The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-28
\ BUSINESS SESSION
WORK OF METHODIST CONFER
 ENCE AT TUSCUMBIA.
Drs. Rice and Andrews of Mont gomery Present and the Former
 Delivers . Splendid Sermon ,... to Large Audience.

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 Tuscumbia, Nov. 7.-(Special. .)-Today's session of the North Alabama Methodist Conference was strictly a business one. At it's opening. Dr. J. W. Newman, Sec retary, stated that at the proper time he would nominate his home city, Talladega. as the place for holding the conference next year. Dr. Persinger gave notice thai Gadsden would extend an invitation, and Prof. E. V. Glenn of the Methodist Col
 lege at Athens said his town would also
 be in the race. The contest promises to
 be lively. < E-
 Bishop Galloway's collection last night for the foreign mission movement, fol- lowing the brilliant anniversary address delivered by bim to the largest audience ever assembled Tn this city, amounted to $5.061 J. B. wadsworth of Birmingham, General Secretary of the Sunday School
 Board. subscribed $500. the largest indi- vidual contribution made. Bishop Gallo way is endeavoring to raise fund of sl5O,0o0 for this cause and is meeting with
 wonderful success.
 Dr. P. H. Wistner, Secretary of the
 Board of Church Extension, was present at this mornings session and made q
 short address. Rev. J. A. Rice, of the
 Court Street Methodist Church. and Rev.
 A. L. Andrews of the Dexter Avenue ~heASaAs AsAOhsoOAiCtys "Cic oico PASSS'As'
 as was Dr. J. J. Franick, the newly-ap-
 pointed editor of The Alabama Christian
 Advocate. Dr. Rice preached an eloquent sermon to a packed house, at the Meth odist Church tonight.
 Mrs. c. N. Vaught. of Huntsville, Pres
 ident of the Home Mission Society of this conference, was introduced and made an encouraging report.
 J. W. Norton. Agent for Homes for Su-
 perannuates, made a fiattering report.
 His report showed a fund for last year
 of $32.O0O. which included valuable im-
 proved and unimproved property donated
 by various persons. He took a voluntary collection of nearly $500
 A resolution recognizing the public schools of the country as the strongest ally of the church. prepared by Miss Lula Jones of the Public Schools of Florence, who was present and introduced by P E. Dobbs, was read by the Secretary and
 on motion referred to the Board of Ed ucation.
 J. E. whaley of the Birmingham Dis trict. and Francis M. Otis of the Jasper District. voluntarily surrendered their credentials as local deacons. l.. F. Parrish. F. K. Gamble. W. K. McNeal, l.. A. Waits, Robert Echols, W. G. Gentry, s. T. Slaton and E. E. Emer-
 son. were admitted on trial, their char acters passed and advanced to the class of second year.
 G. M. Randle. R. J. Pollard, c. R. Jor- dan. l.. w. Young, A. L. Mathison, J. P.
 Lancaster, W. Culberson. H. M Ste- venson. J. A. Mathison, E. H. Harris and | J. W. Shoemaker. of the second year class were advanced to the third year. M. R., Hef1in, R. c. Hannon and R. L. Wilson failed on their examination and | were continued in the secod year class l w E. Attridge, J. A. May. R. T. Tyler
 W. W. Scott, J. M. McCleskey and J. c
 Prince of the fourth year class were elect
 ed elders. J. A. Dosier continuing in the fourth class, having failed in examina
 tion.
 Under question 8. G. R. Jordon, Luther l w. Young A. L. Mathison, J. P. Ian
 caster. J. w. Culberson. Henry M Ste venson. J. A. Mathison, E. H. Harris anC
 J. W. Shoemaker. having stood approved examination and travelled two years, were l elected deacons.
 H. L. Aldridge, E. l.. Ray. Eugene Bin.
 ford and T. K. Roberts, deacons of ont
 year, were advanced to fourth year. l W. T. Holdridge. K. N Matthews, w l W. Hefiin. L. D. Patterson. R. H Jones
 W. E. Draper and H. F. Grim failed tc
 pass and were continued in the class O,
 the third year.
 | Under question 9 there were no discon, l tinuance
 | W. G. Henry of Decatur District, C. N | Wheeler and H. R. Hill of Florence Dis
 trict. and W. E. Gibson of Guntersyille
 local preachers, were elected deacons. l Z A. Parker was referred for supernu
 merary relations and s. B. Blyse and G
 w. Sellers for the superannuate | Under question 20. the characters of al
 the preachers in the Birmingham District
 about thirty-five in number, were passed