The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-16
THE CLOSING SESSION.
Pensacola Selected as the Next Meet
 ing Place.

Pensacola Selected as the Next Meet ing Place. The afternoon session was called to or- der at 3 o'clock, Dr. A. J. Lamar presid- tafned for an hour. Devotional exercises were led by Rev. J. W. Killough.
 The minutes of the morning session were read and approved.
 pr. Lamar first called the question, Where will the next Conference be held7'
 Rev. ". P. Hurt of Selma said that his congregation had a new church. which would suit admirably as a Con- terence meeting place, and assured the members of the hospitality of the citizens of Selma.
 pr. J. M. Shoaff nominated Opelika.
 Rev. J. M. Danneily said that for three successive years he had nominated Pen sacola and each year his nomination had met with a reversal. but he was try ing again. He did want the Conference to come to his church in Falafox Street, but his brother townsman and minister, Rev. W. I. vreeland of the Gadsden Street Church, had a new house of wor- ship and he had yielded to his entreaties. He accordingly put in nomination Gads- den Street Church, Pensacola.
 Dr. Shoaff withdrew Opelika.
 On the vote, Pensacola won by small majority. Pensacola was afterwards made the unanimous choice.
 The Committee on Books and Publica- tions reported that the members of the various churches were reading more good literature than formerly. The commit tee commended The Nashville and Ala hama and Tho Mefhodi@f Ra view.
 Addressed by MT. Mccoy.
 Rev. J. H. Mccoy, editor of The Ala bama Christian Advocate. addressed the Conference fin the interest of that paper. He said that he intended bringing the circulation up from 5000 to 10000 this year, and urged the membsrs of the Con- ference to correspond for the paper.
 MT. Mccoy was followed by Rev. S. P. West business manager of The Advo- cate.
 Conference to appoint an Auditing Board To this board all money for the various causes, with statistical reports, shall be turned over at the Conference, and the Beard will then turn over the statistical reports to the Secretary and the money to the various treasurers.
 The resolution was adopted and the committee was appointed as follows: E. Fl. Jones' c. s. Talley, o. H. welch.
 The Committee on Missions reported the following assessments for 1903:
 Missionary Appropriations.
 Mobile District-Foreign, S1, 70S; domes- tic. s664
 Greensboro District-Foreign. $l.5S2; do- nestle, $572.
 Selma District-Foreign. s1.ss4: domes- tic. s624.
 Prattville District-Foreign. $l,564; do- nestle, $5s5.
 Montgomery Distrlct-Foreign. s2.355; domestic. $500.
 Eufaula District-Foreign. s1,s69 domes- tic. S703.
 Marianna District-Foreign. s1.59s; do- mestic, $5S9.
 Union Springs District-Foreign. sl,SOS. domestic. $6S0.
 Pensacola District-Foreign. $1,S42; do- mestic. $693.
 Missionary Appropriations.
 Mobile District-Broad Street. s125: Spring Hill Avenue. $19O; Mobile City Mis- sion. .Sl75; Whistler. $50; Daphne. $lOO; Jackson Circuit, $100.
 Greensboro Dtstrict-Isney Circuit, S1S7. 50; Brunersville, $137 50.
 Selma District-Summerheld. $175: Wa ter Street, S1OO: Magnolia. $l2O: Bashe. SIS.
 Prattville District-Elmore. $25; Ran dolph. $155; Pleasant Hill, $95.
 Montgomery District-Clayton Street. s175; Perry Street. $l75; Fifth Avenue. $l5o East Tallassee. $50; Tallassee, s75; West Opelika, S24O.
 Eufaula District-Eufaula Circuit. $4; White Pond, s65; Phenix City, $35: Gi- rard, $135.
 Marianne pistrict-Dothan. St. An drews Street, s9O; wewahatohka, slOo; Mariana Circuit $s0 Geneva Mission S1oO: wicksburg Mission. $6O; St. An drews Bay, $50: Coffee Springs. $5o.
 Union Springs District-Andalusia, $So; Florala, $l45; Opp. ss5; Red Level, Sso; Mount Meiys, $s6.
 Pensacola, District-Gadsden Street. $34O; Repton, Ss5; Rines Ridge, S35; Bay Mi l nette, $40.
 Pages Presented With Bibles.
 Rev. Henry Trawick of Tuskegee, in a | few words presented the pages of the | Conference with handsome Bibles. The 1 pages were Will Andrews. Stanley Fra | ger and Mckenzie Nave. all sons of Meth | odist ministers MT Trawck admonished | the boys to be true to the religion of their | fathers and the book which he had just | given them
 A resolution was introduced and adopted | to the effect that henceforth the deceased | wives and widows of Methodist minis 1 ters be put on the Memorial Record of the i 
 A resolution expressing the gratitude of the Conference to the people of Montgom- cry the railroads and press was intro 1uced and adopted.
 Statistics were then read showing that from the Conference reports there are ,s, 900 members of the Methodist Church in the bounds of the Alabama Conference, net increase of 1,523 members. Nine hum 1red and three infants were baptized dur ng the year, 2,240 adults were baptized; there are 5S branches of the Epworth League 2,312 members of the league, b5S Sunday School, S,546 Sunday School teach CTS and 32,O42 scholars.
 The Conference contributed $23S.53 to the American Bible Society. There are eos houses of worship in th0 Conference. the value of which amoHnta se isss.ssA7