The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-10

point a commission to cooperate with the North Alabama Conference Com mission and named w. P. Hurt, c.
 M Howard and J. B. Greene as mem | bers of the commission, with full pow CT to act.
 amendment seeking to consolidate the l interests of as many conference organs
 as possible.
 MT. J. B. wadsworth spoke to the
 matter at issue in a very forceful l speech, claiming that the Crawford 1 amendment was not germane. and real ly antagonistic to the Trawicix rresolu. tion.
 On vote the Crawford amendment
 was lost and the Trawick resolution was adopted.
 Revs. s. NJ. Hosmer and W. P. Hurt presented resolution authorizing the Publishing Committee of The Advocate | to have their charter amended so as
 to combine the positions of Editor and 1 Business Manager and to authorize the l election of iaymen to the position of I Business Manager.
 pr. J. T. Anderson read the report
 of the Committee on Books and Peri- odicals.
 Notes and Personals. A movement of vital Interest Is being led>by Hon. D. c. Turnipseed of Flora.
 An effort is being made to put an agent | ages to be occupied by those who are worn out in the service. Two houses and ten-acre lots. and several vacant l lots have already been voluntarily ten dered. This is a cause that appeals to | every benevolent person. provision for | the worn out preachers, their widows | and orphans.
 Two representative citizens in their | respective homes are J. A wilkerson of Autaugaville and L. c. Wilkerson of Gastonburg. They are brothers and are much esteemed in their conference | relation.
 Hon. R. P. Roach and E. R. Brannen,
 Esq. are delegates from the Mobile ] District. They are gentlemen of cul- ture. and very marked liberality in sup | porting the church and institutions.
 brew of Newton, Mack Featherstone of Greenville and W. w. Boreland of
 Gr&ceville. Fla, are among recent ar | rivals.
 Some of the efficient ministers now wearing crowns of gray" and stand Ing In the eventide of profitable minls- | tries are Revs. J. M. Patton, Hugh NJ Gillis. w. D. Heath. w. H. Wild, F. s. Rev. A. Hood of Abbeville is not present and his absence is noted by | friends. The contented man of the conference | is Rev. C. B. Pilly of Geneva Rev; ". Q; Vreeland of Pensacola has the distinction of having been pastor of charge without "a member and without a building. He has both now | at Gadsden Street. Pensacola. monu-
 ments of his energy and enterprise. He has brother. Commissioner of Agri- culture of the State of Kentucky, and others in prominent places in that State.
 The church auditorium was crowded with an audience of splendid manners The noise and confusion usually pre- vailing in an annual conference is en- tirely absent in Selma. This Is largely | due to the splendid boise of the are | siding officer, but as well to the cul- | tured people of Selma largely compos-
 ing the congregation.
 | Rev. W. H. McNeal transfers from | the North Alabama Conference and
 together with his brother, D. H. Mo
 Neal, will take work this conference year.
 Revs. C. s. Talley and J. M Shofner
 have both been called home by tele- l grams to attend funerals. | Major B, R. Bricken of Luverne al
 ways attends. and his counsel is as much sought as any layman in the