The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-25

quence in diction, eloquence in delivery and masterfuness in sweep.
 The hour of 1030 having come the Speclal order was taken up and the conference proceeded to take a ballot for delegates to the general conference. Cleric ana lay members, voting separately, cast pal lots for five cleric and five lay members. The qualifications in the case of a clerical delegate is that he must be traVeling elder, a member of the conference; ana for a lay delegate, the qualifications are that he must be twenty-five years old and for six years immediately preceding a member of the church in the bounds of the conference.
 The Rev. J. w. Johnson and the Rev. P l.. Abernathy were appointed tellers to the clerics and T. C. Banks and E. J. Garrison tellers to the laymen. when the ballot was taken, the tellers and one of the conference secretaries retired from the floor to count the votes pr. DuBose Speaks. Pending counting the votes, Dr. H. M. DuBose general Epworth league secre- tary. and editor of the Epworth Era, was presented to the conference, and spoke at length, touching the vast importance of the Epworth league as most potent factor for the development of such intel ligent and stalwart training of our young men and women as will meet the rislng demands. pr. DuBose touched well nlgn all the chords of good humor, and carried the conference as by storm with ms ihihi- | itable wit and illustrations.
 The bishop announced the result of the | first ballot for lay delegates to general | conference: Votes cast, 3 necessary to elect IS. Of these J. B. Wadsworth re- | ceived 19 and T. c. Banks IS, and were declared elected. Another ballot was taken | for three other lay delegates. l Mr ud n | from Birmingham, member of Fountain | Heights church. and Is chairman or the conference board of Sunday schools Ills l wife was Miss Mccoy, daughter or the late Dr. w. c. Mccoy, and sister of the Rev J. H. Mccoy, pastor or rive 1 Points, Birmingham.
 l Mr. Banks Is merchant and lives at | Attalla He has long been prominent In l Methodist circles. His wife was MISS Mc- | Whorter, reared at GaylesvilIe. They nave l a delightful home in Attalla- where d large and elegant hospitality is dispensed.
 The character of Eugene Blnford was l nassed. and he was continued in the class of the third year. he being student In Vanderbilt university.
 Go Next to Gadsden.
 Question 45 was called. Where shall the | next session of the conference be held
 pr. J. w. Newman pastor of the church at Gadsden. in behalf of his church in | vited the next session to go there, and | by unanimous vote the conference ac- | cepted the invitation.
 Col w. T. Sanders spoke to the con ference touching certain amendments or Athens Female college charter by which nominations for trustees are to be made 1 bv the conference Colonel Sanders like | wise stated that he had been requested by the trustees of the North Alabama | n | ence that amendment to the charter of that institution had not been made, but
 would be made at meeting held today. On motion the board of education was directed to make nominations for vacan- | cies in the board of trustees at Athens and Owenton.
 The second ballot for lay delegates to the general conference was announced 3A votes cast, necessary to choice IS. N. M Rowe received 19. M. K. Clements received IS. and were declared elected.
 N M. Rowe Is a prominent planter of | Madison county, and lives at Triana. He has for years been prominent in church and state affairs
 Col M. K. Clements of Athens is a local preacher, and a practcing lawyer.
 Most of his life has been spent as an educator. He has lived In Athens for some dozen years. His wife was Miss Roberts of Collnsville He is superintendent of
 the Methodist Sunday school at Athens, and is a man of indomitable energy.
 F. J. Garrison was the fifth lay delegate elected to the general conference. MT.
 Garrison was born in that part of Talla-
 dega that was cut off into Clay county.
 He was educated at Auburn, was teach CT for years, being some time president of l Lineville college. He lives at Ashland, is a lawyer and is solicitor of the coun- ty law and equity court He was mar ried to Miss Ella c. Bartlett, and has one l child.
 The Clerical Delegates.
 The ballot for clerical delegates was l announced-169 votes were cast, necessary | to a choice S5. H. c. Howard received 9s, s. l.. Dobbs 90. J. H. Mccoy S6 and ] were declared elected. Another clerical ballot was taken. and the telers retired | to count the same.
 | Dr. J. w. Norton, agent for superannu- l ate homes, addressed the conference, | stating that much success had attended the labors of his department.
 The bishop announced the reception by