The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-10
METHODIST PREACHERS
AND LAYMEN AT PENSACOLA

cad by Rev. H. Trawick. It was refer.
ed to the Board Of Education.
Bishop Gambler delivered a te..Ine
speech from the chair upon the import
lnce OF SUFFICIENT endowment. A humor-
'us reference was made to the betteI
'ndowment OF colored institutions. He
aid. Tive nothing against the negro
Fact is. II wasn't q white man. /
ather be negro than any thing else
snow. It's all right with me for Booker
Washington to go up North and get the
brethren up there to give him money. The
trouble Is We owned tlem last. It wont
do to own eomething last. We may tall,
about being afraid Of social equality. II
We keep up some ways Of doing. the ne
gro viii get 70 be afraid Of It. too"
Revs. ]. w. Rush, d. D., e. L. Love-
less. d. D.. and J. N. Shores were APP
'ointed to examine the class Of the
| sourth year, the members of that COM
nittee all being absent from the confer
| snce.
communication was read relative to
the endowment for superannuate preach
ers. II was referred.
| resolution was offered in favor Of
raising money for homes for superan-
nuates. It also was referred.
Rabbi Koch of Pensacola. and Rev. DR..
Weeks. minister Of the M. E. Church
(North), were introduced ITO the confer
ence.
Clarence Danneliy and Mallory Shack
elford were introduced, as pages.
| Committees Named.
| The following committees were APP
pointed:
Public worship--Jl M. Mason, D. D., J.
4 M. Dannelly, N. L. Vreeland.
| Memoirs-T. r. Mangum, d, D., c. a.
Cornell. J. r. Peavy.
| Books and PeriouAcals-W. P. Dickinson,
ID. D., L. ]. Lawson, r. A. Moody. H. II.
Mcneil, G. w. Thompson, C. B. Clifford.
J. 2. Hamilton. L. II. 8. Chappelle, =. M.
Sollie.
District Conference Records-Jl B. Muir
ply. w. II. Mason, B. T. Glider. J. 8.
Dudley. ]. T. Anderson, C. Bates. J. D.
Flowers, w. H. Wild. J. e. Finley.
Conference Relations-T. p. Fisher, w.
y. Owens. T. b. Barrow, J. P. Roberts.
d. b. Dismulses, r. ]. Ross, T. d. Al
bright. J. r. Daily. J. 8. Grace.
| The bishop called the twentieth question
OF the conference business on the pas
sage of character and reports Those first
called were the nine presiding elders. A.
]. Lamar. o. G. McGehee. J. r. Peavy. T.
z. Ahernethy. ]. 8. Frazer. w. s. Wade,
T. F. Mangum. c. A. Rush. J. M. Ma
son.
The following superannuates were
passed:
W. !. Powers, J. w. Shores, r. smiiee,
D. J. Wright. J. 8. Wil Jams, r. M.
Turner. w. r. H. Connerly, u. J. Hart
cog, D. s. H. Cox. w. A. McCarty, B.
D. Gayle. B. L. Selman, w. H. Morris,
ID. c. Stanley. ]. X. Powell. G. F. Fish
er, D. d. Reeves. J. o. Andrew, w. ].
| Price, A. A. Eady. s. A. Piiley G. M
Sellers and Neil Gillis.
l.. p. Lathram was elected a member
of the Church Extension Board.
Rev. A. j. Cousins preached strong
sermon tonight.
w. T. Dent of Montgomery arrived yes
terday afternoon and appears in his place
as q lay delegate and memoer of he :
ference to-day. Mr. Dent has already
attended several sessions Of the confer.
ence, and Is much appreciated among the
preachers.
Rev. W. p. Hurt of Selma. one of the
former pastors OF Palafox Street Church
Is welcomed most cordially to Pensacola,
as also is Mrs. Hurt. who accompanies
him to conference.
James D. Flowers Of Dothan, is the
guest Of Rev. J. M. Dannelly. while he
attends the conference, as a lay MEM
Der. He Is one Of the faithful Iaymen
for whom the preachers look at confer
Il ence with as much interest as pleasure
as for one of themselves.
Mrs. j. H. Lalkin OF Montgomery Ia in
attendance upon the conference, and is
representing the Woman's Missionary Ad-
vocate. work which she always does
with great diligence and signal success.
Rev. M. H. Holt, the youngest presid-
ing elder of the conference, who has been
on the Mobile district since DR.. Lamar's
removal to Nashville, came up looking
well and with everything in good shape.
notable figure has dropped out Of the
conference by the recent death Of DR.. A.
II. Mitchell. DR.. Mitchell was the oldest
Methodist preacher on the continent when
he died in October and his name has for
two decades been the first one on the
conference roll. He always attended con-
ference and was always at roll call until
old age kept him away. He is sadly
missed.
One OF the most notabIe men in the con-
ference for great many years past Is
Rev. w. A. McCart1, d. d. He is now
critically Ill from q stroke of paralysis
at the home of his son in Greensboro, and
cannot attend the conference. His abb
sence under these conditions is deeply
regretted by all.
Rev. w. Q. Vreeland pastor of the
beautiful new church in which the con-
terence is sitting is gracious host, and
is exceedingly happy to have the meet
Ing In the church of which he is 50
justly proud. His work in building this
church is phenomenal accomplishment
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