The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-29
FIRST FIGHT IF THE
 SESSION DEVELOPS Fourth Day of TuScumbia Con-
 ference Interesting TRUSTEES MAKE PROTEST Report of Board of Education to Trans fer Control of North Alabama Con-
 ference College Arouses op-
 position in President.
TRUSTEES MAKE PROTEST

Tuscumbia. November 2S-(Speeial.)- The fourth days session of the confer ence was full of interest to the many delegates and visitors The devotional ex- ercises were conducted by Dr. " o. flaw kins of the Tuscaloosa district.
 Dr. J. D. Simpson submitted the re- port of the committee providing for the incorporation of the North Alabama con- ference under the law passed by the re- cent session of the legislation The recom- mendation of the committed as contain ed in the report provides for the incor- poration of the North Alabama confer ence, gives it power to receive and grant property, to sue and be sued, and the trus- tees of the conference are to hold of- lice in terms of one, two, three, four and live years. The committe recommended the following clerical and lay members as trustees for the terms as follows: First year, the Rev. J. D. Simpson, the Rev. J. c. Pursinger; laymen, J. D. Moore, J. w. Lttlejohn. Second year, the Rev. S. L. Dobbs, the Rev. J. R. Turner; laymen E. B. Almon. s. S. Caldwell Third year. the Rev J. L Williams, the Rev. c. E. Boyd; laymen, E. O. McCord, N M ieo0C. fouTln year, the ISeN. huWdru Fulmer, the Rev. w. F. Andrews; lay men, Peyton Norville, A. C. Miller. Fifth year, the Rev. l.. C. Branscomb, the Rev V. o. Hawkins; laymen. J. c. Lanier. J. F. Morris.
 The necessary applications for incorpo- ration will be filed with the secretary of state, after which the North Alabama conference will be a corporation. The recommendations of the committee pre- sehting their report were adopted.
 Directors Make Report.
 The annual report of the directors of the Alabama Methodist orphanage was made and showed from last year a bal ance of $504; collected this year, a total of $S,043.03; total expenditure this year, $S,- 56S.s2. There are now in the home sixty seven children; deaths during the year. five; industrial department for girls teaches sewing and dressmaking. The agent of the orphanage is T. O. Jones' The report was made by Chairman Dr. J. W. Newman.
 Dr. J. J. Tigert of Nashville, book edi- tor and editor of The Review, was intro- duced to the conference. Dr. Tigert ad dressed the conference on the work of his department and while known to prac- ticaly every man in the conference he made more favorable impression than ever before. He Is a man of deep learn ing. a most excellent scholar, and a cap tiVating speaker
 The Rev IT. Trawick. who has recently been appointed editorl of the Alabama Christian Advocate addressed the confer enee. He succeeds the Rev. J. II. Mccoy as editor.
 The visitors to the conference today in- cluded the Rev. MT Anderson of the Tennessee conference, the Rev MT. Scales representative of the home for super annuates and the Rev. W. F. Trump, of the Presbyterian church, this city. They were introduced to the conference by Dr Hammell of Nashville. who addressed the conference at o'clock this afternoon on the Sunday school clause and at o'clock D. m. inaugurated the Sunday school an- niVersary which will be a reatufe In all future conferences.
 A communication was received from pr. Hammell which was referred to the committee on education. The report of the board of trustees for superannuates was submitted
 Names for Superannuated List.
 The report of the committee on confer ence relation submitted for the superan nuated list the following: J. S. Works, J. N. Dupree, Wilson Williams, w. c. Hearn, w. E. Butt, NJ H. Wells, W. T. Patillo and for the supernumerary list the names of 2. A. Parker and s. B. i Blythe were submitted. The report of the committee was adopted The report of | the committee on books and periodicals was read and adopted. The report show | ed an increase in the sales of the publish |
 ing house amounting to $l60SSiS The Alabama Christian Advocate through its business manager, the Rev. s. P. West. reported a total circulation of 5000 and net gain for the year of $500.
 The report of the board of education, touching the management and control or the North Alabama Conference college, was submitted and brought about the first parliamentary fight of the session. The board of trustees of the college con ssts of thirteen members and they are self perpetuating. The recommendation | of the committee Is to change the number l of trustees to twenty-one and also pro- | vides for the control of the management | of the college by the conference. The 1 committee also recommended that the l assessment for the coming year be with | held until the new board is elected. Dr. | G. w. Reed. secretary or the board of education in submitting his report, stated that It was customary for the various secretaries to sign the reports of their respective boards and while submitting the report of the board he wanted the minutes to show his emphatic protest against the adoption of the report, which he said had been drawn up during his absence from committee and that the re- mort was ratified by a majority of the committee this morning. Dr. J. s. Rob- ertson a member of the board of educa- ton. spoke for the adoption of the report contending that the board Of trustees - -------