The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
FOURTH DAYS SESSION CONFERENCE TO MEET NEXT IN
 MONTGOMERY Delegates are Elected to Represent the Body at Dallas-The Con ference Will Conclude Its
 Work Monday.

croor,,iIla Dec. 7.-(Special. )-The fourth days session of the Methodist Conference was called 70 order at s'SV tbis morning Dr. A. J. Lamar con- ducted the opening exercises by reading a part of the seventh chapter or Mark' and led the conference in prayer. lie then for fifteen or twenty minutes ao- dressed the audience.
 pr. Lamberth was appointed by the RIshop to conduct the opening services Monday. ..,
 Secretary Mason then read the minutes of vesterday's proceedings, which were approved. .a,od are all the preachers blamless in nte and conduct: , =.
 Rev. J. M. Mason, Presiding Elder or the Pensacola District was called ana made a report for the district, saying the net increase in membership Tor the year had been 215, and that there had been a net gain in every individual item of the collections over the previous year. The district showed up well evidencing that the preachers in 1t had been faithful and efficient. The names of each preacher was then called and his character passeC and as he was called made a report from his station or circuit.
 ITpon motion of pr. Rush the hour TOT the memorial services were set for IL o'clock Monday morning.
 The Bishop then called to the atten- tion of the conference that the election of the delegates to the General Confer ence would be had by each member writ ing their ballot and giving 1t to the tel lers, without taking up the time or other business. The Ministerial ballot showed the election of three members, the lay members where there were men more ac- customed to politics elected only one on their first ballot. After several ballots the delegates elected was announced as follows:
 Clerical-A. J. Lamar, J. M. Mason, J. q. Frazier and S. M. Hosmer with T. F. Mangum and A. L. Andrews as reserve delegates.
 Lay-A. M. McMillan, D. c. Turnip- seed w. F, Vandiver, J. w. Portis; re- served, B. R. Bricken and J. A. Wilktn- son.
 Rev. S. P. West. business manager of The Alabama Christian Advocate, was recognized and made report of the con- dition of that organ and asked continued support and help from the ministers showing that its present circulation was 5000 and that the paper was In a good and prosperous condition, but needed all the aid possible to keep 1t and to make 1t what the conference desired 1t to be.
 pr. J. w. Lamberth and pr. John Massey were called and introduced to the conference.
 The forty-fifth question was asked: Where shall the next conference be held?" Rev. A. L. Andrews. pastor of Dexter Avenue Church of Montgomery. put the name of Montgomery in nomina- tion, and made a few remarks urging the election of that city and so earnest was he that no other minister felt in- clined to oppose 1t and Montgomery was elected without opposition.
 Dr. A. J. Lamar rendered his resigna- tion as a member of the Board of Trus- tees of the Greensboro University. which was accepted. He also resigned as a member of the Board of Trustees of the orphanage at Summerfeld, he having So much other business to attend to that his resignation was accepted.
 Dr. W. R. Lambe. ..., Secretary of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church South, addressed the conference giving a lengthy address in which he