Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-26
THE M. t CONFERENCE Accepts the TuskaIoosa Female
 College. DIR. ARMSTRONG PRAISED For Faithful Work on the Christian Advocate Routine Work Disposed of Yes-
 terday.

GauSuens NOV. z0.-kopeclal.1-Conl ence opened at g a. m., Bishop Galloway in the chair.
 Religious service was conducted by G. H. Smith.
 Question 9-What travelling preachers are ordained deacons? James r. Rudi- sill, Walter P. Mcdonald. Felix A. Yam and Ira F. Hawkins
 Question 11-What local preachers are ordained deacons? L. c. Aday, J. V. Emerson, Columbus Carlton and William M. Powell
 Question 13-What travelling preachers are ordained elders? E. B. Norton. Frank H. Gardner, Robert M. Archibald, Melvin R. Smith, Charles M. Herring and William M. Wade.
 Question 15-What local preachers are ordained elders? James R. Hunter.
 Drs. A. West and R. A. Timmons as- sisted in the ordination of elders.
 Question 6-Who are received by trans fer from other conferences? GllDy C. Kelly, an elder from the Louisville con- ference.
 The vote by which the character of D. w Boully was passed was reconsiu, cred, and on motion his case was referred to the presiding elder of the Jasper dis- trict.
 Question 1 was called and names of those who had presented themSelVeS pe- fore examining committee were calleo. the following were admitted into the con ference on trial: w. F. Morris, T. K Roberts, w. R. Hendrix, F. F. Osborn, A. M. Toe.
 Motion made to reconsider the report on conference recommending Rev J. IN. Dupree to supernumerary relation:
 Rising vote was taken. Motion lost.
 Committee on nominations presented the names of l.. F. Whitten, N. M. Rowe and G. M. Read for the committee TOT the cooperation of this conference with the Aemrican Sabbath union.
 Solomon Palmer was announced as delegate in place of R. F. Lovelady.
 The board of education, submitted re- port No. 1, which was adopted as follows:
 The board of education having careful 1y considered the tender of the Tuskaloo- Sa Female college to the North Alabama conference beg leave to submit the fol- lowing:
 We recommend that said institution be taken under the fostering care of the conference, and that 1t shall be accepted as the property of the conference when ever all indebtedness shall have been li- quidated. We recommend the following as a board of trustees: J. l.. William son. J. R. Kennedy. Glenn Foster, J. c. Harrison c. w. Christian, Fred M. Jack son, s. l.. Dobbs, F. P. Culver J. D. Ellis, R. W. Anderson. J. T. Morris. w. r. An drews and l.. c. Branscomb. We also recommend that said board. on their first annual meeting shall arrange them selves into classes of one. two and three years. We also recommend that Rev. J. ID. Simpson be appointed president of the college by the bishop presiding. Re- spectfully submitted.
 F. P. CULVER, Chairman.
 z. A. BOWLING. Secretary.
 Report was adopted.
 Board of education made a report which was adopted.
 Question 5-Who are readmitted? James R. Hunter applied for admittance After some discussion he was readmitted
 Committee on conference relation made report Mo- 9, and recommended T. R. Riley for superanuated relation. Motion made not to receive the report. Motion carried.
 Report for committee on temperance called for.
 Il Report made and adopted. ! Committee from board of colportage was read and adopted. |. This committee recommended that Rev kUohn B. Andrews be recommended for the appointment another year.
 Motion made to discontinue Brother J. B. Andrews as colporter.
 Considerable discussion followed. Mo fion not carried. .. h Motion made to adopt the report Of committee on colportage. Motion car ried.
 Resolutions drawn syrnpathizing with Rev.. D. S. Mcdonald of Madison, Ala, In his aff1iction. Resolutions unanimous 1y adopted.
 Read by Dr. Jones, president of commit tee. Report was adopted.
 Committee on books and periodicals reported. Read by G. w. Reed. Com mittee recommends History Of Meth Prince"-W. T. Andrews. Circuit of the Globe"-Bishop c. B. Galloway. "A Preachers Son''-W. F. Melton. The committee also comments Dr. Thomas Armstrong for faithful work the valuable aid he has rendered the Methodists of Alabama by editing so ably the Alabama Christian Advocate.
 The committee recommends J. W. Shoe maker and J. D. Ellis to fill the vacancies on the publishing committee of the Ala hama Christian Advocate these vacan- cies being caused by resignations or E. M. Glenn and J. H. Mccoy.
 Dr. Hosmer presented the status and claims of the Alabama Christian Advo- cate.
 Motion made to substitute J. H. Mccoy and E. M. Glenn instead of J. W. Shoe- maker and J. D. Ellis, who were recom- mended by the committee on books and periodicals. Motion carried.
 Committees report as corrected was aQODteu. ,.
 Question 5 called, "Who AreRe-Admit- ted Into the Conference?" H. B. Rails. He was admitted.
 Joint board of finance made report.
 Motion made to adopt report. Motion also made to change the assessment of s6600 of the committee to $10,000. Motion to adopt amendment put and lost Mo- tion then made to adopt report as rem dered. Motion carried.
 Committee on American Bible society. Being no Bible agent in Alabama. noth- ing much was done. Only $116.4 raised.
 Report of committee on district confer ence records read and approved.
 Report of committee on Home for Pen- niess Women read. and the committee do not deem it practicable to erect such home but comments such unfortunates to support of their people. Motion made to adopt report carried.
 Motion made to substitute q. W. Reed for J. c. Morris on Board of Examiners for third year. Motion carried.
 Executive committee on Orphans Home reported. Read by J, w. New man.
 Committee recommends the reappoint- ment of Rev. g. P. West as agent.
 Hour for adjournment having arrived,