The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23
METHODISTS HAVE
DONE MUCH WORK
Report of Educational Board
Read With Interest
$326O COLLECTED IN YEAR
Report on Epworth League Shows In
terest to Be Revlvlng In That
nstltutIon-Blshop Hears a
Class of Young Men.

Lafayette, November 22.-(Special)-
The conference wal called to order by
Bishop Key at $3.50 a. M, the Rev. J.
w. Norton conducting the devotional
services.
The report of the board of education
was read by the Rev. G. w. Read. This
report reviewed the work of Vanderbilt
university and the conference colleges at
owenton and Athens, giving encouraging
reports of these institutions. The amount
collected for education during the year
was 5000. SO. of this amount s15se.54 was
applied to the North Alabam conference
college and 1921. 75 to Athens Female col
lege. The report recommended an as
sessment OF $500 for the coming year, and
of this amount $4,000 to be applied to the
support of the conference colleges.
An amendment was offered by the Rev.
w. A. Montgomery that the conference
accept the certificates of the Vanderbilt
university correspondence course in lew
of the examination by the examining
committees of the conference. The amend
ment was not accepted.
An amendment was offered by the Rev.
f. p. Culver that the board of education
recommend the appointment of DR.. w.
F. Melton to the presidency of Tuscaloosa
Female college, and the amendment was
adopted.
The Rev. ]. S. Robertson and Dr. An
son West addressed the conference In the
interest of the North Alabama Conference
college. At the conclusion of DR.. Vests
speech a collection was taken for the
repair fund of the college and in few
minutes $685. was subscribed,
DR.. ]. w. Shoaff of the Alabama con-
ference and DIR. F. M. Peterson, president
of the Alabama Girls Industrial school
were introduced to the conference.
The report of the joint board of finance
was submitted by M. X. Clements, pres
ident The report showed amount re-
ceived for superanuate preachers, widows
and orphans, $7772 IA. an increase over
last year of $685. %. Amounts appro-
priated to the various claimants on SUI
peranuate fund were distributed by the
treasurer, Thomas Bradford.
The report also answered question 30;
What has been contributed for the sup
port of bishops? s1635.45.
Wants Assessment Increased.
w. w. Brandon offered as an amend
ment to the report that the assessment
for superannuate preachers be Increased
from $4,000 to $1,000, and an additional
assessment of $1,000 to be set aside as the
nucleus of a permanent endowment fund.
BY vote of conference, amendment was
laid on the table. The report was then
unanimously adopted.
The committee appointed at the last
session of the conference to investigate
the security of the investments Of funds
in the hands of legal conference sub
mitted their report through the Rev. j.
H. Mccoy, chairman.
The report showed about $1,000 on hand.
most of which was loaned and secured by
notes and mortgages. The report was re-
ceived and on motion the conference or
dered that these funds and securities be
turned over to the trustees Of homes for
superannuates, the interest from invest
ments to be applied annually for relief or
claimants on the superannuate fund.
The bishop called to the altar the MEM
bers of the second year class: Henry L.
Aldridge. Edward L. Ray, William t.
Holdridge, Henry F. Grim, Keener Mat
thews, Walter w. Helm, WALKER II.
Draper Lorenzo d. Patterson and Rob-
ert H. Jones. The bishop in his address
to this class of young men spoke OF their
tremendous responsibilities in the light
of the development and changing condi-
lions of the age. He said the wonderful
material development of the south has
brought the people of all nations to our
section--their coming has brought new
problems. 1t is an age of fads and new
faiths-Christian Science, Mormonism,
Dowieism are gathering in their thou
sands and cannot be dismissed with
sneer The one great need of the age Is
converted and consecrated ministry
men of experimental faith, and the cour-
age of their convictions. Get a vision Of
the risen Christ and go forth to tell men
of His power
The bishop asked of each member of
the class the disciplinary questions, and
after giving satisfactory answer to these
questions they were by vote Of the con-
ference admitted into full connection.
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