The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-07
THIRD DAYS SESSION
DIR. MOORE CONDUCTS THE
 OPENING EXERCISES.
Rev. T. H. Jones Reports on the Condition of the orphanage at Summerfeld-Consolidation
 Matter Left Open.

Greenville. Dec. 6.-(speciaD-The Ala bama Methodist Conference met here in its third days session this morning.
 As announced yesterday Rev. H. D. Moore of Opel ka 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 upon the lesson were most timely, and were delivered in a forcible and logical manner. He spoke principally of the life and character of Peter, pointing out that there weSe some very good points in his character yet he was at all times i'm prudent and weak. He said that he was especially weak in that he was too self confident. Self confidence in a business way Is all right. he said, but God-fear- ing 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 Dr. Moore had completed his remarks Bishop Hendrix 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.
 The minutes were then read and ap- proved.
 The Committee on Conference Rela- tions recommended the following minis
 
 Revs. L. F. Doudell and c. A. Pilly.
 This committee also reported the fol- lowing for the supernumerary relation: They were those of the past year as re- DO. ted yesterday and l.. F. Caldwell s. A. Pilly and A. F.. Easley.
 The Union Springs district was called in answer to question 20 and W. s. Wade, presiding elder made quite a lengthy report on the state of his charge. He sa d that there had been a good deal of sickness among the preachers in his dis trict. but the work had been very good; t; 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 formative stage and that it would be some time before much would be done there in a spiritual way. The district par sonage 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. Rev. T. H. Jones reported the Orphans Home as in better condition than hereto fore, but that it Is not yet up to the proper standard. There are, according to his report, 90 orphans in the home now, and he stated that he knew of at least 25 more who should be there. He called tcANS that Dr. T. P. Whitby. Selma. Ala. was the person to whom all Orphanage corre- spondence should be addressed, he hav- ing been elected to fill the place on the board made vacant by the death of Judge Wood
 The preachers who were to be received as deacons and ordained took the usual obligation. They were E. w. Coleman. D. P Slaughter, w. R. Bickerstaff and J. B. Trotter.
 At this juncture the Books and Peri | odical Committee asked leave to report | and the report was read. The report | dealt with the contemplated consolidation of The New Orleans and Alabama Advo- cates and created considerable discussion. | B. R. Bricken read the report which sought to raise a committee of three to confer on the part of the Alabama Con- | ference with a like committee of the | Mississippi Confere nee relative to the | consolidation.
 Dr. J. Nj. Mason made a speech on the | I. port and said that the poor receipts of | The Nashville Advocate were due to the l fact that there were so many other Methodi st 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 manager did not have | | and A. J. Lamar spoke on that part of l the resolution which related to the con- soidation of the papers, and J. B. Cum mings offered a substitute which struck out that part of the report. Dr. Rush, | F.. C. Boyd and Dr. Urquhart then made l short talks, and the substitute finally prevailed. This leaves the consolidation matter where it stood.
 l.. L. Crawford presented a resolution | ms morialzing the General Conference to | locate several Methodist papers over th9 | South at it's next meeting. Adopted. The Church Extension Board was called | to meet tonight. Adjourned. The election of the dele gates to the | General Conference will occur tomorrow morning.
 Mir B. NJ Washburn. treas urer Of the l Board of Finance. Is here. This is the | third conference he has attended Tn | Greenville, and he has been delegate | to every conference for the past 9 years. He is generally liked in the conference | and in this place.
 The representative of The Advertiser Is | b.ing treated most courteously by Rev. l. F.. McCann, the resident preacher. He is A m st wo thy gentleman and an ex- | cellent pro acher.