The age-herald., 1901-12-07
MSTHODISTS MAKE
 GOOD REPORTS
Third 0a, of the Conference
 at GreenVilIe
ORPHANS HOME TOO SMALL
It Now Has Ninety Inmates and the Rev. MT. Jones Says There Are Twenty-Five Orphans Which
 It Should Receive.

Greenville December 6.-(Special)-T Alabama Methodist Conference met here in it's third days session this morning.
 As announced yesterday the Rev. H. D. Moore of Opelika read the lesson and conducted the opening services. The les son was taken from the 14th chapter of Mark and the remarks of Dr. Moore up- on the lesson were most timely and were delivered in a forcible and logical man ner. He spoke principally of the life and character of Peter, pointing out that there were some very good points in his character yet he was at all times impru- especially weak in that he was too self confident. That self-confidence in a bus mess way was all right but that God fearing man should learn to lean upon the Lord and feel that his strength was not in himself but was at all times in the Father After the Doctor had com pleted his remarks the bishop took the gavel and assumed charge of the body. Dr. A. J. Lamar was appointed to con duct the services at the opening of the session tomorrow.
 
 recommended the following ministers for the supernumerary relation: Rev. L. F. Doudell and c. A. Pilly.
 This committee also reported the fol- owing for the supernumerary relation: They were those of the past year as reported yesterday and I. F. Caldwell, s. A. Pilly and A. E. Easley.
 The Union Springs district was called in answer to question 20 and ". S. Wade, 1o6o a report on the state of his charge. He said that there had been good deal of sickness among the preachers in his dis trict, but the work had been very good; that there had been about 300 conversions to Methodism in his district during the past year. He pointed out that the Southern part of his district was in the l formative stage and that 1t would be 1 some time before much would be done there in a spiritual way. The district parsonage he said was in debt when he was appointed presiding elder and that it was still in debt but not so much as it was when he was appointed.
 The Orphans Home. .
 The Rev. T. H. Jones reported the Or l phans Home as in better condition than I heretofore, but that 1t Is not yet up to 1 the proper standard. There are, accord ing to his report. ninety orphans In the home, and he stated that he knew of at least twenty-five more who should be there. He called the attention of the conference to the fact that Dr. T. P. whitby, Selma, Ala, was the person to whom all orphanage correspondence i should be addressed, he having been elected to fill the place on the board made vacant by the death of Judge Wood
 The names of the preachers who were to be received as deacons and ordained were read. They took the usual obliga- | tion. These were D. W. Coleman, D. P. Slaughter, W. R. Bickerstaff and J. B.. Trotter
 At this juncture the books and periodi- cal committee asked leave to report and l the report was read The report dealt 1 with the contemplated consolidation of the New Orleans and Alabama Advocate, and created considerable discussion. B. R. Bricken read the report which sought to raise committee of three to confer on the part of the Alabama conference with like committee of the Mississippi conference relative to the said consolida- ton.
 Discuss Consolidation.
 pr. J. M. Mason made speech on the report and said that the poor receipts of the Nashville Advocate were due to the fact that there were so many other Methodist papers to be patronized by the church people. and that the vagueness In the report of that paper was because of the fact that the management did not have the time to attend to it
 B. R. Bricken and A. J. Lamar spoke on that part of the resolution which re- lated to the consolidation of the papers. and J. B. Cummings offered a substitute which struck out that part of the re- port. Dr. Rush. E. c. Boyd and Dr Erquhart than made short talks, and the substitute finally prevailed. This leaves the consolidation matter where 1t | stood.
 E. L. Crawford presented a resolution memoralizing the general conference to locate several Methodist papers over the South at its next meeting. Adopted
 The church extensio- board was called | to meet tonight.
 The election of the delegates to the general conference will occur tomorrow morning.
 MT. B. M. Washburn. treasurer of the board or finance, Is here. This is inc third conference he has attended in Greenville. and he has been a delegate to every conference for the past twenty | live years He Is generaIIv lia,aA l.. .,