The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-26

He said that it had been aired about that something out of the ordinary would happen at the quarterly confer ence of the church and in support of this assertion he called the attention of the congregation to the presence of representative of the press. If there was anything back of these resolutions, he urged that these things be talked over in the conference. He said he re- gretted the presence of the newspaper man. He said that he was not speak ing from a personal viewpoint, but merely as an officer and a well -wisher of the church and he wished the busi- ness affairs of the church to be con- ducted on business basis.
 Dr. S. M. Hosmer of Greensboro, a member of the Board of Church Exten- sion, said that, in his opinion, the claim of Mir. Ball and his associates as the tentative mortgage placed on the church property by accepting the do- nation of the Church Extension Board. The manual of the church provides that mortgage shall be given the Church Extension Board on the church property when donation in excess of $100 Is made, but the mortgage cannot be fore closed, unless the church property is sold for other than church purposes. He considered that those persons on the notes had the prior right to the prop erty.
 MT. Ball said that he was glad to hear this expression from Dr. Hosman AS his ideas and the ideas of the Presi- dent of the Southern University on the question coincided exactly.
 During the discussion. J. D. Whatley, member of the Board of Trustees, arose and said that it had been suggest ed to him by the pastor that the Board of Trustees be recognized. He ex- pressed his willingness to step down and out at any time for the sake of the advancement of the church.
 h0 uyo to hna this expression as 1t answered his these resolutions?"
 The resolutions introduced by the pastor were then adopted.
 The conference convened at o'clock with a large attendance of members of the congregation present. Devo- tional services were led by Dr. Hos mer.
 Reports from the different depart ments of the church were immediately taken up. The Epworth League which was organized during July. was re- The members were taking great Inter est in the work.
 The Sunday school was reported as doing well, the attendance holding up remarkably during the summer The spiritual condition of the church was reported by the pastor as being about the same as the last quarterly conference. He said he was convinced
  filled with the spirit than ever before. During the quarter he said there have been two admissions to the church by profession of faith and seven or eight by church letter. The congregations held up we'll during the summer months at both Sunday and week day ser vices
 The pastor expressed the belief that all of the assessments against the church made by the conference would be in hand by the time the annual con ference convenes. Missions have been preached about and collections have been made for the work. The S10 pro- missed by the Epworth League to assist in building a church in Cuba has been raised. Interest is on the increase and Juvenile Missionary Society has been The Woman's Foreign Missionary | Society was reported as doing good work.
 The following stewards were unani- mously elected for the ensuing year: Fred Geible, J. D. Whatley, J. Q. Lee | w J. Fuller, F. M Mosely, D. H Thar, George c. Clisby
 J. o. Lee was elected recording steward and J. D. Whatley. district steward. F. M Mosely was reelected Sunday school superintendent. | After the reading of the minutes of | the conference by J. O. Lee, the con- | gregation was dismissed by pr. Hos l mer.