The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-11
ALA, CONFERENCE
GETS DOWN TOWORE
Bishop Coke of N. 0. Opens
Session With Brief Talk.
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED
Old Rule VIII Be Followed and Me-
mortal Services viii Be Held On
Sunday Instead of satur-
day, as Was Urged.

Montgomery, December 10-(Spccial.)-
The Alabama conference assembled at
the Dexter Avenue church here this
mGrning at o'clock, Bishop A. Coke
Smith Of Wilmington, n. C.. presiding.
The bishops opening remarks were brief
and to the point. DR.. ]. M. Mason was
reelected secretary. a place he has held
for many years. A. J. Lamar, George
Fountaine, w. P. Dlckerson, C. H. Mot
ley and e. A. Dannelley were chosen as
sistants The following committees we're
announced.
Books and Periodicsls-H. s. Hosmer,
e. @. Price. ]. w. Chalker. ]. L. Grace,
d. r. Ellison, P. 3. Davis, S. G. Boyd,
Robert Newman.
District Conference Records IS. w.
Roberts. w. R. Bickerstan, w. E. Strip
lin. W. B. Gilmer, W. A. Prince, R. D.
Byrn, r. C. Williams, A. NJ. Mcmillan,
L. w Powell
Conference Relations--A. j. Cousins, H,
S. Ellison, ]. B. Tate, ]. l. MaIh'son, j.
w. Rheinhart, j. W. Hamn, H. c.
Threadgill. W. s. Street. ]. w. Killough
Memoirs. w. Rush. e. L. Loveless
w. H. Wild ]. NJ. Glenn, G. s. Talley. L
r. Biiiero. T. Y. Alternately.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Public Worship=7J. s. Frazier, A. L.
Andrews. A. J. Lamar. N. H. Holt, ]. H.
James, E. C. Maye.
Bible Cause-C. Bowling, ]. L. Skipper,
N. Gillis, H. t. Strant, o. B. Brown. j.
D. Carmichael, D. P. Slaughter, S. W.
Williams, w. d. Owens.
To Follow Old Rule.
After some effort to change to Satur-
day, it was decided to follow the old rule
and hold the memorial service for the
dead on Sunday afternoon as usual. The
reports of the presiding elders were all
good and all were passed. DR.. Wisland
of the board of church extension, DR..
Law of the American Bible society, and
the Rev. James H. Mccoy of the Ala
bama Christian Advocate were intro
duced.
The characters of the following super
annuates were passed and they were re-
ferred to the superannuate committee;
A. H. Mitchell, w. j. Powers, ]. w.
Shores, S. H. Cox, w. A. McCarty, B. D.
Gayle, B. L. Selman, r. Smile, w. H,
Morris, d. ]. Wright ]. s. Williams D.
c. Stanley, ]. X. Powell, G. F. Fisher,
D. D. Reeves, ]. o. Andrew, w. p. H.
Connolly, w. j. Price, A. A. Easley and
S. A. Pilley.
The names of A. ]. Bancroft, L. F.
Dowdell and NJ M. Graham were re-
ferred to the committee on memorials.
The active ministers who died last year
were H. Urquhart H. D. Moore, W. d.
Taylor, w. B. Dennis, Otis v. Calhoun.
William M Curtis and w. J. Simmons on
trial, were advanced. The Rev. Neal An
derson of the Central Presbyterian
church here was introduced as was DR..
Hamill of the Sunday school board. The
latter made an address on the subject
of the Sunday school publications.
Address On Epworth League.
Dr. DuBose Epworth League secretary.
and the Rev. Mr.. Curtis of the Tennes-
see conference were introduced. The for
mer made a short address on the league.
The conference then adjourned till to-
morrow morning. At the church tonight
DR.. Hamill preached.
There is some talk here that DR.. A. L.
Andrews, pastor of the Dexter Avenue
church, will be transferred to the faculty
of the University at Greensboro He has
done a great work here in pushing the
church to the very front rank and there
is feeling that he might do the same
thing for the university. There are also
reports of the bishops intention to trans.
fer some man of pre-eminent strength
and ability from some other conference
to the Court street church here.