The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-01

Newcastle circuit II. F. Grim; Mineral Springs circuit, L. W. Young.
 Jasper District.
 Ed Fulmer. presiding elder; Jasper Sta tion, J. s. Robertson; Cordova and Bloss- 1 burg, O. N. Holmes: Dora station. T. O. Jones; Brookside circuit, E. H. Price; 1 Sayre mission, D. B. Thompson; to supply 1 oakman circuit. R. Wilson; Corona sta l ton, B. T. Cantrell; Alta mission, A M. | Johnson; Fayette station, W. K. slmp- | son; Fernbank circuit, c. w. Green; to supply Vernon circuit, R. P. Jones; Crews mission, P. B. Redus; Detroit cir cult E. Binford Carbon Hill station, W. P. Blevins; Pocahontas circuit, G. L. Crow.
 9 Lafayette District.
 w F. Andrews, presiding elder; Lafay- cite station. A. J. Notestne; Roanoke station R. ". Anderson; Roanoke mis- sion, I. F. Clarke; Roanoke circuit. W. w. Turner; Alexander City station, H. M. stevenson; Ashland circuit, J. c. Craig; Penton mission, J. H. Harris; Oak Bow cry circuit, R. M. Archibald
 Tuscaloosa District.
 V. o. Hawkins. presiding elder; Tus- ealoosa, H. C. Howard, w. F. Melton; Northport, J. w Cowan; Cottondale. J. V. Emerson; Montevallo, H. E. Wheeler; calera, J. B. Black; Pelham, J. A May; Woodstock, to be supplied by ". P Owens; Johns and Adger, T. B. Mccain; Brookwood, J. W. Atxin; Berry, ". F. Barnes; Kennedy J. H. Jennings; Mill- port, J. ". Tucker; Carrolton, ". F. Herndon; Gordo, H. B. Rails; sipsey, T. M. Byars.
 Transferred.
 H. G. Davis, presiding elder to Louis- ian fo..a n Frz.. nessee conferences w. T. Sanford, to North Carolina conferences c. B. Rid dick, from Pacific Sloap conference; ". K Simpson, from Los Angeles; E. l.. Brown, from Alabama conference; A. c. Smith and A. J. Notes.-The, from Lousi- ana conference
 Churches Are Crowded.
 The fifth days session of the North Ala bama conference was devoted to worship. Never in the history of the city were such crowds congregated in the various church. As early as 10 o'clock the Meth odist church was crowded to the doors to hear Bishop Smiths sermon The at- tendance at the other churches was rec ord breaking also, as people from sur rounding towns were here in large num- bers.
 At the close of the morning service the following deacons were ordained by Bishop Smith: c. R. Jordan, L. ". Young, A. L. Mathison, J. P. Lancaster, J. w Culberson II. M. Stevenson, J. A Matthews, b. H. Harris, J. w. Shoe maker At the close of the night service at the Methodist church the bishop or dained the following class of elders: w. E. Aldridge, J. A. May, R. T. Tyler, ". w. Scott, James McClesky, J. C. Prince and U. w Murphee. The bishop was assisted in the ordination by pr. Newman, Tr T1r Dr. Anson West the Rev. H. c. Howard.
 The memorial service at 3 o'clock Sun day afternoon was presided over by Dr. V. o, Hawkins Only one member of the conference has died during the past year, the Rev T. M. Wilson, pastor of the Piedmont circuit, Talladega district. Dr. J. w. Newman, chairman of the com- mittee on memoirs. read an obituary of the deceased member. Feeling remarks were made by the Rev. w. O. Horton, the Rev. W. r. Hernson, the Rev. J. W. Carry and others.
 The sixth days session met at o'clock and the minutes of the fourth and fifth days were read and approved. Devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. J. J. Tigert. T. c. Banks, lay delegate from Attala was excused and returned to his home this morning w. D. Weir, alternate from the Birmingham district, was present in place of R. F. Lovelady.
 Deacons Ordained.
 Bishop Smith announced to the confer- ence that on October he had ordained J. P. Lond as deacon and Dr. J. w. New man read certificate to the conference which showed the ordination of w. F. Price on March 24 as deacon. He was ordained by Bishop Hargrove.
 The report of the board of education relative to the management and control of the North Alabama college at Bir- mngham was taken up as unfinished business. The Rev. J. F. Sturdivant spoke for the adoption of the report. He denied the statement that the report had been drawn up without giving every mem Der of the committee an opportunity to speak for or against the report in com mittee; that the committee was called to meet In open conference and that every member had an opportunity of attending the meeting The Rev. J. T. Morris spoke against adopting the report. He said that the present board of trustees could by signing a paper that they would do certain things have the objectionable re- port of the committee withdrawn and that before he would sign any such paper he would suffer his right arm severed from his body. At this juncture, Dr. Anson West, president of the college, rose and read a signed statement which in sub stance said that he QDr. WesD would not ODey any OTueT Or TtSOlullOH that CoI- tained a charge.
 The Rev Frank Culver of Huntsville next addressed the conference in favor of the report. He made a most forcible ar gument showing that under the present status of affairs the conference had ab- solutely no control of the college, that the report was not intended to reflect on any one, but sought to bring the management of the college under the control of the conference. The Rev. Frank Brandon of the Fountain Heights church, Birming- ham, spoke against the committees re- port and his remarks were perhaps the strongest argument submitted against the report. He declared that the present board of trustees would do all that was required of them if given an opportunity. His allusion to the various members of the conference, while entirely parliament tary and respectful, excited a, great deal of mirth.
 Boards Report Adopted.
 The Rev. J. D. Ellis of Decatur, spoke conservatively of the committees report as did the Rev. E. M. Glenn against the report. Dr. V. O. Hawkins of the Tus- caloosa district spoke calmly and with out feeling in support of the committees report. Dr. J. w. Newman then demand ed the previous question on the report and the previous question having been ordered the report was adopted by a vote of 137 to 37.
 The following ministers names were re- ferred to the committee on conference relations for the superannuated and su-