The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-26
BISHOP GALLOWAY MAKES AN ADDRESS Christian AdvocaI Ie May Get a
 New Building PLANS ARE SUBMllltU
Neoro Preacher Fiom Huntsville Speaks to conferenee and Collee- lion Is Taken Up for
 His Churen.
BY E. M. GLENN.

Talladega, November 25.-(speeial)- Yesterday afternoon the Sunday school board had the right of way MT. Jesse B. Wadsworth Is the presidenl O. this board and the Rev. I. F. Hawkins is secretary. Last night Bishop Galway, recently returned from the far east, and who Is a visitor at the conference, VAS on the platform and spoke at length touching conditions in the east, with particular ref erence to the work of the Methodist church there. Quite handsome offering was made
 This morning the exerelses o the con ference opened with religious service con- ducted by pr. T. G. Slaughter
 J. D. Waldrop and l.. NJ Stevenson were announced as present The Rev. L. D. Worsham and the Rev. R. Q. Brown, from North Mississippi, visitors, and Dr. c. B. Riddiek, who came back last winter from California, and the Rev. W. O. Waggen- ner, recently transferred from the Pa cific conference, were introduced to the conference.
 Resolutions of sympathy with the Rev IT. B. Rails were passed in reg'rd to the death of his father, Dr. J. P. Rails, at 1 Gadsden.
 The board of education recommended that the conference permit the commit tees of examination of young ministers to accept the examinations of the corre- ] spondence school authorized by the gen. | era1 conference of the church, the Rev. MT. Cunninggin of Nashville beirg the di- rector of said correspondence school.
 The bishop called question 7-Who are | the deacons of one year? Ansver-Jo ohm w. Culbertson. George w. Jordan, Albert L, Mathison, John A. Mathison Luther w. Young, Henry F. Grim, William E. Draper Walter W. Hehin, Rooert H. l Jones, Keener N. Matthews Jsmes T. Self and John T. Terry. stood approved examinations, they were passed to the class of the fourth year. Edward H. Har- | ris. James P. Lancaster John w. Shoe | maker, Henry M. Stevenson, William T. Holdridge Lorenzo D. Patterson and Ed ward L. Roy, not having gone before the committee for examinations remain In the class of the third year. Rotert L. Wilson remains in the class of the second year.
 Who Elected Elders. Question F. What travelling preachers are selected elders? answer, Thomas K. Roberts, he having passed an approved l examination.
 Henry L. Aldrdge, Eugene Binford and James A. Dozier, remain in the class of the fourth year. Robert l.. Crump was located at his own request.
 Thomas K. Fierce was re5dmitted Into the travelling connect
 Rev. George D. Be | of Huntsville district
 cate from the Steve | tery conference, req
 tion of credentials to l.
 After thorough sift were restored. 9e, o l Thomas A. Hancoc' ] to the Methodist fro, 4,, 4a,d was recognized in orders. Rev. Charles l W. Mathison, a minister of the Mission ary Baptist church, was received by the conference into the travelling cbnnec- tion.
 J. D. Ellis. from the Publishins com- mittee of the Alabama Christian Advo- l cate presented a request from hs com mittee that the conference grant per mission to so change the plan of publl- cation as to admit of making tf,g editor the business manager or of n1fiking layman the business manager, at the dis cretion of the committee. The desired action was taken.
 MT, Ellis stated that certain layrnen had come before the Advocate Publishing committee, proposing a certain business enterprise m order to make more effec- tive and successful the Alabama Christian Advocate. Request was read that MT. J.. E. Morris outline before the conference this plan.
 Morris Outlines Plan.
 Thereupon. MT. Morris read a paper signed by Rev w. P. Hunt of Alabama conference, Rev. J. D. Ellis of North | Alabama conference, J. D. Moore and J. B. Wadsworth of Birmingham, and J. F. Norris of Saginaw, setting forth the advisabllity of organizing a company of Methodist people for the purpose of erect ing in Birmingham a building to be known as "rhe Advocate Building" the same to be the home fo the Advocate, and also to contain rooms to rent, the income accruing to go to the superan- uated preachers fund Of the two Ala l bama conferences.
 F. W. Brandon moved the appointment 1 of J. D. Morris, J. B. Wadsworth and J. D. Ellis as a committee to examine into the advisability of such an undertaking said committee to report to the confer ence at it's next session. and the motion prevailed by unanimous vote.
 Neuro Addresses Conference.
 Rev. w. M. Perkins of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church, at Hunts vile. spo>e to the conference and took a collection for his church. The "colored brother" was respectfully and cordially heard Among other things he said was
  travelling north, so soon as his money should run low. he had better get back south at once, for there Is where his best friends are.
 Hon. Daniel Collier of Tuscaloosa, ap- peared in his place as delegate.
 E. M. Glenn. secretary of the board of trustees of the Nortl Alabama Confer ence college at Owenton, presented to the conference the amended charter of said eollge.
 question four was called: ''Whc are admitted into full connecticut" Answer: Eugene E. Emerson, Poster K. Gamble, Marvin R. Heflin William H. McNeal Louis F. Parrish. Samuel T. Slaton, Rob- ert Y. Hannon, Waights G. Henry, Rob- ert J. Pollard. George M. Randle, Louis A. Waits.
 These were called before the bar of the conference and addressed by the bishop touching the rules and regula- tons imposed by the church upon its ministers.
 Snow Storm In Germany.