The age-herald., 1899-11-24
SECOND DAY OF
 THE CONFERENCE
MethodiSts Take Up the Work
 ot the Meeting.
AN INTERESTING SESSION
The Bishop and His Cabinet Deeply Engaged Devotional Exercises Yesterday Afternoon and
 Last Night.

The second days session of the North
 Alabama conference of the Methodist
 Episcopal church, South was called to or
 der at o'clock yesterday morning at the
 First Methodist church, corner Nineteenth
 street and Sixth avenue.
 Devotional exercises were conducted by
 Rev. J. A. Bowen, of the North Mississippi
 conference, who took his lesson from
 John xvi. The song service was lead by
 volunteer and was joined in by the entire assembly.
 Bishop Candler presided with his usual
 dignity and the session was impressive and interesting in the extreme
 Secretary Newman read Thursdays jour
 nal which, after a few corrections, was adopted
 Greetings from the Alabama synod in ses-
 sion at the First Presbyterian church, were
 received and the secretary instructed to
 make proper acknowledgement.
 Rev. J. w. Bradford, of Annston, who
 had been transferred, was, on application,
 received back into full membership.
 On motion of Dr. s. NJ. Hosmer. Rev.
 Isaac Mason was referred to the commit- tee on memoirs.
 Election of Deaeons
 On the question of "Who Remain on
 1uial?' the following were called, their
 characters passed, and they were elected to
 deacons orders:
 Revs. II. P. Self, William Bealle. w. D.
 Parrish. c. c. Godby. W. R. Eddins, J. A.
 Dozler L. P. Hunkapillar and J. A. J.
 Black.
 T. K. Roberts was called and as he was
 ,r,,
 second year.
 "Who Are the Deacons of One Year?'
 was called. The following answered and
 their character was passed: Robert Will son, continued in class of third year; George
 M Hall, advanced to class of fourth year;
 Rich T. Tyler, continued in class of third
 year; W. B. Woodall, advanced to fourth year; J. c. Craig, advanced to fourth year;
 H. E. Wheeler. to fourth year; J. F. Clark
 continued in third year; George T. Har-
 ris, case not disposed of: J. S. Chadwick, advanced to fourth year. The call was suspended to hear from Agent Gray of the State School for Blind. Deaf and Dumb of Talladega who made inquiry concerning the afflicted children of the state who were not in the institu- | ,tion
 Call of Undergraduate An interesting feature of the session was the call of undergraduates. "Who Remain on Trial?' was called. The | characters of the following were passed and action taken as indicated: George Stores, continued in the second year: W. E. Ald- ridge, advanced to class of second year; L. F. Stancil, advanced to second year; R. ID Iy U.,.ln, ID T. Cantren, W. W. Scott, J. M. McCesky, J. T. Scott, all advanced to second year. What local preachers are recommended for deacons' orders?" called. Gadsden district reported J. A. May and T. J. Car roll. both being elected. Boyd T. Cantrell of Guntersville district, and D. T. Aber- | nathy, of Lafayette district, were also elected.
 R. E. Tyler, of the Guntersvlle district, and John V. Emerson, of the Tuscaloosa district, were admitted as elders on the call of the question.
 Dr. Wadsworth, of the North Georgia conference and pr. B. D. Gray, pastor of | the First Baptist church. of this city, were | introduced to the conference. The regular call for reports was resumed, | and many encouraging responses were made by the preachers of the several dis tricts.
 Devotional Fxercsss The conference adjourned at 12:30 until | this morning but sessions were held in the afternoon and at night of a devotional na- | ture, both of which were largely attended | The exercises at the afternoon session vera conducted by J. F. Sturdivant, of An niston, who preached powerful sermon At night Rev. w. E. Watson conducted | the services and preached splendid ser mon. , During recesses, Bishop Candler is hold l ing regular sessions of his cabinet at the l residence Of Rev. J. w. Newman, the pre- | siding elder of the Birminsnam dlstriet' l engaged upon the most trying work of oae l conference, the appointment and assign
 ment of preachers to the different churches.
 The committees are engaged in the re- 1 spective work assigned them, ana II Is prop, | able that a large amount of business VIII | be disposed of at todays session of the l conference.
 l MRS. DAVIS FUNERAL