The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
THE RELIGIOUS
CONVENTIONS
North Alabama Conference Met
Yesterday.
BISHOP GAMBLER IN CHAIR
Attendance Unusually Large-Dr. New
man Elected Secretary-Alabama
Synod in Session-Routine
Work of Both Bodies
BISHOP GAMBLER IN CHAIF

The thirtieth annual session of the North
Alabama conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, convened in this
city yesterday With an unusually large
attendance.
The conference was called to order
promptly at o'clock in the auditorium of
the First Methodist church by Bishop
Warren A. Gambler, of Georgia, Who, after
the opening hymn offered fervent prayer
asking for divine guidance in directing the
affairs GU the conference and upon its
members and their deliberations.
The opening hymn was led by Dr. j. w.
Newman, presiding elder of the Birming-
aam district After devotional exercises
the roll was called by DIR. Newman, and
167 preachers out OF 203, and sixteen laymen
out of forty answered 10 their names.
On motion, DR.. Newman was elected sec
retSry, and announced This assistants as
follows: J. Ii. Mccoy, statistical secretary,
with IL. IL. White and r. c.. Banks, as
sistants L. +. Nhit,en, railroad secre-
tary. The nominations were confirmed.
The presiding elders, according to the
rules of the conference, were appointed
a committee on nomination, and submitted
a report through DR.. John d. Simpson, of
Decacur, as follows
Public Worship-J W. Newman, L. C.
Rranscomb.
Memc.rs-Anson West, W. A. Montgom-
cry, J. s. Glasgow.
Books and Periodicals-Jesse Ward, w.
Il. Andrews, E. j. Parrish, j. w. Carey,
J. L. sturdivant, N. E. Butt, l.. A. Holmes,
L. w Rogan, G. L. jenkins, J. w. Nor
ton.
Conference Relations-Z. A. Bowling T.
*. Tierce, D. w. Ward, W. w. Dorman,
G. w. Hamilton, ]. w. Tucker, ]. T. Will
kins.
District Conference Record-W. N. Nor
rs, NJ. Malone, o. L. Millican, C. Walford.
J. II. Harris, W. Med Howell. E. II. Haw-
kins, ]. F. Rudisill, c. C. O'Neal, S. r.
Buns.
Epworth League-J. d. Ellis, r. D.
Thompson, R. G. Hewitt, r. w. Kinds, w.
W. Turner, p. l.. Alternately, NJ. H. Wells,
e. II. Price, w. X. Hendrix.
Bible Course-R. NJ. Archibald, II. G.
Davis, s. r. Lester, e. l.. Lee, e. w.
Minslett, w. F. Herndon, G. L. Grow, H. p
Berry c. NJ. Rice, R. b. Baird, A. A Me-
Gregor, w. w. Garrett, E. B. Almon, w. e.
Morton, ]. Warren, J. IL. Lovejoy w. c..
VIM, ]. A. Harris, e. D. Emerson, NJ. r.
Gray.
Sabbath. J. Cross, e. A. Hewitt,
Thomas Copeland, J. H. Vann, H. NJ. Yoe,
T. C. Jones, j. A. Walston, j. NJ. lyon,
James Williams, C. L. Hessing.
Board of Church Extension-N NJ. Rowe,
J. Williams, f. p. Culver to fill va
cancies.
The bar of the conference was placed at
the eighth row of pews.
Hours of meeting and adjournment were
fixed at and 1890.
Reports were referred to the committee.
letter was read from the mission board
and the bishop followed it by a strong talk
for missions, in the course of which he
made reference to the establishment of
Norman center at Chattanooga.
At the conclusion of the bishops talk,
question No. 20: Are all the preachers
blameless in their life and official charac-
ter?" was called and responded to by the
presiding elders of the several districts,
who rendered splendid reports
The supernumeraries were next taken up
and good accounts rendered.
Announcements were made at the con-
clusion of which the convention adjourned
until 8 o'clock when DR.. j. A. Bowen, of
Columbus, Miss, preached a powerful SER
mon, stirring his hearers with a spiritual
and religious enthusiasm as has seldom
been seen in this city.
The conference last night heard a splen-
did sermon by DIR. J. d. Barbee, of Nash
vle who spoke most beautifully of the
work of the conference and the religion of
Christ.
During the afternoon the several commit
tees were engaged with the bishop in the
work of the conference which will hold it's
first business session this morning.