The age-herald., 1901-12-07
GOOD REPORTS OF
 MINISTER'S LIVES
Second Days Session of Ala
 bama Methodist Conference
BISHOP HENDRIX SPEAKS
Says There Is Too Much Preaching to the Emotions and Not Enough to the Intel
 lect.

Greenville. December 6.-(SpeciaD-The Methodist Conference was called to order a few minutes before nine o'clock by the bishop, and Nearer My God To Thee was sung by the conference.
 Bishop Hendix called upon the Rev w. M. McCarty to lead in worship.
 The morning lesson was taken from a part of the 4th Chapter of Mark. The bishops remarks was delivered in a forceful and convincing manner He said there was too much preaching to the emotions, and not enough of the sermon of the ministry was directed to the intel lect. he pointed out that the conversions had by intellectual conviction were al- ways most permanent and lasting, while those obtained by preaching which play ed upon emotions, were not so sure.
 The bishop appointed Dr. Moore to con- duct the services tomorrow and then the conference proceeded regularly to businessg
 The minutes of the meeting yesterday were then read by the secretary and ap- proved
 The roll call of delegates developed the fact that many of the members of the conference were not present yesterday who answered to the call thls morning
 To the question, who are admitted on trial? the committee reported the follow ing named candidates and they were passed upon favorably by the confer ence: l.. c. Calhoun, w. w. Curtis and w. J. Simmons.
 To question 20: Are all the preachers blameless and in their life and official administration, the resident ministers were taken up by districts commencing with the Mobile district.
 w. M. Cox presiding elder. was called and he answered for the resident minis ters in his district and their characters were passed In this district there was one withdrawal from the ministry of the church. The Rev J. A. Gorday. sta tioned at Daphne, resigned and with drew. The report was generally good from the district.
 The Rev O. c. McGhee presiding elder from the Greensboro district also made a good report.
 Dr. Hosmer president of the Southern University spoke at considerable length on university matters, and among other things stated that there were l27 pu- pills enrolled at that institution, and that the university was in good shape in every way, but he was looking out for some one who wanted to build and equip department of science at Greensboro in connection with the university. Dr. F. M. Peterson president of the Girls Industrial School at Montevallo, spoke at some length of his charge He stated that every thing from a religious view point was in excellent shape, all resi- dent preachers of this district were passed
 Presiding Elder J. R. Peavy of the Selma district said the district was in good spiritual condition, and that the preachers in that district had done faith full work. Reports from the churches in this district were made by the preach CTS In charge and the characters of all of them were passed.
 The Rev. J. B. Nelson spoke at some length upon the advisability of the con- ference appointing the resident preacher at Selma as members of the board of directors of the Summerfed orphanage
 The Rev A. J. Cousins presiding elder of the Prattville district reported his district as doing well in a spiritual way and all the preachers In this district