The age-herald., 1901-12-10
METHODISTS HAVE
 FINAL MEETING Conference AdjOurns After SeS- sion of Six Days LIST OF APPOINT NTMENTS Epworth League Is Not Progressing as Well as Last Year-onIy Minor
 Chord of Confer
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LIST OF APPOINTMENTS


 Greenville. December 9.-(specaL)-The sixth and last days session of the Meth at o'clock.
 The bishop not being present, the con- ference was called to order by the Rev. J. A. Peterson.
 The Rev. Josiah Bancroft was, by his request. placed on the superannuated list and a collection was taken for him amounting to nearly s250
 The secretary of the Preachers Aid Society announced that the same of ticers had been reelected for the en- suing year.
 Resolutions highly complimentary to the Rev. J. K. Spain were read and adopted. MT. Spain has been transfer red from this conference to the East Texas conference. The report from the joint board of finance was read and adopted and the officers elected for the ensuing year.
 
 Isaacs. who is member of this confer ence and who for some years has been chaplain in the United States navy He sent his report and asked to be remem- bered to the members of the conference. The Rev. H. Traweek. chairman of the Epworth League board, read his report which showed a decrease in the member ship. and that the league was not doing as we'll as it should. The bishop remark ed that this was the only minor key struck during this session and he regret ted that one was found. The report was adopted
 Thanks to Greenvlle. Resolutions of thanks to Greenville's citizens for their hospitable entertain ment were adopted by a rising vote. Resolutions of thanks to all the other churches for opening their doors to the conference. and to railroads for the re- duction in transportation were also adopted unanimously.
 The committee on Sabbath observances made it's report, showing that the Holy Day was not observed as it should be- and the ministers were asked to lay more stress on its proper observance. Thomas J. Jones was appointed as a student to the Southern University. An interesting occasion was the dis tribution of the checks by the board of finance to those entitled to receive them the superannuated preachers and the wid- ows and orphans of deceased ministers Dr. Hammond, secretary of the board of education of Southern Methodism ad- dressed the conference for some minutes He said that the twentieth century fund now amounted to more than a million and half dollars, and pressed upon the min isters the importance of making col lection of this fund.
 The committee on memoirs made its report. our members of the conference had died since the last session and tributes were paid to each, and their labors and virtues extolled.
 This concluded the regular business of the session.
 The bishop after few appropriate marks read the appointments for the en- suing year as follows:
 Mobile District. w. M. Cox. Presiding Elder Mobile Government Street,. E. Cum mings
 Mobile. St. Francis Street-W. P. Dicker- son.
 Mobile, Broad Street and City Mission l.. c. Calhoun.
 Spring Hill Avenue-E c. Moore Whistler and Barker's Mill-T. E. Finch CT.
 Mobile Circuit-H. M. Gillis. Daphne-O. W. Calhoun.
 Mt. Vernon-W. w. Crymes. Citronville-B. E. Eag Feagin. Isney-W. IT. Chambers
 Bladen Springs-E G. Price. Fairford-J. w. Hnson D. L. Slaughter, Supernumerary.
 Suggsville-J. M. Solley.
 Jackson Station-J. T. Mangum. Jackson Circuit-E. w. Coleman. Grove Hill-George Fountain. Mobile District High School-D. P. Slaughter.
 Greensboro District. O. c. McGhee. Presiding Elder. Greensboro Station-C. l.. Chiffon. Greensboro Circuit-B. l.. Moore. Newbure-B. H. Lewis.
 Marion Station-J. E. McCann. Marion Circuit-J. w. Killough Havana-A. L. Sellars.
 Green-W. D. Owens.
 Gainsvile-J. M. Patton.
 Eutaw-B. l.. Crawford
 Livingston-F A Rogers
 Brewersville-W. F. Arnold. Pelham-L. w. Powell.
 Butler-T. A. Albright.
 Choctaw to be supplied.
 Southern University-S. M Hosmer, nrpSident and w Shoaff and T.