The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-21
METHODISTS HAVE
INTERESTING DAY
Many Prominent Visitors Were
Presented Yesterday
ATTENDANCE INCREASES
The Routine Work of the Conference
at Lafayette Is Being Rapidly
Dispatched BY Bishop Key.
The New Class.

Lafayette, November 2o.-(special)-
The Methodist conference convened at
$50 a. M, Bishop Key presiding.
A number Of absentees or yesterday
answered to their names at ron call Or.
J. D. Hammond generaf secretary Oh
education; Mr.. Cain OF the publishing
house. the Rev. ]. B. Tate and the Rev.
J. NJ Glenn of the Alabama conference
and the Rev. G. B. Russell, state secre-
tary of the Anti-saloon league were in
PRODUCED to the conference.
]. A j. Brock. e. NJ. Glenn, j. B.
wadsworth and M n. Manning were
elected assistant secretaries.
r. M. Archibald, C. w. seaie, R. F.
Lovelady. w. B. woodan and T. S.
Smith were nominated as committee
on Bible cause.
Under call of question one; WHO are
admitted on trial?" Lewis f. Parrish Of
the Birmingham district, Robert Behols
of the Selma district, Alabama confer
ence; Waights @. Henry of East Nash
VILE district. Tennessee conference; Fos-
ter X. Gamble of Jasper district, William
H. McNeal of Huntsville district, Edgar
H. Driskill of Jasper district. Samuel T.
Slaton of Nashville district Lewis A.
Wait Of Lafayette district. Lewis A
mitted on trial into the travelling con-
nection.
Bishop Key called question two: who
remain on trial?' Marvin r. Hefiin
George NJ. Randle, Robert j. Pollard,
George R. Jordan, Luther w. Young Al
bert L. Mathison, James P. Lancaster,
John w. Culverson, Henry M. Stevenson,
Robert Y Harmon and James A. Mathi-
son passed in examination Of character,
and having stood an approved examina-
ton on the course of study, were ad-
vanced to the class Of second year
Eugene E. Emerson OF the first year
class was not before the examining COM
mittee, and was continued in that class
George C. Barrow was discontinued at
his own request
Henry L. AldrIdge. Edward L. Roy.
William T. Holdridge, Henry F. Grim,
Keener Matthews, Walter W. Helm.
Walter E. Draper, L. d. Patterson and
Robert H. Jones stood an approved ex-
animation on course OF study and were
elected deaeons.
Edward H Harris and j. w. A. Shoe
maker passed in examination of charac-
ter, but having failed TO pass the COM
mittee of examination, were continued in
class of second year.
Prominent Visitors.
Rev. Mr.. Pugh pastor of the Baptist
church of Lafayette; DR.. A. l.. Andrews
of the Alabama conference, and DR.. S,
NJ Hosmer, president of the Southern
university were introduced to the confer
ence.
M. N Terrell of the class of the third
year was granted a location at his own
request.
Under call of question seven: WHO
are the deacons of one year?" William e.
Aldridge, John A. May, j. V. Emerson
and r. S. Tyler passed in examination OF
character and were advanced to class OF
fourth year.
Eugene Binford, Isaac c. jenkins,
Thomas K. Roberts and Robert L. Wilson
were continued in class of third year
Rev. w. T. Hollingsworth, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Lafayette, was
introduced to the conference.
Bishop called question twelve: What
travelling preachers are elected eldersY
l.. F. Stansill, B. T. Cantrell. George
Stones, c. c. Cooley, l.. P. Hunkapillar
]. c. Francis ]. F. Clark, w. T. Nc
Glawn and w. D. Parrish passed ap-
proved eXdu1lIdllOh WCA z CANSbOA ~
elder orders.
r. p. TYLER and Robert Wilson Of the
fourth year class passed In examination
of character and course of study, being
already elders.
w. w. Scott, ]. M. McCleskey, ]. A.
Dozier and ]. C. Prince were not before
the committee of examination and were
continued in class of the fourth year.
The following local preachers were elect
ed deacons: Robert Echols, B. B. Glass
gsw. F. M. Price and ]. w. Blackburn.
lanes Dodge, T. M. Byers and Column
hrs Carlton were elected to elders orders
as local preachers.
John d. Pierce and Isaac F. Kernans,
elders in the Methodist Episcopal church,
were received as local elders In the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South.
DR.. ]. d. Hammond. general secretary
of education addressed the conference in
the interest of the work Of the board OF
education.
After announcements the conference
adjourned with benediction by DIR. ]. p.
McFerrin.
An Eloquent Sermon.
Last night at the Methodist church
Rev. F. p Culver pastor at Tuscaloosa
preached a most eloquent and inspiring
sermon Mr.. Culver completes this year
a four-year term OF service as pastor at
Tuscaloosa. and the charge that is so for
tunate as to secure him for the coming
year will receive one of the strongest
Young men OF southern Methodism.
Rev. J. D. Ellis Of Decatur is announced
to preach tonight at o'clock.
The class of young men received on
trial this morning is an unusually promis-
ing body of preachers. There were eight
received, and of this number five are
graduates Of the Southern University,
one of the North Alabama Conference
college and one from the Agricultural
and Mechanical college of Alabama.
Three ar also post graduates of Wander
bilt University