The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
MANY VISITORS AT
 THE CONFERENCE Bishop Galloway Dispatches Business Very Rapidly CARRIE DELIVERS ADDRESS Member of Vanderbilt Faculty Asks Cooperation of the Conference In
 Movement for Library Ex-
 tension Course.
CARRIE DELIVERS ADDRESS
BY E. M. GLENN.

Athens, NONeI1DeT 4O.-NODtNldlsJ days session of the North Alabama con- ference opened with many visiting men and women In attendance from all parts of north Alabama in addition to the large number of delegates. The weather condi- tions for the conference are all that could be desired.
 Yesterday afternoon the various com- mittees were at work. and the bishop and his cabinet were engaged in their work at the residence of w. T. Sanders, at whose home Bishop Galloway is being entertained.
 Last night, at the Methodist church, Dr. Stewart of Tennessee preached to very large congregation. The seating capacity of no church in the city of Athens is equal to the conditions of attendance.
 During the afternoon was held an en- thusiastic meeting of such alumni of the Nklrth Alabama Conference college at Owenton as are attending conference. The alumni decided to call another meeting, to be held at the college on January l, 1906.
 The second day of the conference ses- sion began at g o'clock. with Bishop Gal loway in the chair, devotional services being conducted by Dr. w. c. Hearn. After reading and approving the minutes i of the previous session, the roll was called and several delegates not present yester- day answered to their names. Roll call was ordered discontinued.
 J. w. Woodruff of Mooresville, an alter nate from Huntsville district, was seated in place of Walter Kelly. R. w. Manning of Ashland, Lafayette district, was seated in place of J. W. Batson. w. M. Powell, an alternate from Guntersville district was seated in place of J. H. Hamilton
 F. H. Gardner was substituted on com mittee on conference relations for k. A Thompson, absent.
 D. M. Smith, senior manager or the Southern Methodist Publishing house at Nashville was introduced to the con ference MT. Smith is in attendance look ing after interests of the house.
 Question 1 was called: "Who are ad- mitted on trial?" Answer: David $. Me- Glawn, Cullen T. Carter, Ava D. Hill' from Decatur district; Jackson w. Lee, from Gadsden district; William A. Ham rick, James Arthur Thomson, rom Gun tersville district; Henry Marshall Hurst l and William A. Sutton, from Lafayette district; Champion S. Marable, from Tus- kaloosa district; William l.. c. Walker and William Marvin Mcdonald, recom- mended by the Nashville Tenn, district. MT. Mcdonald is a Jefferson county reared man., a graduate of the college at Owenton and for the past three years student at Vanderbilt university
 Question Is CiteT.
 Question 2 was called. "Who remain on trial?" Answer, William s. Branham, LeRoy A. Brown, Solomon T. Danlei' Hoyt M Dobbs, Benjamin IS. GlasgoW' Incien K Knowles, Joseph D. Morris, Ed ward B. Redus, Webster V. Teer F. l.. Aldridge having passed an approved ex- animation were advanced to the class or the second year. Edley D. Totherow and w. F. Price, not having been before the l examining committee, were continued Tn the class of the first year.
 | Question 16. "Who are located thls | year?" Answer William R Lyan' hu- l ward IT. Harris and l.. P. Heinkapillar, at l their own request. Question r. "Who are the deacons of one year?" Answer, Robert Echols, Eu- gene E. Emerson, Robert r. Hannon Waights G. Henry. Lewis r. Paris, Rob ert J. Pollard, Samuel T. Slaton, William | T. Holdridge, LorenZa D. Patterson, Johf w. Shoemaker, Henry M. Stevenson these having passed approved examinations l n,ore advanced to the class of the fourth year.
 Foster K Gamble, Marvin R. Hefiln Edward L. Roy. George M. Randle and James P Lancaster, not having been be- fore the committee, continue in the class of the third year
 Will Elect Delegates.
 On motion of Dr. M. E. Butt, lo;So to- marrow morning was made the hour for electing delegates to the general confer ence.
 Question 12 was called. What travel oIoc tnd swer Henry F. Grim, John W. Culber- son. Robert H. Jones, George R. Jordan John A. Mathison, Keener N. Mathews James T. Self John w. Shoemaker. John | T. Tery, Luther w. Young, J. A. Dozier these having passed approved examlna- tions Walter E. Draper, Walter w. Hei- lin and Eugene Binford not having been before the committee were continued Ill | class of fourth year.
 | J. F. Jones. a local preacher, sur l rendered his ordination papers voluntarily
 Question TO- "What local preachers are l elected deacons?" Answer. William A. Hamrick, Ransom R. Hall, James M. Best from Guntersville district, Henry M Hurst from Lafayette district.
 The conference recognized the orders oi Albert Y Vickers, an elder coming from the Congregational church,
 Rev. Mir Cotton from the Tennessee | conference. Rev T. H. Jones, agent or | phanage at Summerfle1d, and Prof Cafrt of the theological faculty, Vanderbilt uni' | yersity were introduced
 Carre Addresses Conference.
 Professor Carre addressed the confer ! ence in regard to the vast importance tc Methodism being now done and proposed to be done through the agency of Wander 1 bllt He spoke specially of a plan on foot for an extension library course, and urged the conference to ally itself with thai 1 movement.
 The call of question 20 was resumed | Under this question comes the passage oi | character of each member of the confer | ence, and the hearing of reports from the l various pastors. All the names have beer | called and possibly never fin the history l of the conference has such dispatch beer | had, as has characterized Bishop Gallo ways handling of the business of the | sessions; and yet there is no suggestion | whatever of haste.
 | The name of T. A. Kerr was referred | to the committee on conference relations | for superannuation MT. Carr has for years | been one of the most highly esteemed | and effective pastors of the conference | He Is a fine preacher, and an elegant | gentleman
 | Rev. T. II. Jones spoke to the confer | ence in representation of the Alabama | Hat nIuf