1 ter was passed of J. c. Morris, J. H. Me- 1 Coy, M H. Wells, H. c. Howard, J. D.
 Ellis S. R. Emerson, J. l.. Ferguson | S. V. Blythe, Thomas Armstrong, J. w. | Cory. T. w. Ragan, G. w. Read, E. M l Glenn, M. M. Blaese, J. s. Glasgow, w. l o. Waggener F. H. Gardner, D. Nichol-
 son, E. L. Brown and w. K. Simpson. l On motion of l.. A. Darsey the confer | ence resolved to meet at o'clock this af- 1 ternoon.
 Question 20 was resumed. The charac- | ter was passed of l.. A. Darsey, H. s.
 Hamilton, J. T. Miller G. L. Crow, w. | B. Wilson. w. w. Turner, w. F. Sand | ford, V. O. Hawkins. J. W. Shoemaker l pr G. L.. Jenkins. W. c. Driskill, F. K. | Hewlett J. w. Worsnop. M. R. Smith. | J. W. Norton, w. T. Andrews, A. J. Chap | poll, I. W. Hays. J. S. Robertson, A. J.
 Maddox and J. w. Cowan. Afternoon Session. | Conference met at D. m., Dr Anson l West in the chair. l Religious exercises were conducted by | w. T. Andrews. | On motion the calling of the roll was | dispensed with | The minutes of the morning session | were read, corrected and approved. | A communication from Rev. F. P. 1 Davis of Montgomery, touching the or l ganzation of an auxiliary to the Ameri- l can Sabbath union, was read and re- | ferred to the committee on nomination. H. L. Booths character was passed | and his name referred to the committee l on conference relation for the supernum- l ary relation.
 1 Question 20: Are all the preachers l bIameIess in their life and official admin l istration?" was resumed. l The character of l. R. Turner. F. T. J. | Brandon, E. H. Price J. w. Bradford. T. 1 A. Kerr. I. 0. Melton. M F. Butt. R. | Nicholson, S. R. Lester. T. K. Fierce. J. | T. Millican. R. I. Walston. z. A. Parker. F. A. Rogers. M. E. Johnston. c. M Rice, | D-L Parish. T. T. Black, w. M. Wade. ! ID. T. Dye. D. w. Jones, R. J. Wilson. N. l IF. Olmstead. " F. Earns. w. T. Pat l tillo. w T. Andrews were examined and | passed