The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-24
DI IBARBEE IS BEATEN
T & .3IaHAM CHOSEN SENIOR
 BOOK AGENT.
D. II Smith Again Made Junior Book Agsnt-Methodist Conference
 Gects Correctional Officers. List of the Winners.

g D0ly Tex, May 23.--The election of ccnllDnt3onal officers absorbed the inter e<t cfsthe delegates at today's session of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South. G<neraf Conference. After the. larger ou<stlons of tho war ciain and election o< Bishops had be,n successfully con-. clr6eG yesterday. interest seemed to dwin- do tc far as the public was concerned, but fte election of senior and junior book Agen1D today caused spirited contests. n QBieham of Georgia was elected to succ5od Dr. J. c. Barbee of Nashville. TtnnTsas the senior agent, and D. M smitbs sJunior member of the firm of Bar bee - Smith. was reelected as junior book agent. H. M. Dubois was selected on the first ballot for the position of Gen. eral Secretary of the Epworth League ana editor of The Epworth League Era. Dr. Lambeth was elected missionary sec retary witk practically no opposition.
 rhsre were three sessions of the Confer eficta today, the regular morning session, another beginning at s:30 p. rn.. and one disrSsed of It Is thought that the con- terence will finish it's business and ad- joufh not later than Tuesday next.
 Biehop Candler presided at the morning session of the General Conference. The tirst business in regular order was the election of Epworth League Secretary. carried over from last nights session. Ballot number four was taken. and while the tetiers retired. calendar work was re- stunned. that being the consideration of the resolution to limit the continuous ser vice of ministers as presiding eldars with out special reasons to four years. The whole matter. both the majority and the minority reports. were tabled and the 'ess discussion was ended by leaving the 3ist pline as it is,
 Dg. Edward Thompson of the Sunday l.. s ytse was introduced and spoke of the nroaress of Sunday observance the world sr nd. Bishop Candler replied briefly to ir. Thompsons address.
 Ik,a tellers returned with the vote on Epworth League Secretary. H. M. Dubois received much more than majority of the votes cast and was declared elected. Dr Dubois is a Texan.
 Professor Healing of Philadelphia. fra ternSls lay delegate from the African M. E. ehurch, was presented and delivered what was conceded to be onesof the most finished fraternAl addresses If the con ference. He was given an ovation. par tieipated in by the episcopacy, the clergy
 the lay delegates. Bishop Candler
 onded to the address in words which sl ved he had high appreciation of the adG.'ess.
 II . election of senior and junior book ee ts was announced the next order of a, aess and the Conference proceeded -c Aast the first ballot for senior book agent. the body already having voted to elect the agents one at time.
 The ballot resulted: s. J. Bigham. 7s; D. F. Lipscomb Ss: J. D. Barbee. 34; w. F. McMurray, 24: C. H Briggs. 9. and the remainder scattering There was no cleo ton and the second ballot was imme- diately commenced. The conference took up the minority report of the Committee on Boundaries. recommending the trans fer of the St. Charles district from the Missouri to the St. Louis Conference.
 After one of the most spirited debates over the matters on the calendar that has taken place since the assembling Of the conference the minority report was tabled and the St. Charles district dues- ten referred to the Missouri and St. Louis Conference for mutual adjustment.
 The teilers returned with the completed count of the second ballot for senior book