The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-27
SMITH AND GALLOWAY
TWO METHODIST BISHOPS
 PREACH IN TUSCUMBIA.
North Alabama Conerence is Hard at Work and is Dispatcing Bus1- ness Rapidly-The Atten-
 dance is Large.

Tuscumbia. Nov. 26.-(special.)-The second days session of the North Aia- bama Methodist Conference convened at 9 o'clock this morning, Bishop A. Coke Smith in the chair.
 The devotional exercises were conduct ed by Dr. G. B. Winston, editor or The l Christian Advocate of Nashville. The roll was called by the secretary and on motion the call of the roll hereafter was suspended. The minutes of yesterdays session were read and approved.
 Bishop c. B. Galloway was announced and received an enthusiastic welcome py | the conference. He was assigned to preach the Thanksgiving sermon at the Presbyterian Church this morning at Il o'clock and delivered a magnificent ser mon to a packed house. Tonight he de- Nvered the annual anniversary address on the subject of missions at the Methodist Church and received a large collection. Bishop Galloway is engaged in raising school funds for missionary work in Japan.
 Bishop Smith preached the thanksgiv- mig sermon at the Methodist Church this morning to large congregation.
 The business session of the conference adjourned at il o'clock a. m. to meet tomorrow morning at o'clock.
 There are approximately 300 preachers, laymen and delegates In attendance, the largest in the history of the conference.
 Under the call of question eighteen J. N. Dupree, Wilson Williams, w. c. Hearn, G. J. Mason, c. J. Walker, J. 8. Davis, R. J. Wilson, M. E. Johnson, P. K Brimley, R. Nicholson, w. T. Patillo, F. K. Hughlett, B. w. Jones. M. E. Butt Thomas Armstrong, M. H. Wells. G. c. Smith and H. L. Booth were pass ed in examination of character and re- ferred to the superannuate relation. Several of the number were present and made feeling remarks.
 Question one was called: "Who are ad- mitted on trial" and the following, hay ing been recommended by their respective district conferences and having been ap- proved by the committee on admissions and examination, were admitted on trial: F. L. Aid idge of the Decatur district, W. R. Hoyell of the Gadsden, W. B. Gib- son and w. F. Price of the Guntersville. L. M. Harris of the Jasper, J. H. Harris of the Lafayette, J. w. LedLetter of the Talladega and c. D. Brooks and T. M. Purcell of the Tuscaloosa.
 The Committee on Examination and Admissions stated to the conference that II was the DTlSnJ6SI CLASS WHICH Hdu dp- peared before 1t in the past eleven years. Bishop Smith heartily congratulated the members of the class.
 The character of w. L. Lyon, Baptist elder who desired admission to the con ference, was before the body when the hour for adjournment arrived and ques- ton one was suspended by the Bishop until tomorrow morning.
 Rev. Mir. Dorman of the North Missis- sippi conference was present and was in- troduced.
 The conference is now fully organized and its work is being smoothly and evenly dispatched. The fact Is the body got down to business at it's very first ses- sion, and the various committees have undertaken their duties with a determi- nation and a cheerfulness auguring well for the important matters intrusted to their hands, and early reports are anti cipat from many of them. The presiding elders of the ten dis tricts comprising the conference, have daily audience with the Bishop, the elders | forming his cabinet. The matter of greatest importance with which the cabi- net has to deal is the assignment of ap, pointments for the next year, and in many instances it requires unusual | diplomacy and tact to do this work in
 
 concerned.
 In this conference there are few anti cipated changes, as it is generally under l stood that the fellows of last year will be returned to their respective charges unless the four-year limit has expired, in which cases they will receive new assign ments. It is generally believed that the appointments will be compiled and com pleted by tomorrow night, to be held in- violate until Monday morning following at which time the Bishop will announce them to the conference. This is con- sdered the most interesting and exciting time during the entire session of the con- ference, there being breathless stiffness on the part of the preachers during the reading of them by the Bishop. The ap- pointments made, the conference is ready for adjournment.
 Tuscumbia Is entertaining the visitors with that hospitality and big-heartedness for which the people of North Alabama are justly famed. and the preachers and delegates are giving utterance to many complimentary remarks concerning this city and its citizenship